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NJIT Researcher Fortifies Virtual Reality Tech for Cancer Patient Emergencies.
Virtual reality expert Erin Truesdell, in NJIT’s Ying Wu College of Computing, is designing a new kind of user interaction technology that could help cancer patients and caregivers prepare for potential complications due to fevers. Truesdell works on the technical...
Join Us Today for Rutgers Health Policy and Advocacy Corps
Join us for our second fall session titled: “From the Halls of the Statehouse to Trade Association Board Rooms: Tales of Policy, Advocacy and Lobbying” Featuring: Christine Stearns, JD Chief Government Relations Officer, The New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA) 📅...
Rutgers-Newark Launches Institute on Improving Communities Through AI and Interdisciplinary Data Work.
Rutgers-Newark announced the launch of the Institute for Data, Research and Innovation Science (IDRIS), a groundbreaking effort that explores how AI and other technologies can improve healthcare, education, public safety, and other aspects of community well-being....
New Jersey Voters Say Finding Quality, Affordable Child Care Is Difficult and a Major Barrier for Working Parents.
A sizeable majority of voters, regardless of political party identification, say that finding quality, affordable child care is difficult in New Jersey and a significant barrier to parents’ employment with effects on the state’s businesses and economy, according to a...
The Hidden Impact of Social Media in the Workplace.
If you like checking social media at work, all that scrolling could have a surprising impact long after you put down the phone. A Rutgers-led study, published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior, finds that perceptions of social media content – how we judge the...
Measles case confirmed at Newark Liberty International Airport prompts health alert.
One confirmed case of measles was reported at Newark Liberty International Airport earlier this month. Health officials are asking anyone who was inside Terminal B at Newark Liberty on Oct. 19 between 2:15 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. - and is feeling symptoms of measles - to...
Report Finds Stability and Shifts in New Jersey’s Teacher Workforce.
New Jersey continues to face teacher shortages in critical subjects while overall workforce levels remain steady, according to a report released by the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. The report, New Jersey’s Teacher...
How Grandparents Can Play a Critical Role in Mediating Children’s Media Use.
Grandparents can play a critical role in helping mediate their grandchildren’s media use and serve as an ally for their families, according to a Rutgers study. Researchers found that grandparents often monitor media use by using strategies or instructions provided by...