How Nature Can Make Urban Dwellers Healthier.

A study by Rutgers ecologist Myla Aronson and colleagues has found “overwhelming” evidence that increasing biodiversity in cities – establishing parks, installing native plants and encouraging sustainable landscaping – can significantly improve human...

How Better Software Choices Could Cut U.S. Health Care Costs.

Denied insurance claims are among the biggest challenges facing the U.S. health care system – driving up costs and leaving providers with billions in unpaid bills. Hilal Atasoy, an associate professor at the Rutgers Business School, thinks she’s uncovered an elegant...
O’Shea awarded a NJ ACTS translational science fellowship.

O’Shea awarded a NJ ACTS translational science fellowship.

MD/PhD student Callan O’Shea, a member of the Princeton University Department of Molecular Biology (MOL), is the newest recipient of the New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science Award (NJ ACTS) T32 Fellowship. O’Shea joined the ranks of six other...

Medicaid cuts could be dangerous for cancer survivors.

When Valerie Brown’s lung cancer returned and began to spread to other parts of her body, her doctors suggested a drug that would slow the cancer’s growth. She’d already had surgery and radiation, and eliminating the cancer was no longer an option. Most people with...