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What Caused COVID-19? What We Do (and Don’t) Know 5 Years Later.

by | Apr 17, 2025 | News

Five years ago today the World Health Organization called COVID-19 a pandemic for the first time. Much about the coronavirus was a mystery then – how exactly it spread, if we could treat it and whether we could prevent it. While the answers to those questions...

Rutgers Rises in National Top 100 Worldwide Patent Ranking.

by | Apr 16, 2025 | News

Rutgers improved its standing in a worldwide ranking of utility patents granted to university inventors, moving up five spots to come in 68th in the world and 43rd among U.S. institutions in this year’s list, a distinction that highlights the caliber of Rutgers...

Physics Professor Aims on Setting Science Right.

by | Apr 15, 2025 | News

For the past several years, Vitaly Podzorov, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences, voluntarily has worked as part of a research integrity community to detect signs of potential scientific misconduct in...

Weighing Facts Against Myths in the Fluoride Debate.

by | Apr 15, 2025 | News

A Rutgers pediatric dental expert discusses why fluoride in U.S. drinking water isn’t a concern. A recently-released study of the effects of fluoride on populations outside of the United States is fueling the debate on the use of this naturally occurring mineral that...