Scientists Develop Plastics That Can Break Down, Tackling Pollution.
Yuwei Gu was hiking through Bear Mountain State Park in New York when inspiration struck. Plastic bottles littered the trail and more floated on a nearby lake. The jarring sight in such a pristine environment made the Rutgers chemist stop in his tracks. Nature makes...
NJACTS Community Engagement Core COVID-19 Resources
The situation around the current spread of COVID-19 is changing rapidly. We have compiled resource links for the general community highlighting local resources across New Jersey, ways to get involved, and mental and physical wellness. Visit our COVID-19 page for...
N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy urges microplastics regulations in tap water. Can water providers meet the challenge?
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy this week led a petition that was sent to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, urging for nationwide monitoring of microplastics in public drinking water. The tiny particles come from a variety of plastic products and can contaminate...
Could Hidden Infections Be Fueling Long COVID?
For millions suffering from long COVID, their persistent breathlessness, brain fog and fatigue remain a maddening mystery, but a group of leading microbiologists think they may have cracked the case. The culprit for some long COVID cases, they suggest, might be other...
Join NJ ACTS BERD on 1/22 for a Workshop with Dr. Yan Sun from NJIT
NJ ACTS Biostatistics and Epidemiology Research Design Workshop Series Uncertainty Quantification for Predictive Models: Conformal Prediction and Calibration presented by Yan Sun, NJIT View Flyer and Register
How NJIT Graduate Student Jaimee Diogo Is Transforming STEM Futures Through ‘STEM Like a Girl’
The kinetic sculptures were supposed to spin gently when the girls turned on their hair dryers. But as soon as the first creation twirled into motion — foil shimmering, ribbons fluttering — the whole room lit up. A crowd of elementary-aged girls leaned in, laughing as...
New Study Reveals Progress in Hospital Maternity Care Access in New Jersey, with Opportunities for Continued Improvement.
The availability of maternity care services varies considerably throughout New Jersey hospitals with those having the fewest services are more likely to serve Hispanic patients, while those with the most services serve a larger proportion of White patients, according...
Submit Your Proposal for Clinical Trials Days 2026
CLINICAL TRIALS DAY 2026: Advancing Health Through Research May 20, 2026 Call for Proposals (Proposal Deadline February 13th) Showcase Your Research. Share Your Innovation. Advance Health Through Clinical Science. Clinical Trials Day celebrates the essential...
New technology helps Rutgers Cancer Institute, RWJUH clinicians detect lung cancer sooner.
An innovative technology, ion robotic bronchoscopy, that can help interventional pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons diagnose lung cancer earlier is available at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital together with Rutgers Cancer Institute in New...
YWCC Expands K–12 Computing and Math Outreach Across Newark.
Technology for the greater good of society. That is a principal tenet of the NJIT mission, and one that is carried forward by the university’s Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) and its many initiatives to increase education and opportunity for K-12 students in the...