June 1 – Free Virtual Communications Summit – Connecting Basic Science to Pop Culture
On June 1, 2023, the Department of Energy Office of Science (SC) invites you to attend the 2023 Communications Summit: Connecting Basic Science to Popular Culture. This 1-day virtual summit will explore the scholarship and practice of sharing federally supported basic...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Hudson's article in the American Journal of Public Health titled, "Community- Versus Health Care Organization-Based Approaches to Expanding At-Home COVID-19 Testing in Black and Latino Communities, New Jersey, 2021." At-home COVID-19 testing offers...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. McGovern's article in AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses titled, "Global Imbalances in Funding Sources for HIV Randomized Control Trials." Improving access to grant funding is a critical aspect of strengthening research capacity outside of higher...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Crystal's article in the Journal of General Internal Medicine titled, "Association of a State Prescribing Limits Policy with Opioid Prescribing and Long-term Use: an Interrupted Time Series Analysis." Prescription opioids are widely viewed as a main...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Tafuto's article in the Journal of Clinical and Translational Science titled, "CTSA Search Solutions: A novel approach to searching CTSA hub website content." In 2006, the National Institute of Health (NIH) created the Clinical and Translational...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Aleksunes' article in the FASEB Journal titled, "Re-Purposing Drugs as Countermeasures for Chemical Weapon Toxicities: Interactive Pharmacology Training." The risk of a terrorist attack in the U.S. has created challenges on how to effectively treat...
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...
Developing Doctors.
The Rutgers–New Brunswick Health Professions Office, a program which benefits from donor support and alumni connections, helps students and recent grads to find medical jobs. Dr. Niranjana Rajan-Mohandas was struggling to find the right person to fill an open medical...
Trauma-Informed Education Could Improve Outcomes for Justice-Involved Black Adolescents.
Sexual and substance use education that incorporates knowledge about trauma could improve developmental outcomes among justice-involved Black youth, according to a Rutgers study published in the journal Children and Youth Services Review. “For black adolescents in the...
Google Search Predictions Increased Pandemic Fears, Anxiety for Spanish Speakers.
Dr. Google is always in, but for Spanish speakers searching for health information online, the advice Google gives isn’t always helpful. Sometimes, it’s downright terrifying. Research by Rutgers public health and information science experts found that during the...