New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Reichman's article in the Journal of Perinatology titled, "Racial differences in the impact of maternal smoking on sudden unexpected infant death." In the United States, ~480,000 deaths occur from causes attributable to smoking, estimated to include...
Join NJ ACTS BERD Core on 12/8 for Strategies for Engaging Communities in Research
NJ ACTS Biostatistics and Epidemiology Workshop Series Strategies for Engaging Communities in Research with Kristen Krause, Ph.D., MPH. This workshop is designed for anyone who is interested in learning about engaging different communities in all stages of research...
New Jersey Institute of Technology Hires a Leading Voice for Diversity.
New Jersey Institute of Technology has tapped David E. Jones, a leading voice for diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in higher education, to become its first chief diversity officer. Jones, who starts Dec. 1, joins from William Paterson University, where he...
Black History Month – Coded Bias
Black History Month - "Coded Bias". Join us as we celebrate the beginning of black history month with a dynamic Guest Speaker, Cultural food, Music and Dance. View Flyer
Join NJACTS Tomorrow 12/1 for the Clinical & Translational Science Internship Final Symposium
The New Jersey Alliance for Clinical & Translational Sciences Workforce Development Core at Rutgers University is inviting you to the Fall Virtual Student Internship Final Symposium. After working intensely with members of the NJ ACTS core leads, they have...
Improving Equity in Patient Engagement and Healthcare Communication.
Fostering connections and cultivating collaboration among scholars and advocates was the aim of the inaugural “Symposium on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Patient Engagement and Health Communication” held October 14, 2022 at the Heldrich Hotel in New...
Register Now for the 2022 Healthcare Innovation Virtual Summit on 12/3/22
Digital Health and Connectedness The virtual Summit will be held this Saturday December 3rd and is centered around the themes of digital health and the innovative integration of digital technologies into clinical practice. The Summit will contain talks from prominent...
Bariatric Surgery Decreases Risk of Heart Disease.
A Rutgers study of obese adults, all with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and morbid obesity (body mass index > 40), has shown that those who underwent bariatric surgery suffered far fewer extreme cardiovascular events subsequently. Reporting...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Chen's article in the Journal of Medical Internet Research titled, "Identifying Influences in Patient Decision-making Processes in Online Health Communities: Data Science Approach." In recent years, online health communities (OHCs) such as the Cancer...
Researchers discover behavior of immunity genes leading to worse COVID outcomes for men.
Why do men have worse outcomes than women from COVID-19? A new study suggests it’s not something wrong with males, it’s something right with females. Specifically, females’ innate immune systems.A team of researchers from Princeton University, Flatiron Institute of...