Rutgers-Newark Launches Institute on Improving Communities Through AI and Interdisciplinary Data Work.
Rutgers-Newark announced the launch of the Institute for Data, Research and Innovation Science (IDRIS), a groundbreaking effort that explores how AI and other technologies can improve healthcare, education, public safety, and other aspects of community well-being....
New Jersey Voters Say Finding Quality, Affordable Child Care Is Difficult and a Major Barrier for Working Parents.
A sizeable majority of voters, regardless of political party identification, say that finding quality, affordable child care is difficult in New Jersey and a significant barrier to parents’ employment with effects on the state’s businesses and economy, according to a...
The Hidden Impact of Social Media in the Workplace.
If you like checking social media at work, all that scrolling could have a surprising impact long after you put down the phone. A Rutgers-led study, published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior, finds that perceptions of social media content – how we judge the...
Measles case confirmed at Newark Liberty International Airport prompts health alert.
One confirmed case of measles was reported at Newark Liberty International Airport earlier this month. Health officials are asking anyone who was inside Terminal B at Newark Liberty on Oct. 19 between 2:15 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. - and is feeling symptoms of measles - to...
Report Finds Stability and Shifts in New Jersey’s Teacher Workforce.
New Jersey continues to face teacher shortages in critical subjects while overall workforce levels remain steady, according to a report released by the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. The report, New Jersey’s Teacher...
How Grandparents Can Play a Critical Role in Mediating Children’s Media Use.
Grandparents can play a critical role in helping mediate their grandchildren’s media use and serve as an ally for their families, according to a Rutgers study. Researchers found that grandparents often monitor media use by using strategies or instructions provided by...
NASA at Princeton: Hands-on lab trains students in teamwork, building space equipment.
This September, IMAP — a one-ton NASA spacecraft carrying 10 unique instruments — will launch into space to collect and interpret particles from the Sun and from exploded stars billions of miles beyond the farthest planets in our solar system. On board the...
Discovering a New Way to Measure Poverty.
How can researchers measure poverty and understand local development needs in places where conventional data collection is difficult or impossible? To overcome this obstacle, Rutgers researchers have for the first time used georeferenced content from Twitter (now...
Rutgers’ Protein Data Bank Powers a New Era in Structural Biology.
The Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics Protein Data Bank, a global scientific resource based at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, has become the foundation for a new era of discovery, one that promises to reshape how scientists understand the inner...
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...