Join NJ ACTS Special Populations for a Seminar on January 13th
Increasing Access to MOUD: Direct to Inject Buprenorphine presented by Arianna Campbell The Bridge Center at the Public Health Institute In this presentation, we will highlight the rationale for Direct to Inject XR buprenorphine to improve access to life-saving...
Translational Science Competency-Based Assessment Pilot Test Sign Up
The TSCBA Working Group is conducting a study using a mentoring tool to help T Trainees and K Scholars in the CTSA consortium develop translational science skills. The tool focuses on observable behaviors (milestones) rather than rating scales and includes 44...
CTSA Translational Impacts Working Group Summit Registration
The Translational Impacts WG is hosting a 2-day virtual summit March 2-3, 2026. The goal of the summit is to highlight the broader landscape of translational impact, equip attendees with strategies to enhance impact, and strengthen shared capacity across the CTSA...
NJACTS Community Engagement Core Available Services
Virtual Community Engagement Salon The NJ ACTS CEC Virtual Community Engagement Salons bring researchers together with patients, community members and health care stakeholders to actively participate in cross-talk — to incubate ideas for engagement in the...
Professor’s Research into Human Genetics Points to New Ways of Treating a Painful Gastrointestinal Disease.
A Rutgers scientist whose research is opening up new possibilities for treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) has received the 2025 Grossman Innovation Prize from the School of Arts and Sciences. The prize, which provides financial support to faculty members...
Modernizing Health Records for the Most Vulnerable.
Over a decade ago, an NJIT health care startup took up a daunting challenge: to train 5,000 primary care providers in the state to adopt electronic health record systems that would allow them to better track their patients, improve their quality of care and securely...
For Rutgers Health’s First Chancellor, Mentoring Was the Mission.
When Brian Strom looks back on his years as the first chancellor of Rutgers Health, he could easily point to major achievements – attracting billions in research support or building a top-tier academic health system – as defining his legacy. But as he readies to leave...
Inspired by a Family’s Struggle, a Scientist Helps Uncover Defense Against Alzheimer’s Disease.
Rutgers neuroscientist Peng Jiang was visiting his hometown of Qianshan, a city in China’s Anhui province, when a neighbor came to his parents’ house with a story that would stay with him. The man’s mother had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in her early 60s....
Researchers Track How Housing Hardships During Childhood Influences Housing Insecurity in Young Adults.
Exposure to housing hardship before the age of 5 may influence “housing insecurity” in early adulthood, according to Rutgers-led research. “There’s something unique about early childhood,” said Katherine Marçal, an assistant professor with the School of Social Work...
Parental Monitoring Is Linked to Fewer Teen Conduct Problems Despite Genetic Risk.
Parents may have more influence than they realize when it comes to shaping their children’s behavior, especially for those at higher genetic risk for conduct problems, according to Rutgers Health-led research. The study, published in Frontiers in Child and Adolescent...