Climate change and cleaner waters are drawing more of the iconic marine mammals to waters near New York City and northern New Jersey, according to Danielle Brown, a doctoral student in ecology and evolution. Find out what boaters can do to keep themselves and whales safe as a new wave of migration heads closer to shores this fall.
Black men are 2.5 times more likely to be killed by police than white men, according to a study by led by Frank Edwards, assistant professo at Rutgers-Newark's School of Criminal Justice. Learn more about his research that highlights the need to create a database that would accurately reflect the police violence that occurs in this release and story from the Daily News.
A new team-based model for intensive care unit (ICU) pharmacists, developed by Rutgers and RWJBarnabas Health System, resolves a common dilemma for hospitals and improves care for critically ill patients.
Brian Shank’s dedication to Rutgers women’s basketball runs so deep the players jokingly call him Brian Stringer, an honorary son to their legendary head coach C. Vivian Stringer. Read about the man working behind the scenes to help the team excel.
Saul Bautista, the son of Dominican parents, thought about becoming a doctor while growing up but didn't know any physicians who looked like him. Find out how his experience in the U.S. Army led him to Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, where he became one of 60 veterans nationwide recognized for their commitment to making a difference.
Find out how Rutgers School of Dental Medicine is providing help to the founder of an organization dispensing toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss to make oral health care accessible to children in Africa, where any kind of health education is scarce, as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders Initiative.
A Rutgers-led team has paved the way to solving one of the most enduring mysteries in materials physics by discovering a moiré pattern in graphene, where electrons organize themselves into stripes, like soldiers in formation.
A Rutgers-led team of surgeons developed a groundbreaking procedure, based on a century-old plastic surgery technique, to save the life of a patient who suffered complications following the removal of a cancerous tumor inside his skull. The report concludes that this method can help other patients with similar complications, for whom all other solutions have failed.
For respiratory infections in children under 12, physicians are increasingly more likely to recommend antihistamines and less likely to recommend cough and cold medicines, a Rutgers study found. Find out why lead author Daniel Horton, assistant professor of pediatrics, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and co-author Brian Strom, chancellor, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences say TLC might be the best medicine in this release and story in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Flesh-eating bacteria may sound like something from a bad sci-fi movie but infections caused by the bacterium Vibrio vulnificus are real. Learn how you can stay safe from David Cennimo, an infectious disease expert at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.
