Rutgers-New Brunswick’s Center for Women’s Global Leadership is coordinating more than 6,000 organizations across 180 countries in one of the world’s most widely recognized and longest-running women’s rights campaigns. Read our Q&A to learn more about this year’s campaign, its connection to the #MeToo movement, and new efforts to push for change year-round.
Retailers need to get better at what they do or Jeff Bezos and company are going to run them out of business, says Rutgers Business School's Kristina M. Durante. Learn more about how technology and other factors have changed American consumer culture.
Studies show that a child’s success in school and later in life can depend on high-quality preschool programs, but a new report by the National Institute for Early Education at the Graduate School of Education shows that many state-funded preschool programs meet less than half of a set of predefined essential elements. The report helps newly elected decision-makers map out agendas to fulfill those essential elements for student success.
Learn about a breakthrough discovery by Rutgers scientists that could lead to the conversion of carbon dioxide into plastics, fabrics, resins and other products – while removing the main cause of global warming from the atmosphere. Read about the study overseen by Charles Dismukes, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Rutgers-New Brunswick.
The largest-ever, nationwide study of the experiences of LGBTQ college students tells a story of resilience and academic success despite mental health barriers. Results from a Rutgers–New Brunswick and Tyler Clementi Foundation funded study are provided in a white paper, as well as infographics categorized by campus climate, health outcomes and academic outcomes.
This weekend the Rutgers Kirkpatrick Choir, in partnership with Rutgers–New Brunswick’s Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life, will celebrate the fascinating, volatile and intensively creative music that was lost during the Holocaust during the “Soundscapes of Modernity: Jews and Music in Polish Cities” concert.
Fran Odin was in good health so when she got a severe headache and began vomiting she thought it was the result of food poisoning. Two days later she was in surgery after doctors determined that she had suffered a brain hemorrhage and they need to stop her brain from bleeding and causing another rupture. Read why doctors at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School say the Rahway woman's medical condition could not have been more serious.
What would Florence Nightingale say about the 21st-century nursing workforce who are still predominately women and who are underpaid and undervalued for the same work as their male counterparts, asks Donna M. Nickitas, dean of the Rutgers School of Nursing–Camden, in a recent editorial published in Nursing Economics. Read the article to find out what she says should be done to fix the issue.
Antonina Mitrofanova’s grandfather, a cab driver who volunteered as one of 60,000 “liquidators” recruited by the Soviet government to mitigate damage from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, was diagnosed soon after with prostate cancer. Find out how decades later Mitrofanova, an assistant professor at Rutgers School of Health Professions, is using big data to fight cancer, a career inspired by her family’s history.
Robert Kopp, director of the Rutgers Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences and a professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, explains the findings of the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that examined the benefits of trying to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, an objective that would require"far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society.''
The benefits of cranberries go far beyond serving as an ingredient in a sauce that pairs perfectly with Thanksgiving turkey. Native Americans used them to treat urinary infections, wounds and other ailments. The fruit may also boost the immune system, promote good gut bacteria and help prevent chronic disease. Read our Q&A with Amy Howell, an associate research scientist at the Philip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension, to learn why you should feel good about having them on the Thanksgiving dinner table.