Stress, unhealthy foods contribute to obesity in undocumented adults and children, Rutgers study reports. Mexican immigrants, especially those who are undocumented and fear deportation, have limited access to healthy foods and are at increased risk for obesity because...
In late March, as Covid-19 forced educational institutions across the country to shut down most of their ongoing research activities, Rutgers announced the formation of a university hub known as the Covid-19 Center for Response and Pandemic Preparedness. Like the...
The purpose of the Partnership and Innovation Accelerator Pilot (PIAP) Program is to facilitate collaborations between academic researchers (Rutgers University, Princeton University, and/or New Jersey Institute of Technology)and community organizations so they can...
The COVID-19 outbreak has elicited an extraordinary response from our nation — from the heroism of our medical workers to the bold actions of our government leaders to the diligent isolation of millions of American citizens to the creative compassion of those sewing...
When the future is uncertain, people have been dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic by acting more recklessly in the present—even if they’re not leaving their homes to do it. Over the last two months, since the coronavirus pandemic thrust the world into a...
