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New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Reichman's article in the Maternal and Child Health Journal titled, "Small-for-Gestational-Age and Vocabulary and Achievement Test Scores at Age 9 Among Children Born at Term in a Contemporary U.S. Sample." Numerous studies have demonstrated links...
NIH Grant Writing Virtual Mini-Course – Sign Up Now
This virtual mini-course will run for 5 Thursdays (3-4:30 pm EST) for February 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29. This mini-course is intended for novice grant writers planning to submit a K or R grant in the next year. If you have experience with submitting grants to NIH already,...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Reichman's article in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health titled, "Municipal social expenditures and maternal health disparities: a study of linked birth and hospitalisation records." The USA has one of the highest rates of maternal...
Scientists Build Tiny Biological Robots from Human Cells.
Researchers have created tiny biological robots that they call Anthrobots from human tracheal cells that can move across a surface and have been found to encourage the growth of neurons across a region of damage in a lab dish. The multicellular robots, ranging in size...
Rutgers Faculty Diversity Collaborative Mutual Mentoring Grant Program
MUTUAL MENTORING GRANT PROGRAM - CALL FOR APPLICATIONS OPENS SOON! The Faculty Diversity Collaborative (FDC) is excited to announce that it will begin accepting applications in January for the 2024-2025 Mutual Mentoring Grant Program. The program offers funds to...
A Decade of Progress: Addressing Humanity’s Shared Challenges.
When Richard Marlink arrived in Botswana 27 years ago, confronting cancer wasn’t on his agenda. As the executive director of the Botswana-Harvard Partnership, Marlink was focused on reducing the African nation’s high rate of HIV/AIDS infections. But in 2016, when...
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...
Remote work has been a boon for people with disabilities. Will employers keep it going?
Work-from-home is here to stay − and it's been a transformative technology for workers with disabilities, Rutgers University researchers say. But while that picture may seem rosy, some of the gains could be lost as the labor market softens and companies push workers...