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Cycling is safer with more cyclists on the road, but injuries are on the rise among older riders, according to a study by led by Corina Din-Lovinescu at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.

You’d think that losing 25 percent of your genes would be a big problem for survival. But not for red algae, including the seaweed used to wrap sushi. An ancestor of red algae lost about a quarter of its genes roughly one billion years ago, but the algae still became dominant in near-shore coastal areas around the world, according to Rutgers University–New Brunswick Professor Debashish Bhattacharya, who co-authored a study in the journal Nature Communications.  

Read about the experiences that drove three students in the School of Health Professions physician assistant program to make a committment to helping people in underserved committee get access to the the health care they need, earning them a prestigious scholarship from the National Health Service Corps.

   

Planning to break out your best Halloween getup for work tomorrow? Read our Q&A to hear from Jessica Methot in the School of Managment and Labor Relations about when it's ok to dress up and what are the consequences for going overboard in the office?

In honor of the anniversary of the United Nations Charter today, read about five students interning at the New York City headquarters through the U.N. studies program, a concentation within the master’s degree in political science at Rutgers-New Brunswick.

Rutgers is home to one of 10 federally funded regional centers nationwide bringing evidence-based research and new approaches to mental health care. Find out how Rutgers Mental Health Technology Transfer Center, operated by Rutgers School of Health Professions, is making a difference to address trauma, suicide prevention and the needs of the LGBTQA community.

A Rutgers researcher discusses children’s vulnerabilities to pesticides – and how to keep them safe

                       

                   

About 10 percent of adults in the United States have limited fluency in English, leading to a myriad of health-related challenges. For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, find out how Adriana Suarez-Ligon, a surgical oncologist with Rutgers New Jersey Medical School is working to shed light on the need to improve access to screenings and treatment for Latinx patients.