Examining the motivations of the Grinch and Ebenezer Scrooge can help us better understand and remove the stigma from feelings of depression and isolation that can make people feel lonely and disinterested during the holiday season, says Anthony Tobia, a psychiatrist at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Find out why Tobia says there is value in trying to understand what drives these two popular, and unhappy, classic holiday characters.
Planning to resolve to exercise more in the new year. You are not alone. But how do you stick to your goals? Find out what Brandon Alderman, an associate professor and the vice chair of education and administration in the Department of Kinesiology and Health, about setting realistic expectations that could have a positive impact on your physical and mental health.
The study suggests better measures for accurate dosages of blood thinners in obese patients.
Is it better to give gifts anonymously? Does your motivation matter? Find out what Larry Temkin, Distinguished Professor in the philosophy department at Rutgers-New Brunswick and an expert on ethics, suggests to kept in mind as you get ready to give and receive this holiday season.
The degree was established within the Mason Gross School of the Arts with an eye toward designers who are passionate about initiating their own ventures – those who wish not only to respond to and execute ideas but to formulate them and marshal them for a wider purpose. Learn more about the program, which will welcome its first group of students in fall 2019.
After her father's only kidney failed, Laura Allen didn't hesitate to make the courageous sacrifice and donate one of hers. Read the inspiring story of the Rutgers' School of Health Professions student who was able to continue her pursuit of a master's degree in clinical nutrition while recovering from surgery to save her father's life.
The loss of her job and the death of her husband didn't stop Denise Washington from finishing her education as an older adult in a sea of millennials. Read about her path – paved by a program offering a Rutgers degree from a community college – that also motivated the mother of two to get healthy and lose 100 pounds along the way.
A new report by a nationwide alliance of leading colleges and universities highlights the success of the Rutgers Future Scholars program in expanding opportunity for low- and moderate-income students. Learn more about program's accomplishments, outlined in a report this week by the American Talent Initiative.
Conserving or overharvesting a renewable resource like fish or other wildlife is often determined by habits and past decisions, according to a Rutgers-led study that challenges conventional expectations that the collapse of fast-growing natural resources is unlikely.
Edmond J. LaVoie, professor and chair of medicinal chemistry in the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, and Joachim Messing, director of the Waksman Institute of Microbiology and a Distinguished Professor, have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors. Read our story to find out how both professors have been working to improve lives.
What do Julie Bowen, Laverne Cox, Liv Tyler and Regina King have in common? All four actresses learned compelling stories about their ancestors with help from Rutgers history professor and award-winning author Erica Armstrong Dunbar, through her work with the TLC genealogy series Who Do You Think You Are? Read about Dunbar's role on the show and her recent roundtable discussion with Michelle Obama.