The new centers, started by Sahar Aziz and Rose Cuison Villazor, chancellor’s social justice scholars at Rutgers Law School in Newark, will be dedicated to fighting discrimination and advancing more inclusive immigration and citizenship laws.
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While the popular medical theory suggests that Alzheimer's disease is caused by amyloid-beta plaque building up in the brain, Federico Sesti, professor of neuroscience and cell biology at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, thinks a new non-amyloid-beta protein might be the cause and hopes to begin a clinical trial to test a new treatment in humans.
Suzanne Kim, a professor at Rutgers Law School in Newark, is hopeful that an increasing public conversation about formerly taboo subjects, as manifested, for instance, in the #MeToo movement’s focus on sexual harassment and abuse, will begin to erode a corrosive culture of silence. Read the latest in a series on Rutgers scholars and their impact on the women's movement to find out how Kim's research aims to play a role in bringing about that change.
The Rutgers University Board of Trustees will provide $2 million in tuition assistance grants, emergency assistance and financial support to student-based food pantries at university locations in New Brunswick, Newark and Camden through 2022. The board voted to use its spending allocation from eight separate endowed funds to help students struggling to pay tuition or those facing short-term financial emergencies, as well as provide additional funds to help address food insecurity, all of which can impede academic success.
Persistent weather conditions, including dry and wet spells, generally have increased in the United States, perhaps due to rapid Arctic warming, according to a Rutgers-led study.
The National Science Foundation awarded a five-year, $220 million contract to a coalition of academic and oceanographic research organizations, including Rutgers University-New Brunswick, to operate and maintain the Ocean Observatories Initiative. A team from Rutgers will be responsible for maintaining the cyberinfrastructure and providing a network that allows 24/7 connectivity, ensuring sustained, reliable worldwide ocean observing data any time, any place, on any computer or mobile device
Rutgers scientists are unraveling causes which could help guide effective treatment options for Tourette syndrome. Jay Tischfield, MacMillan Distinguished Professor of genetics and Gary Heiman, associate professor in the Department of Genetics, are part of an international team of researchers making significant progress in understanding the genetic cause of Tourette syndrome. Read our story to learn about new findings that could provide some answers.
The New Jersey Autism Center of Excellence, led by Elizabeth Torres, an associate professor in psychology at Rutgers-New Brunswick and James Millonig, an associate professor in neuroscience and cell biology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, is positioned to become a national model for programs that integrate autism research, clinical care and education.
When Anita Hill testified in 1991 that she was a victim of sexual harassment by Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, she spoke of a problem that had no definition at the time. Find out what Rutgers-Camden's Kelly Dittmar, a scholar at Rutgers' Center for American Women and Politics, says is different this time with more women in politics. Read the latest in a series on Rutgers scholars and their impact on the women's movement.
The artificial reef, made using recycled oyster and clam shells, can reduce the impacts of future storms, provide habitat for wildlife and improve water quality. You can get 360-degree views of the living shoreline as part of the “As If You Were There” virtual tour project that features interactive photography and videos.
Rutgers now provides free access for faculty, staff and students to thousands of video tutorials and training resources at Lynda.com, a popular online learning platform owned by LinkedIn. Find out how to start using this online learning resource.