The Rutgers study looked at the sleeping patterns of 32 women and their children ages, 15 months to 5 years, who were enrolled in a program for families at or below the poverty line in Newark, New Jersey.
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Gary Brackett doesn't believe in making excuses. The Scarlet Knights 2001 walk-on became an MVP and team captain, went on to play nine seasons in the NFL – leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 2007 Super Bowl victory – despite heartbreaking personal tragedies. Read his story, the latest in our series celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of college football.
Find out how the growing diversity in the classroom at Rutgers became the foundation human ecology professor Peter Guarnaccia's new book that examines how immigrant students preserve their family’s culture, while simultaneously adapting to culture in the United States to get into college.
Scientists from Rutgers University and around the world have discovered an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium from a Mexican tropical forest that may help lead to a “plant probiotic,” more robust plants and other antibiotics.
Read about a Rutgers-led study that found streets considered low stress and suitable for children don't always get the same rating from their parents. “As we encourage more bike riding, we need to make sure people of all ages and abilities feel comfortable in places where vehicles and cyclists share a roadway,” said lead researcher Kelcie Ralph, from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers-New Brunswick.
As New Jersey and other states lead nationwide efforts to address climate change, they are recognizing the disproportionate impact that climate change has on disadvantaged populations, according to a new Rutgers report.
In honor of the 150th anniversary of the birth of college football, Rutgers Today is sharing stories about how involvement with the game has shaped the lives of our students in many different ways. Find out how Marissa Piloto went from undergraduate athletic trainer with the Scarlet Knights to working with the Rockettes in the first in our series.
Women who experience intimate partner violence, including physical, emotional, and controlling abuse, are more likely to suffer material hardship – the inability to purchase food, housing, utilities, medical care or other needs for a healthy life, according to a Rutgers-led study.
Inspired after reading an autobiography by Ken Perenyi, a New Jersey-native who is considered one of America’s most successful art forgers, Geeta Govindarajoo, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology created the Chemistry of Art course, to explore the ways science and art are fused together.
Impermeable pavement made of concrete or asphalt covers more than 30 percent of most urban areas and can exceed 140 degrees Fahrenheit in the summertime, making the air feel ever hotter. But a special permeable concrete pavement designed by a Rutgers-led team of engineers can help reduce the “urban heat island effect.” Learn more.
Read about a study led by led by Abel Moreyra at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School that found new risk factors for the condition and highlights the need for hospitals to develop improved infection prevention strategies.
More than 100 million people could die and mass starvation may occur globally if India and Pakistan wage a nuclear war, according to a study coauthored by Alan Robock in the Department of Environmental Sciences at Rutgers-New Brunswick. Read more about the study that details the devastating toll of a nuclear war.