Indian Americans have the highest percentage of bed sharing in New Jersey, but also have the lowest rate of sudden unexpected infant deaths. Less alcohol use and smoking, and a helping hand from grandparents play a role, says Barbara Ostfeld, a professor of pediatrics at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, who led a study examining the correlation.
The warming ocean may cause the larvae of bottom-dwelling snails to hatch earlier in the spring, when waves are larger, potentially impacting their ability to survive and serve as food for other sea creatures.
It's like a Fitbit but equipped with a biosensor that could take person health monitoring to the next level, explains Mehdi Javanmard, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the School of Engineering. Learn more about the development by Rutgers engineers that can monitor the counts of different cells in our bloodstream, and watch Javanmard talk about the technology on NJTV.
More than 20 percent of all preschool-aged children in the nation speak a language other than English at home. A policy paper published by the National Institute for Early Education Research addresses the lack of state policies to support these children and outlines recommendations including enhanced teacher training and increased participation in high quality preschool programs.
In July, dozens of third and fourth year Robert Wood Johnson Medical School students began performing rotations at Monmouth Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility. Retaining many of the next generation of physicians is important for a state that is so densely populated and home to young, growing families and aging baby boomers. Proximity to the beach helps.
Can you name the state bird? Soon there might be a state microbe in its company. A soil-based bacterium called Streptomyces griseus could become New Jersey’s official state microbe 75 years after Rutgers-New Brunswick scientists, including Nobel Prize-winner Selman Waksman, discovered its ability to cure tuberculosis. Read our release and the coverage in story in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Rutgers–New Brunswick conducts first-ever classroom experimental study connecting in-class cellphone use with lower test scores.
How do you get picky eaters to try nutritious food? Let them help cook, says Christopher Ackerman, a research associate at the Center for Tobacco Studies at Rutgers School of Public Health and amateur chef. He has teamed up with a 2-foot-tall, bubble-eyed puppet inspired by a small frog species native to Puerto Rico to improve nutrition education in the South Bronx. Read the story and watch the video.
After 10 years of research, a team of scientists led by Bonnie L. Firestein, a professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience at Rutgers-New Brunswick, has identified two molecules that protect nerve cells after a traumatic brain injury. The findings could lead to new drug treatments that aim to allow people to retain their cognition and ability to remember and learn.
Christopher Molloy has served as the university’s senior vice president for research and economic development since 2013. He replaces Deba Dutta, who has served as chancellor of the flagship campus for the past year and will be returning to the faculty as a distinguished professor in the School of Engineering.
What inspired the iconic red-and-yellow sky in The Scream, the painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that sold for a record $119.9 million in 2012? Look toward the nacreous – mother of pearl – clouds that can be seen in southern Norway, says Rutgers-New Brunswick Department of Environmental Sciences professor Alan Robock who worked with scientists from University of Oxford and University of London.
Pig races, tractor pulls and prize‐winning produce are the hallmarks of traditional 4‐H fairs. But today’s fairgoers also can participate in 3‐D printing, robotic and drone demonstrations and follow the progress of student‐run urban gardens. Each of these activities honor 4-H’s original mission: to introduce land‐grant universities like Rutgers to the next generation.