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Beyond the Opioid Epidemic: Scientist Seeks to Develop non-Addictive Treatment for Pain
The opioid epidemic emerged in the 1990s with a surge in prescriptions for medications like oxycodone and hydrocodone. In 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared the epidemic a public health crisis. -
Rutgers Psychologists Help Patients Overcome Exercise Anxiety and Recover Their Heart Health
Valerie Haynie knew after suffering a blocked artery that she had to change. “I was retired, and I sat at home,” the Central Jersey woman said. “I watched TV and used my computer. I wasn’t doing any exercise.” Change is never easy, and for people with heart problems especially, vigorous exercise can be scary. -
The 2022 Grossman Prize will Fund Research into Early Detection of Lymphoma
Ping Xie received the 2022 Grossman Innovation Prize to further her research into detecting B cell malignancies. -
Rutgers Researchers Aim to 'Edit' Proteins in Humans and Attain Insight into Illness
Rutgers researchers are seeking to develop the technology to modify or “edit” protein molecules in the body. -
Rutgers English Professor Developing Digital Bibliography of Black Authors and Print Work
Meredith McGill is co-director in the development of an innovative digital database dedicated to the study of Black-authored and Black-published books, magazines, and newspapers. The project, which recently received a Mellon grant, seeks to remedy the dearth of accurate, organized data about Black print. “I am tremendously excited by what this grant will bring to Rutgers and the many kinds of collaboration it will make possible,” says McGill, chair of the Department of English. -
Bildner Center Marks 25 Years as Intellectual Hub at Rutgers
The Bildner Center, a cornerstone of Jewish intellectual and cultural life at Rutgers University, marks 25th anniversary year. -
Science on the Seas Brings Lessons to K-12 Classrooms
When the research vessel Atlantis steamed out of Woods Hole, Mass. in June, scientists from Rutgers University and the University of Washington were on board for a 14-day deep-sea coring expedition aimed at resolving key climate science questions. Lauren Neizke Adamo, director of the Rutgers Geology Museum, was also aboard to make the mission come alive as a real-time learning experience for K-12 schools in three states and create an enduring lesson in science for students nationwide. Adamo, a professor of earth and planetary sciences in the School of Arts and Sciences, was joined by her own crew that included four public school teachers. They spent the voyage livestreaming and blogging to students in classrooms, public libraries, and the geology museum. -
Rutgers Students Explore Worker Justice in New Brunswick
From the Irish immigrants who dug the Delaware and Raritan Canal to the Latinx temporary workers of today, New Brunswick has long drawn immigrant populations ready to work but lacking in political power. Their workplace struggles are part of an online and traveling exhibit to which Rutgers students working under a Department of History professor contributed after searching through archives, meeting with labor activists, interviewing workers, and drawing connections to broader issues of race, inequality, and climate change. -
The 2021 Grossman Prize Will Support Research into Neurological Disorders
KiBum Lee, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, has received the 2021 Grossman Innovation Prize from the School of Arts and Sciences. The prize, made possible through a gift from Rutgers alumnus Alan Grossman, provides up to $50,000 over a one-year period to faculty members developing innovative ideas with commercial potential. The support allows recipients to develop their work to the proof-of-concept stage, when they would be eligible for venture capital funding and/or spin-off as an independent business. A distinctive feature of the prize is that undergraduate students are intimately involved in the research and development process. -
Rutgers Scientists Exploring how Fish Became Land Creatures Find Clues at Iconic Manhattan Museum
The American Museum of Natural History was teeming with busloads of students, tourist groups, and parents with toddlers in tow. Tetsuya Nakamura, a Rutgers University professor of genetics, fit right into the mix. But rather than gaze at the T-Rex skeleton or marvel at the iconic blue whale model, Nakamura and four members of his research team moved away from the public exhibits into an area behind closed doors. In a brightly-lit laboratory, they stood arrayed around a large stainless steel table, examining sample after sample of dead fish.
