by William Jester | Jun 24, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
During any crisis, timely, and sometimes life-altering, decisions must be made, requiring an extreme amount of sound judgment under uncertainty. The COVID-19 pandemic is no different. In a commentary piece for The Lancet, researchers from Princeton and the Sunnybrook...
by William Jester | Jun 23, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Rutgers University has partnered with the State of New Jersey to launch the Community Contact Tracing Corps Program, a key step toward slowing the community spread of COVID-19 as the state begins to ease its social distancing guidelines. The program is being led by...
by William Jester | Jun 22, 2020 | Community, News
A recent graduate in computer science played a small but important role in fixing the city of Newark’s problem of lead in its public water supply. The student, Sammy Faraj, did his part by developing a database and mobile application for Newark-based Roman...
by William Jester | Jun 21, 2020 | Covid, News
Reynold Panettieri (RITMS/RWJMS) appears on Coronavirus Fact vs. Fiction with Dr. Sanjay Gupta to discuss potential long-term health consequences after recovery. To listen on your favorite podcast app, or read the transcript.
by William Jester | Jun 20, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Testing is one piece of reopening, but experts are still relying on the help of a vaccine to keep the public safe. Researchers are increasingly optimistic that scientists are getting closer to development even though we’re barely months into identifying and learning...