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Computer Science Professor Zhi Wei Elevated to IEEE Fellow.
Professor Zhi Wei in Ying Wu College of Computing’s Department of Computer Science has been elevated to IEEE Fellow status effective Jan. 1, 2024. The appointment is in recognition of his significant contributions to knowledge discovery from biological data and in the...
Rutgers Startup Strives to Eliminate Industrial Carbon Emissions.
In a world where human and industry activities keep steering climate change, a Rutgers startup aims to make cement manufacturing carbon-neutral while decreasing CO2 emissions. “Our technology can accomplish two important climate change initiatives: decarbonization of...
Rutgers Health Receives More Than $7 Million in Grants to Study Tobacco Disinformation.
Two new grants exceeding $7 million will help the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies research how Black and Hispanic young adults perceive messaging about the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. The...
Governor Murphy and Princeton announce plans to establish an artificial intelligence hub in New Jersey.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy joined University President Christopher L. Eisgruber on Monday to announce plans to create an artificial intelligence innovation hub for the state, in collaboration with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. “With today’s...
Mindfulness Could Help Women with Opioid Use Disorder Better Control Drug Urges.
Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) — a behavioral intervention that integrates training in mindfulness, emotion regulation strategies and savoring of natural rewards — could hold the key to mitigating relapse in women undergoing medically assisted opioid...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Von Jaglinsky's article in SSM - Mental Health titled, "Neighborhood-level housing affordability and maternal depression." Housing affordability is a growing public health crisis in the United States, particularly for lower-income families. Over the...
Rutgers Health Researchers Develop Software to Predict Diseases.
IntelliGenes, a first-of-its-kind software created at Rutgers Health, combines artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning approaches to measure the significance of specific genomic biomarkers to help predict diseases in individuals, according to its...
Rutgers Health Receives $3 Million U.S. Grant to Study Impact of Environmental Factors on Pregnancy and Children’s Health.
A multidisciplinary group of researchers have received a $3.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the impact of environmental influences on pregnancy and children’s health. The research project is part of the NIH’s Environmental...