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NJACTS Community Engagement Core COVID-19 Resources
The situation around the current spread of COVID-19 is changing rapidly. We have compiled resource links for the general community highlighting local resources across New Jersey, ways to get involved, and mental and physical wellness. Visit our COVID-19 page for...
How Rutgers Health Mobilized to Fight COVID-19.
Two weeks separated the declaration of the COVID-19 national emergency and the first major countermeasure from Rutgers Health, although this biomedical education, research and health care institution had begun preparing the university for what was coming many weeks...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Grasman's article in the Journal of Functional Biomaterials titled, "Aligned Collagen Sponges with Tunable Pore Size for Skeletal Muscle Tissue Regeneration." Volumetric muscle loss (VML) is a condition in which skeletal muscle mass is lost due to a...
NJIT Recognized as an Emerging Influencer in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey have recognized NJIT as an Emerging Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Influencer in the chambers’ annual Trailblazer Awards program. “This award affirms our commitment to...
International Conference Shares Latest Research on African Americans and Alzheimer’s Disease.
Nearly 200 people converged at Rutgers-Newark recently to examine African Americans' heightened risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease – as well as the obstacles faced by researchers. The daylong conference, “Risk and Resilience to Alzheimer's Disease in African...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Grasman's article in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology titled, "Porous biomaterial scaffolds for skeletal muscle tissue engineering." Volumetric muscle loss (VML) is a condition whereby a loss of skeletal muscle results in impairment of...
Building an Inclusive Academy.
Rutgers marked progress underway in its pursuit of becoming a more diverse, equitable and inclusive university at a summit this month, three years after the creation of University Equity and Inclusion and the release of the university’s first diversity strategic...
COVID-19 is still more deadly than the flu, and N.J. health officials expect cases to rise in the coming days and weeks.
COVID-19 cases have been on the rise for the last three weeks according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now that Thanksgiving is over, Dr. Ed Lifshitz, medical director of communicable disease service for the New Jersey Health...