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NJ ACTS Team Science Core Secrets of Successful Teamwork Seminar – 11/15
NJ ACTS Team Science Core invites you to join Secrets of Successful Teamwork: What Can Academia Learn from Non-Academia? Lessons from an Iconic International Architectural Firm Bradford Perkins, FAIA, MRAIC, AICP Co-founder and Chairman, Perkins Eastman Nick Leahy,...
Flu season is here. Expect it to be a bad one in N.J.
Brace for a bad flu season, New Jersey. Last year, the Garden State got off lightly, as influenza was almost non-existent thanks to pandemic lockdowns and mask mandates preventing the spread of the viruses that cause the flu. To read the full story.
NJ ACTS Translational Science fellowships awarded to Esmat Hegazi and Rebecca Kim-Yip.
The process of bringing a revelation made at a research bench into clinical practice, where it can benefit people directly—the practice of translational science—is often more difficult than many basic science researchers appreciate. The New Jersey Alliance for...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Chen and Foran's article from from 2020 IEEE International Conference On Bioinformatics And Biomedicine titled, "CBEx: A Hybrid Approach for Cancer Biomarker Extraction." This paper presents a novel hybrid approach for extracting cancer biomarkers from...
Why Puerto Rico leads the U.S. in COVID vaccine rate — and what states can learn
The highest rate of COVID-19 vaccination in the U.S. is in Puerto Rico, where more than 73% of the total population is fully vaccinated. The U.S. national average is just over 57%. Read the Full Article.
Higher Food Prices Hit the Poor and Those Who Help Them
Many households are being forced to adjust their shopping lists or seek assistance. But food banks, too, are feeling the pinch. With food prices surging, many Americans have found their household budgets upended, forcing difficult choices at the supermarket and...
Are You Addicted to Technology?
During the COVID-19 shutdown, many people increasingly turned to technology for entertainment and information, a trend that raises concerns about an increase in technology addiction. According to the Pew Research Center, about 30 percent of Americans are almost...
New Brunswick Tomorrow Awarded $100,000 Grant to Deploy More COVID Ambassadors
The nonprofit organization that has initiated a door-to-door campaign to promote COVID-19 vaccinations across the city will use a $100,000 grant to increase and enhance its efforts. Read the Full Article.