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OPINION: Getting Old Is a Crisis More and More Americans Can’t Afford
Growing old is an increasingly expensive privilege often requiring supports and services that, whether provided at home or in a facility, can overwhelm all but the wealthiest seniors. With Americans living longer and aging baby boomers flooding the system, the...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Wei's article in Laboratory Investigation titled, "An active learning approach for clustering single-cell RNA-seq data." Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data has been widely used to profile cellular heterogeneities with a high-resolution...
RADx-UP Rapid Research Pilot funding available.
To further support communities across the nation who are confronting COVID-19, the RADx-UP Coordination and Data Collection Center (CDCC) is soliciting applications. The Rapid Research Pilot Program is open to universities and non-profits both within and outside of...
Rutgers Inspires Establishment of New Jersey One Health Task Force.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for scientists to address how humans, animals, and the environment affect each other and to develop protocols to stop diseases from transmitting from animals to humans. Last month, New Jersey became the first state to...
What Is the Delta Plus Variant? Here’s What Experts Know About It So Far.
Public health officials in South Korea have reported the country’s first two cases of the Delta Plus coronavirus variant. The variant, which is a mutation of the highly contagious Delta variant responsible for the recent surge in U.S. COVID-19 cases, was first...
RCN Faculty-to-Faculty Mentoring Program – Apply by August 27th!
Faculty Diversity Collaborative is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2021-22 Rutgers Connection Network (RCN) Mentoring Program – a faculty mentoring program designed to 1) create a culture of mentoring and inclusion at Rutgers and to 2) increase...
Pandemic fatigue amid latest surge in COVID-19 infections
A clinical psychologist emphasizes the importance of dealing with that fatigue Medical experts say the pandemic fatigue that many people reported experiencing over the last year-and-a-half is real and in some cases getting stronger; and, fueled by the delta variant,...
Improving Vaccination Rates in Vulnerable Communities.
As the COVID-19 Delta variant spreads and infection rates surge in New Jersey, Rutgers University faculty and staff have been helping to improve vaccination rates in hard-hit areas. Tailored messages, real-time data and trusted community partners have contributed to...