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New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Leggett's article in Cell Communication and Signaling titled, "The epithelial-mesenchymal transition and the cytoskeleton in bioengineered systems." The epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) occurs when tightly connected epithelial cells acquire a...
The government wants to pay your Internet bill for a few months. Here’s what you need to do.
The Emergency Broadband Benefit, or EBB, was launched May 12 to help a surprisingly wide range of people hit economically by the coronavirus pandemic. It can pay $50 every month toward the cost of Internet service, and it is available to all families who lost some...
Rutgers researchers are developing a COVID-19 breathalyzer test
Testing for COVID-19 could soon be as easy as blowing into a tube. Researchers at Rutgers University are working to develop a non-invasive, rapid COVID-19 test that can detect the virus and other respiratory illnesses in minutes, similar to a blood alcohol content...
THE CONVERSATION / LA CONVERSACIÓN Responds to Information Needs about COVID-19 Vaccines Among U.S. Latinos
THE CONVERSATION / LA CONVERSACIÓN campaign addresses information needs about the COVID-19 vaccines in the Latino community with new videos featuring doctors, nurses and promotoras (community health workers) in English and Spanish. Read the Full Article. To bring the...
Are we really ready to return to ‘normal’?
As our various cities, states, regions, and nations start to reopen at full capacity, Rutgers University's Dr. Peter Economou not only expects us — as individuals and a collective society — to struggle to return to our pre-pandemic lives but he also thinks we probably...
Latinos are twice more likely than whites to want a COVID-19 vaccine, but cite fears, barriers
Latino adults in the United States have the lowest rates of COVID-19 vaccination, but among the unvaccinated they are the demographic group most willing to receive the Covid shots as soon as possible, a new survey shows. Read the Full Article.
Tattoos and COVID-19 vaccine: How long do I need to wait?
Like many people, I’ve kept a mental list of all the things I want to do once I’ve been fully vaxxed. Near the top of said list — alongside the haircut to help me ditch the wooly mammoth look I’ve been sporting since last March — is getting a tattoo. A friend and I...
Stark racial disparities persist in vaccinations, state-level CDC data shows
The data, provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in response to a public records request, gives a sweeping national look at the race and ethnicity of vaccinated people on a state-by-state basis. Yet nearly half of those vaccination records are...