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Column: The World’s Leading Medical Journals Don’t Write About Racism. That’s a Problem
A new study reveals how leading medical journals overlook and ignored racism in publishing research articles. This TIME column highlights findings of the recent meta-analysis. Read the Full Article.
Another Pandemic ‘To Do’ on the List for Schools: Contact Tracing
Nationally, relationships between schools and health departments is not typical in normal times, but it is happening with some regularity during the pandemic, according the National Association of County and City Health Officials. Read the Full Article.
COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Doses May Soon Be a Reality. Here’s What Experts Know So Far.
In an attempt to ensure the effectiveness of their COVID-19 vaccines against new variants of the novel coronavirus, both Pfizer and Moderna are testing a third booster shot of their respective two-dose vaccines. On February 25, Pfizer announced that it is studying a...
Most U.S. Preschoolers Don’t Get Quality Pre-K Education, and Pandemic Made it Worse
The COVID-19 pandemic set back state preschool enrollment and funding across the United States more than any other education sector, according to the 2020 State of Preschool Yearbook by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) at the Rutgers...
NJ ACTS Empowering Mentors of Clinical and Translational Scientists – June 22
Tuesday, June 22, 2021 11a-1pm - Virtual on Zoom Workshop Presenters M. Maral Mouradian MD, RBHS Vice Chancellor for Faculty Development Andrew Gow, PhD, Professor, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy Anita Siu, PharmD., BCPPS, Clinical Professor, Ernest Mario School of...
NJ ACTS Special Populations Core 2021 Seminar Series on May 18th
Featuring the Research of Dr. Soko Setoguchi, Dr. Bonnie Qin and Dr. Jennifer Miles Tuesday, May 18: 12:00pm - 1:00pm Environmental and Community Determinants of Health: Exploring Health Outcomes Using Area-Level Data - Health outcomes are increasingly understood to...
New Jersey coronavirus update: Rutgers recruiting children for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trial
A university in the Tri-State area has been selected as a clinical trial site for the global Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine study in children. Rutgers University, the only New Jersey site for the vaccine trial, will enroll as many as 200 kids ages 6 months to 11 years...
The impact of COVID will be felt by urban schools for years
Racial disparities have been accentuated throughout the pandemic. Blacks and Latinos have been stricken, and, in too many cases, died from COVID-19 at higher rates than their white counterparts. Meanwhile, educational equity, one thing that can narrow the gap between...