NEWS
The year of COVID: The vulnerability of being Black or brown
My grandmother used to say “there’s something good in everything.” That’s hard to imagine, considering the past year. With the death toll from the pandemic now standing at over half a million, the scope of human loss is unfathomable, like a math equation that leads to...
Women Are Experiencing Stronger Side Effects from COVID Vaccines Than Men
As more Americans are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 and reporting their post-dose symptoms to the Centers for Disease Control, a pattern has emerged: Women are experiencing stronger side effects from the vaccines than men. In data collected from the first month...
Rutgers Global Health Institute Launches Program to Help Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Rutgers Global Health Institute has launched a program that offers crucial support to small businesses facing economic and operational challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program, Equitable Recovery for New Jersey’s Small Businesses, is designed to help small...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Brown's article in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology titled, "Moving Toward Health and Social Equity for Women Who Use Cannabis During Preconception, Pregnancy, and Lactation". Expanding legalization and increasing social acceptability and...
New Jersey Department of Children and Families and Rutgers Launch New Data Dashboard
The New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF) in collaboration with the Institute for Families at the Rutgers School of Social Work has launched a new dashboard on the New Jersey Child Welfare Data Hub as part of the state’s ongoing commitment to...
Rutgers Develops Rapid Test to Detect New Emerging Coronavirus Variants
Rutgers researchers have designed a new rapid test that can detect all three of the rapidly spreading variants of the coronavirus in a little over one hour – much shorter than the three to five days required by current tests, which can also be more technically...
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...
NJ ACTS Workforce Development Training Event Monday, April 5th
Please join NJ ACTS Workforce Development Core on Monday, April 5th at 5pm for " Communicating Your Translational Science". Register Here! Getting your latest research out to the general and scientific communities requires an ability to quickly distill the 'what' and...