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How do we vaccinate people who don’t come to get the shot? Opinion
A column by Bob Atkins, Rutgers associate professor of nursing and childhood studies, and director of New Jersey Health Initiatives, highlights the need to take the vaccine to those most hard-to-reach, rather than expect them to come to vaccine sites. Read the Full...
NJIT’s Guvendiren Develops 3D-Printed Biomaterials to Create Rejection-Proof Organs
There is no sustainable cure at present for osteoarthritis, the most common chronic musculoskeletal disorder of the joints. And while joint replacements are successful treatments for older patients with already reduced mobility, they hold less promise for younger...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Geller's article in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making titled, "Extending import detection algorithms for concept import from two to three biomedical terminologies". While enrichment of terminologies can be achieved in different ways, filling...
NJACTS Community Engagement Core Available Services
Virtual Community Engagement Salon The NJ ACTS CEC Virtual Community Engagement Salons bring researchers together with patients, community members and health care stakeholders to actively participate in cross-talk — to incubate ideas for engagement in the...
Postdoc Susan Legget awarded fellowship to study aggressive cancer
Susan Leggett, a postdoctoral research associate in chemical and biological engineering, has received a two-year fellowship from the New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science(link is external) (NJ ACTS). The fellowship allows her to develop her skills...
Princeton researchers study the many impacts of COVID-19
Within days of shutting down their laboratories in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, Princeton researchers were asking how they could help. “Many members of the Princeton faculty reached out with requests for opportunities to use their knowledge, ideas...
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...
Nursing Students in Camden County Help Administer Coronavirus Vaccine
Nursing students in Camden County are doing their part to fight the coronavirus pandemic. NBC10’s Cydney Long shows us the important role the Rutgers School of Nursing is playing in administering the vaccine. To watch the full story.