display Latest news from Rutgers University-New Brunswick on Newswise en-us Copyright 2025 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/advanced-models-offer-scientists-a-promising-tool-to-better-understand-brain-disorders/?sc=rsin /articles/advanced-models-offer-scientists-a-promising-tool-to-better-understand-brain-disorders/?sc=rsin Thu, 01 May 2025 19:40:48 EST A specialized model used by researchers is becoming a valuable tool for studying human brain development, diseases and potential treatments, according to a team of scientists at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/poison-centers-observe-increased-vitamin-a-exposures-in-children-during-measles-outbreak/?sc=rsin /articles/poison-centers-observe-increased-vitamin-a-exposures-in-children-during-measles-outbreak/?sc=rsin Thu, 01 May 2025 18:30:45 EST America's Poison Centers is monitoring the National Poison Data System (NPDS) for cases of Vitamin A toxicity. Between January 1 and March 31, 2025, there have been 86 pediatric Vitamin A exposures reported to U.S. Poison Centers representing a 38.7% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/why-can-t-some-people-resist-temptation-rutgers-receives-3-7-million-to-study-what-leads-to-binge-eating-and-drinking-and-other-harmful-behaviors/?sc=rsin /articles/why-can-t-some-people-resist-temptation-rutgers-receives-3-7-million-to-study-what-leads-to-binge-eating-and-drinking-and-other-harmful-behaviors/?sc=rsin Thu, 01 May 2025 18:20:42 EST Rutgers University has received a $3.7 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to explore why some people struggle to resist everyday temptations and how that may play a role in various mental health conditions, including addiction, depression and impulse-control problems. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/rutgers-senior-and-gymnast-sticks-the-landing-with-a-job-at-oracle/?sc=rsin /articles/rutgers-senior-and-gymnast-sticks-the-landing-with-a-job-at-oracle/?sc=rsin Thu, 01 May 2025 10:00:12 EST Soon after Rutgers University-New Brunswick senior Amelia Khoo walks across the stage to claim her diploma, the gymnast will head to Seattle to launch her career at computer technology company Oracle Corp. Khoo said she was drawn to the university for its location and its major in information technology and informatics, a bachelor of arts program offered through the School of Communication and Information that is "pretty unique to Rutgers. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/majority-of-americans-experience-some-form-of-gun-violence-in-person/?sc=rsin /articles/majority-of-americans-experience-some-form-of-gun-violence-in-person/?sc=rsin Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:45:00 EST Rutgers researchers conduct a national study on racial disparities in direct and media-based exposure among U.S. adults Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/three-professors-are-named-guggenheim-fellows/?sc=rsin /articles/three-professors-are-named-guggenheim-fellows/?sc=rsin Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:00:55 EST A painter, an astronomer and a photographer - all professors at Rutgers University-New Brunswick - have been named to the 100th class of Guggenheim Fellows, which recognizes trailblazing artists and scholars and provides a stipend toward their work.聽 The three - Marc Handelman, Saurabh Jha and Miranda Lichtenstein - are among 198 fellows selected this year from a pool of nearly 3,500 across 53 disciplines, according to the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, which recently announced the winners. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/expert-reaction-to-study-linking-plastic-additives-and-365k-cardiovascular-deaths/?sc=rsin /articles/expert-reaction-to-study-linking-plastic-additives-and-365k-cardiovascular-deaths/?sc=rsin Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:55:52 EST Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/to-chase-her-dreams-a-white-collar-professional-headed-back-to-rutgers/?sc=rsin /articles/to-chase-her-dreams-a-white-collar-professional-headed-back-to-rutgers/?sc=rsin Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:40:31 EST Francine Glaser likes to push herself - at work, at college and, for much of her early life, on the ice. From childhood into her teenage years, the Rutgers graduate student skated competitively on a national level.聽 Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/mental-health-matters-breaking-barriers/?sc=rsin /articles/mental-health-matters-breaking-barriers/?sc=rsin Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:15:09 EST On the occasion of Mental Health Awareness Month in May a Rutgers Health expert shares insights on mental health challenges and how New Jersey Medical School is changing how to treat individuals and support communities Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/extreme-monsoon-changes-threaten-the-bay-of-bengal-s-role-as-a-critical-food-source/?sc=rsin /articles/extreme-monsoon-changes-threaten-the-bay-of-bengal-s-role-as-a-critical-food-source/?sc=rsin Mon, 28 Apr 2025 05:00:00 EST New research involving Rutgers professors has revealed that expected, extreme changes in India's summer monsoon could drastically hamper the Bay of Bengal's ability to support a crucial element of the region's food supply: marine life. The study, published in Nature Geoscience, was conducted by scientists from Rutgers University, the University of Arizona and collaborators from India, China and Europe. To reach their conclusions, the scientists examined how the monsoon, which brings heavy rains to the Indian subcontinent, has influenced the Bay of Bengal's marine productivity over the past 22,000 years. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/a-vast-molecular-cloud-long-invisible-is-discovered-near-solar-system/?sc=rsin /articles/a-vast-molecular-cloud-long-invisible-is-discovered-near-solar-system/?sc=rsin Mon, 28 Apr 2025 05:00:00 EST An international team of scientists led by a Rutgers University-New Brunswick astrophysicist has discovered a potentially star-forming cloud that is one of the largest single structures in the sky and among the closest to the sun and Earth ever to be detected. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/this-pharmacy-student-is-the-university-s-15th-truman-scholar/?sc=rsin /articles/this-pharmacy-student-is-the-university-s-15th-truman-scholar/?sc=rsin Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:00:22 EST Omar M. Abuattieh, a student attending the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, has been named a Truman Scholar. The Holmdel, N.J., resident, who has bolstered his time at Rutgers with a mix of public service, government and leadership experiences, is among 54 students selected from 49 colleges and universities nationwide for the honor overseen by the Harry S. Truman Foundation. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/shifting-focus-from-past-to-present-an-art-history-major-prepares-to-launch-his-future/?sc=rsin /articles/shifting-focus-from-past-to-present-an-art-history-major-prepares-to-launch-his-future/?sc=rsin Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:10:05 EST Inspired by the ancient artifacts exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Reece Goodson鈥痠nitially wanted to dig up ancient art at archaeologic sites in exotic locations. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/canadian-wildfire-smoke-cooled-new-york-by-3-degrees-and-trapped-air-toxicants/?sc=rsin /articles/canadian-wildfire-smoke-cooled-new-york-by-3-degrees-and-trapped-air-toxicants/?sc=rsin Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:15:04 EST Rutgers Health researchers from the Nanoscience and Advanced Materials Center (NAMC) at the Environmental Occupational Health Sciences Institute (EOHSI) found that wildfire particles created a microclimate effect that worsened pollution exposure. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/father-s-mental-health-can-impact-children-for-years/?sc=rsin /articles/father-s-mental-health-can-impact-children-for-years/?sc=rsin Sat, 19 Apr 2025 09:25:40 EST Five-year-olds exposed to paternal depression are more likely to have behavioral issues in grade school, Rutgers Health researchers find Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/scientists-identify-agent-of-transformation-in-protein-blobs-that-morph-from-liquid-to-solid/?sc=rsin /articles/scientists-identify-agent-of-transformation-in-protein-blobs-that-morph-from-liquid-to-solid/?sc=rsin Fri, 18 Apr 2025 15:00:00 EST An international research collaboration led by Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists that examined microscopic blobs of protein found in human cells has discovered that some morph from an almost honey-like substance to a hard candy-like solid. These mysterious droplets, known as biomolecular condensates, solidify when they carry a high proportion of the protein alpha-synuclein, the scientists reported in Science Advances. Clumps of alpha-synuclein are commonly found in the brain cells of people with Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative brain disorder. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/grad-student-aims-to-help-underserved-people-through-problem-solving-and-policy/?sc=rsin /articles/grad-student-aims-to-help-underserved-people-through-problem-solving-and-policy/?sc=rsin Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:05:50 EST Applied psychology utilizes methods and findings of scientific psychology to solve practical problems in everyday, real-world settings.聽Graduate student Brandon Wildman said he was drawn to the master of applied psychology program at Rutgers University-New Brunswick for the field's versatility, including how it intersects with public policy. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/rutgers-and-uva-lead-largest-global-law-enforcement-delegation-to-march-of-the-living-to-mark-80th-anniversary-of-auschwitz-liberation/?sc=rsin /articles/rutgers-and-uva-lead-largest-global-law-enforcement-delegation-to-march-of-the-living-to-mark-80th-anniversary-of-auschwitz-liberation/?sc=rsin Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:50:51 EST Rutgers University's Miller Center on Policing and Community Resilience and the University of Virginia's (UVA) Center for Public Safety and Justice (CPSJ) are leading the largest-ever global law enforcement delegation to participate in the International March of the Living, commemorating Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/frequent-use-of-antibiotics-in-infants-and-young-children-may-increase-risk-for-asthma-allergies-and-other-conditions/?sc=rsin /articles/frequent-use-of-antibiotics-in-infants-and-young-children-may-increase-risk-for-asthma-allergies-and-other-conditions/?sc=rsin Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:20:13 EST Rutgers Health researchers highlight the connection between early repeated antibiotic use how it impacts the digestive microbiome Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/autism-rates-hit-record-high-with-one-in-31-children-affected-cdc-reports/?sc=rsin /articles/autism-rates-hit-record-high-with-one-in-31-children-affected-cdc-reports/?sc=rsin Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:30:57 EST Researchers note a demographic shift as autism is now more prevalent among minority children. Rutgers University-New Brunswick