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Rutgers experts discuss potential issues with over the counter medications
By Mia Boccher | 21 hours agoAccording to information from the New Jersey Poison and Information Education System (NJPIES), there has been an increase in problems arising from over-the-counter (OTC) medication this season.
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Cousin of Emmett Till speaks at Rutgers
By Hayley Slusser | YesterdayReverend Wheeler Parker Jr., the cousin of Emmett Till and one of the last people to see him before his death, spoke about his experiences on Thursday night at the New Brunswick Theological Seminary.
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RUPD investigate report of criminal sexual contact
By Madison McGay | YesterdayThe Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD) is currently investigating a criminal sexual contact that reportedly took place on Feb. 21 at approximately 2:15 a.m. in the area of Easton Avenue and Hamilton Street, according to a University-wide crime alert.
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Rutgers alumnus speaks in James Dickson Carr Lecture Series
By Madison McGay | YesterdayRutgers alumnus and Harvard Kennedy School scholar Khalil Gibran Muhammad spoke as part of the James Dickson Carr Lecture series at the Student Center on Busch campus, according to an article on Rutgers Today.
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Gov. Murphy diagnosed with kidney tumor, will undergo surgery
By Madison McGay | YesterdayGov. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) announced on Saturday that he will undergo surgery in March to remove a tumor on his kidney that is 90 percent likely to be cancerous, according to an article on NJ Advance Media.
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Rutgers professor looks at link between World War I facial trauma, modern plastic surgery
By Madison McGay | YesterdayDr. Shahid Aziz, a professor at the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, has been examining cases of World War I soldiers who returned home with disfiguring facial injuries, according to an article on Rutgers Today.
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Gov. Phil Murphy announces state's new ethics reform plan
By Madison McGay | 4 days agoGov. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) served as the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy’s Gov. James J. Florio Distinguished Visiting Scholar on Wednesday, according to an article on Rutgers Today.
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Rutgers dean is 1st to oversee two medical schools at once
By Elaine Ku | 4 days agoDr. Robert L. Johnson was appointed interim dean of the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) in January 2019. He has served as the permanent dean of the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) since 2011, making him the first dean in history to oversee two medical schools at once.
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Rutgers alumnus receives national award for teaching practices in mathematics
By Joanne Chung | 4 days agoRalph Pantozzi, Rutgers alumnus from the Graduate School of Education (GSE), has recently received a national award for methods of effective mathematics teaching.
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Rutgers researchers develop new test for elder self-neglect
By Aparna Ragupathi | 4 days agoRutgers University researchers have developed a new tool to measure self-neglect in elderly populations, according to a study from the Rutgers University Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research (IFH).
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Rutgers University Senate begins reviewing potential medical school merger
By Joanne Chung | 5 days agoThe Rutgers University Senate Executive Committee voted on Feb. 7 to begin reviewing a potential merger of Rutgers’ two medical schools that would spread across two cities 30 miles apart.
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Rutgers professors discuss Black History Month, pursuing passions
By Aparna Ragupathi | 5 days agoFor Associate Professor in the Department of History Dr. Donna Murch, Black History Month is twelve months a year.
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Former Rutgers professor to appear on CBS show 'Mission Unstoppable' for work in STEM
By Iman Khalil | 5 days agoRonke Olabisi, former Rutgers assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, will be featured on the Feb. 22 episode of the CBS series, “Mission Unstoppable,” to share findings on using oyster shells in the health-science field.
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Rutgers New Jersey Medical School to participate in global HIV vaccine trial
By Madison McGay | 5 days agoThe Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) Clinical Research Center will participate in a global attempt at enrolling 3,800 people who have tested HIV negative in the first Phase 3 HIV efficacy trial conducted in more than a decade, according to an article on Rutgers Today.
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Coalition to Defend Lincoln Annex School marches to Rutgers Board of Governors meeting
By Hayley Slusser | 6 days agoMembers of the Coalition to Defend the Lincoln Annex School held a march yesterday to speak out against the potential sale of the school to build the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital’s (RWJUH) Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.
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Rutgers names commencement speakers for all three campuses
By Madison McGay | 6 days agoRutgers has named its 2020 commencement speakers for all three University campuses this week.
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Rutgers panel discusses media's portrayal of Black activism
By Puja Mahendru | 6 days agoA panel of speakers, comprised of distinguished members, most of whom are affiliated with Rutgers University, discussed the media’s portrayal of Black activism in an event held yesterday on Douglass Campus.