by RGHI | Jun 28, 2018 | News
Science Friday’s host, Ira Flatow hosts a panel of experts for a sold-out discussion on the social, cultural, behavioral, and economic roots of science denialism at New York Academy of Sciences in New York City.
by RGHI | Jun 21, 2018 | News
A livestream is available for “Science Denialism, Public Policy, and Global Health,” a special event co-presented by Rutgers Global Health Institute and the New York Academy of Sciences on Thursday, June 28, at 7 p.m. From climate change denial, to vaccine fears, to...
by RGHI | Jun 17, 2018 | News
Video games work hard to hook players. Now, the World Health Organization is saying players can actually become addicted. The W.H.O. designation may help legitimize worries about video game fans who neglect other parts of their lives. It could also make gamers more...
by RGHI | Jun 12, 2018 | News
The Women’s Marches and the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements have reenergized the commitment to women’s rights. For decades, women scholars at Rutgers have been ardent advocates. They have seen the progress made—and the progress yet to come. In the spring issue of...
by Lara De Meo Hoyt | Jun 4, 2018 | News
Childhood autism diagnoses are rising and New Jersey leads the nation in prevalence. One out of every 34 children in the state are affected, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that included research from Rutgers. Meanwhile,...