Elijah's Promise, in partnership with Rutgers Global Health Institute and the New Jersey Department of Health, is holding a COVID-19 testing clinic on Thursday, September 16, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. COVID-19 saliva tests will be administered at the clinic. There is no cost to be tested. Individuals being tested are advised to not […]

The New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science (NJ ACTS) is holding a virtual symposium on September 22–23, 2021. The goal of the symposium is to bring together research from the NJ ACTS academic communities of Rutgers, Princeton, and NJIT to present the best new clinical and translational research and build collaborative partnerships. The […]

Elijah's Promise, in partnership with Rutgers Global Health Institute and the New Jersey Department of Health, is holding a COVID-19 testing clinic on Thursday, September 23, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. COVID-19 saliva tests will be administered at the clinic. There is no cost to be tested. Individuals being tested are advised to not […]

Rutgers School of Nursing and the Rutgers University Alumni Association are hosting a webinar at 4 p.m. on Thursday, September 23, as part of the Better Together event series. "Better Together: The Frontline Nurse’s Journey from Trauma to Healing" Many nurses and health care professionals are grappling with the mental strain that COVID-19 has caused. […]

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND IS NO LONGER SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 27. NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED.   The Global Surgery Student Alliance chapter at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is hosting a lecture at 12 p.m. on September 27. "Geo-Spatial Interpretation and Analysis in Surgical Care Delivery" Presented by David Tulloch, leader of […]

The Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research is hosting a seminar at 12 p.m. on Thursday, September 30, as part of its Brown Bag Seminar Series. “Youth Who Sell Sex and Young Men Who Have Sex With Men in Sub-Saharan Africa” Presented by Ashley Grosso, assistant professor, Rutgers School of Public Health Grosso […]

The Rutgers Microbiome Program and Rutgers University Alumni Association are hosting a program at 6 p.m. on Thursday, September 30, as part of the Big Ideas series. "Global Wellness and Human Health: The Rutgers Microbiome Program" Despite 20th-century medical breakthroughs, many diseases have increased alarmingly, including obesity, diabetes, asthma, allergies, autism, and autoimmune diseases, with […]

Rutgers Global Health Institute is collaborating with partner organizations to hold a COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Tuesday, October 5, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. in New Brunswick. The vaccine clinic is for adults and youth age 12 and older. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. This clinic will offer the […]

The Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research is hosting a seminar at 12 p.m. on Thursday, October 7, as part of its Brown Bag Seminar Series. “Understanding Socioeconomic Status Health Disparities Through the Lens of the Biopsychosocial Health Model” Presented by Samuele Zilioli, Wayne University Samuele Zilioli is an assistant professor in the […]

The Rutgers Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability, Rutgers Climate Institute, and the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in New York are collaborating to sponsor a two-day hybrid conference on October 14–15. "Climate Bridge Conference: Challenges of Climate Change for Spatial and Environmental Planning – An International Dialogue" From the conference website: The […]

The Rutgers Center for COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness (CCRP2) is hosting a seminar at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 14, 2021. "The Past 20 Months" Presented by Maria Laura Gennaro Gennaro is a principal investigator at New Jersey Medical School's Public Health Research Institute and a professor of medicine. She also holds appointments in […]

Rutgers University Academic Affairs is hosting the Daniel Gorenstein Memorial Award and Lecture, a special event on Tuesday, October 19, that will recognize Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor Mark Gregory Robson for his outstanding scholarly achievement and exceptional service to the university. "Rutgers – A Public University in the Land Grant Tradition that Provides […]

The School of Environmental and Biological Sciences' Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution is holding a seminar series during the Fall 2021 semester, which includes the following presentation at 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 21: “Hawaiian Bird Malaria: Dissecting Vector-Parasite Relationships” Presented by Francisco Ferreira, Rutgers Center for Vector Biology Ferreira is a research fellow […]

The Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research is hosting a seminar at 12 p.m. on Thursday, October 28, as part of its Brown Bag Seminar Series. “Evaluating the Impact of Medicaid Waiver Policies on Safety Net and Disabled Populations” Presented by Sujoy Chakravarty, Rutgers Center for State Health Policy Sujoy Chakravarty is an […]

In conjunction with the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, this two-day summit is presented by the neurosurgery departments at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and New Jersey Medical School and RWJBarnabas Health on November 3–4, 2021. The summit curriculum is intended to educate, innovate, and update students, residents, and attendings regarding developments in neurosurgery. The […]

The Global Health Interest Group at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is hosting a virtual lecture at 12 p.m. on Friday, November 5, 2021. "Rondon Project: Strengthening Leadership and Social Accountability in the Brazilian Amazon" Presented by Mara Rúbia A A de Lima - Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the medical school's Office of Global Health […]

Rutgers University Alumni Association is hosting a virtual discussion at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, titled "Advancing Racial Justice and Health Equity through Housing and Homeless Services." Today, more than half a million people are homeless in the United States. Blacks and Indigenous people experience homelessness at higher rates than whites. Why do these […]

The National Cancer Institute is hosting a seminar at 1 p.m. on November 9 that will feature Rutgers faculty member Yonaira M. Rivera, School of Communication and Information and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, as a guest speaker. The seminar is part of the institute's Research in Understudied Populations and Cancer Disparities series. "Using […]

The Eagleton Science and Politics Initiative is hosting a virtual event at 10 a.m. on November 10 to discuss the political background, risk communication, and government distrust around the COVID pandemic. "Pandemic Politics: Science, Distrust, and Division" Panelists: Judith Persichilli Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Health Ava Majlesi Associate Director, Miller Center for Community Protection […]

The Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research is hosting the David Mechanic Keynote Lecture at 12 p.m. on Thursday, November 18. Oxiris Barbot will present "Operationalizing Health Equity Through Research." Barbot is a pediatrician and the former commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Currently, she is a […]

Rutgers Global, Rutgers Global Health Institute, and the School of Nursing are hosting a film screening and panel discussion at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 30, to commemorate World AIDS Day. AIDS in Africa, WHY? film description from Kanopy.com: Seventy percent of the world's HIV infections occur in sub-Saharan Africa. Swaziland, for example, has the […]