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Universitywide Global Health News

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Meet Shawna Hudson, Who Researches Health Care through a Sociological Lens

Meet Shawna Hudson, Who Researches Health Care through a Sociological Lens

Influenced by family experiences and her early research on health outcomes for aging Black populations, Hudson has carved a professional niche in medical sociology. An accomplished research leader, the core faculty member of Rutgers Global Health Institute is now a vice chancellor at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences.

Celebrating the largest higher education merger in U.S. history

Celebrating the largest higher education merger in U.S. history

In an opinion piece published by The Star-Ledger, Chancellor Brian Strom, who also is a core faculty member of Rutgers Global Health Institute, writes about the 10-year anniversary of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences’ integration with the university.

Meet Michelle Stephens, a Humanist Who Explores Connections between Race and Health

Meet Michelle Stephens, a Humanist Who Explores Connections between Race and Health

The founding executive director of Rutgers’ Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice believes that health is “perhaps the most pointed area in which the discrimination against people who look different” has tangible impact. She cofounded the Black Bodies, Black Health project and is a core faculty member of Rutgers Global Health Institute.