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Universitywide Global Health News
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Radio Interview: Health Disparities in Ethnic and Sexual Minority Men and Boys
Ethnic and sexual minority males face the greatest health risks, including the shortest lives and least health care access. Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH, dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health, discusses this issue during an interview broadcast by San Francisco’s community-supported KPFA 94.1 FM radio.
Science Denialism, Public Policy, and Global Health
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.
Watch “Science Denialism” Panel Live on June 28
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...
Video Game Addiction Tries to Move From Basement to Doctor’s Office
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...
#WeToo Magazine Story Features Faculty Engaged in Global Health
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...
How Science Denialism Affects Global Health
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,...
Multimedia Icon Angie Martinez, RU-N, Shabazz High School, and TIDAL Partner to Present Be The Light
Nearly six months post-Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico has been forgotten. Camera crews and journalists are no longer in sight, and efforts to help have waned. Still, groups of people from around the world remain hopeful and are making an impact. In Be The Light,...
Creating an Oasis in a Food Desert
More than 2,000 citizens in Newark do not live within one mile of fresh food and vegetables, according to Rutgers University–Newark earth and environmental science professor Ashaki Rouff. Community gardens would seem to be a solution for residents of these “food...
Could a Paper Device Diagnose Infectious Disease?
Rutgers concept wins second place – and $50,000 – in national contest for student innovations. Read the story in Rutgers Today.
Rutgers School of Public Health Appoints Urban-Global Chair
Leslie M. Kantor joins Rutgers School of Public Health as the inaugural chair of the Department of Urban-Global Public Health.