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Universitywide Global Health News
This page pulls together global health news from across Rutgers. To receive our monthly e-newsletter, a short, curated list of global health stories, events, and resources, subscribe to Global Health Connection.
Social Inequities and Poor Health
New initiative will prepare nurses to better serve people by recognizing social determinants and their impact on patients' well-being. Read the story in Rutgers Magazine.
Give Kids A Smile Day: Rutgers Provides Dental Care to Underserved Children
Dental decay is the most prevalent disease among children – sending many who don’t have access to affordable care to emergency rooms. Rutgers School of Dental Medicine students recently participated in a national event to provide dental care to underserved children....
Taking Public Health to City Streets
Rutgers Global Health News – A new Rutgers School of Public Health program focuses on urban issues to curb epidemics and evoke policy change.
Statistical analysis details extent, causes of direct, indirect deaths post Hurricane Sandy
Rutgers Global Health News – Statistical analysis details extent, causes of direct, indirect deaths post Hurricane Sandy
Scientists race to find genetic clues as malaria decimates rare Hawaiian honeycreepers
News – Scientists race to find genetic clues as malaria decimates rare Hawaiian honeycreepers
Rutgers Awarded $360,000 HUD Grant to Reduce Residential Health Hazards
News – Rutgers Awarded $360,000 HUD Grant to Reduce Residential Health Hazards
Engineering Team Receives $1M NSF Grant to Monitor Water Quality via Robots
News – Engineering Team Receives $1M NSF Grant to Monitor Water Quality via Robots
Rutgers professor: Advice from an AIDS fighter about climate-change denialism
News – Rutgers professor: Advice from an AIDS fighter about climate-change denialism
A Global Perspective
News – A Global Perspective
Hunting Clues for Genetic Causes of Mental Illness in Colombia
News – Hunting Clues for Genetic Causes of Mental Illness in Colombia