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Promoting Healthy Eating to Urban Kids With Help From Coqui the Chef
Rutgers public health expert Christopher Ackerman teams up with a frog puppet to improve nutrition education in the South Bronx.
TV Interview: Rutgers Experts Discuss Vaccines on News 12
News 12 New Jersey interviewed Richard Marlink, director of Rutgers Global Health Institute, and Tanaya Bhowmick, assistant professor of medicine, infectious diseases, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, about the safety, efficacy, and functionality of vaccines.
Science Denialism in the 21st Century: It’s rampant, but it’s hardly a new phenomenon
In a blog post for Scientific American, David L. Levine, co-chair of Science Writers in New York, reviews the June 28 “Science Denialism, Public Policy, and Global Health” event that Rutgers Global Health Institute co-presented.
Dean Kibusi Discusses Tanzania’s HIV/AIDS Survey and National Strategies
As part of an ongoing partnership with University of Dodoma (UD) in Tanzania, Rutgers welcomed global health leader Stephen Kibusi, RNM, MA, PhD. Kibusi is the dean of UD’s School of Nursing and Public Health and a scholar who has conducted population-based research using epidemiological approaches in evaluating public health policies.
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,...