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Universitywide Global Health News
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Institute Faculty Member’s Research Provides Insight into COVID-19 Immunity
Exposure to common cold-causing coronaviruses may contribute to pre-existing immunity to COVID-19, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Virology Plus. Rutgers Global Health Institute assistant professor Bobby Brooke Herrera is a lead author.
Study Offers Guidance for Improving Access to Oncology Drug Treatments in Sub-Saharan Africa
Botswana-Rutgers Partnership for Health researchers review treatments that could improve outcomes for patients in a region where cancer rates are rising significantly. The study is published in the journal PLOS Global Public Health.
From New Jersey to Botswana to ABC News: Global Oncology Fellow Reflects on Rutgers Experiences
Faheem Farooq recently finished a three-year fellowship in hematology and oncology at Rutgers that included a one-month rotation in the ABC News Medical Unit and substantial involvement with the Botswana-Rutgers Partnership for Health.
Back in Bangkok: Rutgers Professor Resumes Summer Class in Thailand
Following a pandemic pause, institute core faculty member Mark Robson once again guides students through a public health-focused study abroad program in Southeast Asia.
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.
Rutgers Faculty SNAP to It with Community College Students to Counter Food Insecurity
Institute core faculty member Cara Cuite, a social scientist, and Mason Gross School of the Arts program director Jackie Thaw, a graphic designer, collaborate with Hudson County Community College to create art, gather food stories, and engage community members.
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.
A Two-Fold Crisis in Black Families: Caring for a Family Member with Dementia
Although Black families are more likely to be caring for a family member with dementia, they are less likely to have financial resources for outside care. Rutgers University–Newark has programs to help.
Rutgers Researchers to Provide Antibody Testing to Help Study Long COVID in Children
As part of an NIH initiative, Rutgers researchers will provide serologic antibody testing to help determine the incidence and effects of long COVID on children. The testing will be performed in the laboratory of Maria Laura Gennaro, a core faculty member of Rutgers Global Health Institute.
Graduation Inspires Faculty to Reflect on Their Own Journeys into Global Health
Cancer epidemiologist Hari Iyer had considered becoming a medical doctor. Woojin Jung has done work related to data science, poverty, and international aid policy. These Rutgers Global Health Institute core faculty members, now in roles focused on improving the health and well-being of vulnerable populations, discuss the unexpected directions their career paths have taken.