Cancer Epidemiologist to Join Rutgers Global Health Institute
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Tara M. Friebel researches the prevention and early detection of women’s cancers in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on implementation science. She will be an assistant research professor of global health at the institute.

Tara M. Friebel
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Tara M. Friebel is a cancer epidemiologist with expertise in global oncology and implementation science. Her research focuses on the prevention, early detection, and treatment of breast and cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa and the disparities in cancer care that exist in low-resource settings. Her research in Africa has investigated geographic, clinical, and sociodemographic factors […]

Wendy Purcell
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Wendy M. Purcell is a global thought leader focused on transforming lives through education and research in pursuit of social equity, the knowledge economy, and sustainable development. Prior to joining Rutgers, she was an academic research scholar at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. There, she was lead researcher on the Culture of […]

A Decade of Progress: Addressing Humanity’s Shared Challenges
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Rutgers Global Health Institute is featured in this story celebrating the 10th anniversary of the creation of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. The institute’s establishment and work to advance health equity are among the impacts of RBHS.

Upcoming Events: International Symposium, Global Health Fair
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Coming up at Rutgers: a virtual symposium in collaboration with a Greek university and an annual global health fair that is resuming for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Annual Global Health Fair Returns
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Following a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Global Health Fair returned on December 6.

Hailey Lemasters
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Hailey Lemasters provides direct fundraising support to Rutgers Global Health Institute, as well as to eight other Rutgers Health chancellor-led centers and institutes. In this role, Hailey builds partnerships with corporations and private foundations to secure philanthropic support for diverse health care initiatives. She also serves on the board of trustees for The Center for […]

Rutgers Health Receives $3 Million U.S. Grant to Study Impact of Environmental Factors on Pregnancy and Children’s Health
https://globalhealth.rutgers.edu/news/study-environmental-impact-pregnancy-child-health/

The research effort will enroll 500 participants during pregnancy and follow infants into childhood.