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Graduation Inspires Faculty to Reflect on Their Own Journeys into Global Health

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.

Faculty Research Leads to Global Health Impact

Faculty Research Leads to Global Health Impact

The principal faculty of Rutgers Global Health Institute are innovators. They’re confronting diverse global health challenges – the critical issues that affect everyone, and the complex problems that are especially detrimental to the most vulnerable among us.

Mapping Mexico’s Dengue Fever Hotspots

Mapping Mexico’s Dengue Fever Hotspots

Rutgers researcher Ubydul Haque co-creates a tool to help identify outbreaks and prioritize virus control efforts. Haque is a principal faculty member of Rutgers Global Health Institute.

Newark Internship Impacts Students and City

Newark Internship Impacts Students and City

Lead-free housing policies and health-related social media are among the public health topics that Rutgers students are exploring through their internships with Believe in a Healthy Newark. The Rutgers University–Newark internship program is funded by a Global Health Seed Grant.

‘A Floodier Future’: Scientists Say Records Will Be Broken

‘A Floodier Future’: Scientists Say Records Will Be Broken

Government scientists predict 40 places in the United States will experience higher-than-normal rates of “sunny-day flooding” this year because of rising sea levels and an abnormal El Niño weather system, according to the Associated Press. Rutgers climate scientist and core faculty member Robert Kopp offers commentary about the “repetitive flooding that disrupts people’s lives on a daily basis.”