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Meet Shawna Hudson, Who Researches Health Care through a Sociological Lens

Meet Shawna Hudson, Who Researches Health Care through a Sociological Lens

Influenced by family experiences and her early research on health outcomes for aging Black populations, Hudson has carved a professional niche in medical sociology. An accomplished research leader, the core faculty member of Rutgers Global Health Institute is now a vice chancellor at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences.

Student-Run Health Clinic Emphasizes Socially Conscious Care

Student-Run Health Clinic Emphasizes Socially Conscious Care

The Student Family Health Care Center at Rutgers serves the severely underserved: Newark residents who might otherwise be unable to access health care. The clinic was created following the 1967 Newark Rebellion, an uprising rooted in simmering frustration over the persistence of oppressive racial inequalities.

Reducing Barriers to Health Care: A Public-Private Solution

Reducing Barriers to Health Care: A Public-Private Solution

Rutgers has partnered with Quest, the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services, seeks to provide no-cost laboratory tests to diagnose and manage acute and chronic diseases for uninsured and underinsured patients at a university clinic.

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.