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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.

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.