Latest news from Rutgers University-New Brunswick on News en-us Copyright 2024 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/tailbone-pain-awareness-day-nov-13-shedding-light-on-a-commonly-overlooked-condition/?sc=rsin /articles/tailbone-pain-awareness-day-nov-13-shedding-light-on-a-commonly-overlooked-condition/?sc=rsin Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:40:35 EST Thousands of people suffer with tailbone pain, often struggling to find an accurate diagnosis and effective treatment. Tailbone Pain Awareness Day, created by Patrick Foye, professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS), aims to change that by bringing awareness to this debilitating condition. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/why-health-and-price-not-sustainability-drive-u-s-meat-consumption-choices/?sc=rsin /articles/why-health-and-price-not-sustainability-drive-u-s-meat-consumption-choices/?sc=rsin Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:50:38 EST Environmental sustainability isn't a major factor influencing meat consumption decisions for most Americans, despite increasing awareness of the climate impacts of red meat production, according to Rutgers researchers. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/rutgers-public-health-experts-available-to-comment-on-election-impacts-on-abortion-and-reproductive-women-s-lgbtq-health/?sc=rsin /articles/rutgers-public-health-experts-available-to-comment-on-election-impacts-on-abortion-and-reproductive-women-s-lgbtq-health/?sc=rsin Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:20:11 EST Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/zimmerli-exhibit-showcases-rarely-seen-large-scale-nonconformist-art/?sc=rsin /articles/zimmerli-exhibit-showcases-rarely-seen-large-scale-nonconformist-art/?sc=rsin Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:20:54 EST "Painting to Scale," the latest exhibition at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, boasts rarely shown, large-scale artwork from the Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union. The exhibition runs from Wednesday, Nov. 13, through Oct. 5, 2025, in the lower Dodge wing at the Zimmerli, 71 Hamilton St. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/rutgers-study-reveals-vaccination-patterns-among-lgbtq-adults-in-new-jersey-and-new-york/?sc=rsin /articles/rutgers-study-reveals-vaccination-patterns-among-lgbtq-adults-in-new-jersey-and-new-york/?sc=rsin Tue, 05 Nov 2024 23:20:55 EST A new study led by Rutgers Health researchers has uncovered important insights into vaccination patterns among LGBTQ+ adults in New Jersey and New York. The findings, published in the journal Vaccine, shed light on disparities in vaccine uptake within this diverse population. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/where-did-americans-find-information-for-the-2024-election/?sc=rsin /articles/where-did-americans-find-information-for-the-2024-election/?sc=rsin Tue, 05 Nov 2024 18:05:34 EST Americans rely primarily on personal networks and news media for voting information about the 2024 U.S. presidential election, according to a survey by researchers at Rutgers and other universities. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/program-at-rutgers-supporting-veterans-facing-challenges-bolstered-by-1-million-grant/?sc=rsin /articles/program-at-rutgers-supporting-veterans-facing-challenges-bolstered-by-1-million-grant/?sc=rsin Tue, 05 Nov 2024 16:40:22 EST Face the Fight, a collaboration of organizations committed to reducing veteran suicide, has awarded the grant to Vets4Warriors, a program at Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care that offers around-the-clock support to veterans. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/giving-veterans-a-reason-to-smile/?sc=rsin /articles/giving-veterans-a-reason-to-smile/?sc=rsin Tue, 05 Nov 2024 16:10:45 EST The Vet Smiles Program at the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine provides free dental care to veterans in Essex County, Nj Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/voters-rely-on-personal-networks-and-news-media-to-guide-them-in-2024-election-vote/?sc=rsin /articles/voters-rely-on-personal-networks-and-news-media-to-guide-them-in-2024-election-vote/?sc=rsin Tue, 05 Nov 2024 13:55:25 EST How do people decide who gets their vote? Americans rely primarily on personal networks and news media for voting information, according to a new report from the Civic Health and Institutions Project (CHIP50). Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/new-jersey-voters-rank-economy-as-no-1-issue-followed-by-immigration-character-and-reproductive-rights/?sc=rsin /articles/new-jersey-voters-rank-economy-as-no-1-issue-followed-by-immigration-character-and-reproductive-rights/?sc=rsin Tue, 05 Nov 2024 07:30:17 EST When it comes to what's most important in deciding who to vote for in the 2024 presidential election, New Jersey registered voters - much like the rest of the nation - say it's the economy, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.  Voters cite the economy or fiscal issues as No. 1 (22%), followed by immigration (13%), candidate character (11%) and then reproductive rights (9%). Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/majority-of-new-jersey-voters-say-biden-s-2020-win-was-legitimate-trust-electoral-process-and-will-accept-2024-results/?sc=rsin /articles/majority-of-new-jersey-voters-say-biden-s-2020-win-was-legitimate-trust-electoral-process-and-will-accept-2024-results/?sc=rsin Mon, 04 Nov 2024 09:45:44 EST A majority of New Jersey registered voters say they have faith in the legitimacy of the electoral process, whether looking back on 2020 or looking ahead, according to a special Rutgers-Eagleton Poll in partnership with NJ Advance Media and the Miller Center on Policing and Community Resilience at the Eagleton Institute of Politics. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/election-night-week-coverage-rutgers-election-and-political-experts-available4/?sc=rsin /articles/election-night-week-coverage-rutgers-election-and-political-experts-available4/?sc=rsin Sun, 03 Nov 2024 08:45:49 EST Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/researchers-u-s-military-install-concrete-modules-with-self-healing-oyster-reef-structure-in-florida-panhandle-bay-to-protect-base/?sc=rsin /articles/researchers-u-s-military-install-concrete-modules-with-self-healing-oyster-reef-structure-in-florida-panhandle-bay-to-protect-base/?sc=rsin Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:30:35 EST U.S. Air Force officials installed a new kind of structure in the waters of St. Andrew Bay on the shore of the Tyndall U.S. Air Force Base in Northwest Florida on Oct. 30 - the first section of a Rutgers University-designed "self-healing" reef made of custom-designed concrete modules and living oysters. The reef is designed to protect the base and its people from hurricanes and tidal surges. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/not-all-review-bombing-is-bad-for-business/?sc=rsin /articles/not-all-review-bombing-is-bad-for-business/?sc=rsin Thu, 31 Oct 2024 12:55:08 EST Online review platforms such as Yelp may need to rethink a one-size-fits-all approach to moderating reviews and political speech, a Rutgers researcher finds. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/this-halloween-what-are-new-jersey-voters-really-afraid-of-more-than-half-say-the-2024-election/?sc=rsin /articles/this-halloween-what-are-new-jersey-voters-really-afraid-of-more-than-half-say-the-2024-election/?sc=rsin Thu, 31 Oct 2024 09:25:23 EST When asked how the upcoming 2024 presidential election makes them feel, a majority of New Jersey voters express some kind of dread, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.   Fifty-seven percent say something about being anxious (15%), nervous (14%), uneasy (12%), scared (12%) or worried (4%). Eight percent cite being excited, optimistic or hopeful. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/rutgers-health-officials-celebrate-47-5-million-grant-to-improve-health-care-in-new-jersey/?sc=rsin /articles/rutgers-health-officials-celebrate-47-5-million-grant-to-improve-health-care-in-new-jersey/?sc=rsin Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:40:16 EST New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy joined Rutgers and community leaders on Oct. 30 at the Child Health Institute in New Brunswick to celebrate a $47.5 million federal grant for the Rutgers Institute for Translational Medicine and Science that will improve health and well-being for New Jersey residents over the next seven years. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/new-jersey-voters-are-true-blue-to-democrats-but-loyalty-fades-and-uncertainty-rises-in-absence-of-partisanship-down-ballot/?sc=rsin /articles/new-jersey-voters-are-true-blue-to-democrats-but-loyalty-fades-and-uncertainty-rises-in-absence-of-partisanship-down-ballot/?sc=rsin Wed, 30 Oct 2024 09:05:59 EST New Jersey registered voters are more likely to say they will vote for Democrats up and down the ballot between now and Election Day on Nov. 5, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.   Democratic candidates have a double-digit lead over Republican candidates right now, with independents breaking for the former while partisans overwhelmingly support their respective sides. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/buried-alive-carbon-dioxide-release-from-magma-deep-beneath-ancient-volcanoes-was-a-hidden-driver-of-earth-s-past-climate/?sc=rsin /articles/buried-alive-carbon-dioxide-release-from-magma-deep-beneath-ancient-volcanoes-was-a-hidden-driver-of-earth-s-past-climate/?sc=rsin Wed, 30 Oct 2024 06:00:00 EST An international team of geoscientists led by a volcanologist at Rutgers University-New Brunswick has discovered that, contrary to present scientific understanding, ancient volcanoes continued to spew carbon dioxide into the atmosphere from deep within the Earth long past their period of eruptions. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/new-study-refines-understanding-of-kidney-transplant-rejection/?sc=rsin /articles/new-study-refines-understanding-of-kidney-transplant-rejection/?sc=rsin Mon, 28 Oct 2024 14:15:27 EST Findings from Rutgers Health and other researchers may lead to more precise treatment. Rutgers University-New Brunswick /articles/student-documentary-spotlights-health-educators-in-new-brunswick/?sc=rsin /articles/student-documentary-spotlights-health-educators-in-new-brunswick/?sc=rsin Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:55:59 EST A documentary made by student filmmakers at Rutgers under the guidance of an Academy Award-winning educator and an activist documentarian is having its premiere public screening in downtown New Brunswick.   Promotora, a 14-minute film focused on Mexican American women who travel around New Brunswick and serve as educators about health care resources available to their communities, is one of three short films that will be screened during "Mexican/American: The Search for Health and Happiness. Rutgers University-New Brunswick