Last week, Rutgers’ Office for Research announced a new, unified patent policy that was approved and became effective retroactive to July 1, 2021. The Patent Policy was a collaborative effort between University leadership, faculty, staff, and union representatives. It will enhance efforts to support entrepreneurship and expand the innovation ecosystem at Rutgers.
As part of its commitment to enhancing and simplifying research processes and policies for faculty and staff, the Office for Research (OfR) announced a major update to its Institutional Review Board (IRB) submission process with the launch of eIRB+. The OfR’s eIRB+ implementation team developed the new system in collaboration with over 500 Rutgers faculty and staff.
A Rutgers researcher has teamed up with a local high school student to build a machine-learning approach for screening current and existing drugs to determine which could potentially become effective treatments for addiction-related disorders.
Rutgers faculty elected to the newest class of fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) have made a difference in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, are advancing the understanding of how the brain processes rewards and motivates behavior and are tackling life-or-death questions regarding the success of cancer drugs.
The Office for Research celebrates Women’s History Month by highlighting researchers and research leaders from both Rutgers chancellor-led units across Rutgers and the OfR itself. These women set the standard for Rutgers excellence, and they share with us their career paths, inspirations and motivations, and hopes for the future.
As part of our celebration of Black History Month and commitment to our values of diversity, equity, and inclusion, the Office for Research is highlighting three members of its incredible team who represent key areas of the services we offer to our community of researchers as part of our mission to support the research, scholarship, and creative endeavors of ALL Rutgers faculty. Malica Dock, Tunisia Lipford, and Vivian Thomas-McClain tell the story of their professional journeys, including their experiences, achievements, mentors, and what inspires them.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, announced a historic, transformative open-access partnership with Elsevier, a global leader in information, scientific research, and analytics. The five-year arrangement managed by the Rutgers University Libraries (RUL) will provide the Rutgers community with read access to over 4,600 journals, 1,400 of which are fully open access.