New Jersey’s tidal marshes aren’t keeping up with sea level rise and may disappear completely by the next century, according to a study led by Rutgers researchers.

Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, in close collaboration with New York University, has received $11.6 million in funding from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to develop the Rutgers-NYU Center for Asian Health Promotion and Equity. The center will serve as a regional hub for researchers to conduct studies on cardiometabolic disease and mental health issues in Asians throughout the NJ-NY area.

Rutgers experts analyzed federal data ahead of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (October) and found that 

It’s been a record year for innovation at Rutgers University, and for the Innovation Ventures (now Technology Transfer) team in the Office for Research, despite the challenges and new reality that came with the COVID-19 pandemic. Even limited access to laboratories, countless Zoom meetings, and the burnout many experienced over the past year could not stop the Rutgers Research and Innovation engine.

Rutgers researchers and their collaborators have found that learning -- a universal feature of intelligence in living beings -- can be mimicked in synthetic matter, a discovery that in turn could inspire new algorithms for artificial intelligence.

Research led by Rutgers University‒Camden scholars Catherine Grgicak and Desmond Lun finds that since genetic material collected from a crime scene often comes from more than one person, evaluating forensic DNA evidence is not absolute, but contextual, to correctly reveal the identity of a criminal.

 A study by researchers at the Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy finds that melatonin significantly reduces kidney failure in people being treated with the antibiotic vancomycin               

Nuclear war would cause many immediate fatalities, but smoke from the resulting fires would also cause climate change lasting up to 15 years that threatens worldwide food production and human health, according to a study by researchers at Rutgers University, the National Center for Atmospheric Research and other institutions.

Rutgers pioneers a virtual approach to clinical trials, revolutionizing how studies are performed and increasing participant access, leading to stronger scientific results and accelerated treatment.

While social distancing and wearing masks kept last year’s flu season at an all-time low, experts expect flu cases will soar this year as students return to school and employees go back to the office and are urging people to get their flu vaccine to prevent the nation’s health care system from being overwhelmed by influenza and COVID-19.

Advancing its mission and leadership role to improve climate risk management critical to societal well-being, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey will lead a multi-university Megalopolitan Coastal Transformation Hub made possible by a grant through the National Science Foundation’s Coastlines and People Program with expected total funding of $19.9+ million over the next five years.

Rutgers Women’s Health Institute addresses the unique health concerns of women reentering society after incarceration through a new state commission.