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Rutgers Study Shows Depleted Fish Stocks Can Come Back from the Brink

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Fish stocks that have been depleted for decades can find their own way back to healthy levels if timely limits are put on their catch, Rutgers scientists say.

Research Opportunities Expose Rutgers Students to UMDNJ Endeavors

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:17:11 -0400

Rutgers undergraduates participating in Aresty Research Center programs for nearly a decade have benefitted from doing life sciences research with professors at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey who will join the Rutgers family this summer.

Studies Find Wild Bees and Insects Essential to Food Security

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:24:33 -0400

Pollination accounts for most of our food, and wild bees and other insects account for half the pollination. It's a good idea to have a little wild space around, so the wild pollinators have a place to live.

Rutgers Physics Professors Find New Order in Quantum Electronic Material

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:47:01 -0500

A new type of order, or symmetry, discovered in an exotic material made with uranium may one day lead to enhanced computer displays and data storage systems and more powerful superconducting magnets for medical imaging and levitating high-speed trains.

Rutgers, UMDNJ Mark 25 Years of Attacking Environmental Hazards

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:28:39 -0400

The Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (EOHSI) was created in 1987 to pinpoint problems and resolve hazards in a state dotted with brownfields and polluted waterways.

Exercise Motivation: How to Change ‘Just Do It’ to ‘I Want to Do It’

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:44:23 -0400

Rutgers neuroscientist Joan Morrell beieves the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain that plays a key role in learning and decision-making, can be trained, untrained and retrained by actions, creating habits that lead to motivation.

Gaming the Flu: How We Decide to Get Vaccinated, or Not

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:23:37 -0400

If you're young and healthy, the flu isn't much of a threat to you. But if you get vaccinated, you increase humanity's general immunity to the disease. How can public health officials convince you to get vaccinated? Rutgers psychologist Gretchen Chapman applies game theory for the first time to this dilemma.

Rutgers Anthropologist Leads Project Cataloging Scientific Finds on What Makes Us Human

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:47:06 -0400

Anthropology Professor Robert Blumenschine and a group of scientists from around the world are trying to unlock the mystery of what makes us human more than 50 years after famed British scientist Louis and Mary Leakey discovered fossils of our earliest human ancestors.

A Diverse Picture of Early Humans Emerges

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:37:36 -0400

When paleontologists find really, really old bones, Rutgers geologist Craig Feibel tells them how old is really, really old.

Rutgers Engineers Design Cell Phone App to Reduce Distracted Driving

Sun, 29 Jul 2012 12:07:18 -0400

Laws that limit cell phone use while driving don’t seem to be curbing accidents blamed on drivers who insist on talking or texting behind the wheel. Rutgers engineers believe technology can do what threats of fines or jail time don't seem to be doing - making cell phones automatically become less distracting while their owners are driving.

Rutgers Physicists Contribute to Worldwide Search for the Higgs Boson

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 20:15:57 -0400

Rutgers particle physicists tuned in to a July 4 seminar in Europe where researchers said they discovered a new particle consistent with the so-called "God particle."

Some Good News About the Ocean from Rutgers

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:09:28 -0400

The ocean immediately off the New Jersey coast is healthier environmentally than we thought.

Student Research at Rutgers Spans Humanities, Sciences, Technology

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:09:06 -0400

The 2012 Presidential Race: Rutgers Research Goes Beyond Political Rhetoric

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:35:55 -0500

Throughout this election season, Rutgers has been at the center of original research and teaching about the U.S. political system, national security, education, tax reform and income inequality, jobs and the worst economic conditions since the Great Depression.

Eureka! Kitchen Gadget Inspires Scientist to Make More Effective Plastic Electronics

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:17:43 -0500

A kitchen gadget that vacuum seals food in plastic inspired a Rutgers physicist to improve the performance of organic transistors for potential use in video displays.

Rutgers Study Finds New Jersey's Adult Minority, Immigrant Populations Favor Clinics as Health Care Providers

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:58:11 -0500

While almost 85 percent of New Jersey’s adults have a usual source of medical care, the nearly 6 percent who utilize clinics are generally poorer and sicker than those who visit private doctors or group practices, a Rutgers study finds.

Rutgers-led Study Finds Largest Galaxy Cluster in Early Universe using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:00:00 -0500

Rutgers astrophysicists and their collaborators have discovered an exceptional galaxy cluster, the largest seen in the distant universe. The finding will help scientists learn more about the mysterious phenomena of dark matter and dark energy.

In Preventing Vitamin A Deficiency, a Little Friendly Bacteria Might Go a Long Way

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:25:56 -0500

Can probiotic bacteria find happiness in the human gut, and thereby provide people with a continuing supply of vitamin A? Some Rutgers scientists intend to find out.

Rutgers Study: When it Comes to Use of Dental Services, not all New Jersey Youngsters are Equal

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:53:23 -0500

While New Jersey's children generally experienced improved access to dental care between surveys conducted in 2001 and 2009 by Rutgers' Center for State Health Policy, gaps remain largely based on race/ethnicity, health insurance status and family income.

Giving Thanks: Rutgers Works to Build a Better Cranberry

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 09:00:45 -0500

Building better cranberries is Nichola Vorsa’s business, a process that can’t be rushed. But new genomic tools at Rutgers may speed things up a bit, and help Vorsa develop his next variety a little faster.

Thomas Edison’s First Wife May Have Died of a Morphine Overdose

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:06:43 -0500

In researching the 6th volume of the Thomas Edison papers, Louis Carlat and his team uncovered new information about Edison’s life, including the intriguing possibility that his first wife, Mary Edison, died from a morphine overdose.

Rutgers Neuroscientist says Critical Protein Prevents Secondary Damage after Stroke

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:27:58 -0400

Researchers believe a protein already in the brain could eventually lead to the development of a new drug to prevent increased neurological damage as a result of a stroke.

Rutgers, UMDNJ Provide Unprecedented Insight into Fighting Viruses

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:35:55 -0400

Scientists identify protein structure that could help lead to new drugs to combat viruses not treated with current medications.

Ten Years After the September 11 Terror Attacks

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:15:07 -0400

Rutgers faculty, students lead research initiatives examining the ongoing health, legal and human costs of a defining moment in world history.

Some Crustaceans Can Survive Better in Polluted Waters than Their Finfish Predators

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:39:54 -0400

Rutgers research furthers the understanding of how pollution affects marine life.

The Energy Debate: Coal vs. Nuclear

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Rutgers Professor Michael Greenberg examines Americans' risk beliefs and preferences for coal and nuclear energy and finds factors other than global warming and the potential for nuclear power plant accidents figure into their choices.

Improving a Child’s Chance to Grow Up Healthy

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:32:46 -0400

If you re-shaped your diet and lifestyle, would it help prevent childhood obesity?

Students Team with Faculty on Research to Improve Life in Garden State

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:48:28 -0400

Exploding Stars and Stripes

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The discovery of a pattern of X-ray “stripes” in the remains of an exploded star may provide the first direct evidence that a cosmic event can accelerate particles to energies a hundred times higher than achieved by the most powerful particle accelerator on Earth.

Learning from Volcanic Eruptions 200 Million Years Ago

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:28:27 -0500

Pour enough magma out through Earth's crust, and you can change the atmosphere radically.