Rutgers Media Relations http://news.rutgers.edu/medrel The Office of Media Relations handles external communications and serves as the official source of information on behalf of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Rutgers, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Researchers Find Culprit in Mysterious Phytoplankton Death http://news.rutgers.edu/medrel/research/rutgers-woods-hole-o-20091106 <p>A collaboration between Rutgers marine biologists and a marine chemist from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution produces new information about programmed death of phytoplankton</p> Partying with the Dead http://news.rutgers.edu/medrel/research/partying-with-the-de-20091030 <p>The Day of the Dead celebrations, once limited to certain parts of Latin America, have established themselves in North America -- and gotten a new lease on life in their home countries, as well.</p> A Serious Question: Why Do We Laugh? http://news.rutgers.edu/medrel/research/serious-question-why-20091014 <p>We laugh because we think the joke is true, and this helps us recognize others in our tribe.</p> Project L/EARN Preps Students for Grad School, Careers as Health Researchers http://news.rutgers.edu/medrel/research/project-l-earn-preps-20091007 <p>Project L/EARN enables sophomores and juniors from underrepresented populations to explore graduate training and career opportunities in health, mental health and health policy research.</p> Army Tank Rides on Rutgers Recycled Plastic http://news.rutgers.edu/medrel/research/army-tank-rides-on-r-20090929 <p>It’s strong enough to carry automobiles, trucks, and even freight trains. Now, a Rutgers-developed “lumber” made from recycled plastic is bearing its toughest load ever – a 70-ton Army tank.</p> Alcohol, Pregnancy and Brain Cell Death http://news.rutgers.edu/medrel/research/alcohol-and-the-deat-20090826 <p>Alcohol consumption during pregnancy can leave a child with permanent cognitive, emotional and medical impairments which can stem from the destruction of certain neurons that are particularly susceptible to damage during early development.<br /></p> Rutgers' Cultural Anthropologists Tie Global Processes to Everyday Lives http://news.rutgers.edu/medrel/research/cultural-anthropolog-20090408 <p>Global processes affect everyone, from street vendors in Bolivia to farmers in Zimbabwe and Peruvian immigrants in Maryland. Cultural anthropologists study how those processes play themselves out in individual lives, and also how individuals impact those processes.</p>