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Mana Mehdizadeh

Targum spotlight: RHUT promotes reproductive health education on campus

The Reproductive Health Universal Taskforce (RHUT) is an on-campus student organization that has hosted informative activities on reproductive rights for the Rutgers community since its founding in 2015.Feb 15

NIH awards U. researchers $3 million to study infant health

The National Institute of Health (NIH) has issued a grant of approximately $3 million to University researchers to investigate how environmental factors during pregnancy affect children's health outcomes, said Emily Barrett, a professor in and vice chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology.Feb 9

Starting semester off snowy: U. community reacts to class cancellations due to weather

The recent snowfall in New Jersey that occurred during the second week of January impacted University operations and students, including classes and extracurricular activities.Feb 8

U. professors discuss involvement in new statewide maternal health care program

In January, New Jersey rolled out a new initiative called Family Connects New Jersey (Family Connects NJ) that provides mothers with free assistance from pediatric nurses during the first two weeks following childbirth, according to a press release.Feb 5

U. professor creates device to speed up white blood cell measuring process

A Rutgers researcher and his startup company have created a new, more accessible device to measure white blood cells, a critical indicator of immune system health, according to a press release. Jan 29

What's in your water? Plastic water bottles contain dangerous nanoplastics, U. researchers find

A recent study conducted by researchers from Rutgers and Columbia University indicates that there are high amounts of nanoplastic particles present in single-use plastic water bottles, according to a press release.Jan 25

Targum spotlight: Rutgers Amnesty International aims to create space for human rights activism

International Human Rights Day is globally recognized as December 10, the anniversary of the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. This year marks 75 years since the declaration's original adoption by the United Nations General Assembly. Dec 11

New Jersey Reparations Council, U. community panelists discuss reparations for systemic racism

On Monday, the Segregation in New Jersey Committee of the New Jersey Reparations Council hosted a public forum, the second of nine virtual committee meetings to be held over a two-year period. Dec 7

U. researchers receive $5 million grant to study placenta's relationship to early infant development

On October 30, Rutgers, along with Tulane University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Rochester, announced a collaborative research center called the Integrated Transporter Elucidation Center (InTEC), according to a press release. Nov 21 2023

U. study identifies link between ADHD, dementia

In a recent Rutgers study, researchers found a heightened risk of dementia in adults diagnosed with ADHD.Nov 2 2023

U. professor receives $800,000 grant for leukemia research

Daniel Herranz Benito, an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology, recently received an $800,000 grant from the V Foundation for Cancer Research to further research T cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (T-ALL).Nov 1 2023

Three U. researchers selected as Ocean Decade Champions by National Science Foundation

Last month, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Kaleta A. Doolin Foundation (KADF) selected three Rutgers faculty members to be named 2023 Ocean Decade Champions, according to a press release.Oct 24 2023