Classically Trained Flutist Starts Group to Support Underrepresented Musicians, Artists

Sana Colter, a classically trained flutist at the Mason Gross School of the Arts, remembers growing up in Harlem, learning to play the flute and piano in fourth grade and thinking that she would have to stop because her parents couldn’t afford the...
20-Feb-2020 2:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Rutgers to Host Last Witness to Emmett Till Abduction

Rutgers–New Brunswick’s Department of American Studies on Thursday, Feb. 20, will host the Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., the last living witness to the abduction of Emmett Till, for a discussion on Love, Forgiveness and Reconciliation.
17-Feb-2020 11:15 AM EST Add to Favorites

Dental School Surgeon Explores Link Between WWI Facial Trauma and Modern Plastic Surgery

Shahid Aziz, a professor of oral and maxillofacial surgeon at the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, who treats many facial trauma patients, shows how facial trauma in WWI contributed to the rise of modern plastic surgery.
17-Feb-2020 10:15 AM EST Add to Favorites

Scholarly Journals Work Together to Disseminate Knowledge in Ob-Gyn

A Rutgers-led study in JAMA Network Open, found substantial differences between top-cited ob-gyn articles that were published in non-specialty journals compared to those published in ob-gyn journals.
13-Feb-2020 2:15 PM EST Add to Favorites

E-Cigarette Use Among Teens May Be Higher Than Previously Thought, Study Finds

Juul may have influenced high school students’ perception of vaping such that some Juul users do not consider themselves e-cigarette users, a Rutgers study finds.
13-Feb-2020 11:25 AM EST Add to Favorites

Children’s Fingertip Injuries Could Signal Abuse

Many children who suffer fingertip injuries have been abused, according to a Rutgers study. The researchers found that children who had a documented history of abuse or neglect were 23 percent more likely to suffer a fingertip injury before age 12.
12-Feb-2020 10:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

Young Men Unaware of Risks of HPV Infection and Need for HPV Vaccination

Young sexual minority men — including those who are gay, bisexual, queer or straight-identified men who have sex with men — do not fully understand their risk for human papillomavirus (HPV) due to a lack of information from health care...
11-Feb-2020 11:10 AM EST Add to Favorites

Superior “Bio-Ink” for 3D Printing Pioneered

Rutgers biomedical engineers have developed a “bio-ink” for 3D printed materials that could serve as scaffolds for growing human tissues to repair or replace damaged ones in the body. Their study was published in the journal Biointerphases.
10-Feb-2020 2:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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