U.S. Trans Fat Ban Can Save Lives, Says Rutgers Nutrition Expert
Rutgers University-New BrunswickShauna Downs, an international food systems researcher, explains what the FDA’s impending trans fat ban means for America’s health
Shauna Downs, an international food systems researcher, explains what the FDA’s impending trans fat ban means for America’s health
Rutgers Global Health Institute’s director discusses how rejecting scientific facts can undermine progress in public health – and how the medical profession can further public understanding of science
Former Planned Parenthood vice president of education and Mailman School of Public Health faculty member advocates for underserved, marginalized populations
A Poison Control Center expert at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School discusses the health implications of legalized recreational marijuana
More than 20 leaders at Rutgers University, including Rutgers University–New Brunswick Chancellor Deba Dutta, will join Governor-elect Philip D. Murphy’s Transition2018 committees to undertake policy analysis and recommendations on a host of state issues and new initiatives as the new gubernatorial administration prepares to take office.
The Climate Science Special Report, released last week by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, details the science behind global warming and its current and potential impacts on the American economy, communities, public health and infrastructure. One of the report’s lead authors is Robert E. Kopp, a professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, director of Rutgers’ Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS) and co-director of Rutgers’ Coastal Climate Risk and Resilience Initiative.