Nicotine is the drug that keeps people coming back to cigarettes but not the substance that causes serious health effects in people who use tobacco. It is the tar and toxic chemical mix in tobacco and tobacco smoke that causes cancer, lung disease and 490,000 deaths in the U.S. each year.

New recommendations, co-authored by members of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension who include Rutgers School of Public Health alum Sara Elnakib, aim to remove the mystery from the food donation process to get more wholesome, healthy nutrition to the people who need it most.

A Rutgers Health researcher notes that certain red flags can make misleading respondents easier to recognize.

Selected for the prestigious Eagleton Fellowship, three Rutgers School of Public Health students will explore how public health informs policy and public service statewide.

Rutgers Health’s evaluation of Nurture NJ examines efforts to expand access to services provided by midwives, doulas and lactation consultants.

Katie Zapert, assistant dean for research at the Rutgers School of Public Health, has received the 2025 Rutgers Gateway Award (Service to Employees).

Maryanne Campbell, assistant director of the New Jersey Safe Schools Program at the Rutgers School of Public Health, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Dr. Robert Synovitz Emerging Professional Award by the American School Health Association.

At a moment when the federal government has sharply cut funding for gun violence prevention science, the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center has increased its commitment to expanding the field through funding grants and, this year, is issuing more than $1.1 million in awards.

From NCAA athlete to sustainability professional, Lou Mialhe, MPH ’24, is redefining how sport can serve as a catalyst for health and environmental impact.

In a commentary published by the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers at Rutgers Health, Harvard University and the University of Pittsburgh discuss the impact of unregulated mobile health and generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications that claim to assist in substance use reduction. 

Support from family, friends and partners can influence a person’s behaviors around firearms, with more support corresponding to a reduction in unsafe behaviors, according to Rutgers Health researchers.