Many high school students are unaware of careers in public health and that there are many options available for those interested in improving health and preventing disease beyond being a doctor or a nurse. The Rutgers School of Public Health developed PHocus (Public Health: Outbreaks, Communities, and Urban Studies) to introduce high school students to the interdisciplinary field of public health, as well as to promote population and individual health.

Ellen Francis, Ph.D. has joined the Rutgers School of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology as an assistant professor.

The mobile application, iTHRIVE 365, is the first of its kind to provide psychological health resources, connections to economic support and a safe social space created by and for Black gay, bisexual and other same gender–loving men

Elizabeth Handorf, Ph.D., has joined the Rutgers School of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology as an associate professor. She is also a researcher at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.

Kymberle Landrum Sterling, DrPH, has joined the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies as the associate director for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in July 2023. She will also join the Rutgers School of Public Health as an associate professor in the Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy and Assistant Dean for Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion for Faculty & Talent Development.

Emily V. Merchant, Ph.D., has joined the Rutgers School of Public Health’s Department of Urban-Global Public Health as an assistant professor.

Zachary M. Ehrlich, M.P.H., R.E.H.S., has been named as one of the most politically influential LGBT people in New Jersey by Insider NJ.

Megan Rockafellow Baldoni, Ph.D. M.P.H., has joined the Rutgers School of Public Health’s Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice as an assistant professor. She is also the administrative director of research and evaluation for the Rutgers School of Public Health Center for Public Health Workforce Development.

Rutgers study of cadmium in pregnant women yields crucial insights into the placenta’s role in regulating toxin exposure

Lan Luo, Ph.D., has joined the Rutgers School of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology as an assistant professor.

The majority of individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) treat the chronic and progressive neurological disorder with oral medications, likely because of many factors, including convenience, consumer advertising and approval by health insurers, according to Rutgers researchers.

When it comes to disaster response and recovery operations, it is crucial that workers are prepared before there is an emergency, according to Rutgers researchers.