Tina L. West, Ed.D., M.S., has joined the Rutgers School of Public Health’s Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy as an instructor. She will also serve as the Doctoral Programs Leader. 

Rutgers School of Public Health and the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute examine the progress in implementing New Jersey's ambitious maternal health policies.

Rutgers Health researchers evaluate the reach of Connecting NJ to the state’s most vulnerable from pregnancy through early childhood.

Gwyneth M. Eliasson, assistant professor in the Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy at Rutgers School of Public Health, has been elected to join the American Society for Law, Medicine & Ethics (ASLME) Board of Directors.

Rutgers Health researchers evaluate the early-stage implementation of Family Connects NJ and its role in advancing maternal and child health throughout the state.

Rutgers researchers find that every $1 increase in wages is associated with fewer pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders.

The Rutgers School of Public Health is proud to announce that Vin Gupta, M.D., M.P.A., has been named the 2026 recipient of the Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Award in Public Health, the school’s highest honor. Gupta will also serve as the school’s 40th graduation speaker, addressing graduates, faculty, staff, and guests at the May 2026 ceremony.

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.

Rutgers School of Public Health Dean’s Leadership Council members, Gloria A. Bachmann NCAS’70, RWJMS’72 and James F. Dougherty RC’74, GSNB’75, are part of the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni Class of 2026. The incoming class was selected by the Rutgers University Alumni Association (RUAA) Board of Directors.

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.