Research

Rutgers Health report highlights improvements in care following Nurture NJ policy initiatives.

Exposure to mycotoxins – a broad group of harmful substances produced by mold – during pregnancy may impact placental function, which could result in lower birthweight in humans, according to Rutgers Health researchers.

Nurture NJ is the state’s initiative to improve maternal and infant health through policy and programmatic investments with a vision to make New Jersey the safest, most equitable state in the nation to deliver and raise a baby. Over the past seven years, Governor Murphy has signed over 70 pieces of maternal and infant health-related legislation to support the goals of Nurture NJ, including some of the most revolutionary maternal health policies in the nation.

Center for Environmental Exposure and Disease drives research to combat local contaminants and improve public health

Nearly two-thirds of adults in the U.S. have experienced some form of in-person exposure to gun violence, according to a national study by Rutgers researchers tracking racial disparities in direct and media-based experiences.

When smoke from Canadian wildfires turned New York City skies apocalyptically orange in June 2023, it delivered catastrophic air quality and an unexpected side effect: cooling the New York City region by about 3 degrees Celsius.