World No Tobacco Day
Today, May 31st, is World No Tobacco Day, this yearly celebration informs the public on the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what the World Health Organization is doing to fight the tobacco epidemic, and what people can do to claim their right to health and healthy living.
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Rutgers-Newark Professor Salamishah Tillet writes in The New York Times about why she refused to watch the video of George Floyd’s murder.
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Police Reform Following George Floyd Murder: One Year Later
Floyd's murder by police in Minneapolis sparked a national outcry over racial justice, including calls to reform policing. But how far have we come over the last year? Rutgers sociologist Paul Hirschfield discusses police reform.
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Free Rides to the Vaccine!
From May 24 through July 4, Uber is offering up to 4 free rides (up to $25 each) to and from your vaccination appointments. We’re almost there. Together, we can help get America moving again.
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Ways Non-Profits Can Champion Equity Through Public Policy
June 2, 3pm ET
Non-profits are uniquely positioned to advance equity and anti-racism by advocating for public policies that will create systemic change. Hear from the state’s leading advocates about how your organization can promote policies to make New Jersey more just and equitable for all residents.
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Recognizing Alzheimer's Disease and
Ways to Improve Cognition
June 4, 12pm ET
This lecture will discuss how to recognize memory problems early on, when it is important to intervene and see a professional, and ways to improve memory.
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Unconscious Bias & Othering
June 4, 12pm ET
The Robert Wood Johnson Medical School invites you to the 8th session of the Rutgers Project ECHO series. James Hill, PhD, Associate Dean for Student Affairs Rutgers New Jersey Medical School will be presenting.
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Vaccinate Against COVID-19 in a FREE Community Vaccination Clinic
June 6, 12pm - 4pm
Open to New Brunswick residents, 12 years or older.
First dose appointment available for: June 6th, June 9th, and June 19th. Location: A.C. Redshaw Elementary School, 216 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (please use door #9 on Delavan Street side).
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Vacunese contra el COVID-19 en una Clinica Comunitaria Gratis
June 6, 12pm - 4pm
Abierto para residentes de New Brunswick, debe tener 12 años o más.
La cita para la primera dosis de la vacuna están disponibles: 6 de Junio, 9 de Junio, y 19 de Junio. Sitio: A.C. Redshaw Elementary School, 216 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (favor de usar la puerta #9 del lado de la calle Delavan).
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Young Scholars Program
The Young Scholars Program (YSP) supports scholarship for early-career researchers. The program funds implementation research that is policy- and practice-relevant and that examines the preparation, competency, compensation, well-being, and ongoing professional learning of the early care and education (ECE) workforce. Letters of Intent are due June 8, 2021. Learn more here.
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The Institute for Women's Leadership Consortium symposium "Making Care Count: Care Work, Gender, and Covid-19" features distinguished leaders whose research, policy work, and activism are advancing our understanding of one of the most pressing issues of our times: the care crisis.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Mental Health America is providing Tools 2 Thrive, learn more here.
The New Jersey Department of Human Services and The Boggs Center recently partnered to produce a webinar for COVID-19 vaccination sites about considerations for individuals with disabilities.
Can You Get COVID After Getting Vaccinated? Here’s What to Know Now About the Vaccines. Learn more here.
New Jersey coronavirus update: Rutgers recruiting children for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine trial. Learn more here.
New Jersey COVID-19 Information Hub: The State of New Jersey has put together a list of resources about the COVID-19 virus including testing sites, signs and symptoms, and FAQs about social services.
You can find community-based and local COVID-19 testing site locations and hours here.
Middlesex County residents can register for a free COVID-19 test at sites throughout the county. Appointments required. The sites provide saliva-based test kits developed at Rutgers University.
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New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science
This newsletter is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award number, UL1TR003017 to Rutgers University. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not represent the official views of the NIH.
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