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Dear RARC Community,
Welcome to the RARC’s latest installment of addiction-related news and events across Rutgers. We hope these digests help you stay informed about the many things happening across Rutgers in the addiction space. Have news or events you’d like us to highlight in an upcoming digest? Send the details to RARC Communication Specialist, Ricki Arvesen (rarc@bhi.rutgers.edu).
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Four Faculty Searches are now Live!
Tenured or Tenure-Track Open Rank Faculty Positions
BHI and RARC are recruiting a tenured or tenure track faculty members at the Assistant/Associate/Professor level across our four research domains: Basic Science; Epidemiology, Etiology, & Prevention; Treatment & Recovery; and Public Policy.
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RARC 2022 Pilot Grant Program
The RARC has launched its 2022 Pilot Program to foster new collaborative, interdisciplinary addiction research among full-time resident faculty, and to support pilot data that will lead to sustained funding from an external agency (e.g., NIH).
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RARC Addiction Seminar Series: Neuroscience (Hybrid)
Join us for our second RARC Addiction Seminar Series focusing on Neuroscience on November 8, 2022 at 12:00 - 1:00pm ET. Speakers include Drs. Ozlem Gunal, Christine Ramdin, Travis Baker, and Mauricio Delgado.
For more information: Click here
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NIAAA-funded T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship - Molecular Neuroscience of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Training
The Rutgers University Molecular Neuroscience of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Training (MNADRT) Program invites applications for NIAAA-funded T32 postdoctoral fellowships related to alcohol and drug abuse research.
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Congratulations to RARC Chair of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Dr. Alexandria Bauer on her Black Bodies, Black Health Seed Grant
Dr. Bauer's Piloting and Refining a Cultural Humility Toolkit Among Mental Health Service Providers aims to assess the experiences of providers from mental health agencies, assess the experiences of underrepresented and minoritized people who utilized mental health services, and pilot the newly developed toolkit among five mental health service provider agencies based in New Jersey.
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Adults Who Misused Alcohol as Teens Report Dissatisfaction and Poor Health in Midlife
A Rutgers-led study found adolescent drinking may indirectly influence long-term physical health and life satisfaction rather than influencing it directly.
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Rutgers Resources Available for Quitting Tobacco
Quitting tobacco products can be difficult, but there's no reason to do it alone. Rutgers has a variety of resources available to help students, staff, and faculty kick the habit!
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NJ Acts Communicating Science Webinar
This workshop will be held on Tuesday, October 25 from 3:00PM - 5:00PM EDT and has been designed to help scientists and researchers learn to engage and inspire diverse audiences through effective communication. Limited registration slots available.
For registration: Click here
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Pathways to Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder Webinar
The Translational Research Training in Addictions for Underrepresented Groups (TRACC) is hosting their next Expert Speaker Series on November 17th, 2022 from 12:30 PM to 1:50PM featuring Katie Witkiewitz, PhD.
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Eighth Annual BHI Symposium
Join us on Friday, December 2, 2022 from 8:00 AM-2:00 PM EDT. at the Busch Student Center in Piscataway, NJ for feature talks by Rutgers faculty presenting their cutting-edge research. The afternoon session includes student/post-doc poster presentations with cash awards to the top three best posters. Register early for discounted rate by November 1, 2022.
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Call for Papers - Genome-wide Molecular Mechanisms of Substance Use Disorders
Department of Psychiatry in the University of Miami is looking for research articles for the new collection, "Genome-wide Molecular Mechanisms of Substance Use Disorders” in Frontiers in Psychiatry.
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Call for Papers - The Social Cost and Public Health Impact of Gambling and Online Game Playing"
The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Journal is is looking for research articles for the Special issue, "The Social Cost and Public Health Impact of Gambling and Online Game Playing".
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Recovery Ecosystems Conference - Impact Through Education, Innovation, & Collaboration
Join NJ-CARS for our 4th annual Recovery Ecosystems Conference on Friday, October 28, 2022 from 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM EDT at the Conference Center at Mercer.
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
On Saturday, October 29, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM turn in unneeded medications for safe disposal at a collection site near you as a measure of preventing medication misuse and opioid addiction from ever starting.
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NIDA-NIAAA Virtual Mini-Convention: Frontiers in Addiction Research
This free 2-day virtual meeting will take place on November 1-2, 2022 from 11:00 AM to 3:20 PM EDT providing a forum for presentations and discussions of current topics in neuroscience and addiction research.
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Doctoral Student Small Grants Program
Reminder: Call for Letter of Intent
Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) Doctoral Student Small Grants Program: A total of five (5) MD, PhD, or MD/PhD students will each receive $5,000 to support their projects. At least one of these awards will be for support of a diversity applicant’s project. Funding will be for one year, beginning promptly after the application has been awarded. Submission deadline - October 28, 20222 at 6:00PM EDT.
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NJHF Annual Grant Program is Now Accepting Applications
The New Jersey Health Foundation is now accepting applications through November 7, 2022 for the recently announced cycle of its Annual Grant Program. This year’s program is comprised of thier Research Grants program which supports early innovative research projects that demonstrate exciting potential and help researchers qualify for larger grants and their new Community Health, Social Service & Education Grants Program which funds health-related community, education and social service projects that address issues impacting society.
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NIDA Racial Equity Initiative
RFA-DA-23-032: NIDA REI: Addressing Racial Equity in Substance Use and Addiction Outcomes Through Community-Engaged Research at Minority Serving Institutions (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity but work on a campus that does not qualify as a Minority Serving Institution with limited NIH funding, there may be a possibility to collaborate with RARC researchers from the Rutgers-Camden campus. Rutgers-Camden not only meets the requirements of this RFA, but also has extensive connections with community agencies that might be interested in partnering. We encourage any interested faculty to contact the RARC (rarc@bhi.rutgers.edu). We would be happy to connect you with Rutgers-Camden investigators and set up a workgroup to help support the application.
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Rutgers Research Council Awards
The Research Council Awards program offers seed funding to support faculty research that tackles challenging disciplinary problems in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and creative arts. Funding is available through six separate funding mechanisms (Individual Fulcrum Awards Program, Social and Racial Justice Awards Program, Climate Action Awards Program, Collaborative Multidisciplinary Awards Program, Subvention Program for the Publication of Scholarly Books, Manuscript Review Award). Applications are due on December 1, 2022.
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To view the RARC list of funding announcements that may be of interest to Rutgers addiction researchers, Click here | | | | |
