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Rutgers Seeks Carbon Neutrality Before the University’s 275th anniversary 

President Jonathan Holloway this week announced the University’s commitment to a Climate Action Plan and the formation of the Office of Climate Action that will lead the University’s efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040. That office also will mobilize Rutgers' strengths to advance just, equitable climate solutions across the University and New Jersey and to work toward the United States' goal of achieving national net-zero greenhouse gas emissions no later than 2050. More.

RU-Newark Professor's Work Reckons with U.S. History of Eugenics 

Jack Tchen, pictured, the director at the Clement Price Institute on Ethnicity, Culture and the Modern Experience at RU-Newark, discusses reckoning with how eugenicist ideals are still wrapped up in current social structures in an WNYC radio interview. More.
Well-Being at Forefront of RU-Camden Nursing Effort in City

Through a grant from the New Jersey COVID-19 Service Corps, RU‒Camden nursing students, including Anastasia Dudzinski, pictured, are providing COVID-19 vaccinations and health services to Camden residents while at the same time studying the social determinants of health to find solutions to help improve health care for city residents. More.

RBHS Studies Use of Telehealth to Help the Incarcerted Quit Smoking

Telehealth smoking cessation treatment programs can reduce tobacco-related disparities among incarcerated smokers, according to the study, which found that video conferencing with tobacco treatment specialists may help smokers incarcerated in rural prisons quit. More.