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Rutgers Tops Pandemic Response Power List

Handling a public health emergency requires strong responses from a variety of institutions. And those institutions need accurate, useful, actionable information to carry out their responsibilities. During the COVID-19 pandemic, that meant developing, gathering and disseminating information about where the virus was spreading, how quickly and among which groups. In New Jersey, institutions of higher education – most notably the state’s flagship public university – provided many of the tools and expertise that helped the state develop a robust response to the emergency. More.
Institute of Jazz Studies Receives “Save America’s Treasures” Grant to Conserve/Preserve Count Basie Collection

The federal grant will help the Institute, at RU-Newark, ensure long-term preservation of William J. “Count” and Catherine Basie papers and artifacts acquired in 2018. Consisting of more than 1,000 artifacts, the collection is unparalleled in its documentation of Count Basie’s life and career. More.
RU-Camden Researcher Invited to Brief U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Nate Link hopes the New Jersey-focused discussion will consider public agencies that can be zealous in their application of financial sanctions, like profitmaking companies – notably bail bond companies, private probation, private prisons, and private institutional health care services – that often dominate the discussion. More.
Rutgers Researchers Discover, Discuss Arrival of "Bat Tick" to NJ

Rutgers vector biology scientists have identified a species of tick associated with bats for the first time in New Jersey. The so-called bat tick is small, brown and irregularly shaped, but could post health risks to people, pets and livestock. A parasite of bats, it is now found in 29 U.S. states. More.

Tricky Call: Cancel Halloween? RBHS Experts Weigh-In

For those with hearts set on trick or treating, medical experts said it’s crucial that children, parents and candy distributors take precautions seriously. Groups should be smaller than normal, and it’s safest if kids head out with pals they’ve already had contact with. More.