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Three copies of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

study published in the July 2024 issue of Rutgers University’s Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs overturned decades of conventional wisdom: No level of alcohol consumption is safe. The news ricocheted across newspapers, blogs and policy papers worldwide. Overnight, drinkers paused, putting down their glasses to ponder the health implications of their habit.

“It is by far our most downloaded article ever,” said Paul Candon, the journal’s editorial director. “The impact and reach in the field are off the charts.”

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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is at the center of the state’s world-renowned research and innovation ecosystem. As the largest public research institution in the Garden State, Rutgers helps to build bridges between companies, higher education research institutions, and government agencies — all in the name of advancing discoveries to address worldwide problems.

Lab student at Rutgers-Camden

Under the guidance of Professor of Chemistry and Center for Computational Biology (CCIB) faculty member Jinglin Fu, Rutgers–Camden students are benefiting from a grant of almost $500,000 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The goal of the research is to produce a new nucleic acid nanoparticle-based delivery system for the genome editing of blood stem cells.

Image of Immersive Learning through Science Storytelling Lab members along with donors Don and Penny Pray

The Rutgers Immersive Learning through Science Storytelling Lab, in the School of Environmental and Biological sciences, supports students from a wide variety of majors to partner with Rutgers researchers in the co-creation of compelling video narratives that communicate science as journeys of discovery for peer and public audiences. The Lab’s innovative pedagogical model was recently recognized by the New Jersey State Senate resolution for increasing public trust in science, developing science film leaders, and establishing a model worthy of emulation.

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