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Rutgers' new pathway offers biomedical training for Newark-area teachers and students

By South Middlesex Times | Aug 30, 2024

For Regina Bruce, a science teacher at Newark’s Technology High School and a Rutgers master’s student in biomedical sciences, the summer was an opportunity to hone her skills at the bench—a Rutgers New Jersey Medical School lab bench, to be precise.

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Rutgers partners aim at improving flu vaccination rates among Black Americans

By South Middlesex Times | Aug 29, 2024

Flu vaccination coverage has been consistently lower among Black Americans since 2010, with 43 percent of Black adults receiving the vaccine versus 51 percent of White adults in the 2022–23 season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Rutgers alumna's dance film to feature at New Jersey Film Festival

By South Middlesex Times | Aug 28, 2024

Kiana Rosa Fischer, a Rutgers University–New Brunswick alumna and dance instructor at the Mason Gross School of the Arts, has added filmmaker to her list of roles. Fischer, who is also a freelance dancer, choreographer, and Pilates instructor, wrote, produced, and directed an 8-minute experimental dance film titled "These Years." The film will be screened as part of the Fall 2024 New Jersey Film Festival.

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Virus discovery explains nationwide die-off of superworms

By South Middlesex Times | Aug 28, 2024

Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists have discovered a virus responsible for a nationwide die-off of superworms, commonly used as food for birds, reptiles, other pets, and increasingly humans as an alternative protein source. This discovery also introduces a novel method for identifying emerging viruses and pathogens in humans, plants, and animals.

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Safety tips from NJ Poison Control Center during back-to-school season

By South Middlesex Times | Aug 27, 2024

The start of the school year is a hectic period for families and teachers, often leading to situations where unintentional poisonings could occur due to lack of attention.

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Exhibition at Zimmerli Art Museum highlights accessibility challenges faced by disabled artists

By South Middlesex Times | Aug 26, 2024

The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University–New Brunswick is presenting Smoke & Mirrors, its main fall exhibition, which challenges traditional notions of accessibility in art spaces. The exhibit features the work of 14 international artists with disabilities and explores "access aesthetics," a genre that makes inequities in museums more transparent.

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Where were the cheapest places to fill up on diesel in cities in Middlesex County in week ending Aug. 17?

By South Middlesex Times | Aug 26, 2024

The lowest price of diesel in cities throughout Middlesex County was found at three gas stations in the week ending Aug. 17, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

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Which former South Middlesex Times area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon Aug. 26?

By South Middlesex Times | Aug 25, 2024

These former South Middlesex Times area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon Aug. 26.

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South Middlesex Times area weekly mass times

By South Middlesex Times | Aug 24, 2024

The following parishes in the South Middlesex Times coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Cheapest midgrade gas in cities across Middlesex County in week ending Aug. 17

By South Middlesex Times | Aug 23, 2024

The only price of midgrade gas in cities throughout Middlesex County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Aug. 17, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

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Protein from gut parasite accelerates wound healing without scarring

By South Middlesex Times | Aug 23, 2024

Rutgers Health researchers have discovered that a protein produced by parasitic worms in the gut enhances wound healing in mice.

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Where could drivers find the cheapest gas in cities within Middlesex County in week ending Aug. 17?

By South Middlesex Times | Aug 23, 2024

The lowest price of regular gas in cities throughout Middlesex County was found at two gas stations in the week ending Aug. 17, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

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1 gas station in cities throughout Middlesex County had the cheapest premium gas in week ending Aug. 17

By South Middlesex Times | Aug 22, 2024

The only price of premium gas in cities throughout Middlesex County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Aug. 17, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

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Study finds global crop yields limited by insufficient pollination

By South Middlesex Times | Aug 22, 2024

A team of researchers led by Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists has analyzed crop yields from over 1,500 fields on six continents and found that the production of essential, nutritionally dense foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes is being limited by a lack of pollinators.

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Study links IVF with doubled preterm birth risk amid pregnancy complication

By South Middlesex Times | Aug 21, 2024

Women who conceive through in vitro fertilization (IVF) and experience serious pregnancy complications are twice as likely to deliver early compared to those with only one of these factors, according to a Rutgers Health researcher.

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Researchers uncover impact of long Covid on children's health

By South Middlesex Times | Aug 21, 2024

In the most comprehensive national study since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of researchers, including a Rutgers-organized consortium of pediatric sites, has concluded that long COVID symptoms in children are tangible, pervasive, wide-ranging, and clinically distinct within specific age groups.

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Rutgers researchers discover new method to manage sense of touch

By South Middlesex Times | Aug 19, 2024

Rutgers researchers have discovered a new method to manage receptors that control the sense of touch, potentially leading to more effective treatments for chronic pain.

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1 gas station in cities throughout Middlesex County had the cheapest midgrade gas in week ending Aug. 10

By South Middlesex Times | Aug 19, 2024

The only price of midgrade gas in cities throughout Middlesex County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Aug. 10, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

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South Middlesex Times area weekly mass times

By South Middlesex Times | Aug 17, 2024

The following parishes in the South Middlesex Times coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Cheapest E85 gas in cities across Middlesex County in week ending Aug. 10

By South Middlesex Times | Aug 17, 2024

The only price of E85 gas in cities throughout Middlesex County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Aug. 10, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.