The $5 million NIH award will expand access to testing predominantly Black and Latinx communities in Essex, Middlesex, Passaic and Union counties, places where Rutgers academic medical centers are deeply rooted. More.

Gun ownership is normally a topic of heated debate, but will it have an impact on the 2020 election? This election has many challenging topics to face; gun ownership might play a secondary role to the coronavirus, the economy and racial tensions. Michael Anestis from the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center, at RU, weighs in. More.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the grant to RU—Newark to support a Sawyer Seminar on the Comparative Study of Cultures entitled "Natives and Nativists, Migrants and Immigrants in an American City." More.

With only weeks to go until Americans decide their next president, congressional lawmakers have renewed talks on a second round of stimulus spending. So, what are the prospects of a second stimulus package, the proposals on the table and the pros and cons of a new bill? More.

Robert Johnson discusses the importance of including minority communities in the quest for effective therapies like vaccine. Dr. Johnson, pictured, notes that gaining trust from minority communities to participate in medical research is not as straightforward as it seems. More.