Advance Rutgers

Advance Rutgers

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Advance Rutgers episodes

  • Ending Student Hunger
    Hunger on college campuses is a nationwide problem, with one in three students experiencing food insecurity. This episode of the Advance Rutgers podcast explores what food insecurity is, what makes students particularly vulnerable, and the steps Rutgers is taking to address this critical issue. The episode features Cara Cuite, an assistant extension specialist with Rutgers Cooperative Extension and an assistant professor in the Department of Human Ecology at Rutgers–New Brunswick, and Kerri W...
    33 min
  • Exploring Solutions to Gun Violence
    Every year in the United States, more than 40,000 people die by some form of gun violence. Still more tragic, firearms are the leading cause of death among children nationwide. In this episode of the Advance Rutgers podcast, Michael Anestis, Ph.D. describes how the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center (GVRC) uses evidence-based research to address the causes and consequences of gun-related violence, as well as potential solutions to this epidemic. He explains why this research has been so ...
    37 min
  • Building Resiliency in Coastal Communities
    Sea level rise is the biggest threat to coastal communities when it comes to the effects of climate change, according to Alexander Gates. Gates is a distinguished service professor at Rutgers University–Newark and the founder of the Institute for Coastal Climate Change in Urban Areas. In this episode of the Advance Rutgers podcast, he explains why northern New Jersey and New York are at particular risk —plus how the institute will help communities, government agencies, and businesses prepare ...
    29 min
  • Helping Kids Succeed
    Growing up in Camden City, New Jersey, Nyeema Watson dreamed of attending college. But as a first-generation student, her parents didn't know how to help her, and her high school guidance counselor tried to dissuade her. In this episode of the Advance Rutgers podcast, Watson, now vice chancellor for Diversity, Inclusion, and Civic Engagement at Rutgers University–Camden, explains how the right people came along at the right time to make her dream a reality and her college experience a success...
    35 min
  • Eating for a Healthier Gut
    A healthy gut microbiome lowers our risk for disease and helps maintain overall health. So, it’s critical for all of us to nurture our distinct microbiota. This episode of the Advance Rutgers podcast is the second in a two-part microbiome mini-series. In it, Professor Liping Zhao, Eveleigh-Fenton chair of applied microbiology at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, explains why not all sources of dietary fiber are created equal. He also shares how feeding the microbes in his own gut helped him o...
    26 min
  • Our Changing Microbiome
    Our human microbiome helps us do so many things, like digest our food, train our immune system, and protect against illness. But modern-day practices are changing our microbiome and potentially increasing our risk for disease. This episode of the Advance Rutgers podcast is part one of a two-part microbiome mini-series. It features Dr. Martin Blaser, Henry Rutgers Chair of the Human Microbiome and professor of medicine and pathology, and Professor Gloria Dominguez-Bello, Henry Rutgers Professo...
    31 min
  • Rutgers University Crime Lab Unit
    Crime scenes generate an enormous amount of evidence. Solving crimes requires a vast network of professionals—from law enforcement to death scene investigators, medical examiners, forensic scientists, and prosecutors. In this episode of the Advance Rutgers podcast, Kimberlee Moran, an associate teaching professor and director of forensics at Rutgers University–Camden, explains how the Rutgers University Crime Lab Unit will bring all those services under one roof, creating a one-stop shop for ...
    17 min
  • Minds and Machines
    We’re on the brink of a new era, one in which machines aren’t simply tools we use but partners we work with. Developing that partnership in a way that is ethically, morally, and socially just is the subject of the first episode of the Advance Rutgers podcast. Peter March, executive dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and Distinguished Professor of mathematics at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, explains how an exciting interdisciplinary effort called Minds and Machines will push the fron...
    9 min
  • Rutgers Center for Healthy Aging

    The first episode in this series features Dr. XinQi Dong, a nationally renowned geriatrician who became a full-time caregiver for his grandparents when he was just 13, and his vision for the Rutgers Center for Healthy Aging. It also tells the story of Stef O’Keefe, a full-time caregiver and children’s book author whose experience highlights the urgent need for more patient-centered research for older adults, and the challenges millions of people endure while caring for their loved ones.  

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    27 min

About Advance Rutgers

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Advance Rutgers is a podcast about the many ways that Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is addressing critical issues of our day. It’s a show for anyone curious about how Rutgers’ faculty…