Rutgers Institute for Health

Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy & Aging Research is a nationally renowned hub for population health research celebrating 40 years in 2025.

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Check out exciting upcoming events across IFH, our research centers and @rutgershealth on our website https://t.co/VHQ7RtnCKx 📅

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Recently, IFH core faculty Carolyn Sartor & the Resilience Collective led an inaugural conference at Rutgers to advance addiction research, particularly in underserved populations.
https://t.co/feiP3GaB3j

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Rutgers Institute for Health is thrilled to welcome Dr. Felicia Casanova as the newest core member of the Rutgers Health-RWJBarnabas Health Center for Climate, Health, and Healthcare and assistant professor at @RU_nursing!

https://t.co/RaQUtGx1rj

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In our next 🌟 Researcher Spotlight 🌟 we're highlighting the innovative work by Dr. Luciana Mascarenhas Fonseca, a core member of IFH & @Rutgers_ADRD & an @rwjms assistant professor. She is studying aging & dementia in underserved populations 🧠🔬

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Huge congratulations to Dr. Treglia on this accomplishment 👏

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CSHP’s @dan_treglia was recently promoted to Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) at @RWJMS and will continue in his role as a core member of the Center and @RutgersIFH.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Treglia on this milestone: https://t.co/NCFdqn0yuN

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Good morning, Rutgers Nation!

Let’s celebrate the Class of 2026 on this lovely Sunday!

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In our next ✨Researcher Spotlight✨ meet Dr. Brett Millar of IFH's Center for Population Behavioral Health & @RWJMS Psychiatry Department.

Brett studies the health of sexual and gender minorities, focusing on the connection between sleep health and heart health.

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Congratulations to PETS associate professor Daniel Horton on receiving the Outstanding Service Award from the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA)!

Read more about this recognition: https://t.co/1WGzyrVVJ8

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Congratulations to Stephen Crystal, Director of IFH's Center for Health Services Research, who won the @RutgersU Board of Trustees Award for Excellence in Research! 👏

The award honors faculty who have made distinguished research contributions to their discipline & society.

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Rutgers research on stress, hopelessness & cognitive decline by @MichelleChenPhD @williamhu43 & other aging researchers featured in @Inc ↴

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A new study links internalized stress and hopelessness to faster memory decline. https://t.co/5UvQKYLK0K

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Today is #RUGivingDay! IFH is supporting our research internship & data scientist programs. Your generosity helps us grow these programs to better support the next generation of health researchers 💪

Learn more: https://t.co/N8YzhbThFb
Donate today: https://t.co/0Kldhv0hd7

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More than 200 experts gathered for the 2026 Biomedical Informatics & Health AI Symposium, highlighting groundbreaking research, collaboration, and the future of AI in healthcare as part of Rutgers Roadmaps AI Week.

🔗: https://t.co/YZVcD7QIlI

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This Friday is Rutgers Giving Day!

Donations to IFH will support our summer internship program & data scientist pathway program - two initiatives that offer mentorship and hands-on research experience to the next generation of health researchers!

Visit: https://t.co/hC6BLqbQw9

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Congratulations to Joel Cantor @RutgersCSHP and the other amazing @RutgersU health leaders selected for this year's @NJBIZ Health Care Power List!

https://t.co/tRqMqlseBY

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Congratulations to the 2 @RutgersU doctoral candidates who were awarded this year's Howard Leventhal Scholarship! 👏

Michelle Hiner is studying clinical assessments of non-suicidal self-injury.

Siyan Meng is studying the perceptions of e-cigarettes.

https://t.co/cZU7tJnhA0

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Medicaid insurance expansions 2017-2023 sharply increased access to medication treatment for opioid use disorder in a period when fatal overdoses continued to climb, according to RU researchers, including Distinguished Research Professor Stephen Crystal. https://t.co/lIqAkn1wfH

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On Friday, @Ben_A_Bates will give a seminar on "Weathering the Storm: Reducing Hurricane and Winter-Storm Driven Healthcare Disruptions for Cancer Survivors" at the Caribbean Cancer Research Center on Environmental and Natural Hazards.

Attend via Zoom: https://t.co/Gd9UGFoN2T

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"Each COVID-19 infection is a new stress on the body."

IFH researcher Dr. Edmarie Guzmán-Vélez @EdmarieGV describes the risks associated with multiple COVID infections in @Yahoo @ParadeMagazine.
https://t.co/i0eZPPoYge

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IFH's summer internship program is accepting applications through this Sunday!

Learn more about our hands-on research opportunity: https://t.co/MHKuN0LmtS @rutgershealth @RutgersU

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Rutgers Institute for Health's Summer Research Internship program is accepting applications. 📢

Undergrad & grad students can now apply to work on a faculty-led research project this summer.

Learn more & apply by April 6! https://t.co/ff2PogveGL

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How does the air we breathe affect brain health?

Dr. Auriel Willette discusses research linking long-term exposure to air pollution with a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease in @PreventionMag.

https://t.co/55ZvmpmyGb

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New research from IFH & Columbia shows long-term care facilities may be relying more heavily on medications to treat problems that often are social, environmental and staffing-related.

@McKnightsSL talked to co-author Stephen Crystal about the findings.
https://t.co/DF62s41AEl