"As a trauma surgeon in Newark and an assistant professor of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, I live in the lane of gun violence. The backlash to the NRA's admonition from fellow physicians was swift and devastating in its visual impact. Images of bloody operating rooms and blood-soaked scrubs scattered our newsfeeds." -- Stephanie Bonne, MD, FACS
The model, a partnership, has four components: civics in the schools; civics in the universities and online for all residents; associations of interested residents called civic trusts; and an embrace by City Hall of the concept of empowerment. More.
A growing number of adolescents are going untreated for major depression nationwide, warranting enhanced educational, policy and service capacity efforts, according to a new RUCamden study. More.
Scientists at Rutgers University involved with the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS), a nationwide volunteer network for observing precipitation, is seeking volunteer weather observers. More.
