SHP Doctoral Recipients Paving the Way for Women of Color in Healthcare An emergency room physician assistant, faculty member, and mother of two, Dipali Yeh found the thought of pursuing a doctoral degree daunting. But when Rutgers University joined the Big Ten and the School of Health Professions dean urged faculty to get [...]
Suchismita Ray Awarded NIH Grants for Addiction Research Suchismita Ray, associate professor in the Department of Health Informatics, has been awarded two National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants to fund research into treating the underlying neural mechanisms behind addiction. She received a $3.18 million R61/R33 grant to investigate the efficacy of extended release [...]
Now In its Third Year, Food Pantry Continues to Grow to Meet Need The Rutgers Health Food Pantry has celebrated its third anniversary, marking over 365,000 pounds of food and other items distributed to the Rutgers Health community. Established in September of 2021 to combat food insecurity on campus, the food pantry is [...]
Scholarship Spotlight: Honoring a Legacy of Compassion The Judith Yannariello, Ph.D. Endowed Scholarship at Rutgers School of Health Professions honors the remarkable legacy of a dedicated researcher, mentor, and aspiring physician assistant whose resilience and compassion left a profound impact on her classmates and patients alike.Judith Yannariello, who received her bachelor’s degree from Rutgers [...]
SHP Nutrition Expert Shares Advice on Optimal Dinner Timing Rutgers School of Health Professions lecturer Patrice Paolella, from the Department of Clinical and Preventive Nutrition, was recently featured in Outside magazine, sharing her expertise on the best time to eat dinner for optimal health. In the article, Paolella explores how meal timing [...]
Class of 2024: Precious Izuchukwu, B.S. Clinical Laboratory Sciences Precious Izuchukwu has always been passionate about healthcare. Growing up in Nigeria, she witnessed the gaps in her country’s health care system. “If someone was willing to put in the work to make things better, many deaths could [...]