The Empowerment through Science and Technology Initiative - ESTI

05/04/2022

Participate in research at Rutgers-Newark!

04/25/2022

How can the 30x30 plan help the US?

Achieving the 30x30 goal, as it is known, requires much more than declaring more national parks

03/09/2022

Psychologists urge peers to take action on climate change

The nation’s largest association of psychologists said its members should do more to treat the dangerous health effects of rising temperatures

02/28/2022

Research create a phantom sixth finger, and make it disappear!

An unsettling illusion points to both philosophy and robotics

02/16/2022

Certain ecosystems are past the point of adapting to the increasing temperatures, which could mean dire consequences for both humans and animals

Scientists outlined the risks of climate inaction ahead of a major IPCC report later this month

01/05/2022

Portable MRIs would make this technology accessible to almost two thirds of the world that do not have access to a traditional MRI

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-portable-mri-makes-imaging-more-democratic/ #

An open-source approach downsizes today’s clunking behemoths with permanent magnets and deep-learning algorithms

12/22/2021

The FDA has approved new preventive medicine for This marks a milestone for the science community as we continue to progress towards more treatment and preventive medicine for HIV

Approval marks pivotal expansion of HIV prevention options in the United States.

12/15/2021

What's happening in Antartica leaves scientists worried about how fast climate change is actually happening


https://nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/13/climate/antarctic-climate-change.html

Wilder winds are altering crucial currents. The sea is releasing ancient carbon dioxide. Vast ice shelves are melting from below. See why the experts are increasingly alarmed.

12/08/2021

What scientists know about the variant so far

COVID researchers are working at breakneck speed to learn about the variant’s transmissibility, severity and ability to evade vaccines.

12/01/2021

With the Climate Crisis on the rise, scientists are trying to save the Last Ice Area for species most at risk - like the polar bear

The Last Ice Area may be the final refuge for summer sea ice and the creatures that depend on it. Saving it is an ambitious goal with many hurdles.

11/24/2021

Why people won't alter their holiday travel plans - even for a pandemic.

One reason: we’re deeply attached to familiar rituals

11/17/2021

Researchers are investigating antidepressants' effect on COVID-19

Researchers are still puzzling over what this drug does at the molecular level to help COVID patients