Tag: Rutgers University

  • Edward Alessi, Rutgers University – LGBT Migrants

    Edward Alessi, Rutgers University – LGBT Migrants

    Life for migrants is not easy, and it can be even harder on the LGBT community. Edward Alessi, assistant professor in the School of Social Work at Rutgers University, details the hardships these groups face during their relocation. Dr. Edward J. Alessi is Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work at Rutgers, The State…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2016.3.21)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2016.3.21)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.3.21 Monday, March 21 Edward Alessi of Rutgers University explores the lives of the LGBT community among migrants fleeing the crisis in their home country. Tuesday, March 22 Jack Gilbert of the University of Chicago discusses why sharing microbes with your neighbors can make everyone healthier. Wednesday, March 23 Clay Calvert of…

  • Don Schaffner, Rutgers University – Wash Your Hands!

    Don Schaffner, Rutgers University – Wash Your Hands!

    It’s no big secret that washing your hands regularly will help keep you healthy. Washing keeps bacteria and other pathogens at bay and all research suggests that keeping clean is a good thing. But, as Don Schaffner, a professor in Rutgers University’s Department of Food Science, will tell us: hand washing is an inexact process.…