Bed bugs have become a common pest in the past 15-20 years in the U.S. They feed on human and their bites cause pain, itchiness and loss of sleep, etc. To find effective methods to control this pest, it is necessary to learn its behavior. In particular, understanding the bed bug host searching behavior will help us find better materials or methods to detect them or control them. Recent research found some novel active compounds that are attractive to bed bugs in lab studies. But their effectiveness (...)
Aresty Research Assistant
SEBS - Entomology
I am beginning research on a book about the 2000 Florida election recount and its consequences for the American political system. On Election Night, 2000, the networks first projected Al Gore, the Democrat, as the winner of Florida -- and likely of the Electoral College and the presidency. Then they retracted that call and projected George Bush, Jr., the Republican. Then they retracted that call as it became evident that the election was so close that it would trigger an automatic recount. For the (...)
Aresty Research Assistant
SAS - Art History, SC&I - Journalism & Media (...)
History, Media , Politics
Aresty Research Assistant
Castles, Communities, and Sustainability: Lessons from Scotland for the 21st Century
This research project parallels a Rutgers Faculty-led Study Abroad program of the same name running in Summer 2025 and Summer 2026. Some undergraduates who participated in the Summer 2025 program identified research topics and collected data for their senior projects. This research project uses a comparative, cross-cultural perspective that highlights the multiculturalism and gender (...)
Aresty Research Assistant
SEBS - Human Ecology
Environment , Environmental Policy, History, Identity (...)
Cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death in the US (>600K people died of cancer yearly), accounting for one in five deaths nationwide. Cancer has posed a high socioeconomic burden with an annual cost of > $200 billion. Novel approaches to target critical proteins in cancer biology are in desperate need and have been regarded as the foundation of precision medicine in cancer therapy. Protein modifications play a key role in regulating protein functions and signaling pathways. Among them, arginylation (...)
Aresty Research Assistant
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Chemistry, Drugs
Nonprofit organizations’ survival, adaptation, and thriving are key to the community health and societal well-being. Given the critical roles nonprofit organizations play in social value creation, research has highlighted the significance of organizational listening for nonprofit organizations to advance social inclusion and gender equities. Organizational listening involves more than hearing what stakeholders are saying; it is a communication process that requires actively and effectively assessing (...)
Aresty Research Assistant
SC&I - Communication
Communication , Management , Public Policy
