Rutgers Addiction Research Center
@rutgersarc.bsky.social
The RARC at the Brain Health Institute brings together researchers, clinicians, and community members dedicated to tackling addiction.
New study in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, co-authored by Angelo DiBello (GSAPP), examines how college students who drink heavily reduce alcohol-related harms. Findings highlight both established & emerging strategies, varying across phases of drinking & social support. https://loom.ly/EbDZbTs
Expanding perspectives on reducing harms from drinking in college: A qualitative study.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM
New study in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, co-authored by Angelo DiBello (GSAPP), examines how college students who drink heavily reduce alcohol-related harms. Findings highlight both established & emerging strategies, varying across phases of drinking & social support. https://loom.ly/EbDZbTs
Free Webinar alert! Leading researchers will break down neuromodulation techniques, how they work, and what current science suggests about their potential role in addiction treatment—presented in a clear, accessible way for a broad audience.
🔗 https://loom.ly/h2pi8BI
🔗 https://loom.ly/h2pi8BI
Neuromodulation: Promising New Approaches to Addressing Substance Use Disorders
Neuromodulation is gaining attention as an effective approach for treating substance use disorders. These techniques work by using electrical, magnetic, or soundwave stimulation to stimulate brain circuits affected by addiction. Research shows encouraging results in reducing craving and relapse risk. During this webinar, leading researchers will provide an overview of neuromodulation, including the different techniques and how they work, and what current science shows about their potential rol
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February 5, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Free Webinar alert! Leading researchers will break down neuromodulation techniques, how they work, and what current science suggests about their potential role in addiction treatment—presented in a clear, accessible way for a broad audience.
🔗 https://loom.ly/h2pi8BI
🔗 https://loom.ly/h2pi8BI
Congratulations to Anna Konova (RWJMS) on her election as a Full Member of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP). This honor recognizes outstanding scientific contributions and leadership in neuropsychopharmacology, mental health, & addiction research 🔗 https://loom.ly/plIC8jI
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Full Member of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP)
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February 4, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Congratulations to Anna Konova (RWJMS) on her election as a Full Member of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP). This honor recognizes outstanding scientific contributions and leadership in neuropsychopharmacology, mental health, & addiction research 🔗 https://loom.ly/plIC8jI
New Jersey is removing long-standing barriers to integrated care. New licensing rules now allow physical health, mental health, & addiction treatment under one license. Rutgers CSPHP researcher Ann Nguyen explains why this reform is a major win for patients and providers.
🔗 https://loom.ly/1PSjDAY
🔗 https://loom.ly/1PSjDAY
February 3, 2026 at 2:05 PM
New Jersey is removing long-standing barriers to integrated care. New licensing rules now allow physical health, mental health, & addiction treatment under one license. Rutgers CSPHP researcher Ann Nguyen explains why this reform is a major win for patients and providers.
🔗 https://loom.ly/1PSjDAY
🔗 https://loom.ly/1PSjDAY
Stay up-to-date with the latest addiction-related news and events at Rutgers!
Highlights include updates on #RARC and @rutgersbhi.bsky.social events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ https://loom.ly/MM3pa78
Highlights include updates on #RARC and @rutgersbhi.bsky.social events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ https://loom.ly/MM3pa78
February 2, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Stay up-to-date with the latest addiction-related news and events at Rutgers!
Highlights include updates on #RARC and @rutgersbhi.bsky.social events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ https://loom.ly/MM3pa78
Highlights include updates on #RARC and @rutgersbhi.bsky.social events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ https://loom.ly/MM3pa78
Workgroup leaders will lead a review and open forum on a draft white paper outlining priorities, resources, & actionable steps to advance the translation of addiction research. The session will also gather member input on strategies to increase real-world impact in addiction science: loom.ly/V-p0j_o
January 16, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Workgroup leaders will lead a review and open forum on a draft white paper outlining priorities, resources, & actionable steps to advance the translation of addiction research. The session will also gather member input on strategies to increase real-world impact in addiction science: loom.ly/V-p0j_o
Dr. Kleiman’s work focuses on understanding everyday factors relevant to clinical psychology, with a particular emphasis on improving the lives of individuals at risk for suicide through smartphone- and wearable-based monitoring technologies.
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🔗 Learn more: loom.ly/OUjqong
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Dr. Kleiman’s work focuses on understanding everyday factors relevant to clinical psychology, with a particular emphasis on improving the lives of individuals at risk for suicide through smartphone- and wearable-based monitoring technologies.
🔗 Learn more: loom.ly/OUjqong
🔗 Learn more: loom.ly/OUjqong
This meeting brings together addiction researchers across Rutgers focused on treatment and recovery, with the goal of fostering idea exchange, networking, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees.
🔗 RSVP by January 19: loom.ly/mqHsw2A
🔗 RSVP by January 19: loom.ly/mqHsw2A
January 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
This meeting brings together addiction researchers across Rutgers focused on treatment and recovery, with the goal of fostering idea exchange, networking, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees.
🔗 RSVP by January 19: loom.ly/mqHsw2A
🔗 RSVP by January 19: loom.ly/mqHsw2A
Wishing our RARC/BHI community a holiday season filled with warmth, connection, and meaningful moments. We’re deeply grateful for your support and engagement, and look forward to staying connected and building together in 2026.
December 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Wishing our RARC/BHI community a holiday season filled with warmth, connection, and meaningful moments. We’re deeply grateful for your support and engagement, and look forward to staying connected and building together in 2026.
Recovery doesn’t end at treatment. A recent story highlights how meaningful employment and stable housing can support long-term recovery after rehab. Peggy Swarbrick @rutgersgsapp.bsky.social underscores what research shows: work provides structure, purpose, and stability.
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Read more: loom.ly/1gSTydk
Finding work after rehab can be tough. But not at this Michigan wood factory
A wood manufacturing company in the forests of northern Michigan is hiring people right out of rehab and running a sober house for employees in addiction recovery.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Recovery doesn’t end at treatment. A recent story highlights how meaningful employment and stable housing can support long-term recovery after rehab. Peggy Swarbrick @rutgersgsapp.bsky.social underscores what research shows: work provides structure, purpose, and stability.
Read more: loom.ly/1gSTydk
Read more: loom.ly/1gSTydk
Stay up-to-date with the latest addiction-related news and events at Rutgers University.
Highlights include updates on RARC & BHI events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ loom.ly/2Bnvfxk
Highlights include updates on RARC & BHI events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ loom.ly/2Bnvfxk
December 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Stay up-to-date with the latest addiction-related news and events at Rutgers University.
Highlights include updates on RARC & BHI events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ loom.ly/2Bnvfxk
Highlights include updates on RARC & BHI events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ loom.ly/2Bnvfxk
The clock is ticking! This #GivingTuesday, help fuel the future of addiction research at the Rutgers Addiction Research Center. Every gift drives breakthroughs and brings hope.
💙 Donate: loom.ly/6zNrdrw
#GivingTuesday #AddictionScience #RutgersResearch #RARC
💙 Donate: loom.ly/6zNrdrw
#GivingTuesday #AddictionScience #RutgersResearch #RARC
December 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The clock is ticking! This #GivingTuesday, help fuel the future of addiction research at the Rutgers Addiction Research Center. Every gift drives breakthroughs and brings hope.
💙 Donate: loom.ly/6zNrdrw
#GivingTuesday #AddictionScience #RutgersResearch #RARC
💙 Donate: loom.ly/6zNrdrw
#GivingTuesday #AddictionScience #RutgersResearch #RARC
TODAY at 2 PM ET! Join the RARC Digital Health Workgroup as we welcome Alexis Kuerbis. Her work explores substance use in older adulthood and digital interventions tailored to their needs.
All are welcome to attend: loom.ly/4aqfRD0
All are welcome to attend: loom.ly/4aqfRD0
RARC Digital Health Workgroup Meeting featuring Alexis Kuerbis, "Digitally Dividing or Digitally Thriving? Older Adult Responses to Digital Interventions to Reduce Alcohol Use" - Rutgers Addiction Res...
Join via Zoom: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/93713701197?pwd=uvDtxal9SyoAOAw3HTevzEK7RjDr1n.1 Meeting ID: 937 1370 1197 Password: 104898
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December 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
TODAY at 2 PM ET! Join the RARC Digital Health Workgroup as we welcome Alexis Kuerbis. Her work explores substance use in older adulthood and digital interventions tailored to their needs.
All are welcome to attend: loom.ly/4aqfRD0
All are welcome to attend: loom.ly/4aqfRD0
This Thanksgiving, we’re filled with gratitude for our incredible community 🦃🍁💛 Your dedication, collaboration, and passion make our work meaningful, and we’re so thankful for each of you!
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This Thanksgiving, we’re filled with gratitude for our incredible community 🦃🍁💛 Your dedication, collaboration, and passion make our work meaningful, and we’re so thankful for each of you!
Stay up-to-date with the latest addiction-related news and events at Rutgers University.
Highlights include updates on RARC & BHI events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ loom.ly/CBHW5wo
Highlights include updates on RARC & BHI events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ loom.ly/CBHW5wo
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Stay up-to-date with the latest addiction-related news and events at Rutgers University.
Highlights include updates on RARC & BHI events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ loom.ly/CBHW5wo
Highlights include updates on RARC & BHI events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ loom.ly/CBHW5wo
🍁 The Fall Edition of the #RARC Community Newsletter is out!
Explore new research, upcoming events, and inspiring community impact in addiction science. Read the full newsletter: loom.ly/rXGKh1M
Explore new research, upcoming events, and inspiring community impact in addiction science. Read the full newsletter: loom.ly/rXGKh1M
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🍁 The Fall Edition of the #RARC Community Newsletter is out!
Explore new research, upcoming events, and inspiring community impact in addiction science. Read the full newsletter: loom.ly/rXGKh1M
Explore new research, upcoming events, and inspiring community impact in addiction science. Read the full newsletter: loom.ly/rXGKh1M
Stay up-to-date with the latest addiction-related news and events at Rutgers University.
Highlights include updates on RARC & BHI events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ loom.ly/2sMm404
Highlights include updates on RARC & BHI events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ loom.ly/2sMm404
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Stay up-to-date with the latest addiction-related news and events at Rutgers University.
Highlights include updates on RARC & BHI events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ loom.ly/2sMm404
Highlights include updates on RARC & BHI events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ loom.ly/2sMm404
Big news for #RARC! @nbcnewspr.bsky.social featured our Leadership Council member Gene Barduson and Director @drdanielledick.bsky.social in a powerful story on the urgent need for more funding in #substanceuse #research.
Watch here: loom.ly/24XBteE
Watch here: loom.ly/24XBteE
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November 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Big news for #RARC! @nbcnewspr.bsky.social featured our Leadership Council member Gene Barduson and Director @drdanielledick.bsky.social in a powerful story on the urgent need for more funding in #substanceuse #research.
Watch here: loom.ly/24XBteE
Watch here: loom.ly/24XBteE
Now Accepting Applications: Rutgers Training in Addiction Research Program (TARP) - Predoc + postdoc slots in addiction neuroscience. International applicants welcome. 📩 Send your CV to chris.pierce@rutgers.edu
Learn more: loom.ly/cFck6oA
Learn more: loom.ly/cFck6oA
Now Accepting Applications: Rutgers Training in Addiction Research Program (TARP) - Rutgers Addiction Research Center (RARC)
The Rutgers Training in Addiction Research Program (TARP) will open predoctoral and postdoctoral training slots during the 2025–26 academic year. […]
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November 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Now Accepting Applications: Rutgers Training in Addiction Research Program (TARP) - Predoc + postdoc slots in addiction neuroscience. International applicants welcome. 📩 Send your CV to chris.pierce@rutgers.edu
Learn more: loom.ly/cFck6oA
Learn more: loom.ly/cFck6oA
Now Accepting Applications 📣 #TRACE trains postdocs to study how biology, psychology & environment shape alcohol use and its consequences—preparing the next generation of scientists to develop evidence-based solutions that save lives. Apply Nov 1–Jan 15.
Learn more: loom.ly/_M2PJCE
Learn more: loom.ly/_M2PJCE
Training in Research on Alcohol use and its Consequences and Etiology (TRACE) - Rutgers Addiction Research Center (RARC)
Launched in 2025 with funding from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (T32AA032229), the Training in Research on Alcohol […]
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November 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Now Accepting Applications 📣 #TRACE trains postdocs to study how biology, psychology & environment shape alcohol use and its consequences—preparing the next generation of scientists to develop evidence-based solutions that save lives. Apply Nov 1–Jan 15.
Learn more: loom.ly/_M2PJCE
Learn more: loom.ly/_M2PJCE
Reposted by Rutgers Addiction Research Center
@rutgersarc.bsky.social is tabling at the Resource Fair 5–6 PM! Stop by to learn about our latest research & initiatives. After, hear from Leadership Council members Creighton Drury (Partnership to End Addiction) & Lauren Sisler (ESPN).
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Campus Surge 2025: Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Mobilize Recovery is bringing the Campus Surge 2025 initiative to Rutgers University as part of a nationwide effort to address the challenges of substance use and mental health among college students.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
@rutgersarc.bsky.social is tabling at the Resource Fair 5–6 PM! Stop by to learn about our latest research & initiatives. After, hear from Leadership Council members Creighton Drury (Partnership to End Addiction) & Lauren Sisler (ESPN).
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What drives a scientist to dedicate their life to understanding addiction? Dr. Travis Baker shares the personal story behind his research and how his team’s new findings on reward responses in opioid use disorder offer hope for better treatment.
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From Sawmills to Robotic Brain Stimulation: A Personal Quest to Rewire Addiction
A personal journey from a rainy night conversation with my brother to discovering how transcranial magnetic brain stimulation can normalize reward responses in opioid use disorder.
communities.springernature.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
What drives a scientist to dedicate their life to understanding addiction? Dr. Travis Baker shares the personal story behind his research and how his team’s new findings on reward responses in opioid use disorder offer hope for better treatment.
communities.springernature.com/posts/from-s...
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Tomorrow is the last day to register!
RARC Translational Impact Workgroup · Mon, Nov 3 · 11:30 ET
Hybrid (New Brunswick + Zoom) — lunch for in-person.
RSVP: loom.ly/sfsI2C0
RARC Translational Impact Workgroup · Mon, Nov 3 · 11:30 ET
Hybrid (New Brunswick + Zoom) — lunch for in-person.
RSVP: loom.ly/sfsI2C0
October 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Tomorrow is the last day to register!
RARC Translational Impact Workgroup · Mon, Nov 3 · 11:30 ET
Hybrid (New Brunswick + Zoom) — lunch for in-person.
RSVP: loom.ly/sfsI2C0
RARC Translational Impact Workgroup · Mon, Nov 3 · 11:30 ET
Hybrid (New Brunswick + Zoom) — lunch for in-person.
RSVP: loom.ly/sfsI2C0
New! RARC Translational Impact Workgroup — Mon, Nov 3 @ 11:30 ET
Turning research into real-world impact (policy, practice, partnerships).
Hybrid: New Brunswick + Zoom (lunch for in-person).
Co-led by Dr. Jamey Lister & Dr. Danielle Dick.
RSVP by Oct 30: loom.ly/sfsI2C0
Turning research into real-world impact (policy, practice, partnerships).
Hybrid: New Brunswick + Zoom (lunch for in-person).
Co-led by Dr. Jamey Lister & Dr. Danielle Dick.
RSVP by Oct 30: loom.ly/sfsI2C0
October 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
New! RARC Translational Impact Workgroup — Mon, Nov 3 @ 11:30 ET
Turning research into real-world impact (policy, practice, partnerships).
Hybrid: New Brunswick + Zoom (lunch for in-person).
Co-led by Dr. Jamey Lister & Dr. Danielle Dick.
RSVP by Oct 30: loom.ly/sfsI2C0
Turning research into real-world impact (policy, practice, partnerships).
Hybrid: New Brunswick + Zoom (lunch for in-person).
Co-led by Dr. Jamey Lister & Dr. Danielle Dick.
RSVP by Oct 30: loom.ly/sfsI2C0
🚨Postdoc Opening: Addiction Neuroimaging, Motivation, and Interventions (ANMI) Lab at Rutgers with Dr. Suchismita Ray to work on NIH-funded projects in drug #addiction, biobehavioral mechanisms, and behavioral/pharmacological interventions.
🔗 Learn more: loom.ly/aerZ8fQ
🔗 Learn more: loom.ly/aerZ8fQ
Postdoctoral Associate in the Addiction Neuroimaging, Motivation, and Interventions (ANMI) Lab - BHI
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October 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
🚨Postdoc Opening: Addiction Neuroimaging, Motivation, and Interventions (ANMI) Lab at Rutgers with Dr. Suchismita Ray to work on NIH-funded projects in drug #addiction, biobehavioral mechanisms, and behavioral/pharmacological interventions.
🔗 Learn more: loom.ly/aerZ8fQ
🔗 Learn more: loom.ly/aerZ8fQ