Legislature honors Rutgers Football Team
Rutgers President Richard L. McCormick, Athletic Director Robert E. Mulcahy III, Football Coach Greg Schiano, and players were recognized on the Senate floor on January 22 and on the floor of the Assembly on January 29 for the Scarlet Knights’ most successful season in the program’s 137-year history. Prior to the Assembly Resolution on January 29, the University thanked legislators and officials with a Coach’s Reception in the Welcome Center in the State House Annex. Among the special attendees were U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg and Governor Jon S. Corzine, who each received an autographed football.
Early Learning Research grant from the Schumann Fund
The Schumann Fund for New Jersey awarded a $100,000 grant to the Rutgers-Camden Center for Strategic Urban Community Leadership to support a program to help Camden parents become more involved in the education of their young children. The grant will advance the Parent Development and Resource Center within a new Early Learning Research Academy under development at the campus. The center will help to better prepare parents to address the needs of infants and toddlers, while nurturing their leadership skills as partners in the educational process. The Early Learning Research Academy is being created at Rutgers-Camden to prepare young children for future learning success by applying scholarly research to early childhood education and care.
Lifelong Learning Program garners second grant
Rutgers has garnered a second $100,000 grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation to continue expansion of its popular Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI-RU) in Highland Park, Westfield and Freehold this spring. OLLI-RU, which was founded in 1993, is a unit of Rutgers’ Division of Continuous Education and Outreach, and is one of many programs that reflect the university’s dedication to helping state residents attain their lifelong learning and professional education goals.
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Eagleton Anniversary Lecture Series continues
The Eagleton Institute of Politics’ 50th Anniversary Lecture Series continues with the annual Albert W. Lewitt Lecture, featuring congressional experts Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein, authors of “The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track.” This event will be held on February 5, and includes a reception and book signing at 4:30 p.m. followed by the lecture at 5:30 p.m. R.S.V.P. to 732-932-9384, ext. 331, or eagleton.events@rutgers.edu. Seating is limited for this free public program.
Influencing Government Policy Symposium
The Rutgers-Newark Social Work Department will open the 2007 Social Work month with its annual "Influencing Government Policy Symposium." The free symposium will be held on February 23 at the Paul Robeson Campus Center on the Newark Campus. The symposium aims to inform citizens on how they can help develop new policies and change those that have proved to be ineffective. For more information, contact Paul Shane, Social Work at pshane@andromeda.rutgers.edu or 973/353-5145, or Carrie S. Moore, Research Assistant, Developmental Disabilities Planning Institute at cmoore@adm.njit.edu or (973) 596-5238.
Authority of Congress to Limit Presidential Power to Set Troop Levels, contact Emeritus Professor Alfred Blumrosen, a member of the Rutgers-Newark law faculty from 1955 through 2002. Contact BLUMROSEN at theblumrosen@aol.com or 917-670-8878 (cell), or 212-873-1973.
Stem Cells in Amniotic Fluid, contact Kenneth J. Breslauer, the Linus C. Pauling Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, dean and director of Rutgers’ Division of Life Sciences, and vice president for Health Science Partnerships at Rutgers. Contact BRESLAUER at 732-445-3956 or e-mail kjbdna@rci.rutgers.edu. According to a recent Associated Press report: “Stem cell researchers reacted with enthusiasm and reservations to a report that scientists have found stem cells in amniotic fluid, a discovery that would allow them to sidestep the controversy over destroying embryos for research.”