Information for New Jersey's Policy Leaders
November 2008
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CAMPUS
NEWS
$10 Million for Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has donated a four-year, $10 million grant to Rutgers for an Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health. The Foundation grant is a first step toward the completion of the building, and will be supplemented by $55 million from the university. The planned four-story, 88,000-square-foot facility will be located on the George H. Cook Campus, in New Brunswick, and will focus on obesity and its associated diseases. Rutgers has been a pioneer in food science and nutrition and was among the first to establish academic departments in those fields more than a half-century ago.
EcoComplex Wins 2008 Governor's Award
Rutgers EcoComplex, the environmental research and extension center of Rutgers was named winner of the 2008 Governor's Environmental Excellence Award in the innovative technology category. Established in 2000 by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), the award recognizes outstanding environmental performance, programs and projects in the state. The award is sponsored by the state of New Jersey, NJDEP and the New Jersey Corporation for Advanced Technology. Governor Jon Corzine presented the center with the award at a ceremony and press event last month at Drumthwacket.
Rutgers Degree Ranks Sixth in Return on Investment
A recent survey by SmartMoney magazine ranked Rutgers sixth in the nation for providing the best return on investment in a survey of college costs versus salaries earned by graduates of 50 public and private institutions. The January 2009 issue of SmartMoney magazine ranked public institutions, including Rutgers, ahead of the private schools in value delivered to graduates based on their median salaries three years and 15 years after graduation. The article,
"The Best Colleges for Making Money," called public universities "a sweet deal" for families facing large tuition bills.
Three Professors Named Fellows of National Science Association
Rutgers scholars Joanna Burger, James E. Katz, and Alan Robock have been elevated to the rank of fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), joining 37 previous Rutgers fellows inducted by this pre-eminent national scientific organization. AAAS selects fellows based on their efforts in advancing science or fostering applications considered scientifically or socially distinguished. Burger is a professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience; Katz is chair of the Department of Communication in the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies; and Robock is a professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. They will be joining other inductees in a presentation ceremony on February 14 during the 2009 AAAS Annual Meeting in Chicago.
SERVICE TO THE STATE
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Rutgers (OLLI-RU) offers a range of noncredit, continuing education courses to New Jerseyans over 50 years of age at its locations in Highland and Freehold. OLLI-RU's Winter Session runs from January 7 to February 5, 2009, with classes meeting weekly in such areas as archeology, art, economics, film studies, health care, history, jazz and Shakespeare. To learn more, call 732-932-7233 or visit
http://olliru.rutgers.edu. OLLI-RU is a unit of Rutgers' Division of Continuous Education and Outreach and is of many programs that reflect Rutgers' dedication to helping the state's residents attain their lifelong learning and professional educational goals.
Career Fair
More than 175 employers from a wide range of industries will participate in New Jersey's largest collegiate career fair to be held on Wednesday, January 7 at the Rutgers Student Center and Brower Commons on College Avenue. The event is sponsored by the Office of Career Services at Rutgers and is free and open to the public. For more information including directions, parking instructions, resume submittal, job hunting tips and a roster of participating employers, visit
http://careerservices.rutgers.edu.
PEOPLE IN THE KNOW
If you'd like to know more about:
Technology and Training for the Incarcerated, contact
Heather A. McKay, Director of the Sloan Center on Innovative Training and Workforce Development at Rutgers' School of Management and Labor Relations. You may reach McKay by phone at (732) 932-0052 or by email at
hmckay@rci.rutgers.edu.
Looking for Rutgers expertise on a particular topic? Browse the
Rutgers Speakers Bureau:
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