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September 2007
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NEWS
Rutgers sets fundraising record
Rutgers University set a record with its $103 million in private giving in the 2006-07 fiscal year, a 31 percent increase from the previous fiscal year ending in June 2006. Nearly $60 million came in gifts of $500,000 or more but the record setting achievement was fueled in part by a 42 percent jump in donations from individuals. According to Rutgers President Richard L. McCormick, "The vast majority of these funds will be allocated toward enhancing our academic programs." Private gift support also included more than $45 million from corporations and foundations, including Bank of America and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, while bequests from 80 estates totaled more than $25 million.
Two grants fornuclear threat detection
Two grants, totaling $2.3 million over 4 years for research on detecting smuggled nuclear materials, has been awarded to the university by the National Science Foundation (NSF), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Coordinating the research is the Rutgers Center for Dynamic Data Analysis (DyDAn), in collaboration with the School of Information and Library Studies (SCILS) and the Rutgers Center for Operations Research (RUTCOR). The work will define mathematical principles for how to lay out sensor networks and accurately interpret the vast amounts of data they will capture. The work aims to thwart terrorists from using such materials to develop "dirty bombs" or environmental contaminants that could sicken large segments of the population and paralyze commerce.
NIH supports research of Rutgers Camden professor
The National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a highly prestigious Career Development Award to Naomi Marmorstein, an associate professor of psychology at Rutgers–Camden. The $649,503 grant will fund Marmorstein's continuing examination of links between children's mental health problems and alcohol, nicotine, and illegal drug use over time. According to the NIH, Marmorstein's award is part of an integrated program designed to foster the development of outstanding scientists and enable them to expand their potential to make important scientific contributions.
Newark documentary captures award and wide acclaim
"The Once and Future Newark," a documentary that celebrates the rich cultural and historical heritage of Newark, N.J., has continue to get widespread attention and received major honors since its October 2006 premier on the New Jersey Network. The documentary was nominated for an Emmy award, in the category "Historic/Cultural-Program or Special," by the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. In August 2007, the Association for Women in Communications announced that "The Once and Future Newark" had been awarded a national Clarion Award, in the category of "Television Documentary Program – Local or Regional," and in May 2007 it was named "Video of the Year" by the Garden State Journalists Association. The film, narrated by renowned Rutgers historian Clement A. Price and produced by Rutgers University, Newark, in association with Blackbird Media Group, follows Price as the Newark resident tours the city with colleagues, visiting 18 historical, cultural, and in some cases, uniquely Newark sites.
SERVICE
TO THE STATE
Lecture on National Urban Crisis in Camden
A free public lecture "Saving Our Cities: Imperative or Impossibility?" will be delivered by William A. Johnson Jr., a distinguished professor of public policy at the Rochester Institute of Technology and a prominent national expert on smart growth and urban policies. This event will be held on Thursday, October 18 at 5pm in the Gordon Theater, located in the Fine Arts Complex on Third Street, between Cooper Street and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge on the Rutgers–Camden campus. A reception will follow the talk. To register, call (856) 225-6349.
Leaders in IP Law to Speak at Newark Symposium
"Patent Law and Pharmaceuticals Symposium," the first in a series of annual conferences on issues involving law, science, and technology, will be held by Rutgers School of Law, Newark on Tuesday, October 16. The symposium will run from 9 am to 5 pm, with registration and breakfast to begin at 8:15 am. CLE credit will be provided. To register for the event, contact Janet Donohue at
jdonohue@andromeda.rutgers.edu or (973) 353-5553.
PEOPLE IN THE KNOW
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Stock Market trends and volatility, contact
JOHN BROUSSARD associate professor of finance at the Rutgers School of Business, Camden at (856) 225-6647 or by email at
broussar@camden.rutgers.edu. Or, contact
RICHARD MICHELFELDER, assistant professor of finance, also at the Rutgers School of Business at (856) 225-6919 or by email at
richmich@camden.rutgers.edu.
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