September 26, 2018
Spotlight
Flu Vaccines Available
Free flu shots for Rutgers and RBHS faculty and staff will be available starting next week. View dates and locations.
“Flu vaccinations are the most effective way to prevent flu, lessen its symptoms and cut down on its spread. It takes about two weeks for this immunity to kick in, so it is best to receive a vaccination sooner than later," said Brian Strom, Chancellor, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (shown above receiving a flu vaccine administered by Monica Ferguson, Occupational Medicine Service, New Jersey Medical School). "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reinforces that the flu vaccine cannot cause flu illness. As an epidemiologist, teacher, clinician, and former professor of public health and preventive medicine, I strongly encourage you to get the flu vaccine.”
During last year’s flu season, thousands of people were hospitalized and 180 children—80 percent of whom were not vaccinated—died, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC recently recommended that people receive flu vaccinations by late October, at the beginning of the season before the virus starts spreading. Infectious disease experts David Cennimo at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Tanaya Bhowmick at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School discuss this year’s flu season, the efficacy of the vaccine, and how you can protect yourself.
Announcements
Updates to University Policy Library
The Office of the Secretary of the University announces these recent updates to the University Policy Library:
Policy 40.2.22: Employee Relocation Expense Reimbursement (PDF)
Policy 10.3.13: Student Immunizations and Health Requirements (PDF)
Recent policy updates, including previous versions of updated policies, are available at Recent Policy Updates. For specific questions about policy interpretations, contact the responsible office listed on each policy. For general questions, please send a message to the Office of the Secretary of the University.
An Evening with Jeremy McCarter: Hamilton, Hope & Change
Tickets are on sale for a special event with Jeremy McCarter, the bestselling writer, director, and producer who cowrote the No. 1 New York Times bestseller Hamilton: The Revolution with Lin-Manuel Miranda. McCarter will speak at the College Avenue Student Center on January 19.
Neuroscience Pilot Grants
Submit grants by October 8 for the 2018 Rutgers Brain Health Institute, Rutgers University–Newark, New Jersey Institute of Technology Pilot Grants Program in Neuroscience.
Small Group Classes at Rutgers Recreation
Improve your wellbeing in one of the many small group and specialty classes offered by Rutgers Recreation.
Filmmaking Classes
Rutgers Digital Filmmaking Academy, for students 14 to 18 seeking to learn the video and film industry, begins September 29 at Mason Gross School of the Arts. Rutgers faculty and staff receive a 10 percent discount.
What's Happening
WH 9-26:Mindfulness Meditation Noon Workshops
Rutgers Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program and Psychiatric Services offers free mindfulness meditation workshops for students, faculty, and staff members each week at noon in a variety of locations in New Brunswick and Piscataway. View this semester’s PDF schedule.
WH 9-26:Nicholas Music Center Dedication Concert
Join in the free celebration of the newly renovated Nicholas Music Center featuring the Rutgers University Glee Club, Rutgers Kirkpatrick Choir, Voorhees Choir, and Rutgers Symphony Orchestra on September 30.
WH 9-26:Parent and Family Weekend
Parent and Family Weekend, October 5–7, is a great opportunity for parents and families to reconnect with their students early in the fall semester.
WH 9-26:War Refugee Board and America's Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe
The Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life presents Rebecca Erbelding, who discusses her new book on the War Refugee Board and America’s efforts to save the Jews of Europe during World War II on October 9 at the Douglass Student Center. RSVP requested.
WH 9-26:Co-Cureate Exhibitions
Mason Gross School of the Arts hosts co-cureate, mini-exhibitions organized by teams of BFA and MFA students representing a hybrid of “collaboration, curating and creation” from September 26 to October 12 in the Mason Gross Galleries. A reception is on September 27.
WH 09-26:Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism and Progress
The Rutgers Honors College and Center for Cognitive Science present Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism and Progress, a talk by Steven Pinker, one of the world’s most influential public intellectuals, who makes the case for reason, science and humanism on October 3 in Scott Hall. RSVP online.
WH 9-26:An Evening with House of Mandela
Enjoy six featured House of Mandela wines expertly paired with an authentic six-course South African dinner on September 27 at The Rutgers Club. Maki Mandela (eldest daughter of Nelson Mandela) and Tukwini Mandela (granddaughter of Nelson Mandela), co-owners of House of Mandela wines, will be present to describe each wine and discuss their family’s legacy. Proceeds benefit the Will Power Fund. Learn more and register online.
WH 9-26:Conference Bodies of Power/Theory
The Women’s and Gender Studies Graduate Student Conference presents Bodies of Power / Theory in the Flesh on October 5 at Alexander Library. Register online.
Awards & Honors
AH 9-26:Elaine Kwon
Elaine Kwon, nucleic acid services and analyses laboratory manager of RUCDR Infinite Biologics, received the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Patriot Award for exceptional support of her Reserve Component employee who serves in the National Guard.
AH 9-26:Erin R. Vogel
The Executive Committee of the Anthropology Section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science has recognized Erin R. Vogel, professor, department of anthropology, School of Arts and Sciences, with the 2019 Robert W. Sussman Award for Scientific Contributions to Anthropology for her scientific contributions to the field and to the understanding of primate evolution.
AW 9-26:Kenneth W. Able
Kenneth W. Able, longtime director of the Rutgers University Marine Field Station received the Dwight A. Webster Memorial Award from the Northeastern Division of the American Fisheries Society.
AH 9-26:Judy Cohn
Judy Cohn, assistant vice president for information services and director of Health Sciences Libraries, has been selected to receive the NJEdge/VALE Distinguished Service Award for Libraries.
AH 9-26:Rutgers Health UCHC Program of the Year Award
Rutgers Health University Correctional Health Care has been awarded the National Commission on Correctional Health Care’s 2018 Program of the Year Award for its Continuous Quality Improvement Program.
On The Move
OTM 9-26:M. Michele Blackwood
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey has named M. Michele Blackwood as its new chief of breast surgery. Blackwood also serves as the medical director and northern regional director of breast services for RWJBarnabas Health.
OTM 9-26:Thomas Lennon
Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Thomas Lennon has been named director of the Rutgers Film Bureau. Lennon has been nominated for four Oscars, premiered two films at Sundance Film Festival, and made films for PBS’s Frontline and The American Experience.
OTM 9-26:Jason Roy
The School of Public Health has named Jason Roy as chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology and director of Rutgers University Biostatistics and Epidemiology Services.
OTM 9-26:Debra Lancaster
Debra Lancaster has been appointed executive director of the Center for Women and Work at the School of Management and Labor Relations. Lancaster, who most recently served as chief program officer at the New Jersey Department of Children and Families, started at the center in the mid-1990s and founded the Occupational Training and Education Consortium in 1997.
Get Involved
GI 9-26:Seeking Faculty Mentors
The McNair Scholars Program is seeking faculty members to mentor and work with undergraduate students on research projects, particularly a project during the annual summer institute for 2019.
GI 9-26:For Freedoms on Campus
From September 25 to 28, you can fill out a lawn sign declaring your definition of freedom and place it among the hundreds that will be displayed on Voorhees Mall during the For Freedoms event held September 25 to October 1. The event is organized by the Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University Programming Association, Rutgers Student Affairs, and Eagleton Institute of Politics.
GI 9-26:Crisis Response Advocates Needed
The Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance is recruiting volunteers for New Brunswick Crisis Response Advocates. The deadline to apply is September 28 and training will begin in October. Contact Lisa Smith with questions.
Gifts
Gifts 9-26:Volpe Gift
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine received a gift of $100,000 from Anthony R. Volpe RSDM’60, GSNB’66, and Marlene M. Volpe. The gift will benefit the Anthony R. Volpe, D.D.S., M.S. Endowed Scholarship.
Gifts 9-26: Bolton Family Trust
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy received a gift of $100,000 from The Bolton Family Trust. The gift established the Dr. Sanford M. Bolton and Phyllis Bolton Endowed Scholarship.