Highlights of News and Media Coverage
July 30, 2012
Recent Media Coverage
Professor Clement Price comments on Mayor Booker’s reputation
Cory Booker, Newark's celebrity mayor, takes flak but scores points Star-Ledger July 29
Police Chief Michael Lattimore is interviewed on the topic of police suicide
Tragedy in Blue NJ Monthly, August 2012
Law School’s Constitutional Litigation Clinic is co-editor of report on vulnerabilities for out-of-country voters
Report: State systems for overseas voters vulnerable USA Today, July 26
Delaware is not ready to vote Washington Post, July 25
Report on US State voting systems finds widespread problems with overseas voting Montreal Gazette, July 25
Rutgers mourns untimely passing of Denyse Thomasos, professor of art
Dedicated' art professor at Rutgers-Newark, painter at 'height of her powers' dies at 47 Star-Ledger July 26
Assistant Professor Nihal Altan-Bonnet receives prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
3 young N.J. researchers win honors from Obama Star-Ledger, July 24
Professor Mark Gluck reviews new research that concludes moderate walking and resistance training may reduce Alzheimer’s
Exercise May Reduce Risk of Alzheimer's WebMD, July 16
Rutgers-Newark helps the city of Newark open its first bicycle lane
Wheel Deal: Newark Opens First Bike Lane Newark Patch, July 13
Professor Sharan Jagpal on the effectiveness of social media for companies
North Jersey companies ramp up social media efforts The Record, July 12
Assistant Professor Joel Caplan uses risk terrain modeling to identify crime areas
Stopping Crime Before It Starts Reason.com, July 10
Professor Clement Price comments on the history of the Passaic River as an industrial and residential dumping ground
Newark Reintroduces Itself to River Wall Street Journal, July 8
Assistant Professor Christina Ho shares views on the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Health Care Act
Medicaid ruling upholds 'carrot,' overturns 'stick'; will states sign on anyway? NBCNews.com, July 2
Health-Care Decision: More Questions Than Answers? WSJ Live, June 28
Interim Dean Jan Lewis on the cost of the Rutgers-UMDNJ merger
Is the Rutgers plan really cost free? Hardly Star-Ledger, June 24
James Credle, retired assistant dean of students, and Donovan Linder, R-N alumnus receive Pride of Essex County Awards
Essex County Executive hosted LGBTQ Pride Month Celebration Star-Ledger, June 1
Recent News Releases
Rutgers Mourns Artist, Professor Denyse Thomasos: Services Set for Friday, July 27 July 24
President Obama Selects Professor Altan-Bonnet for Prestigious Award July 23
The "Jersey kid" who ran the most famous guitar brand in the world July 6
Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies Named Literary Landmark July 6
Rutgers Law Provides Experts on U.S. Supreme Court Rulings, including Healthcare Law June 28
Rutgers Business School ranked: Top B-Schools for MBA Pay by Bloomberg Businessweek June 25
Rutgers Business School website declared one of the top 50 B-School websites worth visiting June 15
News
Events

- May. 2: Bird Walks on Campus
- May. 23: Commencement: College of Nursing
- May. 23: "Right Here, Right Now"
Quick Facts
Campus Overview
Founded: 1908
Joined Rutgers: 1946
Campus Size: 38 acres, 33 buildings
Interim Chancellor: Philip Yeagle
Undergraduate Majors: 40+
Graduate Programs: 20+ (JD, MA, MBA, MFA, MPA, MS, Ph.D.)
Athletics: 14 NCAA Division III women and men's teams
Libraries: 4
Enrollment (fall 2012)
Total: 12,011
Undergraduates: 7,666
Graduates: 4,345
Faculty/Staff
Full-time Faculty: 585
Faculty with Terminal Degrees: 99%
Full-time Staff: 770
Students
Male/Female Ratio: 50:50
Student/Faculty Ratio: 13:1
Nations Represented: 100+
On-campus Residents: 1,280
Carnegie Classification
Basic Type: Research Universities (high research activity)
Special Classification: Community Engagement


