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Highlights of News and Media Coverage
March 27, 2009 

MEDIA COVERAGE
Ploys in the Hood
The New York Times, Sunday Book Review, March 22
Raymond Arsenault reviews History Professor Beryl Satter's new book, Family Properties: Race, Real Estate and the Exploitation of Black Urban America.
In Chicago, Real Estate and Race as a Volatile Mix
The New York Times, Books of the Times, March 17
Reviewer Dwight Garner praises History Professor Beryl Satter's new book.
How American Ghettos Were Made: Race, Real Estate and the Black Migration to Chicago
The Washington Post, March 15
Another glowing review, this time by David Garrow, of Professor Satter's book.

Cell Phone Crackdown
NJN television, March 12
Peter Loeb's research proves cell phones are deadly to drivers and walkers who talk on them.
Study says: use of cell phones dangerous driving or walking
Tech South Journal, March 10
Cell Phones Bad For Walking And Driving
RedOrbit, March 5
Cell Phones Cause Many Casualties
Softpedia, March 5
Cell Phone Use Has An Adverse Effect On Pedestrian Safety And Motor Vehicle Fatalities
MedIndia, March 7
Studies: Cell phones dangerous for walkers, drivers
Smartbrief, March 6
Increased Fatalities From Cellphones Whether Talking While Walking or While Driving
Medical News Today, March 5
Cell Phones and Fatalities
News 12 NJ, March 5 (no link available)
Governments Urged to Consider More Aggressive Cell Phone Laws
Digital Communities, March 5, 2009
Danger of Cell Phone Use: While Waling or Driving, Cell Phones Increase Traffic, Pedestrian Fatalities
Science Daily, March 4

Anthrax hoaxes pile up, as does their cost
Los Angeles Times, March 8
Adjunct Leonard Cole comments on the problem of anthrax hoaxes and false alarms.

New G.I. Bill helps a new generation of veterans
Star-Ledger, March 8
Columnist Mark Diionno discusses veterans support efforts at Rutgers-Newark and other colleges.

Workshop offers tips on influencing leaders and changing government
Star-Ledger, March 5, 2009
An advance story on the campus's "2009 Symposium on Influencing Government Policy."

Rutgers-Newark hosts events in honor of Women's History Month
Star-Ledger, March 3
A look at upcoming Women's History programs on campus.

Newark playwright Tracey Scott Wilson's work on race, class reaches the Public
Star-Ledger, March 1
A feature on the newest play by alumna Tracey Scott Wilson

Showing Human Side of '60s Fight for Freedom
The New York Times, March 17
Charles Isherwood's positive review of the newest play from Rutgers-Newark alumna Tracey Scott Wilson.
More on Wilson's play:
"Good Negro" Uneven But Powerful
Hartford Courant, March 17
The Good Negro
Variety, March 17
'Good Negro' examines '60s civil rights movement
International Herald-Tribune, March 16
'The Good Negro' -- You saw it here first
Dallas Morning News, March 17
'Good Negro' Turns Adultery, Racism Into Powerful Drama: Review
Bloomberg.com, March 17

Budget debate launches new tea party
Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 27
Political Science Professor Mary Segers comments on calls for a new tax revolt in America.



SELECTED RECENT PRESS RELEASES
Earth Day Plans at Rutgers University, Newark March 26

Rutgers Dedicates New Building for College of Nursing, March 25

"Family Properties" Chronicles Battle Against Racist Financial Practices in the 1950s, March 23

New Rutgers jazz web site salutes diplomatic musical ambassadors, March 18

Scholars will address issues related to "The Economic Impact of The International Migration of Labor", March 17

Rutgers Business Law Journal Hosts Symposium on "E-Discovery" March 16

Irene O'Brien appointed vice chancellor for development at Rutgers University in Newark, March 12

Kyle Farmbry, assistant professor of public affairs and administration at Rutgers University in Newark, named Fulbright New Century Scholar, March 12

Students in new MFA in Creative Writing Program at Rutgers in Newark receive national honors and accolades, March 11

March 26 "The New Newark," a panel discussion on creating effective government in Newark, March 11

Conference at Rutgers School of Law-Newark to celebrate 40 years of clinical education and honor Arthur Kinoy and Frank Askin, March 11

New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Women in the Courts presents Event at School of Law-Newark, March 6

Gary Roth appointed dean of the Graduate School at Rutgers University in Newark, March 5

Professor's research finds innovative ways to improve math achievements for Newark schoolchildren, March 4

New studies show that talking on the phone while driving or walking increases fatalities, March 4

Women's History Month activities at Rutgers University in Newark, March 3

George Thomas, one of the nation's foremost criminal justice scholars, named Rutgers University Board of Governors Professor, Feb. 26

    
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