News About Arts and Sciences - Archive
Summer 2011
CANADIAN PRESS SERVICE, Aug. 31
Dr. Ted Goertzel (professor, CFAS-sociology) offered expert perspective on conspiracy theories in a news story about the 9-11 anniversary. Placed by the communications office. View article.
GLOUCESTER COUNTY TIMES, Aug. 31
Information about students who received undergraduate research grants from the College of Arts and Sciences was included in a news story. Placed by the communications office. View article.
HUFFINGTON POST, Aug. 24
Dr. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago (Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor, CFAS and director, Community Learning Center) authored an opinion article addressing the need for investment in early education. View article.
The NEW REPUBLIC, Aug. 24
Dr. Jacob Soll (professor, CFAS-history) authored a review of the book Too Much to Know: Managing Scholarly Information Before the Modern Age in this prominent magazine. View article.
dotMomming.com, Aug. 23
Patrick Cox, a student in the PhD program for childhood studies, discussed his research during three interviews on this blog examining the intersection of children and literature. Placed by the communications office. View the blog entries.
KYW-AM (1060), Aug. 22
Dr. Shaheen Ayubi (lecturer, CFAS-political science) shared expert perspective on the Libyan revolution during an interview segment that was broadcast multiple times. Placed by the communications office. View transcript.
COURIER-POST, Aug. 21
Dr. Cindy Dell Clark (visiting associate professor, CFAS-anthropology) shared her research into children and play during an interview that appeared in a lengthy feature story. Placed by the communications office. View article (shown on the USA Today website).
GLOUCESTER COUTY TIMES, Aug. 13
Prof. Margery Amdur (associate professor, CFAS-arts) was spotlighted in a feature story examining her creation of public art that will be installed on a SEPTA platform. Placed by the communications office. View article.
Newsworks.org, Aug. 13
Prof. Margery Amdur (associate professor, CFAS-arts) was featured on this WHYY news hub for her creation of public art that will be installed on a SEPTA platform. Placed by the communications office. View article.
Spring 2011
BURLINGTON COUNTY TIMES, April 5
Headlined “Rutgers Univ. to host ‘female Catholic bishop’,” a news story reported on an upcoming guest speaker at Rutgers–Camden and included an interview with Dr. John Wall (associate professor, CFAS-religion). Placed by the communications office. View the article.
WNET-TV (PBS, NYC), April 3
Dr. Howard Gillette (professor, CFAS-history) discussed the history of the City of Camden during a lengthy interview on the show “Need to Know” on this PBS affiliate in New York. His interview was part of a larger story about the city.
CHERRY HILL SUN, April 1
Dr. Sean Duffy (assistant professor, CFAS-psychology) and several Rutgers–Camden students and graduates were interviewed in a news story about their efforts to raise funds through an art sale on behalf of the victims of the Japan disaster. Placed by the communications office. View the article.
COURIER-POST, April 1
Dr. Sean Duffy (assistant professor, CFAS-psychology) and several Rutgers–Camden students and graduates were interviewed in a news story about their efforts to raise funds through an art sale on behalf of the victims of the Japan disaster. Placed by the communications office.
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, April 1
Dr. Sean Duffy (assistant professor, CFAS-psychology) and several Rutgers–Camden students and graduates were interviewed in a news story about their efforts to raise funds through an art sale on behalf of the victims of the Japan disaster. Placed by the communications office.
HUFFINGTON POST, March 30
Dr. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago (Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor of Urban Studies and director, Center for Strategic Urban Community Leadership) authored an opinion article exploring the merits of performance-based pay for teachers. View the article.
WALL STREET JOURNAL, March 30
Dr. Ted Goertzel (professor, CFAS-sociology) discussed his research during an interview that appeared in a news story about child prodigies. View the article. A blog posting related to the article also cites Goertzel and is online.
Dr. GEORGIA ARBUCKLE-KEIL (professor, CFAS-chemistry) presented a talk, “Dynamic Infrared Spectroscopy of Polymer Films,” during the Advanced Linear and Non-linear Vibrational Spectroscopy session at the 2010 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basic Societies (Pacifichem) conference held in Honolulu during Dec. 15-20. She also co-presented “Women in Academics: Celebrating Achievements while Recognizing Challenges” at the Women at the Forefront of the Time: Challenges toward Next
Decades symposium.
Dr. CATI COE (associate professor, CFAS-anthropology) delivered a talk on “What a Minor Needs: The Differing Conceptions of US Family Reunification Law and Ghanaian Labor Migrants” as part of a panel on “Children, Migration, and the State” for the American Anthropological Association's Children's Interest Group conference, held in Charleston, SC, in February. She also published an article, “What is the Impact of Transnational Migration on Family Life? Women’s Comparisons of Internal and International Migration in a Small Town in Ghana,” in the journal American Ethnologist.
Dr. DAN COOK (associate professor, CFAS-childhood studies) delivered a keynote talk, “Examining the ‘Culture’ in Children’s Commercial Culture,” at the Children and Cultures (Enfance et Cultures) conference co-sponsored by the Association for French Speaking Sociologists and the French Ministry of Culture in Paris in December.
Dr. CINDY DELL CLARK (visiting associate professor, CFAS-anthropology) discussed “Communicating with Kids: Amazing, Sweet, Cool, Good Guidance from Research” on Thursday, Feb. 24 at Barnes & Noble in Marlton, as part of the Rutgers–Camden Cappuccino Academy series.
Dr. EDUARDO GOMEZ (assistant professor, CFAS-public policy) was interviewed by the magazine Foreign Policy about Wikileaked evidence of Brazil's strategy to work around international patent law for access to HIV drugs.
Dr. NANCY ROSOFF (associate dean, CFAS) delivered two lectures in February: “’I can’t think of anything more useful than nursing’: Nursing, Home, and Female Identity in British and American Career Novels, 1940-1960” as the Bates Nursing History Seminar at the University of Pennsylvania, and “Women and Sports in American Popular Culture, 1880-1920” at the Centre for the History of Women’s Education (where she is an honorary research fellow) at the University of Winchester.
NOREEN SCOTT GARRITY (deputy director and curator of education, CFAS-Center for the Arts) received the Hometown Hero Award from the Campbell Soup Company in January. In presenting this annual honor, Campbell Soup applauded Scott Garrity’s commitment to community-based arts and art education. More information about the award is at http://investor.campbellsoupcompany.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=88650&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1517756&highlight.
Dr. GEOFFREY SILL (professor, CFAS-English) presented the annual Joseph S. Schick Lecture in Language, Literature, and Lexicography at Indiana State University on Feb. 10. The title of his talk was “The Sentimental Moment in English Fiction.” While at Indiana State, he also met with faculty and students of English literature.
Dr. LIQIN TAN (associate professor, CFAS-art) is holding a solo exhibit of his work, “Refractive Brain Therapy,” at the Dalet Art Gallery in Philadelphia through Feb. 26. The exhibition features his recent conceptual animation installations and digital print series.
Dr. ALAN TARR (professor II, CFAS-political science and director, Center for State Constitutional Studies) delivered invited testimony before the Kansas House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 16.
Fall 2010
Dr. GLORIA BONILLA-SANTIAGO (Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor of Urban Studies, CFAS and director, Center for Strategic Urban Community Leadership) has received a one-year $57,688 grant from the federal Jumpstart for Young Children program to support the Rutgers–Camden Jumpstart program. For more information about Jumpstart, visit http://cfsucl.camden.rutgers.edu/jumpstart.html. She also received a $50,000 grant from the State of New Jersey’s Department of Community Affairs in support of the Latino Fellows Public Policy Leadership Institute; more details about the institute are online at http://cfsucl.camden.rutgers.edu/Programs/LFPPLI.html.
Dr. RAJIV GANDHI (associate professor, CFAS-computer science) has received a one-year, $49,946 grant from the National Science Foundation in support of his project “U.S.-India International Collaborative Research and Training in Computer Science.”
MATTHEW GRIMES (senior program administrator, CFAS) has received a one-year, $220,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education in support of the TRiO Student Support Services program offered for undergraduate students. For more information about TRiO, visit http://www.camden.rutgers.edu/trio/index.htm.
Dr. ROBERT EMMONS (associate director, Honors College) will discuss and show scenes from his new film De Luxe: The Tale of the Blue Comet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, during Rutgers–Camden’s Cappuccino Academy at Barnes & Noble in Marlton.
Dr. JANET GOLDEN (professor, CFAS-history) was cited in a Slate.com article, “Drinking While Pregnant,” that was posted on Oct. 12. The article is online at http://www.slate.com/id/2270688. She also contributed an article, “About Those Boardwalk Baby Incubators,” to the website Metropolis; view the article at http://www.phlmetropolis.com/2010/10/about-those-boardwalk-baby-incubators.php.
Dr. RAFEY HABIB (professor, CFAS-English), along with colleagues and students, will read from his new book of poetry Shades of Islam: Poems for a New Century (Kube Publishing, 2010) at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, during Rutgers–Camden’s Cappuccino Academy at Barnes & Noble in Marlton.
Dr. ALAN TARR (professor II, CFAS-political science and director, Center for State Constitutional Studies) was cited in an article, “Rewriting Maryland constitution is up to voters, but not many know,” on the website MarylandReporter.com. He also coauthored an article, “An Historic Year for State Con-Cons,” that appeared on The Huffington Post (see http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jh-snider/a-historic-year-for-state_b_760455.html).
Spring 2010
BRUCE GARRITY (part-time lecturer, CFAS-fine arts) won the 2010 Cybil Cohen Award at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. CHARLOTTE MARKEY (associate professor, CFAS-psychology) has co-authored several articles: "A Correlational and Experimental Examination of Reality Television Viewing and Interest in Cosmetic Surgery" in the journal Body Image; "Why Body Image is Important to Adolescent Development," forthcoming in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence; and "Romantic Partners, Weight Status, and Weight Concerns: An Examination of the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model," forthcoming in the Journal of Health Psychology.
Dr. MARGARET MARSH (dean, CFAS) won the 2010 Paul Aiken Encore Award from the South Jersey Cultural Alliance in recognition of her support of the Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts.
Dr. SUSAN MILLER (assistant professor, CFAS-childhood studies) was named book review editor for the Journal of the History of Children and Youth.
Dr. NANCY ROSOFF (associate dean, CFAS) has been named as an Honorary Research Fellow in the Faculty of Education, Health, and Social Care at the University of Winchester (UK) from June 2010 through May 2013. In this capacity, she will facilitate research in the history of girls' formal and informal education in the UK and US.
Dr. JACOB SOLL (professor, CFAS-history) has authored an article, "From Note-Taking to Data Banks: Personal and Institutional Information Management in Early Modern Europe," that has been accepted for publication by the Intellectual History Review. On May 25, he was a guest speaker at the Bodleian Library Oxford, where he discussed "The Quest for the Universal Library in Enlightenment Europe." On May 28, he discussed "Pact with the Devil: The Ethics, Politics and Economics of Anti-Machiavellianism" at a conference at the University of Sussex.
Dr. JONATHAN TITTLER (professor, CFAS-Spanish) participated in the book launching of the Chilean writer Fernando Raga's eco-novel Revolucion en Gaia, for which he wrote the prologue. The presentation took place at the Colegio de Ingenieros in Santiago, Chile, on March 25.
Dr. JOHN WALL's (associate professor, CFAS-religion) new book, Ethics in Light of Childhood (Georgetown University Press), will be published this summer.
Fall 2009
Dr. HOLLY BLACKFORD (associate professor, CCAS-English) will present her research, "Children's Literature, Tourism, and the Towns of Twain's Hannibal and Lee's Monroeville," during this year's Mid-Atlantic Popular American Culture conference. She will be joined by law student LYNDA HYNKLE, who will present "Uncle Tom's Cabin and Abolitionist 'Fostering' of Slaves," and graduate psychology student ELIZABETH KASSABIAN, who will present "Feminine Mystique: Gender Roles in World of Warcraft."
Dr. CHRISTINE BRENNER (assistant professor, GSC-public policy and director, Forum for Policy Research) and CHRISTINE BOZARTH, a 2006 graduate of the Rutgers-Camden MPA program, presented "Availability and Usability of Municipal On-Line Payments: Analysis of 100 U.S. cites financial transactions via on-line payment offerings" at the 62nd International Atlantic Economic Conference in Philadelphia on Oct. 7. Bozarth currently serves as PHR benefits program administrator at Lockheed Martin.
Prof. ALLAN ESPIRITU (assistant professor, CCAS-fine arts) has been recognized by the University and College Designers Association for the design of Prof. MARGERY AMDUR's (associate professor, CCAS-fine arts) full-color catalog that chronicles her recent European shows. Three of Espiritu's designs are being featured in the exhibit "TERROR" at Intersection for the Arts in San Francisco.
Dr. MARGARET MARSH (dean, CFAS) served as a consultant for the new PBS documentary "Test Tube Babies." As a preeminent scholar in the area of reproductive technology history, she was interviewed throughout this American Experience documentary. More information is online at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/babies/.
Dr. JACOB SOLL (associate professor, CCAS-history) delivered an invited paper at the unveiling of a statue of Jean-Baptiste Colbert's librarian, Etienne Baluze, in Tulle, France, on Oct. 18. The event was sponsored by the French National Mint.
Dr. ALAN TARR (professor II, CCAS-political science and director, CSCS) has published a chapter, "Los Fundamentos Constitucionales del Federalismo Judicial Americano," in the book "El Federalismo Judicial" (Barcelona: Institut d'Estudis Autonomics, 2006).
Spring 2009
Prof. ELIZBETH DEMARAY (assistant professor, CCAS-art) exhibited alternative designs of housing for land hermit crabs at Subtle Technologies, a forum for new materials and design hosted by the University of Toronto. The Alternative Housing Project is fabricated by Demaray in conjunction with Dr. Hao Lin's Senior Work Group in the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Rutgers-New Brunswick. The team's new designs are currently being tested by Dr. Alexander Turra's hermit crab research group at the University of Sao Paolo, Brazil.
ROBERT EMMONS (assistant director, Honors College) will show his original documentary about yard sale culture in New Jersey at Home Fine Art, a cooperative gallery in Mount Holly, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7.
Dr. JACOB SOLL (associate professor, CCAS-history) has signed a contract with Michigan University Press for the publication of his new book, "The Information Master: Jean-Baptiste Colbert's Secret State Intelligence System," which will be part of the "Cultures of Knowledge in the Early Modern World" series that he co-edits for the publisher.
Dr. ALAN TARR (professor II, CCAS-political science and director, CSCS) has published a seventh edition of his co-edited book, "American Constitutional Law" (Wadsworth/Thomson). He will participate in a panel discussion, "Judging Your Court: An Assessment Tool," at the 2006 American Bar Association annual meeting in Hawaii on Aug. 4.
Dr. JONATHAN TITTLER (professor, CCAS-Spanish) recently served as chair of a Research Quality Assessment Panel for the University of Queensland, in Brisbane, Australia. The panel, which included representatives from universities in the United States, Canada, and Australia, evaluated 104 pieces of scholarship in the disciplines of Asian language studies; applied linguistics and educational linguistics; Asian literature and cultural studies; and European literature and cultural studies. A percentage of the texts were read multiply so that assessors could discuss their criteria and negotiate their differences. The entire exercise was carried out electronically, with the exception of a few books sent to assessors by conventional mail.
Fall 2008
Dr. DANIEL BUBB (assistant professor, CCAS-physics) has received a two-year, $35,000 grant from the Research Corporation in support of his project "Resonant Infrared Matrix-Assisted Pulsed Laser Deposition of Polymers and Biomaterials." The award is a renewal of a previous grant from the Research Corporation and is the only one presented to Rutgers this spring.
Dr. DANIEL HART (professor, CCAS-psychology and director, Center for Children and Childhood Studies) is the winner of the Anna M. Sample Memorial Advocacy Award from the Community Planning and Advocacy Council. He received the award during CPAC's annual dinner on June 7.
Dr. ALAN TARR (professor II, CCAS-political science and director, Center for State Constitutional Studies) will deliver a lecture, "The Effect of Direct Democracy on State Constitutions," during the annual meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures in Nashville on Aug. 14.
GLOUCESTER COUNTY TIMES, June 14
Dr. William Lutz (professor emeritus, CCAS-English) offered perspective on the emotional resonance of the Flag Day holiday during an interview that appeared in a news story. View the article online at http://www.nj.com/news/gloucester/local/index.ssf?/base/news-3/1150265735118950.xml&coll=8.
STAR-LEDGER, June 14
Dr. John Worrall (professor, CCAS-economics) discussed the state's employment statistics during an interview that appeared in a front-page news story. View the article online at http://www.nj.com/business/ledger/index.ssf?/base/business-3/115026552646520.xml&coll=1.
WHYY-FM (90.9), June 14
Dr. Jon'a Meyer (associate professor, CCAS-criminal justice) offered perspective on recent FBI crime statistics for New Jersey cities. Her comments were included in news broadcasts throughout the day.
COURIER-POST, June 11
Dr. Richard Harris (professor, CCAS-political science and director, Rand Institute) discussed the evolution of suburban retail centers during an interview that appeared in a news story in the South Jersey section.
COURIER-POST, June 1
Dr. John Worrall (professor, CCAS-economics) offered perspective on the impact of released Federal Reserve minutes on everyday life. His interview appeared in a news story on the front page of the Business section. Placed by the communications office.
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, June 1
Dr. Richard Harris (professor, CCAS-political science and director, Rand Institute) discussed smart-growth matters during a lengthy interview that appeared in a news article in a special South Jersey Voters' Guide. Placed by the communications office.
CENTRE DAILY TIMES (Pa.), PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, May 28
A lengthy feature story spotlighted the work of Camilo Jose Vergara, a photographer affiliated with Rutgers-Camden. The original article in the Philadelphia Inquirer included commentary by Dr. Howard Gillette (professor, CCAS-history, and director, MARCH).
DOVER DAILY RECORD (Morris County, NJ), May 28
A news article about the Rutgers faculty bus tour included an interview with Dr. Aman McLeod (assistant professor, CCAS-political science) and a photo of Prof. Elizabeth Demaray (assistant professor, CCAS-art).
MAPLE SHADE PROGRESS, May 19
Headlined "Area artists featured at RU," a news story in this Burlington County weekly newspaper reported on graduating Rutgers-Camden art students displaying their works at the Stedman Gallery.
Dr. KATHLEEN ASHTON (clinical associate professor, CCAS-nursing) will participate in the Nursing Spectrum's South American Tour during April 17 to May 29. She will be the featured speaker for the Brazil and Argentina parts of the trip, when her topics will include women and heart disease, pain management, high altitude cerebral edema, and health and wellness in Peru.
Dr. CHRISTINE BRENNER (assistant professor, GSC-public policy) has been elected to a three-year term on the Association of Borderlands Studies's executive committee. The American Political Science Association has accepted her application to teach a short course on borders at the upcoming annual meeting in Philadelphia. The Rutgers-Camden Forum for Policy Research and Public Service, in conjunction with the political science department of the University of Texas at El Paso, will sponsor the short course. Brenner has been invited to a conference on the narratives and structures of borders hosted by the Center for International Border Studies at Queens University in Belfast, Ireland.
Dr. DANIEL BUBB (assistant professor, CCAS-physics) delivered an invited lecture, "Laser Processing of Materials to Enable Thin Films Research," during the Princeton Mechanical and Aerospace Department's Materials Research Seminar Series on May 4. He will speak about "Matrix Assisted Laser Processing of Organic Thin Films: Challenges and Opportunities" during the New England Chapter of the American Vacuum Society in Burlington, MA, on May 23.
Dr. JOHN DIGHTON (professor, GSC-biology) presented a seminar, "Case Studies of Interaction of Fungi and Pollutants," at the Herbarium of Harvard University on March 14.
Dr. CHRISTOPHER DOUGHERTY (associate dean, CFAS) participated in a panel discussion, "Innovative and Effective Practices in Engaging First-Year Students through Academic Support," during the Pennsylvania/New Jersey College Reading and Learning Association's Sixth Annual Regional Conference on March 10.
Dr. SEAN DUFFY (assistant professor, CCAS-psychology) delivered a talk, "Building Baby Brains," as part of the Rutgers-Camden Cappuccino Academy lecture series at Barnes & Noble in Marlton on May 3.
Dr. TED GOERTZEL (professor, CCAS-sociology) delivered a keynote address at the Montana Association of Gifted and Talented Education conference on April 27.
Dr. ARTHUR KLINGHOFFER (professor, CCAS-political science) delivered a talk, "The Geopolitics of Chinese Oil," during the Conference on Energy Insecurity at Haverford College on April 1.
Dr. PHILIP SCRANTON (Board of Governors Professor, CCAS-history) has been appointed Visiting Professor of History at the Centre des Recherches Historiques, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (School of Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences), Paris. He will present three research seminars in April, focused on jet propulsion development, machine tools, and NASA spacecraft, drawing on his research concerning Cold War technological innovation. Scranton is also in Paris for archival work in French air force records, a part of his collaborative work on French jet engines with scholars at the University of Toulouse School of Business.
Dr. JACOB SOLL (associate professor, CCAS-history) has signed a contract with Yale University Press to publish his book, "The Enlightenment Library and the Quest for Universal Knowledge." He has been invited to address the Institute für Europäische Kulturgeschichte in Augsburg concerning his book, "Publishing The Prince," on June 26; he also will teach a master class to the graduate body.
Dr. LIQIN TAN (assistant professor, CCAS-art) earned First Place honors at the Fifth Annual Digital Art and Computer Animation Juried Competition at the Butler Institute of American Art at Youngstown State University. He has been selected to chair to the poster/print competition for SIGGRAPH 2007, and recently completed an artist residency program at Texas A&M University. His work currently is in the show "LavaBody + 6: Digital Rock-Prints Incorporating 3D Animations and Convex Mirror," on display at the Noho Gallery in Chelsea (New York City) through June 10.