Tag: Rutgers University
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Metuchen school officials heed students call for racism awareness, diversity in curriculum
METUCHEN – Current students and alumni of the Metuchen School District, as well as parents, flooded Schools Superintendent Vincent Caputo’s email inbox calling for more racism awareness and diversity in the district’s curriculum in the wake of the events in Minneapolis. And after fielding the more than 200-plus correspondences and listening to about 100 students…
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Large-scale research project focuses on horse-human bond for veterans with PTSD; therapy will be conducted at Special Strides in Monroe
The Equine Science Center has announced its fundraising initiative kickoff for a large-scale research project focusing on Equine Assisted Activities & Therapies (EAAT) for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) which will coincide with June’s Month of the Horse in New Jersey. The research project, conducted by the Equine Science Center at Rutgers University, will…
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Middlesex County College president to Class of 2020: Pandemic will pass, time spent at MCC is for life
EDISON – In a moving 48-minute video, Middlesex County College recognized its Class of 2020 with as much virtual pomp and circumstance as it could. “Wish we all could have been here to cheer each other and pose for happy photos as we walk across the stage, but I guess we have to graduate this…
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LOOSE ENDS 3/27: Kevin Wilkes: Commitment to the Paul Robeson Project
By Pam Hersh As COVID-19 was halting all activity in Princeton, architect Kevin Wilkes was doing his best to ramp it up. The construction activity – permitted under current COVID restrictions and socially distant from residents – was focused on a house at the corner of Witherspoon and Green streets. Construction workers were wearing masks…
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Rutgers creates COVID-19 center to fight pandemic
Rutgers created a new center to coordinate the university’s myriad research and public health and outreach efforts to combat COVID-19. “Given our expertise and the health needs at the state and national levels, we are excited to announce the establishment of the Center for COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness to address SARS CoV-2, the…
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Rarely seen children’s book illustrations at Zimmerli spotlight 30-year creative partnership
NEW BRUNSWICK – The name Roger Duvoisin is familiar to Zimmerli audiences: the museum’s gallery dedicated to its collection of original children’s book illustrations is named in his honor, more than half of that collection consists of Duvoisin’s artwork, and numerous exhibitions have celebrated this beloved author and illustrator. Now, Mood Books: The Children’s Stories…
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Art After Hours spotlights exhibitions, welcomes State Theatre Artists-in-Residence
NEW BRUNSWICK – The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers will offer Art After Hours: First Tuesdays, beginning 5-9 p.m. on March 3 at the museum, 71 Hamilton St. at George Street, New Brunswick. The evening features curator-led tours of “It makes me think of that awful day…” The Natural World in the Anthropocene and A Celebration of…
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Zimmerli announces closure to improve terrace, interior spaces
NEW BRUNSWICK – The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University will close to the public from May 18 to Aug. 31 to carry out structural renovations to the front entrance and terrace, as well as corresponding internal spaces. Museum programming, including Summer Art Camp, will be relocated to partner locations throughout the summer, with details…
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Old Bridge rings in New Year by hiring three new officers
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge rang in the New Year with three new police officers. Mayor Owen Henry, along with Police Captain Joseph Mandola, introduced officers Jeffrey Karabin, Thomas Pena and Andrew Annuzzi during a Township Council meeting on Jan. 13. The officers were sworn in on Dec. 31 and will begin training at the…
