2015: A Year in Review at Rutgers

As we look forward to 2016, Rutgers Today takes a look back at the milestones, achievements and big stories of 2015. The following stories and videos are not intended to be comprehensive and all-inclusive but to bring back memories and remind all of us that Rutgers is a vibrant and diverse place to live, work and study.

TOP HEADLINES

	Celebrating Rutgers’ 250th Anniversary On Nov. 10, 1766, the charter establishing Queen’s College was signed, setting the foundation for today’s Rutgers University, with more than 67,000 students attending 31 schools and colleges in New Brunswick, Newark and Camden. Watch Our Revolutionary Spirit, a short film featuring the stories of Rutgers trailblazers.
	Rutgers University-Newark Welcomes President Obama President Obama convened a roundtable discussion, including U.S. Sen. Cory Booker and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, on the issues of mass incarceration and the re-entry of people exiting correctional systems and reintegrating into community life.
	Rutgers University Surpasses $1 Billion Fundraising Goal Rutgers successfully completed the largest and most comprehensive fundraising campaign in the university's nearly 250-year history, surpassing the campaign's $1 billion goal by almost 4 percent. The seven-and-a-half-year “Our Rutgers, Our Future” campaign raised a total of $1,037,056,700.
	Chris Ash Named Head Football Coach at Rutgers Ash arrives with nearly two decades of collegiate coaching experience, including five years in the Big Ten Conference with four B1G Championships. He served as co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Ohio State University and helped lead the Buckeyes to the 2014 national championship.
	Revolutionizing the World Rutgers Today presents an ongoing series celebrating the university's people and innovations that have changed lives around the world, from an alumnus who first identified the deadly disease we now call AIDS to a current student who built a prosthesis for little girl’s hand.
	Rutgers University-Camden to Slash Tuition Costs for Many After completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and receiving federal and state grants, students with household income of $60,000 or less will receive "Bridging the Gap" grants for remaining tuition and general campus fees. Students from families making $60,000 to $100,000 will receive grants for half their remaining costs.
	Rutgers University-Newark To Make College More Affordable for Students from Newark and New Jersey The Talent & Opportunity Pathways program – or RU-N to the TOP – is designed to reward and enroll talented students, especially residents of Newark, those transferring from county colleges, and those with great potential to make an impact on the world.
	American Bar Association Approves Merger Creating Rutgers Law School Keenly attuned to the evolving demands of the legal profession and to the need for legal scholarship and education to address the public good, the new Rutgers Law School offers a comprehensive curriculum, propelled by one of the nation’s largest faculties with wide-ranging expertise.

COMMENCEMENT

	Honoring Rutgers’ ‘Very, Very Best’ President Robert Barchi and his wife, Francis, an assistant professor in the School of Social Work, inducted 160 high-achieving graduating seniors into the new Matthew Leydt Society, which recognizes students for exceptional academic performance at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.
	Bill Nye, the Science Guy, Encourages Rutgers Class of 2015 to Become 'The Next Great Generation' Nye, who received an honorary Doctor of Science during the ceremony, called on students to vote, get involved and “carry on as the next great generation’’ by rising up to meet the challenge that faces them.  Approximately 16,465 graduates received degrees from Rutgers this year.
	Bon Jovi Writes, Performs Song for Rutgers-Camden Class of 2015 The rocker and philanthropist received an honorary doctorate of letters from Rutgers-Camden. He addressed the 293 master's and doctoral degree recipients, advising them to "write your song," "start your own revolution" – and to map out their lives in advance – "in pencil."
	Earl Lewis, Academic and Philanthropic Leader, Receives Honorary Degree, Addresses Rutgers-Newark Class of 2015 Lewis is president of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, one of the world’s largest foundations, with more than $6 billion in assets. He is a highly regarded historian and author and has held faculty appointments at the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Michigan and Emory University.

UNIVERSITY EXPANSION and ENHANCEMENT

	New Honors College at Rutgers University-New Brunswick Home to Academic Superstars The idea of an Honors College at Rutgers-New Brunswick began some years ago. Now complete, the Honors College officially opened its doors on Aug. 27, when the inaugural group of students moved into the 170,000-square-foot building on Seminary Place, overlooking the Raritan River.
	Rutgers Dedicates New Food, Nutrition and Health Institute The nearly 80,000-square-foot facility on the George H. Cook Campus is supported by a $10 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, $10 million from an anonymous donor and $35 million from the state’s Building Our Future Bond Act of 2012.
	Rutgers Board of Governors Approves University Physical Master Plan Although specifics of the plan are unique to the character and priorities of each location, all the proposed development envisions upgrading academic facilities, enhancing the student experience in the classroom, improving transportation and strengthening connections with neighboring communities.
	Rutgers Begins 250th Celebration with New, Upgraded Facilities in New Brunswick, Newark and Camden Several major projects are scheduled for completion during 2015-2016, including the School of Dental Medicine Oral Health Pavilion, the Chemical and Chemical Biology Building, the Global Village Learning Center at Douglass Residential College and Express Newark.
	Rutgers to Launch Computer Science Living-Learning Community for Women The Computer Science Living-Learning Community for Women is supported by a two-year grant from the National Science Foundation. The first year of the grant will be spent researching best practices, recruiting mentors and developing the curriculum, with the first students enrolling fall 2016.
	15 Washington Returns to Its Former Glory as University and Newark Icon Its Great Hall filled with hundreds for a quadruple celebration: the building’s grand reopening, Rutgers’ 250th anniversary, Newark’s 350th anniversary and a celebration of the contributions of the Rev. Dr. M. William Howard.
	Treasured South Jersey Landmark Reopens as Writers House at Rutgers University-Camden Realizing a dream years in the making, extensive renovations were completed at 305 Cooper Street in Camden. The revered South Jersey landmark was transformed into the Writers House, which will serve as home to both the Department of English and the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program in creative writing at Rutgers-Camden.

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

	Rutgers Achieves Double-digit Gain in Research Grants and Contracts Despite recent cutbacks in federal research support – the primary source of grants for most U.S. universities – Rutgers achieved an 18.3 percent increase in overall funding for research and sponsored programs in the last fiscal year over the previous year, from $517.6 million in fiscal year 2014 to $612.5 million in fiscal year 2015.
	Navy Funds Rutgers to Develop Drone Equally Adept at Flying and Swimming Javier Diez, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, had been dabbling with the concept for years with the help of his graduate and undergraduate students. But when he demonstrated it to Navy research officials earlier this year, they almost immediately funded his work on new versions of the air-and-water craft.
	Rutgers Tomato Reinvented with Even More Flavor The Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station has tested hundreds of plants to try to create a new version of the luscious tomato that carried the Rutgers name and was popular from the Depression through the 1960s.
	Superstorm Sandy Child and Family Health Study Finds Lingering Effects of Mental Health Distress, PTSD and Depression More than 100,000 New Jersey residents experienced significant structural damage to their primary homes from Superstorm Sandy. Among those residents, 27 percent experience moderate or severe mental health distress and 14 percent report signs and symptoms of PTSD.
	Black Sea Bass Change Sex for Survival This self-propelling sex change could help biologists and government fisheries managers to better assess the overall black sea bass stock. Up to now, poor calculations of the stock have been forcing season closures and losing money for the shore’s party and charter boat fleet, according to Olaf Jensen, an assistant professor with Rutgers’ Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences.
	Overeating Caused By Hormone Deficiency in Brain? Zhiping Pang says why we eat, how much we eat and when we stop eating are behaviors controlled by the central nervous system which enables the body to respond to its environment. This is why it is important to understand the motivation behind hedonic hunger – the drive to eat for pleasure instead of to gain energy.
	Is Bargain Shopping a Family Trait? Robert Schindler, a professor of marketing at the Rutgers School of Business-Camden, says that even if parents don’t explicitly teach their children how to shop for deals, children who observe their parents going out of their way to take advantage of sales and other bargains find themselves showing the same habits when they become adult consumers.
	Taking Statins? Don’t Worry About Memory Loss Contrary to prior assertions, cholesterol-lowering statin drugs most likely do not cause short-term memory loss, according to a Rutgers University and University of Pennsylvania study of nearly one million patients. Brian L. Strom, chancellor of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) is the study's lead author.
	Ingredient in Olive Oil Looks Promising in the Fight Against Cancer Rutgers nutritional scientist Paul Breslin and two cancer biologists at Hunter College have found that an ingredient in extra-virgin olive oil kills a variety of human cancer cells without harming healthy cells. The ingredient is oleocanthal, a compound that ruptures a part of the cancerous cell, releasing enzymes that cause cell death.
	Rutgers Launches World’s First Accelerated Testing Facility for Bridges The facility, dubbed “the BEAST” (Bridge Evaluation and Structural Testing laboratory), uses rapid-cycling temperature fluctuations, precipitation and de-icing treatments and a weighted rolling device similar to a truck chassis to replicate stresses from the environment and intense truck traffic.
	Drug Used to Treat Cancer Appears to Sharpen Memory Researchers in the School of Arts of Sciences found that laboratory rats, taught to listen to a certain sound in order to receive a reward and given the drug after training, remembered what they learned and responded correctly to the tone at a greater rate than those not given the drug.
	Rutgers Researcher Receives $7.2 Million from Military to Fight Drug-Resistant Bacteria Daniel Kadouri examines the therapeutic potential of two types of predatory bacteria that kill germs that have developed a resistance to antibiotics. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, infections caused by drug-resistant pathogens pose urgent and serious threats to public health.
	Better Tasting Strawberry Developed at Rutgers Makes Its Debut The Rutgers Scarlet strawberry plant recently hit the market for both home gardeners and commercial growers. The new plant is being grown on test plots at more than a dozen farms around the state and is the latest in a long list of plant varieties New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station has developed to draw more customers to local markets and pick-your-own farms.

STUDENT EXCELLENCE

	Four Rutgers Students Win Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships Juniors Alina Afinogenova, Varun Arvind, Margaret Morash and Aditya Parikh are among 260 undergraduates selected by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation to receive awards this year. Three are students in the School of Arts and Sciences and one is a student in the School of Engineering.
	Lone Computer Science Major Works to Recruit More Women into Technology Vanessa Cansanas stands out not only for her 3.9 GPA, but the fact she is the lone female honors student graduating Rutgers University-Newark with a major in computer science. She has made it her mission to recruit more young women into the field and teach computer science to teen girls.
	From Doo-Wop Singer to Bus Driver to Rutgers Resident Assistant and Student Marilyn Ali sang with reconstituted versions of the Crystals. Her venues included Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden and Harlem’s Apollo Theater. The Rutgers senior is singing a different tune these days, serving as a resident assistant in Sophia House at Douglass Residential College while wrapping up her final semesters as a communications major – at the age of 65.
	Founder of Rutgers’ First Figure Skating Club Isn’t Leaving Members on Thin Ice Jasmine Lin laced up her first pair of ice skates at age 6. By the time she was 16, Lin’s life centered around the rink. When the competitive figure and synchronized skater entered Rutgers in 2012, she wasn’t ready to lose the camaraderie that came from training and traveling with teammates.
	Women of Rutgers’ Africana House Pitch in to Help Poorest Communities of Dominican Republic It’s not your typical vacation destination, but a group of students from the Africana House at Douglass Residential College – some with family ties to the island nation or its Caribbean neighbors – spent an intense 10 days in the bateyes over their winter break with Dean Jacquelyn Litt.
	A Whole New World Grammy-winning rhythm and blues singer Regina Belle, known as part of the duet behind the smash hit song from the Disney film classic Aladdin, added a new achievement to her resume: member of the Rutgers Class of 2015, School of Arts and Sciences, completing a degree she started 30 years ago.
	Fraternity Brothers Bring Welcome Fun, Distraction to a Boy with Leukemia No matter how bad a day Ronald Hogas was having during nearly five years of leukemia treatments, he always was up for seeing “the boys.” Rutgers Sigma Chi members visited Ronald often when he was in Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
	Recovering Cheerleader Climbs a New Pyramid Sophomore cheerleader Skye Cotler suffered a stroke in August. Doctors suspect a cluster of abnormal blood vessels bled while she was en route to a Maroon 5 concert in Atlantic City. She is receiving support from her coach and teammates.
	Rutgers' Glee Club Makes European Tour, Marks University's 250th Anniversary Members of the Rutgers University Glee Club ended their trip with a stop in the Netherlands, where they visited Utrecht University to honor 250 years of historical ties between the two universities.

FACULTY and TEACHING

	Rutgers Professor Emerita Recognized for Contribution to Field of DNA Repair Evelyn Witkin, professor emerita at Rutgers Waksman Institute of Microbiology, received a 2015 Lasker Award for her role in creating the field of DNA mutagenesis and DNA repair, which has played an important role in the biomedical sciences and in clinical radiation therapy for cancer.
	New 'Holodeck' Classrooms Connect Rutgers Law Students New technology is bringing Rutgers law classrooms in Newark and Camden together in one learning space. Twin classrooms, nicknamed "holodecks" because of their Star Trek-like futuristic qualities, stream real-time audio and video between the campuses. It boosts collaboration among professors and allows students to take a wider array of classes.
	A Woman for President? A course taught by Ruth Mandel, director of the Eagleton Institute and composed of first-year, mostly female students who were just 10 years old when Hillary Rodham Clinton lost, focuses on the women who came before Clinton --  such as Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American woman to run for president in 1972, and Geraldine Ferraro, the first female vice presidential candidate.
	Rutgers School of Nursing Joins Top 25 in U.S. News Rankings Following Integration In 2011, Rutgers’ College of Nursing was ranked No. 79. But since the 2011 rankings, Rutgers integrated with most of the schools, clinical practices, centers and institutes of the former UMDNJ. The College of Nursing at Rutgers and the School of Nursing at UMDNJ in Newark were consolidated and became the Rutgers School of Nursing in 2014.
	Sloan Foundation Awards Research Fellowship to Rutgers Astrophysicist Alyson Brooks The award recognizes the early successes and future potential of young faculty members by awarding them $50,000 to enhance their nascent research programs. Recipients are often in their first appointments to university faculties and typically have more flexibility with Sloan funding than they would with project grants or other more restricted funding sources.
	Harry Potter Provides Window into the DNA of Behavioral Genetics The question of how genetics help shape the shared behavior pattern between a parent and a child, such as the athleticism between orphaned Harry and his father, James, is one of the topics Lei Yu, professor of genetics in the School of Arts and Sciences, discusses with the 20 students enrolled this semester in his 10-week Byrne Seminar, “Harry Potter and Behavioral Genetics.”
	Mathematician Renowned for Prime Number Theory Wins Shaw Prize Henryk Iwaniec is the New Jersey Professor of Mathematics in the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers-New Brunswick. He received the award during a ceremony in Hong Kong and shares the honor with Gerd Faltings, managing director of the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Germany.
	Rutgers Names Jayne Anne Phillips Board of Governors Professor of English Phillips calls herself a "family chronicler" who explores the tensions inherent in those relationships; love and loss are recurrent themes. She has also drawn praise for her depictions of characters struggling to survive outside the mainstream, people who lead an ordinary existence yet are kept from their dreams by the circumstances of their lives.
	Rutgers Board of Governors Names Endowed Chairs  Anne C. Mosenthal is the first Benjamin F. Rush Jr. Chair in Surgery. Charles J. Prestigiacomo is the inaugural Peter W. Carmel, M.D. Chair of Neurological Surgery. Shridar Ganesan is the initial Omar Boraie Chair in Genomic Science. Kara Walker is the Tepper Family Chair in Visual Arts, and Xi Zheng is the Unilever Chair for the Study of Diet and Nutrition for the Prevention of Chronic Disease.
	Two Rutgers Professors Named Fellows of Top National Science Association Tamar Barkay is a microbiologist in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences who studies how microorganisms convert mercury in the environment into methylmercury, a potent neurotoxic substance. Marie-Pierre Aubry is a marine geologist in the School of Arts and Sciences who examines ocean floor sediments to establish intervals of geological time, measured in millions of years.
	Rutgers Scholar Recognized for Role in Establishing Religion Studies as an Academic Field James Turner Johnson, who joined the Rutgers faculty in 1969 and retired from the School of Arts and Sciences at the end of the fall 2015 semester, is among a generation of scholars who helped establish religion studies as an academic field in secular public colleges and universities. Widely recognized for his expertise in the ethics of Christianity, Judaism and Islam, Johnson created the popular "Just War and Jihad" course.
	Rutgers Becomes First Public University in New Jersey to Offer Aerospace Engineering Degree With more than 60 engineering students each year pursuing certificates in the field, the faculty knew it had a critical mass of interest to support a full-fledged degree program. The School of Engineering will start admitting juniors into the program in the fall of 2016, with the first aerospace engineering baccalaureates being awarded in 2018.
	Rutgers Philosopher Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences Marilyn McCord Adams is a recurring visiting professor in the Department of Philosophy in the School of Arts and Sciences. Her teaching and research centers on medieval philosophy and philosophy of religion. She has written two books on the problem of evil and is working on a book on medieval theories of the soul.
	Before Springsteen: Rutgers Class Explores New Jersey’s Deep Music Roots The class is led by Jonathan Sauceda, a music and performing arts librarian who came to Rutgers from Texas in 2013. He had stumbled upon a collection in the Alexander Library and saw it as the perfect tool to show students how they can contribute to research, while also giving them a deeper appreciation of New Jersey history.
	Rutgers Molecular Genetics Professor Elected to National Academy of Sciences Joachim Messing, director of Rutgers' Waksman Institute of Microbiology, who is considered one of the world’s top experts in molecular genetics, was among 84 new members elected and recognized this year for their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
	Rutgers Board of Governors Approves Two Endowed Chairs and Three New Graduate Degree Programs Theodore Sider is the first Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Philosophy in the School of Arts and Sciences. Richard G. Lathrop Jr. is the inaugural Johnson Family Chair in Water Resources and Watershed Ecology in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. Rutgers will also offer master’s degrees in business of fashion, health administration and philosophy in the computational biology and molecular biophysics field.

GOVERNANCE and ADMINISTRATION

	Rutgers Names Dean for Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Sherine Gabriel served as dean of Mayo Medical School in Rochester, Minnesota, and has been associated with the Mayo Clinic in a variety of academic and leadership roles for nearly 30 years. She is an established NIH-funded investigator in the epidemiology of the rheumatic diseases.
	Rutgers University-Camden Appoints Michael Palis New Provost Palis came to Rutgers-Camden in 1996 as the founding chair of the Department of Computer Science, having previously served on the faculties of the New Jersey Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania. He served as interim dean of the faculty of arts and sciences for more than two years.
	Jonathan Potter Appointed Dean of Rutgers School of Communication and Information Potter was founding dean of the School of Social, Political and Geographical Sciences at Loughborough University (UK). He helped navigate the new school to financial surplus against the backdrop of the world financial crisis and the tripling of student fees.
	Rutgers Names Dean for School of Health Related Professions Gwendolyn Mahon, who is a principal or co-principal investigator on several federal grants, concurrently holds Rutgers faculty appointments in the School of Health Related Professions, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences; New Jersey Medical School, Department of Medicine; and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
	Rutgers Appoints New Dean of School of Management and Labor Relations James Hayton, who comes to Rutgers from the Warwick Business School at the University of Warwick (UK), is responsible for developing and communicating schoolwide goals and has overseen strategic planning and budgeting processes. His areas of interest include entrepreneurship and human resources practices in small and medium-sized firms.
	Rutgers Selects Jasjit Ahluwalia as Dean of School of Public Health Ahluwalia has received more than $21 million in funding as principal investigator and more than $80 million as co-investigator. In 2009, he was awarded a $6.2 million NIH grant establishing the Center for Health Equity at the University of Minnesota. His primary research has focused on nicotine addiction and smoking cessation in African-American smokers.
	Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers Has a New Director Wayne Winborne was vice president for business diversity outreach at Prudential Financial in Newark. The institute is home to the country’s most extensive jazz archive and library, housing more than 150,000 recordings and 6,000 books.

PARTNERSHIPS and >COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

	Rutgers Submits Recommendations to Address Sexual Violence to White House Task Force Rutgers’ Center on Violence Against Women and Children was invited by the Obama administration to pilot and evaluate the climate survey because of the Rutgers center’s status as a “leading research institute on violence against women,” according to the April 2014 report of the White House Task Force.
	Rutgers Law Associates Succeeds as New Firm in Newark The school launched Rutgers Law Associates last year in Newark with six new members of the bar receiving $30,000 stipends as one-year, post-doctoral fellows. These newly minted lawyers represent low- and moderate-income clients in litigation and other matters while learning courtroom procedure, business development and professional responsibility.
	Military Families Find Support with New Helpline To help ease the mental health burden of New Jersey families affected by military service, the National Call Center at Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC) has launched Military Mom2Mom, a 24/7 confidential peer support helpline staffed by military parents and behavioral specialists.
	Middle School Girls Get Head Start in Computer Science with Help of Rutgers Students Rutgers students work one on one with girls at Theodore Schor Middle School in Piscataway to coach them in programming, game design, robotics and fundamentals of computing such as binary numbers. The aim is to show girls computer technology can be understandable and fun.
	Rutgers’ New Jersey International Film Festival Turns 20 Supported by the Rutgers University Program in Cinema Studies and public and private entities, the festival presents a lineup that ranges from documentaries to animations and shorts from seven countries – all of which are receiving their local premieres – to an audience of about 2,500.
	Bringing Children in Foster Care the Stars and the Ocean Students from Madison High School were on a mission to make the therapy rooms, where children in foster care cope with separation, loss, abuse and other trauma, more welcoming. They transformed playrooms at the Psychological Clinic, part of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, from drab to breathtaking.
	Rutgers Expands Opportunities for Former Inmates Since its inception in 2005, the Mountainview program has enrolled 100 former inmates at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Twenty-five have earned bachelor’s degrees, five have earned master’s degrees and 49 remain active students. After monitoring Mountainview’s success in New Brunswick, Rutgers University-Newark enrolled 10 former inmates in the program beginning this fall.
	Making New Jersey a Great Wine State As more New Jersey farmers grow grapes for winemaking, Rutgers is providing the science and expertise to help them tap into an increasingly profitable sector in the state’s agricultural industry. The New Jersey Center for Wine Research and Education works in partnership with the industry to develop the best grape variety in the state.
	‘R Family Fall Festival’ – A New Tradition R Family Fall Festival, hosted by President Robert Barchi and his wife, Francis Barchi, for alumni with young children, is designed to provide a safe and alcohol-free environment for families attending the homecoming game. The festival, in its second year, featured pony rides, carnival games, mini golf, two bouncy houses and a petting zoo with baby pigs and a cow.
	Newark's Cherry Blossoms Thrive with Rutgers' Help For the last decade, Rutgers alumnus Paul Cowie has been part of an effort to restore and expand the collection that erupts with striking pink blossoms each spring. A crew of volunteers trained through the Rutgers Master Gardeners Program works with Cowie throughout the year to prune, maintain and monitor the health of the cherry trees.
	Rutgers Day 2015 Sets Attendance Record A record 91,000 people came to enjoy the fun on Rutgers Day and many of you shared your day on social media. Join us as we take you through some of the highlights. Find out if your pic or tweet made our list.

ALUMNI

	Rutgers-Camden Alumnus Earns Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Gregory Pardlo, a 1999 graduate of Rutgers-Camden with a bachelor’s degree in English, has earned the Pulitzer Prize for poetry for his poem collection Digest. The honor recognizes “a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author.”
	Carli Lloyd Leads U.S. Women's Soccer to 2015 World Cup Championship Lloyd completed her hat trick – three goals, including a boot from half field – 16 minutes into the United States' eventual 5-2 win over Japan. As a Scarlet Knight, Lloyd helped Rutgers earn four Big East Tournament berths and two trips to the NCAA Tournament, including a Sweet 16 finish in 2001.
	Rutgers MBA Alumna Is President of Shaw University Tashni-Ann Dubroy is a research scientist turned procurement manager and a chemistry professor with a passion for entrepreneurism. After completing her MBA, she returned to Shaw University where she studied as an undergraduate.
	Alumnus Periodontist is Political Leader in Bahamas In 1989, Kendal Major became the first periodontist in his homeland, the Bahamas, and one of only 54 black periodontists in the United States after graduating from Rutgers School of Dental Medicine’s residency program. In 2012, he was elected to the Bahamian Parliament, becoming the third youngest speaker of the Assembly in the governing body’s 285-year history.
	Rutgers-Camden Baseball Standout Jeff Singer Signs with Phillies Singer spent one season with the Rutgers University-Camden baseball program, but that season helped to catapult the left-handed pitcher into professional baseball. He took a major step when he signed a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.
	New LA Times’ Managing Editor is a Rutgers Alumna After graduating from Rutgers with a bachelor of arts in history and journalism, S. Mitra Kalita earned a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia. The former editor of The Daily Targum, Rutgers’ student newspaper, has also worked at the Washington Post, Newsday, The Wall Street Journal and The Associated Press.
	Rutgers Law Grad Wins Gold at Pan American Games Ashley Higginson won the gold medal with a record time in the steeplechase event at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada. The steeplechase is a 3,000-meter race that requires clearing 28 hurdles and seven water jumps.

IN MEMORIAM

	James L. Flanagan, Who Helped Make Computers Talk, Dies at 89 Flanagan provided the technical foundation for speech recognition, teleconferencing, MP3 music files and digital transmission of human conversation. He was a professor and vice president for research at Rutgers, where he remained until his retirement in 2005.
	Milton Leontiades, Former Dean of the Rutgers School of Business-Camden, Dies at 82 Highly regarded internationally for his expertise on such matters as the gaming industry, economic development, strategic planning, and mergers and acquisitions, Leontiades earned a justifiable reputation as the “dean of South Jersey business.”
	Carolyn Rovee-Collier, Pioneer Whose Research Proved Infants Can Learn, Dies at 72 Rovee-Collier came to Rutgers as an assistant professor of psychology in 1970 and worked at the university until 2013. During her 43 years at Rutgers, she taught thousands of undergraduates and hundreds of graduate students, many of whom went on to distinguished academic and professional careers.
	F. Gregory Lastowka, Rutgers Law Professor, Internationally Recognized Cyberlaw Scholar, Dies at 46 Lastowka’s scholarship helped to define the field of cyberlaw. His book Virtual Justice: The New Laws of Online Worlds is regarded as a landmark treatise on complex intersection of law and virtual worlds. The book identified and addressed compelling and new legal questions about such issues as owning virtual assets and preventing virtual crimes.
	Alfred W. Blumrosen, Eminent Rutgers Expert on Discrimination Law, Dies at 86 At Rutgers School of Law-Newark, where he taught from 1955 to 2002 – and was acting dean in 1974-75 – Blumrosen specialized in labor and employment law. He collaborated closely with his wife, the late Ruth Gerber Blumrosen, who was an adjunct professor at the school, most notably on well-regarded research in the field of employment discrimination.
	Gerald N. Grob, Noted Rutgers Historian, Dies at 84 Grob, a historian of medicine, was well known for his books on the history of treatment of the mentally ill. His first such book, "The State and the Mentally Ill: A History of Worcester State Hospital in Massachusetts, 1830-1920," became a classic in its field.