Rutgers anthropologist to receive biology's equivalent of Nobel Prize
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that it will award the 2007 Crafoord Prize in Biosciences to Robert Trivers, professor of anthropology and biological sciences at Rutgers.
The Crafoord Prize promotes international basic research in disciplines that complement those for which the Nobel Prizes are awarded. These include astronomy and mathematics, geosciences, biosciences, and rheumatoid arthritis. In contrast, the science Nobel Prizes focus specifically on chemistry, physics and medicine.
The prize award is $500,000. Trivers will receive his
prize from the Queen of Sweden during ceremonies on April 26. These
ceremonies will also commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Crafoord
Prize, one of the world’s largest scientific prizes.
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A meteorite's first public display, the Marion Thompson Wright lecture series, a dictionary exhibit
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Students living in New Brunswick and Piscataway can now get psychological counseling at any of five counseling centers across the campuses – no matter where they live.
Rutgers’ submarine glider on a mission off the coast of Antarctica
Underwater robot to help answer key questions about the ocean and global climate changes
How an archaic flood control system fed the Hurricane Katrina disaster
A new book traces the roots of the Hurricane Katrina crisis back to the federal flood control program established in the 19th century.
State of the New Brunswick Campus
Executive Vice President Philip Furmanski reviews achievements and challenges of the previous year at Rutgers–New Brunswick.
Vice provost for development named at Rutgers–Newark
Rutgers alumna Richee-Lori Smith worked with United Negro College Fund before coming to her new post as senior fundraising officer.
New Jersey Legislature honors Rutgers’ outstanding football season
A ceremonial resolution commemorates the Scarlet Knights' 11-2 season and first bowl championship.
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