Events
A meteorite's first public display, the Marion Thompson Wright lecture series, a dictionary exhibit
Opera at Rutgers presents a lush, lighthearted romance
Luxuriant music sets the stage for a lighthearted evening when the Opera at Rutgers production of Franz Lehár’s Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow) opens on Friday, January 26, at Nicholas Music Center. Produced by Pamela Gilmore, the performance will feature a cast of Rutgers students and professionals and music by the Rutgers Symphony Orchestra, directed by Kynan Johns. Die Lustige Witwe is a romantic operetta about a rich widow and her attempts to find a husband. The lyrics, written by Viktor Léon and Leo Stein, will be performed in German with English supertitles. Performances are January 26 and February 2 at 8 p.m. and January 28 and February 4 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 for the general public, $20 for Rutgers employees and alumni; $20 for seniors, and $15 for students. For tickets and additional information, call 732-932-7511 or visit the Mason Gross Performing Arts Center Ticket Office, 85 George St. on the New Brunswick campus. For the full calendar of Mason Gross events, click here.
Photo: Larry Levanti
Cultivating microbiology at Rutgers
A symposium aimed at creating a campuswide community of Rutgers microbiologists is taking place January 25 and 26. “Microbiology at Rutgers University: Cultivating Traditions, Current Strengths, and Future Frontiers” will be held at the New Jersey Agricultural Museum on the Cook Campus, and will convene at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday and end at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The purpose of the gathering is to foster communication among Rutgers microbiologists, to learn about the breadth of microbiology at Rutgers, and to consider steps that will strengthen the microbiology program and give it higher visibility, since microbiology is at the core of current global challenges to human and environmental health. A consortium of microbiologists representing the program’s strength and diversity will place Rutgers at a leading position in many initiatives.
Click here for the symposium schedule. For more information, contact Tamar Barkay, associate professor of biochemistry and microbiology, at 732-932-9763, ext. 333, or e-mail barkay@aesop.rutgers.edu.
Balancing career and family in the sciences – A panel discussion
The Graduate School-New Brunswick and the Office of the Associate Vice President for Promoting Women in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics are sponsoring a panel discussion entitled "Balancing Career and Family in the Sciences" February 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Busch Campus Center, room 122. Designed for graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and staff, the program will address issues related to successfully managing professional goals and family responsibilities. Space is limited; email jrimmer@rci.rutgers.edu to register. For more information, click here.
Eagleton Institute's 50th Anniversary Lecture Series
Congressional experts Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann, authors of The Broken Branch: How Congress is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track, will speak February 5 as part of the Eagleton Institute of Politics' 50th Anniversary Lecture Series. Former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke will celebrate the release of his autobiography, "Bridging the Divide: My Life," published by Rutgers University Press, February 13. Both programs will take place at the Eagleton Institute of Politics on the Douglass Campus and will begin at 4:30 p.m. with a reception/book signing followed by the lecture at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 732-932-9384, ext. 268 or click here.
Influencing National Policy Symposium at Rutgers-Newark
The Rutgers-Newark Social Work Department will open the 2007 Social Work month with its annual “Influencing National Policy Symposium” February 23. The free, public program aims to inform citizens on how they can help develop new policies and change those that have proved to be ineffective. A panel of experts will share insights regarding social and political action in the nation and students will present their work concerning social welfare activities. Paul Shane, of the Social Work Department is directing the program, which is also organized by social work student, Carrie S. Moore. The daylong symposium is scheduled at 8:15 a.m. in the Paul Robeson Campus Center, 350 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. For more information about the symposium, contact Paul Shane at pshane@andromeda.rutgers.edu or 973-353-5145.
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