Revisiting an era of activism

Wednesday, November 12 through Tuesday, November 25

Alexander Library
169 College Avenue
New Brunswick

“Rutgers Student Activism, 1960-1985, Camden, Newark and New Brunswick” uses historic newspaper clips from the Daily Targum and other newspapers to illustrate a tumultuous era on college campuses. Among other events, visitors will learn about antisegregation protests by Douglass and Rutgers College students in 1960, the black student takeover over of Conklin Hall at Rutgers Newark in 1969, and an antipornography march in the 1980s.

The exhibition honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by highlighting political and social activism on the campuses both before and after Dr. King’s assassination. Cosponsors are the Committee to Advance our Common Purposes, the Taskforce on the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., and the Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs.

The exhibit also will be available later this month and through January at the Library of Science and Medicine on the Busch Campus, the John Cotton Dana Library on the Newark Campus and the Paul Robeson Library on the Camden Campus. For more information, click here.

For drug research, an “aha” moment

Thursday, November 20
4 to 5:30 p.m.

Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building
162 Ryders Lane
New Brunswick

Governor Jon S. Corzine proclaimed the week of November 17 Life Sciences Week. As part of the celebration, Ann E. Weber of Merck Research Laboratories in Rahway will share her experiences as co-leader of the team that discovered Januvia, a recently approved drug for Type 2 diabetes. The talk is designed to inspire future scientists and New Jersey residents alike.

The Rutgers Institute for Women’s Leadership and the WIRED Bio-1 Initiative are cosponsoring Dr. Weber’s talk. A reception with light refreshments will follow.

For more information, contact Lisa Weisser, communications and outreach specialist with Bio-1, at 732-932-6319 or lweisser@rci.rutgers.edu. Bio-1 is a workforce-development initiative of the U.S. Department of Labor geared toward promoting the bioscience industry in central New Jersey.

Hoop-dee-do

Thursday, November 6, and Friday, November 7
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC)
83 Rockafeller Road
Piscataway

The Rutgers Men's and Women's Basketball programs are holding the annual Scarlet Knights Fall Hoop Festival for second- through eighth-graders, offering tips by Head Coaches Fred Hill and C. Vivian Stringer and a clinic staff of Scarlet Knight coaches and student-athletes.

Events will include drills, motivational lectures, academics and individual instruction. All participants will receive a T-shirt, tickets to athletic events, a workout guide and membership in the Young Knights Club. Faculty and staff are eligible for a discounted rate of $75 per child, a savings of more than 30 percent off the regular $110 price. For additional information, click here. To take advantage of this discount, indicate "Faculty/Staff" in the memo line of your check when paying.

Making books, making waves

Friday, November 7
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Dana Gallery
John Cotton Dana Library
185 University Avenue
Newark

Authors have long turned to the printed word to stir their fellow citizens. “Resistance! The 14th Annual New Jersey Book Arts Symposium and Exhibition,” will explore the wide range of meanings and opportunities for resistance in the book arts, from the artists’ state of mind to the properties of the materials they use.

Speakers include Tommie Arai, Judith K. Brodsky, Maureen Cummins, Asha Ganpat, Curlee Holten, Margo Humphrey, Zoe Sheehan Saldana and Two Girls Working. Admission to the symposium is $40. For more information, contact Janet Maisonave at 973-353-5913 or maisonav@andromeda.rutgers.edu

Views of the natural world

Thursday, November 6
5 to 7 p.m.

Paul Robeson Galleries
Paul Robeson Campus Center
350 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Newark

In the 19th century, the general population thirsted after information about the natural world, and artists were quick to quench that thirst. An opening reception kicks off an exhibition addressing the pervasive influence of natural history on the aesthetics and methodologies of the era’s artists.

Contemporary artwork will hang alongside historic works, on loan from the Newark Public Library and private collections, as the exhibit continues through January 29, 2009. For more information, visit the gallery website.