In 2001, my employer--Graybar Electric Co., a $5.2 billion distributor of electrical, telecommunications and networking products and services--teamed with Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., to launch a management training program to give current and future leaders a broad base of business knowledge and experience. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Because...
Last Tuesday, Rutgers University broke ground on what is being touted as the largest campus-based solar energy facility in the country. Rutgers president Richard L. McCormick, state Board of Public Utilities commissioner Joseph L Fiordaliso and other officials gathered at a sevenacre site at the Livingston Campus where a $10...
Rutgers University said last week that an unnamed graduate has donated $13 million to the school, making it the largest private donation in Rutgers history. Some $10 million of the anonymous donation will be used to erect a building for the Rutgers Business School in Newark and New Brunswick, on...
BAODING, China -- Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or "the Company"), one of the world's leading vertically integrated photovoltaic ("PV") product manufacturers, today announced that it has entered into a sales contract with SunDurance Energy, LLC ("SunDurance"), which develops, designs and builds large-scale solar...
FUELS DERIVED from socalled biomass sources are increasingly being researched as alternatives to ease the nation's reliance on petrol, and Rutgers University is involved in the effort. Biomass fuels are produced from organic material gleaned from sources such as wood, plants like corn and grass, and waste material. Though still...
LISLE, Ill. -- Seeking to learn what foods the typical household has on hand -- and the nutritional value of those items -- Rutgers University recently completed a comprehensive "pantry audit" of 100 New Jersey households. A key element of the study was Gladson Interactive's unique database which connects a...
Rutgers University has raised the private-donation roof. The state-funded research school said last week it brought in a record $121 million in private donations for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, an increase of 8.5 percent from $111.5 million raised during the prior-year period. Gifts came from nonprofit foundations,...
Accounting Ronald F. Martino has been named partner at WithumSmith+Brown, certified public accountants. Martino has more than 12 years of public accounting experience, providing attest, tax and consulting services to companies ranging from closely-held businesses to multinational corporations. He is a member of the Utility and Transportation Contractors Association and...
1 THREE HONORED Three prominent South Jersey residents were honored by the Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs at Rutgers University in Camden for their leadership contributions to the region. Pictured from left are award winners Jennifer Saxton, accepting for her father, Rep. Jim Saxton (R-3); Martha Chavis, Welcome...
The Center for Management Development at Rutgers University said last week it will launch a continuing education program that targets professionals in the drug industry. Biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical executives along with Rutgers faculty will head up the 12week Rutgers Mini-M.BA.: BioPharma Innovation program. The miniM.BA. looks to teach skills to...
Rutgers University President Richard L. McCormick last week launched a review of the functioning of its intercollegiate athletics division, attributing the evaluation to "recent events and reports that have raised questions about the athletics program at Rutgers-New Brunswick." The Star-Ledger reported last week that Robert E. Mulcahy, the university's director...
Questions continue to mount about the management of the Rutgers University athletic department, which has gained national prominence with its success in football and women's basketball in recent years. The latest revelation: Robert J. Mulcahy, the son of athletic director Robert E. Mulcahy, took a job at a sports-marketing firm...
NEW YORK & PETACH TIKVAH, Israel -- BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (OTCBB:BCLI), a leading developer of adult stem cell technologies and therapeutics, has completed a preclinical study in collaboration with the W.M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The study conducted at the...
Two scholarship programs dodged Gov. Corzine's budget ax this week, but colleges still expect to feel a pinch from another year of reduced state support. College presidents in New Jersey say it has become a nearly annual rite. The latest cut would decrease state support for operations at four-year public...
WEST LONG BRANCH - At the top of the crease, four Moorestown players stood shoulder to shoulder, waiting for their teammate Bridget Callahan. Callahan curled around and her teammates split, two to the right, two to the left, creating a gap wide enough for only one. Callahan squeezed past as...
Xechem International (PINKSHEETS: XKEM) today announced the following information regarding its operations, financial status and associated matters. Overall Summary: The Company's efforts have been focused on operational re-structuring in the U.S. and the oversight of its Xechem Nigeria Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. subsidiary, which is engaged in the production and...
Biotechnology in flavor production. Ed. by Daphna Havkin-Frenkel and Faith C. Belanger. Blackwell Publishing 2008 214 pages $185.00 Hardcover TP248 Biotechnology in the service of agriculture is working on providing the best flavors not only for tomatoes, apples, and other fruits and...
Lisa M. Palumbo has been named general counsel for Parsons Brinckerhoff. Palumbo has over 20 years of legal experience in the technology, defense, manufacturing and services sectors. Prior to joining PB, she served as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary at EDO Corporation. She previously served as general...
Rob Blasberg has been appointed as associate at engineering firm Psomas, Inc. As leader of Psomas' Federal Services Program since 2006, Blasberg is responsible for managing and expanding the firm's portfolio of work on Federal projects. His prior 12 years of experience as a project manager for the US Army...
LOGAN -- Utah State University engineering researchers Marvin Halling, Paul Barr and Kevin Womack received $5 million as part of a national study on bridge safety. The funding is provided by the Federal Highway Administration Office of Infrastructure, Research and Development as part of its Long-Term Bridge Performance...
