2008 News ReleasesDecember 29, 2008Good Old-Fashioned House Calls
are Modern Again for New Jersey’s Homebound Community December 22, 2008 Raymond Habas, PhD, UMDNJ-RWJMS Researcher
Earns Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers - Honored in a Ceremony at the White House with President George W. Bush CINJ Scientist Receives Nearly $770,000 to Investigate a New Therapeutic
Path Against Melanoma December 17, 2008 Are Older Antidepressants Better for Depression in Parkinson’s Disease? December 1, 2008 Researcher at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Identifies Protein Attributed to Membrane Repair November 30, 2008 Barbara DiCicco-Bloom, PhD, RN, Nurse Educator and Researcher at
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Named Finalist in New York Times Tribute to Nurses November 20, 2008New Study to Treat Parkinson’s Patients for Depression without Drugs NIH-funded Study is First of its Kind November 17, 2008First comprehensive Pelvic Program in New Jersey opens at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School November 11, 2008UMDNJ Selects New Dean for Robert Wood Johnson Medical School October 31, 2008 Diabetes in Children: Understanding Warning Signs and Risk Factors Helps Prevent Life-long Complications, Parents Urged to Increase Awareness during National Diabetes Awareness Month October 20, 2008 Eric B. Chandler Health Center Gala Raises $125,000, Community Leaders Honored October 14, 2008 SIDS Experts Urge Parents to Follow Established Guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics October 8, 2008 The New Jersey Department of Human Services Dual Diagnosis Task Force To Present its Report and Recommendations Regarding Specialized Services September 8, 2008 Robert S. DiPaola, MD, Named New CINJ Director August 14, 2008 Governor Jon S. Corzine, Health and Senior Services Commissioner Howard Visit Community Health Center August 4, 2008 UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Student Project Addresses Access to Health Care for Underserved
-- Report in Journal of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved July 29, 2008 UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Uses
High Performance IBM Computer in Pursuit of Medical Treatments, System Helps Researchers Study Role of Molecular Dynamics in Infertility, Thyroid Conditions July 11, 2008 Quarters for the Cure Campaign to Fight Cancer Wraps with End of School Year July 8, 2008 Lack of Survival Benefit in Older Men Treated Solely with Hormone Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer June 5, 2008UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Student Named Recipient of the “National Outstanding Medical Student Award” June 2, 2008 Community Leaders to be Honored at Eric B. Chandler Health Center Gala Event June 2, 2008 CINJ Interim Director Receives Prestigious Award at International Conference in Chicago, Dr. Joseph R. Bertino Honored at American Society of Clinical Oncology Meeting May 16, 2008 Analysis of Study Shows that Good Control of Cholesterol and Blood Pressure Reduces Heart Attack and Stroke Risk by 42 Percent, Analysis by Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Cardiologist Published in May’s Journal of Clinical Hypertension May 15, 2008 New Interfaith Resource Guide on Autism Available for Congregations, Clergy, and Families May 13, 2008 Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Group Hosts Free Skin Cancer Screening May 8, 2008UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Welcomes Pediatric Neurosurgeon to Faculty April 30, 2008 Richard K. Kasama, MD to Become Local Governor of National Doctors' Group, Term to Begin in May During American College of Physicians Annual Meeting April 22, 2008 Student at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Receives “Excellence in Medicine Award” from April 17, 2008 Rutgers-led Team Pursues Innovative Healing for War Wounded U.S. Army funds new Institute of Regenerative Medicine with $85 million April 16, 2008 Researchers from The Cancer Institute of New Jersey Present Findings at International Conference, AACR Highlights Include Future Treatment Implications for Melanoma and Ovarian Cancer April 2, 2008UMDNJ Research on Nervous System Development is Published in the April 2 Issue of The Journal of Neuroscience April 1, 2008US News and World Report Selects UMDNJ for "America's Best Graduate Schools" March 31, 2008UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Physician Advocates for Treating Hypertension in Very Old Persons, Editorial to appear in New England Journal of Medicine March 20, 2008UMDNJ Sends 297 New Physicians to Hospitals Nationwide March 18, 2008Middle States Commission on Higher Education Restores UMDNJ Accreditation March 12, 2008 Eric B. Chandler Health Center Health Center Celebrates 20 Years, Mayor of New Brunswick Named Honorary Gala Chair March 10, 2008 UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Hosts Ethics in Medicine Expert February 14, 2008 UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Researcher Earns Award for Outstanding New Environmental Scientists, Grant Will Support Research of Pesticide Exposure in ADHD February 13, 2008 Conservative Management Can be an Option for Elderly Men with Early-Stage Prostate Cancer Lead Researcher at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey Highlights Study Results at ASCO-sponsored Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in San Francisco February 8, 2008 UMDNJ Research Showing How Stem Cells from Bone Marrow Can Become Potently Immunosuppressive is Published in Cell Stem Cell February 5, 2008UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Physician Advocates for Eliminating Tobacco Use in Mental Health Facilities, Commentary in Journal of American Medical Association |