Petros Levounis, professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry at New Jersey Medical School, has been appointed associate dean for professional development effective August 24. In this role, he will guide faculty as they seek promotions in their academic rank,...

James Millonig, senior associate dean of the School of Graduate Studies, associate professor in the Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and member of the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, has been selected...

David Alland, professor of medicine, chief of infectious disease, and director of the Center for Emerging Pathogens at New Jersey Medical School, is fulfilling additional roles as the director of the Public Health Research Institute and director of the new Center for...

Tiffany Murano, professor of emergency medicine at New Jersey Medical School, has been voted as president-elect of the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine. The organization provides resources and develops best practices for residency and fellowship...

Tobias Gerhard, director, Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science, and associate professor, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, has won the 2020 Sternfels Prize for Drug Safety Discoveries for his proposal, "Novel Approach to Examine Within-Class...

Perry Halkitis, dean, School of Public Health has been selected to receive the Leaders in Faculty Diversity Award for 2019-2020 from the Committee to Advance Our Common Purposes.  The CACP was founded in 1987 to recognize university wide excellence in diversity and...

Martin J. Blaser, director, Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine and Henry Rutgers Chair of the Human Microbiome Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, was awarded the 2019 Robert Koch Gold Medal by the Robert Koch Foundation in recognition of his...

Joseph A. Battaglia, clinical associate professor of restorative dentistry at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, received the 2019 Distinguished Service Award from the Academy of General Dentistry for his leadership and significant contributions to advocacy and...

Two Rutgers professors have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Thomas Leustek is an associate dean for academic administration and assessment and professor in the Department of Plant Biology at the School of...

Michael Lewis, Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry and director of the Institute for the Study of Child Development at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, was awarded the Board of Trustees Award for Excellence in Research for the academic year...