October 7, 2022

In the Know – Issue 40

Celebrating Rocky!

Staff, students, friends and mascots of other universities surprise Rocky with a party for his birthday.

Public Health Associate Professor Mireya Vilar-Compte’s research shines light on COVID-19’s disproportionate long-term impact on undocumented immigrants, essential workers.

Eva Goldfarb (Public Health) discussed the impact of New Jersey’s revised sex education standards with NJ.com.
Jason Williams (Justice Studies) commented on the police response to the recent illegal car show in Wildwood in this NJ.com story.
News12 New Jersey highlighted the research on social media trends around pumpkin spice published by the Center for Strategic Communication in this feature story.
Mark Rotella (Coccia Institute) penned this review of Fredrik Backman’s new book, The Winners for The New York Times.
Matthew Aardema (Biology) is quoted in this northjersey.com/Gannett story on how to destroy spotted lanternfly eggs.
Zoe Burkholder (Educational Foundations) is quoted throughout this northjersey.com story on the potential impact of a pending ruling on a 2018 lawsuit that alleges New Jersey schools are intensely segregated racially and economically.
Stephanie Silvera (Public Health) is quoted in this New Jersey Monitor article about how many state residents have received the updated COVID-19 booster, and how messaging about the pandemic and the vaccine may be affecting that number.

You can find the latest campus COVID-19 data, including case numbers, on the COVID-19 Dashboard.
Check out all of the events and activities on campus celebrating our diverse and dynamic Latinx community through October 15.
October is open enrollment month for benefits. Be sure to register for your 2023 medical and dental insurance and the medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
With Thanksgiving break and the winter closing approaching, Human Resources asks all employees to review the instructions for timekeeping.
Looking for a new lunch spot? The Student Center dining room will officially reopen for regular lunch service beginning October 12.
The 9th Annual Women Entrepreneurship Week event (in-person and virtual) is on October 19, 1-3 p.m. Registration for attending virtually is still available.
The University has submitted its 2021 report to the U.S. Department of Education, in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Safety Policies and Campus Crime Statistics Act. View the Annual Report.
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, a reminder that the University’s Employee Assistance Program provides free support services for all employees and their families that include short-term counseling and referrals if necessary.
If you or a loved one is experiencing a mental health crisis or thinking about suicide, call or text 988, the new nationwide 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for free, confidential support, 24/7.

To Lucy Sant’Anna Takagi (Social Work and Child Advocacy), who has been named as the 2022 Psychologist of the Year by the New Jersey Psychological Association.
To the staff of Counseling and Psychological Services and the Office of Health Promotion for hosting a series of events each day of Mental Health Awareness Week.
To Andrew Mees and Elyse Toribio and graduate student intern Rosaria Lo Presti (Media Relations), whose work in placing 46 pieces of earned news coverage in September reached an estimated total of just over 326 million people, bringing the total potential reach (TPR) of coverage of the University this year to 3.72 billion, exceeding last year’s record total of 3.5 billion.

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