School News and Updates

The Rutgers University Board of Governors appointed Emily S. Barrett, professor at the Rutgers School of Public Health, to the George G. Rhoads Endowed Legacy Professorship in recognition of her research on the early origins of health and disease and how exposures early in life shape human health and developmental trajectories.

The Rutgers Board of Governors also appointed Nir Eyal, professor at the Rutgers School of Public Health and a bioethicist whose renowned work in population-level bioethics focuses on health inequalities, health promotion, and research ethics, as the first holder of the Dr. and Mrs. Stanley S. Bergen Jr. Chair in Biomedical Ethics.

The Rutgers School of Public Health’s Office for Global Programs, led by Marian Passannante, senior associate dean for educational and global program development, is offering two unique global education opportunities this summer.

The Rutgers School of Public Health unveiled its HIV/AIDS Epidemic Art Exhibit at its Piscataway location this February. The exhibit, which commemorates early public health initiatives confronting the HIV/AIDS epidemic, sourced art from the Wellcome Collection. The display seeks to offer insight and pay tribute to the efforts of pioneering activists, researchers, and leaders who courageously fought against the effects of HIV/AIDS, laying the foundation for our ongoing endeavors.

Stefanie Gratale, Ph.D., M.P.A. has joined the Rutgers School of Public Health’s Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy as an instructor. She has also joined the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies as core faculty.

Stefania Papatheodorou, M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc., will be joining Rutgers School of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology as an associate professor on January 3rd, 2024.

A gift of $3 million from James F. Dougherty, a Rutgers alumnus and longtime supporter of the university, will fund the Perry N. Halkitis Endowed Chair in LGBTQ+ Public Health, a new position at the School of Public Health that has been unanimously approved by the Board of Governors.