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Working with Rutgers: An E-source for Corporations and Businesses, Feb. 2012 |
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Selected Events | |
Environmental & Biological Sciences Core Facilities
Open House ................ March 15
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Cancer Rx/Dx .............. March 29
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Flavors, Fragrances, and Perceptions .................... April 23
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Rutgers Day 2012 ............ April 28
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Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development http://vpr.rutgers.edu |
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Entrepreneurship Day Keynote by Apple Co-Founder |
Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple and an  investor in innovative technologies, kicked off the 2011 Entrepreneurship Day at Rutgers with a colorful speech enjoyed by an enthusiastic crowd of close to 2,000 business people, students and faculty. Video of other speakers and presentations from the event are on our web archive. |
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Opportunities for Licensing Rutgers Technologies
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Many innovative technologies developed at Rutgers are available for licensing. With the right commercial partners, these technologies could be the next solutions and products of the future. For a short list of some promising technologies and links to additional information, click here. |
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Find Expertise Among Rutgers Faculty |
Searching for expertise among Rutgers' faculty and researchers is now easier and more effective using the new Advanced Search function on the Office of Research Alliances homepage. ORA serves as the university's "Corporate Concierge." You can reach the staff through |
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Drug Discovery & Development Day |
University scientists, pharmaceutical industry researchers and others from the business world held a day-long meeting Nov. 3 to discuss industry trends and Rutgers research that are most relevant to drug discovery and development. Video of the speakers and copies of their slides are posted here. |
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Access University Research Equipment and Facilities | 
Rutgers operates world-class research facilities and equipment, many of which are available to external researchers. Those include a new brain imaging center with MRI, a wide range of labs, and devices in computing, wireless systems, biomaterials and packaging. And SEBS is holding an open house for its facilities March 15. At left is an analytical tool in the Engineering Research Center for Structured Organic Particulate Systems, operated by a doctoral student. To see the new catalog, with contacts for every item, click here. |
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Corporate Participation in Research Centers at Rutgers |
Rutgers faculty members operate more than 180 research centers, with many supported by corporate sponsors, in an extensive range of fields. Membership in these centers allows corporations to leverage the expertise and facilities of these centers on a collaborative basis far beyond what's available to non-members. For a short list of selected centers, click here. |
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Recruiting Employees & Interns |
Employers in New Jersey and across the Northeast, companies from AT&T to Zimmer Inc., recruit on campus regularly and find our graduates and current students to be highly qualified, valuable employees and interns, including individuals in high-demand technical fields. For more, click here. |
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Research is fundamental to the university's education and service missions. Research at Rutgers contributes to economic development. The university received more than $433 million in external research funding in FY 2010. Technologies developed by our faculty have led to the creation of new companies and products. RU licensing revenue was $8.7 M in FY 2010. For more, click here. |
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Your Feedback is Welcome | |
The Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development at Rutgers, led by
Michael J. Pazzani, Vice President and Professor II of Computer Science, publishes this e-newsletter. We invite your comments, questions, and suggestions. Please send them to frontdoor@rutgers.edu.
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