Drew University News Archives

Classic American songs from the pre-rock 'n' roll era will reverberate through the sanctuary of Chatham's Gloria Dei Lutheran Church during a free concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, November 6. Performing will be the church's minister of music, Tom Booth, who appears with his opera-singer wife, Carol Bayard.

Imagine being able to thwart HIV with a cream or prevent a baby from premature birth in the early stages of pregnancy with a simple urine test.

Charles Drew University has been awarded $9.8 million from three major national funders to support the university's long-term, UCLA partnership aimed at reducing the risk of cancer among minorities in poor and disadvantaged communities.

Meharry Medical College has been awarded a $21.4 million research grant, the largest in school history, to study disparities in minority health conditions.

An unusual lawsuit about what a federal judge has dubbed "poetry in motion" continues to pit Drew University against a small liberal arts college in New Hampshire.

When the clocks move back an hour at the end of daylight saving time this weekend, pedestrians walking during the evening rush hour are at greater risk than at any other time during the year.

A federal judge ruled a New Hampshire college may proceed with its lawsuit against Drew University and poet Anne Marie Macari, accused of stealing the school's poetry program and faculty and recreating the program in New Jersey.

Start your holiday season on the right note with the first performance of the Colonial Symphony's 2009-2010 season, 'Melodic Masterpieces,' at the Dorothy Young Center for the Arts at Drew University, Madison, at 8 p.m. Saturday.

Autumn has arrived, and so have the deeply hued leaves, jack-o'-lantern faces peering out of windows, rainbow-colored candy - and a generous dose of creepiness, just in time for Halloween.

Summit to Host "Girls' Night Out" in Conjunction with New Jersey Life Magazine By Summit Downtown Inc.

Ron Kevitz did not want sympathy. He battled cancer with an iron will, handling the unending treatments and harmful side effects with strength and dignity.

Gerry Adams, president of Ireland's largest nationalist political party, will appear at Drew University on November 5 as part of the school's 2009/10 Forum speaker series.

Internationally Acclaimed Photojournalist to Speak at Drew University, October 28th By Drew University 10/18/2009 The Drew University Center for Holocaust/Genocide Study invites the public to a special presentation by internationally acclaimed photographer Yuri Dojc on Wednesday evening, October 28, 2009, at 7:30 pm in the Learning Center room 28.

The 15th Annual Craft Fair sponsored by the Morris County Department of Human Services is scheduled for Saturday, November 7, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Morris View Healthcare Center, 540 West Hanover Ave., in Morris Township.

Regardless of whether or not someone enjoys writing as a craft, everyone has a relationship with language, published poet and professor Aracelis Girmay said.

While the Washington, D.C., that former New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean grew up in still advocated segregation between races, the political parties that made up Congress then were significantly more integrated than they are today.

MADISON - Drew University President Robert Weisbuch sent a campus-wide e-mail this week asking the college's student newspaper, The Acorn, to uphold basic journalistic standards.

Workforce Advantage in Elizabeth announces the launch of a new program to teach Certified Nursing Assistant courses at no cost aimed at the unemployed population.

Union County Freeholder Chairman Alexander Mirabella presents a resolution to Fanwoodian Dee O'Brien thanking her for her work with the Fanwood Historic Preservation Commission.

Madison native David Finckel, hailed one of the preeminent cellists in the country, returns to his hometown Oct.

Maureen P. Tillman, L.C.S.W., a 27-year Maplewood resident, is the creator of College with Confidence, a comprehensive psychotherapy service that supports parents and young adults through the college experience.

The president of Drew University sent a campus-wide e-mail Wednesday criticizing the college's student newspaper for naming a soccer player that was suspended for two games after attending a party with a high school recruit and several underage drinkers, a report in the Daily Record said.