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Health care industry vendors showcase jobs

In response to the growing demand for jobs in the health care industry, New Jersey Health Care Industry Week kicked off its opening ceremony yesterday at the Rutgers Student Center. New Jersey Health Care Talent Network, the University’s School of Management and Labor Relations, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development among others hosted the event to draw in students and job seekers to learn about health care for this week-long event.

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Janice Jeschke, a School of Engineering junior, and Maria Qadri, a graduate assistant, talk to Judy Formalarie yesterday at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus about the different courses offered by the School of Engineering for people interested in the health care industry.

Red Mango celebrates grand opening with free frozen yogurt

Chocolate sauce, Fruity Pebbles, yogurt chips and a selection of fruit from mango to kiwi are only some of the topping options at the new Red Mango Frozen Yogurt and Smoothies, located at 98 Albany St. in New Brunswick. Po Wong, co-owner of the new store, said the store sells frozen yogurt, smoothies and parfaits healthier than those at other frozen yogurt establishments.

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The new Red Mango Frozen Yogurt and Smoothies store on Albany Street is hoping for customers to have frozen yogurt as a meal substitute.

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Former Wall Street executive gives tips on success for women

Amy Siskind believes women should forget about helping people and focus on making money the first few years of their life. Siskind, a former Wall Street executive who later became president of The New Agenda, an organization for women’s empowerment, spoke at the Livingston Student Center yesterday about how women can be successful post-graduation. The majority of workers at more charitable jobs are women, even though those jobs pay less, she said.

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Amy Siskind, a former Wall Street executive, said women should focus on making money in the first few years of their professional careers yesterday at the Livingston Student Center.

Professor addresses issues with “iGen” youth

Although University students taking the class Expository Writing have generally unfavorable opinions of the course, so-called “Expos” gives them the opportunity to analyze the cultural challenges facing them on a daily basis. Jean Twenge addresses these challenges in her piece “Generation Me” that is featured in the infamous “The New Humanities Major,” the textbook required for students taking Expository Writing.

Journalist examines pivotal life moments

With this year’s Zagoren Lecture theme revolving around “life-changing moments,” journalist Susan Lester reflected on the moments that changed her life. The Zagoren Lecture series at Trayes Hall on Douglass campus began in 2004 to honor Adelaide Marcus Zagoren, a class of 1940 alumna from Douglass College. Lester, a Douglass College alumna, began her career as an associate producer of the television documentary “An American Family.” She won an Emmy Award and has worked at several major television networks including ABC, NBC and HBO.

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Jean Twenge, a professor at the San Diego State University, discussed narcissism yesterday at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus, which she believes hinders the millennial generation.

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University Alumni Adelaide Marcus Zagoren and Susan Lester spoke at this year’s Zagoren Lecture 2013 at Trayes Hall on Douglass campus.

Psychologist talks human mating

Evolutionary Psychologist David Buss sees human mating strategies at work during parties, on commercials and at faculty meetings. “I may be delusional, but I see the world through the lens of human mating strategies,” he said. Buss talked about this lens in his “Strategies of Human Mating” lecture last night in the Rutgers Student Center as a part of an annual event hosted by national Honors Society Phi Beta Kappa.

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Evoluntary Psychologist David Buss said he sees human mating strategies in everyday life during a lecture titled “Strategies of Human Mating” yesterday at the Rutgers Student Center.

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GlobeMed promotes global health, social justice

When visiting the Philippines with her family, the stark differences between the rich and the poor left a strong impression on School of Arts and Sciences senior Alexa Juarez. In the fall of 2011, when friend Rebecca Hong asked her to join an organization that addresses global health issues, Juarez instantly took the offer, recalling her experiences in her family’s home country.

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GlobeMed accepts donations on their website and lists where exactly the money goes.

Students work overnight for HackRU competition

With yellow cartons of coffee from Au Bon Pain lying empty and platters that once held sandwiches now littered with strings of lettuce, the Multipurpose Room in the Livingston Student Center was filled with more than 200 weary students. The Underground Student Alliance of Computer Scientists held the fourth HackRU event from 2 p.m. Saturday through Sunday evening. HackRU is a hackathon where participants split into teams to create software projects overnight within the given timeframe.

Barchi to work on immigration at national level

Because University President Robert L. Barchi could not make it to the University Senate meeting Friday, a chairperson read his report on the strategic planning initiative, according to Pavel Sokolov, representative for the Rutgers Business School Governing Association.

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More than 300 students signed up for this year’s HackRU, a hackathon hosted by The Underground Student Alliance of Computer Scientists which ran from Saturday at 2 p.m. until Sunday around 4 p.m. at the Cook Campus Center.