Ampere, New Jersey [History]

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 78-91
Author(s):  
Thomas Blalock
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
New Jersey History

scholarly journals The Origins of Centenary Collegiate Institute: A Story of Industrialization, Wealth, and Natural Resources

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 226-249
Author(s):  
Sean Graham
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Annual Conference ◽  
Department Of State ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Rutgers University ◽  
Public Servant ◽  
University Archives ◽  
New Jersey History ◽  
Cash Award

The Paul A. Stellhorn Undergraduate Paper in New Jersey History Award was established in 2004 to honor Paul A. Stellhorn (1947-2001), a distinguished historian and public servant who worked for the New Jersey Historical Commission, the New Jersey Committee (now Council) for the Humanities, and the Newark Public Library. The Stellhorn Awards consist of a framed certificate and a modest cash award, presented at the New Jersey Historical Commission’s Annual Conference.  The Award’s sponsors are the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance; the New Jersey Historical Commission, New Jersey Department of State; Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries; and the New Jersey Caucus, Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference.  The Stellhorn Award Committee members are Richard Waldron (chair), Mark Lender, and Peter Mickulas.  The advisory committee consists of Ron Becker, Karl Niederer, Elsalyn Palmisano, and Fred Pachman.  Click here for more information. The following paper was one of two 2020 winners. 

Rates of Hospitalization for Dehydration Following Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel N. Swerdel ◽  
George G. Rhoads ◽  
Nora M. Cosgrove ◽  
John B. Kostis ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
New Jersey ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Hurricane Sandy ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Extreme Weather Events ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
Volume Depletion ◽  
New Jersey History ◽  
Log Linear

AbstractObjectiveHurricane Sandy, one of the most destructive natural disasters in New Jersey history, made landfall on October 29, 2012. Prolonged loss of electrical power and extensive infrastructure damage restricted access for many to food and water. We examined the rate of dehydration in New Jersey residents after Hurricane Sandy.MethodsWe obtained data from 2008 to 2012 from the Myocardial Infarction Data Acquisition System (MIDAS), a repository of in-patient records from nonfederal New Jersey hospitals (N=517,355). Patients with dehydration had ICD-9-CM discharge diagnosis codes for dehydration, volume depletion, and/or hypovolemia. We used log-linear modeling to estimate the change in in-patient hospitalizations for dehydration comparing 2 weeks after Sandy with the same period in the previous 4 years (2008–2011).ResultsIn-patient hospitalizations for dehydration were 66% higher after Sandy than in 2008–2011 (rate ratio [RR]: 1.66; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.50, 1.84). Hospitalizations for dehydration in patients over 65 years of age increased by nearly 80% after Sandy compared with 2008–2011 (RR: 1.79; 95% CI: 1.58, 2.02).ConclusionSandy was associated with a marked increase in hospitalizations for dehydration. Reducing the rate of dehydration following extreme weather events is an important public health concern that needs to be addressed, especially in those over 65 years of age. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2016;10:188–192)

scholarly journals Ringwood Mines Superfund Site: Implications for Local Flora and Fauna

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 326
Author(s):  
Barbra Walker
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
New Jersey ◽  
Historic Preservation ◽  
Superfund Site ◽  
New Jersey History ◽  
Passaic County

Barbra Walker's poster, Ringwood Mines Superfund Site: Implications for Local Flora and Fauna, won the undergraduate poster contest at the 2018 New Jersey History and Historic Preservation Conference. The conference was held June 7-8 at Passaic County Community College in Paterson, NJ.

scholarly journals New Jersey History Day: Doing History, Discovering New Jersey

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbaro Gallo
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
New Jersey ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Research Skills ◽  
Home State ◽  
Teaching History ◽  
New Jersey History ◽  
The Way

There is an increasingly expanding movement happening in classrooms across New Jersey towards teaching history through an inquiry designed program. For educators, participation in New Jersey History Day (NJHD) is a vehicle to teach history for all the reasons that make it such a critically important subject in a student’s education and provides an opportunity for students to engage in historical research. Working on an NJHD project teaches critical thinking, writing, and research skills and boosts performance across all subjects. Along the way, sometimes by design and sometimes by chance, students are enriched by learning about the history all around them in their home state of New Jersey.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the New Jersey Digital Highway

2008 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy Jeng
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Web Based ◽  
New Jersey History ◽  
Further Development ◽  
User Centered

The aim of this research is to study the usefulness of the New Jersey Digital Highway (NJDH, www.njdigitalhighway.org) and its portal structure. The NJDH intends to provide an immersive and user-centered portal for New Jersey history and culture. The research recruited 145 participants and used a Web-based questionnaire that contained three sections: for everyone, for educators, and for curators. The feedback on the usefulness of the NJDH was positive and the portal structure was favorable. The research uncovered several reasons why some collections did not want to or could not participate. The findings also suggested priorities for further development. This study is one of the few on the evaluation of cultural heritage digital library.

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