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Inaugural Chancellor Communications
View an archive of news and communications from Brian Strom, inaugural chancellor of Rutgers Health.
2025
As respiratory virus activity continues to rise, Rutgers Health shares updated masking recommendations for our clinical environments.
Chancellor Strom shares a Thanksgiving message with the Rutgers Health community.
Rutgers Health leaders invite others to keep themselves and the community healthy by getting a flu shot before rates of flu increase later this fall.
Chancellor Strom announces the retirement of Dr. Rodgers, vice chancellor for interprofessional programs at Rutgers Health and principal investigator of the Rutgers Equity Alliance for Community Health.
Brian Strom, the inaugural chancellor of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, announces he will step down at the end of the fall semester.
2024
Chancellor Strom and Rutgers Health leadership reflect on a momentous year and wish our community a healthy and happy holiday season.
Rutgers community members and all Covered Individuals are reminded to get vaccinated as flu season picks up.
Chancellor Strom encourages members of the Rutgers Health community to complete the Sustainability and Climate Action at Rutgers University survey.
As the search begins for Rutgers University's 22nd president, Chancellor Strom encourages members of the Rutgers Health community to attend one of the town hall meetings where the Presidential Search Committee will gather input from across the university.
Chancellor Strom shares a message of thanks to the Rutgers Health community.
Chancellor Strom and Senior Vice Chancellor Gracias remind the Rutgers community to get vaccinated this flu season.
2023
Chancellor Strom shares a holiday message with the Rutgers Health community.
With flu season in full swing and the holidays beginning, RBHS leaders remind the Rutgers community to get a flu and covid vaccine.
Chancellor Strom announces the retirement of Linda Flynn, Dean of the Rutgers School of Nursing, effective June 30, 2024.
Chancellor Strom shares a message of gratitude for the Rutgers Health community this Thanksgiving.
Chancellor Strom announces new investments in cancer research and care to better support our communities, our region, and beyond.
RBHS leaders urge the Rutgers community to get a flu shot as the start of the season approaches.
2022
Chancellor Strom shares a message of appreciation to the RBHS community for the holiday season.
Dean Johnson, Dean Murtha, and Chancellor Strom announce the new Envisioning the Future of Academic Medicine website.
RBHS leaders urge the Rutgers community to get a flu shot as the official start of the season approaches.
RBHS announces next steps as it explores the optimal level of integration and cooperation between New Jersey Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Health Affairs leaders issue guidance for the Rutgers community addressing travel to from Ebola-affected regions.
Chancellor Strom and Senior Vice Chancellor Gracias encourage Rutgers employees to be vaccinated against the flu and share resources for getting a flu shot.
COVID-19 Health Briefings
The COVID-19 Health Briefing, hosted by Inaugural Chancellor Brian Strom, offered important information on COVID-19-related topics ranging from the state of the pandemic to health agency guidance, campus testing news, clinical updates, and other news. The series was produced from December 2020 to March 2022.
2021
Chancellor Strom looks back with pride and thanks at the great accomplishments of RBHS in 2021.
RBHS leaders update the community with the latest guidance and tips for safety and health.
Chancellor Strom and Senior Vice Chancellor Gracias remind the RBHS community that vaccination is the best protection against serious illness from the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its variants.
Watch the video celebration of the 2021 RBHS Chancellor Award honorees.
Chancellor Strom shares a message of thanks to the RBHS community.
Ethan Halm has been selected to serve as Vice Chancellor of Population Health for Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences and Deputy Chief Population Health Officer at RWJBarnabas Health.
2020
Chancellor Strom reflects on the challenges and triumphs of an unprecedented year.
Watch and listen as Chancellor Strom shares his reflections on an extraordinary year.
Chancellor Strom and Senior Vice Chancellor Gracias share how the targeted coronavirus testing strategy at Rutgers University is helping suppress outbreaks and keep the community safe.
Join Chancellor Strom for a discussion about COVID-19-related topics ranging from the state of the pandemic to health agency guidance, campus testing news, clinical updates, and other news.
The university’s Testing Protocol Action Group is immediately increasing testing frequency in response to the rise in local COVID-19 transmission rates.
We are updating the quarantine and travel recommendations for all Rutgers employees in alignment with revised CDC and New Jersey Department of Health guidance.
RBHS Round Table Discussions
Recordings of previous RBHS round table discussions.
At noon on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, Chancellor Strom and colleagues provided an update on some of the RBHS activities and initiatives undertaken to support our RBHS faculty, staff, and students, and the needs of the global community during this challenging time.
Chancellor Strom and colleagues provided an update on the university’s efforts to repopulate the RBHS campuses on Thursday, June 4. A recording of the presentation is now available for on-demand viewing.
Chancellor Strom and colleagues discussed health disparities magnified by COVID-19 and explored ways to dismantle the structural racialization that underlies them.
Update on the pandemic and our efforts to keep our community safe and well.