University of the Sciences Names Cooper Med School Dean as New President

The University of the Sciences has named the founding dean of Camden's Cooper Medical School of Rowan University as its 25th president.  Paul Katz, 68, a physician who specializes in rheumatology and has spent more than 40 years in health care and higher education, will take over at the West Philadelphia university on Sept. 1. He replaces Kathleen R. Mayes, interim leader since Helen F. Giles-Gee resigned in December 2014, 21/2 years into her presidency.