Radhika Purandare ’21 said her undergraduate experience — including research and a series of public health internships — set her up well as she heads to Sweden on a prestigious Fulbright scholarship to study maternal health among immigrant populations. “I’m excited to take what I learn in Sweden and bring it back here,” says Purandare,…
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Javier Morales ’21 has a passion that is worth looking up to
For Javier Morales, seeing fireworks decorate the night sky, filling the darkness with shapes and color, sparked a curiosity and a love for physics. It wasn’t the spectacle of the event, but the control of the pyrotechnics, that made him want to pursue the field of physics. “Thinking about how incredible it was that people…
Avery Faigenbaum wins ACSM best paper award
The American College of Sports Medicine selected an article for which TCNJ Health and Exercise Science Professor Avery Faigenbaum was the lead author for its 2020 Best Paper of the Year award. “Making a Strong Case for Prioritizing Muscular Fitness in Youth Physical Activity Guidelines” was published in Current Sports Medicine Reports in December 2020. The article recognizes…
TCNJ partners with Trenton Board of Education for Early College High School Program
On Thursday, June 17, The College of New Jersey and the Trenton Board of Education formally announced a partnership to allow Trenton students to earn dual enrollment college credits while in high school under the national Early College High School Program. The announcement event, which was attended by TCNJ President Kathryn A. Foster, Trenton Mayor…
Dr. Lanz tells us what we need to know about Thursday’s rare “Sunrise Scimitar”
If you’re in the tri-state area and look to the skies early on Thursday morning, June 10, you might notice something highly unusual — the rising sun will resemble a crescent moon. Lauranne Lanz, assistant professor of physics, explains what you need to know about this quirky springtime sunrise. 1. Wait, what? On June…
From Microsoft HQ to the armed forces, TCNJ’s newest grads are off and running.
Despite a year and a half of remote learning and quarantine, members of TCNJ’s Class of 2021 finished out their college careers and turned their tassels at in-person ceremonies May 19–21. That’s #LionStrong. Here’s what’s next for some of #TCNJ2021’s remarkably resilient grads: Victoria Giardina, journalism and professional writing She’s joining the New York Post’s…
NJ Summer Tutoring Corps Program names Katherine Bassett inaugural director
The NJ Summer Tutoring Corps Program, an eight-week high-dosage tutoring program funded by the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund and Overdeck Family Foundation, has named Katherine Bassett as its inaugural director. She began this role on May 24, taking the lead on implementing a tutoring program which is expected to reach thousands of K–5 New…