The (not so) lazy days of summer at TCNJ are underway with MUSE! The eight-week Mentored Undergraduate Summer Experience gives students the opportunity to conduct research or engage in creative activity in collaboration with TCNJ faculty members in all academic disciplines. This summer, we have 120 students and 58 faculty working on 55 projects. This…
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Mechanical engineering students make a splash at solar boating competition
Daniel Johnson, Eliza Sweet, Lauren DeSimone, and Christopher Taylor arrived at Clarks County Fairgrounds in Springfield, Ohio on June 8 with two big goals in mind: stay dry and drive fast. Not only did they accomplish that, but they walked away with plenty of awards during the five-day Solar Splash 2021 competition. The senior mechanical…
Radhika Purandare ’21 is dedicated to giving women’s health a bright future
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,…
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…