TCNJ is one of 10 colleges/universities recently awarded a pro bono consulting opportunity that will help advance sustainability and climate projects on campus. Second Nature, a Boston-based NGO whose mission it is to accelerate climate action in, and through, higher education, issued this opportunity that is being provided and sponsored by Brailsford & Dunlavey and…
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Message on the Atlanta shootings from James Felton, Vice President for Inclusive Excellence
To the Campus Community: Like many of you, President Foster and I were horrified to learn of the senseless and deadly shootings of eight people that took place across a string of Asian-owned businesses in Georgia yesterday. Whether or not the ongoing investigation into these acts of violence finds a racial motivation, the rise in…
Funded by NASA, Anthony Lau and his biomedical engineering student researchers will explore physiological adaptations to spaceflight.
Research done by TCNJ undergrads may slip the surly bonds of earth, as NASA plans to use the work as part of an effort to gauge the impact of long space flights on the health and performance of astronauts. Anthony Lau, associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, was awarded a $150,000 grant…
TCNJ faculty, alumna, share their Peace Corps experiences to celebrate 60 years of service.
TCNJ President Kathryn Foster, chemistry professor Donald Hirsh and recent graduate Jasmine Miller spoke about their experiences in the Peace Corps in a Zoom presentation hosted by the organization on March 3. The Peace Corps, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, is an agency that places volunteers into countries around the world who…
James Felton named to board of National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education
James Felton, vice president for inclusive excellence at TCNJ, has been named to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education. NADOHE’s mission is to lead higher education toward inclusive excellence through institutional transformation, and serves as preeminent voice for diversity officers in higher education. “NADOHE has been instrumental…
President Foster and Mayor Steinmann want students to spread the word, not the virus
TCNJ President Kathryn Foster and Ewing Township Mayor Bert Steinmann recently visited several off-campus student residences to emphasize the shared commitment between the college and the township in keeping the community healthy. The visits included handing out hand sanitizer, TCNJ masks, and other personal protective equipment as well as conversations with students about keeping themselves…
TCNJ celebrates Women’s History Month with keynote speaker, documentary film, alumni panel, and more.
March 1, 2021 marks the beginning of Women’s History Month and TCNJ is holding a slate of events to honor and celebrate achievements of women throughout history. The schedule of events for 2021 includes: From 1919 Black Awakening to 2020 Black Lives Matter Movement Tuesday, March 2, 2021 6 p.m. join via Zoom This event…
Chasing reform: How student criminology researchers and their professor are making news — and change.
The work of a trio of TCNJ undergraduates made front-page national news prompting changes in policy on dangerous police pursuits in New Jersey. Kyle Rich ’22, Nick Scales ’20, and Hailey Stack ’22 gathered information on car chase policies and outcomes from police departments in all 50 states during an independent study with Assistant Criminology…
Making sense of baby brainpower
We’ve all lived it, but few of us can remember it — being a baby, that is. Aimee Stahl, associate professor of psychology, has spent her career researching how infants and young children learn, and as this year’s winner of the Gitenstein-Hart Sabbatical Prize, she’ll delve further into a baby’s power of recall. “During my…