Humans produce about 300 million tons of plastic waste every year — nearly equivalent to the weight of the entire human population. Single-use plastic products like straws, cutlery, drink bottles, takeout containers, and bags make up half of this total. Enter students in Karen Deaver’s First Seminar Program class, who collaborated with The Center for…
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How an idle conversation about the weather helped this team solve a mystery — and pen a children’s book
Nate Magee, Aaron Lynn ’20 and Lauren Madden teamed up to solve a weather mystery. Now, they’re writing a children’s book about it. “It’s a great big TCNJ family project,” Madden laughs. The rain in Spain falls mainly during the cooler months, and on the island of Mallorca, hardly at all in July. But when overnight…
Sophomore public health student educates corporate team about COVID-19
With the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus making international headlines, a team of executives at a local branch of an international chemicals company launched an initiative to assess the risks of traveling to the company’s locations in China and Taiwan. The team quickly realized they needed to bring in an outsider to educate them on…
How Estefany Rodriguez encourages her students to view art in the everyday world
Estefany Rodriguez fused her talent for art with her passion for community during her recent study abroad experience to Johannesburg, South Africa where she drew on TCNJ inspirations to teach sixth graders to see art in unexpected places. Rodriguez, a senior art education major, says that her craft looks very different in South Africa than…
TCNJ named a top producer of Fulbright students for 2019–2020
TCNJ was recognized as a top producer of Fulbright students by The Chronicle of Higher Education. TCNJ is the only master’s-level institution in New Jersey to hold a top spot on the 2019–2020 list. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers opportunities for students and young professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching,…
How this chemistry professor is grappling with molecular models in hopes of making big breakthroughs
If you’ve ever needed antibiotics, you’re familiar with the destructive power of bacterial cells. Bacteria can accumulate on everyday surfaces and cause illnesses from strep throat to pneumonia. With their amazing powers of adhesion, these cells can cling to surfaces, join together to form colonies, and even move around. Hair-like appendages made of proteins —…
It was all ‘mint’ to be for this first-year nursing student
Talk about high-profile! First-year TCNJ nursing student Christel Burrell’s picture graces the newly redesigned boxes for Girl Scout cookies that are available now. And it’s not just any cookie — Christel is one of four young women featured on the packaging for the iconic Thin Mints, the top selling treat in the organization’s annual fundraiser that accounts for a…
TCNJ celebrates Black History Month
An evening with an American political activist and author, a bus trip to Washington, D.C.’s Museum of African American History and Culture, and an exploration into intercultural relationships are all part of TCNJ’s programming for Black History Month. The on-campus celebration begins on Friday, January 31 at 12:30 p.m. with the raising of the Pan-African…