Public health major Ravi Sangani ’26 was recently named a 2025 Goldwater Scholar — one of the most prestigious national honors for undergraduate students in mathematics, science, and engineering. Out of 1,350 faculty-nominated students across 445 institutions, Sangani — who is minoring in biology and chemistry — was among just 441 selected for the scholarship,…
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TCNJ students recognized for their academic achievements at the 2025 Sigma Tau Delta Centennial Convention
Twenty-four TCNJ students attended the Sigma Tau Delta Centennial Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania last month, where they presented critical and creative work, participated in professional development workshops led by the Modern Language Association, and participated in roundtables focused on internships, teaching, and popular culture. “Our students were excellent ambassadors from TCNJ and have made us…
Grad student Jaclyn Romano earns honor for student voter engagement efforts
Jaclyn Romano, a graduate student in her final semester of the Master of Public Policy program, was named to the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Student Voting Honor Roll. Romano serves as a graduate assistant in the office of Co-Curricular and Leadership Development. Through that role, she works closely with the TCNJ Votes committee to…
Team Juniper’s winning business plan aims to improve communication between doctors and their patients
Team Juniper, the brains behind an AI transcription platform that aims to simplify medical documentation and billing, won the first-place prize of $30,000 in the 2025 Mayo Business Plan Competition. Team members Yasaman Galer ’25, Livia Minaides ’27, and Isha Patwardhan ’26 conceptualized their innovative app with the goal of streamlining healthcare administration for both…
TCNJ history major works with UPenn program to embark on undergraduate research
Chelsea Berwick is spending time on two college campuses — and growing her support network — this semester as she works to complete her history honors thesis. Berwick, a junior history secondary education major, was selected to participate in the McNeil Center for Early American Studies Consortium Undergraduate Research Workshop at the University of Pennsylvania…
TCNJ earns new Carnegie classification for its commitment to research
The College of New Jersey has received a new Carnegie Classification for “Research Colleges and Universities,” a designation awarded by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. To earn this designation, which is new to the Carnegie framework, an institution must devote at least $2.5 million to research…
School of Science faculty member Monisha Pulimood takes on new role at NSF
Monisha Pulimood, professor of computer science at The College of New Jersey, went from applying for and receiving grants from the National Science Foundation to analyzing and reviewing them for potential funding. Pulimood, who has been at the college since 2004, is now serving as a program director for the NSF. “Over the years I have…
When it comes to romantic relationships, two TCNJ researchers offer advice on how to fight smarter, not harder
You emphasized over and over how important the event was to you, and still, your partner showed up late. “One person might say, ‘What a jerk. I’m really angry,’” says TCNJ Senior Research Scholar Candice Feiring. “Another person might say, ‘I get it, they’ve been super-stressed lately. I know they’ll make it up to me.’”…