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…
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Interactive multimedia seniors to show off thesis projects in online event, Friday 5/14
The annual Interactive Multimedia Senior Showcase will take place on Friday, May 14 at 8 p.m. The virtual event will allow the largest-ever group of graduating IMM students to showcase their thesis projects to family, friends, and fellow students. “I’m always blown away by the variety, innovation and sheer creativity of all the projects our…
David McMillan ’21 heads to Scotland on a prestigious scholarship
Unlike the long-storied mysterious inhabitant of Loch Ness, the opportunity in front of David McMillan ’21 is no hoax. He has been awarded a prestigious scholarship to attend graduate school at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, where he will pursue a master’s degree in public policy. The senior will attend the program as a…
Marla Jaksch named third recipient of the Barbara Meyers Pelson ’59 Chair in Faculty-Student Engagement
Marla Jaksch has been at the forefront of advancing faculty-student research collaboration at TCNJ for 11 years. Now, as the third recipient of the Barbara Meyers Pelson ’59 Chair in Faculty-Student Engagement, she’s aiming to enhance inclusion, diversity, community, and belonging at TCNJ. Jaksch’s proposed project invites the TCNJ community to consider how the campus…
TCNJ School of Business to host international MLM conference
TCNJ’s School of Business will host an international conference on multi-level marketing, bringing together a group of the most influential experts in the industry. The conference will take place virtually from April 30 through May 1. The event will offer expertise from regulators, prosecutors, former MLM distributors, social media consumer advocates, researchers, educators, and journalists…
How this winning team is taking plastic cups out of the landfill and into the compost pile.
The red plastic cup has become synonymous with good times, popping up at picnics, parties, and tailgates all over the country. But single-use plastics are coming under scrutiny for their negative impact on the environment. Team Zero, composed of four TCNJ seniors, is on a mission to bring to market a comparable, but compostable version,…
TCNJ Educational Psychologist Ruth Palmer named president-elect of the Council on Undergraduate Research
Ruth Palmer, associate professor emerita in TCNJ’s School of Education has been named president-elect of the Council on Undergraduate Research. She will take office as president-elect in summer 2021 and become president of the organization in summer 2022. “To serve as CUR president-elect 2021 is an honor which I receive respectfully,” Palmer said. “What I…