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…
Academics & Research
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…
TCNJ adds anthropology major for fall 2021
Starting in fall 2021, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences is welcoming a new major into its lineup, general anthropology. This new major, which has been in the works for more than 10 years, explores the past and present of human cultures around the world through disciplines such as archeology, language study, and biology. …
TCNJ performing arts program leverages hard science to welcome back students
In preparation for the return to on-site instruction this semester, TCNJ’s School of the Arts and Communication collaborated with a college-wide initiative to conduct a two-part indoor space review to ensure the safety of all students despite some specific challenges for those in the music department. The first analysis was an indoor air quality examination…
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 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…