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,…
Academics & Research
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 —…
This interdisciplinary research team presses start on a new approach to alcohol education
How do you start a conversation with college students about drinking responsibly in today’s digital-first world? According to faculty from the School of the Arts and Communication, the answer starts by playing a video game. Yifeng Hu, an associate professor and department chair for communication studies and Josh Fishburn, an assistant professor for interactive multimedia,…
Distinguished Clare Boothe Luce Professorship awarded to TCNJ physics department
TCNJ’s physics department was named one of only two institutions in the country to earn a 2019 Clare Boothe Luce Professorship grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. This award will provide five years of funding for a new tenure-track woman faculty member in the physics department. A national search will take place during the 2020-2021…
Civil engineering students and their professor apply big data to understand New Jersey’s bumper-to-bumper lifestyle.
On a 100-degree day in late July, civil engineering professor Tom Brennan and three students in his research lab made it snow. No, indoor precipitation was not in the forecast: the snow storm was a computer simulation of an actual one that blew in pretty much out of nowhere on the afternoon of November 15,…