Given the ever-increasing pace of technological transformations in our data-driven society, TCNJ chemistry professor Joseph Baker intends to engage and educate the campus community in the areas of data literacy, computation, and artificial intelligence as the fourth recipient of the Barbara Meyers Pelson ’59 Chair in Faculty-Student Engagement. “Students need to be able to successfully navigate this…
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Communication studies professor receives inaugural award to capture and share AAPI voices and stories
Yifeng Hu, associate professor of communication studies, is the inaugural recipient of the ASIANetwork-Mellon Foundation Award for AAPI Voices and Stories: Community-based Digital Storytelling. The award provides $500,000 in funding over three years and will support oral history and community conservation projects designed to capture and preserve the experiences of Asian American and Pacific Islander…
An interdisciplinary sustainability initiative is taking root at TCNJ
A campuswide sustainability initiative that took root last semester is blooming this spring as a number of projects — like the planting of a wildflower meadow — are underway and more are planned as part of Campus as a Living Lab. The initiative, known colloquially as CaLL, is designed to foster collaboration across disciplines and…
Three TCNJ seniors earn recognition from the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program is one of the most competitive sources of support for students in STEM fields, with the vast majority of recipients being first- and second-year graduate students. This year, three TCNJ seniors earned recognition on the sought-after list of honorees. Biomedical engineering major Allen Hong and sociology major…
TCNJ students “far and away” national undergraduate leaders in health communication conference presentations
According to the world-renowned organizer of the nation’s most prestigious health communication conference, Professor Nancy Harrington, TCNJ students are far and away the nation’s leaders in undergraduate paper presentations. She offered this opinion when three TCNJ undergraduates (two majoring in communication studies, another in public health) and one master of public health graduate student presented…
TCNJ mathematics professor honored by the Mathematical Association of America
Matthew Mizuhara, associate professor of mathematics at The College of New Jersey, was presented with the 2024 Distinguished College Teaching Award from the New Jersey section of the Mathematical Association of America at its spring meeting last month. Mizuhara was recognized by his colleagues and students as a thoughtful and highly effective educator with a…
TCNJ physics major named 2024 Goldwater Scholar
Physics major Michael Polania ’25 was named a 2024–2025 Goldwater Scholar, the most prestigious national designation for undergraduate mathematics, science, and engineering students. Out of 1,353 faculty-nominated sophomores and juniors from 446 academic institutions nationwide, only 438 students received the Goldwater Scholarship for the 2024–2025 academic year. The award offers up to $7,500 per year…
TCNJ offers summer pre-college programs for high school students
Want to give your student an edge on their studies this summer? Check out TCNJ’s programs for high-achieving high schoolers looking to explore careers in an intellectually stimulating environment. Experience learning on a beautiful college campus with peers interested in academic and community challenges. Summer 2024 offerings include:
Meet the winners of the 2024 Mayo Business Plan Competition
Golden Connections, an AI-powered health and wellness digital platform designed to help with the needs of senior citizens and their caregivers, won the first-place prize of $30,000 in the 2024 Mayo Business Plan Competition. Lauren Cunningham ’24, Emma Route ’25, and Sangam Shivaprasad ’24 developed the digital platform to serve as a bridge between adult…
Natasha Agrawal receives Fulbright U.S. Distinguished Teaching Award to Nepal
Natasha Agrawal MEd ’10 was selected for the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Short Term Program. This summer, she will travel to Nepal and spend six weeks training teachers in the small town of Dhangadhi. Agrawal teaches English as a Second Language at Robbins Elementary School in Trenton and is also an instructor in TCNJ’s Department…