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. But this year, two TCNJ seniors earned recognition on the sought-after list of honorees. Chemistry major Alexis Luglio won a fellowship…
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Seven papers from TCNJ are only undergraduate submissions from around the world presented at prestigious 2023 D.C. Health Communication Conference
Seven co-authored papers from The College of New Jersey were the only undergraduate submissions from throughout the world accepted for presentation at the prestigious biannual 2023 D.C. Health Communication Conference hosted by George Mason University April 28–29, 2023. An additional three papers were accepted from TCNJ graduate students enrolled in the master’s in public health…
TCNJ to launch accelerated bachelor of science in nursing program
Furthering efforts to combat a nursing shortage in New Jersey and beyond, The College of New Jersey’s School of Nursing and Health Sciences will launch an accelerated second-degree bachelor of science in nursing program in May. The program will allow students who hold a non-nursing bachelor’s degree to earn a bachelor of science in nursing…
TCNJ English department makes an impressive showing at national honor society convention
The College of New Jersey’s chapter of Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society is fresh off a trip to the society’s annual convention, this year held in Denver, Colorado. Thirty-five TCNJ students and two alumni were among 650 total student presenters, sharing their papers and critical work and participating in roundtable discussions. Additionally, the…
New graduate certificate in professional and UX/UI writing launches this summer
This summer, The College of New Jersey’s Department of Journalism and Professional Writing in the School of the Arts and Communication will launch a hybrid professional UX/UI Writing Certificate program. The certificate will prepare graduates to design and publish content across media platforms tailored to specific audience needs and organizational objectives. The program also will…
TCNJ offers new undergrad certificates in Spanish for the Professions
The College of New Jersey has launched four undergraduate certificates in Spanish for the Professions, which will build job-specific Spanish language competency and intercultural skills for students pursuing careers in business, counseling, healthcare, and law and justice. As Spanish is the native language of over 40 million people in the United States and one of…
Author Clint Smith, inaugural Foster Distinguished Visitor, reckons with America’s history of slavery
Clint Smith, an award-winning author whose latest book chronicling the legacy of slavery in the U.S. topped the New York Times bestseller list, visited The College of New Jersey on March 8 as the inaugural speaker in the newly created Foster Distinguished Visitor Series. In a conversation led by Michael Mitchell, assistant professor of African American studies and criminology,…
TCNJ launches new certificate in health and risk communication
The College of New Jersey’s School of Nursing and Health Sciences is launching a graduate certificate in health and risk communication to equip key members of the workforce with the necessary tools and knowledge to engage the community in pursuing healthier, less risky lives. This online certificate will prepare graduate students to develop and deploy…
The opportunities for undergrad researchers in this biomedical engineering lab are out of this world
A group of biomedical engineering students from The College of New Jersey recently presented their research at NASA’s Human Research Program Investigators Workshop, where they also got a behind-the-scenes look at NASA Johnson Space Center’s mission control, space vehicle mockup facility, and neutral buoyancy lab. The undergraduates attended the space agency’s Human Research Program workshop…