When IT data revealed that the computers in a second-floor lab in the Biology Building were rarely used, the biology department looked to students for inspiration on how to repurpose the space. “Students want spaces to be together: more whiteboards, more places to collaborate,” Wendy Clement, department chair, says. “And we were also running out…
Public health major Ravi Sangani ’26 was recently named a 2025 Goldwater Scholar — one of the most prestigious national honors for undergraduate students in mathematics, science, and engineering. Out of 1,350 faculty-nominated students across 445 institutions, Sangani — who is minoring in biology and chemistry — was among just 441 selected for the scholarship,…
With spring in the air, farmers and gardeners across New Jersey are looking forward to their first early-season harvests after a long winter. But at The College of New Jersey, the growing season never stopped when the cold came. Microgreens, herbs, lettuces, berries, tomatoes and peppers — they’re all ripe for the picking right now,…
Team Juniper, the brains behind an AI transcription platform that aims to simplify medical documentation and billing, won the first-place prize of $30,000 in the 2025 Mayo Business Plan Competition. Team members Yasaman Galer ’25, Livia Minaides ’27, and Isha Patwardhan ’26 conceptualized their innovative app with the goal of streamlining healthcare administration for both…
Monisha Pulimood, professor of computer science at The College of New Jersey, went from applying for and receiving grants from the National Science Foundation to analyzing and reviewing them for potential funding. Pulimood, who has been at the college since 2004, is now serving as a program director for the NSF. “Over the years I have…
As a kid, Nick Battista wasn’t much of a swimmer. Growing up outside of Buffalo, New York, he loved going to the aquarium and admiring his grandmother’s fish tanks, but on trips to the beach, a fear of sharks kept him from venturing into the water. That changed during the last year of his PhD in mathematics…
The College of New Jersey will partner with Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space and the Outdoor Equity Alliance to launch a new internship program aimed at diversifying the land stewardship workforce. A $49,990 Watershed Restoration and Community Engagement Program grant, awarded by New Jersey Audubon through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, will fund…
The College of New Jersey has been awarded a $1,339,503 grant from the National Institutes of Health to launch the New Jersey Biomed-Bridge Scholars Program. Over the next five years, this innovative initiative will provide resources and pathways for groups of students from Brookdale Community College and Mercer County Community College to transfer into TCNJ’s…
Zay Farzan knew nothing about photonics when she transferred to TCNJ, but that quickly changed after joining professor David McGee’s physics lab. There, she got in touch with her experimental side, building lenses and getting hands-on with the lasers and advanced microscopes that help researchers push the boundaries in the burgeoning field of photonics: the…
Summer was hot with research at TCNJ. Throughout June and July, 92 students and 45 faculty members worked on 53 projects as part of TCNJ’s Mentored Undergraduate Summer Experience, known as MUSE. The eight-week experience gives students the opportunity to conduct research or engage in creative activity in collaboration with TCNJ faculty members in all…
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