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Goldwater Scholar Ravi Sangani ’26 sees a passion in his research

Goldwater Scholar Ravi Sangani ’26 sees a passion in his research

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,…

Innovation meets possibility in TCNJ’s new Indoor Ag Lab

Innovation meets possibility in TCNJ’s new Indoor Ag Lab

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’s winning business plan aims to improve communication between doctors and their patients

Team Juniper’s winning business plan aims to improve communication between doctors and their patients

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…

School of Science faculty member Monisha Pulimood takes on new role at NSF

School of Science faculty member Monisha Pulimood takes on new role at NSF

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…

Math prof dives into mapping the movements of sea creatures with new NSF grant

Math prof dives into mapping the movements of sea creatures with new NSF grant

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…

New internship program opens doors for first-gen students to lead in conservation

New internship program opens doors for first-gen students to lead in conservation

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…

TCNJ awarded NIH grant to launch new bridge program for biomedical professions

TCNJ awarded NIH grant to launch new bridge program for biomedical professions

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…

TCNJ physics department joins regional NSF-funded photonics initiative

TCNJ physics department joins regional NSF-funded photonics initiative

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…

TCNJ students study everything under the sun during Mentored Undergraduate Summer Experience

TCNJ students study everything under the sun during Mentored Undergraduate Summer Experience

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…

TCNJ President Michael Bernstein signs letter calling for more NSF funding for NJ

TCNJ President Michael Bernstein signs letter calling for more NSF funding for NJ

TCNJ President Michael Bernstein was one of 20 presidents and chancellors of New Jersey colleges and universities to sign a letter to the New Jersey Congressional Delegation requesting they support and advocate for robust funding for the National Science Foundation in 2025. The letter states, in part, that “NSF is the cornerstone of America’s scientific…

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