Corrine Yap Rutgers University November 12, 2019 (Tues.) 12:30 – 1:30 pm SCP 117 Uniform Convergence: A Play Written and Performed by Corrine Yap Abstract: Through the lives of 19th-century Russian mathematician, Sofya Kovalevskaya and a present-day Asian-American math professor, this solo piece juxtaposes the stories of two women trying to find…
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Two School of Science Professors Receive NIH Grants for Research on Developmental Biology
Two TCNJ Biology faculty members have each been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support their research programs. Dr. Nina Peel, Associate Professor of Biology, received an award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) to study the contribution glutamylation makes to regulation of microtubule dynamics, including as…
Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium: Friday, November 15, 2019
Sam Ferguson Metron November 15, 2019 (Fri.) 12:30 – 1:20 pm SCP 229 Finding Obamacare Benefits in the Limit Abstract: I met an Uber driver whose income was low enough for Obamacare benefits. Yet tax software and government calculators could not compute his benefits. The story was reported in Money magazine. Why…
Computer Science Colloquium: Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Matt Cesari CISO, TCNJ November 19, 2019 (Tues.) 12:30 – 1:30 pm P 101 TCNJ Cybersecurity Layers of Defense Abstract: A detailed overview of the security layers protecting TCNJ digital assets, networks, and community members. Review the TCNJ network design and network security devices. Learn how encrypted traffic limits network security tools…
Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium: Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Dr. Christina Battista DILIsym Services, Inc. October 16, 2019 (Wed.) 11:00 – 11:50 am SCP 229 The Use of Mathematical Modeling to Investigate Liver Injury from Pharmaceuticals Abstract: The pharmaceutical industry has increasingly embraced mathematical modeling as a method to predict drug-body interactions. In particular, issues of drug toxicity, drug-drug interactions, and…
School of Science Faculty Research Colloquium: Tuesday, November 26, 2019
November 26, 2019 (Tues.) 12:30 – 1:30 pm P 101 Dr. Abby O’Connor Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry Sustainable routes to fuels and chemicals using earth abundant catalysts Abstract: Research in the O’Connor lab focuses on the development of more sustainable approaches to the production of chemicals. Companies and academic institutions are increasingly focused…
School of Science Guest Colloquium: Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Dr. Salvatore Torquato Princeton University Tuesday, October 22, 2019 12:00-12:30 pm – Lunch Reception 12:30-1:30 pm – Lecture, Q&A, and Discussion Gitenstein Library Auditorium Hidden Order in the Patterns of the Prime Numbers: Physics Meets Mathematics Abstract – Presentation Overview The prime numbers, the basic building blocks of all natural numbers, have…
Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium: Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Diana Davis Swarthmore College October 23, 2019 (Wed.) 11:00 – 11:50 am SCP 229 Periodic billiard paths on the regular pentagon Abstract: Imagine that you hit a ball in a pentagon-shaped billiard table, and after bouncing around for a while, the ball comes back to where it started and then repeats its…
Chemistry Colloquium: Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Dr. B. Jill Venton University of Virginia October 2, 2019 (Wed.) 11:00 – 11:50 am TBD New analytical techniques for real-time measurements of neurotransmitters in Drosophila Abstract: Detecting neurotransmitters is important in order to understand chemical communication in the brain. The Venton lab focuses on developing microelectrode and nanoelectrode electrochemical sensors for direct…
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