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"Come for the food, Stay for the vibes!" - Photo via @rowansjicr on Instagram

Office of SJICR and MOCA collaborate for “Soul Food Sunday” event

Al Harmon March 1, 2023

On the evening of Feb. 26, the Chamberlain Student Center was filled with the delicious aroma of soul food as students from all backgrounds came together to celebrate African-American culture through...

Scott Woodside serves as director of the Rowan Wellness Center at Winans Hall. Over the past 14 months, he's fielded some of the university's toughest challenges yet. - Multimedia Editor / Alexander Rossen

Scott Woodside Reflects on “One Heck of a Year” of Rowan’s Public Health Challenges

Tara Lonsdorf December 2, 2020

Scott Woodside had only just assumed the role of director of the Wellness Center and Student Health Services when the university began facing some of its biggest public health obstacles ever.  Last...

Crowley (left) and Howell (right) are bringing the environmental humanities program to Rowan. - Photos from School of Humanities and Social Sciences staff directory and Rowan Blog, respectively.

Dr. Jordan Howell and Dr. Dustin Crowley cultivate the environmental humanities at Rowan

Tara Lonsdorf October 7, 2019

Rowan University's growing STEM program has long been advertised as a testament to the university's commitment to solving global environmental problems — with humanities programs seeming to lag behind...

Dr. Shari Willis stands with two of her daughters and a reindeer. This was part of a family trip to northern Finland where they got to go reindeer-sleighing. - Photo / Dr. Shari Willis

Dr. Shari Willis encourages growth through overcoming challenges—and rock climbing

Kalie VanDewater September 30, 2019

As college students, something that is liable to happen is getting into a routine where we don’t step outside of our comfort zones. Some of us may not challenge ourselves more than our selected major...

Dr. Harold Connolly, Chair of the Geology Department, is currently Mission Sample Scientist on NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission. - Multimedia Editor/Christian Browne

Dr. Harold Connolly explores meteors and deep time with NASA

Tara Lonsdorf September 15, 2019

"There's no procrastination in space. You have to make a decision." That's what Dr. Harold Connolly Jr., Geology Department Chair for Rowan University's School of Earth and Environment, wants students...

Senior journalism student Peter Planamente is committed to helping others learn more about the weather. - Photo courtesy of Peter Planamente

Weather buff Peter Planamente forecasts a striking final semester at Rowan

Tara Lonsdorf September 8, 2019

Peter Planamente wants YOU to know that weather and climate are not the same thing. "People love to argue about this over social media," he said of the nuances between the two terms. "People are affected...

Dr. Andrea Stevens Goddard, a professor of geology, has won several awards for her work in her field. Staff Writer/Peter Planamente

Digging up the life of a sedimentologist

Peter Planamente April 30, 2019

Traveling may be intriguing to some, or it might be a nuisance to those who travel for work. For Dr. Andrea Stevens Goddard, while she is not teaching geology, life consists of traveling to different...

Rowan University Health and Exercise Science professor, Dr. Jeremy Boyd has started Trifecta Therapeutics a individualized physical therapy office in downtown Glassboro. -Photo courtesy of trifectatherapeutics.com

Trifecta Therapeutics combines the passions of Rowan professor Jeremy Boyd

Sydney Kerelo October 24, 2018

Owning a new physical therapy office while working as a health and exercise science professor at Rowan University, Dr. Jeremy Boyd has his hands full.  Trifecta Therapeutics started out as a dream during...

Rowan University civil and environmental engineering professor and director of CREATEs. -Features Editor/Sydney Kerelo

Founder of CREATEs receives $3.4 million grant for infrastructure research

Sydney Kerelo October 1, 2018

Rowan University is one of the only academic institutions in the Northeast region of the United States that has the facilities to conduct state-of-the-art accelerated pavement testing. The Center for Research...

Meeting with Tim Hawk on one of his photo shoots -photo courtesy of Jeremiah Daniels

Professor Timothy Hawk’s guide to photography

Jeremiah Daniels April 25, 2018

Photography is a passion that has followed Tim Hawk since he started working for his high school yearbook. Making use of aperture, shutter speed, and focus, Hawk works to make sure that every shot he takes...

Professor of Mathematics, Ira Fine, handles an origami stegosaurus. -Staff Photo/Justin Decker

Ira Fine finds a balance between mathematics and origami

Andrew Turco November 8, 2017

A pair of worn hands glide along a thin black plane of paper. One finger digs underneath an edge and folds over itself revealing red on the opposite side of the sheet. It happens again, but this time from...

George Anastasia has been a reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer for over 30 years. He has won several awards for his reporting on the Philadelphia mob boss Giovani "John" Stafna. -Photo courtesy of Andy Ritchie

George Anastasia’s life of crime reporting

Amanda Palma October 5, 2017

It was a typical work day in the office when George Anastasia received a collect call from prison asking if he would accept. Anastasia said he always accepts these calls and this time, it was Sergio Battaglia...

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