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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...

Physics Professor Philip La Porta finds passions in both teaching Physics as well as in practicing magic.
-Staff Photo/Justin Decker

Professor Philip La Porta finds common ground in physics and magic

Gianna Hill April 26, 2017

There’s a nondescript box lying on the ground. A magician, clambering to his audience to find the strongest among them, claims that it is impossible to lift. Another man steps up, apparently the strongest...

RTF Professor Bianculli, a man of Hawaiian shirts, TV knowledge, and dedication to students

Assane Drame February 24, 2017

He hands out dollar bills to students who give clever answers in class. Many consider him the “O.G.” of the radio, television, and film department. He has been called "the bomb dot com.” One student...

Writing Arts professor and author, Joseph McGee reflects on adventurous life

Matt Mizanin January 23, 2017

Second Lieutenant Joseph McGee was the first person in the first group of paratroopers to jump from the C141 aircraft. After three weeks of airborne training, it was McGee’s first time leaping out of...

Rowan Professor Phil Anastasia looks back on career in sports journalism

Robert Cvoliga September 19, 2016

Phil Anastasia’s childhood dream was to be a teacher and a coach. He achieved the former by becoming a professor at his alma mater, Rowan University, but he found a different path to the sidelines of...

Dr. Sanford Tweedie to become interim dean for the College of Communication and Creative Arts

Leon Purvis April 27, 2016

Dr. Sanford Tweedie, the current department chair of Writing Arts for Rowan University, will become the next interim dean for the College of Communication and Creative Arts on July 1. Tweedie has taught...

Jonathan Olshefski stands in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia with his son Caleb. Olshefski is an associate professor of radio, television and film at Rowan University. -Photo courtesy of Jonathan Olshefski

Jonathan Olshefski, associate professor earns $100,000 to continue career in storytelling

Ashleigh Albert March 24, 2016

On 3/24/16 the following error was corrected in this story: Patricia "PJ" was shot, not killed by a stray bullet. As a child, Jonathan Olshefski loved hearing and telling stories. Olshefski and his two...

Former planetarium director Keith Johnson stands with students inside the Edelman planetarium. -Photo courtesy of Rowan University, provided by Keith Johnson

Keith Johnson, Edelman planetarium director retires

Taylor Henry February 17, 2016

Keith Johnson has two favorite planets — it’s a tie between Jupiter and Saturn. He likes how colorful and photogenic they are and that they each have multiple moons. Currently, he is also fond of Kepler-186f...

Rowan University Professor Robert Rawlins poses with his new book “Tunes of the Twenties.” -Photo courtesy of Robert Rawlins.

Robert Rawlins, a music professor publishes jazz book

Morgan Jenkins February 2, 2016

He's been a professor and a music theory coordinator, but now Dr. Robert Rawlins can add published author to his résumé. Up until December 2015, Rawlins — a professor at Rowan University's Department...

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