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A student searches for fossils at the quarry. - Photo via Zack Boles

Students discover fossils at Edelman Fossil Park & Museum through Rowan course

Jacqueline Suglia, Contributor April 2, 2025

Have you ever wished you could make learning more fun and do the dirty work yourself? Underneath all of the course availability that comes with 80+ bachelor’s degree programs at Rowan, students apart...

A view of the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum. The architecture was designed to mimic a camera obscura. Mantua, NJ. Thursday, March 6, 2025. - Photography Editor / Gavin Schweiger

Edelman Fossil Park & Museum opens to public

Aidan Zarcaro, Contributor April 2, 2025

After much anticipation, the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum (EFM) opened its doors to the public on March 29. Visitors were transported back 66 million years in time to experience the life cycle of the...

Dr. Kenneth Lacovara holds up a Cretolamna (extinct shark) tooth at the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum in Mantua, NJ. Thursday, March 6, 2025. - Photography Editor / Gavin Schweiger

First look inside Rowan’s new (pre)-historic project

Paige Britt and Sarah Shockey March 12, 2025

Dr. Ken Lacovara traveled the whole world in pursuit of unearthing fossils and learning more about the life that existed before humans. His career has taken him to the deserts of Egypt, the mountains of...

Lakeside view of the coming Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil Park Museum. / Photo by Ennead Architects/KSS

New $73 Million 65-acre Fossil Park Museum Coming to Rowan

Leah Gallagher October 19, 2021

How much do you know about South Jersey’s dinosaur-laden past? Thanks to Rowan’s new Fossil Park Museum, you will be able to learn so much more. Groundbreak for the museum began on Oct. 9 in Mantua...

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