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Toni Farmer, adjunct professor at Rowan University and creator of Toni Farmer's Garden standing by some flowers. - Photo / Jamie Farmer.

Toni Farmer brings hands-on learning into the classroom to teach students about “The Future of Food”

Maryela Gallardo, Web Editor October 30, 2024

At Rowan University, many of the school’s faculty and staff are doing their part to be more eco-friendly. Some accomplish sustainability goals through teaching, hobbies outside of class, and research.  At...

Chad Bruner, Chairman of the Board of Trustees (far right), President, Dr. Ali Houshmand (next), Dean of the School of Earth and Environment, Dr. Kenneth Lacovara (next), Dean of Science and Mathematics, Dr. Vojislava Pophristic (far left) get ready to cut the ribbon at Discovery Hall. - Multimedia Editor / Alex Rossen

Ribbon Cutting Symbolizes Official Opening of Discovery Hall

Natalie Arch September 15, 2021

Discovery Hall hosted their ribbon cutting on Sept. 14, at 10 a.m. The 1st floor flooded with attendees excited to witness the official opening of The university’s $46.7 million dollar building.  When...

The Edelman Fossil Park displayed fossils at last year's 8th annual community dig day. Dr. Lacovara, the founding dean of Rowan's School of Earth and Environment, showed fossils during a virtual Dinos at Dinnertime event. - Managing Editor / Tara Lonsdorf

Dinos at Dinnertime: A Continued Look Inside Rowan’s Paleo Lab with Dr. Kenneth Lacovara

Christine Harkinson October 7, 2020

Paleontologist Dr. Kenneth Lacovara gave a second behind-the-scenes look at the fossils stored in Rowan’s paleontology lab. On Sept. 25, Lacovara was able to show fossils dating back 65 million years....

Discovery Hall will be the site for the School of Earth and Environment at Rowan University. - Multimedia Editor / Alexander Rossen

A virtual look inside Rowan University’s Paleo Lab with Dr. Kenneth Lacovara

Christine Harkinson September 30, 2020

This winter, construction on a museum at the Jean and Ric Edelman Fossil Park will be started, with hopes to complete it by spring of 2023. This museum will not only contain fossils discovered at the...

President Ali Houshmand signs a foundation beam in for the upcoming Discovery Hall building - Editor-In-Chief / Miguel Martinez

“Beam-signing” in the Boro’

Corey Rothauser February 5, 2020

Administrators, students and New Jersey Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney piled into the construction site of the Discovery Hall, where they signed a structural support beam on Feb. 3. The ceremony...

An illustrated model of what the finished Discovery Hall will look like - though for now it is currently under construction. - Image courtesy of Rowan University Facilities

Lonsdorf: Here’s how Discovery Hall will benefit you, personally

Tara Lonsdorf January 28, 2020

In my three years of studying geology at Rowan, I have never once had the opportunity to have a space that was ours. The department is fragmented, to say the least. Offices are spread out among Engineering...

Hurricane Maria wrecked havoc on Puerto Rico, and recovery efforts are still in the works. - Flickr

School of Earth and Environment colloquium discusses Puerto Rico’s environmental recovery from Hurricane Maria

Tara Lonsdorf September 25, 2019

With wind speeds of around 147 mph, destruction of environmentally important beaches and enough power to shutter electricity over the entire island, Hurricane Maria is the most powerful storm to strike...

Parking lots U and J closed  for the construction of a new academic building. -Multimedia Editor/Dyone Payne

New academic building under construction in former site of Lots U & J

Tara Lonsdorf September 11, 2019

Construction of a new four-story, 65,560 square-foot academic building broke ground on July 29 in the location of what was formerly Lots U and J, directly off of Route 322 and next to Winans Hall. According...

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