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The entrance to Edelmen Planetarium within Science Hall- File photo / Lindsey D’Ambrosio

Editorial: Is STEM really more difficult than the humanities or social sciences?

The Whit Staff September 19, 2019

We've all heard the claim that students studying science, technology, engineering or math fields (STEM) are either smarter or harder workers. There's this idea that a STEM degree is more important...

Westby Hall is in urgent need of improvement. - Arts & Entertainment Editor / Tara Lonsdorf

Lonsdorf: Our art majors deserve better

Tara Lonsdorf January 30, 2019

The School of Earth and Environment is so new that we don't have our own assigned building yet. As a geology major, all of my major classes have been crammed into the nearest available space without asbestos...

The  Edelman Planetarium in Science Hall. - Editor-in-Chief /Miguel Matinez.

Edelman Planetarium hosts a viewing of the InSight lander on Mars

John Reilly November 28, 2018

The Edelman Planetarium celebrated the landing of the InSight lander on Mars at a Monday streaming of NASA's live broadcast of the landing. The event was free and open to the public. The Planetarium typically...

-Graphics Editor/Amanda Palma

Whit News Minute 11-28-2018

The Whit Staff November 28, 2018

Alura Agnes brings you the latest Rowan news for Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. For questions/comments about this story, email [email protected] or tweet @TheWhitOnline.

Student participants of the third annual Idea Challenge. Staff Writer/Alex Heller

Aspiring entrepreneurs compete at third annual Idea Challenge

Alexander Heller November 26, 2018

The Rowan Innovation Venture Fund and The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship held its third annual idea challenge for students last Friday. The goal of the presentation was to promote student applications...

-Photo by Patricia Iannaci

Community digs beneath the surface at Edelman Fossil park

Grace Clevenger September 26, 2017

This past Saturday, Glassboro community members gathered for an event 231.4 million years in the making. The Edelman Fossil Park's annual “Dig Day” brought out hundreds of people to the New Jersey...

Rowan’s WINGS club wants to give women a chance in scientific careers

Joseph Gramigna March 6, 2017

Rowan’s Women Inspiring a New Generation of Scientists (WINGS) club hosted a talk by Dr. Deneen Hendrick last week, who talked about her extensive career in the medical field. WINGS is dedicated to...

President Ali Houshmand (left) listens to the presentation of Taylor Keagy (right), a junior biochemistry major.

19th Annual STEM Symposium breaks record for second straight year

Gianna Hill April 22, 2016

Hundreds of students gathered throughout the day in the Chamberlain Student Center Eynon Ballroom to present their independent research for the 19th Annual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics...

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