For the love of science...Nearly 50 ninth and 10th graders from Montclair High School attended the recent Weston Science Scholars Program open house. The students were given an overview of the program that gives selected high school students the opportunity to work on scientific research with Montclair State faculty. The program was established last year with the support of Montclair residents Josh and Judy Weston '77 M.A. (pictured at right). Pictured above, MSU senior biology major Maria Agapito (seated) shows students the scanning electron microscope in Science Hall.
Ticket to Ride...Rocky, the Montclair State Red Hawk, greeted passengers taking the annual legislative train ride to Washington on Feb 1. The tradition began in 1937 when several of the state's top business executives took a train to Washington to have dinner with the New Jersey congressional delegation. Since then, the State Chamber of Commerce has sponsored the annual event and congressional dinner. The train starts out in Newark and makes stops in Metro Park, Trenton, Philadelphia and Delaware. Participants include business leaders, politicians and interest groups. Pictured left, Rocky greets New Jersey State Republican Chairman Chuck Haytaian and, right, poses for a photo with Montclair Mayor Robert Russo.

Lizhong Yu, a professor and vice president of East China Normal University in Shanghai, is giving students in the classes he's teaching here this semester two pieces of advice: first, don't believe everything you see and read about China. "Changes are happening every day," he said. "There can never be an exact picture." His second piece of advice is never to use general terms to describe a country as big and complex as China. "China is so diverse that you can't generalize," he said. "Situations are different from place to place."Full Story

The campus community can learn about the various research activity taking place in the School of Business at the monthly Brown Bag Research Symposiums. Full Story

"Building a Brighter Future" is the theme for this year's Montclair State University annual dinner. Funds raised will support the construction of The Children's Center, a state-of-the-art facility that will become the home of the University's Psychoeducational and Child Care centers. Hosted by the MSU Foundation, the dinner will be held Thursday, March 29, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Student Center Ballrooms. Full Story

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