University
receives $399,101 HUD grant
The University has been awarded a $399,010 grant by
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a Community
Outreach Partnership Center (COPC) in Montclair. (Full
Story and Photo)
UNICO
National and MSU to establish endowed chair
UNICO National, the largest Italian-American
service organization in the United States, will join with Montclair State
in raising $1.25 million to establish an endowed chair in Italian and
Italian-American Studies. (Full Story)
Analyze
this: ICP machine aids science study and research
After two years of writing proposals to the National
Science Foundation (NSF) for a grant to fund an ICP (Inductively Coupled
Plasma) machine, the instrument described as the "bread and butter"
in inorganic chemical analysis has arrived. (Full
Story and Photo)
Two
programs help faculty and staff cope with tragedy
Nine days after the terrorist attack on our nation,
faculty gathered to engage in a discussion on how they can help each other
and their students deal with this tragedy, which impacted so many lives.
(Full Story)
Weston
program gives science scholars a head start
Concluding a five-week summer exploration of hands-on
scientific investigation, ninth and 10th graders from Montclair High School
gave high marks to the Weston Science Scholars Program, an initiative
that exposed them to a variety of disciplines from astronomy to molecular
biology and forensic medicine. (Full Story and Photos)
Professor
receives honorary degree for curriculum
For the past 14 years, Eva Goldfarb has devoted her
time and study to the field of human sexuality. Her efforts were lauded
recently when she received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from
the Starr King School for the Ministry, the seminary for the Unitarian
Universalist Association (UUA) in Berkley, Calif.
(Full Story and Photo)
Give
her a hand...and some soap!
Graduate student Michele Samarya-Timm admits there are those who
consider her "a bit paranoid" when it comes to cleanliness.
She counters, however, that her preoccupation is predicated on a health
education background that has focused on food safety. The consumer concern
Samarya-Timm refers to as her passion got some healthy recognition in
March when she won the gold medal in the world's only international hand-washing
competition. (Full Story and Photo)
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