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University News

Category: Research

Columbia Dam

Destroying a Dam – and Restoring an Ecosystem

University researchers monitor impact of removal of Columbia Lake Dam

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500 Green Thumbs Up!

University community helps Montclair Community Farms grow

Sandra Passchier

NSF Award Lets Professor Look Back to the Future

Data from millions of years ago will be used to predict Antarctic ice sheet response to global warming

Graduate Student Erika Bernal in front of her research poster on Zooplakton Community Structure - a "Tale of Two" New Jersey Estuaries

Graduate Student Receives Prestigious Tibor T. Polgar Fellowship

Award supports research on microplastics pollution in Hudson River

professors Jennifer Urban and Miriam Linver

Professors Awarded $5.7 Million Grant to Explore Character Development in Scouts

Two-year award supports second phase of ongoing project

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Montclair State Students Contribute to New Jersey’s Sustainability Movement

New internship program with public and corporate partners are helping students make a difference

Carlos Molina

Biology Professor Awarded $1.3 Million NIH Research Advancement Grant

Funding supports cancer treatment research

Photo of Jacqueline Lawrence, left, talks with partners Emily Baeli and Holly Kobezak about their research on the mental health of first responders.

Student Research Symposium Showcases Campus-Wide Fields of Study

Symposium celebrates the scholarly accomplishments of Montclair State’s graduate and undergraduate students

Marc Favata

Montclair State Faculty Member Marc Favata Earns Prestigious Simons Fellowship

Award will give physics professor chance to collaborate with scholars around the world

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Groundbreaking Discovery by LIGO/Virgo Solves Cosmic Mystery

Faculty contribute to detection of neutron stars’ collision

Associate Professor Marc Favata and Assistant Professor Rodica Martin

Physics Faculty, Members of LIGO Team, Comment on 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics

Professors Rodica Martin and Marc Favata describe impact of ground-breaking work

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Montclair State University Researchers Receive NSF INCLUDES Award

Collaborative project to develop paths to STEM success for underrepresented groups