{"id":1598,"date":"2022-03-18T12:04:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T16:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/?p=1598"},"modified":"2022-03-18T12:04:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T16:04:45","slug":"in-the-know-issue-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/2022\/03\/18\/in-the-know-issue-22\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Know &#8211; Issue 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2022\/03\/itk_collegetourimage-2.jpeg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2022\/03\/itk_collegetourimage-2.jpeg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"collage of students who participated in the college tour filming\"\/><\/figure>\n<h2><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/2022\/03\/14\/the-college-tour-coming-soon-on-an-app-near-you\/\" target=\"_blank\">Don\u2019t Miss Our Watch Party!<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Grab some popcorn and catch a sneak peek of Montclair\u2019s big episode on Amazon Prime\u2019s The College Tour on March 24 in SCM\u2019s Presentation Hall. Come meet our student cast!<\/p>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/2022\/03\/16\/usda-awards-professor-750k-grant-for-wastewater-research\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2022\/03\/041619_4328_CSAM-Yang-Deng-scaled-1.jpeg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2022\/03\/041619_4328_CSAM-Yang-Deng-scaled-1.jpeg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Yang Deng\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">\n<h2>Wastewater Research Receives $750K USDA Grant<\/h2>\n<p>Professor Yang Deng leads a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/2022\/03\/16\/usda-awards-professor-750k-grant-for-wastewater-research\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">USDA-funded, four-year study<\/a> on developing sustainable water reuse systems to help mitigate climate change and adapt to its impacts.<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/redhawk-restart\/2022\/03\/18\/weekly-covid-newsletter-55\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2021\/09\/700-x-300-covid.newsletter-block.for-site-scaled-1.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2021\/09\/700-x-300-covid.newsletter-block.for-site-scaled-1.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Weekly Covid Newsletter\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">\n<h2>COVID Update<\/h2>\n<p>The Weekly COVID Newsletter provides the latest information about COVID-19 for the University community and includes a link to the COVID Dashboard. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/redhawk-restart\/2022\/03\/18\/weekly-covid-newsletter-55\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Get details on next Tuesday\u2019s booster shot clinic here<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>In the News<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Elizabeth Wishnick<\/strong> (Political Science and Law) co-wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/14\/ukraine-russia-china-partnership-test\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">an analysis for <em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a> on how Ukraine is testing the limits of China and Russia&#8217;s partnership.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cortni Borgerson<\/strong> (Anthropology) was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/p0bt1j39\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">interviewed by BBC Sounds<\/a> about her work in Madagascar and how she \u2013 and other science experts \u2013 are using bugs \u201cto help save the planet.\u201d <\/li>\n<li><strong>Sara Goldstein<\/strong> (Family Science and Human Development) was quoted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/opinion\/article259113783.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">this <em>Miami Herald<\/em> opinion piece<\/a> about the lifting of mask mandates and mask bullying in schools. <\/li>\n<li><strong>David Galef<\/strong> (English) penned a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/views\/2022\/03\/11\/satirical-plan-save-english-major-opinion\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">satirical opinion piece for <em>Inside Higher Ed<\/em><\/a> proposing ways to make the English major more viable.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emily Douglas<\/strong> (Social Work and Child Advocacy) is quoted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiamercury.com\/2022\/03\/07\/virginia-legislators-expand-safe-haven-laws-allowing-parents-to-give-up-infants\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">this <em>Virginia Mercury<\/em> article<\/a> about safe haven laws.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jazmin Reyes-Portillo<\/strong> (Psychology) and <strong>Carrie Masia-Warner<\/strong> (Psychology) were quoted and <a href=\"https:\/\/nj1015.com\/njs-covid-emergency-ends-but-mental-health-impacts-may-linger-for-college-kids\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">interviewed by NJ 101.5<\/a> about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/2022\/02\/17\/new-study-shows-covid-19-impact-on-college-students\/?wp_logged_in=true\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">their study on the impact of COVID-19<\/a> on college students. Masia-Warner was also <a href=\"https:\/\/app.criticalmention.com\/app\/#\/clip\/public\/1ead5aee-d2ed-471b-a475-6201ec45e2de\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">interviewed for an NJ Spotlight News segment<\/a> about the impact of the pandemic on college students. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Stephanie Silvera<\/strong> (Public Health) is quoted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/coronavirus\/2022\/03\/many-nj-residents-say-theyre-done-with-covid-vaccines-experts-are-worried.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">this NJ.com story<\/a> about how experts are worried about residents in the state who are unlikely to receive further inoculations against COVID-19. She also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbgo.org\/news\/2022-03-04\/this-is-more-of-a-political-signal-new-jerseys-last-covid-briefing-is-set\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">spoke to WBGO<\/a> about the end of Governor Murphy\u2019s COVID briefings, and again <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/coronavirus\/2022\/03\/stealth-omicron-cases-are-rising-in-nj-is-another-covid-surge-coming.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">to NJ.com about \u201cstealth omicron\u201d cases<\/a> appearing in New Jersey.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Charles Feldman<\/strong> (Nutrition and Food Studies) and his recently founded New Jersey  Policy Think Tank for the food and restaurant industry were highlighted <a href=\"https:\/\/totalfood.com\/digital-issue\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">in the latest issue of Total Food Service<\/a>, a digital industry publication. <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1plvN2lStUoG4QSPjVM53-k8dnCFXHYyb\/view?usp=sharing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">POLITICO published an article<\/a> about the advancement of a bill to change the law that made the University responsible for operating the New Jersey School of Conservation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northjersey.com\/story\/news\/local\/2022\/03\/16\/montclair-state-university-stokes-state-forest-school\/7037028001\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NorthJersey.com also published an article<\/a> on the topic.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/heres-the-full-list-of-what-nj-projects-will-get-from-giant-spending-bill-see-whats-in-your-town.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NJ.com published a list<\/a> of the New Jersey projects that will get funding from the federal government\u2019s $1.5 trillion spending bill. Montclair State University will receive $400,000 that will go toward an education program on harmful algal blooms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reminders<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Start your week off with some <strong>Mindful Meditation<\/strong> without leaving your desk. Our Office of Health Promotion hosts meditation on <a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7711575\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mondays at noon on Zoom<\/a>. Reduce your stress with this simple technique.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t miss our Department of Theatre and Dance production of <strong><em>The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time<\/em><\/strong>, running March 18, 19 and 23-25 at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tix.com\/ticket-sales\/Kasser\/1631\/?productionidlist=182036\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tickets are $20<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Check out <strong>the world premier of <em>Movement<\/em><\/strong> by Netta Yerushalmy this weekend at the Alexander Kasser Theater. For showtimes and ticket info visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peakperfs.org\/event\/movement\/2022-03-17\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Peak Performances<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Kudos<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>To <strong>our students<\/strong> who took an alternative Spring Break last week, volunteering for community service with Habitat for Humanity, the Community Food Bank and elsewhere. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/communengage_\/status\/1501245664419844096\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Check out this tweet<\/a> for photos of our Red Hawks in action.<\/li>\n<li>To associate professors, <strong>Tarika Daftary-Kapur<\/strong> (Justice Studies) and <strong>Tina Zottoli<\/strong> (Psychology) and graduate assistants <strong>Tristin Faust<\/strong> and <strong>Ryan Schneider<\/strong>, whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/2022\/03\/15\/the-reentry-experiences-of-juvenile-lifers\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">research on 112 juvenile lifers released in Philadelphia<\/a> will be published in the journal <em>Psychology, Public Policy, and Law<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tweet of the Week<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MSUadmission\/status\/1503431018467971073\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2022\/03\/2022-03-17_tweet-of-the-week.jpg.4.1x.generic-716x1024.jpg\" alt=\"student holding &quot;officially a Red Hawk&quot; sign\" width=\"600\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-1602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2022\/03\/2022-03-17_tweet-of-the-week.jpg.4.1x.generic-716x1024.jpg 716w, https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2022\/03\/2022-03-17_tweet-of-the-week.jpg.4.1x.generic-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2022\/03\/2022-03-17_tweet-of-the-week.jpg.4.1x.generic-768x1099.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2022\/03\/2022-03-17_tweet-of-the-week.jpg.4.1x.generic-22x32.jpg 22w, https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2022\/03\/2022-03-17_tweet-of-the-week.jpg.4.1x.generic.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more about our people and programs in the <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/university-news\/\" target=\"_blank\">University News Center<\/a>, and find out what\u2019s happening on campus in the <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\">Events Calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t Miss Our Watch Party! Grab some popcorn and catch a sneak peek of Montclair\u2019s big episode on Amazon Prime\u2019s The College Tour on March 24 in SCM\u2019s Presentation Hall. Come meet our student cast! In the News Elizabeth Wishnick (Political Science and Law) co-wrote an analysis for The Washington Post on how Ukraine is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":273,"featured_media":1295,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-know"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/273"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1598"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1607,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1598\/revisions\/1607"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}