Archive: Spring 2014

Letters: Spring 2014

Some readers have their say. Find out how you can, too.

Great minds thinking alike

TCNJ students and faculty are teaming up to research, innovate and tackle real-world problems.

A breakthrough in the clouds?

The key to more accurate climate change predictions might be hiding 11 miles up.

Bears, beds and Bardolatry

To mark the 450th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s birth, we look at the lighter side of his life and works with a little help from our pal, Professor Emeritus John F. Erath.

Pillow talk

HoodiePillow inventor Chris Hindley ’04 describes his product’s remarkable journey.

Room to grow

This team of TCNJ researchers is working inside schools to evaluate the effectiveness of life-skills programming, ensuring that the programs offered are research based.

Off the wall

The visual arts are a powerful social force, but K–12 art classes are often presented with a stiff or outdated curriculum. This TCNJ team designed a curriculum that teaches schoolchildren about ecology through lessons on contemporary artists.

Making it possible

A $1 million gift from Barbara Meyers Pelson ’59 will support faculty-student engagement.

Sounding the alarm

People with epilepsy who require continuous monitoring would benefit greatly from the portable monitoring device this team of TCNJ researchers is designing, which records brain activity and alerts when a seizure is coming.