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From left, Bernie Corrigan, president of IBEW Local 102; New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo; Lorraine Ricchezza, associate provost for academic strategic initiatives at Rowan University; and Giuseppe R. Palmese, Ph.D., dean of the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, at Friday’s signing of an agreement expanding educational opportunities for union members.

Rowan University, IBEW Local 102 expand education opportunities for members

The agreement creates an “earn as you learn” program.

Apprentices pose for a group photo with officials from Eastern Atlantic States Carpenters Technical Centers and Rowan University at a signing ceremony in Edison on Friday, Nov. 8.

Eastern Atlantic States Carpenters Technical Centers and Rowan University announce education agreement to enhance career opportunities

Eastern Atlantic States Carpenters Technical Centers (EASCTC) and Rowan University announced a partnership that creates a pathway to a bachelor’s degree in construction management.

Leaders from Rowan University, IUPAT District Council 21 and the Finishing Trades Institute of the Mid-Atlantic Region pose in Philadelphia on Nov. 4 after signing a ceremonial document marking their new partnership.

Rowan University, IUPAT District Council 21 partner to boost career opportunities

Partnership to offer District Council 21 members the opportunity to earn graduate & undergraduate degrees.

Professor Andrea Vernengo

Rowan University receives funding to train engineers in sustainability research

Rowan University’s CHE & ExEEd departments received a $1.7 million grant from the DoE GAANN.

Joseph Stanzione will lead a collaboration with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory.

AMMI begins 5-year project with U.S. Army

A Rowan University-led team will collaborate with the Army Combat and government partners, with funding up to $36 million, to develop new “super” materials.

Cassandra Jamison (left) and Justin Major are 2024 Engineering Unleashed Fellows.

Major, Jamison named 2024 Engineering Unleashed Fellows

Two Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering faculty members received national recognition for innovative education practices.

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Rowan to partner with University of Alaska Anchorage on cold-regions research

Rowan University has been selected as an academic partner in cold regions research by ADAC-ARCTIC.

Professor Mohammad Jalayer

Righting wrong-way crashes in New Jersey

Professor Jalayer's team will use data analytics tools to evaluate & verify the effectiveness of at least two wrong-way driving Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).

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Digital Engineering goes abroad

Professor Antonios Kontsos led the first-ever Digital Design & Advanced Manufacturing Summer School (DDAM) at the University of Thessaly in Volos, Greece.

Kaitlin Mallouk, Ph.D., is leading a project to fill gaps in professional development for engineering educators.

NSF-funded postdoctoral fellowship will prepare engineering scholars to thrive

A $1.2 million grant from the NSF THRIVE-STEM program will provide training in teaching & service.

Justin Major, an assistant professor of experiential engineering education, says a focus on thriving could improve students' chances of success

Assessing students’ well-being in engineering’s ‘culture of hardship’

NSF EDU grant awarded to Professor Major to study engineering culture and its impact on students.

Williamson College of the Trades and Rowan University students and leaders pose for a photo after formalizing a new pathway toward a bachelor's degree in construction management

Williamson College of the Trades and Rowan University build new degree pathway

Partnership to provide Williamson students with a new pathway toward a B.A. in construction management.

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CGI & Rowan University sign academic affiliation agreement

Agreement will assist in professional development for staff & students, establish research opportunities, & create meaningful internships.

Professor Gina Tang

Using games to teach complex concepts

Professor Tang's game-based environments are designed to adapt to each student's needs, helping them understand complex concepts while staying engaged.

Provost Tony Lowman

Rowan innovators among 2024 Edison Patent awardees

Two Rowan University engineers will receive the 2024 Edison Patent Award, NJ's highest recognition for inventors & innovation.

From left, IBEW Local 98 President Jim Foy, Rowan University Provost Tony Lowman and Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering Dean Giuseppe Palmese sign an agreement Wednesday.

Rowan University, IBEW Local 98 announce education agreement to boost career advancement

IBEW Local 98 & Rowan University announce an innovative partnership.

Professor Vincent Beachley

Spinning nanofibers for commercial use

Using a process called electrospinning, Professor Beachley has developed new technology to make continuous yarns & textiles out of nanofiber filaments.

Professor Mohammad Abedin-Nasab

Rowan researcher awarded $1.8 million NIH grant for pioneering robotic-surgery system

Professor Abedin-Nasab is developing a technology to improve surgery for thigh-bone fractures.

Rachel Riley, Ph.D., (right) and Samuel Hofbauer, an M.D./Ph.D. student, are developing nanoparticles that target specialized cells in the placenta.

Could nanoparticles lead to new treatments for pregnancy complications?

Professor Riley is pursuing new ways to study and treat preeclampsia and other diseases. 

Professor Antonios Kontsos

Rowan engineers join work to revolutionize material design

Rowan University is part of a group of research institutions tasked by DARPA to streamline the process of developing new materials.

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Rowan’s first NIH U-RISE fellows celebrate Commencement

The first five fellows in the U-RISE at Rowan University training program tossed their tassels during this week’s Commencement.

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Katerina Kasatkin aims for medical school with grace and grit

Biomedical engineering major Katerina Kasatkin understands the work required to reach lofty goals.

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Rowan University enters education partnership with U.S. Army ERDC

This education partnership expands the University’s yearslong collaboration with ERDC's engineers and scientists.

Wei Xue leads the microsensors and microelectronics lab team at Rowan University

Finding new ways to use functional materials

Engineers need to develop an understanding of materials—their limitations and their potential to be used in new ways. Professor Wei Xue does just that.

Zhiming Zhang is studying the efficacy of a process for removing PFAS from stormwater runoff

New Jersey Health Foundation awards 20 new grants to Rowan

With support from NJHF, Professor Zhang is studying the efficacy of a process for removing PFAS from stormwater runoff. 

Madeline Dunsmore and Matthew Conway

Madeline Dunsmore & Matthew Conway named 2024 Goldwater Scholars

They are 2 of only 64 engineering and materials science students nationally to earn the award.

Vince Beachley

Federal agency supports research to improve nanofiber production

A team of engineers have developed novel technology for fabricating aligned nanofibers in continuous rolls of material.

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Entrepreneurial Spirit Begins in the Lab

The work biomedical engineers perform in the laboratory will, ideally, improve patients’ lives. A new company that began in the lab at Rowan University is on that path.