In the Know – Issue 15

Returning to Campus

Watch the video to hear from members of the campus community on what we’re doing for a safe return, how to follow the safety protocols and what to expect for spring 2022.

Colleagues Who Care

The Campus Health Advisory Team (CHAT) monitors issues important to the health of our community and makes recommendations on COVID-19 and other health policies.

ICYMI: Meet the Dr. of Funkology

University president by day, vinyl hunter by night. Check out President Koppell’s guest appearance on WMSC 90.3 FM.

Student Researchers Changing the World

Faculty-mentored student research not only allows students freedom to explore and be creative, but to also become problem solvers who think creatively. Learn more about some recent award-winning student research.

COVID Update

Good news – cases are down from recent highs. Read the Weekly COVID Newsletter for the latest information about COVID-19, advice on choosing a mask and the new booster shot requirement.

In the News

• President Koppell was interviewed by POLITICO’s Carly Sitrin for a piece about how college and university presidents in the state are gearing up for the next legislative session.
• Pankaj Lal (Earth and Environmental Studies) is featured in this WNYC news segment about Newark residents and environmental activists who are calling on Gov. Phil Murphy to delay plans by a wastewater treatment facility to build a natural gas power plant in an over-polluted corner of the city.
• Montclair Patch reported on our new booster requirements and the article was republished by Yahoo! News.
• Jonathan Caspi (Family Science and Human Development) is featured in this NorthJersey.com article (also picked up by Yahoo!) about mental health services being stretched thin as we enter a third year of the pandemic.
• Sandra Adams (Biology) shares with NJ.com how long folks who are vaccinated and got COVID-19 should wait before getting their booster (Hint: You must be asymptomatic and meet the criteria for ending isolation.).
• Stephanie Silvera (Public Health) talked to WHYY about the difficulties of reporting local positive at-home COVID test results. She also spoke to PIX11 News for a story about hospital data showing that unvaccinated COVID patients suffer the most severe illness.
• Montclair Local highlighted our new MPH/MBA Dual Degree program in this story.
• Luis Portes (Economics) also talked to WHYY about New Jersey’s minimum wage increase amid inflation concerns.
• Teresa Fiore (Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies) was interviewed on Italian national TV (RAI Italia channel) for the December 13, 2021, episode of “L’Italia con voi.”
• Ken Sumner (Psychology) is quoted in this NJ.com piece about how the pandemic has changed all of us.
• On the anniversary of last year’s riot at the U.S. Capitol, Montclair Local published a first-hand account of the events by senior Drew Mumich, who was there to photograph the protest.

Reminders

Want to be recognized in the University Authors program? Submit your publications by February 4. Faculty and staff publications or creative works published or produced in 2020 or 2021 are eligible for inclusion.

Kudos

• To Maughn Gregory, professor in the CEHS Educational Foundations Department, who recently published an article entitled, “Frog and Toad at the Academy” in Policy Futures in Education.
• To the digital marketing team and alumni advisory committee at the Feliciano School of Business. Their “It’s Your Time” campaign has been selected as a winner in the 9th Annual Education Digital Marketing Awards in the electronic digital advertising category. The campaign was designed by The EFK Group, a woman-owned firm based in Trenton.
• To Mousumi Bose, assistant professor in the CEHS Nutrition and Food Studies Department, who co-authored a national report about the experiences of family caregivers from diverse backgrounds and participated in a congressional briefing to advocate for better caregiver support in the RAISE Act and Build Back Better Act.

Tweet of the Week

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