Grant news
The Foundation’s mission is to provide the resources that make the difference in Ramapo College’s quest for educational excellence. One aspect of this mission is our competitive grant program, which provides funds for projects that support the mission of the College in diverse ways. In 2008 Ramapo awarded grants in areas of interdisciplinary, international, multicultural and experiential education.
Dr. Christian Reich, assistant professor of Psychology
Dr. Christian Reich Shalom Gorewitz, professor of Communications Media
Scott Frees, assistant professor of Computer Science
Professor Shalom Gorewitz Research project developed Awarded a Senior Specialist by Dr. Scott Frees funded Grant by the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission Professor Shalom Gorewitz (CA) was awarded a
Senior Specialist Grant by the U.S. Fulbright Program to spend the summer at KNUST, a college in Ghana. He will observe classes, consult on digital media, teach workshops and offer presentations in the college’s fine art and communications departments. Professor Gorewitz is a pioneer in the digital media field. His work has been displayed in leading museums and galleries in the United States and abroad.
A research project developed by Dr. Scott Frees (TAS) was funded by the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission. The project, Visualizing Hardwood Swamp Forest Ecology with Immersive Virtual Environments: Research and Educational Tools, uses immersive virtual environments technology to look at problems in a completely new way.
When he left the Department of Physiology of the University of Maryland’s School of Medicine to accept a teaching position at Ramapo College, Dr. Christian Reich (SSHS) brought along his research grant project that was funded by the National Institutes of Health.
The project, Sex Differences in Endocannabinoid Medicated Behaviors, seeks to discover answers about stress-related disorders such as major depression, a serious mental illness that affects more than 20 million Americans. Endocannabinoids are neuromodulators implicated in regulating stress and anxiety. The long term objective of Dr. Reich’s research is to determine the function of the endocannabinoid system in the etiology and pathophysiology of mood disorders. He is currently applying for additional support for this important work.
Nursing Programs Awarded Scholarship Grants
The growing undergraduate and graduate nursing programs were both awarded scholarship grants by the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grants are used to pay student expenses including tuition, books, room and board and travel to clinical sites. Assistant Dean of Nursing Dr. Kathleen Burke and Assistant Professor of Nursing Dr. Jody Williams prepared the data and narrative required for the submissions.
(L-R): Nursing student Sarah Clayton, scholarship donor Elaine Adler, nursing student Ruth Ann Anderson, President Peter P. Mercer, Associate Professor of Nursing Dr. Margaret Greene, nursing student Lovely Joy, scholarship donor Mike Adler, and Asha Mehta, advisor for nursing students
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