In Brief

l The College of Nursing and the School of Health and Medical Sciences received $1.14 million to improve simulation lab and health training through federal funding secured by U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell and New Jersey’s U.S. senators. The project will provide new equipment and upgrades to the simulation center on the Interprofessional Health Sciences campus.

l Caryn Grabowski, chair and program director of the Department of Speech-Language Pathology, was appointed to the board of directors at the Alder Aphasia Center.

l David Opderbeck, professor of law, Seton Hall Law, was awarded a Fulbright for his project, “Artificial Intelligence, Privacy and Security.” l The Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners honored Mary Ellen Roberts, associate professor in the College of Nursing, with a 2023 Legacy Award for her contributions to health care. l Mehmet Alper Sahiner, professor and chair of the Department of Physics, a Fulbright Turkey Distinguished Scholar, was awarded for his research, “Next Generation Thin Film Solar Cells: Improving Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency by Nanoparticles.” l Phyllis Hansell, professor in the College of Nursing, was recently elected vice chair of New Jersey’s Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Commission. l Jeff Christakos, professor in the Stillman School of Business, was named to the 2023 NJBIZ Accounting Power 50 in June. l Catherine Tinker, distinguished fellow at the School of Diplomacy and International Relations, will be teaching international law at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Law School in Porto Alegre, Brazil, after being named a Fulbright Scholar. l History professor William Connell, the La Motta Endowed Chair in Italian Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, was honored by the U.S.-Italian Fulbright Commission in celebration of its 75th anniversary year. l Sona Patel, interim assistant provost of academic excellence and assessment, was invited by the American SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association to serve on the Research and Scientific Affairs Committee. l Seton Hall University recently launched STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programs for graduate students interested in the growing fields of financial technology, digital media or applied physics and engineering. l The School of Diplomacy and International Relations was granted consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, allowing Seton Hall students and faculty to participate in and contribute to U.N. meetings and conferences. l STEM Workforce Diversity, an Equal Opportunity Publications magazine, has named Seton Hall to its list of Top 10 Graduate Schools for 2023, after asking readers to name schools that offer a diversified curriculum, student base and faculty and provide an inclusive learning environment.