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    1. Student Success Stories

      Doctoral candidate presents at 2026 MAA MathFest

      John O'Meara, a PhD candidate in the Mathematics Education program and adjunct professor, presented a talk at the 2026 MAA MathFest in

      John O'Meara after his presentation at MathFest 2026
    2. Awards & Accolades

      Mark Zuppichini Awarded NIH U24 Music Networks Pilot Research Grant

      Mark Zuppichini, Ph.D., a post-doctoral research scientist in the Cognition and Neurocognitive Disorders Research Lab has been awarded a NIH U24 Music Networks Pilot Research grant to explore the neural mechanisms of music-based interventions (MBIs) for the treatment of pain in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

      headshot of Mark Zuppichini
    3. Awards & Accolades

      Dr. Jennifer Yang Awarded NIH Grant

      Dr. Jennifer Yang, Developmental Psychologist, received $547,500 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study aging adults with

      photo of professor Jennifer Yang standing smiling against brick wall
    4. Awards & Accolades

      Dr. Elizabeth Chan Receives the Thomas E. Brown Pioneer Award

      Dr. Elizabeth Chan recently received the Thomas E. Brown Pioneer Award from CHADD that recognizes researchers new to the ADHD field who are

      Elizabeth Chan headshot
    5. Awards & Accolades

      Dr. Nora McCook Receives a 2026-2027 Project Pericles Civic Fellowship

      Dr. Nora McCook has received a 2026-2027 Project Pericles Civic Fellowship to engage students in community co-design, civic engagement, and

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    6. Student Success Stories

      Doctoral candidate present at Pedagogicon 2026

      Montclair doctoral candidate Elise Lahiere and her Western Kentucky colleague Rachel Maggard presented a session, Growing Together: Building

      Growing Together presentation title slide
    7. Research

      Mocked as "Disastrous," Viral Film Niu Lai Actually Sparked Global Joy, Montclair Study Finds

      A Montclair State University analysis of 26,000+ social posts found that despite widespread mockery of its animation, 62% of the online conversation around the Chinese film Niu Lai expressed joy, generating more than 26 million impressions on X during its viral surge in August 2026.

      Two characters in animated movie looking at each other.
    8. Awards & Accolades

      University Team Awarded Reviewers' Choice Best Paper at IEMTRONICS 2026

      The team was awarded for their paper titled “HMAIDS: A Hierarchical Multi-Agent Framework for Adaptive and Explainable Intrusion Detection"

      Student team with mentor Dr. Kathy Herbert holding their IEMTRONICS awards
    9. Student Success Stories

      Newark Academy Students Build Research Skills at Sprague Library

      Newark Academy students visited Sprague Library to develop research skills and complete their Extended Essays project.

      5 students sitting at a table on laptops inside a study pod
    10. Research

      CCOM Researchers Find Major Gap Between X Sentiment and Real Audience Reactions to "The Odyssey"

      Sentiment on X about the film "The Odyssey" was 1,200% more negative than the views of verified audience members, according to a new study

      Man in helmet with gold spine on the back of his head riding into war. It is dark and foggy and you can see the outlines of the mountains ahead.