Rowan Today

Financial advisor, author and Rowan alumnus Ric Edelman returned to campus for a fireside chat on April 16 for students, faculty and staff, examining the real cost, value and future of higher education in an era increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence.

In a recent achievement, a second-year student in Rowan-Virtua’s Translational Biomedical Engineering & Sciences program, pursuing a Ph.D. in cell and molecular biology, earned international recognition for his lab’s research at a recent Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) conference.

Rowan University will welcome Inductotherm Group Chairman and longtime trustee Virginia “Ginny” Rowan Smith as its 2026 Commencement keynote speaker, with honorary degree recognition and a Distinguished Alumnus Award presented to Dr. Antoinette “Toni” Libro.

Mechanical engineering expert Chen Shen studies acoustic wave propagation to develop new structures for application in sensing, acoustics and health care.

Rowan University today announced a landmark $10 million commitment by Edelman Financial Engines to establish the School of Financial Planning. Designed to address the nation’s increasing shortage of qualified financial planning professionals, the new school will be distinguished by curriculum at undergraduate and graduate levels, with an emphasis on preparing students to attain the Certified Financial Planner professional designation.

What are people actually doing with their phones? Meet Maxi Heitmayer, human-computer interaction scholar.

Music, movement and hands‑on experiences filled the Student Center Expansion April 15 as Rowan University unveiled Defy Definition, a new institutional campaign that leaders say puts words to what the University has been building—and becoming—for years.

Rowan University recognizes employees for their outstanding contributions to the institution during the annual Celebrating Excellence Awards Ceremony.

In Episode 6 of Rowan On, audiences hear a conversation between host Karen Holloway and paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara, executive director of Edelman Fossil Park & Museum of Rowan University.

Rowan-Virtua Child Abuse Research Education and Service (CARES) Institute provides hope, healing, and support for children and families affected by abuse and trauma. To honor Child Abuse Prevention Month, the institute held its annual pinwheel planting ceremony outside the Rowan Medicine Building in Stratford, New Jersey on Monday, April 6.