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Jeffrey H. Toney is Dean of the College of Natural, Applied and Health Sciences at Kean University and is a Trusted Author at OpEdNews. He received a B.S. in Chemistry at the University of Virginia and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemistry at Northwestern University. He served as a postdoctoral fellow in Molecular Biology at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute at Harvard Medical School and in Chemical Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has held the Herman and Margaret Sokol Professorship in Chemistry at Montclair State University and served as Department Chairperson of Chemistry and Biochemistry. His current scholarship is focused on drug discovery and bridging science and human rights. He has currently published 60 peer reviewed scientific articles and holds six U.S. patents. He has recently published in Science, The New York Times, The Star Ledger and he is a regular blogger on NJ Voices, the online opinion website of The Star Ledger.
Saturday, November 6, 2010 Going Gaga by Jeffrey H. Toney on The Huffington PostSHARE
It is often said that the tenure system is founded in academic freedom, allowing instructors to teach subjects without constraint, hopefully with the students' best interests in mind. This example begs the question of where do you draw the line?
Friday, October 15, 2010 Lessons Learned: Sometimes No Day at the Beach by Norma Bowe and Jeffrey H. ToneySHARE
Disasters present both challenges and opportunities. The BP oil spill offered an opportunity to engage our students in service to a community well beyond the boundaries of our campus and, importantly, to grapple with problem solving that is directly connected to our day to day lives.
(1 comments) Monday, August 30, 2010 The 35 inch Survival Test by Jeffrey H. ToneySHARE
Imagine if you had to pass this simple test: if your waistline is equal to or less than 35 inches, you could lead a healthy life; if not, you must begin a regime to trim down, because the clock is ticking.
Given all of the health risks associated with our waistlines, 35 inches may not be an unreasonable limit, but this is the reality that the trapped miners in Chile must face because of the dimensions of the escape tunnel.
Sunday, July 18, 2010 Amid 'e-media,' books retain their allure by Jeffrey H. ToneySHARE
Before the internet we explored the library stacks, our imaginations sometimes piqued by books we did not set out to find.
Op-Ed published in the print edition of The Star Ledger, 18 July 2010, pg. 21.