For NJII and NJIT, sale of BioCentriq for $73M is ultimate proof of concept
For the New Jersey Innovation Institute, the sale of BioCentriq for $73 million to GC Corp. — formally announced Monday — was more than just proof that the company started at New Jersey Institute...
NJIT ranks No. 14 nationally in Money’s 2022 list of ‘Best Colleges’
New Jersey Institute of Technology was ranked No. 14 in the U.S. by Money in its list of Best Colleges for 2022, according to a Monday announcement.
Money evaluated more than 600 institutions, focusing on...
Former Scarlet Knight Tucker returns to Rutgers in new role
Shawn Tucker, a former Rutgers Scarlet Knights football co-captain and fundraiser, is returning to the Rutgers University as vice president for athletics development at Rutgers University Foundation.
Tucker has been serving the last four years...
Murtha named dean of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Dr. Amy Murtha, an accomplished researcher and a specialist in maternal-fetal medicine, has been named dean of the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, the school announced Monday morning.
Murtha, who will join Rutgers in...
Stevens marks transformative change with grand opening of University Center Complex
Higher education institutions like to talk about their graduation rates — and job placement rates for their outgoing students. After all, they are the ultimate measure of how schools are preparing their students for...
Forever Benedict’s: Famed Newark school tops $100M in fundraising drive
Father Edwin Leahy, the headmaster at St. Benedict’s Prep, still can recall the reaction he got four years ago, when the school announced an incredibly ambitious fundraising campaign drive called Forever Benedict’s.
The goal: to...
CCM is finalist in $1M grant competition for efforts to attract adult students
The County College of Morris is one of 10 colleges nationwide — and the only one in New Jersey — selected as a finalist in a competition that could bring the school $1 million...
Innovation kNowledge eXchange of 2022 coming to American Dream and UN on June 6-7
Felician University’s Lenke Family Center for Innovation and the Royal Academy of Science International Trust arranged a new, international forum focused on developing sustainable solutions to some of the world’s top challenges. The event...
Rutgers-Newark professor Tillet wins Pulitzer Prize for criticism
Rutgers University-Newark professor Salamishah Tillet was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in criticism for her New York Times essays on race in arts and culture, the Pulitzer board announced Monday.
Tillet, who joined the faculty at...
Arnold appointed vice dean for innovation at Princeton
Craig Arnold, the director of the Princeton Institute of Materials, holder of 13 patents and cofounder of two companies based on research conducted at the university, was appointed Tuesday as Princeton University’s new vice...