The Research & Development Council of New Jersey

07/13/2017

Save the Date-38th Edison Patent Awards November 2

02/15/2017

2016 Edison Patent Awards Winner of Nokia Bell Labs Ilija Hadzic http://bit.ly/2lQM8Ym

LONG HILL TWP. – The Long Hill Robotics Club has been on a roll in its second season of competition, and with the world and national VEX...

02/06/2017

2017 Edison Patent Awards Nominations Open http://bit.ly/2jVf7NU

11/14/2016

Congrats to the 2016 Edison Patent Awards and Individual Award Winners:http://www.rdnj.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-Patent-Awards-Release.pdf

10/19/2016

http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/south-jersey/2016/10/17/rowan-gets-25m-gift-fossil-park/92279298/

The 65-acre Mantua parcel is rich with fossils from the Cretaceous Period, the height of the dinosaur era

10/03/2016

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/04/science/yoshinori-ohsumi-nobel-prize-medicine.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0
"I’d like to tell young people that not all can be successful in science, but it’s important to rise to the challenge.”

A cell biologist, Dr. Ohsumi was recognized for his work on autophagy, the process by which cells recycle their content.

10/03/2016

http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/16/10/02/op-ed-nj-s-universities-are-key-to-innovation-and-prosperity/

The research capabilities of our universities are essential to the vitality of our innovation ecosystem and ability to continue to compete effectively

03/04/2016

https://pppl.princeton.edu/ywc_information

03/04/2016

EDUCATION

Senate Labor Committee
STEM Fellowship - S-176 (Bateman/R-16): Senate committee passed. Dedicates workforce development funds for a New Jersey STEM Entrepreneur Fellowship Program in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The program will be designed by the department in consultation with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and the Secretary of Higher Education. Contact: Michael Egenton
Senate Labor Committee S-176 Vote: Madden, Fred H. (C) - Yes; Vitale, Joseph F. (VC) - Yes; Addiego, Dawn Marie - Yes; Bucco, Anthony R. - Yes; Cunningham, Sandra B. - Yes

01/22/2016

Two professors at the California Institute of Technology laid out an argument for the new planet’s existence, which would be about 4,500 times the...

11/30/2015

http://www.njbiz.com/article/20151119/NJBIZ01/151119711/update-njit-and-its-president-receive-recognition-from-rd-council

The Research & Development Council of New Jersey, whose membership includes representatives from academia, industry, and government, honored New Jersey Institute of Technology President Joel Bloom as one of the winners of the 2015 Edison Patent Awards at the 36th Edison Patent Awards Ceremony & Rece…

05/21/2015

http://em.gmnews.com/news/2015-05-21/Schools/Major_scholarships_will_allow_two_students_to_purs.html

College President Joann La Perla-Morales, left to right, and Mark McCormick, vice president for academic and student affairs, stand with Cooke scholars Fizza Sulaiman and Jonathan Finnerty, along with Gina Bedoya and Sheema Majiduddin, counselors who administer the scholarship program on campus. PHO…