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Celebrating Contributions of U.S. Entrepreneurs

2/20/2019

From New Jersey Business magazine

It’s National Entrepreneurship Week in the United States (Feb. 16-23), a week dedicated to entrepreneurship education and to celebrating the contributions entrepreneurs make to the economy. Congress first established National Entrepreneurship Week in 2006, and this year’s version will be celebrated with a week of webinars and partnership events throughout the country. The national Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council is celebrating with its own events and a webpage that provides plenty of practical articles to help entrepreneurs get started and thrive. Read more.

Health IT Connections Program @NJII

2/17/2019

Newark, NJ - We invite you to apply to become a participant in the Health IT Connections Program @ NJII. This application is designed to help us get an understanding of your business and determine if you are a good fit for the program.

We can build the STEM workforce our future economy needs

2/17/2019

Kansas City, MO - According to Larry Jacob, "As graduation celebrations turn to summer internships and, hopefully, new jobs, Missourians were greeted with a report that should ring the alarm and cause us all to rethink education. The Missouri Chamber of Commerce highlighted that by 2030, Missouri will face a shortage of 200,000 qualified workers. This report mirrors other findings that point to deficits within the science-, technology-, engineering-, and math-based (STEM) talent pipelines."

Economic development and the tipping point

2/17/2019

Columbus, OH - According to Mark Skinner, "As the number of weather-related news stories increase, more Americans are recognizing the world’s climate is changing (see here and here, for instance). Cold temperatures and large amounts of precipitation may hold our immediate attention (we are, after all, a culture increasingly obsessed with the short-term, instant or immediate), but a larger story is unfolding that has the scientists who have studied various aspects of climate-related issues for decades increasingly using a two-word phrase that could have terrifyingly significant repercussions if, and when, we can look back to see it is truly happening."

Ideas for expanding economic opportunity focus of Aspen report

2/17/2019

Westerville, OH - According to SSTI, "Shifts in the American economy have resulted in a myriad of challenges including workers without the necessary skills for today’s jobs, lack of wage increases for low- and middle-income worker and a shrinking labor force participation rate. With an aim of identifying bipartisan policy solutions to such challenges, the Aspen Economic Strategy Group (AESG) spent a year collecting ideas to address these challenges and have released their findings in a new report."

BioNJ Meeting Published in Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

2/17/2019

Hamilton, NJ - In a BioNJ first, we are proud to announce a paper, entitled "Regulatory Strategies for Rare Diseases Under Current Global Regulatory Statutes: A Discussion with Stakeholders," has been published in the peer-reviewed Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases! The paper is a report out of a meeting that BioNJ held last spring on rare disease regulatory hurdles in partnership with Dr. Andrew Mulberg, Senior Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs at Amicus Therapeutics.

Doshi to chair New Jersey innovation commission

2/17/2019

Trenton, NJ - According to Jessica Peryy, "InRhythm Founder and Chief Executive Officer Gunjan Doshi was named chair of the state’s Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology on Wednesday afternoon. Doshi had previously been named a member of the group reestablished by Gov. Phil Murphy and the Legislature in August of last year. The Commission is charged with exploring partnerships between the private sector and the state’s public and private research institutions."

JA Inspire Pilot Looking for STEM Companies for Trenton Career Fair

2/17/2019

Trenton, NJ - Junior Achievement of NJ is partnering with NJ’s business and education communities to encourage and nearly 1,000 middle school students to consider careers in STEM and high growth industries. JA Inspire Career Expos, which will take place at TCNJ on March 21 and Middlesex County College on May 8 will give students hands-on experiences and information from employees at interactive career stations. All students receive in-class curriculum that focuses on soft skills and NJ’s job market, and helps them plan a course of action before they enter high school.

PrimeWork & Incutate Become Latest Coworking Spaces Approved to Offer Rent Support Through NJ Ignite

2/17/2019

Trenton, NJ - The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) today announced that PrimeWork and Incutate have been approved as the latest collaborative workspaces that can offer rent support to startups through NJ Ignite.

Murphy Announces $2.8 Million in Apprenticeship Grants to NJ Businesses and Colleges

2/11/2019

From New Jersey Business

Gov. Murphy announced grant awards totaling $2.8 million to seven New Jersey businesses and higher education institutions for training programs that will employ 480 new apprentices within the next 12 months and start them on a new career path. The grant funds support a diverse range of programs. They are designed to promote economic growth by building experience in high-demand industry sectors such as advanced manufacturing, information technology, software development, clean energy and utilities, healthcare, and more. The funds support good-paying, skilled jobs for which there is expected to be a demand in New Jersey for years to come. Read more here.

Science Olympiad Steps Up STEM for Hundreds of Pre-College Students

2/9/2019

Newark, NJ - According to Julie Jacobs, "Check out these numbers: Nearly 700 middle and high school students on 44 student teams from throughout New Jersey competed in 25 hands-on events at the 13th Annual Science Olympiad at NJIT. The event, held Jan. 8 and hosted once again by the university’s Center for Pre-College Programs (CPCP), challenged participants in a range of activities related to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)."

NJIT Hosts Game Development Marathon for Global Game Jam

2/9/2019

Nearly 100 budding game designers pulled all-nighters at NJIT for the Eleventh Annual Global Game Jam (GGJ) in what has become a much anticipated event for both design and information technology students. Organized in 2008, GGJ, an international nonprofit corporation based in California, is the world’s largest game-development event. This year, 47,000 participants from 113 countries gathered at 860 sites worldwide to create 9,000 games. The free annual marathon offers anyone over the age of 18 the chance to design video games in a 48-hour window.

NJIT-Led Microgrid Resiliency Initiative Wins "Beyond Green" Award

2/9/2019

Newark, NJ - The Community Microgrids Planning Academy — an online educational platform created by the Center for Resilient Design at NJIT — has received an Award of Merit for “Innovations for High-Performance Buildings and Communities” at the National Institute of Building Sciences’ 2018 Beyond Green Awards this month.

Access to Rowan University Resources Supports Growth of Startups

2/9/2019

Mullica Hill, NJ - The community of startups that has emerged at Rowan University’s Technology Business Incubator at the South Jersey Technology Park (SJTP) in Mullica Hill is a microcosm for New Jersey’s innovation ecosystem. Entrepreneurs from a variety of technology and life sciences sectors—including health technology, information technology, medical devices makers, and defense companies—work side-by-side as they advance their businesses. Many of the incubator’s tenant companies hire Rowan University students and graduates to fill jobs and internships.

New H-1B visa rules will benefit applicants with advanced degrees from U.S. institutions

2/9/2019

Westerville, OH - According to SSTI, "Applicants with advanced degrees from U.S. institutions of higher education who are seeking H-1B visas will be the beneficiaries of a new rule announced by the Department of Homeland Security last week. The rule change reverses the order by which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) selects H-1B petitions under the H-1B regular cap and the advanced degree exemption.