Trenton, NJ - Late last year, the Milken Institute published their annual index on technology and science, placing New Jersey overall. The Garden State has consistently fallen in the rankings while the top three states (Massachusetts, Maryland, and California) improved their scores for the third straight index.
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Murray Hill, NJ - Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean recently toured the Murray Hill headquarters of Bell Labs with company President Marcus Weldon and unveiled new legislation to create jobs by fosteringinnovation in New Jersey.
Trenton, NJ, December 16, 2014 – AT&T contributed more than $600,000 to organizations across New Jersey as part of AT&T Aspire, the company’s signature education initiative focused on high school success and career readiness. With an unwavering commitment to data-driven education outcomes, AT&T Aspire has impacted more than one million students since its launch in 2008.
“At AT&T, we believe that when we invest in education, we are making our communities stronger, safer and more economically viable,” said J. Michael Schweder, president, AT&T Mid-Atlantic. “We understand that investing in a well-educated workforce may be the single most important thing we can do to support a strong, competitive New Jersey. That’s why we’ve teamed up with organizations across the Garden State to inspire students to stay in school and prepare them to be the next generation of leaders for New Jersey.” Schweder added that AT&T and its employees have a tradition of giving back to the communities where they live and work. All told, AT&T and its employees contributed more than $14.4 million from 2009-2013 through giving programs in the state. The 2014 funding recipients are:
Trenton, NJ, December 9, 2014 – In the New Jersey Business Magazine, Anthony Cicatiello, president of the Research & Development Council of New Jersey and David Hodges, director of the Governor’s STEM Scholars Program make excellent point about the state of STEM in New Jersey. It read as follows:
“When people think about particular states, certain thoughts come to mind. If someone mentions California, chances are images of movies and smartphones will follow. If someone talks about Michigan or Washington, the same thing might happen with cars and airplanes. These states each had something unique that provided just the right ingredients for particular types of innovation.” “According Harvard’s Michael Porter, that something can be explained by clusters. Certain places become really good at producing certain products because they “cluster” together people, businesses and institutions. Clusters boost productivity and stimulate competition. The more resources there are in a local area that are devoted to a discrete set of issues, the more innovation follows.” “In New Jersey, the clustering of highly educated people, top companies and world-renowned research universities has made it one of the premier places in the country for knowledge creation. Despite the institutional advantages that New Jersey possesses, it is still facing a STEM shortage. By 2018, New Jersey will need to fill over 269,000 STEM jobs. This problem is made worse by outmigration by the young and retirements by the old. In 2008, New Jersey led the nation with a net loss of 27,343 college students leaving the state. By 2018, New Jersey will bear a large portion of the 2.4 million vacancies driven by baby boomer retirees nationwide who work in STEM fields.” “One way New Jersey is addressing this problem is through the Governor’s STEM Scholars Program, a unique public-private partnership developed among leading companies, the Governor’s Office, the New Jersey Department of Education and Secretary of Higher Education.” “The program is comprised of 50 of the best and brightest students from high school through college from communities across the state. It exposes these students to all New Jersey has to offer in STEM. Rather than rely on chance encounters, the program is giving these scholars a comprehensive introduction to all the STEM clusters in the state.” “At the program’s core are four conferences that aim to mentor, educate and inspire the scholars by giving them a comprehensive introduction to STEM professionals and the work already being done in the state. The conferences will be supplemented by internships between the Council and our sponsors, and trips into the field where the scholars will get firsthand exposure to things like 3D printing, nanotechnology and more. We anticipate that connecting our state’s top STEM students to working STEM professionals will open up mutually beneficial doors of research, opportunity and development.” “The Research & Development Council of New Jersey knows that states that are STEM leaders can be at the forefront of addressing the nation’s STEM shortage. Unlike other states, we already have the clusters – of people, businesses and institutions – that drive innovation and develop research.” “New Jersey-based innovators gave the world the light bulb, the silicon transistor and the antibiotic streptomycin. With the help of this program, we can build on our state’s legacy of innovation, and help strengthen a strength.” For the original article, click here. |
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