Newark, NJ ― Andrew Sheldon reports in NJBIZ that the Research and Development (R&D) Council of New Jersey, in conjunction with the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), hosted the third meeting for the Governor’s STEM Scholars on Feb. 6 on the NJIT campus.
Anthony Cicatiello, president of the Research and Development Council, said in his council statement, “Each time I come to these conferences and listen to some of the research that’s going on, I find myself amazed by the creativity, ingenuity and innovation that we have here in the state, even among some of our younger scholars.
Anthony Cicatiello, president of the Research and Development Council, said in his council statement, “Each time I come to these conferences and listen to some of the research that’s going on, I find myself amazed by the creativity, ingenuity and innovation that we have here in the state, even among some of our younger scholars.
“When we started the program, we did so because our members were concerned about the STEM pipeline here in New Jersey,” Cicatiello said. “They saw the baby boomers were retiring in large numbers, that young students were leaving the state and, most importantly, a whole number of jobs that needed to be filled in the next few years.”
According the Cicatiello, by 2018, the state needs to fill 269 thousand STEM jobs.
The purpose of this event was to be a professional skills workshop for the Scholars, who primarily consist of high school students.
To read Sheldon’s full story, click here.
According the Cicatiello, by 2018, the state needs to fill 269 thousand STEM jobs.
The purpose of this event was to be a professional skills workshop for the Scholars, who primarily consist of high school students.
To read Sheldon’s full story, click here.
