Tag: Rutgers University
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East Windsor woman – a two-time kidney transplant recipient – to participate in the 2023 Donate Life Rose Parade float
NJ Sharing Network recently honored kidney transplant recipient Harleen (Leena) Sandhu of East Windsor, as she gets set to participate in the 2023 Donate Life Rose Parade float during the 2023 Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 2, 2023. Sandhu will ride on the float, which is the world’s most visible campaign to inspire…
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Research with NJ portal gives entrepreneurs, investors access to research at New Jersey universities
The New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology (CSIT) has announced the expansion of ResearchwithNJ.com to provide local, national and international innovation communities with insight into groundbreaking research being conducted at five New Jersey universities ā Montclair State University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Rowan University and Rutgers, the State University of…
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Gov. James J. Florio remembered for champion efforts in environment, safety
Local dignitaries, leaders remember former Gov. James J. Florio, whose time in office saw a wide variety of initiatives, many of which led to significant changes in New Jersey public policy and governance. Florio passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sept. 25. He was 85. “Gov. Florio was a fighter who never backed…
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From Warsaw ghetto to ‘joy and freedom’: Holocaust survivor caps 40-year career with Princeton Eye Group
One of Dr. Stephen Felton’s earliest childhood memories is that of standing on the deck of a ship in New York Harbor, staring at the lighting on the Statue of Liberty and watching the twinkling lights on the land. It was cold and snow was on the way, but Felton, who was 5 years old…
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Historical Society of Princeton has new executive director
The Historical Society of Princeton has a new executive director. Sarah Taggart, a native of the Garden State, comes to the Historical Society of Princeton (HSP) from the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation, where she served in various positions – including curator and executive director – over the past 12 years, according to a…
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Hillsborough Middle School literacy teacher left ‘speechless’ after being named Somerset County Teacher of the Year
HILLSBOROUGH – It still feels surreal for Ian Evans. The seventh grade literacy teacher at Hillsborough Middle School (HMS) was officially announced as the Somerset County Teacher of the Year for 2022-23 by the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) on Aug 11. “It’s still very fresh and very raw. Iām still processing everything,” Evans…
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HomeFront founder and CEO to retire; Board of Trustees selects COO to fill role Oct.1
Sarah Steward will become the next CEO of the Lawrence Township-based nonprofit group HomeFront, officials said. Steward, who currently serves as HomeFront’s chief operating officer (COO) and whose office is next door to the office of retiring CEO Connie Mercer, was chosen after a nationwide search for Mercer’s successor, officials said. She will take over…
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East Brunswick community ‘getting past plastics one bottle at a time’
EAST BRUNSWICK ā Getting past plastics one bottle at a time. That is the movement the East Brunswick Hadassah, the East Brunswick Sustainability Task Force and Alpha Delta Kappa launched at a public forum as they hosted a panel to discuss alternatives to plastic, recycling habits and the adverse effects that plastic materials have on…
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MCCC professor recipient of college’s 2022 distinguished teaching award
A Mercer County Community College’s professor of English is the recipient of the college’s 2022 distinguished teaching award. Dr. Barbara Hamilton, of Freehold, has been a Mercer County Community College (MCCC) faculty member in West Windsor since 2012 and former coordinator for the Rutgers Writing Program, according to a MCCC press release on June 30.…
