As he continues his four-day trip through Ireland, Gov. Phil Murphy announced the signing of three Memorandums of Understanding between New Jersey academic and real estate entities with top Irish tech universities and a startup accelerator.

“It’s a bit of a head-scratcher. Positive ratings of New Jersey as a place to live have ticked up a bit. But so has the sense that people want to get out of here someday. One possible explanation is that residents appreciate the benefits that New Jersey has to offer, but the cost of living does not make it sustainable in the long run,” said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute, which runs the annual survey.

Eligible students would complete two years at Essex County College, one year at Caldwell University and then move on to St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada.

Last year, the university launched its Institute for Cannabis Research, Policy & Workforce Development, whose works aims to help fully understand the impact of New Jersey’s legislation surrounding the plant, as well as the potential medicinal uses of cannabinoid compounds.

The program assists first-generation college students from underserved backgrounds in pursuing higher education in health care and other STEM fields.

University President Harvey Kesselman said turning the 118-year-old building back to the city will provide opportunities for local residents.

Jeffrey Rozelle joined the Moorestown educational nonprofit in 2013 as a senior program officer for teacher development in the organization’s fellows program.

"Seton Hall has been an integral part of my family's history," said alumnus Joseph Torcivia, who runs his family's commercial construction management business, Torcon, with his brother Ben Torcivia. "My dad had both personal and business relationships with Seton Hall alumni stretching back generations. When I remember my days at Seton Hall Law, it wasn't just the outstanding legal training I received. Equally important for me were the people I met along the way."

Lucia Grisanti earned the top prize in her division of the Lunabotics national competition, which tasked K-12 students with designing a robot that can dig and move lunar soil.

The 2023 Best Graduate Schools listings find the university tying for first place in mathematics with MIT, while two Rutgers tracts also made the cut.

Amit Sevak will succeed Walt MacDonald, who has been with the Princeton-based educational testing service for 38 years and served as its leader since 2014.

“Kean University is committed to offering world-class education that expands students’ horizons and prepares them for a wide variety of future careers or graduate study,” said school President Lamont Repollet. “These two new academic program options are in response to our students’ interests and needs.”