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EdgeMarket Expands Procurement Offerings with Far-Reaching IT Professional Services Contracts Newark, NJ, October 25, 2023 -Edge is transforming the way the education community and public sector organizations procure critical services with an expanded series of offerings from an ecosystem of highly qualified service providers, made available via its EdgeMarket Cooperative Pricing System. The new suite of…
EdgeCon Delaware Valley 2023 EdgeCon Delaware Valley Draws Participants From Across the Region Newark, NJ, October 18, 2023 – Edge brought its popular EdgeCon series to the Delaware Valley area in conjunction with Neumann University on September 28, 2023. With an emphasis on Excelling in a Digital Teaching & Learning Future, attendees had the opportunity to engage…
Dr. Forough Ghahramani to Present Two Breakout Sessions at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference Online Newark, NJ, October 17, 2023 -Dr. Forough Ghahramani, Assistant Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Sponsored Programs, Edge, will co-present two sessions during the EDUCAUSE Annual Online Conference October 18-19, 2023. The EDUCAUSE Annual Conference connects the best thinkers in higher education technology. Considered…
Dr. Forough Ghahramani to Lead National Programs and Resources to Improve Inventor Diversity Panel at NJECC Annual Conference Newark, NJ, October 17, 2023 – Dr. Forough Ghahramani, Edge’s Assistant Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Sponsored Programs, will be joining fellow thought leaders at the New Jersey Equity in Commercialization Collective (NJECC) Annual Conference, Empowering Innovators: Inclusive Pathways…
Gender Data Gap: Baseline of U.S. Academic Institutions Despite evidence of the positive impact of female participation in leadership roles of corporations, women remain consistently under-represented in business ventures, particularly in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. For the U.S. economy to expand and produce jobs at an accelerated rate, women must account for a…
Engaging More Women in Academic Innovation: Finding and Recommendations Diversity is a key driver of innovation and a critical component of success on a global scale. Countries that deploy strategies to foster greater inclusion of all inventors in the innovation lifecycle will ultimately be best positioned to maximize their gross domestic product and ensure economic…
Edge Welcomes Bucknell University as First Pennsylvania Connected Member Newark, NJ, August 28, 2023 – Edge, the region’s nonprofit research and education network (REN) and technology partner, is pleased to welcome Bucknell University as its first connected member in the state of Pennsylvania Bucknell University, a private liberal arts college in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, discovered Edge while…
NJIT Upgrades Their High Performance Computing Environment A leader in STEM education, research, and economic development, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) recently implemented a plan to upgrade their high performance computing (HPC) resources on campus. As part of this initiative, NJIT partnered with Databank to build this HPC environment at their data center in…
Helping Institutions Align Business Strategy with Technology For many years, Edge has partnered with member institutions to help them develop technology strategies and find solutions that will assist in advancing their missions. As the wave of digital transformation continued to grow and new opportunities arrived, organizations were tasked with finding ways to keep pace in…
Fairleigh Dickinson University Elects New Help Desk Support Services Provider Providing students and educators with reliable, exceptional IT help desk support is becoming increasingly important in the higher education community. Around five years ago, Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) set out to find a new help desk service provider for their students, faculty, and staff after…