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Leveraging Grant Support to Unlock Funding Opportunities

March 25, 2025

Leveraging Grant Support to Unlock Funding Opportunities To support the vision and growth of institutional libraries, Edge is excited to unveil EdgeScholar, an innovative member solution designed to empower institutional libraries by enhancing research, information literacy, and grant writing capabilities. Through these services, Edge members can discover ways to leverage Internet2 connectivity to boost research…

NOAA N-Wave Delivering Superior Networking Services to Advance Science and Discovery

February 28, 2025

NOAA N-Wave Delivering Superior Networking Services to Advance Science and Discovery Joining the Navy at the age of 17, Robert Sears began his career working on submarines and expanding his knowledge of electronic engineering and communications. With tours that took him to Italy, Norway, and parts of the North Atlantic, Sears was introduced to communication…

The Edge Ecosystem of IT Virtualization Solutions and Services

February 17, 2025

The Edge Ecosystem of IT Virtualization Solutions and Services Preface Edge understands that many higher education institutions are grappling with significant financial challenges driven by a convergence of factors. Declining enrollment, fueled by demographic shifts and a shrinking pool of high school graduates, has reduced tuition revenue, particularly for institutions in regions most affected by…

Internet2 Adds Site in New Jersey, Expanding Network Peering Capabilities

February 14, 2025

Internet2 Adds Site in New Jersey, Expanding Network Peering Capabilities Internet2, in collaboration with Edge (opens in a new window), recently commissioned a new network site in Newark, New Jersey. This expansion strengthens research and education (R&E) connectivity in the region, which also includes the nearby site at 32 Avenue of the Americas in New York, operated…

Building an Inclusive Future

February 10, 2025

Building an Inclusive Future On the Forefront of Accessible Digital Education At Hudson County Community College (HCCC), accessibility is central to the institution’s educational mission and digital strategy. Extending beyond just meeting compliance requirements, the HCCC Center for Online Learning (COL) has integrated accessibility as an intentional piece of the course design process, and their…

Unlocking Agility and Scalability in Network Infrastructure

February 10, 2025

Unlocking Agility and Scalability in Network Infrastructure With an increasing demand for network performance and scalability and a desire to keep the institution’s resources focused on primary academic and research missions, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) knew a solution was needed to meet their data center connectivity requirements. The institution discovered by adopting a…

EdgeCon Winter 2025

January 28, 2025

Edge’s premier event, EdgeCon, returned to the campus of Princeton University on January 9 for the Winter 2025 session, bringing together thought leaders, innovators, and professionals from across the higher education sector. This year’s conference explored the growing impact of technology across institutions and the entire student lifecycle, offering a wealth of opportunities for networking,…

InCommon and Edge: Strengthening Higher Education Collaboration Together

January 22, 2025

InCommon and Edge: Strengthening Higher Education Collaboration Together Six New Jersey higher education institutions are taking important steps to enhance their identity and access management (IAM) readiness with a focus on enabling effective collaboration and resource sharing through Internet2’s InCommon Federation. Last month InCommon and NJEdge.Net, Inc. (Edge) officially kicked off their work with Brookdale Community…

Empowering Education—Creating Inclusive Student-Centered Learning Experiences

January 15, 2025

Empowering Education-Creating Inclusive Student-Centered Learning Experiences For Laura Romeo, Ph.D., Instructional Designer, Edge, her love for creating engaging and student-centered learning experiences began at the start of her career as an elementary school teacher. “I was very interested in designing lessons that didn’t just deliver the content to students, but catered to their individual learning…

Company Announcement: Adam Scarzafava Promoted to Vice President of Marketing, Business Development, and EdgeEvents

January 10, 2025

Company Announcement: Adam Scarzafava Promoted to Vice President of Marketing, Business Development, and EdgeEvents NEWARK, NJ, January 10, 2025 – It is with great pleasure that we announce the promotion of Adam Scarzafava to the role of Vice President of Marketing, Business Development, and EdgeEvents at Edge. Since joining us in 2018, Adam has consistently demonstrated outstanding…