Press Releases
By MIDDLESEX COLLEGE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
April 7, 2026
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship is one of the most competitive scholarships for the nation’s top community college students seeking their bachelor’s degree at a four-year institution.In applying for one of the most lucrative scholarships in ...
Rahway, NJ–Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Rahway, an RWJBarnabas Health hospital, has appointed Kenneth Janowski, DO, CPE, as Chief Medical Officer. In this role, Dr. Janowski will lead clinical operations and oversee the hospital’s medical staff to ensure the delivery of quality, ...
(New Brunswick, NJ) – More than 200 organ transplant recipients, donors, family members and their caregivers joined together at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) to celebrate National Organ Donor Month with a special program, “From Donation to Transformation: Celebrating the Gift of ...
Meet Peggy Su-Genyk, MD, Facial, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Assistant Professor of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group provider. Dr. Su-Genyk’s philosophy of care is to provide and deliver natural and ...
Lou DiChiaro, a longtime baseball coach from Fair Lawn, and Larry Thomas, an octogenarian and Guinness World Record-holding skydiver, have one thing in common: they don't let their heart conditions keep them from doing what they love.They also both sought care at RWJBarnabas Health, where their ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – The Northeast Regional Honors Council hosted their annual conference where six Middlesex College students presented their honors research. Two of the presenting students, Mariela Flores and Victor Gil, were awarded the Scholarship for Equity and Access (SEA) Award. The award ...
EDISON, NJ — Middlesex College will present “Things I Know To Be True,” an original play on stage in April at its 438-seat Performing Arts Center.This 100-minute play – written by Andrew Bovell, and directed by Anna Sycamore DeMers and Hope McCarthy – is a family's story of new beginnings that ...
New Brunswick, NJ-Partho Sengupta, MD, DM, FACC, FASE, has been honored as a 2026 Distinguished Scientist (Translational Domain) at the national American College of Cardiology (ACC) Conference in New Orleans. Dr. Sengupta is Chief of Cardiology at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) and ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – Middlesex College’s Visual, Performing, and Media Arts Department presents Things I Know To Be True across two weekends (April 9-11 and April 16-18, 2026) at the Studio Theater in Edison. The 100-minute play, written by Andrew Bovell and directed by Anna Sycamore DeMers and ...
Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death in the United States, but the good news is that many heart issues can be prevented through simple, proactive lifestyle changes. Preventative heart health focuses on reducing heart disease risk before symptoms arise, helping people live ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – Middlesex College will soon offer Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) a pathway to obtain their associate degree in Nursing through the College’s LPN to RN program. The accelerated program combines rigorous academics, hands-on clinical experience, and state-of-the-art simulation ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Somerset, an RWJBarnabas Health hospital, has achieved Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) – the nation’s most prestigious nursing honor - for the fourth consecutive time.
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — Reyou Ketamine, the New Jersey mental health practice that has delivered more than 8,000 transformative ketamine and Spravato treatments for depression, has opened its second clinic at 908 Oak Tree Road in South Plainfield. The expansion comes as the practice's Howell ...
New Brunswick, NJ-The Pediatric Trauma Center at The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital (BMSCH) at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) has been verified as a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT). RWJUH is the only ...
West Orange, NJ – Andy Anderson, MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical and Quality Officer of RWJBarnabas Health, has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 252 hospital and health system chief medical officers to know 2026 list. The list honors exceptional chief medical officers serving ...
West Orange, NJ – The Institute for Nursing Excellence at RWJBarnabas Health has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 93 Hospital and Health System Simulation and Education Programs to Know list for 2026.The list celebrates hospitals and health systems with exceptional simulation and education ...
The fight against heart disease, the leading cause of death among women in the United States, demands immediate action and a shift in public perception. Despite its prevalence, there is a lingering misconception that heart disease is predominantly a concern for men. Spearheading efforts to bring ...
West Orange, NJ–RWJBarnabas Health has appointed Francis J. Giantomasi, Esq., as a new member of the RWJBarnabas Health Board of Trustees, effective immediately, while also posthumously honoring late Board Chair Marc Berson as Trustee Emeritus. Mr. Giantomasi has served as a member of the Board of ...
Join us this Easter Sunday for a powerful time in the presence of the Lord! 📍 555 S Randolphville Rd, Piscataway, NJ We’re believing for a high time in the Lord and we would love to see your face in the place. Come expectant and ready for what God wants to do! Invite your family, friends, and ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – Capitalizing on the latest technology, the Middlesex College Holocaust and Human Rights Center (HHRC) hosted “The Next Dimension in Storytelling,” a powerful event that featured a Q&A from Holocaust survivor Sonia Warshawski—via hologram.The interactive AI-generated ...
The choices we make at the table influence not only how we feel today, but also our long-term health. When it comes to colorectal cancer, diet can play a critical role.March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time to highlight one of the most common, yet highly preventable, cancers worldwide.
West Orange, NJ—The New Jersey Department of Health and EMS for Children recently presented the Always Ready for Children Award to RWJBarnabas Health Mobile Health. This recognition is part of a national initiative aimed at reducing pediatric death and disability both in the prehospital settings ...
West Orange, NJ –RWJBarnabas Health has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 100 hospitals and health systems with great heart programs for the third consecutive year in 2025. The hospitals, health systems and institutes recognized on this list are distinguished for their excellence in heart ...
Colorectal cancer is one of the most preventable forms of cancer, yet it remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. The difference often comes down to one simple but powerful factor: early detection.When caught in its earliest stages, colorectal cancer is highly ...
For most of his life, 82-year-old Michael Thorz had been extremely active. An avid skier, hiker and lifelong fitness enthusiast, you could always find him outdoors—from the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina to long days on the racquetball court. But over time, subtle leg pain grew more ...
West Orange, N.J. – Three RWJBarnabas Health hospitals – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Monmouth Medical Center, and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center have been named to Newsweek’s list of World’s Best Hospitals 2026. Monmouth Medical Center and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center have also ...
West Orange, New Jersey – Robert T. Adamson, PharmD, FASHP, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of RWJBarnabas Health, was honored as one of just 135 hospital and health system CIOs to know nationwide by Becker’s Hospital Review. This is the second consecutive year that Dr.
West Orange, New Jersey – Hussein Syed, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for RWJBarnabas Health, has been named to the 2026 C100 by CISOs Connect™, recognizing CISOs who are distinguished by their security expertise and their dedication to giving back to the profession through knowledge ...
Howell, NJ – RWJBarnabas Health raised the final steel beam of its new three-story, 67,000-square-foot Multi-Specialty Center on January 21, alongside joint venture partners New Jersey Imaging Network, Seaview Orthopaedics, and Family First Urgent Care.Construction is expected to be completed in ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – At a press announcement today, February 18, 2026, Middlesex County Commissioner Director Ronald G. Rios, Deputy Director Shanti Narra, and Sheriff Mildred S. Scott announced a resolution that would prohibit the use of County-owned or County-controlled property for civil ...