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Press Releases

February 17, 2025

East Brunswick, NJ  - Children’s Specialized Hospital (CSH), part of the Children’s Health network at RWJBarnabas Health (RWJBH), and the Pediatric Orthopedic program, whose physicians are part of the RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group, announce the launch of a state-of-the-art Pediatric Orthopedic ...

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West Orange, NJ. – At a time when more New Jerseyans are struggling to put food on the table, RWJBarnabas Health, the largest, most comprehensive academic health system in New Jersey, is the state's first health care provider to expand efforts to reduce hunger and improve food security by enhancing ...

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West Orange, NJ,– RWJBarnabas Health, the largest, most comprehensive academic health system in New Jersey, has appointed Roshan Hussain as RWJBarnabas Health’s Chief Data and Analytics Officer. In this role, Mr. Hussain will serve as senior executive for all enterprise-wide data and analytics ...

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Union Township, NJ – February 14th, 2025 – Wedding bells are ringing, and love is in the air! The Love & Marriage Expo 2025 is set to take place on Sunday, February 23rd, from 12 PM to 6 PM at Purposely Eventful. This must-attend event brings together engaged couples, wedding enthusiasts, and ...

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Kean University officially earned an R2 research university designation under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, marking a significant milestone in Kean’s rapid transformation into a premier research institution.  Watch Kean Achieves Prestigious R2 Research ...

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West Orange, NJ -  Mark E. Manigan, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Frank Pipas, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of RWJBarnabas Health have been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 30 Highly Successful CEO-CFO Duos list for 2024. This list recognizes CEO and CFO ...

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A Kean University computer science researcher is studying potential ways to enhance communication features on self-driving cars to improve the safety of pedestrians.Assistant Professor Lakshmi Subramanian, Ph.D., of the Department of Computer Science and Technology, is leading a team of Kean ...

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East Hanover & Summit, NJ – Feb. 11, 2025 - The Tim and Caroline Reynolds Center for Spinal Stimulation at Kessler Foundation is proud to announce the implantation of a spinal cord epidural stimulator in an individual with paralysis, marking a significant advancement in spinal cord injury ...

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ROSELLE PARK, NJ – The Union County Saint Patrick’s Day Parade committee and the 2025 parade Grand Marshal Marc Dowling  will honor and celebrate the spirit of the fictitious Tim Finnegan during a wake that features a running race, food, drink and good conversation.Who knows? Tim Finnegan may even ...

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Linden, NJ, Feb. 12, 2025 – High school seniors interested in pursuing a technical school or university degree in science, technology, engineering, or math with aspirations for a career in energy, chemicals or manufacturing are invited to apply for one of the 66 scholarships that Phillips 66 is ...

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In recent years, men’s shapewear has experienced a surge in popularity, breaking free from outdated stereotypes and becoming a go-to solution for men seeking a more sculpted, confident look. At The Pink Room Shapewear, we offer hi-quality shapers for men designed to provide comfort, support, and a ...

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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, came together and rocked their red this past February 7 in support of American Heart Month. Thank you to everyone who came out and supported this worthy cause of saving more women's lives. 

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March for Our Lives co-founder David Hogg, a survivor of the 2018 Parkland school shooting and youth activist, will be a keynote speaker at Kean University’s 17th annual Human Rights Conference on Friday, March 21. The event’s theme is We Are the Future: How Gen Z is Changing the World.Sharing the ...

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Elizabeth, NJ---Medical residents at Trinitas Regional Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, are paying their knowledge and experience forward with a program called Residents as Teachers.Rachel Sankhe, MD PGY III Internal Medicine, Vaishnavi Gurumurthy, MD PGY II Internal Medicine ...

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WESTFIELD, NJ - The Union County St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee formally installed Marc Dowling as its 2025 Grand Marshal on Saturday in a ceremony at St. Helen's Catholic Church in Westfield.Dowling was sworn into his role by his predecessor, 2024 Grand Marshal Bob Wade.  The 2025 Parade ...

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The 2025 New Jersey Youth Soccer Awards Dinner Presented by RWJBarnabas Health was hosted on Friday, January 31st at the Pines Manor in Edison. The celebration featured more than 1,000 youth players, teams, coaches, referees and volunteers recognized for their contributions to the game across the ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ -  RWJBarnabas Health, the state’s largest academic health system, announced today that two of its hospitals — Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset (RWJUH Somerset) — have been named among America’s 250 Best Hospitals ...

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Elizabeth, NJ---Trinitas Regional Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, recently presented Leslie Ojo, AS, RN in the Medical-Surgical unit with the DAISY Award, a recognition program designed by the DAISY Foundation to celebrate nurses.“Leslie is an exceptional nurse and is essential to ...

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NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - Reacting to Monday’s launch of TAPinto’s new legal notices platform, more than fifty county and local elected officials are publicly urging Governor Murphy and the State Legislature to amend the law regarding legal notices to enable them to be published on local news sites ...

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Jordie Inoa ’24 has dabbled in graphic design since he was a child, but it was a series of internships that led him to his first full-time job as a video editor after graduating from Kean’s Michael Graves College.As a student, Inoa held one of those internships with Kean lecturer Deborah Ceballos, ...

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In the latest episode of Urban Impact, Kean University's podcast, two prominent New Jersey mayors, Plainfield’s Adrian Mapp and Passaic’s Hector Lora, discuss how they are driving innovative solutions to address the state’s 200,000-unit affordable housing shortage. Learn how their collective ...

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Elizabeth, NJ---Dr. Walaa Hasan, PGY II Internal Medicine Resident at Trinitas Regional Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, recently published a personal story in the latest “Journeys in Medicine,” an ECFMG blog designed for current and former J-1 physicians, as well as their host ...

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NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - TAPinto, New Jersey’s leader in local news reporting, has launched a legal notices platform that provides transparency and accountability for publication of legal notices while significantly reducing the cost to New Jersey taxpayers.  Legal notices on TAPinto are only $25.   ...

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Based on the 2006 dance film starring Antonio Banderasand the true story of professional dancer Pierre Dulaine, who brought the art of ballroom dance into New York City public schoolsPerformances Begin Saturday, March 29Opening Sunday, April 6 -Through Sunday, April 27MILLBURN, NJ – January 28, ...

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The annual INNOVATE100 celebration, which honors the state’s most influential innovation leaders, is now accepting nominations for its 2025 class. This year’s event will be held on May 13, 2025 at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, where leaders from across various sectors—including ...

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West Orange, NJ –RWJBarnabas Health has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 64 Simulation and Education Programs to Know list for 2025. The list celebrates hospitals and health systems with exceptional simulation and education programs across the U.S. The organizations on the list are ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ, - RWJBarnabas Health announced today that it has joined the Healthcare Transformation Consortium (HTC), a collaboration of leading, independent health systems in New Jersey working together to advance health care services for their employees and dependents. RWJBarnabas Health is ...

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Gov. Phil Murphy will speak at the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce’s 84th Congressional Reception on Thursday, Feb. 6, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, in Washington, D.C. Also scheduled to deliver remarks are Sens. Cory Booker and Andy Kim, and Congressman Chris Smith, the dean of the state’s ...

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On Friday, January 10, 2025, members from CAU, CAU’s Academy of Continuing Education, students from local public schools, as well as Kean University alumni, students, and faculty put on two incredible performances to celebrate the joy of music and the power of joining together for the 8th annual ...

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Kean University is expanding its athletic offerings by adding men’s and women’s wrestling to the University’s diverse roster of NCAA sports beginning in Fall 2025.With the addition of the two wrestling programs – a new women's team and the reestablished men’s team – the University will field a ...

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