BY BOB HOLT, NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
Rutgers University says the proposed collaboration with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey would improve the school’s research abilities so much that the university would be on a par with Harvard and Purdue.
The merger would move Rutgers’ research and development spending up to 33rd in the nation from 54th, according to the Republic.
A task force appointed by Governor Chris Christie is expected to give final recommendations this month on the possibility of two of New Jersey’s three universities of public research being merged.
But Newark Mayor Cory Booker wants to see the UMDNJ remain a major presence in Newark. “Any plans for reorganizing UMDNJ must contribute to the continued vibrancy, strength and growth of higher education in the greater Newark region,” Booker said, according to the Press of Atlantic City.
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