'Fantastic Son': Services Set For Brick Student, Aspiring Engineer, Struck, Killed By BMW
Jackson Mueller, who was struck and killed by a BMW driven by another juvenile in Brick on Monday morning, May 19, is being remembered as a beloved son and brother, according to his obituary from the O'Brien Funeral Home website.
An honors student who was set to complete his freshman year at Brick Memorial High School, Mueller was set to attend MATES, a specialized STEM school in the fall, his obituary reads. An aspiring engineer, Mueller was an officer in the National Junior Honor Society and the treasurer for student council at Veterans Memorial Middle School, according to his obituary.
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MA Named Best State For Research, Development In New Ranking: Here's Why
Many Northeast states are among the most innovative in the US, according to a new study.
SmileHub released its 2025 list of Best States for Research and Development on Tuesday, Sept. 16. All 50 states were ranked across 17 metrics, including researchers per capita, research and development (R&D) spending, patents, research facilities, and STEM education.
R&D funding in the US more than doubled over the past 15 years, climbing from $407 billion in 2010 to almost $940 billion in 2023, according to data from the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. That inv…
Officials Announce Groundbreaking Of Hudson Valley Community College's New Education Center
State officials announced the groundbreaking for Hudson Valley Community College's new 14,500-square-foot STEM Education Center.
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the groundbreaking on Wednesday, June 29, for the new building at the college's North extension center, which is located in New York State Energy Research and Development Authority's Saratoga Technology and Energy Park in Malta, Saratoga County.
The two-story building will feature labs for anatomy, biology, chemistry, physiology, and microbiology.
"As we continue to invest in New York's world-class education, transformative …
