there's more help for higher ed on the way New Jersey's U.S senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today held an event with Kane University's leaders announcing a new round of federal funding heading to the state's colleges and universities just over 18 million dollars total higher ed officials recently testified during state budget hearings about a need for more Aid to help pay things like staff salaries but this money is being set aside for investments in programs like cyber security stem research nursing and medical programs and pre-apprenticeships in advanced manufacturing Kane University is slated to get about four million dollars out of that pot for projects that will include renovating the University's research Labs along with a new higher ed program for middle and high school students in the area this is funny that will go a long way towards supporting critical initiatives and programs it will further efforts in the areas of cyber security of which we are in the midst of such needs today stem research entrepreneurship pre-apprenticeship Advanced manufacturing nursing and medical programs and more it will make our state more competitive it will break down barriers of access for students and it will increase Equity at a time that we must do all we can to expand pipelines for communities historically denied these opportunities support for the business report provided by the Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey working for economic Prosperity by uniting business and Community leaders for 150 years membership and event information online at chamber snj.com