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Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Amazon Will Run AI, Cloud Computing From New Brunswick HELIX (patch.com) — New Brunswick's HELIX complex is rapidly becoming a major hub for cloud computing, AI, and medical innovation, with Amazon Web Services powering a new Rutgers/RWJBarnabas Health Innovation Hub on site. The project is drawing heavyweight tenants like Johnson & Johnson, Nokia Bell Labs, and Tel Aviv University, while also reshaping downtown with future Rutgers Medical School space, apartments, and even the relocation of local favorite Clydz bar.
2. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Recognized as a National Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center of Excellence (rwjbh.org) — New Brunswick residents now have a nationally recognized Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center of Excellence right at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, expanding access to advanced heart care close to home. The new designation highlights RWJUH's multidisciplinary expertise, cutting-edge imaging and treatments, and its deep partnership with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Rutgers Cancer Institute to support patients with this complex heart condition.
3. Fire Alarm Technician (rutgers.edu) — Rutgers is recruiting a full-time fire alarm technician based on its New Brunswick campus, working across New Brunswick and Piscataway facilities. The union-represented role handles inspections, repairs, programming, and installations of life-safety systems, with rotating shifts and on-call duties. Applicants need fire alarm experience, a valid driver's license, and must meet state certification requirements.
4. Assistant Professor AY, Tenure Track – Planning/Climate Change & Planning Law (rutgers.edu) — Rutgers' Bloustein School is hiring a full-time, tenure-track assistant professor specializing in climate change and planning law, based at its downtown New Brunswick campus. The role starts July 2027, focuses on land-use and climate adaptation issues, and includes teaching graduate planning law. Applicants must hold a J.D. or relevant doctorate by June 2027 and show strong research and teaching potential.
5. KONTUSION: Dismal Death Crew Announces East Coast Tour MMXXVI With Hedonist; Debut LP Out Now On Profound Lore Records (wordpress.com) — New Brunswick metal fans can catch KONTUSION's East Coast Tour stop at Cinco de Mayo on December 3, 2026, as part of a weeklong run with Hedonist. The New Jersey/Washington, DC band is touring behind their 2025 debut album, promising an intense, feedback-drenched live set alongside other East Coast dates from Harrisonburg to Boston.
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