Gov. Chris Christie announced his support Wednesday for the University of Medicine and Dentistry’s Advisory Committee’s recommendation to unite Rowan University and Rutgers University-Camden, under Rowan’s name, as a singular research institution. As stated in the final report of the advisory committee to the governor, the merger would provide “southern New Jersey academic and health care delivery leaders with an accelerated opportunity to support Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and develop a comprehensive public research university that benefits the [...]