University Heights Science Park (click here for overview ) is a collaborative venture between Newark's higher education institutions, the City and Community of Newark, and private industry designed to harness university science and technology research as a force for urban and regional economic and community development.

University Heights Science Park is uniquely positioned to provide technology businesses with a competitive advantage.   As State public research universities, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), The University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and Rutgers University at Newark annually conduct nearly $100 million of research.   Much of this scientific research is done in university sponsored technology centers located in Newark's University Heights district.  Essex County College trains technicians in eleven science and technology fields.