NEW YORK, Dec. 4 -- Borough of Manhattan Community College issued the following news: For the third year in a row, a team of Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) students has earned First Place in the Maiden Lane division of the College Fed Challenge, a college-level competition sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. During the final round of the competition held virtually November 13, the BMCC team bested three senior colleges--Lehman College (CUNY), New Jersey City  more PR

EWING, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- The College of New Jersey issued the following news: Amid an online semester and a global pandemic, Olivia Cash '21 did what any engineering major would do: she started problem-solving. Alongside her dad, Jim Cash '85, and the support of some peers in TCNJ's School of Engineering, Olivia is working on a novel way to combat the novel virus. Working as a product development managed for industrial air pollution control, Jim has spent 35 years of his career understand more PR

RANDOLPH, New Jersey, Dec. 3 (TNSRes) -- County College of Morris issued the following news: Thomas Ortega, of Randolph, a mathematics major at County College of Morris (CCM), recently gained some significant recognition when he presented his research as part of a poster session at the Advanced Technological Education National Science Foundation (ATE-NSF) Conference. Poster sessions are a standard way of presenting research at scientific conferences. To present a poster at a conference, resear more PR

RANDOLPH, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- County College of Morris issued the following news: Over the last decade, food trucks have become a rapidly growing industry and sought-after culinary experience. For the owners, it is also a lucrative business with minimal overhead and a potential annual revenue stream of $250,000 to $500,000, according to Food Truck Operator. Food trucks also can adjust more easily than brick-and-mortar restaurants to pandemic social distancing restrictions. They have no indoor more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: America's Democratic governors voted today to elect New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to serve as the new Chair of the Democratic Governors Association for 2021. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper will serve as Vice Chair and Chair-Elect for 2021 and Chair in 2022. The vote occurred at the DGA's Annual Meeting, which was held online this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Outgoing DGA Chair New Jersey Gov. Ph more PR

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Dec. 2 -- Forbes Media, a global media, branding and technology company with a focus on news and information about business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership and affluent lifestyles, issued the following news release on Dec. 1: Forbes today unveils its 10thannual Under 30 List for the Class of 2021, launches a worldwide community directory of young entrepreneurs, the largest public directory of its kind, and announces that its signature Under 30 Summi more PR

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Dec. 1 -- Forbes Media, a global media, branding and technology company with a focus on news and information about business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership and affluent lifestyles, issued the following news release on Nov. 30: Forbes today unveils its 10th annual Under 30 Magazine cover featuring hip-hop superstar Travis Scott, an Under 30 alumni, who opens up about how he's partnering with major companies to help them rethink their brands and chang more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Dec. 2 -- Stockton University issued the following news: College planning shouldn't wait until the end of high school. Students in grades 7-12 from Atlantic City and Pleasantville are getting help preparing for college through Stockton University's GOALS GEAR UP Program. Formerly known as College Bound, the program offers after-school tutoring and college readiness services to help students prepare academically, emotionally, socially and financially for college, as well a more PR

WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Dec. 2 (TNSRes) -- Monmouth University issued the following news: It was intended to be a casual walk on the beach on a beautiful late summer day. Or at least that was what Robin Schall assumed when she left her Avalon home on Sept. 21 and headed for the beach. She was around 25th Street when she spotted something unusual along the surf line. "I picked it up because I was concerned that someone may step on it," Schall says. "I was taking it to a trash receptacle b more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 2 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 30: Today, Governor Phil Murphy announced that Catherine R. McCabe, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, will be retiring as of January 15, 2021. Commissioner McCabe was an early appointment to Governor Murphy's cabinet, selected to lead the high-impact agency after a long career as an environmental lawyer and manager with the federal government, including  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 2 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 30: Governor Phil Murphy last night signed Executive Order No. 204, which pauses indoor practices and competitions for youth and adult sports from Saturday, December 5 at 6:00 a.m. through Saturday, January 2, 2021. The EO also lowers the outdoor gatherings limit from 150 people to 25 people, effective Monday, December 7 at 6:00 a.m. "As we battle the second wave of COVID-19, we must contin more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 4: Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation (A4852) expanding eligibility for extended UI benefits to claimants who either had been eligible for regular UI benefits prior to exhausting those benefits or earned 40 times their unemployment weekly benefits rate. Per prior law, eligibility for extended UI benefits, which offer up to an additional 20 weeks of benefits, was limited to claiman more PR

EWING, New Jersey, Dec. 4 -- The College of New Jersey issued the following news: A Morris County teacher was honored for turning his home into a makeshift manufacturing plant where he helped produce more than 12,000 pieces of protective equipment for workers using 3-D printers. Jason Erdreich, a Randolph resident, was selected for a "Mazda Heroes" award in recognition of his efforts during the coronavirus pandemic, the automaker's North American branch announced. "This year has been full of  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 1 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following press release: New Jersey Democratic State Committee Chairman John Currie is releasing the following statement on reports that Republican members of the House of Representatives are attempting to censure U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson) in an attempt to prevent him from speaking out against President Trump: "New Jersey has known Bill Pascrell as a relentless fighter for the middle class  more PR

WALL, New Jersey, Dec. 1 -- New Jersey Resources, a natural gas provider, issued the following news release on Nov. 30: New Jersey Resources (NYSE: NJR) (the "company" or "NJR") today will host a virtual 2020 Analyst Day to provide an update on the Company's strategic plan and financial growth targets, including: * 6-10% long-term annual growth in consolidated net financial earnings per share (NFEPS), a non-GAAP financial measure, beginning in fiscal 2022; * 6-10% long-term annual dividend gr more PR

WALL, New Jersey, Dec. 1 -- New Jersey Resources, a natural gas provider, issued the following news release on Nov. 30: Today, New Jersey Resources (NYSE: NJR) reported results for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2020. Highlights included: * Consolidated net income of $193.9 million for fiscal 2020, compared with $169.5 million in fiscal 2019 * Consolidated net financial earnings (NFE), a non-GAAP financial measure, of $196.2 million for fiscal 2020, or $2.07 per share, compared with $175.0 mil more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Dec. 1 (TNSJou) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news release: The alarming rate at which Covid-19 has killed Black Americans has highlighted the deeply embedded racial disparities in the U.S. health care system. Princeton researchers now report that low-income Black households also experienced greater job loss, more food and medicine insecurity, and higher indebtedness in the early months of the pandemic compared  more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Dec. 1 (TNSPer) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news release: Cecilia Elena Rouse, dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), is the presumptive nominee as Chair of President-elect Joe Biden's Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, she will be the first African American and just the fourth woman to lead the CEA in the 74 years of its existence. As chair,  more PR

MAHWAH, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- Ramapo College issued the following news release: In his first semester at Ramapo College, Bobby Ciarletta '24 is already beginning to make his mark as a civic-minded student. The Park Ridge, N.J., native is volunteering at the nearby Mahwah Museum on the Veterans Project, an initiative which compiles and archives the names and biographical information of local men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces. "Originally, I got involved with the Ma more PR

MAHWAH, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- Ramapo College issued the following news release: Through partnership with DIS: Study Abroad in Scandinavia, one of Ramapo's global network partners, a virtual lecture and discussion was held in late November in Ramapo Professor Aaron van Klyton's class "European Business Community" at Ramapo College of New Jersey. International Business & Global Economics lecturers, Daniel Karpantschof Reece and Dr. Holger Sandte, engaged Professor van Klyton's students in a disc more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Dec. 1 (TNSMon) -- Rider University issued the following news release on Nov. 30: Rider University broke ground today, Nov. 30, on a new wing of its Science and Technology Center and announced a $4 million leadership gift from alumnus Michael J. Hennessy '82 in support of the project. The gift is the largest ever received at Rider for the sciences. The University plans to name the building the Mike and Patti Hennessy Science and Technology Center once the project is c more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Dec. 1 (TNSRes) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Assessment and report writing is the key defining feature of a school psychologist's role, according to Stefan Dombrowski, the director of the school psychology program at Rider University. Yet Dombrowski, who teaches courses on this subject at Rider, says that for years he was unable to find an adequate textbook to use in his classes. "It's ironic that there was not a specific text for that purp more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Dec. 1 (TNSMon) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Rider University recently received a $29,400 grant from the PNC Foundation to continue its Westminster Conservatory of Music's Daycare Music Instruction Program. The Foundation has funded the program for the past 12 years, providing more than $350,000 to support music classes for underserved preschoolers at two area daycare centers. Using music and movement, the program helps strengthen children's more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 1 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Rutgers is leading a clinical trial assessing the combination of nitazoxanide, ribavirin and hydroxychloroquine to treat people 21 or older who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 and are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic. The trial is being conducted with Synavir Corporation, a global health company that works with academia, industry and government to develop combination treatments for new viral infections.  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 3 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: The most habitable region for life on Mars would have been up to several miles below its surface, likely due to subsurface melting of thick ice sheets fueled by geothermal heat, a Rutgers-led study concludes. The study, published in the journal Science Advances, may help resolve what's known as the faint young sun paradox - a lingering key question in Mars science. "Even if greenhouse gases like carbon more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 2 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Natalie Trump feared the pandemic had created an impossible situation at work. How could she and colleagues support families trying to make living arrangements for their adult children with intellectual and developmental disabilities without doing it all in person? But in March - with a global pandemic creating a worldwide shutdown - the senior training and consultation specialist at the Rutgers School more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 3 - Rutgers University issued the following news: As COVID-19 cases increase in New Jersey and across the nation, many caregivers are trying to navigate the holidays for relatives with dementia or Alzheimer's disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that people not travel to limit the potential spread of the coronavirus. Mary Catherine Lundquist, program director of Care2Caregivers, a peer counseling helpline (800-424-2494) for caregivers more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 1 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news on Nov. 30: With holiday shopping in full swing, retail and consumer behavior will look different due to the coronavirus pandemic. But how will local and big box retailers be impacted and what will the shopping experience look like for the everyday consumer? Rutgers Today spoke to Ashwani Monga, a professor of marketing and a consumer psychologist who studies consumers' judgment and decision biases, and  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 1 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: The artist M. C. Escher brought complex mathematical ideas to life through dizzying illustrations like Circle Limit IV (Heaven and Hell), in which angels and demons soar through an infinite, bowl-shaped space. Their winged bodies form a pattern that mathematicians call a lattice. In December, a Rutgers University-New Brunswick mathematician will co-host a workshop, convened by the American Institute of  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 4 (TNSRep) -- Rutgers University issued the following news on Dec. 3: The good news is that more people are wearing masks today than when the coronavirus pandemic began nine months ago but the bad news is we are disregarding public policy pleas to practice social distancing, according to a nationwide survey by researchers from Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Northeastern, Harvard and Northwestern universities. "As we are facing a difficult winter with an incr more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 2 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: A Rutgers study has discovered that vitamin D regulates calcium in a section of the intestine that previously was thought not to have played a key role. The findings have important implications on how bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, may disrupt calcium regulation. In a healthy person, the body absorbs calcium to maintain strong bones and perform other important functions more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 2 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Older adults should avoid making trips to the supermarket and instead use curbside pick-up or food delivery based on new data that reinforces guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control that in-person grocery shopping during the coronavirus pandemic is risky. Leslie M. Kantor, professor and chair of the Department of Urban-Global Public Health at the Rutgers School of Public Health, talks about  more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 3 (TNSJou) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news release on Dec. 2: Superstorm Sandy brought flood-levels to the New York region that had not been seen in generations. Causing an estimated $74.1 billion in damages, it was the fourth-costliest U.S. storm behind Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and hurricanes Harvey and Maria in 2017 according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Now, due to the impact of climate change, researchers at  more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Dec. 4 (TNSCon) -- Stockton University issued the following news: Stockton University's Office of Continuing Studies has received approval from the New York State Education Department to offer continuing education courses for Licensed Social Workers (LMSWs & LCSWs). Stockton offers a variety of workshops in clinical practice, cultural competence, professional ethics, and research & assessment. In collaboration with Stockton offices such as the Child Welfare Education Inst more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 1 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University Camden campus issued the following news: Rutgers University-Camden chemistry professor David Salas-de la Cruz is working to develop lightweight, ultra-strong, and energy efficient eco-manufacturing materials to construct buildings as part of a multidisciplinary research team from four universities. Through a $4.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation, Salas-de la Cruz is joining forces with researchers from the University o more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 1 (TNSRes) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news release on Nov. 30: In an increasingly complex global security environment, Stevens Institute of Technology has been tapped to leverage its top systems engineering researchers as well as its nationwide network of experts from universities across the country to infuse the U.S. defense acquisition system with the agility and speed now needed to better respond to the rapid increase of technological ad more PR

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, Dec. 3 (TNSAwa) -- Wilkes University issued the following news: The Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy was awarded the 2019-20 Generation Rx Regional Award from the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Academy of Student Pharmacists. The award recognizes a student chapter of Generation Rx that increases public awareness of prescription-medication misuse, a key factor in the opioid epidemic. It encourages health care providers and community leaders to par more PR