EWING, New Jersey, March 13 (TNSPer) -- The College of New Jersey issued the following news: James Felton, vice president for inclusive excellence at TCNJ, has been named to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education. NADOHE's mission is to lead higher education toward inclusive excellence through institutional transformation, and serves as preeminent voice for diversity officers in higher education. "NADOHE has been instrumental to my growth  more PR

EWING, New Jersey, March 12 -- The College of New Jersey issued the following news: TCNJ President Kathryn Foster and Ewing Township Mayor Bert Steinmann recently visited several off-campus student residences to emphasize the shared commitment between the college and the township in keeping the community healthy. The visits included handing out hand sanitizer, TCNJ masks, and other personal protective equipment as well as conversations with students about keeping themselves and their neighbors more PR

LAKEWOOD, New Jersey, March 9 (TNSPer) -- Georgian Court University issued the following news: As the new chief diversity officers for Georgian Court University, Ariana "Ria" DasGupta, Ed.D., and Joy L. Smith, Ed.D., bring wide-ranging experiences and very different responsibilities to the job. Yet they begin their new roles with one thing in common: both Dr. Smith and Dr. DasGupta believe they were born for this work--making equity, inclusion, and diversity the norm rather than the exception.  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 12 -- The New Jersey Department of Education issued the following news release: The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) will highlight the benefits of early childhood education during its "DOE Digest" podcast on Thursday, March 11. The episode is titled, "Models of Service - Head Start Programs." "The Head Start programs have provided early childhood services to assist families in meeting their needs for over 55 years," Acting Education Commissioner Dr. Angeli more PR

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, March 13 -- Hudson County Community College issued the following news release: Recently, Hudson County Community College (HCCC) students and staff provided Hudson County Executive Thomas A. DeGise with a tour of the recently completed Student Center at 81 Sip Avenue in Jersey City. HCCC President Dr. Chris Reber and Mr. DeGise were joined by students and administrators in a tour of the renovated building, which was completed last March just prior to the COVID-19 pandem more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 10 (TNSJou) -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release on March 9, 2021: Evidence published in the Cochrane Library today will reassure people who want to stop smoking that quitting for at least 6 weeks may improve their mental wellbeing, by reducing anxiety, depression, and stress. People's social relationships are unlikely to suffer if they stop smoking. Smoking is the world's leading cause of preventable illness and death. One in every two people who more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 9 (TNSJou) -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: For the drug approval process in the United States, investigators have been expanding clinical trials to sites outside the country. However, a new study indicates that this trend may be widening racial disparities in patient enrollment in cancer clinical trials. The study is published by Wiley early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. Without adequate representa more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 8 (TNSRep) -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: John Wiley and Sons Inc., a global leader in research and education, today released a research report detailing the skills gap of today's accounting students - uncovering a disconnect between what accounting firms are seeking and what skills learners believe they possess. The report, Identifying Skills Gaps and Personality Strengths of Upcoming Accounting Cohort, indicates that 56 percent of the res more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 12 -- The New Jersey Department of Education issued the following news release on March 10, 2021: The New Jersey Department of Education announced today that all public school districts report that every one of their students now has the technology needed to connect with their classroom online. "As of today, New Jersey's digital divide is no more. It has been closed," said Governor Phil Murphy. "Closing the digital divide wasn't just about meeting the challenges of r more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 12 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 230, which will increase indoor capacity limits for certain businesses and increase both the general indoor and outdoor gathering limit. "We believe we can confidently take these steps today as our COVID-19 metrics continue to trend in the right direction," said Governor Murphy. "However, our mask mandate and COVID-19 health and safety protocols re more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 11 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following joint news release on March 10, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy and Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that New Jersey and New York City will expand indoor dining capacity to 50 percent beginning March 19. Currently, New Jersey and New York City restaurants are operating at 35 percent capacity and the rest of New York State is operating at 50 percent capacity. This follows Governor Cuomo's announcement that r more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 10 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 9, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today signed the New Jersey Foreclosure Prevention Act (A5130). The New Jersey Foreclosure Prevention Act creates the 'New Jersey Residential Foreclosure Prevention Program', implementation of which will be led by the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) in furtherance of the agency's commitment to affordable housing ownership and foreclo more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 10 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy signed SJR82, which designates March 9th of each year as "COVID-19 Heroes Day" in New Jersey. "From nurses and doctors to grocery store workers and law enforcement, countless essential workers have been working day and night to serve New Jerseyans during these trying times," said Governor Murphy. "It is my honor to sign this bill recognizing the heroic efforts of those who h more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 13 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Murphy visited the Center for Health Education, Medicine and Dentistry vaccination site in Lakewood where he was met by Dr. Dovid Friedman, CHEMED's CEO. Also on hand were- * Lakewood Mayor Raymond Coles * Rabbi Aaron Kotler, president and CEO of the rabbinical college Beth Medrash Govoha * Lakewood Township Committeeman Meir Lichtenstein * Rabbi Avi Schnall, director of the New J more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 11 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following transcript: Governor Phil Murphy: Good afternoon, everyone. Sorry to be a minute or two behind here. I am joined by the woman on my right who needs no introduction, the Commissioner of the Department of Health, Judy Persichilli. To her right, the COVID-19 Response Medical Director and former state epidemiologist, another familiar face, he's been here on Wednesdays for the past couple of months, Dr. Eddy Bresni more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 11 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following joint news release on March 10, 2021: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and Governor Phil Murphy today announced that New York City and New Jersey will expand indoor dining capacity to 50 percent beginning March 19. Currently, New York City and New Jersey restaurants are operating at 35 percent capacity and the rest of New York State is operating at 50 percent capacity. This follows Governor Cuomo's announcement that resta more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 8 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * New Hampshire Republican State Committee Chairman Stephen Stepanek released the following statement after Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen voted to pass a bloated $1.9 Trillion spending package: "Maggie Hassan, Jeanne Shaheen, and the Democrat Senate Majority just betrayed the people of New Hampshire in order to support New York, New Jersey, and Californian special interests.  more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 10 (TNSJou) -- The Princeton Environmental Institute issued the following news: Delaying second doses of COVID-19 vaccines should reduce case numbers in the near term. But the longer-term case burden and the potential for evolution of viral "escape" from immunity will depend on the robustness of immune responses generated by natural infections and one or two vaccine doses, according to a Princeton University and McGill University study published March 9 in the journ more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 9 (TNSJou) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news release on March 8, 2021: Life expectancy in the United States dropped in 2020 due to COVID-19, but, for American adults without a college degree, an increase in mortality occurred years earlier, according to a new study authored by Anne Case and Sir Angus Deaton of Princeton University. Since 2010, people without a college degree have experienced an absolute r more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 11 (TNSJou) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news release: Social distancing not only helped slow the spread of COVID-19 -- it also may have prevented the transmission of an outbreak of a rare polio-like syndrome, according to Princeton University researchers. Though uncommon, acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a critical spinal condition that causes weakness in the limbs, seriously diminishes motor function, an more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 11 (TNSRes) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news release on March 10, 2021: Wikipedia's wealth of cited information comes from a global community of more than 250,000 editors who contribute content each month. Upholding community standards and fostering diversity and inclusion are major goals for the Wikimedia Foundation -- goals that depend on creating software that reflects and reinforces the community's va more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 11 -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news release: Between 1966 and 1996, the French government conducted 193 nuclear weapon tests in the islands of the South Pacific. These explosions profoundly altered the health, wellbeing, and environment of the people living in this region, who spent decades amid radioactive polluted air, water, and soil. Using hundreds of declassified French government documents, on-the- more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 10 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Rutgers researchers have designed a new rapid test that can detect all three of the rapidly spreading variants of the coronavirus in a little over one hour - much shorter than the three to five days required by current tests, which can also be more technically difficult and expensive to perform. Details and information on easily creating and running the rapid test - which is not being patented by Rutg more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 5 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Rutgers Global Health Institute has launched a program that offers crucial support to small businesses facing economic and operational challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program, Equitable Recovery for New Jersey's Small Businesses, is designed to help small businesses and nonprofit organizations in low-income and minority communities. The Equitable Recovery program has three components: * COVID-19 H more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 2 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: For the 12th consecutive year, Rutgers University-New Brunswick is on The Chronicle of Higher Education's annual list of Top-Producers of Fulbright U.S. Student Grants, a distinction shared by some of the nation's most elite institutions. The designation requires schools to have at least 10 students offered Fulbright Grants, which is no small feat, said Arthur D. Casciato, founding director of the Office of Dis more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 11 (TNSPer) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Rutgers has selected two distinguished psychiatrists - husband and wife Carlos N. Pato and Michele T. Pato - to oversee behavioral health, addictions and genomic psychiatry research, a rapidly growing field in psychiatric medicine that investigates the genetic connections to mental health. Carlos Pato will be the first executive chair of psychiatry at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) and more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 4 (TNSPer) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Cristine Delnevo, director of the Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies and a professor of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy at the Rutgers School of Public Health, has been appointed to serve on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC). She will be one of nine voting members on the committee, which advises the FDA on regulating tobacco products. Th more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 12 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: A study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association determined clinical criteria for diagnosing multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) from severe COVID-19 and Kawasaki disease, which have similar symptoms. Diagnosing and treating MIS-C - which has affected 2,600 children since May 2020 and is known to occur in children who have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 or been expo more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 9 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * "For the past 21 years, Justice LaVecchia has served on the New Jersey Supreme Court with independence and integrity, becoming the longest-serving female Justice in state history. Justice LaVecchia approached the job with fidelity to the law and our Constitution, authoring a number of notable opinions on issues as varied as school funding and the right to privacy. "Named to New Jersey's highe more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, March 9 (TNSRes) -- Stockton University issued the following news: Visitors to Atlantic City say they are ready and willing to return according to preliminary results of a survey by the Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism (LIGHT) at Stockton University. The survey, completed by 806 people who visited the Do AC website between the end of January and mid-February, found that more than 70 percent of respondents said they plan to visit Atlantic City more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, March 10 (TNSRes) -- Stockton University issued the following news: Visitors to Atlantic City say they are ready and willing to return according to preliminary results of a survey by the Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism (LIGHT) at Stockton University. The survey, completed by 806 people who visited the Do AC website between the end of January and mid-February, found that more than 70 percent of respondents said they plan to visit Atlantic Cit more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, March 12 (TNSGra) -- William Paterson University issued the following news: Brenda Marshall, a William Paterson University nursing professor, received a grant that will provide selected participants with free Mental Health First Aid certificate training. The program will also mentor underrepresented minority students at local high schools by encouraging them to pursue STEM careers. Marshall, a psychiatric nurse practitioner and certified trainer in both youth and mental heal more PR