WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: The Democratic National Committee kicked off an Ice Cream Truck Tour ahead of the Fourth of July holiday with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to celebrate New Jerseyans coming back together after a year of hardship in the face of a once-in-a-century pandemic. Thanks to the leadership of President Biden, Governor Murphy, and Democrats across New Jersey, nearly five million individuals who live, work, and  more PR

RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, June 29 (TNSPer) -- Felician University issued the following news release: Chris Swenson, chair of the university's Board of Trustees is proud to announce the appointment of James W. Crawford, III as the sixth president of Felician University. Working closely with the Board of Trustees, he will continue to advance the positive course he has established while serving as Interim President. Crawford is a retired Admiral and the 43rd Judge Advocate General (JAG) of the Unite more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, July 1 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: John Wiley and Sons Inc., a global leader in research and education, today announced Wiley Efficient Learning, Wiley's test prep and professional certification portfolio, has been awarded the 2021 SIIA CODiE Award for the Best College and Career Readiness Solution. The prestigious CODiE Awards recognize the companies producing the most innovative education technology products across the globe. more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, July 1 (TNSMon) -- Stockton University issued the following news: Stockton University will receive a record $32.6 million in state aid from FY22 budget approved by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Phil Murphy this week. The funding continues the extra $4.6 million to support the Atlantic City campus and includes an additional $5.9 million to bring Stockton's operating aid up to an equitable per-student amount of no less than $3,000 per full-time equivalent student. "We more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 29 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following news: After barely escaping a heated primary election with under 50% of the vote and tapping failed Senate candidate and big pharma exec Bob Hugin as State GOP Chair, Republican gubernatorial candidate Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli continues to face a broken, mangled party apparatus unable to unite behind him. The latest NJ GOP turmoil comes from a highly critical blog post in the influential JerseyCon more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 30 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following statement: * * * Governor Phil Murphy officially signed into law the state's Fiscal Year 2022 budget today after it was passed last week in both the State Senate and General Assembly, including numerous investments in New Jersey's working families that will make a major difference in their quality of life. NJDSC Chairman LeRoy J. Jones, Jr. is releasing the following statement on the budget: "I appl more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 1 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today announced that Andrew Bruck will serve as Acting Attorney General for the remainder of the Governor's four-year term, following the departure of Attorney General Gurbir Grewal on July 16, 2021. Bruck currently serves as First Assistant Attorney General and has been part of the executive leadership team at the Attorney General's Office since January 2018.  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 3 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 2, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today highlighted several aspects of legislation allowing for the termination of the Public Health Emergency effective as of July 4. On June 4, 2021, Governor Murphy signed A5820 enabling the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency that had been in place since March 9, 2020. Immediately following the signing of the legislation, Governor Murphy signed Executi more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 30 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy signed the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY 2022) Appropriations Act into law today, working in partnership with the Legislature to develop a responsible and bold budget that meets the State's current and future obligations, makes New Jersey more affordable for working and middle-class families, provides record investments in education, supports an inclusive pandemic recovery, and invests more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 3 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation (S3990) appropriating $100 million in American Rescue Plan funds to the Department of Community Affairs to support child care providers and the child care workforce through a number of initiatives, including providing grants for facilities improvements, business technical assistance, workforce development supports, and a study of the chi more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 30 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Murphy signed legislation (S1255/ A1925) which creates a $20 million transfer to the Special Needs Housing Trust Fund in the Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA). The Special Needs Housing Trust Fund provides capital financing to create supportive housing and community residences for individuals living with special needs. "The Special Needs Housing Trust Fund has been depleted, des more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 3 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation to award school districts and county colleges with grants through the Securing Our Children's Future Bond Act (SOCFBA). The grants will fund school security, water infrastructure improvements, and enhancement of career and technical education (CTE) in county vocational-technical school districts and county colleges The first round of grants, which the Govern more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 3 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Reaffirming his commitment to end New Jersey's opioid epidemic, Governor Phil Murphy today signed a comprehensive legislative package into law to address the state's opioid crisis through overdose prevention and recovery resilience. The six bills focus on overdose prevention by expanding low-barrier access to naloxone and bridges to medication assisted treatment; strengthens public health data; and more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 30 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy signed the following bills into law. A-13/S-4000 (Freiman, Armato, Pintor Marin, Mazzeo, Houghtaling, Coughlin/Sarlo, Sweeney, Addiego) - Establishes "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund," appropriates $3.7 billion. S-1255/A-1925 (Singleton, Pou/Wimberly, Reynolds-Jackson, Tucker) - Requires that certain realty transfer fee revenues be dedicated to the Special Nee more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 1 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: Governor Murphy signed the following bills into law. S-2682/A-4016 w/GR (Gopal, Kean/Dancer, Benson, Verrelli) - Establishes the New Jersey Rare Disease Advisory Council. S-2725/A-4473 w/GR (Gopal/Houghtaling, Downey) - Concerns assessment of real property in counties operating under "Real Property Assessment Demonstration Program." S-3489/A-5465 (Sweeney, Pou/Benson, Vainieri  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 3 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Murphy signed the following bills into law: S-3584/A-4979 (Greenstein, Turner, Sacco/Mazzeo, Armato, Bergen) - Establishes immunity relating to COVID-19 spread in planned real estate developments S-3714/A-5691 (Madden, Gopal/Greenwald, Murphy, Verrelli) - Concerns liability of certain non-profit and governmental employers for unemployment benefits paid during coronavirus disease 2019 pan more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 29 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 28, 2021: Governor Murphy, New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) Acting Commissioner Dr. Angelica Allen-McMillan, and New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli today announced a series of coordinated recommendations and guidance documents to assist school districts and educators as they develop local reopening plans for the 2021-2022 school year. All public school dis more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 3 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy and Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Marlene Caride today announced that tens of thousands of New Jersey residents have gained health insurance during the enrollment extension at Get Covered New Jersey, the state's official health insurance marketplace, and hundreds of thousands are benefiting from new state and federal financial help that has dr more PR

NORTH BRANCH, New Jersey, July 1 (TNSPer) -- Raritan Valley Community College issued the following news release: Raritan Valley Community College's (RVCC) Board of Trustees welcomed new member Thomas P. Borkowski at its meeting held Tuesday, June 29. The Clinton Township resident was appointed to the RVCC Board by the Hunterdon County Board of County Commissioners. Mr. Borkowski currently works at Amboy Bank providing wealth advisory services. He also has worked as a CPA with KPMG in Short Hil more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, July 1 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: Verizon's work to combat robocalls has led the industry forward, with over 78 million customers protected from over 13 billion unwanted calls to date. Verizon has been driving adoption of STIR/SHAKEN, an industry-wide effort that helps verify that a call is in fact from the number displayed on the Caller ID and not spoofed. As an industry leader th more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 30 (TNSJou) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news on June 29, 2021: The world's human population is expanding, which means even more agricultural land will be needed to provide food for this growing population. However, choosing which areas to convert is difficult and depends on agricultural and environmental priorities, which can vary widely. A study led by Princeton University illustrates this challenge by u more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 1 (TNSAwa) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: Two faculty members from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs received awards from the American Political Science Association (APSA) for their recent books. Frances Lee, professor of politics and public affairs and the associate chair of the Department of Politics, and her co-author, James Curry, professor of political science at the Univers more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 2 (TNSJou) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: In Canada, low-income hospital patients under palliative care are less likely to receive medical assistance in dying compared to those who are high income, according to a study published in British Medical Journal Open (BMJ Open). Medical assistance in dying (MAID) is legal and free under Medicare, Canada's universal health care system. Patients with low socio more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, June 30 -- Public Service Enterprise Group issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PSEG) today announced that it has completed the sale of its PSEG Solar Source LLC portfolio to Quattro Solar LLC, an affiliate of LS Power. The sale includes the 467-megawatt-dc Solar Source portfolio of 25 solar facilities located in 14 states and related assets and liabilities. The sale of this non-core generation portfolio is part of PSEG' more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, July 1 (TNSAwa) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Rider Dining received a gold award from this year's Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards in the category of Residential Dining Concepts. The criteria upon which entries were judged included menu; merchandising and food presentation; marketing; and nutrition and wellness. "This recognition is only made possible through the dedication of our staff to serving the needs of the Rider community," says Mike Rec more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 1 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Researchers seek to improve diagnosis of neurological and psychiatric disorders * * * Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences has opened a new brain imaging research center to improve the diagnosis of neurological and psychiatric disorders and to help personalize and monitor treatments. The Rutgers Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research, part of the Rutgers Brain Health Institute, will more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 1 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers will enroll 54 participants who have tested positive for COVID-19 but have not yet been vaccinated * * * Rutgers University recently launched a clinical research study to test whether probiotics boost the body's natural defenses against COVID-19. A group of 54 unvaccinated participants who have had COVID-19 will be randomly assigned to receive either standard-dose or high-dose probiotic more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 29 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: COVID-19's socio-economic effects will likely cause another severe production crisis in the coffee industry, according to a Rutgers University-led study. The study, which appears in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, included researchers from the University of Arizona, University of Hawaii at Hilo, CIRAD, Santa Clara University, Purdue University West Lafayette and University  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 30 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Preschoolers need to know just enough, but not all, about something to motivate them to learn more * * * Preschool children are sensitive to the gap between how much they know and how much there is to learn, according to a Rutgers University-New Brunswick study. The research, published in the journal Psychological Science, found preschool children are more likely to choose to gather more infor more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 1 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: A Rutgers-led team of researchers has developed a microchip that can measure stress hormones in real time from a drop of blood. The study appears in the journal Science Advances. Cortisol and other stress hormones regulate many aspects of our physical and mental health, including sleep quality. High levels of cortisol can result in poor sleep, which increases stress that can contribute to panic attacks more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 29 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: A Rutgers-led study sheds new light on the evolution of photosynthesis in plants and algae, which could help to improve crop production. The paper appears in the journal New Phytologist. The scientists reviewed research on the photosynthetic amoeba Paulinella, which is a model to explore a fundamental question about eukaryote evolution: why was there a single origin of algae and plants? That is, why d more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 30 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Rutgers researchers have developed a machine learning model using a physics-based simulator and real-world meteorological data to better predict offshore wind power. The findings appear in the journal Applied Energy. Offshore wind is rapidly maturing into a major source of renewable energy worldwide and is projected to grow by 13% in the next two decades and 15-fold by 2040 to become a $1 trillion ind more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, July 2 (TNSOps) -- Stockton University issued the following news: When Loryn Stanton, a junior Visual Arts major, thinks of an osprey, she envisions a raptor plunging talons first, wings tucked into a fish's domain. From a full speed dive to a complete halt in the water, it then pumps its wings with all its might to lift back up into the sky with the added weight of its catch. "Somehow they're strong enough to do that," Stanton said. As she flicked blue and gold paint on more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, June 30 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: As Pokemon GO swiftly approaches its fifth anniversary, Verizon Wireless is opening its doors to Pokemon GO Trainers like never before - and we mean that in the best and most literal sense possible. Starting today, players of the highly popular game Pokemon GO can visit one of thousands of Verizon stores across the U.S. to unlock exclusive in-game content and get more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, June 29 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: Verizon Visa(R) Card, issued by Synchrony, is the only credit card that lets customers earn Verizon Dollars, which can be redeemed for Verizon's best phones, 5G tech and even used to lower their monthly wireless bill. Now, those rewards get even better: card holders can redeem their rewards on even more of what they love, outside of Verizon-- like gift cards from  more PR