SAN BERNARDINO, California, Sept. 9 (TNSPer) -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: Angela Allen has been hired as the new director of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Cal State San Bernardino's Palm Desert Campus. Allen holds a bachelor's and master's degree from the College of New Jersey and a certificate of nonprofit management from the University of California, Riverside. She worked for the past 10 years as the development manager at  more PR

SAN BERNARDINO, California, Sept. 10 (TNSPer) -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: "I am very excited to move forward the excellent OLLI program that was led by Sue Anderson," said Angela Allen. "I hope to bring some fresh ideas that will provide exciting new learning experiences for our mature community." Angela Allen has been hired as the new director of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Cal State San Bernardino's Palm Desert Campus.  more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 8 (TNSPer) -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute issued the following news: Climate scientist Curtis Deutsch, whose work focuses on understanding interactions between climate and ecosystems, has joined the Princeton faculty as a Professor of Geosciences and the High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI). His appointment expands the number of faculty who are jointly appointed in HMEI to 17. Deutsch models the interactions between biogeochemical cycles and the more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 9 (TNSOps) -- Cornell University issued the following news: By Blaine Friedlander Packed with an historically massive amount of tropical water, the remnants from Category 4 Hurricane Ida deluged eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York City with unmatched rainfall on Sept. 1. The storm prompted rivers and creeks to overflow, spawned tornadoes, and qualified as exceeding 500-year and 1,000-year rainfall events, according to Cornell's NOAA Northeast Regional Climate more PR

DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania, Sept. 10 -(TNSPar) - Delaware Valley University issued the following news: Delaware Valley University is working with area high schools to allow local students to start earning college credits early. The University has entered into High School and Career and Technology Center Articulation Agreements with area high schools. Prospective DelVal students can save both time and tuition costs through the new articulation agreements. There are over 100 schools participating i more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: In a Star-Ledger opinion article published this week, editorial page editor Tom Moran highlighted how the Supreme Court's decision to uphold a Texas ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy will hurt Jack Ciattarelli in his gubernatorial bid. If Roe v. Wade is overturned, governors will play a crucial role in protecting the right to choose, which Moran says "raises the temperature on an issue where Ciatt more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: The Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced historic plans to invest over $400,000 in New Jersey in support of Democrats up and down the ballot ahead of November's elections. Today's investment is the biggest-ever that the DNC has made in an off-year New Jersey Coordinated Campaign. This investment will support the New Jersey Democrats' efforts to reach and turn out New Jersey's voters of color a more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 11 -- The New Jersey Department of Education issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today announced the availability of a second round of grant applications to further enhance career and technical education (CTE) in county vocational-technical high school districts and county colleges in New Jersey. These grants are supported by $500 million in bonds authorized by the Securing Our Children's Future Bond Act ("Bond Act"), which New J more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: The Murphy Administration took another step toward electrifying New Jersey's transportation sector today, unveiling a statewide municipal ordinance that makes it easier for people to drive electric by streamlining the local approval process for installing convenient and cost-effective charging infrastructure. The model ordinance, which provides minimum requirements and consistent guidance for elec more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 8 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following news: In the wake of the conservative majority on the Supreme Court's failure to stop a blatantly unconstitutional abortion ban in Texas, Republican gubernatorial candidate Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli's effusive praise of Donald Trump's radical appointments to the nation's highest court is drawing renewed scrutiny. When asked at a May 2021 town hall meeting about Trump's time in office, Assemblyman C more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 11 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following news: In a shocking, irresponsible act straight out of the Trump playbook, Republican gubernatorial candidate Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli is raising money for his campaign by running ads on Facebook undermining commonsense public health measures that keep New Jerseyans safe, schools open and the economy moving forward. Available publicly via Facebook's ad library, the ads prompt recipients to sign u more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 11 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today announced the availability of a second round of grant applications to further enhance career and technical education (CTE) in county vocational-technical high school districts and county colleges in New Jersey. These grants are supported by $500 million in bonds authorized by the Securing Our Children's Future Bond Act ("Bond Act"), which New Jersey v more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 8 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today announced that FEMA has approved a Major Disaster Declaration in Bergen, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Passaic, and Somerset counties. The declaration will allow individuals in the six approved counties to register at www.disasterassistance.gov for direct assistance for Ida-related recovery, which may include home repairs, temporary housing, low-cost more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today announced a partnership with rideshare companies Uber and Lyft in conjunction with United Way Worldwide and NJ 211 to provide access to free and discounted rides to New Jersey residents who lost a personal vehicle as a result of Tropical Storm Ida. Over the next two weeks, New Jersey residents who lost a vehicle and need help accessing essential service more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today joined U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, Senate President Stephen Sweeney, President of the New Jersey State Building & Construction Trades Council Bill Mullen, AECOM Tishman Community Relations Director Flora Ramos, elected officials, union leaders, environmental advocates, private sector partners, and representatives of the offshore wind industry f more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following transcript: * * * Governor Phil Murphy: I've said this before, but I think today for sure it holds. We have a lot of ground to cover. Good afternoon. With me is the woman to my right who needs no introduction, the Commissioner of the Department of Health, Judy Persichilli, to her right another familiar face, the Department of Health's Communicable Disease Service Medical Director, Dr. Ed Lifshitz. Great to ha more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 10 (TNSOps) -- Rutgers University issued the following news on Sept. 9, 2021: U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and National Education Association President Becky Pringle visited New Jersey this week to learn more about an initiative that's leveraging Rutgers research to improve student achievement and decrease teacher turnover in K-12 public schools. The work is focused on collaborative school leadership, a model that encourages teachers, administrators, more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Sept. 9 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace approximately 900 feet of aging water main and install 2,800 feet of new water main in Bedminster starting next week. The project also includes replacing two fire hydrants and 17 utility-owned service lines along the pipeline route. The company will upgrade the aging 2-, 4- and 6-inch cast iron water lines that were installed in the 1960s with  more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Sept. 10 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace approximately 4,000 feet of aging water main in Piscataway starting next week. The company will upgrade the aging 6-inch cast iron water lines that were installed in the 1950s with new 12-inch ductile iron main along Netherwood Avenue from River Road to Hudson Street. The project also includes replacing four fire hydrants and 67 utility-owned  more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 8 (TNSRes) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: A fund offered through Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs will support creative, interdisciplinary research projects and programs addressing important issues in education. Now in its fourth year, the Overdeck Education Innovation Fund will award small grants of up to $10,000 for multiple innovative faculty and student research pr more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 9 (TNSPar) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: * * * Tackling Climate Change's Most Complex Phenomena A new partnership between Princeton University's Center for Policy Research on Energy and the Environment (C-PREE) and the High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI) is pairing students and researchers to work on solutions to today's most-pressing environmental issues. This past summer, five student int more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Sept. 9 (TNSOps) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Rider University has been designated a Special Olympics Unified Champion School. It is one of only three institutions of higher education in New Jersey to receive such recognition in 2021. A Special Olympics Unified Champion School is defined by having an inclusive school climate that exudes a sense of collaboration, engagement and respect for all members of the student body and staff. "Receivi more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Sept. 10 (TNSGra) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Rider University is the recipient of a $500,000 Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund II Opportunity Meets Innovation Challenge Grant to provide essential support to underrepresented and low-income students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Administered by the New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education and the United States Department of Education, the grant to Rider was among  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 9 (TNSMon) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Helping close financial gaps for thousands of Rutgers students, the university's alumni and friends contributed more than $10 million in one year to support the Scarlet Promise Grants, President Jonathan Holloway announced. On his first day as president on July 1, 2020, Holloway called on the Rutgers community to support the grants, which provide need-based financial aid and emergency support to more  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 8 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers UBHC mental health clinicians promote post-pandemic emotional health of the state's students and educators * * * It's the big question that's been top of mind for most parents since March 2020: What will it be like when our kids finally go back to school? After a volatile 18 months of remote learning, flip-flopping hybrid schedules, social isolation, quarantines, and other fallout from more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 8 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers Women's Health Institute addresses the unique health concerns of women reentering society after incarceration through a new state commission * * * Female inmates--among the fastest-growing demographics in prisons--have unique health care needs while incarcerated and after their reentry to society. "Many women who have been incarcerated have a history of addiction, domestic abuse and sex more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Sept. 9 (TNSJou) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Research by Stevens Institute of Technology and Carnegie Mellon suggests that monitoring social media during hurricanes could help communities better plan for and mitigate the impacts of climate change * * * In the face of a potentially disastrous storm like Hurricane Ida, people take to Twitter and other social media sites to communicate vital information. Now, in the journal Ri more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 8 (TNSPar) -- Thomas Edison State University issued the following news release: * * * Thomas Edison Partners with Oneten OneTen, a coalition of leading executives who are working to upskill, hire and advance 1 million Black individuals into family-sustaining careers over the next 10 years, has named Thomas Edison State University as an endorsed talent developer partner. OneTen has set out to change the way companies provide more equitable environments to drive bett more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Sept. 9 (TNSRes) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Jennifer Newport has always had an interest in environmental conservation, but it wasn't until she got to the University of Rhode Island that she discovered what she calls her "niche discipline" - water treatment and water resources. As she begins her last semester before graduating in December, the Cranford, New Jersey, resident is tackling a research project aimed at developing a sustainable  more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, Sept. 10 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: Verizon and the NFL today announced a 10-year partnership that will utilize 5G to support innovation and technology adoption throughout the league. The partnership builds on the more than 10-year relationship between the NFL and Verizon that paved the way for the installation of Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband service in parts of 25 NFL stadiums. Over the next decade,  more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, Sept. 10 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: Customers are getting more 5G in more places on their phones and in their homes. 5G Ultra Wideband mobility service is now available in Harrisburg, PA; Athens, GA; Orlando, FL and Fremont, CA, which means 5G Ultra Wideband is now available in parts of 82 cities. 5G Home is now available in five additional cities: Fremont, CA; Orlando, FL; Pensacola, FL; Sarasota, more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, Sept. 9 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2021: Verizon Business today released findings from its third Small Business Recovery Survey, conducted by Morning Consult. With responses from 600 small and midsize businesses, the data shows that despite challenges such as labor and supply shortage constraints and heightened cybersecurity concerns, there is greater optimism among business owners, who  more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, Sept. 10 (TNSEco) -- William Paterson University issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: William Paterson University in Wayne renamed the former Preakness Hall academic building on campus in honor of the late Dr. Barbara Moll Grant '54, an alumna and professor emerita of education, during a dedication ceremony held on Thursday, September 9 in recognition of Dr. Grant's generous philanthropic support of her alma mater. The gift of $5 million from Dr. Grant's estat more PR