NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 14 (TNSPer) -- Rutgers University issued the following news on Sept. 13, 2021: Kimberly Hopely will be the next president of the Rutgers University Foundation and executive vice president for development and alumni engagement, President Jonathan Holloway announced today. Hopely will join Rutgers on Oct. 11, 2021, after serving as senior vice president and chief development officer at Arizona State University, where she led a successful fundraising campaign tota more PR

NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, Sept. 18 (TNSEve) -- Westminster College issued the following news: Westminster College will host Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) Visiting Fellow and former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman during a series of online events from Monday, Oct. 4 through Wednesday, Oct. 6. Whitman, who is also the former administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will speak virtually with different Westminster College classes, discussing issues rangin more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Sept. 14 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: To commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11, American Water installed a display of 2,977 American flags--one for each life lost--on the RCA Park Pier on Saturday, September 11. A short ceremony at the installation paid tribute to all who were impacted, including fire and police personnel, first responders and military service people. Prior to the commemoration event, American Wate more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on Sept. 16, 2021: Our NJ, an independent expenditure backed by the Democratic Governors Association launched a new ad. "Door" highlights how New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has protected reproductive freedom in the face of attacks from far-right extremists like Jack Ciattarelli. The ad will air on broadcast television in New York and Philadelphia, as well as on statewide cable television stations. Watch the ad more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Sept. 18 (TNSAwa) -- Rider University issued the following news release: * * * Rider Senior Honored as Rising Star by NJBIA Senior Elizabeth O'Hara was one of five students to receive a Rising Star Award from the New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA). The award honors standout students at New Jersey colleges and universities because of their academic work, leadership and community service. "While this award is a testament to all that I have been able t more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 14 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 13: Governor Phil Murphy today announced winners selected for the New Jersey Future of Work Accelerator program - the result of a national call for applications for innovations designed to promote worker rights, worker safety, and lifelong learning. The selected participants will now start a 9-month program to help them start, grow, or scale their projects in New Jersey. A panel of exper more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 16 (TNSGra) -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute issued the following news: The High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI) has awarded nearly $600,000 in inaugural funds from the Thomas A. and Currie C. Barron Family Biodiversity Research Challenge Fund -- or Biodiversity Challenge -- to six projects led by Princeton University faculty that will examine the effects of environmental change on biodiversity, while exploring what can be done to stem the loss of  more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 17 (TNSGra) -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute issued the following news: As extreme weather events such as flooding and drought become more common in a climate impacted by humans, the ability to understand and predict water resources and systems is becoming more important than ever. To that end, a team led by University of Arizona and Princeton University researchers has received a $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the HydroG more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 (TNSRes) -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: By Elise Gout On August 29, the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm. More than one million people across the state were left without power, including the entire city of New Orleans. The storm then moved to the Northeast, where it brought record-setting windspeeds and rainfall. In New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 17 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following news: Governor Phil Murphy announced a commitment today to further expand New Jersey's public preschool programs with a goal of reaching universal access to essential early childhood education, but his Republican opponent has a far different view on the topic. Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli has said that "We cannot afford, nor do we need to 'fully fund pre-K.'" Pre-K is one of the smartest investments more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today announced that the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) and Princeton-based venture capital firm SOSV intend to form a new entity (HAX LLC) to bring SOSV's acclaimed HAX hard tech startup development program to Newark. SOSV will also establish the U.S. headquarters of the HAX program at the Newark site. HAX provides complete support for em more PR

PALISADES PARK, New Jersey, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Building on his commitment to expand early childhood education in New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy today announced that the state will commit to providing universal pre-K to all families across the state over the next several years. Today's round of funding establishes or expands high-quality pre-K programs in 19 additional school districts across the state. The Department of Education wil more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 15 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 262, establishing the Wealth Disparity Task Force, which was previously announced on Juneteenth of this year. This action fulfills a key commitment from his 2020 State of the State address and will work towards combatting long-standing wealth gaps based on race and ethnicity. "Income inequality is one of the preeminent and f more PR

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following remarks on Sept. 11, 2021, at the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks Sept. 11, 2021 Empty Sky Memorial: * * * Thank you, Glenn Schuck, for that introduction. It is truly an honor to join you all for this commemoration. I am honored to be among many friends ... Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker ... from my cabinet, the Adjutant General, Brigadier General Lisa Hou and Department of Environmental P more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today signed S1431 and S3724, two bipartisan pediatric cancer bills that will increase investments in New Jersey's pediatric cancer research. The legislation (S1431) establishes the "Pediatric Cancer Research Fund" and establishes an advisory board within the New Jersey State Commission on Cancer Research for disbursement of monies deposited in the fund and  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 263, which provides for the expiration of extensions of Department of Environmental Protection rulemaking deadlines that were instituted in Executive Order No. 127 (2020) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the Order notes the deadlines for complying with the Dirty Dirt law in light of the termination of the Public He more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today signed S1877 into law, requiring public and independent institutions of higher education to provide a financial aid "shopping sheet" each year to every enrolled student. The "shopping sheet" will provide students and their families with information on costs, loan options, and estimated debt. The shopping sheet was previously required to be provided f more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Murphy signed the following bills into law: A-5121/S-3287 (Coughlin, Zwicker, Karabinchak/Singleton, Smith) - Concerns provision of energy to certain manufacturing facilities by providing exemptions to certain energy related taxes A-5849/S-3918 (Carter, Tucker, Vainieri Huttle/Lagana, Turner) - Requires Adjutant General of DMVA send weekly reports to Commissioner of DOH on status of ve more PR

NORTH BRANCH, New Jersey, Sept. 14 (TNSPro) -- Raritan Valley Community College issued the following news release: * * * In-Person Enrichment Courses for Kids, Teens this Fall Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg is offering several in-person enrichment courses this fall for children and teens ages 7-17. Start dates vary from September to November. Masks are required in all RVCC facilities. Some of offerings include: * SAT Math Prep * Yoga (also offered online) * Money & Banking more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 15 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * GSAPP graduate student and alumni collaborated on a survey to analyze concerns about resuming pre-pandemic activities * * * Returning to work, school and everyday activities is leaving many individuals who hadn't suffered from anxiety before the COVID-19 shutdown with Pandemic-Acquired Risk Avoidance (PARA) - a new way that psychologists characterize pandemic-related stress and anxiety. "The  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 14 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: An approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions that is informed by the ethical theory of utilitarianism would lead to better outcomes for human development, equity, and the climate, according to a new study involving Rutgers researchers. The study, published in Nature Climate Change, proposes a practical way of measuring how different nations should reduce carbon emissions in order to maximize wellb more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 16 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Nuclear war would cause many immediate fatalities, but smoke from the resulting fires would also cause climate change lasting up to 15 years that threatens worldwide food production and human health, according to a study by researchers at Rutgers University, the National Center for Atmospheric Research and other institutions. The study appears in the Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres. Sci more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 16 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: A study by researchers at the Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy finds that melatonin significantly reduces kidney failure in people being treated with the antibiotic vancomycin. The study, published in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, examined 303 hospital patients being treated with vancomycin and found that 101 who also received melatonin had a 63 percent decrease in acute ki more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 16 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers pioneers a virtual approach to clinical trials, revolutionizing how studies are performed and increasing participant access, leading to stronger scientific results and accelerated treatment * * * Rutgers has pioneered a decentralized approach to clinical trials that is allowing researchers to accelerate the pace of finding cures, recruit lower-income and underrepresented populations th more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 14 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Rutgers researchers have discovered some of the first molecular insights into how toxic proteins are regulated in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. The study appears in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Cells naturally grow old and die, but proper regulation of cellular proteins is crucial to maintaining a healthy brain as we age. In neurodegen more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 17 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * A new report looks at the decision not to get vaccinated from the perspective of the unvaccinated * * * Those who remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 say their biggest concern is vaccine safety, according to a survey from a nationwide coalition of university-based researchers. The survey was taken in June before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration changed the emergency use designation for  more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Sept. 16 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: Tennessee American Water has begun work this week to replace a main on Dodds Avenue, between East 37th Street and Rossville Boulevard. The project involves installing 4,500 feet of 6-inch diameter pipe. The $1.3 million project will improve water service reliability and increase water flows for household use and firefighting. "Tennessee American Water is committed to upgrading the more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, Sept. 16 (TNSRep) -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: Verizon Business today announced its newest customer: burgeoning Wylie, Texas-based marketing and advertising firm Speak Loud Media. "We are honored to count Speak Loud Media and owner DJ Shirley with his small but mighty team as a new Verizon Business customer," said Sampath Sowmyanarayan, Chief Revenue Officer for Verizon Business. " more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 14 (TNSMon) -- Thomas Edison State University issued the following news release: In a first-of-its-kind gift agreement between the Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation (CWNF), Dr. Robert M. Adams, and the Thomas Edison State University (TESU) Foundation, Adams has provided a gift of $100,000 to the TESU Foundation to establish the Dr. Robert M. Adams Legacy Award for Student Research fund. The legacy award will provide endowed funding to support student-led applied resea more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, Sept. 15 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: Verizon will offer the best-ever lineup of iPhone and iPad, including the innovative and elegant iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13, and iPhone 13 mini, the highly capable and affordable iPad (9th generation) and iPad mini with a new all-screen design. Redesigned inside and out, iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max introduce the most advanced pro camera  more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, Sept. 16 -- William Paterson University issued the following news release: William Paterson University's student-run radio station, WPSC-FM (88.7), has been nominated for the 2021 Marconi Award for "College Station of the Year." The prestigious Marconi Awards are presented by the National Association of Broadcasters to recognize outstanding achievement by radio stations and individuals. WP 88.7 FM is one of five finalists selected in this category. The 2021 NAB Marconi Radio more PR