CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 9 (TNSPer) -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly-traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced today its Board of Directors appointed Susan Hardwick, American Water's executive vice president and CFO as Interim CEO. The announcement occurred as Walter Lynch, president and CEO of American Water has been hospitalized and is now recovering from an  more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Dec. 8 (TNSPer) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: Miji Bell, a seasoned communications leader, is joining the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) as associate dean for public affairs and communications, effective Jan. 24. Bell joins the School from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C., where she led marketing and communications effort more PR

NORTH BRANCH, New Jersey, Dec. 10 (TNSPer) -- Raritan Valley Community College issued the following news release: Caren Bateman of Readington has been named the new Chair of the Raritan Valley Community College Board of Trustees. Ms. Bateman was elected to a one-year term during the Board's re-organization meeting, held December 7. During the meeting, Roger R. Locandro of Stockton was elected Vice Chair from Hunterdon County and Tracy DiFrancesco Zaikov of Watchung was chosen to continue servi more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 8 (TNSPer) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: The Rutgers Board of Governors appointed Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick (RBS) professor Jeffrey A. Robinson as the Prudential Chair in Business, a chair established through a gift from Prudential Financial Inc. The chair helps to advance a multidisciplinary approach to business education with a focus on science and technology, ethics and social justice. Robinson, who will begin his ter more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 8 (TNSPer) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: The Rutgers Board of Governors appointed Shriram Ramanathan as the first holder of the Rodkin-Weintraub Chair in Engineering. The chair was established in 2018 through a gift from the Rodkin Family Foundation and a matching gift by an anonymous donor. Ramanathan, who will join the faculty at Rutgers School of Engineering in the fall of 2022 from Purdue University, is widely recognized for his scholarly  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 8 (TNSPer) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: The Rutgers Board of Governors awarded the Donald H. Jacobs Chair in Applied Physics to Vitaly Podzorov, who is internationally recognized for his leadership in applied physics. Podzorov, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, runs a research group that studies the physics of novel semiconductors. The research aims to more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 10 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2021: American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, today announced the close of the sale of its Homeowner Services Group to funds advised by Apax Partners LLP ("Apax"). The sale agreement was announced on October 29, 2021, with the deal valued at approximately $1.275 billion, plus an applicable worki more PR

PARAMUS, New Jersey, Dec. 9 (TNSOps) -- Bergen Community College issued the following news release: In honor of the firm's first 50 years, Traphagen CPAs & Wealth Advisors, of Oradell, completed 50 acts of kindness to give back to the community they serve, saving the biggest for last - a $10,000 donation to the Bergen Community College Foundation. Bergen officials, including Board of Trustees Chair Dorothy Blakeslee, and members of the foundation accepted the donation at the firm's headquarters more PR

FREEHOLD, New Jersey, Dec. 10 -- CentraState Healthcare System issued the following news on Dec. 9, 2021: Two of New Jersey's leading health care organizations officially joined forces today to expand access to high quality care for the residents of central New Jersey. Surrounded by physicians, nurses and other health care heroes, leaders from CentraState Healthcare System and Atlantic Health System put pen to paper at a signing ceremony this afternoon at CentraState, to complete their newly ex more PR

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, Dec. 7 -- Coyne PR issued the following news on Dec. 6, 2021: Coyne Public Relations (Coyne PR) announced it has been selected by CloserStill Media to provide public relations support for the organization's four major veterinary shows in the U.S. After the pandemic pre-empted the company's US Vet Shows in 2020 and members of the veterinary community became essential workers, CloserStill Media launched Vet Show @ Home, a series of virtual conferences, and Vet Show Academy more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 10 (TNSPol) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * New Center of Excellence will develop threat assessment solutions nationwide * * * The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has appointed a consortium of 10 universities, including Rutgers University-New Brunswick, to combat terrorist and criminal attacks on soft targets such as schools, hospitals, shopping malls, and sports stadiums. The DHS's Science and Technology Directorate will provide $ more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Dec. 7 (TNSJou) -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute issued the following news on Dec. 6, 2021: Much like an overexploited ecosystem, the increasingly polarized political landscape in the United States -- and much of the world -- is experiencing a catastrophic loss of diversity that threatens the resilience not only of democracy, but also of society, according to a series of new studies that examine political polarization as a collection of complex ever-evolving sy more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 7 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy and New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti today announced an Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) for the Trenton Mobility & Opportunity: Vehicles Equity System (MOVES) Project. Trenton MOVES will act to provide safe, equitable, affordable, and sustainable high-quality mobility through the deployment of 100  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 6 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy and New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli today announced that the New Jersey Department of Health has identified a case of the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) in a traveler to the state. The individual, an adult female, who is a fully vaccinated Georgia resident, had recently traveled to South Africa. Since testing positive on November 28, more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 7 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today announced expanded access to reproductive health care in New Jersey with the adoption of new rules published in the New Jersey Register. In October 2021, the State Board of Medical Examiners unanimously voted to adopt new rules to eliminate medically unnecessary regulations on abortion and open new avenues for reproductive healthcare services across the st more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 10 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following transcript: * * * Governor Phil Murphy: Thank you, Michelle. Good afternoon, everybody, and thank you for being with us virtually today. I've just got to do one thing with my screen here. Bear with me a second. Hold on. There we go. Thanks for being with us virtually. I can't say the woman on my right because she's not on my right, but she is on the right of my screen, the woman on my right who needs no introd more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: Democrats are the party of the rich and not all of their members in the Senate know how to deal with it. For months, Democrat Senators from high-tax blue states like New York, New Jersey and California have been fighting to eliminate the cap on State and Local Tax (SALT deductions), and the White House appears to be on board. This would be included in their "Build Back Broke" agenda that has a more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- Newark Board of Education issued the following news release: The Newark Board of Education hosted their 35th Annual Title 1 Parent Conference: Hope Grows A New Beginning Through Learning on Saturday, December 4, 2021. With a total of 765 registrants, parents and community members were able to choose from over 30 live or on-demand sessions throughout the day. Those who tuned in were also able to connect with and gather information from 22 community partners. The day more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 7 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: After Mehmet Oz became the latest candidate in this crowded, flawed and well-funded primary field, it became clear that Oz's residency in New Jersey is going to be a factor in this race. Read what they're saying about Oz's carpetbagging candidacy: Philadelphia Inquirer, Senate candidate Mehmet Oz says he's a Pennsylvania resident now. So why's he still hanging out in his New Jersey mansion?: https: more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Dec. 7 (TNSJou) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news on Dec. 6, 2021: Much like an overexploited ecosystem, the increasingly polarized political landscape in the United States -- and much of the world -- is experiencing a catastrophic loss of diversity that threatens the resilience not only of democracy, but also of society, according to a series of new studies that have examined political polarization as a collect more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Dec. 7 (TNSPol) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news on Dec. 6, 2021: As people curate their online news feeds, they may be unwillingly sorting themselves into polarized networks, according to a study led by researchers at Princeton University. The team developed a model of complex contagions typically used to study how behavior spreads in groups, instead applying it to how reaction to news coverage may spread and more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 8 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Racially biased health care providers prescribe HIV-prevention medication to Black and white women unequally * * * Racial bias among health care providers may limit the number of Black women who could be taking a daily pill to prevent HIV infection, according to a Rutgers-led study. Published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, the study examined how racial biases among prima more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Dec. 10 (TNSOps) -- Rider University issued the following news release: The 2022 Rider Athletics Hall of Fame induction class includes All-Americans in men's basketball and field hockey, a men's runner and women's swimmer who rewrote the program record books, and one of the most accomplished hitters in Rider baseball history. Jim Bolger '85 of men's basketball, Virginia Egusquiza '12 of field hockey, Christian Gonzalez '11 of men's cross country and track & field, Pr more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 8 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School will serve as a national hub for pediatric sites as part of NIH $470 Million RECOVER research initiative. Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) is projected to receive approximately $30 million, establishing a critical partnership with the larger National Institutes of Health-funded RECOVER Initiative to study long-term and delayed impacts of COVID more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 9 (TNSOps) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: The Mario Family Foundation has committed to a $2 million grant to the Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy to establish a scholarship fund to support students accepted into the school's dual PharmD/MD program. The grant commitment, from the foundation established by alumnus Ernest Mario '61, after whom the school was renamed in 2001, will offer scholarships to PharmD/MD dual degree program students  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 8 (TNSRep) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Increasing adoption of agricultural practices such as cover cropping, grazing management and agroforestry can increase the amount of carbon stored in soils to help combat climate change, according to a new report by researchers from Rutgers University-New Brunswick and the University of Maine. The study, titled "Ecosystem Service Valuation Approaches and Carbon Mitigation Considerations for Garden State more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 2 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news on Dec. 1, 2021: With the first confirmed case of the Omicron coronavirus identified today in the United States and as the variant continues to spread around the world, scientists are working to evaluate the risks and answer critical questions such as whether the variant is more infectious and if the current vaccines might be less effective. Rutgers Today spoke with some of the university's experts in in more PR

ORONO, Maine, Dec. 8 (TNSJou) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Mercury exposure is related to a 10% decrease in nest survival in two tidal marsh songbird species surveyed in four states, from Maine to New Jersey, according to a new University of Maine-led study. These species have been experiencing sharp declines in this region due to sea level rise-related habitat loss and, therefore, mercury may exacerbate known climate change-driven population declines. Saltmars more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, Dec. 9 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: During a year that, according to the National Interagency Fire Center, saw wildfires burn more than 6.8 million acres of land, public safety agencies at all levels were called into action to combat these blazes. Verizon Frontline deployed its advanced network and public safety solutions in support of these first responders as they battled 128 named wildfires across more PR