PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 8 (TNSPer) -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: Holland & Knight's Global Private Wealth Services Group has welcomed Dahesh Patel as a partner in the firm's Philadelphia office. Mr. Patel focuses his practice on estate planning, general taxation and estate administration for clients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He was previously a partner with Reed Smith. Mr. Patel has a wealth of experience helping devise and more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 11 (TNSPer) -- The New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: The Murphy Administration today announced the appointment of Kathleen Comanto, currently serving as Senior Counsel in the Office of the Governor, as New Jersey's Deputy Secretary of Higher Education. "Over the last two and a half years, Katie's legal counsel on education-related issues has been invaluable, particularly as our schools and colleg more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Feb. 8 (TNSPer) -- Duane Morris, a law firm, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: Twelve attorneys, led by John B. McCusker, have joined Duane Morris LLP's Newark, New Jersey, office. In addition to McCusker, the group includes partners Alicyn B. Craig, Rosemarie DaSilva, Kathleen A. Hirce and Alice M. Shanahan in the firm's Trial Practice Group and Michael R. Futterman and Patrice E. LeTourneau in the firm's Employment, Labor, Benefits and Immigration Practice more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Feb. 8 (TNSAwa) -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute issued the following news: Simon Levin, Princeton's James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, has been awarded the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award for ecology and conservation biology. Levin, who is director of the Center for BioComplexity based in Princeton's High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI) and associated faculty in HMEI, was recognized f more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 8 (TNSPar) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Douglass Residential College at Rutgers University-New Brunswick is partnering with Rutgers' Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL) in an international campaign against gender-based violence. "Gender inequality is pervasive in the United States and around the globe," said Dean of Douglass Jacquelyn Litt. "Douglass' new partnership with the Center for Women's Global Leadership brings advocacy, schol more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Feb. 9 (TNSRes) -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute issued the following news: The High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI) is seeking innovative research and teaching proposals from Princeton University faculty and senior research staff on behalf of the Water and the Environment Challenge, a long-term research and teaching cooperative under the HMEI Grand Challenges program. The program's goal is to encourage research, teaching and mentorship that will advance more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 10 -- The New Jersey Department of Education issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) today released its Comprehensive School-Based Mental Health Resource Guide to help districts address the mental health needs of students throughout the state. "The mental health of our young people and educators is absolutely critical," said Governor Phil Murphy. "Providing all students with access to the resources they need to more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 8 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: Noting the significant decline of statewide COVID-19 metrics, Governor Phil Murphy today announced that masks and facial coverings will no longer be mandated for students, staff, or visitors in schools and childcare centers effective March 7, 2022. "I must thank the overwhelming majority of students, parents, administrators, educators, and support staffers who have worn their mask more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 9 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following transcript: * * * Governor Phil Murphy: Good afternoon. Joining me to my right is the woman who needs no introduction, the Commissioner of the Department of Health, Judy Persichilli. To her right, we welcome back the Department of Health's Communicable Disease Service Director, Dr. Ed Lifshitz. Great to have you both. To my left, another guy who needs no introduction, the Superintendent of the State Police, Col more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 11 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: Governor Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 288 which will extend the Public Health Emergency declared on January 11, 2022 by Executive Order No. 280 for 30 days. Governor Murphy's intention to extend the Public Health Emergency was announced on Monday, February 7, 2022. The Public Health Emergency allows the state to continue vaccine distribution, vaccination or testing r more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 10 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy, New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, and Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora today announced a $5 million NJDOT Local Transportation Project Fund Grant for the Trenton Mobility & Opportunity: Vehicles Equity System (MOVES) Project. The grant to the City of Trenton will support the planned start up and eventual deploym more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 10 -- The New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: The Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) today released findings of a fall 2021 questionnaire indicating that New Jersey college students continue facing significant mental health, economic and financial challenges nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic and have confidence in their institutions' public health and safety measures. The q more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Feb. 9 -- New Jersey American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace approximately 4,500 feet of aging water main in Long Hill starting this week. The company will upgrade the aging 6- and 8-inch cast iron water lines that were installed in the 1930s with new 20-inch ductile iron main along Northfield Road from Valley Road to Long Hill Road. The project also includes replacing six fire hydrants and 48  more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Feb. 8 -- New Jersey 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 Bedminster starting this week. The company will upgrade the aging 6-inch cast iron water lines that were installed in the 1950s with new 8-inch ductile iron main along the entire length of Ski Hill Road circle. The project also includes replacing three fire hydrants and 36 utility-owned  more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Feb. 10 (TNSPer) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: Kiersten Todt '94 is chief of staff at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Prior to her current role, she served as managing director of the Cyber Readiness Institute, a nonprofit she founded. Todt served in the federal government in 2016 as the executive director of President Obama's independent bipartisan commission on enhancing natio more PR

MAHWAH, New Jersey, Feb. 11 (TNSOps) -- Ramapo College issued the following news release: Ramapo College alumna Alison Banks-Moore is among the 2022 awardees who will be recognized at the 18th Annual National Diversity & Leadership Conference being held April 4-7. The virtual event is expected to attract more than 6,000 participants. "This is an honor," said Ms. Banks-Moore, adding, "I am just doing what I do. But honestly, there is so much that is needed; you can't do enough, especially when  more PR

MAHWAH, New Jersey, Feb. 12 (TNSOps) -- Ramapo College issued the following Q&A with Keith Dawkins, founder and CEO of Rock Hill Media Ventures: * * * The Harlem Globetrotters have been entertaining fans around the world with their athleticism, outstanding basketball skills and theatrics since 1927. Ramapo alumnus Keith Dawkins '94, who was recently named president of the iconic franchise, called the Globetrotters "basketball royalty." "I grew up on the Globetrotters. Their rich history of en more PR

MAHWAH, New Jersey, Feb. 8 (TNSBook) -- Ramapo College issued the following news release: On February 16 at 7 p.m., Alexander Laban Hinton, distinguished professor of Anthropology, Founder and Director of the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, and UNESCO Chair on Genocide Prevention at Rutgers University, and the author more than a dozen books including the award-winning Why Did They Kill? Cambodia in the Shadow of Genocide, will discuss his newest book, It Can Happen Here: Whit more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Feb. 11 (TNSOps) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Rider is the recipient of a $19,976 grant from Bristol Myers Squibb to support a new program designed to improve the classroom experience of underrepresented students enrolled in science, technology and math courses (STEM) at the University. The program pairs faculty with student partners who work together in an effort to create a more inclusive classroom environment. Last semester there were ei more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 10 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: By Robin Lally In the time of COVID-19, when intimate relationships have been strained and human connections fleeting, singles are kissing hookups goodbye in favor of settling down - and getting vaccinated at a higher rate to make it happen. "I've been doing this for 40 years and have never used the word historic before," said Helen Fisher, chief scientific adviser to the dating site Match.com and a m more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 8 (TNSOps) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded Rutgers-New Brunswick Graduate School of Education a grant to expand its Hip Hop Youth Research and Activism conference that brings high school and college students together in a program blending art, activism and social justice. The research project studies how the youth work together to design the conference as an educational space for youth artist more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 11 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: By Emily Everson Layden Researchers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick have published "Face-Mic," the first work examining how voice command features on virtual reality headsets could lead to major privacy leakages, known as "eavesdropping attacks." The research shows that hackers could use popular virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets with built in motion sensors to record subtle, speech-associated facia more PR

HAMILTON, New Jersey, Feb. 9 (TNSPol) -- The New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: Yesterday, at Governor Murphy's press conference, in response to a reporter question, the Governor noted that he supports "high-quality top performing school[s]" regardless of the school type - charter, district, magnet, or private. As Governor Murphy correctly stated, "we want to educate kids the very best way possible in America and that's what we are c more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Feb. 9 (TNSOps) -- Stockton University issued the following news: For the fifth year, the OceanFirst Foundation has contributed to the Stockton University Foundation scholarship fund, presenting $40,000 to Stockton President Harvey Kesselman for the 2021-22 academic year. "This really makes a difference to our students," Kesselman said. "I know from the letters we receive from them how grateful they are for the support. OceanFirst is one of our most significant donors and more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 1 (TNSOps) -- Thomas Edison State University issued the following news release: Thomas Edison State University (TESU) nursing students are not passively learning about the many dimensions of public health in an urban setting, they are active participants. "We are actively part of today's real-time solutions in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, while we educate our nurses for tomorrow," noted Dr. Merodie A. Hancock, president of TESU. "Our Accelerated BSN Program stude more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, Feb. 10 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: Samsung just unveiled the perfect companion to Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband and the most powerful Galaxy phones yet -- the Galaxy S22 series. The good news is that you can be the first to get your hands on them. All three models are available for preorder at Verizon today, and they will be in stores starting February 25. The best deals, on Verizon G more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 9 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: Global research and education leader Wiley today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on open access publishing with the library directors of Tohoku University, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, and Tokyo University of Science. This MoU is intended to be the basis for a new transformational agreement and to accelera more PR