PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 4 (TNSPer) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: Paul Lipton, a dedicated member of the dean's senior leadership team at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), has been named senior associate dean for academic administration, effective March 7. A longtime higher education administrator and educator, Lipton currently serves as associate dean of the undergraduate program at SPIA, wher more PR

MAHWAH, New Jersey, March 2 (TNSAwa) -- Ramapo College issued the following news release: Dr. Julie Norflus-Good, Director of the Master of Arts in Special Education Program at Ramapo College, received the prestigious Max Sobel Award for Outstanding Service and Leadership in Mathematics Education by the Association of Mathematics Teachers of New Jersey (AMTNJ). The annual award is named for Dr. Max Sobel, whose 50-year career in teaching mathematics has set an example for educators. The award  more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 4 (TNSPar) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Amazon announced a partnership with Rutgers-Newark and other institutes of higher learning in New Jersey to cover tuition costs for front-line employees. These partnerships are part of Amazon's initiative to expand career advancement opportunities it offers its 750,000 hourly employees in the U.S. by partnering with more than 140 national and local universities to provide fully-funded college tuition. They a more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 4 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on March 3, 2022: American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced today it was recently awarded $485,000 from the Water Research Foundation (WRF) to assist the water industry better understand how disinfectants, like chorine, reduce opportunistic pathogens, including Legionella, the bacteria that can cau more PR

FREEHOLD, New Jersey, March 4 -- CentraState Healthcare System issued the following news: In an effort to make preventive healthcare more convenient for women, CentraState Healthcare System is now offering mammograms with no prescription. Patients who are 40 or older with no symptoms and due for a routine mammography screening can simply make an appointment with the Star and Barry Tobias Women's Health Center. If an abnormality is detected, the nurse navigator will contact the patient's physic more PR

NORTH BRANCH, New Jersey, March 2 (TNSRes) -- Raritan Valley Community College issued the following news release: A new economic study shows that Raritan Valley Community College creates a significant positive impact on the regional business community and generates a return on investment to students, taxpayers, and society. These are the findings of The Economic Value of Raritan Valley Community College, an economic impact study just released by Emsi Burning Glass of Boston and Moscow, ID. The more PR

NEW YORK, March 2 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Immigration & Compliance Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP is celebrating its 10th anniversary in its New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia offices. Over the last decade, the New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia team has grown to nearly 20 attorneys and business professionals serving a wide range of clients, from Fortune 500 companies to universities and entrepreneurs. Known by client more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 4 -- Kentucky American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release on March 3, 2022: Kentucky American Water and the National Conference of Firemen and Oilers Union have reached a 4-year contract agreement, the company confirmed today. "We are pleased that after five months of negotiations we have reached an agreement that is fair for employees, the company and the customers we serve," said David Farrar, vice president of operations for K more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 2 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 1, 2022: The Murphy Administration today announced the award of $16.12 million to organizations across the state through the Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF). The fund is administered by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and provides financial assistance for the development of different types of affordable housing projects to create stronger, fairer communities in wh more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 3 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following statement: * * * New Jersey Democratic State Committee Chair LeRoy Jones, Jr., is releasing the following statement praising President Joe Biden's first State of the Union address. "In some of the most trying and difficult times in recent memory, President Joe Biden showed tonight the kind of strength and leadership we all need to continue to move America forward. The President's State of the Union  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 1 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy, Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver, NJDOT Commissioner and NJ TRANSIT Board Chair Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti and NJ TRANSIT President & CEO Kevin S. Corbett today announced the fifth consecutive year of no fare increases for NJ TRANSIT under the Murphy Administration. It was also announced that Wi-Fi will be installed on all NJ TRANSIT buses through Governor Mu more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 4 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 2, 2022: Governor Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 291, which requires all state agencies to review their authority to suspend or revoke licenses, permits, registrations, and certifications of businesses that invest directly in companies owned or controlled by the government of Russia, Belarus or its instrumentalities. The executive order also directs all relevant State agencies to  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 5 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: At his final COVID-19 press briefing, Governor Phil Murphy announced the signing of Executive Order No. 292, which lifts the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in addition to the statewide school and daycare mask mandate, effective on Monday, March 7. This major step has been made possible by the Murphy Administration's comprehensive and successful pandemic response efforts. "With COVID-19 moving  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 3 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 2, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 290, which updates and clarifies timeframes for requiring covered workers at health care facilities and high-risk congregate settings to be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations, including having received a booster shot. EO No. 290 aligns state timelines with updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recomm more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 4 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 3, 2022: Building on his commitment to making New Jersey stronger, fairer, and more affordable, Governor Phil Murphy today unveiled the ANCHOR Property Tax Relief Program, a new initiative that will distribute $900 million in property tax relief to nearly 1.8 million homeowners and renters across the state during Fiscal Year 2023 (FY2023). The ANCHOR (Affordable New Jersey Communities for  more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 5 -- New Jersey American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace over two miles of aging water main in Northfield and Pleasantville starting next week. The project also includes replacing six fire hydrants and 118 utility-owned service lines along the pipeline route. The company will upgrade the aging 4- and 6-inch cast iron water lines that were installed as far back as the 1940s with new 8- and  more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 5 -- New Jersey American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace approximately 4,570 feet of aging water main in Cherry Hill starting next week. The project also includes replacing two fire hydrants and 81 utility-owned service lines along the pipeline route. The company will upgrade the aging 6-inch cast iron water lines that were installed in the 1960s with new 4- and 8-inch ductile iron main al more PR

HAMILTON, New Jersey, March 4 -- The New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association issued the following commentary: * * * By Amy Ruck Kagan Vice President, Authorizer Engagement and Advancement I have worked in the charter space for almost two decades, seven of those at the New Jersey Department of Education running the charter school office. I built my career on my belief in quality public schools of all types - for all children. This is why I agree with Gov. Phil Murphy, who at his Februar more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 1 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2022: * * * Rep. Stan Saylor (R-York) today announced that he will be introducing a resolution to urge New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New Jersey Gov. Philip Murphy to end their states' policies banning the construction of any new natural gas pipelines. Policies in New York and New Jersey banning the construction of new natural gas pipelines has walled off Pennsylvania natural  more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Feb. 28 (TNSPol) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: By Brittany Murray and B. Rose Huber Russia deployed troops into neighboring Ukraine on Feb. 24 -- an attack coming just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "military operation" in the Donbas region of Ukraine, saying that Russia would intervene as an act of self-defense. Now, bombings and airstrikes are escalating, leading those in Ukraine more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 4 (TNSRes) -- Princeton University issued the following news: Combining questions about a person's health with data from smartwatch sensors, a new app developed using research at Princeton University can predict within minutes whether someone is infected with COVID-19. This new breed of diagnostic tool stems from research led by Niraj Jha, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Princeton University. His team is developing artificial intelligence (AI) more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 4 (TNSRes) -- Princeton University issued the following news: Arctic Indigenous worlds, experiences, and challenges past and present -- along with their implications for our climate crisis -- are the focus of a course at Princeton this spring titled "Pluriversal Arctic." That is also the life's work of the course's instructor, Olga Ulturgasheva, an Eveny member, renowned anthropologist and the current Canadian Studies Pathy Distinguished Visitor at Princeton. "I'm  more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 1 (TNSRep) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: By Marc Schwartz The New Jersey State Policy Lab at Rutgers University released a study of challenges faced by local governments seeking to quickly distribute emergency rental assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, citing the city of Newark as a success story. Although housing shortages and evictions were a problem before March of 2020, they became a crisis when lockdowns and shuttered businesses resulted  more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 3 (TNSBook) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: By Carrie Stetler From the 1970s through the 1990s, Chicago police tortured more than 100 Black men, many of whom made false confessions. Rutgers-Newark School of Criminal Justice Dean Bill McCarthy has co-authored a book on the scandal and why it continued unabated for nearly two decades, despite complaints from the victims and their families. Several of the men, who were burned, electroshocked, beaten and more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 2 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: By Nicole Swenarton During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth services were well liked and highly utilized by individuals with multiple sclerosis. While many people skipped regular health check-ups during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research indicates that people with multiple sclerosis (MS) used online telehealth services more frequently to keep in contact with their health care providers and were high more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 1 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A with Lewis Nelson, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine and a medical toxicologist at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School: * * * A Rutgers expert discusses the rise of fentanyl deaths nationwide--and how they can be averted * * * The number of people dying from fentanyl is continuing to spike, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that has seen a significant rise of opioid- more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, March 4 (TNSOps) -- Seton Hall University issued the following letter by President Joseph E. Nyre: * * * Dear Members of the Seton Hall Community, We have watched the crisis in Ukraine develop amid international disbelief and outrage. Though the conflict continues to worsen, causing many to despair, our Setonian character inspires us to take action. There is much we have done -- and will continue to do -- to provide a beacon of hope for Ukraine and the world in these more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, March 2 (TNSOps) -- Stockton University issued the following news: The Stockton University Division of Student Affairs, in collaboration with the City of Atlantic City, closed Black History Month with a celebration in the Fannie Lou Hamer Event Room at Stockton Atlantic City that recognized the achievements and contributions of historic Black figures who had an impact on history. Master of Ceremonies Clint Walden, Zoning Official for Atlantic City Department of Planning a more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, March 5 (TNSRes) -- Stockton University issued the following news: Atlantic City would benefit from a coordinated marketing plan and events that can attract more and younger visitors and emphasize the assets of the city including casinos, beaches and restaurants, according to the results of three recent surveys produced by the Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism (LIGHT) at the Stockton University School of Business. The survey results indicated  more PR

OXFORD, Ohio, March 3 (TNSAwa) -- Miami University issued the following news: President Joe Biden has named Global Field Program graduate Helen Corveleyn MAT '20, STEM teacher at Hopewell Elementary School in New Jersey, and Brian McDowell '94 MAT '02, science teacher at Highlands Middle School in northern Kentucky, as recipients of the 2020 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Corveleyn and McDowell are among 117 individuals and organizations honored more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, March 3 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: Given the ongoing situation in Eastern Europe, Verizon is expanding its relief offer in order to keep its customers connected to friends and loved ones in the affected areas. Through March 10, Verizon is waiving international calling, texting and in-country data charges for consumer and business wireless customers to and from Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Sl more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, March 3 (TNSOps) -- William Paterson University issued the following news release on March 1, 2022: During her time as a student assistant in the Hackensack Zoning Department, public health education and political science student Julianna McVeigh '22 learned that the increase in major weather events due to climate change will have a large impact on local governments, specifically their preparation and adoption of public health policy. Her Honors thesis focuses primarily on h more PR