PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 10 (TNSPer) -- Princeton University issued the following news: Rodney Priestley, the Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and vice dean for innovation, has been named dean of Princeton University's Graduate School. He will begin in his new role on June 1. "Rod Priestley is a superb scholar, a dedicated teacher and a proven administrator," said Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber. "He cares deeply about g more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 4 (TNSPer) -- Princeton University issued the following news: Suneetha Vaitheswaran, a senior leader in analytics strategy, systems consulting and data governance, has been named Princeton University's first University Data Officer. She began in her new role on Feb. 28. The University Data Officer is the senior university executive responsible for supporting the effective use of administrative data at Princeton, reporting to Jay Dominick, vice president for informa more PR

SAN MARCOS, Texas, March 12 (TNSPer) -- Texas State University issued the following Q&A with Chief Research Officer Shreek Mandayam: * * * Shreek Mandayam was recently named Texas State's new chief research officer. He will join the university's Office of Research & Sponsored Programs beginning July 1. Mandayam is the founder and lead investigator of Rowan University's Virtual Reality Center, which is located in Glassboro, New Jersey. He has held previous appointments there as the vice presid more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 9 (TNSAwa) -- Princeton University issued the following news on March 8, 2022: Two Princeton professors, mathematician Charles Fefferman and ecologist Simon Levin, have received Frontiers of Knowledge Awards from the BBVA Foundation. Charles Fefferman, Princeton's Herbert E. Jones, Jr. '43 University Professor of Mathematics, has been awarded the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in basic sciences. Simon Levin, Princeton's James S. McDonnell Distinguishe more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 9 (TNSAwa) -- Rowan University issued the following news: Dr. Kaitlin Mallouk, assistant professor in the Experiential Engineering Education Department (ExEEd) in the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, has received the 2022 Distinguished Teaching Award for the Middle Atlantic Section of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). The award honors an individual in each section, distinguished by region, dedicated to excellence in engineering education. more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 10 (TNSAwa) -- Rowan University issued the following news: A dozen Rowan University students and faculty members will be honored during the international BEA Festival of Media Arts, one of the most prestigious awards programs for higher education communicators, next month in Las Vegas. Senior Josh Ticcino, a Radio, Television & Film and Sports Communication and Media double major from Washington Township, will receive a first-place award for "Student On-Air Persona more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 9 (TNSAwa) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news release: Stevens Institute of Technology received the prestigious 2022 Active Minds Healthy Campus Award, which recognizes Stevens' commitment to the physical and mental health of its students and as "one of the healthiest college campuses in the nation." Active Minds is a leader in its support of mental health awareness and education for young adults. "Student-centricity is a core value at Steve more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 8 (TNSAwa) -- Thomas Edison State University issued the following news release on March 7, 2022: Giovanna Grantham, an IT consultant and student at Thomas Edison State University (TESU) is one of two students selected as the American Council on Education's (ACE) 2021 Students of the Year. Grantham expects to graduate later this year from TESU with a Bachelor of Arts degree in liberal studies and an associate of natural science and mathematics in computer science. She more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, March 11 (TNSAwa) -- William Paterson University issued the following news release: William Paterson University's radio and television stations, WP88.7 fm Brave New Radio and WPTV television, won a combined six first-place awards from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS). Students from the radio and TV clubs gathered together for a viewing party to watch the 82nd virtual awards ceremony. WP's Brave New Radio won four awards from nine award nominations, which include more PR

HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, March 8 (TNSRes) -- Centenary University issued the following news release: Move over, STEM. Writing is making a comeback in the workplace. While the focus in recent years has been on science, technology, engineering, and math, employers are increasingly placing a higher premium on the so-called "soft skills" that are essential in navigating the uncertainties of doing business during a worldwide pandemic. Experts say that STEM skills are still in high demand, but empl more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 9 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: The City of Camden and American Water jointly announced today that City of Camden Division of Utilities water customers can now view information on the utility-owned and customer-owned portion of the service line and the materials they are made of through a webpage. Displaying this information on the city's website (https://www.ci.camden.nj.us/water-services/) is in response to New more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, March 12 (TNSconf) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news on March 11, 2022: The Office of the Provost invites you to a special in-person gathering for our speaker series Impact Talks, featuring Riccardo Illy, former chairman of Guppo Illy. He is well-known for his expert marketing and business leadership of his family's coffee company, Illycaffe, in the 80's and 90's, among many other business ventures. Illy has also held several prestigious positions with more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 10 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release on March 9, 2022: Global research and education leader Wiley today announced a new two-year agreement with OhioLINK, a statewide academic library consortium for the State of Ohio in the U.S. This agreement builds on an open access pilot both institutions completed in 2020, and furthers their joint commitment to making more peer-reviewed research available to readers across the globe. OhioLINK member institut more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 12 (TNSRes) -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: The Wiley Foundation is pleased to announce that the 20th annual Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences will be awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper for procedures to predict highly accurate three-dimensional structures of protein molecules from their amino-acid sequences. David Baker is Head of the Institute for Protein Design and The Henrietta and Aubrey Davis Endowed Professor of  more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 12 -- Kentucky American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: As part of Kentucky American Water's ongoing efforts to invest in water system infrastructure it will launch water main replacement projects this month in Lexington on Crewe Court, Fogo Court and Merrimac Drive as well as in the Tisdale Drive and Fraserdale Drive areas. The project on Crewe Court, Fogo Court and Merrimac Drive represents an investment of $900,000 and will more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 9 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has assessed a $19,092 penalty to Nasoya Foods USA, LLC for violating the Massachusetts Hazardous Waste regulations at its tofu manufacturing facility located at 1 New England Way in the Town of Ayer. Following a tip from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, MassDEP learned that Nasoya h more PR

MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, March 1 (TNSPro) -- Montclair State University issued the following news release: The College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Montclair State University is now offering an online graduate certificate program in Customer Experience and User Experience Research (CX/UX Research). Designed to meet the growing need for professionals in the field of customer experience (CX) and user experience (UX), the 13.5-credit, five-course program builds student expertise in understa more PR

HAMILTON, New Jersey, March 11 (TNSPol) -- The New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: Following February's denials of high-performing public charter schools, hundreds of parents and students, primarily families of color, from New Jersey's public charter schools took to the state's capitol, urging Governor Phil Murphy to direct Acting Department of Education Commissioner Angelica Allen- McMillan to reverse these harmful decisions and su more PR

HAMILTON, New Jersey, March 10 (TNSPol) -- The New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association issued the following agency statement: * * * "The New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association applauds Governor Murphy's FY2023 budget which demonstrates a strong commitment to fully funding New Jersey's public schools, including public charter schools. "The additional $650 million in K-12 aid will allow districts and schools to meet the challenges of school operations during a difficult time in pu more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 9 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following statement: * * * New Jersey Democratic State Committee Chair LeRoy Jones, Jr., is releasing the following statement on Governor Phil Murphy's budget address. "Today, Governor Murphy laid out a comprehensive vision that will continue to put New Jersey on a path to a stronger, fairer, and more affordable future. The Governor's annual budget address included numerous announcements that all of our resid more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 10 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on March 9, 2022: Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette welcomes a decision today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to restore a California air emissions authority that will allow New Jersey and other states to implement the same clean-air standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. "We applaud the EPA for reinstat more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 12 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on March 11, 2022: Barnegat Lighthouse will close to visitors for the next seven months as the Department of Environmental Protection embarks on a $1.3 million restoration of the historic lighthouse, DEP Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced today. The lighthouse closes Monday, March 14. Construction work through October will involve a complete exterior restoration of t more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 10 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on March 9, 2022: The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, in partnership with the Trails Task Force of the New Jersey Geospatial Forum, today announced the release of the first phase of a statewide inventory of public trails in New Jersey. This first-of-its-kind dataset, using information provided by government agencies and nonprofits, will advance the capabili more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 10 (TNSRep) -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: A new guidebook released today will give municipalities a blueprint to become Electric Vehicle Ready, from implementing the statewide Electric Vehicle Supply/Service Equipment (EVSE) ordinance to streamlining the permitting process and installing charging stations for fleet or public use. Charge Up Your Town - Best Management Practices to Ensure Yo more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 12 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 11, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy and Acting Attorney General Matt Platkin today announced that New Jersey is set to receive $641 million from settlements with Johnson & Johnson, which manufactured opioids, and the country's three largest pharmaceutical distributors - McKesson, Cardinal Health, and AmerisourceBergen. The $641 million in settlement funds will be paid through 2038 and will fun more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 11 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and the New Jersey-Israel Commission today announced strong and sustained levels of economic growth between New Jersey and the State of Israel between 2020 and 2021. Despite a turbulent period caused by the global pandemic, significant increases in bilateral trade and investment are reflected in newly released data from the New Jersey Economic Dev more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 11 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy and Acting Education Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan visited James Monroe Elementary School in Edison today to highlight the nearly $19.2 billion to support New Jersey schools reflected in the Governor's Fiscal Year 2023 budget plan. The budget proposal will support learning acceleration, climate-change education, and expanded pre-K through an infusion of an additional $ more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 9 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy delivered his fifth annual budget address on Tuesday, outlining a spending proposal for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY2023) that builds on the historic progress made over the last four years with new investments that will make New Jersey stronger, fairer, and more affordable by delivering substantially more property tax relief to many more families, providing the highest level of school more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 10 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 9, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation (S-1889/A-3090) that prohibits certain government dealings with businesses associated with Russia or Belarus, in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The signing of this bipartisan legislation follows Governor Murphy's executive order requiring all state agencies to review their authority to suspend or revoke licenses, permits, r more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 9 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy will present his budget for Fiscal Year 2023 - a budget that is rooted in a renewed commitment to moving New Jersey forward, creating opportunity for every family, and making our state more affordable. This year, several New Jerseyans will join First Lady Tammy Murphy in the Assembly Chambers as special guests. These guests embody the values and spirit that Governor Murphy hig more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, March 12 (TNSfund) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Rider's Franklin F. Moore Library received a $10,000 grant funded by the American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries, which is an initiative of the American Library Association (ALA) that is made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Moore Library will use the grant to provide immersive, virtual reality more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 9 -- New Jersey American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water recently announced its end-of-year charitable giving total for 2021. Last year, the company provided over $1.3 million through grants, general charitable contributions, and programming support to nearly 70 organizations across New Jersey. "At New Jersey American Water, our work extends beyond providing safe, clean, and reliable water and wastewa more PR

UPPER SADDLE RIVER, New Jersey, March 7 -- Pearson Education issued the following agency statement: * * * All of us at Pearson are heartbroken and deeply concerned about the violence being inflicted on Ukraine by Russia. We stand with the Ukrainian people as they endure this injustice. Our priority continues to be supporting our Ukrainian employees and their families. In addition, Pearson is suspending the sale and delivery of our products and services in both Russia and Belarus. And, we ar more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, March 9 (TNSPro) -- William Paterson University issued the following news release: Students at William Paterson University are studying how grassroots activism, social media, and the press have brought disability rights to the forefront of the nation's understanding of basic human rights in a new course focused on the recent conservatorship case of pop star Britney Spears. The online course, titled #FreeBritney, uses Britney Spears' public battle to dissolve her father's con more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 11 (TNSRes) -- Princeton University issued the following news: Mention fusion energy, and people around here will think of the breakthroughs happening at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) in fusing -- combining -- the nuclei of hydrogen isotopes. But there are other kinds of fusion power, including one long shot that just got a big boost from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The audacious research project is more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 11 (TNSfund) -- Princeton University issued the following news on March 10, 2022: Princeton University is launching an initiative on blockchain and its potential to disrupt and redistribute power in society. Supported by four alumni in a combined major gift to Princeton's Venture Forward campaign, the initiative will convene scholars across disciplines to better understand the potential benefits and pitfalls of the technology. The rise of cryptocurrencies - digital more PR

MAHWAH, New Jersey, March 11 (TNSRes) -- Ramapo College issued the following news release: Ben Levy, Director of International Education at Ramapo College of New Jersey, was among the presenters at the annual conference of the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA), held in New Orleans. The presentation titled "Resources from the State Department: Building Back Study Abroad through Strategic Partnerships" was designed to discuss strategic partnerships between institutions  more PR

NORTH BRANCH, New Jersey, March 10 (TNSOps) -- Raritan Valley Community College issued the following news release: Raritan Valley Community College has received two generous Opportunity Meets Innovation Challenge Grants from the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) that offer expanded educational opportunities for students. The grants together total over $983,000. The "Creating On-ramps to College" grant helps support the needs of students. It focuses on such areas as acceleratin more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, March 10 (TNSOps) -- Rider University issued the following news release: At a pivotal moment for Rider University, President Gregory G. Dell'Omo, Ph.D., sat down with graduate student Ethan Duer '20 to talk about the University's response to the pandemic, college affordability, the changing nature of a college presidency and more. This is the second time Duer, who received a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations from Rider in 2020, has been able to record a conversati more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 9 (TNSRes) -- Rowan University issued the following news: Dr. Richard T. Jermyn has spent his medical career taking care of patients who are underserved and, often, stigmatized. He began his career practicing palliative medicine for patients with HIV and AIDS. Jermyn's focus shifted to pain management, not only for HIV patients but also for patients living with chronic pain or undergoing rehabilitation from neuromuscular injuries. The rise of the opioid epidemic pr more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 8 (TNSOps) -- Rowan University issued the following news: A new federally funded grant program at Rowan University aims to dismantle obstacles that frequently keep students from underrepresented backgrounds from pursuing academic careers and contributing to research and teaching in the field of clinical psychology. "In both the clinical practice of psychology and research and academic pursuits in clinical psychology, there is a lack of representation," said Dr. Jim more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 4 (TNSOps) -- Rowan University issued the following commentary by President Ali A. Houshmand: * * * Dear Rowan University Community, The invasion of Ukraine continues to bring suffering for Ukrainian people everywhere and for all who value peace and independence. It is, grievously, yet another painful moment in human history when innocent people fall victim to authoritarian aggression. As we join people around the world who are outraged and mourning the Putin admi more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 8 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news on March 7, 2022: Rutgers University-New Brunswick students are working to address health disparities and infant mortality, to understand why Black and Hispanic women are hesitant to get vaccines and other projects that benefit society as part of the Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA), a new initiative by the Office of Chancellor-Provost Francine Conway. "IDEA provides hands-on lear more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 8 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: By Emily Everson Layden By employing artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics to formulate therapeutic proteins, a team led by Rutgers researchers has successfully stabilized an enzyme able to degrade scar tissue resulting from spinal cord injuries and promote tissue regeneration. The study, recently published in Advanced Healthcare Materials, details the team's ground-breaking stabilization of the e more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 11 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: When Rutgers--University Newark researcher Jamelia Harris set out to study an educational system that disproportionately punishes and criminalizes Black girls, she relied on the girls themselves to help find answers. "Adults make the mistake of thinking we know better than students how to remedy race and gender inequity in our school system. But it's so important that we center the wisdom and expertise of yo more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 12 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: By Kitta MacPherson * * * New findings by Rutgers researchers show activities of specialized brain cells differ based on their location * * * New research may help scientists locate immature cells in the central nervous system that could shed light on the causes of neurodegenerative diseases like multiple sclerosis--and autoimmune disease that affects the brain and nervous system--and allow for the more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 11 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: By Lisa Intrabartola Julia Baumanis, assistant director of bands and director of pep bands, made history at Rutgers alongside the men's basketball team as she filled Jersey Mike's Arena with thunderous chants of R! U! during the last home game of the season. The Scarlet Knights are shattering expectations as the team competes for its second consecutive NCAA tournament bid. Baumanis broke a different kind of r more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 11 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: By Nicole Swenarton A high number of teens and young adults with an overdose involving a benzodiazepine (BZD), like Xanax, or psychostimulant, like Adderall - medications commonly used to treat mental health issues like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and anxiety disorders - have a recent medical prescription for a BZD or stimulant, according to Rutgers researchers who say physicians need to  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 8 (TNSRep) -- Rutgers University issued the following news on March 7, 2022: * * * Most New Jerseyans are comfortable returning to normal; half think the state government has done "just right" on pandemic * * * As masks officially come off today for teachers and children, a majority of New Jerseyans agree with lifting the childcare and school settings mask mandate, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. Forty-six percent "strongly agree" with Governo more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, March 9 (TNSOps) -- Stockton University issued the following news on March 8, 2022: Most New Jersey adults have maintained or improved their financial status as COVID-19 surged and waned in recent months. But as inflation rises, a majority are pessimistic about economic conditions, according to a Stockton University Poll released today. Daily COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and death numbers started rising in December. The surge peaked in January with 35,000 new cases an more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, March 10 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: Verizon will offer the powerful iPhone SE with compact and durable design, sophisticated alpine green iPhone 13 Pro and stunning green iPhone 13, and the powerful and versatile iPad Air with a new front camera with Center Stage. The new iPhone SE features impressive upgrades, including the performance of the A15 Bionic chip, 5G, an all-new camera system, longer  more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, March 10 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release on March 9, 2022: Verizon today released findings of a new survey of people who moved homes during the pandemic. The Verizon Movers Study, based on a Morning Consult survey of US residents who have recently moved, shows more than half those relocating wanted to live in an area with better infrastructure for fast home and cellular internet. With the rise in adopti more PR