CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 25 (TNSPer) -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly-traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced that Nick Rowe, senior vice president of American Water and president of Kentucky American Water, will retire effective July 31, 2022. The company named Kathryn Nash as the new president of Kentucky American Water, effective May 2, 2022. Rowe wil more PR

PARAMUS, New Jersey, March 24 (TNSPer) -- Bergen Community College issued the following news release: Bergen Community College has hired longtime Ocean County College student support services leader A.J. Trump, Ed.D., as vice president of student affairs. Trump represents the latest executive hired by the College as second-year President Eric M. Friedman continues to build a comprehensive leadership team. Trump will have the responsibility for overseeing a division that features critical areas  more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, March 22 (TNSPer) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: The newest member of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Tao Zhang joined the faculty as an assistant professor in January, after six years on the faculty of Husson University School of Pharmacy in Maine. Prior to entering the world of academia, he worked in the Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics Department at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation in New Jersey. Zhang was attracted to the Binghamt more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 22 (TNSPer) -- Princeton University issued the following news: Justin Walter, formerly deputy director of expense and capital budget for the New York City Office of Management & Budget, has been named Princeton's assistant vice president for facilities finance and administrative services. He starts at Princeton on March 21. As assistant vice president for facilities finance and administrative services, Walter will provide strategic oversight of the University's ca more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 23 (TNSPer) -- Missouri American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: Missouri American Water today announced that Matthew Barnhart has been named Director, Operations for Missouri American Water. In this role, Barnhart will continue to oversee operations for the company's southwest district and work with communities facing water and wastewater challenges to facilitate economic growth and long-term sustainability in the region. "Ma more PR

MAHWAH, New Jersey, March 22 (TNSPer) -- Ramapo College issued the following news release: Ramapo College of New Jersey has appointed Leigh-Cregan Keller as Dean of the Library and Learning Commons. Keller joined Ramapo in 2004 as a librarian of the George T. Potter Library and has served as Interim Director since 2019. In her role as Dean, Keller will be charged with developing, articulating, and presenting a vision for both the Library and Learning Commons and translating these visions into  more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, March 23 (TNSPer) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Seton Hall University is pleased to announce that Courtney B. Smith, Ph.D. acting dean of the School of Diplomacy and International Relations, has been appointed to the role of Dean. To foster collaboration among the University's schools and colleges -- a key priority of Harvest Our Treasures -- Dean Smith also will serve as vice dean of Seton Hall Law, where he will assist with budget management and more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 26 (TNSPer) -- Thomas Edison State University issued the following news release: Dr. Merodie A. Hancock, president, Thomas Edison State University, announced that Mary F. Heagley has been appointed as the vice president for advancement and executive vice president of the TESU Foundation. Most recently, Heagley served as senior director of Principal and Planned Giving at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., where she was responsible for developing and  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 25 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 24, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy today announced his intention to nominate Carlos A. Medina, Esq, Kiabi Carson, and Evan Weiss to the NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors. The Governor will also directly appoint Rashonda Brown and Karen Thomas to serve on the board. As the Murphy Administration continues to improve and invest in NJ TRANSIT, the new members will bring fresh and diverse per more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 24 (TNSRep) -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly-traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced today, that along with the American Water Charitable Foundation (AWCF) and New Jersey American Water, the company donated more than $1.3 million in 2021 to community organizations benefiting the City of Camden. This continues American Water's commitment to cultivati more PR

FREEHOLD, New Jersey, March 24 -- CentraState Healthcare System issued the following news: Has the pandemic set back your child's development? CentraState's new HealthyPlay for Kids program addresses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the social and emotional development of children ages 3-5. Led by CentraState OceanFirst Rehabilitation Center's occupational therapists, the program builds confidence and skills within a small group setting where children have the opportunity to play, make f more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 25 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 24, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont announced today that Connecticut is joining New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts to develop a proposal to become one of at least four regional clean hydrogen hubs designated through the federal Clean Hydrogen Hubs program included in the 2021 federal bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The IIJA includes historic levels of funding f more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 22 (TNSconf) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news release: Dean Kamen, an inventor and entrepreneur known for the Segway, and founder of the FIRST international youth organization, will deliver the keynote address at Stevens Institute of Technology's 2022 graduate commencement on Thursday, May 26. During the ceremony, Stevens will confer on Kamen an honorary doctor of engineering degree -- an award that reflects his work as an inventor, enginee more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 24 (TNSRes) -- Princeton University issued the following news: New Jersey's goal of providing residents electricity without generating carbon pollution by 2050 is attainable and affordable, but may involve significant use of out-of-state power, Princeton professor Jesse Jenkins told a state legislative committee on Monday. Jenkins, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy the Environment, leads a team of resear more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 23 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: In times of uncertainty, it can be incredibly challenging for organizations and teams to solve complex problems and find innovative solutions. In the new book, Move to the Edge, Declare it Center, author Everett Harper, an entrepreneur, strategist, the CEO and Co-Founder of Truss, shares effective methods for decision-making in situations where there may be a lack of complete information, ways to sustain tea more PR

MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, March 24 (TNSPar) -- Montclair State University issued the following news release on March 23, 2022: Montclair State University's Board of Trustees today authorized the University to provide financial support to Bloomfield College, if needed, to ensure the College can remain open through the 2022-23 academic year while the two institutions work toward their goal of establishing a permanent relationship. As New Jersey's only four-year Predominantly Black Institution (PBI) more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 22 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following news: Tom Sherman launched the first Facebook ads of his campaign, and they don't exactly live up to doctor's orders for the prescriptions of a winning campaign. According to publicly available data from Facebook's ad archive, in one ad New Hampshire clocks in at #20 for states where the ad is targeted to be shown, trailing far behind liberal states like California, New York, New Jersey, and Michigan.  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 22 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Department of Environmental Protection is awarding 38 grants totaling $1.3 million to promote the stewardship of urban and community trees and forests throughout New Jersey, Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced today. The grants support Governor Phil Murphy's environmental justice initiatives in vulnerable neighborhoods, with 75 percent of the funds awarded to muni more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 22 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Department of Environmental Protection's Marine Fisheries Administration is receiving $826,807 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Program to create the NJ Seafood Processor COVID-19 Assistance Program, Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced today. The DEP's Marine Fisheries Administration is p more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 23 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: In support of the State of New Jersey and Governor Phil Murphy's efforts to withdraw the State from the Waterfront Commission, Acting Attorney General Matt Platkin last night filed a legal brief in the Supreme Court of the United States opposing New York's request for an injunction that would prevent New Jersey from following its law to withdraw from the Waterfront Commission Compact and have the more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 25 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 24, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy, Governor Hochul of New York, Governor Baker of Massachusetts, and Governor Lamont of Connecticut today announced a multi-state partnership to propose a regional clean hydrogen hub. The states will join with an initial group of 40 hydrogen ecosystem partners to develop a proposal to become one of at least four regional clean hydrogen hubs designated through  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 26 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 25, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy, Senator John Bramnick, Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz and Acting Education Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan today visited Chatham High School, highlighting one of the school districts that will benefit from the nearly $19.2 billion in funding for New Jersey schools in the Governor's Fiscal Year 2023 budget plan. The budget proposal includes an additional $65 more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 23 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 22, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy today announced that a motion to end federal oversight of the Department of Children and Families under a settlement agreement initiated by Charlie and Nadine H. vs. Whitman has been jointly presented to the federal court by the state and an attorney representing the plaintiffs. "This agreement signifies the meaningful progress the Department of Children an more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 25 (TNSRep) -- The New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education issued the following news release: Throughout 2021, New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education Dr. Brian K. Bridges partnered with The Hunt Institute, State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO), and 24 postsecondary education and workforce development leaders from across the state to form the New Jersey Higher Education Collaborative (NJHEC). The group's charge was to develop a  more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 25 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on March 24, 2022: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York has signed a multi-state agreement, including with an initial group of 40 hydrogen ecosystem partners, to develop a proposal to become one of at least four regional clean energy hydrogen hubs designated through the federal Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs program included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The Ne more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 22 (TNSconf) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news release: Hall of Fame baseball player, philanthropist and best-selling author Cal Ripken Jr. will deliver Stevens Institute of Technology's 2022 undergraduate commencement address on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. During the ceremony, Stevens will confer on Ripken an honorary doctor of philosophy degree -- an award that reflects his achievements in athletics, youth development, entrepreneurship, phila more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 25 -- New Jersey American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace approximately 3,720 feet of aging water main in Berkeley Heights, Linden, and Summit starting this week. The project also includes replacing eight fire hydrants and 65 utility-owned service lines along the pipeline route. The company will replace the aging 6- and 8-inch cast iron water lines that were installed as far back as the 1 more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 25 -- New Jersey American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace approximately 8,400 feet of aging water main in Ocean Township starting this week. The project also includes replacing one fire hydrant and 106 utility-owned service lines along the pipeline route. The company will upgrade the aging 2- and 6-inch cast iron water lines, that were installed as far back as the 1900s, with new 8-inch du more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 26 -- New Jersey American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace nearly one mile of aging water main in Little Falls starting this week. The project also includes replacing 12 fire hydrants and 98 utility-owned service lines along the pipeline route. The company will upgrade the aging 4-, 6- and 8-inch cast iron water lines that were installed as far back as the 1900s with new 8- and 12-inch duct more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 26 -- New Jersey American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace approximately 2,140 feet of aging water main in Lindenwold starting next week. The project also includes replacing two fire hydrants and 115 utility-owned service lines along the pipeline route. The company will upgrade the aging 2-, 6- and 8-inch cast iron water lines that were installed in the 1970s with new 4- and 8-inch ductile  more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 25 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace approximately 3,440 feet of aging water main in Cinnaminson starting this week. The project also includes replacing four fire hydrants and 57 utility-owned service lines along the pipeline route. The company will upgrade the aging 6- and 8-inch cast iron water lines that were installed in the 1960s with new 8-inch ductile iron main along the f more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, March 23 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: Looking for a slick new 5G smartphone with an epic camera system and a brilliant display? Look no further. The motorola edge+ 5G UW will be available online and at Verizon stores on March 24 starting at $23.61/mo. for 36 months on Verizon Device Payment (0% APR; $849.99 retail). And Verizon is making it easier than ever to get your hands on Motorola's latest flag more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 26 -- Princeton University issued the following news on March 24, 2022: Joe Stephens, who spent years as an investigative reporter for the Washington Post, likes to tell a joke on the first day of class to students in his course, "The Media in America: What to Read and Believe." Cribbed from a famous talk by novelist David Foster Wallace, the joke goes like this: "In the morning, two fish come out of their house and they're swimming across the ocean. An older fish  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 25 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: In an interview on the John Fredericks Show, GOP Senate candidate George Bochetto told Mitch McConnell to "Take a hike", making it clear he would oppose him as leader if he became Pennsylvania's next Senator. The pronouncement begs the question, where does the rest of the field stand in the GOP's messy "civil war"? Hedge fund executive David McCormick has actually donated to McConnell in the pas more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 24 (TNSRes) -- Princeton University issued the following news on March 23, 2022: Top White House policy advisors on climate and clean energy, along with leaders of the U.S. Department of Energy, visited the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) on Feb. 15 to discuss how to accelerate the development of fusion energy as a carbon-free method to generate safe, clean, and abundant electricity using the same process that powers the sun and the stars. The developmen more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, March 26 (TNSconf) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Patrick T. Harker, the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, will deliver a lecture, "The Economy and the Job Market: Where We're Going, Where We've Been," during an appearance at Rider University on April 14 from 6 to 7 p.m. Harker took office on July 1, 2015, as the 11th president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. In this role,  more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, March 24 (TNSBook) -- Rider University issued the following news release on March 23, 2022: A growing number of school teachers are reporting disillusionment with the profession. Struggling with the effects of the pandemic and ongoing staff shortages, 55% of educators nationwide say they are ready to retire earlier than expected, according to survey results released in February by the National Education Association. "Teachers were stressed out before the pandemic, w more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 23 (TNSPro) -- Rowan University issued the following news: Studies in cybersecurity aren't only for computer science experts. The launch of Rowan University's Master of Science in cybersecurity degree program comes at a critical time when cybersecurity professionals are in high demand. "More cybersecurity professionals from different backgrounds are exactly what we need in this country," said Dr. Vahid Heydari, director of the Center for Cybersecurity Education an more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 22 (TNSfund) -- Rowan University issued the following news on March 21, 2022: U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross presented Rowan University President Ali A. Houshmand on Monday with a ceremonial $500,000 check for a federal workforce training grant that will be used to prepare students for New Jersey's burgeoning wind power industry. Funded by U.S. taxpayers, the grant will fuel workforce training programs designed to fit the needs of wind energy employers, starting  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 25 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * The Game of Real Life 'teaches people how to cope with life's many challenges' * * * By Greg Bruno Zen Buddhists inspired it, Lady Gaga has touted it and now thanks to the innovative work of a Rutgers doctoral student, a major publishing house thinks you should try it: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). The Game of Real Life, a card game created by Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Pro more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 25 (TNSRep) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Six in 10 New Jerseyans rate garden state as excellent or good place to live, yet one-third want to move out of New Jersey * * * Almost six in 10 New Jersey residents say the Garden State is an "excellent" (14 percent) or "good" (44 percent) place to live, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. Twenty-eight percent rate it as "only fair" and another 13 percent as "poor." "New Jerseyans' vi more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 22 (TNSRep) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Most satisfied with state's handling of education and schools, least satisfied with cost of living and taxes * * * Fifty-two percent of New Jerseyans say the Garden State is off on the wrong track compared to 38 percent who say it is headed in the right direction, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. The latest numbers continue a downward trend first seen in October 2021 after a muc more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 25 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers study of New Jersey nurses shows combined effect of COVID-19 fears and discrimination disproportionately impacts nonwhite workers * * * By Kitta MacPherson In a phenomenon that researchers are calling a "dual pandemic" because of the severity of the impact of coupled factors, a Rutgers School of Nursing research study has found that nonwhite nurses are suffering disproportionately fro more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 23 (TNSfund) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: A new grant will launch a project that aims to break down barriers keeping underrepresented students from pursuing careers in earth sciences The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has made a $250,000 grant to Rutgers to increase the number of Black, Latinx, and Indigenous students earning degrees in the geosciences. The geosciences--which include the study of Earth and its bodies of water, natural resources more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 21 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers study sheds light on consumer interest in "nicotine pouches" * * * By Kitta MacPherson Consumer interest and awareness in nicotine pouches - products that contain nicotine but have no tobacco and one of the newest industry products -- is growing and they are most popular among younger smokers and those trying to quit, according to a Rutgers research study. The study, the first indepe more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 25 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Several experts at the Center for Tobacco Studies at Rutgers participated in Premium Cigar Study by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine funded by FDA and NIH * * * By Patti Verbanas What is a "premium cigar" and how to they affect people's health differently than other cigars or cigarettes? Experts at the Center for Tobacco Studies at Rutgers were part of a National A more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 22 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Researchers at Rutgers University, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Rockefeller University, and Cornell University are teaming up to examine how the processes that regulate gene expression and chromosome behaviors can lead to health issues, including cancer, birth defects, miscarriage, and infertility. Cells undergo a remarkable transformation process to form eggs and sperm, which upon fertiliz more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 25 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers researchers used roundworms to discover extracellular vesicles carry RNA-binding proteins * * * By John Cramer Scientists have long puzzled about a critical way that cells communicate with one another, but Rutgers researchers have used a simple roundworm to solve the mystery. The study, which appears in the journal Current Biology, could help to develop treatments for Alzheimer's and more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 24 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Medication for opioid use disorder was lowest among adolescents and adults ages 50 or older, Rutgers researcher finds * * * By Patti Verbanas Despite strong evidence that medication is the most effective treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), adolescents and most adults who might benefit from OUD treatment report no medication use, according to a study by researchers at the Rutgers School o more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 25 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * An independent evaluation of one Project ECHO program provides evidence of patient-level care improvements * * * By Nicole Swenarton Tele-mentoring for primary care providers was associated with a decrease in hospitalizations for Medicaid patients with diabetes. According to a new study, primary care physicians and nurse practitioners who participated in a Rutgers Project ECHO complex endocr more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 25 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Counseling may help keep people in treatment, according to Rutgers study * * * By Michelle Edelstein Receiving psychosocial and behavioral therapy alongside medications for opioid use disorder leads to better treatment engagement and continuity, according to Rutgers researchers. To better understand the role of psychosocial and behavioral therapy, the study, published in the Journal of Subst more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, March 25 (TNSBook) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news on March 24, 2022: Anne Hewitt, Ph.D., Professor and Acting Chair of the Department of Interprofessional Health Sciences and Health Administration, announced that the recently published Population Health Management: Strategies, Tools, Applications and Outcomes has been granted the Doody's Review Service 5-Stars Award. Doody's is a medical book review service designed to assist medical libraries and i more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, March 22 (TNSfund) -- Stockton University issued the following news: New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher got a taste of the sweet life at Stockton University during a tour of the university's sugar bush and sugar shack on March 16. Stockton is in its second year of an almost $1 million federally-funded pilot program to research and develop the feasibility of developing a maple syrup industry in the southern New Jersey region using red maples, which are plen more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 24 -- Newark Board of Education issued the following news release: Superintendent Leon hosted the first-ever Black Men Rising Coalition + Latino Men Rising Coalition development event at the Dr. Marion A. Bolden Student Center on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm. The event hosted in commemoration of Women's History Month, intended to highlight influential women who are committed to ensuring there are sufficient numbers of men of color that are well pre more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, March 22 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release on March 21, 2022: Verizon and Live Nation today announced a multi-year technology and artist innovation partnership that will leverage Verizon's industry-leading 5G Ultra Wideband technology and presale ticket access to its' 100 million strong consumer base. Verizon will utilize the power of its 5G to work hand-in-hand with Live Nation and its artists to create  more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, March 24 (TNSJou) -- William Paterson University issued the following news release: New research led by William Paterson University sociology professor Deniz Yucel paints a picture of working from home that isn't as rosy as popular belief often conveys. Despite its advantages--such as not having to commute and all-day access to one's home kitchen--the study published in the journal Community, Work and Family discovered that working from home can increase, rather than decreas more PR