PARAMUS, New Jersey, March 29 (TNSfund) -- Bergen Community College issued the following news release: The Infiniti Equity Fund, a renewable energy advocacy and development organization located in Howell, has selected Bergen Community College for its inaugural $10,000 grant available to New Jersey nonprofits. The grant will provide a cohort of Bergen STEM students with educational programs centered around environmental sustainability and equity. Students completing the "Environmental Justice an more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 31 (TNSPer) -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on March 30, 2022: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that Olivia C. Glenn will join EPA as Senior Advisor for Equity and Chief of Staff to EPA's Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia. Ms. Glenn will be helping to guide EPA Region 2's efforts to embed environmental justice and diversity goals into all of its work and will serve as all-arou more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 1 (TNSPer) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Lauren Errickson, who has been engaged in the development and management of food access programs at Rutgers Cooperative Extension for the past six years, was recently named director of Rutgers Gardens. She takes over the position as the gardens renews its commitment to diversity and inclusion, said Laura Lawson, interim executive dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Rutgers, when she ann more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, April 2 (TNSAwa) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Ines Angeli Murzaku, Ph.D., professor of religion and director of the Catholic Studies program at Seton Hall University, has been selected by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board for a Fulbright award to Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia. This will be Murzaku's fourth Fulbright award; she has previously completed Fulbright research twice in Italy and once in S more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 31 (TNSAwa) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: A virtual reality (VR) project executive produced by researchers at Princeton University's Program on Science and Global Security (SGS) and Games for Change won the Jury Award for Extended Reality (XR) Experiences at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival. The jury, comprised of three leading filmmakers and XR experts, described "On the Morning You Wake  more PR

NORTH BRANCH, New Jersey, March 30 (TNSAwa) -- Raritan Valley Community College issued the following news release: Dr. Derek Weber of Flemington, Raritan Valley Community College Professor of Biology and Microbiology, is the winner of this year's "Top Author Award" by Top Hat, an active learning platform used by colleges and universities. Weber is being honored for his work creating an affordable, clinically relevant, digital lab manual in microbiology. Seeing a need for a manual that helps al more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, March 29 (TNSAwa) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: On March 19, Ghana Imani Hylton, Director of Business Affairs and Scheduling and Operations was recognized by the NASPA African American Knowledge Community as a Stellar 50 recipient. NASPA is a national professional organization for Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. The Stellar 50 recipients nominated are student affairs professional with at least five years of experience, making  more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, March 30 (TNSAwa) -- William Paterson University issued the following news release: Sean K. Wilson, associate professor of criminal justice at William Paterson University, was awarded the Coramae Richey Mann Leadership Award at the 2022 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference (ACJS). "I'm humbled and honored to receive this amazing award, the highest honor for the Minorites and Women section of ACJS," says Wilson. The award is given for contributions to the emerging  more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 1 -- The Alabama Securities Commission issued the following news: Alabama Securities Commission (ASC) Director Joseph Borg announced that Mario E. Rivero, Jr., an investment advisor from Red Bank, New Jersey, is barred from engaging in securities activity in Alabama. Rivero was registered as a broker-dealer agent with the State of Alabama. In August 2021, the ASC received information from Wells Fargo Advisors that Rivero had diverted client funds to an outside accoun more PR

NORTH BRANCH, New Jersey, April 1 (TNSBook) -- Raritan Valley Community College issued the following news release: Raritan Valley Community College will host author and strategist Glenn Llopis, Wednesday, April 6, at 6 p.m. The event, which will feature a book discussion and panel session, is free of charge and open to the public. It will be held in the Event Center at the College's Branchburg campus. The program is being sponsored by the Somerset County Business Partnership, RWJ Barnabas Heal more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 29 (TNSPar) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: By Carrie Stetler During a public conversation that explored America's disparities and political divisions, Rutgers-Newark Chancellor Nancy Cantor and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka stressed the power of joining institutional forces to benefit the city and higher education. The discussion, held at Express Newark, was part of "Dialogue in a Time of Fracture,'' a two-day campus-wide series of symposiums and workshop more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, April 1 (TNSRes) -- Rowan University issued the following news: The offshore wind and clean energy industry has lofty goals for New Jersey's coast--and it will need skilled workers, educational partners and researchers to get the job done. Rowan University's fifth annual Faculty Research Day, held virtually on March 30, highlighted faculty investigations related to the wind energy industry, as well as a closer look at the industry's plans. The event featured guest spe more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Less than a month after getting its first credit upgrade in 45 years from Moody's, New Jersey is getting another credit rating upgrade, the first from S&P Global in 17 years, thanks to Gov. Phil Murphy's strong leadership. S&P raised its rating on the state's general obligation bonds from "BBB+" to "A-," citing "material improvement in the state's structural deficit and near term liquidity, with recent surpl more PR

RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, March 31 (TNSfund) -- Felician University issued the following news release: In September 2021, the U.S. Department of Education awarded Felician University a $4.46m Fostering Inclusive for STEM Achievement (FIESTA) Grant. The purpose of this grant is to foster student success, as well as improve retention and graduation rates of LatinX and low-income students in STEM. In addition to renovations to Felician's STEM facilities, and an upgrade of technology and instrumenta more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, March 29 -- Foley and Lardner, a law firm, issued the following news on March 28, 2022: Foley & Lardner LLP obtained a victory as lead counsel on behalf of firm client Bed Bath & Beyond, a New Jersey-based chain of merchandise retail stores, in a dispute with the Michigan Department of Treasury over taxes on marketing materials mailed to state residents. On March 23, 2022, The Michigan Supreme Court upheld the state appeals court's July 2021 ruling that Bed Bath & Beyond  more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 30 -- Rowan University issued the following news: Presidential politics--and, most especially, the Nixon years---took center stage at Rowan University on March 28 as renowned historian and author Douglas Brinkley presented a talk as part of the University's President's Lecture Series. In an engaging, entertaining lecture before full audience in the Eynon Ballroom of the Chamberlain Student Center, Brinkley, CNN's presidential historian, presented "Nixon, Watergate  more PR

PARAMUS, New Jersey, April 1 (TNSPro) -- Bergen Community College issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce has estimated the global shortage of cybersecurity professionals at more than three million, with information technology threats to individuals, organizations and businesses only escalating in their sophistication and frequency. As a leader in creating programs that respond to the needs of industry, Bergen Community College recently launched a pair of cybersecurit more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 30 (TNSRes) -- Rowan University issued the following news on March 29, 2022: In order to meet the needs of an ever-evolving water and wastewater industry, a multidisciplinary team of Rowan faculty and students is developing educational tools to help expose and prepare today's students for a career in water and wastewater utilities. The project, called "WaterWorks: Developing the New Generation of Workforce for Water/Wastewater Utilities," is one of 10 projects fund more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 1 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 30, 2022: The Murphy Administration today released a detailed description of its plan to improve health care affordability in New Jersey through a recently-launched program aimed at addressing rising health care costs. The Health Care Affordability, Responsibility and Transparency (HART) Program's plan sets targets for health care leaders to meet in regards to health care costs, in an effo more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 2 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 1, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) today announced that nearly $18 million in federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) State Fiscal Recovery Funds will be allocated to reimburse local educational agencies (LEAs) for additional special education services provided to students who were impacted by COVID-19 related school disruptions but would otherwise ha more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 30 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 28, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation (S-1802) to appropriate $25 million to the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) for its Capital Improvement and Assistance Program to support the rehabilitation of eligible affordable housing properties that have been impacted by natural disasters or other emergent circumstances. Priority will be given to properties  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 28 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 25, 2022: Governor Murphy today signed legislation (A-208) to increase pay for New Jersey's election workers. The bill increases the compensation of election workers from $200 per day to $300 per day and appropriates $7,000,000 to the Department of State. Under current law, election workers are paid $200 per day each time the primary election, the general election, or any special electi more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, April 2 -- New Jersey American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace approximately 3,760 feet of aging water main in Mendham starting this week. The project also includes replacing two fire hydrants and 55 utility-owned service lines along the pipeline route. The company will upgrade the aging 8- and 12-inch cast iron water lines that were installed in the 1950s with new 8- and 12-inch ductile iron ma more PR

MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, April 1 (TNSPro) -- Saint Elizabeth University issued the following news: Saint Elizabeth University (SEU) and Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka today announced a pilot program to guarantee a debt-free four-year college education for 40 at-risk Newark students. The pilot program, "Guaranteed Education," will enable the selected students to attend Saint Elizabeth University in Morristown, N.J., for four years through the $1 million grant from the City of Newark, led by Mayor Ba more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 31 -- Newark Board of Education issued the following news release: Novartis is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world that uses innovative science and technology to address some of society's most challenging health care issues. They have established the Novartis Newark Data Science Acceleration Fund (NNDSAF) to prepare students of the Newark School of Data Science and Information Technology to acquire knowledge and skills to compete globally. Startin more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 1 (TNSfund) -- Thomas Edison State University issued the following news release: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has once again awarded more than $199,000 to Thomas Edison State University's Heavin School of Arts, Sciences, and Technology programs in support of a two-year scholarship grant. The latest cycle of funding is anticipated to help more than 40 students enrolled in the school's undergraduate Nuclear Energy Engineering, Electronics Systems Engineering more PR

HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, April 2 -- Centenary University issued the following news release on March 31, 2022: Three-time Olympic gold medalist and former US Women's National Soccer Team (USWNT) member Heather O'Reilly will deliver the address at the 147th commencement of Centenary University during two ceremonies on Saturday, May 7, University President Bruce Murphy, Ed.D., announced today. The University will present O'Reilly with a Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, in recognition of h more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 31 (TNStalk) -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 30, 2022: * * * This morning the Pennsylvania GOP primary saw its carpetbagger candidates, hedge fund executive David McCormick and New Jersey daytime TV host Mehmet Oz, appear together in one place for the first time at a GOP forum in Erie. The primary has thus far distinguished itself as the nastiest and most expensive in the country. Erie County Chairman Jim Wertz, who  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 30 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news on March 29, 2022: Tomorrow at 9 AM the GOP Senate field, including New Jersey daytime TV host Mehmet Oz and Connecticut hedge fund executive David McCormick, will participate in a forum sponsored by the Manufacturer and Business Association in Erie. The forum will be aired on PCN. This will be the first time the two carpetbagger candidates have shared a stage in public, despite spending the prima more PR

YORK, Pennsylvania, March 31 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on March 30, 2022: * * * Rep. Stan Saylor (R-York) today announced that his resolution urging 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 passed in the state House by a vote of 134-64. Policies in New York and New Jersey banning the construction of new natural gas pipelines has walled off P more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 29 -- Princeton University issued the following news: The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has awarded the 2022 Abel Prize to Dennis Sullivan, a 1966 Ph.D. graduate of Princeton, "for his groundbreaking contributions to topology in its broadest sense, and in particular its algebraic, geometric and dynamical aspects." The Abel Prize is widely considered equivalent to a Nobel prize for mathematics. "I am extremely honored and was delightfully surprised to lea more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, April 1 (TNSPol) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: Big questions are coming up as the midterm elections inch closer. Where does the GOP stand in the post-Trump era? How severe is political polarization? And how will President Biden and his team tackle some of the country's biggest challenges from responding to the war in Ukraine to getting a handle on inflation? Former Congressman Will Hurd -- and self-describ more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 29 (TNSRes) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news on March 28, 2022: Industrialization is considered the main way poor countries become developed. To successfully develop -- or generate more wealth and output -- many believe poor countries must shift employment away from agriculture and into manufacturing. History proves this to be generally true: During the Industrial Revolution, the United States and other  more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 31 (TNSRes) -- Princeton University issued the following news: * * * To get to net-zero carbon dioxide emissions, what actions should cities prioritize? * * * A new tool for city planners helps them design a portfolio of actions that encompasses compact development, smart electric mobility, electric heating systems, mass timber construction, urban reforestation, and technologies that allow resources to circulate efficiently through the food, waste and energy sect more PR

MAHWAH, New Jersey, March 31 (TNSconf) -- Ramapo College issued the following news release: On April 25 at 7 p.m., Avinoam Patt, the Doris and Simon Konover Chair of Judaic Studies and Director, Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life at the University of Connecticut, will discuss his new book, The Jewish Heroes of Warsaw: The Afterlife of the Revolt, published last year by Wayne State University Press. He will be in conversation with Mia Serban, Ph.D., professor of Law and Soc more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 1 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Rutgers renewed its commitment to develop a more diverse, equitable and inclusive environment through a new plan released Wednesday that lays out concrete steps toward a university that models inclusive excellence. The university's first diversity strategic plan, announced in a message from President Jonathan Holloway to the Rutgers community, identifies five key priorities: developing a diverse commun more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 2 (TNStalk) -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A with Virteeka Sinha, assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine: * * * Each year, about eight children ages 5 or younger die and 3,300 require emergency treatment after falling from a window, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. To bring attention to the risks, the National Safety Association has designated the first week of April as Window Safety Week. Virteeka Sinha,  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 31 (TNStalk) -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A with pediatric pulmonologist Khalil Savary, an assistant professor at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School: * * * Each year in the US, more than 300 children and young adults under 24 and more than 3,000 adults die of asthma - attacks that are often preventable. "The number is likely higher, however. A person might suffer a fatal asthma attack outside of a hospital, but if they were in cardiac arres more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 29 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Five products compared for safety in Rutgers analysis of Medicare database * * * By Kitta MacPherson Two products commonly administered intravenously to replenish iron levels in the body have a much higher chance of provoking a severe allergic attack, according to Rutgers researchers who conducted a study analyzing the medical records in a large database of older, Medicare patients. The work more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 29 (TNSRep) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: By Kitta MacPherson A small group of New Jersey farmers lost nearly $1.3 million to deer damage in 2019, according to a new report by Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) and the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES). In the report, "White-Tailed Deer and the Hidden Costs to Farmers' Livelihoods: A Case Study of New Jersey Stories," researchers conducted in-depth case studies of 2 more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, March 29 -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Since President Nyre's call to action, the University's Division of Volunteer Efforts (DOVE) came together with the Seton Hall community to receive 9,000 essential use items along with $2,451.59 in monetary contributions for supplies within a two-day period. With the DOVE van completely packed, all items were transported to the Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey (UACCNJ) which then moved the don more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, March 30 (TNSRes) -- Stockton University issued the following news: Stockton University will receive $500,000 from the federal government to support its coastal resiliency and management programs and provide STEM educational and career opportunities for middle- and high-school students in South Jersey. The Coastal Resiliency Equipment, Education and Outreach funds were approved as part of the FY22 federal budget and were among a list of New Jersey Community Projects suppo more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, April 1 (TNSRes) -- Stockton University issued the following news: Michael Uslan's passion is comic books. By the age of 18 he had 30,000 comics dating to 1936 stored in his parent's garage on shelves built by his father. "I am a comic book geek," Uslan told an audience of more than 125 students and adults March 22 as the School of Business Dean's Distinguished Guest Speaker at the Stockton University Atlantic City campus. "But what do you do with that? I was a blue-colla more PR

HAMILTON, New Jersey, March 30 (TMNSPol) -- The New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association issued the following news release: Over the last month, the New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association (NJPCSA) launched the most extensive paid and earned media campaign in its history to call upon the Governor to reverse his Department of Education's charter school expansion denials. Parents, lawmakers, leaders and community members responded in unprecedented numbers. Specifically, more than 4,00 more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, March 31 (TNSconf) -- Rider University issued the following news release on March 30, 2022: The Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics at Rider University will host a discussion with U.S. Rep. Andy Kim on April 11 at 7 p.m. in Lynch Adler Hall 202 on Rider's campus. Kim represents New Jersey's 3rd District, which has just been redrawn to include Lawrence Township, where Rider University is located, in the upcoming Congress. Kim was elected to Congress as a Democ more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, March 30 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release on March 28, 2022: Cisco and Verizon collaborated on a successful proof of concept demo in Las Vegas, showing that cellular and mobile edge compute (MEC) technology can enable autonomous driving solutions without the use of costly physical Roadside Units to extend radio signals. The result paves a simpler and more efficient route to powering applications such as  more PR

NEW YORK, March 31 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release: Wednesday's NHL on TNT Doubleheader to Feature "Original Six" Faceoff - Detroit Red Wings at Rangers - at 7:30 p.m. ET & Golden Knights at Seattle Kraken at 10 p.m. On Sunday at 4 p.m., NHL on TNT to Highlight Metropolitan Division Matchup Between New York Islanders and New Jersey Devils NHL on TNT travels to Hockey Town this week to feature an "Original Six" showdown between Vezina Trophy more PR