HIRAM, Ohio, April 12 (TNSPer) -- Hiram College issued the following news: Hiram College will celebrate the inauguration of David P. Haney, Ph.D., an established higher education leader, as its 23rd president during a week-long celebration of events that will conclude with the inauguration ceremony on Thursday, May 12 at 2 p.m. in the College's Paul Martin Fieldhouse. Dr. Haney came to Hiram College after serving two years as the president of Centenary University, a private liberal arts Unive more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 12 (TNSPer) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Petros Levounis, professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry and associate dean for professional development at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, has been named president-elect of the American Psychiatric Association. Levounis, the first openly gay psychiatrist elected to the presidency of the APA, is also the chief of service at University Hospital in Newark, N.J. "This recognition exemplif more PR

NORTH BRANCH, New Jersey, April 14 (TNSAwa) -- Raritan Valley Community College issued the following news release: Raritan Valley Community College Ophthalmic Science student Judy Quinones of Bridgewater was named the winner of a nationwide College Bowl contest at Vision Expo East, held March 31-April 3 at the Javits Center, New York City. Vision Expo East is an annual event for ophthalmic professionals focusing on eyewear, education, and fashion. Quinones is scheduled to graduate from the Col more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, April 13 (TNSAwa) -- Rider University issued the following news release on April 12, 2022: "Cuckoo bananas" is the best way Sarah Mae Lagasca '13 could describe April 1, 2022. That day, she was surprised with a $25,000 Milken Educator Award. Dubbed "the Oscars of teaching," Milken Educator Awards celebrate standout early- to mid-career teachers who are furthering excellence in education. Lagasca, a music teacher at Arts High School in Newark, New Jersey, was attend more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, April 13 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK) announced today that it intends to release its 2022 first quarter financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. Susan Hardwick, president, chief executive officer, and chief financial officer and Cheryl Norton, executive vice president and chief operating officer will host the 2022 first quarter earnings conf more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 8 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Once a center for some of Newark's earliest Black activists, a 19th-century church that stood on Rutgers University--Newark property been designated a historic site by the National Park Service for its links to the Underground Railroad. It is one of the first sites in Northern New Jersey to receive that designation. The Plane Street Colored Church was accepted to the park service's National Underground Railroad Freedo more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 13 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 13, 2022: Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, today announced that New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy's Communications Director, Mahen Gunaratna, will join the staff on June 1 as Chief Public Affairs Officer and Senior Vice President. Mahen will implement the organization's strategic approach to marketing and branded campaigns  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 14 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 13, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 294, clarifying that vaccination requirements for covered workers at health care and high-risk congregate settings under Executive Order No. 283 include only one booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and that a second booster dose is not required. A covered worker is considered "up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations" i more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 12 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 11, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy, Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver, and Congressman Andy Kim today visited Moorestown to highlight the Governor's proposed Affordable Housing Production Fund (AHPF), which will invest $305 million in federal American Rescue Plan funding to create over 3,300 new affordable housing units across 43 developments statewide. The AHPF will allow for the full comple more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, April 14 -- New Jersey American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace approximately one mile of aging water main in Absecon, Northfield, and Linwood and install 600 feet of new water main in Egg Harbor Township starting this month. The projects also include replacing three fire hydrants and 84 utility-owned service lines along the pipeline route. The company will replace the aging main and/or install  more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, April 15 -- New Jersey American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace approximately 1,500 feet of aging water main in Cherry Hill starting this week. The company will upgrade the aging 8-inch cast iron water lines that were installed in the 1960s with new 8-inch ductile iron main along Walt Whitman Boulevard from Dumas Road to Baldwin Road. The project also includes replacing one fire hydrant and 22 u more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, April 15 -- New Jersey American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace approximately 2,000 feet of aging water main in Loch Arbour starting this week. The company will upgrade the aging 4-inch cast iron water lines that were installed in the 1900s with new 8-inch ductile iron main along Edgemont Drive from Main Street to Norwood Avenue. The project also includes replacing one fire hydrant and 19 utilit more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 12 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Over the weekend Donald Trump poured gasoline on the garbage fire that is the PA GOP primary by endorsing New Jersey daytime TV host Mehmet Oz, bringing a new level of chaos to one of the country's nastiest and most expensive races. See what they're saying below: * New York Magazine, Trump Endorses Oz in Pennsylvania's Battle of the MAGA Carpetbaggers: "Presumably Trump's support for Oz will giv more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, April 13 (TNSRes) -- Princeton University issued the following news: In the last seven years, scientists at the LIGO-Virgo collaboration have detected at least 90 gravitational wave signals. Gravitational waves are perturbations in the fabric of spacetime that race outwards from cataclysmic events like the merger of binary black holes. In observations from the first half of the most recent experimental run, which continued for six months in 2019, the collaboration reporte more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, April 15 (TNSfund) -- Princeton University issued the following news: The trustees of Princeton University have adopted an operating budget for the University totaling $2.66 billion for 2022-23, which includes a 6.6% increase to $217.4 million in the undergraduate financial aid budget to continue to ensure that a Princeton education is accessible for every admitted student and a 12.7% increase in overall spending on graduate financial support, including stipend increases  more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, April 13 (TNSJou) -- Rowan University issued the following news: After the last dinosaurs were wiped from the Earth about 65 million years ago, the little, insect-eating mammals scurrying over the land first developed larger bodies to compete for survival--and only later grew larger brains, according to research published March 31 in the journal, Science. A team led by the University of Edinburgh based the findings on painstaking work to locate, scan and characterize anc more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, April 14 (TNSJou) -- Rowan University issued the following news: After the last dinosaurs were wiped from the Earth about 65 million years ago, the little, insect-eating mammals scurrying over the land first developed larger bodies to compete for survival--and only later grew larger brains, according to research published March 31 in the journal, Science. A team led by the University of Edinburgh based the findings on painstaking work to locate, scan and characterize anc more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, April 12 (TNSRes) -- Rowan University issued the following news: Pre-clinical studies on how experimental drugs reduce opioid abuse, multiple studies of new cancer treatments and the testing of antiviral medications are just a few of the 13 projects for which Rowan University researchers were awarded grants this spring from New Jersey Health Foundation (NJHF). Each year, NJHF awards grants to advance health research and innovation at New Jersey organizations. In 2022, Ro more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 14 (TNSRep) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences has released its new strategic plan--"One RBHS: The Way Forward"--which will create the strategic vision and framework to guide New Jersey's largest academic health center over the next half-decade. The aim of the plan is to realize the vision of a multidisciplinary, multidimensional and multifaceted organization--in which the whole is far greater than the sum of more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 13 (TNStalk) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Renowned journalist Maria Hinojosa, who for decades has illuminated the immigrant experience in America, was named commencement speaker for Rutgers University-Newark's first in-person graduation ceremony since 2019, Chancellor Nancy Cantor announced. The commencement ceremony will be held May 16 at 9 a.m. at the Prudential Center in Newark. The Rutgers Board of Governors voted Tuesday to award an hon more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 15 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: During years of armed conflict in her homeland of Colombia, Diana Grass, daughter of a military family, relocated 20 times and attended 13 different public schools before becoming the first woman in her family to attend college. But after graduation, when she immigrated to the U.S., she discovered the teaching jobs she hoped to find required further education, which she couldn't afford. Instead, she found w more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 15 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Two strains of the bacterium causing tuberculosis have only minor genetic differences but attack the lungs in completely different fashion, according to Rutgers researchers. The findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, could help break the cycle of rapid transmission of TB, the second-leading infectious killer in the world after COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization. Th more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 12 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: COVID-19 vaccines taken by people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which affects millions worldwide, safely and effectively protects them from the SARS-Cov-2 virus, a Rutgers study finds. The comprehensive review, published in the journal Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, focused on all studies describing the response of patients with IBD who were administered a COVID-19 vaccine. People wi more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 16 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Many physicians incorrectly believe all tobacco products are equally harmful and thus are less likely to recommend e-cigarettes for people seeking to quit smoking or those being treated for a tobacco-caused disease, according to a Rutgers study. About 480,000 people die each year in the United States from smoking tobacco. Although the Food and Drug Administration has not approved e-cigarettes as a ces more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 13 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Some of Rutgers' top health researchers are calling for a change in our approach to developing COVID-19 vaccines, and vaccines to fight future pandemics, to incorporate both conventional and challenge trails. Conventional randomized controlled trials are where participants receive a vaccine or placebo and then may or may not be exposed as they continue with their lives over the course of the months tha more PR

NORTH BRANCH, New Jersey, April 13 (TNStalk) -- Raritan Valley Community College issued the following news release on April 12, 2022: DeAnna Minus-Vincent, Corporate Vice President for the Social Impact and Community Investment practice at RWJBarnabas Health, will deliver the commencement address at Raritan Valley Community College's annual spring commencement, Saturday, May 14, at 10 a.m. Minus-Vincent will receive an honorary degree during the ceremony, which will be held on the soccer field  more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, April 14 (TNSRes) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Physics Professor Jose L. Lopez understands the implications of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine identifying the major global challenges in the 21st century that science and technology must help solve: energy and the environment, global health, water resources, agriculture and food security, international security, population and human rights. As the University celebrates more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, April 15 (TNSRes) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news release: Stevens Institute of Technology will participate in a national consortium, funded by NOAA, to improve the nation's ability to predict water-related hazards and effectively manage water resources. The federal government has pledged $360 million over the next five years to establish the Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology, or CIROH. The effort, headquartered at t more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, April 14 (TNSRes) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Stevens computational model aims to accelerate microfluidic bio-printing that opens up a pathway for 3D printing any kind of organ at any time * * * Human organ transplants offer a crucial lifeline to people with serious illnesses, but there are too few organs to go around: in the U.S. alone, there are more than 112,000 people currently waiting for transplants. The promise of 3D more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, April 14 (TNSPro) -- Stockton University issued the following news: Stockton University's Women's Gender and Sexuality Center (WGSC) is broadening its programming for people of color and finding creative ways to connect with and educate students on interpersonal violence. The Women's, Gender and Sexuality Center (WGSC) received a $100,000+ GEER II Grant from the State of New Jersey in October to support this initiative, which Laurie Dutton, director of the WGSC, breaks do more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, April 14 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release on April 13, 2022: Verizon knows how important it is to keep in touch with loved ones who may be outside of the U.S. That's why, starting today, we have added more Latin American countries to be part of Global Choice, at no cost with select 5G Unlimited plans. With Global Choice, the international calling plan that provides a select number of long distance callin more PR