PARAMUS, New Jersey, May 11 (TNSPer) -- Bergen Community College issued the following news release: In a two-day extravaganza hosted by the Bergen Community College Foundation at the institution's main campus, the nonprofit awarded more than $700,000 to student scholarship recipients, recognized the donors who made the scholarships possible and officially welcomed Eric M. Friedman, Ph.D., as the College's eighth president. The first event, celebrated the evening of May 4, featured the dual pur more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, May 10 (TNSPer) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: The Archdiocese of Newark and Seton Hall University announced that Monsignor Gerard McCarren, S.T.D., will begin a one-year appointment on July 1 as the Interim Rector and Dean of Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology at Seton Hall. Monsignor McCarren currently serves as Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and the seminary's Spiritual Director. Monsignor Joseph Reilly, S.T.L., Ph.D. more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 11 (TNSPer) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Two Rutgers professors have been elected as members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, which recognizes accomplishments and leadership in academia, the arts, industry, public policy and research. Physicist Gabriel Kotliar and theoretical computer scientist Endre Szemeredi, both from the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, are among 261 new members elected this yea more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 11 (TNSAwa) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Rutgers University-Newark Professor Salamishah Tillet was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in criticism for her New York Times essays on race in arts and culture, the Pulitzer Prize board announced. Tillet is a Henry Rutgers Professor of African American Studies & Creative Writing at Rutgers-Newark and the director of Express Newark, a center for socially engaged art and design that brings together the Rutgers-Newark more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 12 -- The Alabama Securities Commission issued the following news: Five state securities regulators simultaneously filed enforcement actions against a Russian organization allegedly promoting fraudulent metaverse investments to residents of the United States. The actions accuse Flamingo Casino Club of perpetrating the scam through the offer of nonfungible tokens, commonly referred to as NFTs, purportedly tied to a metaverse casino. The actions were filed by the Alabama  more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 13 (TNSfund) -- Benedict College issued the following news release: Following a tour of Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, New Jersey, National Park Service (NPS) Director Chuck Sams announced the award of $16,247,500 in African American Civil Rights grants. Listed as a National Historic Landmark, Hinchcliffe Stadium is one of a few surviving Negro League baseball stadiums and previously received an African American Civil Rights Grant in 2018. This years' awards will  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 14 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Brian Kemp announced campaign events with notable GOP figures like former Vice President and Indiana Governor Mike Pence and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, both of whom expanded Medicaid during their terms as governor to provide health care access for hundreds of thousands in their respective states. But as he prepares to campaign with the former governors, Kemp remains opposed to expandin more PR

RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, May 10 (TNStalk) -- Felician University issued the following news release: President James W. Crawford, III and the Felician University Board of Trustees are proud to announce that Jeh Johnson will receive an honorary doctor of letters degree and serve as keynote speaker at this year's Commencement. He will address the graduates during the ceremony which will begin at 10am on May 21st at American Dream. Mr. Johnson is the former Secretary of Homeland Security under Presi more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, May 10 (TNSRes) -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute issued the following news: Princeton senior Katherine Irelan spent two months in summer 2021 walking the slopes of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park searching for specimens of the native shrub pukiawe (Leptecophylla tameiameiae) for her senior-thesis research on how the plant allies with soil fungi to thrive in different environments and climates. Her work was inspired by the element of nature that has always captiv more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 12 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release on May 11, 2022: Global research and education leader Wiley today announced a new three-year agreement with COUPERIN, a consortium of higher education and research institutions in France. This agreement is the first of its size signed by COUPERIN. Researchers from 130 member institutions across France will be granted access to all of Wiley's hybrid and subscription journals and will be able to publish accepted more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 10 (TNSPro) -- Newark Board of Education issued the following news release on May 9, 2022: At a City Hall press event today, Mayor Ras J. Baraka joined with Saint Elizabeth University (SEU) President Gary B. Crosby, Ph.D.; members of the Newark Municipal Council; Newark Board of Education Superintendent Roger Leon; New Jersey Deputy Secretary of Higher Education Kathleen Comanto, to introduce the Newark students selected for the Guaranteed Education Pilot Program. Throug more PR

HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, May 13 (TNSAcc) -- Centenary University issued the following news release: Centenary University has received the initial accreditation for the Medical Laboratory Science program from National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS). Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, NAACLS is committed to being the premier international agency for accreditation and approval of educational programs in the clinical laboratory sciences and  more PR

CANYON, Texas, May 11 (TNSfund) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news on May 10, 2022: Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside the United States and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA (NYSE:MRK), today announced a $500,000 donation to West Texas A&M University for its feedlot renovation and expansion project at the Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences. "We are so thankful for Merck Animal Health's incredible  more PR

MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, May 11 (TNSPar) -- Montclair State University issued the following news release: A new academic agreement between Montclair State University and Hudson County Community College (HCCC) will allow associate degree students to plan their total baccalaureate experience at the beginning of their college career and seamlessly transfer into corresponding bachelor's degree programs at the University. Signed last month at the HCCC campus in Jersey City, the agreement, which is ef more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 10 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 9, 2022: As part of the Murphy Administration's ongoing efforts to bolster services for families with children, Governor Phil Murphy and Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman today announced that $10 million in grants will be available for summer youth camps to help cover operational expenses and provide financial assistance to eligible families. "This funding represents my administratio more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 12 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe v. Wade - a decision that would have significant consequences for reproductive rights throughout the country - Governor Phil Murphy today announced renewed efforts to secure abortion rights and bolster access to reproductive health care in New Jersey. Alongside partners in the Legislature, the Governor announced legislation to protect and expand co more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 10 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy signed the following bills into law: S-356/A-3089 (Gopal, Stanfield/Benson, Haider, Spearman) - Provides for lifetime disqualification from operating commercial motor vehicle and transportation network company vehicle for persons convicted of human trafficking S-399/A-3146 (Johnson, A.M. Bucco/Park, Jaffer, Greenwald) - Increases contribution limit by counties and municipalit more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 13 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 12, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy today visited Somerville to further highlight the ANCHOR (Affordable New Jersey Communities for Homeowners and Renters) Property Tax Relief Program. As a part of his FY2023 Budget Proposal, Governor Murphy touted the new initiative that will distribute $900 million in property tax relief to nearly 1.8 million homeowners and renters across the state during Fiscal more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Before Tom Malinowski went on his anti-parent tirade belittling parents' education concerns as "made-up cultural bullshit" stemming from a "fringe movement," there wasn't much discussion of New Jersey curriculum standards. Malinowski now says he doesn't regret those comments, even though his unhinged rant sparked a cultural firestorm in NJ-07. And it turns out in the months since his tone-deaf com more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 10 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Friday night Donald Trump held a rally in support of his endorsed candidate New Jersey daytime TV show host Mehmet Oz. During the rally, he viciously attacked Connecticut hedge fund executive David McCormick. Read what they're saying about Trump's attacks below: * Philadelphia Inquirer, Trump boosts Pa. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz -- and declares rival David McCormick 'not MAGA': "Former President  more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, May 6 (TNSRes) -- Princeton University issued the following news: By Wendy Plump, Department of Chemistry Joining scores of Nobel laureates who are trying to preserve some educational routine for wartime students, Princeton University's David MacMillan presented a virtual science lecture this week to displaced Ukrainian youth. MacMillan's message about the redemptive mission of science and of "listening to yourself" was heard by nearly 50 young scientists, ages 16 to 2 more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, May 12 (TNSBook) -- Rowan University issued the following news: Ric Edelman has seen the future and it is crypto. An alumnus and longtime major Rowan University donor, Edelman today gave graduates of the college that bears his name a book that may shape their financial health for years to come. The Commencement speaker for the Ric Edelman College of Communication & Creative Arts (Edelman CCCA) gave each graduate a copy of his just-released book, "The Truth About Crypto: more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 13 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Rutgers has been selected as a clinical trial site for the global Pfizer-BioNTech research study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a potential oral antiviral treatment for children under 18 years with COVID-19 who have health conditions that put them at risk for severe illness. The phase 2/3 clinical trial will evaluate the pharmacokinetics, safety and tolerability of the treatment -- a combination more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 10 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: A Rutgers researcher who has been recognized for trying to save dying coral reefs will examine their genetic makeup to try to pinpoint the genes involved in coral bleaching caused by climate change, which could have a devastating effect on reef ecosystems throughout the world. "Heat stress is becoming more common due to climate change that is warming the world's oceans," said Debashish Bhattacharya, a  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 11 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Researchers at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School have identified immune cells in the intestine that are needed to prevent Inflammatory Bowell Disease (IBD), Colitis and Chron's disease, which affects three million people in the United States. The Rutgers researchers have been studying the immune response to IBD for the past decade. In a study, published in Science Immunology, researchers said t more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 11 (TNSPol) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Nearly two years after a pair of Rutgers researchers and caregivers first petitioned the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program to put uterine cancer on the list of WTC-related health conditions, the US Department of Health and Human Services has formally proposed the addition. The public now has 45 days to comment before the provision becomes final. If the change goes through, women who worked as res more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 11 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Cynthia Rosenzweig, a NASA climate scientist and Rutgers University alumna, has been named the 2022 World Food Prize Laureate for her work on the impact climate change has on food production worldwide. Rosenzweig won the $250,000 prize for her achievements as the founder of the Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project, a multidisciplinary global network of more than 1,000 climate and f more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 14 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Formerly incarcerated people need help accessing treatment options and understanding the benefits, Rutgers study finds * * * The expansion of opioid treatment programs in prisons could reduce the risk of overdose and death among ex-inmates, according to a Rutgers study. In a study of 53 individuals released from New Jersey state prisons who self-reported opioid use disorder, researchers found a more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 12 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Cell receptor protein also stimulates the growth of brain cancer stem cells in Rutgers study * * * A receptor that was first identified as necessary for insulin action, that also is located on the neural stem cells found deep in the brains of mice, is pivotal for brain stem cell longevity, according to a Rutgers study, a finding that has important implications for brain health and future therapi more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 14 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers engineer discovers a faster, cheaper way to recover cloud-covered earth surface * * * Algorithms that help consumers decide what to stream or buy online can do more than predict customers' habits: They can help satellites see the Earth better, according to a Rutgers study. Optical satellites lose sight of the Earth's surface when it is covered by clouds, and researchers have long relied more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 11 (TNStalk) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, as well as local and state officials, held a press conference and rally at the Rugers-Newark campus to support federal abortion rights. The event came days after a majority opinion from the Supreme Court was leaked, indicating that the Court is poised to overturn the landmark 1973 decision Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion nationwide. A senate vote this week is  more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, May 12 -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Abe Zakhem, Ph.D., associate professor within the College of Arts and Sciences, and Elizabeth McCrea, Ph.D., associate professor within the Stillman School of Business, have been awarded another highly competitive National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant to establish a minor in business humanities at the University. The program will be the first of its kind in the United States. The grant will enable  more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 12 (TNSJou) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Stevens Institute of Technology researchers test submarine AI robot's mettle in cluttered harbor * * * To explore a new environment, a robot must observe nearby objects and landmarks, and also keep track of its own location to make sense of the features it observes. That problem is hard enough if you're an airborne drone or a ground-based autonomous vehicle. Move underwater, thoug more PR