CAMDEN, New Jersey, June 28 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: American Water (NYSE: AWK), the nation's largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility company, is proud to announce the achievement of 17 Partnership for Safe Water awards. The awards, which honor the efforts in continuously optimizing water treatment plant and distribution system operation and performance, were recently announced by the American Water Works Association. "W more PR

HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, June 28 (TNSpro) -- Centenary University issued the following news release: The COVID-19 pandemic has shined a spotlight on the increasing demand for nurses with bachelor's degrees in New Jersey and across the nation. Responding to this challenge, Centenary University is partnering with Atlantic Health System to introduce a new academic program that creates a pathway for registered nurses to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Through the new 30-credit RN to  more PR

FREEHOLD, New Jersey, July 1 -- CentraState Healthcare System issued the following news on June 30, 2022: CentraState Healthcare System today announced that the recently approved State budget includes a $250,000 grant for the health system to expand its fall prevention program for seniors. State Senator Vin Gopal championed the appropriation request with his colleagues and legislative leadership in Trenton. CentraState President and CEO Thomas Scott applauded the importance and timeliness of t more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 28 (TNSper) -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release: National labor and employment law firm Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, LLP is pleased to announce Salvador "Sal" Simao has joined the firm to lead expansion efforts in the Northeast and will be opening a new office in northern New Jersey. Sal joins Constangy from FordHarrison, where he was both the Northeast Regional Managing Partner and managed their New Jersey off more PR

NEW YORK, June 30 (TNSres) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: There is a downward spiral of extreme weather and pollution from wildfires, domestic heating and energy production in the New York and New Jersey area, according to a new study by CUNY SPH Professors Ilias Kavouras and Glen Johnson and 2022 DPH graduate Subraham Singh, in collaboration with Professor David DuBois, director of the New Mexico Office more PR

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania, June 28 (TNSper) -- East Stroudsburg University issued the following news release: Rene Fuanta, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at East Stroudsburg University, has been elected to serve as the associate director for Sigma Xi's Mid-Atlantic Region. Sigma Xi, the scientific research honor society, is the international honor society of science and engineering. The Sigma Xi Mid-Atlantic Region consists of Delaware, the District of Columbia, M more PR

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, July 1 (TNSpar) -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: Foley Inc., a Cat(R) equipment dealer serving New Jersey; southeast Pennsylvania; Staten Island, New York; and northern Delaware, has enhanced and expanded its partnership with Pennsylvania College of Technology. Foley, a Corporate Tomorrow Maker, has partnered with Penn College for 20 years in association with the heavy construction equipment technology: Caterpillar equipment empha more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 29 (TNSjou) -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute issued the following news on June 28, 2022: The Arabian Peninsula experienced extreme dry conditions in the 6th century CE that -- combined with political unrest and war -- destabilized the region's ruling power and ushered in nearly a century of upheaval and conflicts that reshaped the Middle East, according to new research led by researchers from Princeton University and the University of Basel in Switzerland. more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 1 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on June 30, 2022: Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the State of New Jersey and its eligible subdivisions are to receive approximately $30 million dollars, assuming no prepayment by the company, as part of a multistate opioid settlement with global pharmaceutical maker Mallinckrodt PLC. The settlement addresses the company's role in helping foment  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 28 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following joint statement on June 27, 2022: * * * Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and a national coalition of Attorneys General today issued a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to supporting and expanding access to abortion care. Despite the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, access to safe and legal abortion remains robustly protected more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 1 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on June 30, 2022: Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the U.S. Department of Education's decision to discharge all remaining federal student loan obligations for students who were defrauded by Corinthian Colleges will allow 4,660 New Jersey borrowers who attended Corinthian schools to receive a total of $48.8 million in full student loan cancellation more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 2 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 1, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy today announced that Sue Fulton, Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJ MVC), will depart the Murphy Administration as of July 1 to join the Biden-Harris Administration as an Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Latrecia "Trish" Littles-Floyd, current NJ MVC Security, Investigations, and Internal Audit Dire more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 1 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 30, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy today signed the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY2023) Appropriations Act into law. The FY2023 budget builds on the historic progress made over the last four years, maintaining the Governor's commitment to prioritizing affordability, while delivering record tax relief and making transformative one-time investments. The budget once again provides the highest level of schoo more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 2 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 1, 2022: With abortion expected to become illegal or heavily restricted in about half of all states now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, Governor Phil Murphy today signed two bills to protect individuals who receive and provide reproductive health care services in New Jersey. "While others throughout the country are revoking a woman's right to reproductive freedom, Ne more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 1 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy signed the following bills into law: 2944/A-4162 (Sarlo, Ruiz/Freiman, Mosquera, Jaffer, Moriarty, Tully, Swain) - Credits $5.2 billion to "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund"; appropriates $2.9 billion to NJ Schools Development Authority, NJ DOT, and NJT; and establishes process for authorizing future appropriations for debt defeasance and capital projects S-1929 more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 2 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following statement: * * * Governor Phil Murphy signed the new FY2022-23 state budget into law yesterday after it was passed by Democrats in the state legislature with minimal Republican support. The budget provides an unprecedented level of property tax relief for homeowners and renters, makes historic investments in public school funding and new programs designed to make the state more affordable like the chi more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 1 -- Thomas Edison State University issued the following news release on June 30, 2022: Today Gov. Phil Murphy and the New Jersey State Legislature took a bold step toward supporting nontraditional student learners with tuition assistance geared specifically for Thomas Edison State University (TESU) as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 New Jersey state budget. With passage of the state budget, a higher education tuition assistance appropriation that was included in the bud more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, June 29 (TNSper) -- Newark Board of Education issued the following news release on June 28, 2022: Superintendent Leon and the Newark Board of Education are pleased to announce the appointment of 10 new Principals for the 2022-23 school year. All of the candidates participated in a rigorous interview process consisting of meetings with key members of the community, students, staff, and the Superintendent. Superintendent Leon said, "I am thrilled to announce one of the most d more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 30 (TNSbook) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news on June 29, 2022: In today's workplace, writing is an essential skill. Whether drafting a policy memo, an email, or even a tweet, succinct writing is the key to effective communication. Best practices for clear writing are explored in a new book by Martha Coven: "Writing on the Job: Best Practices for Communicating in the Digital Age," published by Princeton U more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 28 (TNSconf) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: Around 70 alumni returned to campus this spring for the annual Students and Alumni of Color (SAOC) Association symposium at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. This year's theme addressed issues of social and racial justice from a global perspective, shining a spotlight on the global nature of oppression, resistance, and freedom. "Thinki more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 29 (TNSper) -- The Princeton Theological Seminary issued the following news release: Princeton Theological Seminary is pleased to announce the appointment of the Rev. Dr. John Huh as the Bryant M. Kirkland Dean of the Chapel and Vice President for Student Life. This is a new position that will provide leadership for the student life department through the chapel. Dr. Huh is a graduate of Princeton Seminary with both his MDiv and a PhD in pastoral theology. For the l more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 28 (TNSbook) -- Princeton University issued the following news: By Jamie Saxon Gene Jarrett, Princeton's dean of the faculty and the William S. Tod Professor of English, has taught students about Paul Laurence Dunbar for two decades and published book articles and chapters on the popular and accomplished writer. But it wasn't until 2008 that Jarrett decided to tackle a biography of Dunbar, who rose to prominence in the Gilded Age. The biography, "Paul Laurence Dunb more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 30 (TNSres) -- Princeton University issued the following news on June 29, 2022: By Scott Lyon Princeton Engineering researchers have developed the first perovskite solar cell with a commercially viable lifetime, marking a major milestone for an emerging class of renewable energy technology. The device is the first of its kind to rival the performance of silicon-based cells, which have dominated the market since their introduction in 1954. The Princeton team project more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 2 (TNSbook) -- Princeton University issued the following news: Six Princeton professors talk about how the books on their shelves relate to their work and share what's on their summer reading lists. Some book choices reflect their scholarly research and teaching. Others illuminate personal interests and current issues in the headlines, as well as books by their fellow Princeton faculty members. Read about the professors' choices below. Leah Boustan Tell us about a more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, June 29 (TNSpar) -- Rowan University issued the following news: Rowan University and the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) announced a new program-to-program transfer partnership Monday for eligible CCP graduates, many of whom are active in the Greater Philadelphia Regional Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP), a national organization that encourages students from underrepresented groups to pursue degrees in the STEM fields. To qualify, students more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, June 30 (TNSres) -- Rowan University issued the following news: Morphine is the first-line treatment for acute severe pain, but drugs like it pose a serious risk of addiction. Dr. Amanda Fakira, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, is targeting receptors in the brain that can modulate the effects of opioids on the body. "We're trying to identify targets that would preserve morphine's analgesic effects  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 28 (TNStalk) -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A on June 27, 2022, with Kunal Shah, assistant professor of endocrinology at Rutgers University's Robert Wood Johnson Medical School: * * * Kunal Shah, an assistant professor of endocrinology at Rutgers University's Robert Wood Johnson Medical School specializing in the treatment of obesity for more than a decade, sees reason for hope in newly approved diabetes medications hitting the market. Obesity ra more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 30 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Sociologists analyze what it means to dream and imagine future possibilities, and how people's dreams differ * * * "Social location" - where class, race, gender, stage of life, or unexpected disruptions to one's life place a person in the broader society - influences what, when, how and if a person dreams about the future. In other words, people are free to dream about possibilities like becom more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 30 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Hispanic and Black parents say they are very or moderately concerned about the risk of suicide for their children * * * A majority -- more than 75 percent -- of New Jersey parents of middle and high school students recognize the benefits of screening and early detection of depression risk in adolescents but many express concerns about potential unintended consequences of screening, according to more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 1 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: The crystal structure of a human endogenous reverse transcriptase has similarities to HIV reverse transcriptase, a well-known tractable drug target, which will help design drugs to treat cancer and other diseases, according to a study co-authored by a Rutgers researcher. The study, published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), describes the first-ever high-resolution three-dim more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, June 29 (TNSjou) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: The G.K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture at Seton Hall University announces the publication of volume 48, nos. 1 & 2, Spring/Summer 2022--of its widely recognized journal The Chesterton Review. ABOUT THE NEW ISSUE The notion of discovering the sacred in the secular is the connecting theme of the articles in the latest issue of The Chesterton Review. Although they range widely, from an essay more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, June 28 (TNSres) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: The 2021-2022 National Security Fellowship (NSF) graduate research team gave a briefing to a senior command staff member from the Naval Special Warfare Command (NSW) on May 6th as part of a research project that was given by the U.S. Department of State. This was the first time that the NSF team had ever presented their research to NSW. As part of the NSW's mission to provide maritime special operati more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 28 (TNSper) -- Princeton University issued the following news: Princeton University has named seven members to its Board of Trustees, effective July 1. The trustees are: * Jose Alvarez and Beth Cobert, who were elected by the board to serve as charter trustees; * Yan Huo and Carol Quillen, who were elected by the board to serve as term trustees; * Yolandra Gomez Toya and Jackie Yi-Ru Ying, who were elected by alumni to serve as alumni trustees; and * Naomi Hess, more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 1 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in West Virginia vs. EPA: * * * "Throughout the past week, the Supreme Court's far-right majority has made it abundantly clear: governments can control women's bodies, but not the guns that endanger our communities or the polluters who imperil the future of our planet. "Today's decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency rolls back federal progress more PR

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, July 1 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on June 30, 2022: Swoop, the leader in privacy-safe AI-generated audiences for healthcare marketing, today announced a strategic partnership with iHeartMedia, the leading audio media company in the U.S., that makes its custom patient audiences available for broadcast radio planning, activation and measurement. Pharmaceutical and life sciences companies can now leverage the same brand-exclusive Swoop segments they  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 28 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 27, 2022: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA (MZB-USA), one of the largest vertically integrated coffee companies in North America and the North American operating unit of the Italy-based global coffee roaster and marketer Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group, will invest $29.1 million to consolidate and expand operations at its roasting facility in the City more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 1 (TNSper) -- Princeton University issued the following news: Frederick Wherry has been named the inaugural vice dean for diversity and inclusion in Princeton's Office of the Dean of the Faculty. As vice dean, Wherry also will serve as director of the Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows Program at Princeton. His appointment begins July 1. Wherry is the Townsend Martin, Class of 1917 Professor of Sociology. He is an associated faculty member of the Department  more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, June 30 (TNSres) -- William Paterson University issued the following news release: Babita Srivastava, an adjunct professor in William Paterson University's Cotsakos College of Business, has been awarded the William R. Waters Research Grant to research the infection and mortality rate of COVID-19 in women in India. "Women in India are dying of COVID-19 at a disproportionate rate," says Srivastava, an economics professor. The goal of her research is to verify the data, gather  more PR