PARAMUS, New Jersey, Aug. 11 (TNSfund) -- Bergen Community College issued the following news release: Leveraging a portion of a $208,434 federal grant, Bergen Community College unveiled new playground equipment for its on-campus early learning facility and dedicated the space in honor of its longtime director, Sally Dionisio, who will soon retire. The unveiling and dedication took place Aug. 1 at the College's Child Development Center in Ender Hall at the College's main campus. Under the U.S.  more PR

HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, Aug. 11 (TNSper) -- Centenary University issued the following news release: Centenary University has announced the appointment of Rebecca A. Seaman, Ed.D., RN, to direct the University's new nursing program, which is now enrolling students for its Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN) degree completion program beginning in fall 2023. The 30-credit degree is open to licensed registered nurses who seek to further their career with a BSN from Cent more PR

FREEHOLD, New Jersey, Aug. 11 -- CentraState Healthcare System issued the following news: CentraState Medical Center has begun offering patients the lastest UroLift(R) 2 System that uses the Prostatic Urethral Lift procedure for patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), a non-cancerous condition that can negatively impact a man's quality of life. Surgeon Troy Sukkerieh, MD, recently performed the first Urolift procedure using the new Urolift device in a Monmouth County hospital setting more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * A Rutgers study is the first on gestational age at term and ADHD in school-age children to use teacher reports of ADHD symptoms * * * Among children born at term (37-41 weeks), those born before 39 weeks are more likely to experience symptoms associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study by Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. ADHD, which affects  more PR

BRONX, New York, Aug. 10 (TNSconf) -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: Fordham Law School will begin its second annual Academy for the Advancement of Women in Law: RISE--Resilient, Inspired, Strategic, Empowered on Friday, October 7. This online executive education program will meet Friday mornings via Zoom, 9:00 - 10:15 am (New York time), through November 11. Continuing Legal Education Credits for New York and New Jersey will be available. Bringing together female a more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 10 (TNSjou) -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute issued the following news: The ongoing loss of pollinators such as honeybees and butterflies could stack the deck in favor of plants that are better at competing for pollinators -- with a significant cost to plant biodiversity, Princeton University-led researchers reported in the journal Nature. This could in turn negatively affect the organisms that depend on whatever plants are lost and pose a significant thre more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Aug. 12 (TNSacc) -- Stockton University issued the following news: Stockton University received notice its accreditation has been reaffirmed by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) following an intensive review of its programs. The visitng evaluation team, comprised of representatives of peer institutions, issued a report praising Stockton for its commitment to student success and successfully implementing "high-impact practices to develop students' cr more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Leveraging proceeds from New Jersey's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), Governor Murphy has announced an additional $10.8 million investment to further protect residents, the environment and the economy from the worsening impacts of climate change. The latest round of proceeds will be used to increase the number of electric trucks and buses that traverse communities o more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 4 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Commissioner of Environmental Protection (DEP) Shawn M. LaTourette announced today that DEP has filed a lawsuit against Monsanto Co. and two other corporate defendants over extensive damage to New Jersey's natural resources caused by contamination from toxic chemical compounds known as PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls). In additio more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Aug. 11 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2022: New Jersey American Water today completed its acquisition of the wastewater collection system of the Borough of Bound Brook, N.J. for $5 million. This municipally owned system serves approximately 2,900 customers, most of whom already receive water service from New Jersey American Water. On July 13, 2022, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved the municip more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 12 -- The New Jersey Department of Education issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2022: The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) today announced the 21 educators who have been named the state's 2022-2023 County Teachers of the Year. "These 21 educators are exemplary models of the kinds of dynamic teaching that takes place in New Jersey's classrooms," said Governor Phil Murphy. "The quality of our schools is driven in no small part through the strength o more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 13 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy, Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver, and Department of Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli today announced that New Jersey is opening additional vaccination sites for monkeypox in Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, and Passaic counties for residents without a confirmed exposure who believe they may have been exposed or are at high risk for having been exposed to the more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 9 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy and Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the allocation of $10 million in federal American Recovery Plan (ARP) funds to continue funding for the State's Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs (HVIPs), which directly help gun violence victims and serve to break the cycle of gun violence. In January 2020, the Murphy Administration and more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Tom Malinowski's war against parents continues. Malinowski tripled down on his claims that parents' education concerns are "crazy culture bullshit" at a recent event. This time Malinowski declared that if "[y]ou can't find real CRT...you gotta find something black" in textbooks to call Critical Race Theory. NRCC Comment: "Not only should New Jersey parents be concerned that Tom Malinowski dismiss more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, Aug. 9 -- William Paterson University issued the following news release: Officials from the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), a union representing more than 200,000 public school employees across the state, visited William Paterson University this week to meet area high school students in our Aspiring Educators Program. During the meeting, NJEA Vice President Steve Beatty presented a check for $15,000 to WP College of Education Dean Amy Ginsberg, with a commitment for  more PR

MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, Aug. 9 (TNSper) -- Saint Elizabeth University issued the following news on Aug. 8, 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; Executive Director, Office of the Secretary of Higher Education/Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF), Hasani Carter, Ph.D.; and the Newark students selected for t more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 10 (TNStalk) -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2022: * * * In response to new reporting from the Philadelphia Inquirer that New Jersey fraud Mehmet Oz took a huge tax break meant for Pennsylvania farmers, Pennsylvania Democratic Party spokesperson Jack Doyle issued the following statement. "Mehmet Oz is a millionaire scam artist from New Jersey who thinks it's ok to rip off hardworking Pennsylvania farmers to get a ta more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 9 (TNSjou) -- Princeton University issued the following news: As pollinators like honeybees and butterflies decline worldwide, their loss is rippling out across entire ecosystems, report a Princeton-led team of researchers in the journal Nature. They found that when plants have to compete to woo pollinators, it poses a significant threat to biodiversity. "Our study identifies an unexpected and insidious way in which the loss of some species in an ecological network  more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 10 (TNSjou) -- Princeton University issued the following news: By Catherine Zandonella A team based at Princeton University has accurately simulated the initial steps of ice formation by applying artificial intelligence (AI) to solving equations that govern the quantum behavior of individual atoms and molecules. The resulting simulation describes how water molecules transition into solid ice with quantum accuracy. This level of accuracy, once thought unreachable du more PR

MAHWAH, New Jersey, Aug. 10 -- Ramapo College issued the following news release: Fear. Loneliness. Racism. Confusion. Depression. Anxiety. For many, these were the very real, secondary effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, suffered by none more so than vulnerable young people who struggled to make sense of their lives while the presence of the virus fundamentally changed their daily routines and even their understanding of the world. Their heartfelt stories of grief and resilience are memorialized  more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Aug. 11 (TNSawa) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Rider Dining earned its second consecutive gold award from the National Association of College and University Food Services. The University received a gold Loyal E. Horton Dining Award in the category of Residential Dining Facility. The award recognizes excellence in residential dining facilities. "This award is truly a reflection of our dedicated staff who serve the Rider community," says Mike  more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- Rowan University issued the following news: Dr. Mohammad Jalayer pays close attention to the features that everyday drivers take for granted, from highway design and distractions to traffic signals and signage. His goal? Nothing short of saving lives. An associate professor of civil & environmental engineering and a researcher at the Center for Research & Education in Advanced Transportation Engineering Systems (CREATES), Jalayer studies ways to make more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Aug. 9 (TNSawa) -- Rowan University issued the following news: Dr. Kaitlin Mallouk, assistant professor in the Experiential Engineering Education Department (ExEEd) in the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, has received the top 2022 National KEEN Rising Star Award. The Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) award recognizes outstanding engineering faculty who create and promote entrepreneurially minded learning. "Kaitlin Mallouk embodies what it means to be more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- Rowan University issued the following news: A Rowan University research project to teach college athletes yoga and strategies for improving mental health is among five programs nationwide that will receive support from this year's NCAA Innovations in Research and Practice Grant Program. During the 2022-2023 academic year, five research teams representing all three NCAA divisions will receive a total of $100,000 to conduct pilot projects designed to en more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news on Aug. 9, 2022: A group of scientists, experts, and representatives from New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, North Carolina, and West Virginia convened for a mid-Atlantic Regional One Health Consortium Conference at Rutgers University last Friday. In-person and virtual participants shared data and knowledge regarding ongoing efforts in their states on issues related to the health of humans, a more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 10 (TNSper) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Cristine Delnevo, director of the Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies and a professor of Health Behavior, Society and Policy at the Rutgers School of Public Health, has been appointed chairperson of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC). Her appointment as chair will run through Jan. 31, 2025. Delnevo was appointed to serve on the committee  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 10 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Students who are nonbinary, female or in their second year of college are most affected by academic stress, a Rutgers study finds * * * Academic stress takes a toll on the mental well-being of certain groups of college students more than others - a correlation further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Rutgers New Jersey Medical School study. Published in the journal Frontier more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 11 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers study disentangles two ways of thinking about self-control to examine role willpower plays in restraint * * * In Greek mythology, the story of Odysseus and the Sirens illustrates a paradigmatic example of self-control. When the hero of Homer's epic prepared to travel past the Sirens, mythical creatures who lure sailors with their enchanted singing, Odysseus instructs his crew to plug t more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 9 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Future work to test whether circadian misalignment, common among insomniacs, alters alcohol metabolism, according to Rutgers study * * * Heavy drinkers with symptoms of insomnia, such as difficulty falling or staying asleep, may be less likely to suffer alcohol-induced blackouts, according to a study co-authored by a Rutgers researcher. It's the opposite of what they expected when they began th more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 11 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers-led study also finds connections between racism and greater anxiety levels * * * A national, Rutgers-led study examining the interplay between multiple forms of racism, emotional eating and physical and mental physical health in African Americans shows that some people who are Black engage in emotional eating as a response to discrimination and bigotry. The researchers who conducted th more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Hospitalized patients on high-flow oxygen for severe COVID-19 pneumonia were nearly 50 percent less likely to die when baricitinib was added to the antiviral remdesivir and the steroid dexamethasone, according to Rutgers research. "All three of the medications work in different ways, so it makes sense that you'd get added therapeutic benefit by combining them," said co-author Maria Cardinale-King, a cli more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Seton Hall University's cutting-edge research and practice in the area of interdisciplinarity in light of the Catholic Intellectual Tradition (CIT) was the focus of a talk by Ines Murzaku, Ph.D., Director of Catholic Studies, at the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU) General Assembly at Boston College in August. Speaking on a panel that included university leaders from Belgium, I more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Aug. 10 (TNSawa) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: By Ruth A. Zamoyta Robin Roberts, who has connected with athletes, entertainers, fans and viewers for decades - first at ESPN and for the last 20 years on "Good Morning America" - will be honored with a Lifetime Professional Achievement Award by the new Seton Hall University Center for Sports Media at a special gala on Sept. 15 at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers in New York City. Roberts has been on more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 11 (TNSawa) -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2022: Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education today recognized a New Jersey student as the winner of the 2022 Trade Champions Challenge. The Challenge asks high school students to work to create a 30-60 second video submission, directed at their peers, about why they aspire to be a trade professional and/or why they are passionate about t more PR