HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, Aug. 16 -- Centenary University issued the following news release: Lucian Rodriguez has overcome almost insurmountable obstacles on the road to becoming an equestrian champion. Two decades ago, the Hackettstown, NJ, resident survived a near-fatal mugging in New York City that left him unable to walk or talk. Rodriguez battled through the tough times to not only regain those abilities but to become a multi-year winner at the Hampton Classic, one of the nation's largest  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2022: Attorney General Karl A. Racine today, alongside his counterparts in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, led a group of 20 Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief supporting an important new federal rule regulating "ghost guns": unserialized weapons that are often made at home from weapon parts kits or partially complete frames and receivers and can be purchased without b more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 18 -- Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden issued the following news release: Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced Idaho joined 49 other states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the federal government to settle allegations of fraud against Mallinckrodt ARD, LLC (formerly known as Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.). It is a U.S. subsidiary of the Irish pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt plc (collectively Mallinckrodt), which sells and markets pharmaceutical products th more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 18 -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Morgan Lewis is advising MDAdvantage Holdings Inc. in an agreement with MagMutual Insurance Company for MagMutual to acquire MDAdvantage Insurance Company of New Jersey. MDAdvantage is a medical professional liability insurance company that supports physician initiatives with the goal of increasing patient safety, educating the healthcare community, and investing in the future of the healthcare syste more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 17 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2022: Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today co-led a coalition of 20 Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief that supports a new federal Final Rule regulating "ghost guns" - weapons without serial numbers that are often made at home from semi-completed frames and receivers, and which can be purchased without background checks. Such weapons are illega more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 17 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2022: Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today the filing of a multistate lawsuit against Maryland-based Mariner Finance for widespread violation of consumer protection laws, including adding costly, hidden "add-on" products such as credit insurance to the loans of consumers who never agreed to purchase them. The lawsuit alleges that non-bank len more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 16 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2022: Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette announced today that ExxonMobil will pay the State $9.5 million to resolve a Natural Resource Damages (NRD) lawsuit brought against the company on behalf of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The State's 2019 lawsuit centered on dumping  more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 19 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2022: Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that the New Jersey Bureau of Securities ("the Bureau") issued a civil Summary Penalty and Cease and Desist Order against Fida Frank Rahman a/k/a Frank Rahman, ClueLess8 Trading, and FAS Holdings, LLC for the offer and sale of $130,000 of unregistered securities, and misuse of investors' funds. The Bu more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Aug. 18 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022: The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) today approved a settlement between New Jersey American Water and the N.J. Division of Rate Counsel, BPU Staff, and several intervenors for new water and wastewater rates for New Jersey American Water. The approved rates represent a total annualized revenue increase of approximately $45.5 million. The company's rate re more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 16 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2022: Following recent updates to COVID-19 guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in advance of the upcoming school year, Governor Phil Murphy today signed an executive order lifting the requirement that school districts, child care settings, and state contractors maintain a policy requiring their unvaccinated workers undergo routine testing. The change will apply to scho more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy today signed S-315 which establishes employment protections for workers in the health care sector when there is a change in control of their health care entity employer. The bill requires any change in control to be made via a contract or agreement between the parties, that preserves the wages, benefits, and employment status of current employees. "New Jersey more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy and Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) within the Attorney General's Office has published FAQs for the public about New Jersey residents' rights and protections against discrimination and bias-based harassment related to the "monkeypox" virus, as well as information about how to file a civil right more PR

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Aug. 18 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy, the New Jersey CEO Council, and Social Finance today announced the launch of the New Jersey Pay It Forward Program - a new and innovative workforce development program that furthers the Governor's ongoing commitment to helping residents obtain quality postsecondary education and training to advance their careers, as outlined in the New Jersey Higher Educa more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 16 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Even a nuclear conflict between new nuclear states would decimate crop production and result in widespread starvation * * * More than 5 billion people would die of hunger following a full-scale nuclear war between the U.S. and Russia, according to a global study led by Rutgers climate scientists that estimates post-conflict crop production. "The data tell us one thing: We must prevent a nuclea more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Aug. 18 (TNSres) -- Rowan University issued the following news: Women between the ages of 40 and 60 face unique life and health challenges, from caretaking for children and older parents to a greater risk for heart disease, which increases dramatically as women reach menopause. Women in this age range also experience a decrease in physical activity not seen in men of the same age, said Danielle Arigo, Ph.D., an associate professor of psychology in the College of Science & more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * From Trenton to Capitol Hill, Julie Blumenfeld calls for increased funding and education * * * In a nation with a high maternal mortality rate, Julie Blumenfeld has dedicated her career as a certified nurse midwife to advocating for her patients and profession. Over the years, she has become a leading voice for midwives - licensed independent health-care providers with graduate-level education more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * The project is backed by grant approaching $700,000 from JDRF * * * Rutgers will conduct the largest and most comprehensive study of children at high risk of developing a life-threatening complication of Type 1 diabetes with funding from JDRF, the leading global Type 1 diabetes research and advocacy organization. The goal of researchers from the Rutgers Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Trea more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 19 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news on Aug. 18, 2022: Rutgers study is one of the first to examine competing AI algorithms and software in genomics, especially when using gene-expression and variant data. A Rutgers analysis of dozens of artificial intelligence (AI) software programs used in precision, or personalized, medicine to prevent, diagnose and treat disease found that no program exists that can be used for all treatments. "Precis more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 17 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers researcher notes that other mental health disorders, which commonly co-occur with opioid addiction, are rarely addressed in rural methadone clinics * * * To improve recovery rates, opioid treatment programs serving disadvantaged patients in rural communities should include services that screen and care for other mental health disorders, according to a study led by a Rutgers researcher.  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 19 (TNStalk) -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A on Aug. 18, 2022, with Joseph Goffreda, associate professor in the Department of Plant Biology at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences: * * * Much goes into making peaches readily available for New Jersey residents and beyond * * * When it comes to producing peaches, New Jersey, with help from Rutgers scientists, does its part in keeping up with the competition. The round, slightly fur more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 16 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * A test under development by a Rutgers professor could have applications for humans and dogs, too * * * A Rutgers scientist aiming to help heal a sick horse created an ultra-sensitive DNA test that could have applications for difficult-to-detect illnesses in humans such as Lyme disease. As described in a study published in the Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, a special DNA test d more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Aug. 19 (TNSres) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news on Aug. 18, 2022: In July, College of Nursing faculty members Drs. Judith Lothian, Joyce Maglione, Kathleen Neville, and Mary Ellen Roberts represented Seton Hall at Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Research Congress in Edinburgh, Scotland. Each presented their research which included topics such as physiologic birth, servant leadership and spirituality, the opioid epidemic and the lived experienc more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Aug. 19 (TNSper) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Earlier this month, Brian B. Shulman, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow, FASAHP, FNAP, and Dean of the School of Health and Medical Sciences (SHMS), was officially inducted as the President of the International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Formerly called the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP), this is a global nonprofit organization of communication, voic more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Aug. 16, 2022, in response to the President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act: * * * "Today is proof that even in this time of cynicism and hyperpartisanship, when too many politicians only look at what may be best for their next election instead of what's best for the next generation, real progress can be made. "The Inflation Reduction Act will cut energy, health care, and prescription d more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Aug. 19 (TNSfund) -- Stockton University issued the following news: The Noyes Museum of Art of Stockton University recently received two state grants, one of which will go toward a new exhibition on climate change. The New Jersey State Council of the Arts awarded $50,000 to the Noyes to host the New Jersey Arts Annual Exhibition in 2023, titled "The Inequity of Climate Resilience." The exhibit will be hosted at both the Noyes Arts Garage in Atlantic City and at Kramer Hal more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 18 (TNSper) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Scott Parrott, a Rutgers professor with more than 30 years of experience in methodology and statistics, will work with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) to create a database of evidence linking toxic exposure to burn pits to diseases such as cancer. For Parrott, director of the Methodology and Statistic Support Team at the Rutgers School of Public Health, his work is personal: His son-in-law  more PR