CAMDEN, New Jersey, Sept. 9 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2022: American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly-traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced today the company raised $180,000 to support Water For People, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to providing access to improved water and sanitation systems and services in developing countries. "We are proud of our partnership with Water Fo more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 7 -- Barnes and Thornburg, a law firm, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2022: Barnes & Thornburg LLP is opening new offices in Northern New Jersey and in Philadelphia, its 21st and 22nd in the U.S. The new offices are anchored by well-respected and nationally recognized product liability, mass tort and life sciences litigators and counselors Michael C. Zogby, Jessica L. Brennan, and Kaitlyn E. Stone in New Jersey, and Chanda A. Miller, Molly E. Fly more PR

FREEHOLD, New Jersey, Sept. 7 (TNSawa) -- CentraState Healthcare System issued the following news: CentraState Medical Center has been honored with the 2022 Workplace Partnership for Life Platinum Award for its organ and tissue donation awareness program from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Platinum Award is the highest accolade granted by HRSA to hospitals who promote organ and tissue donation amon more PR

LAKEWOOD, New Jersey, Aug. 29 (TNSper) -- Gaming Laboratories International, a provider of quality land-based, lottery and iGaming testing and assessment services, issued the following news release: Gaming Laboratories International (GLI(R)) has promoted Angela Wong to Vice President of Global Lottery Solutions. Wong has been with GLI since 2021, previously serving as Director of Lottery Solutions. GLI Senior Vice President of Government Relations & General Counsel Kevin Mullally said, "The la more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 9 -- The New Jersey Department of Education issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) today announced that 27 school districts will receive Preschool Expansion Aid (PEA) to establish or expand access to high-quality preschool programs in the 2022-2023 school year. The over $26 million, which was allocated in the FY2023 Budget, ensures that nearly 2,150 additional three- and four-year-old c more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 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 thr more PR

MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- Montclair State University issued the following news release: * * * Work could shed light on fundamental problems in physics * * * A Montclair State University professor's physics research could shed light on dark matter and the Big Bang. Physics and Astronomy Assistant Professor Kent Leung was recently awarded a grant totaling $436,000 over five years from the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory to support research into the n more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 7 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2022: Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) has issued a Finding of Probable Cause (FPC) against Ironworkers Local 11, a local chapter of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Ironworkers Union, AFL-CIO. The FPC centers on allegations that Local 11, through the co more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 7 (TNSper) -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2022: Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the appointment of the two supervisors who will be leading a recently founded office designed to hold manufacturers and sellers of guns and firearm accessories accountable when they endanger the health and safety of New Jerseyans. Platkin appointed Ravi Ramanathan, most recently Director of  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 7 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2022: Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today made a wealth of information about police agencies' internal affairs investigations available online, in a searchable dashboard capable of filtering data by law enforcement agency, the types of allegations involved, and what, if any, disciplinary action was taken. It is believed to be the most comprehensive com more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2022: In a room at the historic City of Newark's Public Library, surrounded by state and local officials, as well as activists, Governor Phil Murphy today signed bipartisan bill A2677. The bill requires the New Jersey Historical Commission to establish a Black Heritage Trail to promote awareness and appreciation of Black history, heritage, and culture in the State. The Black Heritage Tra more PR

SOUTH AMBOY, New Jersey, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy signed two bills todaythat will help combat food insecurity among students across the state. The first bill, A2368/S1677, which was sponsored by Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, requires New Jersey schools to provide free breakfasts and lunches to students from working-class and middle-income families. The second bill, A2365/S1928, requires school food au more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) today announced that 27 school districts will receive Preschool Expansion Aid (PEA) to establish or expand access to high-quality preschool programs in the 2022-2023 school year. The over $26 million, which was allocated in the FY2023 Budget, ensures that nearly 2,150 additional three- and four-year-old children more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 7 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2022: n June of 2020 First Lady Tammy Murphy announced that the New Jersey State Board of Education adopted her initiative to make New Jersey the first state in the nation to incorporate climate change education across its K-12 academic standards. And today, as thousands of New Jersey students enter a new school year, the incorporation of climate change education for K-12 schools begins more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 10 (TNSsro) -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice of closure of proceedings (Case No. 13-T-0391) on Sept. 9, 2022: * * * Application of Poseidon Transmission 1, LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article VII for Authority to Construct and Operate a 500 MW Transmission Line from South Brunswick, New Jersey to the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County. NOTICE OF CLOSURE OF THE PROCEEDING AND more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Andy Kim is nervous about his extreme liberal record and pretending he's a moderate who "[does] things differently" ahead of November. But the radical-in-sheep's-clothing will have a hard time selling that to New Jersey voters. Kim is a partisan lapdog who votes with Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi 100% of the time, and belongs to not one but TWO groups that want to defund the police. NRCC Comment: " more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Sept. 7 -- Pearson Education issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2022: Pearson's Online Learning Services division (POLS) and Regis College have announced a multi-year renewal to deliver online graduate nursing degrees. POLS is the division of Pearson that provides online learning products and services to higher education institutions worldwide. Regis College is a Catholic university in Greater Boston known for its nursing and health sciences programs at the unde more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Sept. 7 -- Pearson Education issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2022: Pearson's Online Learning Services division, which delivers online learning products and services for higher education institutions worldwide, announced today an expanded partnership with Bradley University to offer an online master's degree in Speech Language Pathology (SLP) and new features to its Doctorate in Education program. Based in Peoria, Ill., Bradley University has partnered with Pe more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Rider University assistant biology professor Dr. Kerrie Sendall was awarded a three-year, $503,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study the combined effects of warming and drought on tree seedlings. The grant will allow her to implement an undergraduate plant-biology research course at Rider, which will be offered in spring 2024. This year was the inaugural issuing of this gr more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- Rowan University issued the following news: Do all addiction treatments work for all patients with addiction? Not according to Dr. Martin O. Job, addiction research scientist and assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. To learn which patients might respond well to a particular intervention, Job is working to identify phenotypes and pharmacotypes among animal subjects. Phenotypes refer  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 8 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Previous sexually transmitted infections and more sexual partners predict new human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in men who have sex with men, other cisgender sexual minority men and transgender women, according to a Rutgers study. "Neither of those findings is unexpected, but they're both important," said Caleb LoSchiavo, lead author of the study published in the American Journal of Men's Health an more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 8 (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, Sept. 9 -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A on Sept. 8, 2022, with historian Alastair Bellany: * * * Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-serving monarch who assumed the throne in 1952 and reigned through periods of major transition, turmoil and social change, died today at the age of 96. Historian Alastair Bellany from the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University-New Brunswick talked to Rutgers Today about her legacy and how she changed the mon more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 7 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * A Rutgers-led study on bees shows how different species pollinate the same plants over time * * * Rutgers has conducted the first study showing how many more species of bees are needed to maintain crop yields when a longer-term time frame is considered. In the paper, which was recently published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, scientists said biodiversity of the bee population is critical to ma more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Cigarette smoking is more prevalent among Americans residing in rural areas and they also have a more difficult time quitting smoking than urban residents, according to a study involving Rutgers researchers. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, found smoking prevalence was higher in rural than urban areas - 19.2 percent versus 14.4 percent. While the number of smokers quitting in 2020 was similar more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 7 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers researchers provide guidelines for fertility preservation counseling before gender-affirming medical procedures for transgender men * * * There are no standards on comprehensive counseling for transgender men on how to preserve their fertility while undergoing gender-affirming medical procedures, according to a new Rutgers study. The study, published in the journal F&S Reports, lists g more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 10 (TNSper) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers professor's research focuses on the development and evaluation of pharmacoepidemiologic efforts in mental health and geriatric pharmacotherapy * * * Tobias Gerhard, interim director of Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research and founding director of Rutgers Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science, has been named president of the International S more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 7 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Smarter urban design can help encourage 'active commuting,' Rutgers researcher says * * * Children who walk or bike to school at a young age are more likely to continue the healthy habit as they age, according to a study co-authored by a Rutgers researcher. "The walk to school is a wonderful moment in the day that provides children a glimpse of living an active lifestyle," said David Tulloch,  more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Sept. 9 (TNSeco) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Recognizing a need for more room and updated labs for incoming students, Seton Hall University's Second-Degree Accelerated BSN program (ABSN) has moved from its previous location in Lakewood to Freehold, New Jersey. "Our new facility provides increased educational space for the Accelerated BSN Program, providing opportunity for expansion," said Marie Foley, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.L., dean of the College of more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Sept. 8 (TNSbook) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: The study of early Christianity has evolved in the last few decades, growing from a field of interest only to Christian historians and theologians, to a rich interdisciplinary field with scholars from several disciplines bringing their own approaches to studying the field. Over time, this diversifying attention on the area unveiled an important, yet missing element needed for success: the need for ea more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: The Center of Catholic Studies has received a large multi-year grant from the Porticus Foundation to support "integral faculty formation in the Catholic tradition," a project that seeks to support and revitalize the identity and mission of Catholic colleges and universities by developing a network of faculty leaders within institutions and across institutions who are at the service of the local church more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: The Bernard J. Lonergan Institute at Seton Hall University announces the publication of volume XII of its journal, The Lonergan Review, entitled "Understanding What It Is To Understand." The issue includes an introduction by its editor Gregory Floyd; articles by Chris Berger, Robert Doran, SJ, Eric Mabry, Ryan Miller, and Clayton Shoppa; book reviews by Francis Hunter, Tom Jeannot, Monsignor Richard  more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Sept. 9 (TNSrpt) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Many people reminisce about their school experience and remember that one teacher who made a significant difference in their life. Whether it was their favorite subject, a fun memory they had in class, a moment of inspiration with a mentor, or an overall great experience that positively changed the way they look at education. Maybe they didn't enjoy school or weren't sure what they wanted to do for a  more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Sept. 9 (TNSpar) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: The Walsh Gallery, in partnership with The Charles and Joan Alberto Italian Studies Institute, presents a talk by scholar Caterina Agostini Ph.D., illuminating the role coins play in shaping our perceptions and experiences of cultures, economies and societies. Agostini, of Notre Dame University, is the inaugural D'Argenio Fellow in History and Data Visualization, awarded to outstanding scholars that u more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Sept. 8, 2022: * * * "For more than 70 years, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II had been a strong, steady, and reassuring presence on the international stage. "The United States, and the 14 presidents who have served during her reign, benefited from her unwavering support and friendship. In New Jersey, her reign coincided with the strengthening of economic and social ties with the United Kingdom. " more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Sept. 9 -- Stockton University issued the following news: Stockton University is welcoming one of its largest first-year student classes, with more than 1,550 new students enrolled for the fall semester. First-year student enrollment at Stockton jumped 16% over fall 2021, and more than 3,000 total students live on campus. Notably, Stockton saw a 54% increase in applications -- more than 11,000 -- as students increasingly make Stockton their top-choice for pursuing a coll more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Sept. 8 (TNSfund) -- Stockton University issued the following news: Twenty-six years ago, Stockton University started the Educational Technology Training Center (ETTC) to create a regional network among school districts to improve education through technology. That mission has come full circle with a recent $333,313 grant from the state to create a new K-12 Computer Science regional hub, said Patty Weeks, the director of the Southern Regional Institute and ETTC in the Sch more PR

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: A circuitous path was blazed by Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine third-year student Mark Quiring in his quest to become more involved in research as a medical student. Through some ingenuity, he used social media to join Jefferson Health New Jersey virtually as a research assistant to further expand his knowledge in urology - with hope that, in hopes he achieves would achie more PR