PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- Princeton University issued the following news: As the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) delights stargazers with breathtaking images and groundbreaking discoveries -- like the recent revelation that a planet 700 light-years away has a carbon dioxide atmosphere -- we connected with some of Princeton's astrophysics luminaries: Gillian "Jill" Knapp and Neta Bahcall, who have been at the University for a combined 87 years. "It's just astonishing how we ca more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 1 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release and letter on Sept. 30, 2022: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today led a coalition of Attorneys General from across the nation in supporting adoption by three of the world's largest credit card companies - Visa, American Express and Mastercard - of a new merchant category code for the sale of firearms and ammunition that will aid law enforcement efforts to combat the scour more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 24 -- Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2022: Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh today announced that his Consumer Protection Division has reached a settlement with Westminster Management, LLC, a New Jersey-based corporation, and the 25 companies that own or owned 17 residential communities managed by Westminster Management in Maryland. The settlement addresses charges that Westminster and the property owners more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 27 (TNStalk) -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A by Gregory Bruno on Sept. 26, 2022, with Emanuel Goldman, professor of microbiology in the Medical School: * * * Microbiologist Emanuel Goldman explains why fomites are unlikely to get you sick this fall * * * In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, the coronavirus was everywhere - stuck to our cellphone screens, smeared on our mail, dangling from doorknobs, even clinging to our cereal boxes. E more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine issued the following news release and letter on Sept. 30, 2022: District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that he joined with Delaware and New Jersey to lead a coalition of 11 attorneys general supporting the recent decision of the world's largest credit card companies--Visa, Mastercard, and American Express--to adopt a new merchant category code for the sale of firearms and ammunition that wil more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on Sept. 27, 2022: A new story by NorthJersey.com/The Record shows Gov. Murphy's work to transform New Jersey's finances is paying off for the state's economy and finances. Gov. Murphy took office in the height of "dismal bond ratings, unfulfilled pension payments and plenty of budgetary white-knuckling," promising to turn around New Jersey's economy and restore fiscal discipline. Now, "a significant turnaro more PR

MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, Sept. 27 (TNSpro) -- Saint Elizabeth University issued the following news on Sept. 26, 2022: Dominican University New York, in Orangeburg, N.Y. and Saint Elizabeth University (SEU), in Morristown, N.J., today announced an agreement to offer a new pathway to becoming a physician assistant. Under the agreement, up to three eligible Dominican University students will be interviewed during their junior year for early admission decision into SEU's M.S. in Physician Assistant  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 1 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy and State Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio today welcomed news that Moody's Investors Service has joined the other three major credit rating agencies in upgrading New Jersey's outlook from stable to positive. Since the enactment of the FY2022 State budget last year, New Jersey has received three credit rating upgrades and is now on positive outlook with all fou more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 29 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy today joined State officials, public employees, and health care professionals in a ceremony to dedicate the New Jersey Department of Health's office building in Trenton as the "Judith M. Persichilli Building." The Governor unveiled the new name following his announcement in June 2021 that the building would be named in honor of Commissioner of Health Persich more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy today announced that he has authorized 135 New Jersey National Guardsmen for deployment to Florida to support relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Ian, which made landfall yesterday as a Category 4 storm. In addition, 40 military and support vehicles will be sent to assist in the hurricane storm response. Assistance is provided through the Emergency Mana more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 27 (TNSpar) -- Princeton University issued the following news on Sept. 26, 2022: Middlesex College will become the fourth school to join Princeton University's Community College Teaching Partnership. Representatives of Middlesex and Princeton met Sept. 22 to sign an agreement formalizing the relationship. The program offers community college instructors opportunities for continuing education and professional development at Princeton. It also sends graduate students more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 28 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2022: New Jersey state parks are among the latest recipients of funding to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure, giving visitors the opportunity to both appreciate and protect the environment while quietly charging their vehicles during outings, Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette announced today. In March, the New Jersey Boa more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: This week, 401(k) balances are being crushed by Democrats' harmful economic policies. CNN found that 71% of workers say the cost of living is outpacing their salary and wages. And President Biden's student loan giveaway is costing taxpayers $400 billion. NRCC Comment: "New Jersey families can't afford Andy Kim, Josh Gottheimer, and Tom Malinowski's addiction to recklessly spending taxpayer mone more PR

NORTH BRANCH, New Jersey, Sept. 29 (TNSper) -- Raritan Valley Community College issued the following news release: Raritan Valley Community College welcomes the following new faculty members to the RVCC community this fall: Anthony D'Angelo, Mechanical Engineering Technology Coordinator of the Mechanical Engineering Technology Program, Anthony received BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering, both from New Jersey Institute of Technology, and an MBA from Rutgers University. Anshu Gandotra more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 1 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following news: The Democratic Party stands for inclusivity and diversity, for dismantling all forms of hate and bigotry, and for embracing all of the different cultures and religions that make up our society. We categorically condemn extremism and bigotry in any form and strive towards a world where our differences become our strengths. Valuing diversity and dismantling extremism means taking a thoughtful, mea more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 30 (TNSres) -- Princeton University issued the following news: The Board of Trustees of Princeton University voted earlier this month to dissociate from 90 companies pursuant to a fossil fuel dissociation decision made last year that focused on the most-polluting segments of the industry and on concerns about corporate disinformation campaigns. As a step toward the Board's related commitment to achieving a net-zero endowment portfolio over time, the Princeton Unive more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 29 (TNSper) -- Princeton University issued the following news: The Princeton University Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of 17 faculty members, including one full professor and 16 assistant professors. Professor Yuri Leving, in Slavic languages and literature, specializes in Russian literature, film and media. His appointment is effective Aug. 1, 2022. Leving comes to Princeton from Dalhousie University, where he has served as a professor since 2012 more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 27 (TNSper) -- Princeton University issued the following news: Deborah Prentice, provost of Princeton University and the Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs, has been nominated to be the next Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. She would be the first American to fill the top academic and administrative role at the university, among the world's oldest, which was founded in 1209. Her nomination by the Cambridge University Cou more PR

HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, Sept. 28 (TNSawa) -- Centenary University issued the following news release: When Centenary University business major Natasha Bonilla signed up for a film elective, she was looking to have a little fun during her last semester of college. Presented with an assignment to produce an original short film, the Budd Lake resident set out--with little experience--to create a video that evokes her Latina heritage. The result is Spanglish As Experience by a Native Speaker, whic more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- Rowan University issued the following news: Many cancer treatments, like chemotherapy and bone marrow transplants, are invasive and can have severe adverse side effects. A recent $500,000 grant awarded by the N.J. Commission on Cancer Research in the New Jersey Department of Health will support research at Rowan University to develop less invasive and more personalized treatment options for pediatric acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). The project will  more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news on Sept. 27, 2022: Rutgers Law School recently initiated a new fellowship in which two newly minted attorneys receive two years of intense training representing New Jersey residents detained across the country in court. Priscila D. Abraham and Medha Venugopal, the inaugural fellows, have both accepted positions as staff attorneys upon the completion of their fellowships this fall. In 2018, Rutgers Law School' more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 1 (TNSpro) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Leaders outline efforts to transform the student experience, focus on health and well-being and address society's grand challenges * * * Rutgers University-New Brunswick is embarking on a comprehensive mission to reimagine the student experience and community well-being as well as drive the university's research and community involvement to benefit society throughout the state of New Jersey and  more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Sept. 28 (TNSbook) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Liz Sevcenko remembers growing up as a child of historians in Cambridge, Ma., with parents who were steeped in knowledge but remained silent about much of their own past, including her father, who rarely discussed his childhood in Warsaw during WWII. She noticed a similar dynamic among white liberals in her town: They deplored Southern racism but kept quiet about the kind in their own backyard. That pattern  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 30 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Is it ethical to test possible HIV cures by having subjects stop taking antiretroviral therapy and then giving them placebos rather than the experimental treatment? The answer is often yes, according to a new paper published in the Journal of Virus Eradication by Rutgers ethicists and a Harvard doctor. They argue that if stopping antiretroviral treatment to give subjects an experimental medication is  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 28 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * A Rutgers study delves into why police lethality in the U.S. diverges from similar countries * * * Police in the U.S. deal with more diverse, distressed and aggrieved populations and are involved in more incidents involving firearms, but they average only five months of classroom training--the briefest among 18 countries examined in a Rutgers study. According to the data, the rate of fatal po more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * At the Center for Virus-Host-Innate Immunity at Rutgers, Ricardo Rajsbaum is turning the tables on the war against viruses * * * Ricardo Rajsbaum understands killers. Like a criminal investigator tracking prey, the Rutgers virologist spends his days researching the enemy. Rather than obsessing over a madman's next move, however, Rajsbaum's focus is on the microscopic viruses that infect human  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: More than half (56 percent) of New Jersey residents believe that the attack on the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was an insurrection and a threat to democracy, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton poll. The poll - the latest snapshot of public sentiment as the House Select Committee resumes its investigation on the Jan. 6 attack this month - found, on the other hand, that 16 percent view it as  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 30 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Mechanical ventilation, intubation and other intensive treatments are prescribed more often to racial and ethnic minorities, a Rutgers study finds * * * More than half of Medicare beneficiaries are diagnosed with dementia during their lifetime, and of those diagnosed who receive intensive end-of-life care - such as mechanical ventilation, intubation, feeding tube initiation and new dialysis -  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 30 (TNSgov) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Gov. Phil Murphy's favorability rating has rebounded after taking a hit in the spring and about half of New Jerseyans continue to approve of the job he is doing as governor, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. Forty-seven percent of residents have a favorable opinion of the governor, up by double-digits since March. The number of New Jerseyans who are unfavorable toward Murphy remains relat more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 28 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Women in their mid-20s who reported frequent binge drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to become infected with COVID-19, according to Rutgers researchers who said physicians need to develop pandemic-related prevention methods to tackle substance use issues. The study, published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, found that young Black and white women ranging from ages 25 to 28 who repo more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Sept. 29 (TNSawa) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: College of Nursing Assistant Professor Margaret (Peg) Huryk, DNP, APN-C was awarded an Excellence in Clinical Practice award by the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA). The award, given out at their annual conference on September 17, goes to an individual who demonstrates a commitment to geriatric clinical practice. Per GAPNA, the award "acknowledges an individual who demons more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Sept. 30 (TNSper) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Benjamin Goldfrank, Ph.D. of Seton Hall University's School of Diplomacy and International Relations has joined the Buccino Leadership Institute as a co-director for the Diplomacy and International Relations cohort. As one of the co-directors for the Diplomacy cohort he will be responsible for meeting with the Diplomacy students regularly and organizing their speaker series. He has already lined up more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Oct. 1 (TNSper) -- Stockton University issued the following news: Gov. Phil Murphy announced Thursday that Claudine Keenan, Stockton University's dean of the School of Education, has been nominated to the New Jersey State Board of Education. Keenan was nominated along with Mary Bennett, an educational consultant, and Kwanghee Jung of Rutgers University. The nominations will be sent to the state Senate for confirmation. "I am confident that Mary, Kwanghee, and Claudine wi more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 29 (TNSawa) -- The University of Richmond issued the following news release: Sherley Arias-Pimentel, a University of Richmond senior from Newark, New Jersey, has been awarded the Joy of Giving Something Fellowship through Imagining America. The fellowship is awarded to eight undergraduate students across the U.S. who are interested in photography and digital media as future careers and hope to make a difference in their communities. Arias-Pimentel, a double major in a more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, Sept. 30 (TNSawa) -- William Paterson University issued the following news release: Amirah Elayan, who graduated summa cum laude from William Paterson University in May 2022 with a bachelor's degree in English, has been nationally recognized with the third place Prize in Ethics from The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity's prestigious annual contest. The Foundation, created by the late Elie Wiesel soon after he was awarded the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize, aims to combat indiffere more PR