TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 6 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Juvenile Justice Commission (JJC) Acting Executive Director Dr. Jennifer LeBaron have announced proposed changes that, if adopted, would advance important youth justice reforms. In August, the JJC Executive Board approved Notices of Proposed Readoption with Amendments to two JJC regulations. Amendments to N.J.A.C. 13:90 include the propo more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 7 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2022: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today the launch of a new Marriage Equality enforcement initiative to ensure that municipal governments across New Jersey do not discriminate against or exclude LGBTQIA+ individuals seeking to obtain marriage licenses. As part of the Marriage Equality enforcement initiative, D more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Oct. 7 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced today it earned the 2022 WaterSense(R) Excellence in Education and Outreach award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"). "American Water is honored to receive the 2022 WaterSense(R) Excellence Award from the U.S. EPA," said Cheryl Norton, Executive Vice Presid more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Oct. 4 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2022: American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced today it was recognized as a 2022 Leading Disability Employer by the National Organization on Disability (NOD). "American Water is honored to be recognized as a 2022 Leading Disability Employer by the NOD," said Susan Hardwick, President and Chief Executive Of more PR

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2022: New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a $753,457 agreement with pediatric dentist Dr. Barry L. Jacobson and his company HQRC Management Services LLC (HQRC), along with 13 other affiliated pediatric dentistry locations. The dentistry group allegedly performed and billed for medically unnecessary pediatric root canals. This settlement is the result of a joint in more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 5 (TNSbook) -- Princeton University issued the following news: When Stephanie Lynn Nicks was a toddler, she couldn't pronounce her name, calling herself "TeeDee," which became Stevie. It stuck. And that's how the world still knows her, ever since she burst onto the pop music scene in the 1970s as lead vocalist for Fleetwood Mac. "She became a superstar in the year of Star Wars, the Concorde, Elvis' death, New York's blackout, Jimmy Carter's inauguration and FM music more PR

HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, Oct. 7 (TNSpro) -- Centenary University issued the following news release: Centenary University today announced the addition of women's wrestling as an intercollegiate sport. The team will bring the total number of NCAA DIII sports offered by the University to 14, including seven women's teams. "Women's wrestling is one of the fastest growing sports in the United States," noted Bruce Murphy, Ed.D., president of Centenary University. "Centenary's new women's wrestling  more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: As Community Practitioner in Residence at the Center for Community Research and Engagement,Jamila T. Davis has launched the Change for Good program at Seton Hall. The program, initiated with the Newark Office of Violence Prevention and Trauma Recovery, is designed to give high risk adults a second chance and area youth what may be their first. Participants in the program are given the opportunity to  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 7 (TNSper) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: The Rutgers University Board of Governors has appointed Robert Wood Johnson Medical School psychiatry professor Danielle Dick as the inaugural holder of the Gregory Q. Brown Chair in Cell Biology and Neuroscience. Dick is an internationally-recognized academic leader in substance use, addiction and mental health research. In January 2022, she became the inaugural director of the Rutgers Addiction Resear more PR

MAHWAH, New Jersey, Oct. 8 (TNSconf) -- Ramapo College issued the following news release: David Sacks, a research fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, will be a guest speaker at Ramapo College of New Jersey. The talk, followed by a Q&A period, will be held on Tuesday, October 18, at 7 p.m. in the Trustees Pavilion on the Mahwah campus. Mr. Sacks's work focuses on U.S.-China relations, U.S.-Taiwan relations, Chinese foreign policy, cross-Strait relations, and the political thought of Han more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on Oct. 5, 2022: Heading into today's debate, a new column in the Kansas Reflector is calling out Derek Schmidt because he "seems to believe that the pathway to the Kansas governor's office involves making the race this fall as little about Kansas as possible." The column continues to note that Schmidt is making desperate "appearances with the governors from distant states like Virginia, Florida and New Jersey more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 7 (TNSper) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: The Rutgers University Board of Governors has appointed Professor of Law and Professor Alfred Slocum Scholar David Lopez as University Professor effective July 1, 2022. He served as co-dean of the Rutgers Law School at Rutgers University-Newark from August 2018 until June 2021. Lopez has worked with the Rutgers Law Camden Co-Dean Kimberly Mutcherson and the law faculty to deliver a unified comprehensive more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 6 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy today commemorated the groundbreaking of a major new development and public infrastructure improvement project near Hoboken's historic train station. The long-stalled redevelopment effort, now called Hoboken Connect, will produce new office and retail space, affordable housing, and improvements to public infrastructure and the surrounding streetscape. The projec more PR

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey, Oct. 4 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy today announced the launch of the Clean Buildings Working Group at the Clean Energy Conference. The Working Group, a collaboration between the Governor's Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy (OCAGE) and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU), will serve as a cross-sector collaborative of stakeholders and experts in industry, government, b more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 7 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2022: To emphasize his ongoing commitment to the goal of universal preschool access throughout New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy today joined public officials and educators at the Betty McElmon Elementary School in West Long Branch to highlight preschool funding in the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) budget and release phase 1 of the New Jersey Strategic Plan for Preschool Expansion. West Long Br more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 5 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy today signed S-3046/A-4640, amending the effective dates for a previously signed bill regarding state child tax credits. The original bill, S-2523, was scheduled to take effect for the 2023 tax year, making credits available to taxpayers in 2024. The bill signed today pushes that schedule forward, allowing for the tax credit to take effect for the 2022 tax year  more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: For financial planners, a deep understanding of the financial psychology of clients helps advisors better address their clients goals and needs while also helping to make the profession more client centered. In the new book, Psychology of Financial Planning: The Practitioner's Guide to Money and Behavior, distinguished team of practitioners and scholars, Drs. Brad Klontz, CFP(R), Charles Chaffin, and  more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Oct. 6 (TNSbook) -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: Although 90% of organizations claim to prioritize diversity, the unfortunate reality is that only 4% consider disability in DEI initiatives. People with disabilities make up at least 15% of the population (more than 1 billion people worldwide) yet are too often overlooked. In the new book, Disability Friendly: How to Move from Clueless to Inclusive (Wiley, October 11), world-renowned disability acti more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 7 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Kansas Republican Party launched a 25-stop bus tour in Topeka, headlined by former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Christie, who unseated former Governor Sam Brownback as the least popular governor in the nation in 2017, is the latest divisive politician Derek Schmidt has brought to Kansas in an effort to distract from his own harmful record of underfunding schools and backing fiscal disasters. As t more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Oct. 7 (TNSfund) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Rider University has received a $500,000 leadership gift from former All-American wrestler Tim Morrison '83 and his family that will be used to more than double the size of the current wrestling training facility. The gift, the largest in the program's history, was made in honor of former Rider Wrestling Head Coach Gary Taylor, who died Sept. 14. To underscore the honor, the Morrison family has a more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 7 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: This week New Jersey fraud Mehmet Oz announced that he has poured another $7 million of his own money into his campaign to try to buy Pennsylvania's Senate seat. That brings Oz's total self-funding in the Senate race so far to a staggering more than $21 million dollars. Oz's new self-funding will now make him the #1 top self-funder candidate for federal office in the entire country this cycle. Oz more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 5 (TNSawa) -- Princeton University issued the following news: Princeton professors Michelle Chan, Celeste Nelson and A.J. te Velthuis are among 103 researchers nationwide to receive 2022 High-Risk, High-Reward research awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), created to support unconventional approaches to major challenges in biomedical and behavioral research. "The science advanced by these researchers is poised to blaze new paths of discovery in human  more PR

MAHWAH, New Jersey, Oct. 4 (TNSpro) -- Ramapo College issued the following news release: Ramapo College of New Jersey is pleased to announce its newest undergraduate program, a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, effective immediately. Students will gain an understanding of the organization of the nervous system as well as an appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of neuroscience and the study of mind, brain, and behavior. "Students entering our new Neuroscience major will explore the  more PR

MAHWAH, New Jersey, Oct. 6 (TNSper) -- Ramapo College issued the following news release: Ramapo College of New Jersey will hold the formal inauguration ceremony for its fifth college president, Dr. Cindy R. Jebb, on Friday, October 14th, 2022. Dr. Jebb joined the state college in 2021, after retiring from the U.S. Army and her post as the first woman Dean of the Academic Board at the United States Military Academy at West Point. The inauguration ceremony begins in the Arena of the Bill Bradley  more PR

HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, Oct. 6 (TNSconf) -- Centenary University issued the following news release: Recent White House Fellow Aakash Shah, M.D., will present this fall's Gates-Ferry Distinguished Visiting Lecture at Centenary University on Tuesday, Oct. 18. In his lecture, "Reimagining Public Health and Public Safety," Dr. Shah will share his perspective as a physician, as an advocate, and--most recently--as a White House Fellow to discuss new programs at the intersection of public health and more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- Rider University issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2022: * * * Dr. Mark Pearcy's 'Pod Save the Teachers' airs on 107.7 The Bronc * * * As school districts across the country struggle with a national teacher shortage, a Rider University professor is taking an innovative step to attract new educators to the profession. Dr. Mark Pearcy, professor in the Department of Teacher Education, has launched a podcast called Pod Save the Teachers  more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Oct. 8 (TNSfund) -- Rider University issued the following news release: In recognition of a $500,000 gift to Rider Athletics, the University has named the campus pub, Muller's Pub, after the family of Paul and Beverly Muller. The family's gift will be used to support the Rider Arena project, a multimillion-dollar project to transform Rider's Alumni Gym into a modern NCAA Division I facility. Rider celebrated the news on Oct. 6 with a special ceremony to honor Dr. Pau more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Oct. 6 (TNSbook) -- Rowan University issued the following news: The smallest details of daily life can play a huge role in shaping the course of global history, as demonstrated by Dr. Q. Edward Wang, history professor in Rowan University's College of Humanities & Social Sciences. For many years, the U.S.- and China-educated researcher and educator has studied historiography--how history is written--as well as cultural and global history. Among his many books, he co-auth more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Oct. 4 (TNSpar) -- Rowan University issued the following news on Oct. 3, 2022: Rowan University and Ireland's South East Technological University (SETU) have signed a student exchange agreement establishing an international graduate student exchange program and research collaboration opportunities between the universities. The School of Translational Biomedical Engineering & Sciences at Rowan, along with the Pharmaceutical Molecular & Biotechnology Research Centre at Wat more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Oct. 7 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Lyneir Richardson, who leads Rutgers Business School's Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, will spend a year as a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution. The appointment allows Richardson to lend his practical expertise to the research and impact of the Brookings Metro program. "I'm really excited to dive into the work. They're giving me an opportunity to bring action to research more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 7 (TNSper) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: The Rutgers Board of Governors officially welcomed Tilak Lal as a trustee governor during a meeting on Oct. 6, 2022, at Rutgers University-Camden. Lal's five-year term as trustee governor began on July 1, 2022, and will end on June 30, 2028. The head of investment risk management at Lighthouse Partners, Lal is the immediate past chair of the Rutgers Board of Trustees. For 10 years, the Half Moon Bay, C more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 8 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * A Rutgers-led study of more than 2,700 pairs of twins showed the consequences of drinking in adolescence for health can last for decades * * * Teenagers who misuse alcohol may struggle more with drinking problems in their 20s and 30s, be in poorer health and feel less satisfied with their lives, according to a study led by Rutgers and Virginia Commonwealth University. Published in the journal A more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 7 (TNSfund) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: New grant money will help the Rutgers School of Public Health strengthen the public health workforce throughout New Jersey by providing 50 percent tuition scholarships to 84 students. The $1.5 million in scholarship money from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will be evenly split between current employees of state and local health programs without formal training in public health more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 7 (TNSper) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: The Rutgers University Board of Governors has appointed Kevin Monahan to the Duncan and Nancy MacMillan Faculty Development Chair in the Life Sciences effective January 1, 2020. A transformative scientist in the field of developmental neuroscience, Monahan has served as an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry in the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news on Oct. 3, 2022: * * * Two-thirds disagree with overturn of Roe, worry about court overturning other individual rights * * * The majority of New Jerseyans don't have trust in the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton poll. As justices start the new term today after overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion, six in 10 New Jersey more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 7 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Although New Jersey and federal law both prohibit merchants from selling tobacco to customers under the age of 21, a Rutgers study finds high rates of non-compliance. Underage buyers aged 18 to 20 visited tobacco retailers in New Jersey and successfully purchased cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco products in more than 40 percent of store visits. In a study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 4 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * A Rutgers-led study is first to statistically evaluate government data * * * There is no evidence that the COVID-19 vaccination increases the incidence of Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare neurological disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the nerves, according to a Rutgers-led study. Published in the journal Vaccine, a statistical analysis by a Rutgers-team found that there was not  more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Oct. 6 (TNSconf) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: The Institute of Judaeo-Christian Studies is pleased to invite faculty, staff, students and the general public to attend Rabbi Brill's presentation, "A Jewish View of Contemporary Ideas of the Trinity," which will be delivered online on Microsoft Teams on October 27, 2022, at 7:45 p.m. as the 29th Monsignor John M. Oesterreicher Memorial Lecture. The event is free and may be accessed on Microsoft Tea more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Plasmas make up 99 percent of our universe's visible matter. They are responsible for the blaze of light we see in far-off stars, nebula, cosmic dust, comet tails, lightning bolts and our own sun. Plasma physicist Jose Lopez, Ph.D., a professor in the Seton Hall Department of Physics, envisions harnessing the power of plasmas to transform the way we purify water, air and food; power cars; and increase  more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Oct. 6 (TNStalk) -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following statement on Oct. 5, 2022, by Matt Leavy, executive vice president and general manager for academic and professional learning: * * * In June 2020, Wiley requested our library aggregator partner ProQuest transition approximately 1,380 ebooks out of its Academic Complete online digital library as part of a regular review of collections. In working with ProQuest, this change was delayed to August 2022 for contractua more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Oct. 8 (TNSpar) -- Stockton University issued the following news: "Crime is not just a police problem, crime is everyone's problem." Those words by Atlantic City acting Police Chief James Sarkos are at the core of a new partnership announced Wednesday to help improve the safety of Atlantic City residents. Stockton University is collaborating with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, the city of Atlantic City and the Atlantic City Police Department to introduce more PR