TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 21 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2022: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that the NJ Bureau of Securities ("Bureau") took action today to halt an online entity purportedly operating from the country of Georgia from offering unregistered securities in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) tied to an online slots game and the metaverse. In a Cease and Desist Order issued today, the Bur more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 21 -- The Alabama Securities Commission issued the following news: Four state securities regulators filed coordinated enforcement actions to stop sales of non-fungible tokens, often referred to as NFTs, by an organization in the country of Georgia. The actions accuse Slotie NFT ("Slotie") of illegally and fraudulently selling NFTs to raise capital relating to gaming in online and metaverse casinos. The actions were filed by the Alabama Securities Commission, Kentucky  more PR

LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, Oct. 21 -- Altice USA (formerly the Cablevision Systems) issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2022: Optimum, the local provider of internet, mobile, TV and phone services, today announces the opening of a new retail store in Edison, New Jersey located at the Wick Shopping Plaza at 561 Route 1. The new state-of-the-art retail store offers a modern and interactive in-store experience where customers can explore the complete line of Optimum connectivity offeri more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Oct. 21 -- New Jersey American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2022: The American Water Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization established by American Water, the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, and New Jersey American Water, announced today a combined contribution of $40,000 to Upstream Alliance to support Camden County youth in the Search for the Cooper River Expedition. "The A more PR

SOMERSET, New Jersey, Oct. 21 -- Catalent Inc., a pharma, biotech and consumer health company, issued the following news: Catalent, the global leader in enabling biopharma, cell, gene and consumer health partners to optimize development, launch, and supply of better patient treatments across multiple modalities, today announced a $12 million expansion program to increase biologics CGMP analytical capabilities at its flagship facility in Kansas City, Missouri. The project will see the addition o more PR

EATONTOWN, New Jersey, Oct. 18 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following on Oct. 17, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy today announced the creation of a pilot program that will provide New Jersey manufacturers grants for the purchase of equipment they need to improve their operations. The New Jersey Manufacturing Voucher Program (MVP) will be developed and administered by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) and funded with $20 million from the FY2023 budget. "Manufactu more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 19 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following remarks on Oct. 18, 2022, at National Governors Association Convening: All of us are here not only because we recognize there's a youth mental health crisis in our nation, but also because we wish to be part of the solution to this crisis. And in our respective states, we have each undertaken initiatives to support our kids and improve their chances to grow up resilient and strong. We each have programs that w more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 22 -- The Iowa Economic Development Authority issued the following news: The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board approved two awards for companies in Charles City and Council Bluffs, which will assist in the creation of 71 jobs and result in more than $605 million in new capital investment for the state. * * * Charles City pharmaceutical company to expand facility Cambrex, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) headquartered in East Rutherf more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 19 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2022: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs and the Department of Environmental Protection today filed a lawsuit on behalf of New Jersey residents against five oil and gas companies and a petroleum trade association, alleging they knowingly made false claims to deceive the public about the existence of climate change and t more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 19 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2022: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs and the Department of Environmental Protection today filed a lawsuit on behalf of New Jersey residents against five oil and gas companies and a petroleum trade association, alleging they knowingly made false claims to deceive the public about the existence of climate change and t more PR

MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- Montclair State University issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2022: * * * Montclair PhD candidate presents evidence of new findings at Geological Society of America's Annual Conference * * * When the 6-mile-wide asteroid that led to dinosaur extinction hit Earth 66 million years ago, the impact also triggered a "mega-earthquake" that lasted weeks to months, new evidence suggests. The magnitude of the impact released energy about 50,000 t more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 22 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Murphy signed the following bills into law: A-3149 wGR/S-438 (McKeon, Benson/Smith, Codey) - Changes entity responsible for management of NJ School of Conservation to nonprofit organization, and directs DOE to request funding for center annually. A-4101 wGR/S-2666 (Lopez, Coughlin/Vitale, Corrado) - Requires MVC to prompt applicant for certain documents to enter information into "Next-o more PR

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey, Oct. 18 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2022: Today the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement announced the September 2022 total gaming revenue results. Casino Win: Based upon filings with the Division of Gaming Enforcement, Total Casino Win for the nine casino hotel properties was $251.7 million for September 2022, reflecting growth of 1.3% compared to $248.5 million for September 2021. Year more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 18 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2022: The Office of the Attorney General announced today that the New Jersey Bureau of Securities has reached a $495 million agreement in principle with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., and DLJ Mortgage Capital, Inc. (collectively "Credit Suisse") that would resolve a lawsuit arising from the offer and sale o more PR

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Oct. 22 (TNSpar) -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: Construction Specialties, a New Jersey-based building products manufacturer with four local operations in eastern Lycoming County, has appreciably broadened its collaboration with Pennsylvania College of Technology. The company, a participant in Penn College's Corporate Tomorrow Makers program, has established an endowed scholarship and sponsored three Pre-College Programs this pas more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 20 (TNSpro) -- The Princeton Theological Seminary issued the following news release: Princeton Theological Seminary's Board of Trustees has voted to approve a new degree program, the Master of Arts in Theology and Ecology (MTE). Unanimously approved by the faculty, this 13-month program will equip graduates to lead with care and compassion by engaging students in the intimate connections among land, space, justice, soil, place, and neighbor. Courses will be centered  more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- Princeton University issued the following news on Oct. 18, 2022: * * * The David and Lucile Packard Foundation announced that Felix Heide is one of 20 researchers to receive a Packard Fellowship, targeted to innovative, early-career scientists and engineers. * * * Heide, assistant professor of computer science at Princeton University, works on computational imaging and computer vision. Heide's lab is using artificial intelligence to create a new kin more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 18 (TNSpro) -- Princeton University issued the following news: Princeton is launching a Ph.D. program in biophysics for students who want to study at the interface between living systems and physics, at every scale from molecules to ecosystems, including both experimental and theoretical work. "Living matter organizes itself to do remarkable things," said Joshua Shaevitz, the director of graduate studies for the new program. "The biophysics community at Princeton at more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Oct. 21 (TNSper) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Rider University Athletic Director Don Harnum has announced the hiring of Evan Mager as head coach of the women's lacrosse team. Mager becomes the first coach in the history of the program, which was announced in Sept., and is expected to begin competition in the spring of 2024. "I am beyond excited and honored to be the first women's lacrosse coach at Rider University," says Mager. "I want to fi more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Oct. 20 (TNSfund) -- Rowan University issued the following news: The Rowan Innovation Venture Fund has made a $200,000 investment into MRIMath, LLC, a Rowan University-affiliated startup that uses artificial intelligence to dramatically improve the detection of brain tumors--as much as three years earlier than the standard of care. The medical technology company was co-founded in 2017 by Dr. Nidhal Carla Bouaynaya, professor of electrical & computer engineering and assoc more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- Rowan University issued the following news: Captured in a screenshot, his work is analogous to the internet itself - a seemingly endless array of connections, many to and from science deniers. Dr. Miles Coleman, an assistant professor of Communication Studies in the Ric Edelman College of Communication & Creative Arts, researches the online communication of science deniers, conspiracy peddlers who reject established medical standards like the efficacy more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Oct. 19 (TNSconf) -- Rowan University issued the following news on Oct. 18, 2022: The science behind climate change. Health care and the outlook for Covid. Corporate governance and investing. The Rohrer College of Business convened a conference Oct. 14 to address a wide range of issues related to health care, the environment, corporate governance and investing amid staggering 21st century uncertainties. Dubbed the Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) C more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Oct. 14 (TNStalk) -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A by Sam Starnes with School of Criminal Justice alum Joseph B. Richardson Jr., Joel and Kim Feller Endowed Professor of African American Studies and Medical Anthropology at the University of Maryland: * * * The nation's ongoing epidemic of gun violence has been especially lethal for young Black men. According to the Centers for Disease Control, firearm deaths increased almost 40 percent among Black people from  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 18 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: The epigenetic changes linked to Parkinson's disease - a nervous system disorder that afflicts nearly 1 million Americans - are different in men and women, according to a new Rutgers study published in NPJ Parkinson's Disease. In a postmortem analysis of brain neurons, researchers compared samples from 50 people who died with Parkinson's and 50 who had no sign of the disease. They found more than 200 g more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: With the midterm elections three weeks away, Rutgers experts weigh in on how the economy will be a factor with voters. * * * Michael Lahr, Director of Rutgers Economic Advisory Service, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy While the economy is on everyone's radar and will undoubtedly be a reason folks vote for one candidate or another, no candidate (not even the president or the c more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 21 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers researchers analyzed data from 2000 to 2015 in the SIDS Center of New Jersey's and New Jersey State Health Assessment databases * * * While a sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) is rare in the first month of life, a new Rutgers study found that those occurring in the first week, an even rarer event, have different risk factors compared to those dying later and recommended more thoroug more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 21 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers study reinforces the value of working with community partners to strengthen health outcomes * * * Community-based groups can be more effective than health-care organizations at expanding access to at-home COVID-19 testing in underserved communities, according to a Rutgers study. In a survey of Black and Latino residents in four New Jersey communities with high rates of COVID-19 infecti more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 18 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Food scientists conducting large collaborative study of consumer behavior surprised by results * * * A government-funded study on the potential for cross-contaminating kitchen surfaces with pathogens during food preparation has pointed to an unlikely culprit for spreading sickness: spice containers. Detailing findings in the Journal of Food Protection, Donald Schaffner, a Distinguished Profess more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 21 (TNStalk) -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A on Oct. 20, 2022, with Jason Grabosky, professor and program director of Urban Forestry in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences: * * * What is the chemistry that causes all those beautiful hues to appear in the fall. Jason Grabosky, a professor and program director of Urban Forestry in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, explains the process that makes leaves change color more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Oct. 20 (TNSper) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Dr. Anthony Koutsoftas, Associate Professor in the department of Speech Language Pathology at Seton Hall University, has been appointed co-editor-in-chief for Seminars in Speech and Language. Seminars in Speech and Language is a peer-reviewed journal that covers the scope of practice in speech-language pathology. Koutsoftas and his co-editor-in-chief, Dr. Kaitlin Lansford from Florida State University more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Oct. 22 (TNSres) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: The College of Education and Human Services proudly invited Michael Vega, Ph.D., M.S.W. to share his dissertation research, "Hombres y Hermandads: Men and Brotherhood - Exploring the Role of Fraternity Involvement on Latino Masculinity Identity in College." Dr. Michael Vega earned his Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership, Management, and Policy in 2020 from Seton Hall. His research focused on the ide more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Oct. 22 (TNSres) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: With Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver under fire following revelations of racist language as well as inappropriate, "sex-related" comments and "inequitable treatment of women," 75 percent of sports fans believe that a code of conduct for owners should be adopted, just as there is one for NBA players. Should NBA owners be subject to a specific code of conduct like the NBA players? View ta more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Oct. 22 (TNSbook) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Criminal Justice Professor Giuseppe M. Fazari, Ph.D. recently released his book, Courthouse Confidential: Unveiling Lessons Learned in Leading and Managing Trial Court Organizations, published by Kendall Hunt, a leading educational and Emmy award-winning publisher founded in 1944. Launched in Dubai this past summer as part of a judicial externship program in which Fazari served as lead facilitator a more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Oct. 18 (TNSbook) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Over the past four years, in addition to creating engaging classes and steering the DiploLab, Assistant Professor Dr. Joseph Huddleston undertook two editorial positions, one for the Handbook of Research Methods in International Relations and one for Conflict and Peace in Western Sahara: The Role of the UN's Peacekeeping Mission (MINURSO) in which he and an alumnus of the School of Diplomacy wrote a  more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Oct. 20 (TNSawa) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Professor and Dean Emeritus Karen Boroff, Ph.D., was recognized by the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point with the Distinguished Alumnus Faculty Award. She was presented the award by the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership, where cadets are prepared for careers as commissioned leaders of character and duty, educated in leadership development and social, psychological and  more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news on Oct. 18, 2022: The Seton Hall Sports Poll and its Chief Methodologist, Marketing Professor Daniel Ladik, were featured by ESPN, USA Today, Yahoo, 1010 WINS News and TV News 12 in New Jersey, the Bronx, Westchester, Long Island, the Hudson Valley and Connecticut as part of the regular news rotation over a two day period. The results were also featured in a tweet by former ESPN sports business analyst more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 18 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Oct. 17, 2022: * * * "I am incredibly pleased that the state Senate has confirmed both Rachel Wainer Apter and Douglas Fasciale with bipartisan support to serve as Associate Justices of the New Jersey Supreme Court. I congratulate them both and have complete confidence that they will serve our state and the cause of justice with distinction. They are both incredible legal talents, having already p more PR

PLATTSBURGH, New York, Oct. 21 (TNSpro) -- The State University of New York's Plattsburgh Campus issued the following news: First-year students from eight states across the country will be able to attend SUNY Plattsburgh for the same tuition they'd pay at their own state university system. Students considering the public university system flagship schools in Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Illinois and California for the 2023-2024 academic year wil more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 19 (TNSpar) -- Thomas Edison State University issued the following news release: Thomas Edison State University (TESU) has expanded its partnership with edX, a leading global online learning platform from 2U, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWOU), by joining its venerable group of MicroBachelors program providers. TESU's Critical Information Literacy (SOS-110) program will now be offered alongside Harvard University, NYU, Arizona State University, Southern New Hampshire University, Wes more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, Oct. 19 (TNSper) -- William Paterson University issued the following news release: Pamela Brillante, a professor of special education and disability studies at William Paterson University in Wayne, has been appointed to the New Jersey Special Education Advisory Council. The council, established by the New Jersey Department of Education and required under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004, provides policy guidance on special education and related more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- William Paterson University issued the following news release: To stay on top of the ever-evolving landscape of the social media industry, William Paterson's communication department has launched a Social Media Applications Research and Teaching (SMART) Lab, providing students and faculty with access to innovative software needed to learn about new social media technology and conduct advanced research. "Many companies are now looking for tech-savvy employ more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, Oct. 21 (TNSper) -- William Paterson University issued the following news release: William Paterson University Professor of Educational Leadership Darlene Russell has been selected to serve as editor of an academic journal that recognizes, celebrates, and propagates the work of scholars of the African diaspora around the globe, ProudFlesh: The New Afrikan Journal of Culture, Politics, & Consciousness. During her editorship, Russell says, she will aspire to work with Black sc more PR