DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 5 -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release: AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, announced today its South Jersey Transit Partners (SJTP) joint venture with STV Incorporated has been selected by the Glassboro-Camden Line (GCL) Project Team to provide engineering, project management, and additional professional services for the GCL Light Rail project in New Jersey. The planned 18-mile corridor will restore passenger more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 2 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2022: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Kelly E. Levy, Acting Director of the Office of the New Jersey Coordinator for Addiction Responses and Enforcement Strategies (NJ CARES), today announced the launch of a new pilot program to establish prosecutor-led diversion programs in six municipal courts across New Jersey that will help non-violent offenders overcome  more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Nov. 1 (TNSper) -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly-traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced that Mike Doran, currently president of Pennsylvania American Water, has been named Deputy Chief Operating Officer at American Water reporting to Executive Vice President and COO Cheryl Norton. David Bowler, currently Senior Vice President of Plann more PR

RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, Nov. 1 (TNSper) -- Felician University issued the following news release: Felician University announces four new members of the Board of Trustees. John Bitar, Esq., Dr. Melissa Cepeda '15, Dr. Charles Flynn, Jr. and Mark Sparta, FACHE were welcomed to the Board at the October 17 meeting held at the Renaissance Hotel in Rutherford, NJ. John Bitar, Esq., is a partner at Windels, Marx., Lane & Mittendorf. His practice includes Corporate & Securities, Financial Transactions more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 3 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation (S2563) amending the New Jersey Department of Education grant program for STEM teachers established by the Governor in 2019. Signed amid a nationwide teacher shortage, the law will incentivize public school STEM teachers to participate in the program and ensure that nonpublic school students have access to STEM education. The legislatio more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 5 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation (S2357) which makes certain changes to the administration of the State's unemployment insurance ("UI") system to increase the system's efficiency and expedite timely benefits payments. The Legislature concurred with the Governor's conditional veto of an earlier version of the legislation, as the Governor had recommended changes necessary more PR

MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, Nov. 1 (TNSrpt) -- Montclair State University issued the following news release: * * * The billionaire CEO has promised to reduce "too woke" restrictions on the platform * * * New research from the Joetta Di Bella and Fred C. Sautter III Center for Strategic Communication at Montclair State University shows that in the hours following Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter, the use of hate speech terms increased immediately on the social media platform. Looking at Twitter more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 5 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2022: Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette today announced the Department has awarded additional funding to continue helping communities implement inclusive initiatives that increase recreational access to coastal resources for individuals with disabilities. The funding was a more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Nov. 3 (TNSper) -- Newark Board of Education issued the following news release: In October, the Newark Board of Education welcomed back Ms. Marianne Belsky, Chief Academic Officer for the Laurent Clerc Deaf Education Center at Gallaudet University along with Ms. Nicole Sutliffe, Chief Administrative Officer for the Clerc Center. Together, they provided the staff of Bruce Street School of the Deaf and the staff of Technology High School Deaf Education with a full day of profe more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 4 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following news: With Election Day approaching, the New Jersey Democratic State Committee is calling out two highly troubling incidents of extreme, radical MAGA Republican messaging that have emerged in recent days. These instances show how far the Republican Party is willing to go to attack and marginalize New Jersey's communities of color, and to attack basic tenets of decency. In one instance, a political gro more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Nov. 2 (TNSres)(TNSpar) -- Princeton University issued the following news on Nov. 1, 2022: Ten research collaborations between Princeton University faculty and their peers at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) have been selected to receive support through the Princeton Alliance for Collaborative Research and Innovation (PACRI). These are the first projects to be launched through the groundbreaking alliance announced in May 2022. Each of the collaboration more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Nov. 3 (TNSbook) -- Princeton University issued the following news: Dan-el Padilla Peralta, associate professor of classics, has received two prizes for his first scholarly book, "Divine Institutions: Religions and Community in the Middle Roman Republic" (Princeton University Press, 2020), which places religion at the heart of the Roman Republic's transformation during the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE. The work shows how religious ritual and observance bound Romans together  more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Nov. 5 (TNSjou) -- Princeton University issued the following news: For those of us who are not counted among the wealthiest 1% of Americans, it can be difficult to understand how much money these individuals have -- or how they got it. As recently as a few years ago, that information would have been unavailable not only to the average American, but to government agencies, researchers and anyone else who cared to know. Wealth -- which includes more than just a person's pe more PR

MAHWAH, New Jersey, Nov. 1 (TNSpar) -- Ramapo College issued the following news release: Ramapo College of New Jersey (RCNJ) and Sussex County Community College (SCCC) held an official signing for the new 3+1 Bachelor's degree path on Friday, October 28 at the SCCC Newton campus. Officials from both colleges, Senator Steve Oroho, Sussex County Commissioners, Sussex board members and staff were in attendance for the signing. Students who attend Sussex can save thousands of dollars toward a bach more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Oct. 31 (TNSfund) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Rider University launched the public phase of Transforming Students - Transforming Lives: The Campaign for Rider University, the largest fundraising campaign in its 157-year history, during an on-campus celebration at Homecoming on Oct. 29. The campaign seeks to raise $80 million to increase scholarship support, build Rider's endowment, update campus facilities and fuel student success by streng more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Nov. 3 (TNSper) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Rider University Men's Soccer Head Coach Charlie Inverso announced he will retire following the Broncs' season finale against Canisius on Nov. 2. In his 36 years as a head coach, including 24 years at Mercer County Community College and the last 12 at Rider, he posted a 529-137-39 record, including a 95-91-25 mark (.509 winning percentage) at Rider. The 2015 NSCAA Northeast Region Coach of the Yea more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Nov. 1 (TNSper) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Dr. Susan Dougherty, an associate professor in Rider University's Department of Teacher Education, has been named to a three-year term as chair of the department. She succeeds Dr. Sharon McKool, the previous chair who retired in August. "I am very excited to work with Susan," says Dr. Jason Barr, dean of the College of Education and Human Services. "She brings years of experience as a teacher, tea more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Oct. 28 (TNSawa) -- Rowan University issued the following news: College Media Association named Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM "Best Four-Year Radio Station of the Year" Oct. 27 at the organization's annual Pinnacle Awards in Washington, D.C. WGLS-FM's top finish marks the first Four-Year Radio Station of the Year honor for Rowan Radio at the Pinnacle Awards, a competition that included finalists from Oregon State University, University of South Carolina, Marshall University a more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Nov. 3 (TNSres) -- Rowan University issued the following news: Electrically conductive nanofibers and foams, biomedical sensors with heat-transferring properties and biocompatible solutions with magnetic properties are just a few of the innovations made possible through research in natural fibers. Dr. Xiao Hu, professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy, studies many types of natural biopolymers in his laboratory at the Rowan University College of Science & Mathema more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 5 (TNSfund) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Senior university officials announced a $2 million gift and the creation of an endowed fund to enable the Rutgers Center on Policing and Rutgers University's Miller Center on Community Protection and Resilience to combine their efforts to protect vulnerable populations and promote excellence in policing. The new combined center will be known as the Miller Center on Policing Excellence and Community Res more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Rutgers has been selected as a clinical trial site for the global Pfizer-BioNTech research study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the bivalent COVID-19 vaccines in children under age 5. Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have given early use authorization for the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, children under 5 are still only eligible for the m more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 3 (TNStalk) -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A on Nov. 2, 2022, with Psychiatry Professor Danielle Dick of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School: * * * Danielle Dick, a professor of psychiatry at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School who leads the Rutgers Addiction Research Center, has spent decades hunting genes that contribute to drug and alcohol addiction. While much remains unknown, improving technology has sped the rate of discovery. Dick's lab h more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Alan Robock, a Distinguished Professor of climate science in the Department of Environmental Sciences at Rutgers, has whittled the essentials of global warming down to 10 words: "It's real. It's us. It's bad. We're sure. There's hope." Those last two words -- there's hope -- were the focus of a symposium that brought dozens of researchers to Rutgers last week to discuss projects designed to reduce clima more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 2 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers study also finds diets with more protein prevent lean mass loss * * * Eating a larger proportion of protein while dieting leads to better food choices and helps avoid the loss of lean body mass, according to a Rutgers study. An analysis of pooled data from multiple weight-loss trials conducted at Rutgers shows that increasing the amount of protein even slightly, from 18 percent of a per more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 3 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers protein scientist, who competed against a computer program, says machine learning will advance biotechnology * * * Vikas Nanda has spent more than two decades studying the intricacies of proteins, the highly complex substances present in all living organisms. The Rutgers scientist has long contemplated how the unique patterns of amino acids that compose proteins determine whether they be more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 4 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Genetic risk for alcohol problems may be transmitted across generations through exposure to parental discord or divorce, says Rutgers researcher * * * Parents can transmit a genetic risk for alcohol problems to their children not only directly, but also indirectly via genetically influenced aspects of the home environment, such as marital discord or divorce, according to a Rutgers researcher. T more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 2 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Structural racism and insurance are limiting factors in epilepsy treatment for minority groups, according to a Rutgers study * * * For millions of Americans who suffer from epilepsy, advanced monitoring is essential for diagnosis and effective treatment. But in New Jersey, accessing these services is difficult for patients from racial and ethnic minority groups, according to a Rutgers study. "O more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 1 (TNStalk) -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A on Oct. 31, 2022, with Justin S. Brandt, associate professor in the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division of the Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences Department at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School: * * * A Rutgers expert provides guidance to those who might be at increased risk during pregnancy * * * As the winter months and holiday season approach, people will be gathering in large groups and more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Nov. 3 (TNSres) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: For more than a quarter century, Seton Hall University has offered qualified law enforcement officers, criminal justice professionals, government employees at the federal, state, county, and municipal levels and members of the Armed Services the opportunity to earn a Master of Arts degree in Police Graduate Studies. It is with great pleasure, the College of Education and Human Services announces the ne more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Nov. 1 (TNSper) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Omayra Arocho, Ph.D. and Brian Conners, Ph.D., BCBA of Seton Hall University's College of Education and Human Services have joined the Buccino Leadership Institute as co-directors of the Education cohort. Arocho has been a member of the Seton Hall community since 2007 and served in various departments and roles before accepting the co-director role with the Buccino Leadership Institute. Arocho first b more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Nov. 3 (TNSbook) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Law Professor Thomas Healy's latest book, Soul City: Race, Equality, and the Lost Dream of an American Utopia, Metropolitan Books, was selected as the winner of the 2021 Hooks National Book Award by the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis. This prestigious award, selected in partnership with Memphis Public Libraries, is presented annually to a non-fiction book th more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Nov. 5 -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: By Michael Ricciardelli and Marty Appel The defection of many top golfers to the new LIV tour, along with their subsequent ban from PGA tournaments, has the American public thinking that both the PGA tour and professional golf in general have been diminished. Asked if the tour has been diminished, 43 percent of sports fans said yes, vs. 29 percent saying no. Avid fans said yes by 50-28 percent. The general po more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 5 (TNStalk) -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following statement on Nov. 4, 2022: * * * I want to commend the FBI Newark Division under the leadership of Special Agent in Charge James E. Dennehy , the New Jersey State Police under the leadership of Colonel Patrick J. Callahan , the Office of the United States Attorney, District of New Jersey under the leadership of US Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, the New Jersey Office of Homeland Se more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 4 (TNStalk) -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following statement on Nov. 3, 2022: * * * We have received information from our partners at the Federal Bureau of Investigations of a credible potential threat to synagogues in our State. I have been in communication with our federal partners, Colonel Callahan of the New Jersey State Police, Director Laurie Duran of the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, Director Pearl Minato o more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 5 (TNStalk) -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Nov. 4, 2022: * * * "I am grateful to the FBI, as well as state law enforcement partners including the Attorney General's Office, the State Police, and the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, for their tireless efforts in mitigating the immediate threat to our Jewish synagogues. "While this specific threat may be mitigated, we know this remains a tense time for our Jewish commu more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Nov. 3 (TNSres) -- Stockton University issued the following news on Nov. 2, 2022: New Jersey's voters, especially Republicans, are enthusiastic about voting in next week's midterm elections in which the economy and inflation are seen as top issues, according to a Stockton University poll released today. When asked which party they prefer in the congressional election, 47% said they would vote for a generic Democrat while 37% in the statewide poll of registered voters pick more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 3 (TNSpar) -- Thomas Edison State University issued the following news release: An innovative program designed to enhance professional skills for public employees was launched recently through a partnership between Thomas Edison State University (TESU) and Hunterdon County, N.J. The Public Sector Leadership Development Program was conceived during a recent New Jersey Association of Counties annual meeting. During the gathering, representatives from Hunterdon County in more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Morgan Freeman has given many powerful, memorable performances. His role as Mr. Clark, a New Jersey-based high school principal known for dispensing authoritarian discipline in "Lean on Me," is certainly memorable, but that depiction and many others of Black male teachers are based on prejudiced tropes about Black families that were generated from 20th-century social science research -- a form of racial kno more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, Nov. 1 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2022: Today Verizon and World Champion Fantasy (WCF), a leading technology developer of PlayerX, the world's next generation online fantasy Esports platform, announced an exciting multi-year contract. The alliance will integrate Verizon's tools, services and techstack into WCF's new and industry disruptive PlayerX platform. "While the way we watch, inte more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, Nov. 4 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: Verizon Business will demonstrate the transformative benefits of its business solutions at the next installment of its 5G Innovation Sessions series, occurring at the Edge, Hudson Yards, on November 8. Executives from Verizon, Nokia, the National Hockey League (NHL), and Amazon Web Services (AWS) will demonstrate a range of forward-looking scenarios that leverage t more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Nov. 2 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: Wiley (NYSE: WLY), a global leader in research and education, and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), an association that promotes high quality emergency care and advocacy for emergency physicians and patients, today announced the launch of emCareers, a career center solution focused on filling the pipeline for this critical profession. A Wiley Partner Solutions brand, Madgex, is a market-le more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, Nov. 5 (TNSbook) -- William Paterson University issued the following news release: Mary Angus '15 has just crossed an item off her bucket list: writing and illustrating her own children's book. Angus, who graduated with a BFA in art from William Paterson University, is eagerly looking forward to November 28, when her inaugural book, Max's Fuzzy Feelers, goes to print. The book, which is currently available for pre-sale through major retailers such as Amazon and Walmart, amon more PR