TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 1 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2022: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Kelly E. Levy, Acting Director, Office of the New Jersey Coordinator for Addiction Response and Enforcement Strategies (NJCARES), today announced that the New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program ("NJPMP") was awarded $1.4 million in competitive federal funding from the FY22 Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring P more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2022: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced $5 million in grant funding to protect access to abortion care by ensuring that there is an expansive pool of abortion care providers in New Jersey in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization overturning Roe v. Wade. The funding, made available by the Murph more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 2 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that New Jersey has entered into a settlement with CarMax Auto Superstores, Inc. that resolves a multistate investigation into whether the used vehicle marketplace violated consumer protection laws when it sold used motor vehicles with open safety recalls. Open recall means an un-remedied vehicle or vehicle equipment defect  more PR

MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, Nov. 29 (TNSpar) -- Saint Elizabeth University issued the following news on Nov. 28, 2022: Alabama State University (ASU) and Saint Elizabeth University (SEU), today announced the establishment of a combined educational program culminating in a baccalaureate degree from ASU and a M.S. in Physician Assistant degree from SEU. This is the first agreement of its kind SEU has signed with an HBCU. Under the agreement, up to three eligible ASU students will be interviewed duri more PR

PARAMUS, New Jersey, Dec. 1 (TNSpro) -- Bergen Community College issued the following news release: With demand for online options in higher education soaring and students seeking flexibility as they work toward earning degrees, Bergen Community College will launch its Center for Online Learning this spring. The fully virtual center will launch with two degree-granting programs, psychology and business administration, and a complete complement of online services, resources and assets. To ensure more PR

SOMERSET, New Jersey, Dec. 2 -- 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 that it has completed the expansion of its clinical supply facility in the Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in Shanghai, China. The project has seen the site increase b more PR

HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, Nov. 29 (TNSper) -- Centenary University issued the following news release: Centenary University has appointed Craig Fuller, Ph.D., as interim dean of the School of Natural, Health, Social & Behavioral Sciences. A highly-experienced scientist and faculty member, Dr. Fuller is the architect of the University's ongoing expansion into academic programs focused on the health and wellness sectors. Before entering higher education, Dr. Fuller worked in hospitals and referen more PR

FREEHOLD, New Jersey, Dec. 1 -- CentraState Healthcare System issued the following news: CentraState Healthcare System (CHS) has achieved a Level 7 recognition for acute care organizations from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Digital Health Most Wired Survey 2022. It is the fourth consecutive year that CHS has been recognized for being at the forefront of using technology to enhance the delivery of care. "We are very focused on looking at how to employ data  more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, Nov. 30 (TNSper) -- William Paterson University issued the following news release: Erike Mayo, an entrepreneurship expert and consultant with nearly two decades of experience, has been named regional director of the Small Business Development Center at William Paterson University in Wayne. The Center, based in Paterson, serves business owners and entrepreneurs throughout Passaic County. Housed within the University's Cotsakos College of Business, William Paterson's SBDC is a more PR

BRONX, New York, Nov. 30 (TNSsel) -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: On Oct. 26, the Center for Judicial Events & Clerkships (CJEC) welcomed Judge Zahid N. Quraishi of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey as its speaker for the Fourth Annual First to the Bench Program. Judge Quraishi is the first Muslim-American to serve as an Article III judge in the United States, and was the first Asian-American to serve on the federal court in New Jersey upon hi more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded nearly $169 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to New Jersey for water infrastructure improvements that will help communities access clean, safe and reliable drinking water, increase resilience, collect and treat wastewater to protect public health, clean up pollution, and safeguard vital waterways. "The Bipar more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance announced that it has released a study on access to comprehensive reproductive health care that found a need for regulatory action to require coverage for abortion services under health benefits plans regulated by the department, and has begun the formal rulemaking process to implement the requirement. The department performed this  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 30 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: Governor Kathy Hochul, the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, American Airlines and British Airways today announced the opening of a newly expanded Terminal 8, marking completion of the first phase of the historic JFK Vision Plan that is transforming the international airport into a world-class global hub. "The completion of Terminal 8 is the latest milestone in our historic efforts to build a  more PR

TITUSVILLE, New Jersey, Nov. 30 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy today announced a $25 million investment towards New Jersey's Revolutionary War historic sites in preparation for the United States of America's Semiquincentennial anniversary. The Semiquincentennial anniversary, which will take place in 2026, will mark the signing of the Declaration of Independence and our nation's 250th year of independence. "New Jersey' more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 1 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2022: Following the deployment of a Mission Critical Team to one of New Jersey's three State-run veterans memorial homes to help address challenges currently facing the facility, Governor Phil Murphy today announced an additional step the Administration will be taking to help ensure the highest quality of care on behalf of the residents in these homes. The Governor has directed the Depar more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 1 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy today joined members of his Administration, government officials, and advocates to highlight ongoing efforts to address food insecurity on behalf of families throughout New Jersey as part of the Governor's commitment to making life more affordable for residents. Efforts to strengthen food security include the enactment of legislation, inclusion of funding in th more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy today announced that Jennifer Sciortino will join the Governor's Office as Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications. Sciortino, who is currently Director of Communications at the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, will join the Communications Office on Monday, December 5. The Communications Office will continue to be led by Acting Communications Director  more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute issued the following news: Ecosystem health is declining around the world. Deforestation, habitat loss and the impacts of climate change are disrupting the normal rhythms of nature and impacting the availability of natural resources upon which species rely, making it increasingly difficult for many plants and animals to thrive. "Our life on Earth as humans completely depends on the health of ecosystems," said Ma more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: The Murphy Administration today announced the launch of the New Jersey Partnership for Student Success (NJPSS), an initiative designed to harness the energy of volunteers and community organizations to help students, educators, and schools as they work to address learning loss and other challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 global pandemic. With the goal of engaging up to 5,000 in more PR

MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, Nov. 30 (TNSrpt) -- Montclair State University issued the following news release: * * * Findings points to impact of CEO Musk's 'general amnesty' on the social media platform * * * A new study by the Joetta Di Bella and Fred C. Sautter III Center for Strategic Communication in the School of Communication and Media at Montclair State University points to what hate speech on Twitter could look like following Elon Musk's offer of "general amnesty" to suspended accounts on more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 2 -- New Jersey American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace approximately 3,500 feet of aging water main in North Plainfield starting this week. The company will upgrade the aging 6-inch cast-iron water lines that were installed in the 1930s with new 12-inch ductile iron main along Brook Avenue from Sandford Avenue to Meadowbrook Road. The project also includes replacing five fire hydrants an more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 2 -- New Jersey American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace approximately 4,060 feet of aging water main in Ocean City and Somers Point starting this week. The company will upgrade the aging 8- and 12-inch ductile iron and concrete water lines that were installed as far back as the 1950s with new 6-, 8- and 12-inch PVC main along the following streets: Ocean City * Anchorage Drive from 52nd  more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 2 -- New Jersey American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace over two miles of aging water main in Voorhees starting this week. The company will upgrade the aging 6-inch cast-iron water lines that were installed as far back as the 1950s with new 8-inch ductile iron main along the following streets: * Camden Avenue entire length * Essex Avenue entire length * Ford Avenue from Salem Avenue to  more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 2 -- New Jersey American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace approximately 4,500 feet of aging water main in Millburn starting this week. The company will upgrade the aging cast-iron water lines with new ductile iron main along Myrtle Avenue from Glen Avenue to Mountain Avenue and Whittingham Terrace from Ridgewood Road to Millburn Avenue. The project also includes replacing 10 fire hydrants a more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 2 -- New Jersey American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace approximately 8,300 feet of aging water main in Bayhead, Neptune City and Township, and West Long Branch starting this week. The company will upgrade the aging water lines with new ductile iron main along the following streets: Bayhead * Lake Avenue from Twilight Road to Bristol Place Neptune City and Township * Fifth Avenue from  more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 1 (TNSper) -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water recently announced that Laura Norkute has been named director of Water Quality and Environmental Compliance. In this role, Laura will be responsible for New Jersey American Water's environmental initiatives and compliance with water quality and environmental rules and regulations statewide. She will also manage laboratories statewide and develop mon more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Nov. 30 (TNSres) -- Princeton University issued the following news: * * * Princeton University has established the Energy Research Fund to support fundamental and applied energy solutions research and foster collaboration with corporate partners. * * * The fund provides up to $2 million of annual support, in part to offset research funding no longer available because of fossil fuel dissociation. It underlines the University's ongoing commitment to support innovative en more PR

QUEENSBURY, New York, Nov. 29 (TNSres) -- Adirondack Community College issued the following news: SUNY Adirondack's Writers Project is proud to welcome publisher Damola Ifaturoti at 12:40 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, in the college's Visual Arts Gallery. Ifaturoti -- owner of AMV Publishing Services in New Jersey -- has had a long career in publishing, starting as a research and development editor in the 1980s in Nigeria, leading to development of AMV in 2002. "We are delighted to host an editor-publ more PR

MAHWAH, New Jersey, Dec. 2 (TNSpro) -- Ramapo College issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: Ramapo College of New Jersey, the State's public liberal arts college, today launched the Ramapo College Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center (IGG Center), the first Center of its kind to offer case work, research, and hands-on education in investigative genetic genealogy. The vision of the innovative new Center is to secure justice through the ethical and proficient use of investigative g more PR

MAHWAH, New Jersey, Nov. 30 (TNSper) -- Ramapo College issued the following news release: Ramapo College's Dr. Adam Fried, who is scheduled to become the Assistant Dean of Teacher Education in January 2023, will certainly be making an impact as soon as he arrives. Dr. Fried has been selected as a member of a task force established by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to help the State address the challenges facing our educational workforce. Governor Murphy made the announcement at the annual New more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Nov. 30 (TNSawa) -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 28, 2022: Reed Smith partner Julia Lopez is being featured on the cover of Al Dia's special edition magazine on Law's Everyday Heroes as the 2022 recipient of the publication's Top Lawyers Award in the mid-to-large law firm category, the global law firm announced today. Lopez has notable success defending medical product and drug manufacturers in products liability litigation. She serve more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Dec. 1 (TNSfund) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Rider University has announced a $1 million gift from Trustee Keith DiGrazio '84 and Christine Pindale DiGrazio '85 to support several initiatives of the recently announced Transforming Students - Transforming Lives fundraising campaign. The couple have requested their gift be split between the Rider Arena project, an undertaking that will include a new training facility for athletes, and the Uni more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Dec. 1 (TNSfund) -- Rowan University issued the following news: STEM education access is important for all, but too many students face obstacles to affording college or sticking with a difficult program of study. Through a program funded by the National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM) grant, the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering is implementing a three-tiered initiative to make engineering education more inc more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 29 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * The documentary interviews leading LGBTQ+ health and public health experts in New Jersey * * * The Rutgers School of Public Health's Center for Health, Identity, Behavior and Prevention Studies (CHIBPS) premiered the short film "Queer Health: Advancing LGBTQ+ Health Equity." "Queer Health," which aired at the annual American Public Health Association Meeting and Expo, focuses on how we can mov more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 30 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Could the underproduction of poorly understood immune cells contribute to Alzheimer's disease and other forms of cognitive decline? A Rutgers study in Nature Immunology suggests it may - and that increasing these cells could reverse the damage. Rutgers researchers deactivated the gene that produces mucosal-associated invariant T cells (MAITs) in mice and compared the cognitive function of normal and MA more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Dec. 1 (TNSfund) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Travis Baker, Assistant Professor at the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience (CMBN), recently won a $2.5 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to develop new brain-based interventions to correct aberrant reward processes that sustain substance-use disorders. The grant, which covers two phases of research over five years, w more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 1 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Different treatments can impact maternal and neonatal health outcomes, according to a Rutgers pharmacoepidemiologist * * * People with opioid-use disorder who are pregnant may have more favorable neonatal health outcomes when using buprenorphine, an active ingredient in suboxone and other medications approved for treatment of opioid-use disorder, compared with methadone, according to a Rutgers r more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Long-term use of high-dose green tea extract may provide some protection against cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity and type 2 diabetes, but it also may create liver damage in a small minority of the population. Who is at risk? Research from Rutgers, published in The Journal of Dietary Supplements, provides the first solid clue: two genetic variants that predict some of the risk. "Learning to pred more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 29 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * A Rutgers study of patients with the virus could aid development of probiotic supplements * * * In an intensive look at the effects of the virus causing COVID-19 on patients' microbiome - the collection of microorganisms that live in and on the human body - Rutgers scientists found that acute infection disrupts a healthy balance between good and bad microbes in the gut, especially with antibiot more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 30 (TNStalk)(TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A on Nov. 29, 2022, with Michael C. Sturman, professor and chair of the Department of Human Resource Management in the School of Management and Labor Relations: * * * The growing use of employee monitoring software could backfire, HR expert warns * * * Do you have that odd feeling of being watched? In a global survey of more than 800 organizations, 48% reported they are now using employee monit more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 1 (TNStalk) -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A on Nov. 30, 2022, with Law School professor Leonore F. Carpenter: * * * The U.S. Senate passed landmark legislation this week enshrining protections for same sex and interracial marriages in federal law in a bipartisan vote that marked a dramatic turnaround on a once highly divisive issue. The Senate action marks a major hurdle for the legislation, which President Biden has said he will sign into law pe more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Nov. 29 (TNSres) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Danielle Zanzalari, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Economics and Legal Studies at the Stillman School of Business is a respected media commentator and go-to source for reporters covering New Jersey policy issues relating to the local economy as well as the impact of regulations on the banking sector. Recent issues she has addressed have included making investing more accessible to t more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Nov. 29 (TNStalk) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: The Institute of Judaeo-Christian Studies (IJCS) has hosted an annual lecture since 1993 in honor of the life and legacy of our founding director, Monsignor John M. Oesterreicher. The event celebrates the strengthening of Catholic-Jewish relations and remembers his commitment to fostering interreligious dialogue. The 29th Msgr. John M. Oesterreicher Memorial Lecture was presented online October 27,  more PR

NEW YORK, Nov. 30 -- American Airlines issued the following news release: American Airlines and British Airways are ready to welcome customers to the newly renovated Terminal 8 at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). Starting Dec. 1, customers will enjoy an enhanced travel experience with seamless connections as the two airlines co-locate operations as part of a $400 million joint investment. This marks the completion of the first phase of the Port Authority of New York and N more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Nov. 30 (TNStalk) -- Stockton University issued the following news: The topics of consent and interpersonal violence (IPV) are too big for just one perspective. So, Tierra Houston of the Women's Gender and Sexuality Center (WGSC) brought three speakers to Stockton University this month to share a range of viewpoints. Through the state-funded GEER II Grant, Houston has been empowered to, essentially, empower students of color with knowledge surrounding power-based personal more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 2 (TNSsel) -- Thomas Edison State University issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: Each year Thomas Edison State University (TESU) celebrates its ascension to University status on Dec. 1, the date of its official name change from college to university in 2015. In response to a university's charge to promote dialogue, open minds and encourage critical thinking, University Day provides TESU with an opportunity to take a deep dive into issues that affect the more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- 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 Footprint Center on December 6. Executives from Verizon, Ericsson, the Phoenix Suns/Phoenix Mercury, Ticketmaster, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and the City of Phoenix will demonstrate a range of forwar more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, Nov. 30 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: Verizon hosts its 2022 Partner Advisory Council (PAC) meeting, giving partners a unique opportunity to collaborate and unlock new program opportunities, while continuing to provide best in class service to customers. Verizon is bringing members of its PAC together, including value-added distributors, mobility co-sellers, wireless business agents, and wireline bus more PR