TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 8 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2022: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced several actions aimed at facilitating access to abortion care in New Jersey, protecting health care providers, and safeguarding patients' privacy in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization overturning Roe v. Wade. The A more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 7 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2022: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that the NJ Bureau of Securities ("Bureau") took action today to halt an online entity from fraudulently offering unregistered securities in the form of investment packages related to various forms of marijuana and marijuana products. In a Cease and Desist Order issued today, the Bureau directed online entity Buy C more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 9 (TNSper) -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK) announced today that Laurie P. Havanec and Michael L. Marberry have been appointed independent members of the company's board of directors, effective Dec. 7, 2022. "American Water is pleased to have Laurie and Michael join our board of directors," said Karl Kurz, Board Chair of American Water. "Laurie's extensiv more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2022: American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK) announced today that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend payment of $0.6550 per share of common stock, payable on March 1, 2023, to all shareholders of record as of February 7, 2023. This quarterly dividend is a continuation of the increase in the annualized dividend approved by the Board a more PR

SOMERSET, New Jersey, Dec. 9 -- Catalent Inc., a pharma, biotech and consumer health company, issued the following news on Dec. 8, 2022: 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 the completion and opening of a new commercial-scale cell therapy manufacturing facility at its European center of excellence for cell therapies, in Gosse more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 8 -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release: Constangy attorneys Matt Clark and Keya Denner presented at the New Jersey Truck Association's Fall Educational Forum on Nov. 30 at Pines Manor in Edison, NJ. The presentation, "Cannabis in the Workplace - November 2022 Update," provided employers with information on the latest updates on cannabis laws pertaining to the workplace. Clark focuses his practice on representing and adv more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: This weekend, America's Democratic governors voted to elect New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy to serve as the new Chair of the Democratic Governors Association for 2023. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly will serve as Vice Chair. Maryland Gov.-Elect Wes Moore will serve as Finance Chair. Pennsylvania Gov.-Elect Josh Shapiro will serve as Chair of Strategic Engagement, a new DGA leadership role focused on building and expandin more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 6 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2022: New Jersey Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette today announced a proposal to restore natural resources damaged by decades of industrial pollution and illegal dumping at the Ciba-Geigy Superfund Site in Toms River through a negotiated settlement with BASF Corporation, the successor to the Ciba-Geigy Chemical Corporation. The proposed se more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (TNStalk) -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement on Dec. 5, 2022: * * * 2023 DGA Chair and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy released the following statement on Hawai'i Gov. Josh Green's inauguration. "Congratulations to Gov. Josh Green on his inauguration today. During his time as both a doctor and lieutenant governor, Josh has proven his commitment to the people of Hawai'i by offering real solutions to address the islands' challenges -- and he's  more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Dec. 8 (TNSfund) -- Rutgers University issued the following news on Dec. 7, 2022: Fiserv, Inc. and Rutgers University-Newark celebrated their commitment to minority business owners in New Jersey last week at an event announcing the statewide launch of the financial tech company's Back2Business program, which will support the state's minority-owned small businesses with a total of $1 million in funding. The event was held at the Fiserv flagship Innovation Center in Berkeley  more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 9 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System (FMOLHS) has partnered with Wiley (NYSE: WLY) to provide its more than 18,000 employees with expanded access to career-connected online education. FMOLHS serves patients in Louisiana and Mississippi through a network of hospitals, clinics, physicians, elderly housing and integrated systems. The company's education benefits will be provided t more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 9 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy today announced the appointments of 23 members to the Task Force on Public School Staff Shortages in New Jersey. The task force, established by Executive Order No. 309, will provide recommendations to address the challenges facing New Jersey's educational workforce and develop short and long-term recommendations to increase the quantity of K-12 school staff - in more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 6 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy today announced he intends to name Allison Chris Myers as the Acting Chair/CEO of the New Jersey Civil Service Commission (CSC). Myers will replace current Chair/CEO, Deirdre Webster Cobb, Esq., who recently announced her retirement, effective January 1, 2023, after serving over 30 years in state government. Myers will become the first transgender person to serv more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 9 (TNSfund) -- Illinois American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: The American Water Charitable Foundation (AWCF), a 501(c)(3) organization established by American Water, the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, partnered with Illinois American Water to provide five State Strategic Impact Grants focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) initiatives. Five organizations  more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 9 -- Indiana American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: Indiana American Water Company, a subsidiary of American Water Company (NYSE: AWK), today joined Montgomery County Board of Commissioners President John Frey, community leaders and project partners at a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate completion of an $18 million project to support the County's Infrastructure Development Zone (IDZ) located along Nucor Road southeast of more PR

MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, Dec. 7 (TNSfund) -- Montclair State University issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2022: Montclair State University announced at a press conference today it will receive a $5 million gift that it will use to become an educational partner in the creation and operation of a museum and learning center at historic Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, New Jersey. President Jonathan Koppell announced that Montclair State University alumnus and Paterson native Chuck Muth '77 more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 9 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: Governor Phil Murphy's Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy (OCAGE), in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), today announced the release of a Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) to support innovative pilot programs focused on building a diverse, inclusive green workforce. Through the Building our Resilient, Inclusive, and Divers more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 6 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water celebrated its recent $2.5 million investment in the Delaware River Regional Water Treatment Plant. Treatment process upgrades, including the installation of Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP) to properly treat 1,4-dioxane, a soon-to-be regulated compound found in source water. In February 2020, routine New Jersey American Water testing in the Delaware Rive more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 7 (TNSper) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Mark E. Manigan, of Maplewood, New Jersey, today joined the Rutgers University Board of Governors as a public member, appointed by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy upon the recommendation of the president of the New Jersey Senate and the speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly. Manigan took the oath of office at a meeting of the Rutgers Board of Governors on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. His term expires on June more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 6 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: Pennsylvania American Water unveiled its recently upgraded Yardley Water Treatment Plant to community members and leaders. The $24 million investment includes a range of system enhancements and critical infrastructure improvements. "Our Yardley Treatment Plant provides an essential service to the residents of Yardley Borough, Lower Makefield Township and Falls Township, and we are t more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Dec. 9 (TNSres) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: Huddled with her mother beneath old blankets and broken furniture in a basement in Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, under siege by Russian troops and with bombs exploding on the residential streets outside, Yana Prymachenko felt the eerie resonance of her World War II scholarship. Prymachenko is a Ukrainian historian of Eastern Europe, World War II and the Holoca more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Nov. 28 (TNSjou)-- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: * * * In agricultural communities, migration patterns are affected by the collective impacts of climate-related droughts and existing social vulnerabilities, often increasing migration within countries but also potentially limiting options for long-range, international migration. * * * Extreme drought related to climate change holds serious consequences for  more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Dec. 8 (TNSper) -- Princeton University issued the following news: The Princeton University Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of six faculty members, including three full professors and three assistant professors. Professor Lorgia Garcia Pena, in the Effron Center for the Study of America and the Department of African American Studies, specializes in race and colonialism and Afro-Latinx studies. Her appointment is effective July 1. Garcia Pena comes to Pri more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Dec. 2 (TNSres) -- Princeton University issued the following news: When a friend asked Kristina Olson how to support their young child -- who heard "It's a boy!" at birth but who was now saying "I'm a girl" -- Olson thought, "I'm a developmental psychologist. I'll read the literature, and then I can tell her what it says." But she quickly discovered that there were no papers in the peer-reviewed literature about young children who had socially transitioned -- children wh more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Dec. 7 (TNSjou) -- Princeton University issued the following news: Masking -- along with social distancing, hand washing, and other so-called "non-pharmaceutical interventions" (NPIs) -- proved very effective at limiting the spread of COVID-19, and simultaneously drove down rates of endemic diseases like colds, flu, RSV and others. This prompted infectious disease researchers to ask whether longer-term implementation could reduce flu and RSV outbreak over the long term.  more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- Princeton University issued the following news: Experts in fields ranging from computer science and engineering to economics, policy, human rights and law gathered at Princeton Nov. 30 to help shape the agenda for the University's new DeCenter, an interdisciplinary initiative exploring the promise and perils of blockchain technology. "The DeCenter is about the decentralization of power through blockchain technology," Jaswinder Pal (J.P.) Singh, the DeC more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- Rowan University issued the following news: The Ric Edelman College of Communication & Creative Arts held its 2nd annual Fall Research Showcase, a program featuring some 50 investigative projects and readings from Writing Arts students, Dec. 3 in Eynon Ballroom. Showcasing work by students from all of the college's programs and majors, the program included research across a wide range of topics such as the effect of heavy TikTok use on mental health, t more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Dec. 2 (TNSres) -- Rowan University issued the following news: Where there are blind spots in environmental sustainability and health care, Dr. Kirti Yenkie helps find solutions. An assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering in the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, Yenkie applies process systems engineering principles in the areas of environmental sustainability and health care. Many complex questions in the world of sustainability and health care more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 7 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Software uses machine learning to detect "hot spots" in three west-central counties * * * Despite the risks to human health, testing for arsenic isn't required for most private drinking wells in New Jersey. To help address this regulatory gap, a Rutgers researcher developed a machine learning model that can estimate arsenic contamination in private wells without the need to sample the water itse more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 8 (TNSfund) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Scientists from Rutgers University-New Brunswick are leading a new $3.2 million study that aims to continue developing sweet basil plants resistant to downy mildew and an emerging bacteria that has decimated the crops of the culinary herb for more than a decade. The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture provided funding to develop genetic tools over the next five yea more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Dec. 9 (TNSawa) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Alexander Hinton, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University-Newark, has won the American Anthropological Association's 2022 Anthropology in Media Award, given to individuals who have raised public awareness of anthropology. The honor, whose past recipients have included Jane Goodall and science-fiction writer Ursula LeGuin, is awarded to anthropologists who have had a broad and sustained pu more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Nov. 30 (TNSawa) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: The Minority Student Program (MSP) at Rutgers Law School's Newark campus received the 2022 American Bar Association's (ABA) Dean Henry J. Ramsey, Jr. Diversity Award. According to the ABA law student division, the award "recognizes excellence in activities that have contributed toward the achievement and advancement of women, minorities, persons with disabilities in the profession and lesbian, gay, bisexual an more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 9 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: A map of flood zones in New Jersey shows a state covered in blue, revealing that many residents live in areas susceptible to flooding. "You feel quite vulnerable looking at that map," says Rutgers ecologist Brooke Maslo, "For sure." The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection uses federal dollars to buy out the homeowners of some of those flood-prone properties. In most cases around the count more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 6 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers experts urge FDA officials to expand potential ban of menthol cigarettes to other products, including pipe tobacco and cigarette tubes * * * The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should extend the ban on menthol flavored cigarettes and cigars to include potential substitutes like menthol pipe tobacco and cigarette tubes, say researchers at Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies and The more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 7 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * A study reveals changes in eating habits occur months before parents notice * * * Adolescent girls who develop anorexia typically engage in unnoticed dieting for up to six months before an official diagnosis is made, according to a study coauthored by a Rutgers researcher. "Dieting is a well-known precursor behavior to more serious restrictive eating behaviors," said Lauren Davis, a doctoral st more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 7 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Benzodiazepine treatment is associated with an increased risk of overdose compared with other prescription sleep medications, Rutgers researchers say * * * Teens and young adults who are treated for sleep disorders with benzodiazepines such as Xanax - a medication commonly prescribed to treat anxiety and insomnia - may be at a higher risk of overdose, according to Rutgers researchers. The study more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 7 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * A Rutgers study demonstrates how distribution of allergenic pollens could shift in a warming world * * * Researchers with the Rutgers Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute have simulated how climate change will affect the distribution of two leading allergens - oak and ragweed pollens - across the contiguous United States. The results, published in the journal Frontiers in All more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Nine in 10 support idea of state-level health care program for all residents if it could be accomplished sooner than at federal level * * * New Jerseyans largely support expanding Medicare to provide basic health care coverage to every U.S. resident, regardless of age or employment status, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. The latest poll finds: * Seventy-one percent of New Jersey resident more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 9 (TNStalk) -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A on Dec. 8, 2022, with Anthony M. Tobia, professor of psychiatry at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School: * * * Anyone who has seen a holiday movie knows that seasonal gatherings should be joyous occasions that enrich lives and deepen connections among friends and family. They are times for finding new love, overcoming personal faults, burying old feuds and performing acts of much-appreciated kindness.  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 2 (TNStalk) -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A on Dec. 1, 2022, with Assistant Professor Todd Vachon, director of the Labor Education Action Research Network in the School of Management and Labor Relations: * * * Washington is trying to prevent more than 100,000 freight railroad workers from going on strike at the height of the holiday season. At the urging of President Biden, the U.S. Senate passed legislation today that would force a tentative con more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 1 (TNStalk) -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A with Stacy Smollin Schwartz, marketing professor at the Business School and the founding director of its fully online Master of Science in Digital Marketing program: * * * News that Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion on Oct. 27 barely had a chance to "sink in" before the billionaire got busy gutting the social media platform. In little more than a month, Musk slashed his staff, reinstated 62,000 b more PR

MUSKEGON, Michigan, Dec. 8 (TNSconf) -- Muskegon Community College issued the following news: Muskegon Community College's 26th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast, will be held on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, at the VanDyk Mortgage Convention Center in downtown Muskegon. In addition to a Keynote address, the event will feature a panel discussion on STEAM and diversifying STEAM fields. The keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Sampson Davis, Emergency Physician, TV Personality, and  more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Dec. 3 (TNSawa) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Each year, Seton Hall's Stillman School of Business works with fellow business schools to compile and publish abstracts of the scholarship of business faculty at New Jersey two-year and four-year colleges. As part of the effort of producing the annual Publications of New Jersey Business Faculty, a distinguished panel of deans and academic program leaders recognize authors whose publications -- or "brig more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Dec. 9 -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Seton Hall University's Center for Sports Media hosted a panel discussion on Brittney Griner's imprisonment in Russia a day before a deal to release the WNBA star in a prisoner swap was announced. "From Brittney Griner to the World Cup: The Virtues and Perils of International Sport" featured Washington Mystics player Elizabeth Williams and ESPN reporter TJ Quinn and was moderated by Executive Founder of Center more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: The Research Data Services at Seton Hall University Libraries announced the creation of the DataLab in Spring 2022. This groundbreaking new research project aims to advance research activities across all disciplines of Seton Hall University. In alignment with the Seton Hall strategic plan to advance research productivity, the DataLab supports faculty with their research ideas and supports students in e more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: This is the first in a series of articles about SHU's eRepository, a publishing service offered by the Seton Hall University Libraries and Seton Hall Law for preservation and dissemination of SHU scholarly works. University Libraries faculty and staff manage this service which includes faculty profiles, SHU's electronic theses and dissertations, and undergraduate research projects. The School of Dipl more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Gregory Floyd, Ph.D., Director of Seton Hall's Center for Catholic Studies and the Lonergan Institute has been awarded a Lonergan Fellowship from Boston College for the Spring and Summer of 2023. Lonergan Fellowships are competitive awards given annually to scholars engaging the thought of philosopher and theologian Bernard Lonergan, S.J. The fellowship provides financial and research support for an o more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Dec. 9 (TNSpro) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: In partnership with Adobe, the Teaching, Learning and Technology Center is pleased to announce the launch of the Adobe Creative Skills Series, a digital badging program designed to showcase verified credentials earned outside of the classroom. As one of only 12 universities selected to participate in this valuable pilot program, Seton Hall students have the unique opportunity to gain a competitive edge more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Findings from the most recent Seton Hall Sports Poll were featured by Axios and by Grant Wahl, the leading soccer journalist in North America. The findings covered public perception about the 2022 World Cup and the controversial decision of FIFA, the World Cup's governing body, to hold the games in Qatar. In a tweet to his 844,000 followers and in Futbol with Grant Wahl, "USMNT World Cup Daily," repo more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 9 -- Pennsylvania American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved the joint settlement agreement that was filed in Oct. 2022 by all active parties in the case, including the company, PUC Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement, Office of Consumer Advocate, Office of Small Business Advocate, large industrial customers and low-income customer advocates. In th more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 10 (TNSper) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The Sensor Technology & Applied Research (STAR) Center leverages existing research at Stevens Institute of Technology to identify new applications for sensor technologies, in addition to the development of new sensors and sensor integration. * * * The STAR Center's research focuses on the innovative use of various sensors in defense and security, healthcare, critical infrastructure and c more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, Dec. 10 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: To help residents in North Carolina impacted by the recent long-lasting power outage, Verizon is waiving postpaid call/text/data usage incurred from Dec 3 to Dec 7. This will bring relief to the thousands of consumer and small business customers/* who relied on their mobile devices more than ever during the power outage. This includes all postpaid customers in Mo more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 7 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: 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, recently announced the Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council was awarded a 2022 Workforce Readiness Grant, supporting communities served by West Virginia American Water. "West Virginia American Water's partnership ove more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 9 (TNSres) -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: Wiley, one of the world's largest publishers and a global leader in research and education, today announced a new three-year open access agreement with Tulane University Libraries. This agreement will provide Tulane University Libraries affiliates with access to Wiley's complete journal portfolio and enable participating researchers to publish research in Wiley's complete portfolio o more PR