RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, Jan. 21 (TNSconf) -- Felician University issued the following news release: Felician University is proud to announce the third bi-annual Felician Autism Collaboration in Teaching (FACT) Conference on March 24, 2023. The all-day conference includes three keynote speakers - Paul Aronsohn, New Jersey Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities; Dr. Nasiah Cirincione-Ulezi, Founder and CEO of ULEZI, LLC, an international organization committed t more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 18 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2023: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the State has reached a $128,838 settlement with Beacon Metals, a scrap metal company with locations in Freehold and South Amboy. The settlement resolves allegations the company shortchanged consumers at its South Amboy location by using an inaccurate scale that provided short weight readings. A total of more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 19 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New Jersey State Police Superintendent Colonel Patrick J. Callahan proposed to readopt without amendment the DNA Database and Databank Rules. The readoption is in accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14B-5.1.c, which requires regulations to be adopted every seven years. These regulations set forth the framework for the submission, identificatio more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Jan. 19 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2023: American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced today that applications are now being accepted for the 2023 Environmental Grant Program in the following state subsidiaries: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. "Am more PR

SOMERSET, New Jersey, Jan. 18 -- Catalent Inc., a pharma, biotech and consumer health company, issued the following news on Jan. 17, 2023: Catalent, Inc. (NYSE: CTLT), the leader in enabling the development and supply of better treatments for patients worldwide, today announced the appointment of Ricardo Zayas as Senior Vice President, Operations, Biologics North America. Mr. Zayas will be responsible for all of the company's North American biologics operations, including its centers of excelle more PR

HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, Jan. 19 (TNSper) -- Centenary University issued the following news release: Centenary University Professor of Counseling and Director of the Graduate Counseling Programs Keith Morgen, Ph.D., LPC, ACS, has been elected Regional Director of the New Jersey Addiction Professionals Association (NJAPA). The organization is the New Jersey affiliate of NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, which represents the professional interests of more than 100,000 addictio more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement on Jan. 18, 2023: * * * 2023 DGA Chair and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy released the following statement on Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's inauguration. "Today, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore made history by becoming the state's first Black governor and only the third Black elected governor in American history. "As a combat veteran in the U.S. Army, Gov. Moore learned to leave no one behind, and that's exactly what more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement on Jan. 17, 2023: * * * 2023 DGA Chair and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy released the following statement on Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's inauguration. "Congratulations to Gov. Josh Shapiro on his inauguration as governor of Pennsylvania. "Gov. Shapiro made history by winning the governor's race by the largest margin for a non-incumbent since 1946. He did that by showing up everywhere and focusing no more PR

RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, Jan. 21 (TNSbook) -- Felician University issued the following news release: Following the mass digitization of the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, professional structures and leadership continue to evolve in unprecedented ways. For a post-pandemic generation, online leadership is a crucial professional issue. At Felician University, Dr. Anthony J. Scardino, Associate Dean and Professor, is at the forefront of understanding the evolution of the virtual workforce  more PR

RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, Jan. 18 (TNSbook) -- Felician University issued the following news release: Following the success of Felician University's first independent forensics event, faculty from the Schools of Nursing and Arts & Sciences co-authored and published an electronic book titled, "An Interdisciplinary and Interprofessional Forensic Simulation in Higher Ed." In this eBook, Felician University faculty share their experience hosting a student-focused forensic simulation. In June of 2022 more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 21 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2023: Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced 11 recipients of a combined $10 million in federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds allocated for the continued support of the New Jersey Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program (NJHVIP). NJHVIP launched in 2020 using funds from the federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) program.  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 20 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2023: The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Office of the Attorney General today released the dashboard and body-worn camera footage from the fatal vehicle pursuit involving Maryland State Police on December 31, 2022, in Cecil County. The decedent was previously identified as 26-year-old Julie Clark, of Tenafly, New Jersey. Today's release is in accordance wit more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 19 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette today announced the award of $24.3 million in Natural Climate Solutions Grants to local governments and nonprofits to create, restore, and enhance New Jersey's green spaces and tree canopies in urban areas, salt marshes and forests. "With Governor Phil Murphy's vision and leadership, New Jerse more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 21 (TNSrpt) -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The bald eagle population in New Jersey continues to climb, according to the 2022 New Jersey Bald Eagle Project Report developed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Fish and Wildlife and the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, with 250 active nests identified last year, Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 20 (TNSsro) -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on Jan. 19, 2023: * * * To: Florence Weber, Senior Director, North American Numbering Plan Administrator, Two Tower Center Boulevard 20th Floor, East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816 Re: Case 22-C-0358 - Petition of the North American Numbering Plan Administrator on Behalf of the New York Telecommunications Industry for Relief of the 716 Numbering Plan Area. Dear Florence Weber: more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 18 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2023: Today the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement announced the December 2022 total gaming revenue results. Casino Win: Based upon filings with the Division of Gaming Enforcement, Casino Win for the nine casino hotel properties was $215.6 million for December 2022, reflecting a 1.8% increase compared to $211.8 million for December 2021. Year-to-date Casin more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Jan. 21 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace nearly one mile of aging water main in Little Falls, New Providence, and West Orange starting this month. The company will upgrade the aging 6- and 8-inch cast iron water lines that were installed as far back as the 1940s with new 8- and 12-inch ductile iron main along the following streets: Little Falls * Hemlock Road from Long Hill Road to  more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Jan. 13 (TNSpro) -- Rowan University issued the following news: Thirty officers from 25 South Jersey police departments learned how to write effective grant proposals during a two-day course at Rowan University Jan. 12-13. The course, presented by law and justice studies professors in the College of Humanities & Social Sciences, was developed after officials from the office of Congressman Andy Kim (D-3rd) asked Rowan to consider a class to help police agencies gain resou more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Jan. 20 (TNSawa) -- Princeton University issued the following news: Princeton's Yeh and New College West residential colleges have received a 2023 New York AIA award. The architect was Deborah Berke Partners. The landscape architect was James Corner Field Operations. "It is rewarding to see the architectural excellence of this project recognized by a national jury of experts," said Ron McCoy, University architect. "The colleges beautifully express our intent to create an more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Jan. 21 (TNSeco) -- Princeton University issued the following news: Princeton University will move the historic building at 91 Prospect Ave., home of the Office of the Dean for Research, currently scheduled for the week of Feb. 13. The building, which was constructed in 1927 as the Court Club -- one of the University's former eating clubs -- and later expanded, will be rotated 180 degrees and moved across the street adjacent to 114 Prospect Ave. Moving and restoring the more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Jan. 21 (TNSawa) -- Princeton University issued the following news: Department of Chemistry Assistant Professor Marissa Weichman has been awarded a five-year Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the NSF's most prestigious award in support of early-career faculty. Weichman, who joined the Princeton faculty in 2020, earned the grant for her proposal, Gas-Phase Molecular Polaritons: A New Platform for Chemistry Under St more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Jan. 18 -- Rowan University issued the following news: Dr. Mae Jemison, the first Black woman in space, led Rowan University's 37th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast & Day of Service January 16 with an address that was both fully grounded and astronomical. Jemison, an engineer and physician, joined NASA's astronaut corps in 1987 and served aboard the STS-47 mission in 1992, during which she orbited Earth as a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle  more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Rutgers Law School students in Newark were among those who played a crucial role in a $20.8 million settlement providing compensation to women who recently served time at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, where a systemic culture of abuse has been well documented. Students worked directly with claimants who served time in New Jersey's only women's state prison. The facility was the subject of a  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 17 (TNStalk)(TNSbook) -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A with Derrick Darby, Henry Rutgers Distinguished Professor of Philosophy: * * * As the celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. continues at Rutgers, a philosopher weighs in on the rise of voter suppression, anti-protest legislation and efforts to roll back racial progress * * * Fifty-six years after Martin Luther King, Jr., told students at Southern Methodist University that "we have come a long more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Rutgers researchers and caregivers have helped secure medical coverage and financial compensation for women exposed to Ground Zero who develop uterine cancer. Uterine cancer will join most other cancers on the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program's list of WTC-related health conditions. Women who worked as responders at Ground Zero and those who lived or worked nearby will receive full coverage fro more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 18 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Researchers from Rutgers and other universities have developed a behavioral model that explains a long-standing healthcare mystery: Why do so many terminally ill patients undergo intense last-ditch treatments with little chance of meaningful life extension? Surveys repeatedly indicate that nearly all people would rather die peacefully at home, yet painful, long-shot treatments remain common, and effort more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 19 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers study assesses the impact of inflammation and immune activation biomarkers in pregnant people with HIV on the growth of their babies * * * People with HIV have a higher chance of having chronic systemic inflammation during pregnancy, according to a Rutgers study. Published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, the study examined the impact of inflammation and the biomarkers that activ more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 20 (TNStalk) (TNSbook) -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A by Michelle Edelstein on Jan. 19, 2023, with Wendy Purcell, professor in the School of Public Health: * * * Sustainability has been a hot topic for many years, with people adopting practices such as recycling, repurposing, and other environmentally friendly acts. But sustainability is so much more than this and includes the health and wellbeing of people and society at large. Universities pla more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 19 (TNSpro) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: An endowed scholarship honoring the work of state Senator Ronald L. Rice, a Rutgers-Newark alumnus and powerful champion of fairness and opportunity, will support undergraduate students in the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Criminal Justice. The scholarship fund, endowed by the New Jersey Legislative Black Caucus Foundation, was established to uphold the legacy of Rice and his commitment to rac more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Jan. 21 (TNSper) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is pleased to announce the addition of three new team members in the month of January. Joining the department are Joyce Southers, Zsuzsa Nagy, and Stephanie Koempel. Joyce Southern, APN, is a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, with over twenty (20) years of experience in health care. She attended Thomas Jefferson University and New York University, where she  more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Jan. 18 (TNStalk) -- Seton Hall University issued the following letter by President Joseph E. Nyre on Jan. 16, 2023: * * * "Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction. The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., The Purpose of Education, 1947 * * * Dear Members of the Seton Ha more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Jan. 20 (TNSpro) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: As an Adobe Creative Campus, Seton Hall community members now have access to professional-grade, powerful design tools. While the Adobe apps enable the creation of great digital storytelling and data visualization, the Teaching, Learning and Technology Center recognizes that users will approach these dynamic tools with a wide range of experience in design concepts. In an effort to expand equitable a more PR

RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, Jan. 19 (TNSpar) -- Felician University issued the following news release: Felician University's Student Government Association is taking the next step in promoting gender equality on campus in its new partnership with the Aunt Flow Initiative. In collaboration with Aunt Flow, Felician University will be providing students with free period products beginning in January 2023. As of January 10, dispensers stocked with free cotton menstrual pads and tampons are installed an more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 20 (TNSpar) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: The Stevens Institute for Artificial Intelligence (SIAI) and Eastech Flow Controls recently formed an industrial alliance to enhance the development of the company's AI-driven solutions. Eastech Flow Controls develops and manufactures smart-sensing technologies coupled with advanced analytical software for wastewater control throughout North America. The partnership, which spanned the 2021-2022  more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 20 (TNSres) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: Split between Hoboken, New Jersey and Athens, Greece, a team of graduate student-consultants 'overdelivered' on their capstone project. The way of working is changing, expanding to include fully distributed, remote teams. The Industry Capstone Program (ICP) at Stevens is helping students prepare for the new normal. This past semester, students in Hoboken, New Jersey collaborated with students i more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 20 (TNSjou) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: Stevens professor Jose Ramirez-Marquez has been one of the leading research contributors to the prominent international journal Reliability Engineering and System Safety (RESS) during the 21st century, according to a study published In November 2022. Ramirez-Marquez was published 43 times during the period. The study used thorough informetric and bibliometric analysis to capture publishing data  more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Jan. 20 -- Stockton University issued the following news: Iryna Mazur was astonished by the outpouring of support for her native Ukraine by the American people in the past year. "What really strikes me is the amount of support from American society on every possible level. I never thought that regular Americans would support Ukrainians so much. For that, I want to thank you," Mazur told a group of local residents and elected officials Tuesday. Mazur is honorary consul fo more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, Jan. 19 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: All customers with a 516 area code should be aware of the introduction of the new 363 area code. Beginning January 20, 2023, customers in Nassau County on the western portion of Long Island, New York ordering new telephone lines or services may be assigned numbers using the new 363 area code. To ensure a continuing supply of new telephone numbers, the 363 area co more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 17 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2023: Wiley, one of the world's largest publishers and a global leader in research and education, today announced a new open access agreement with Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee (JULAC) in Hong Kong, starting January 1, 2023. This agreement, which represents Wiley's first in Hong Kong, allows eligible users of the three participating JULAC libraries (Chinese University of Hong Kong more PR