TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 28 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2023: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New Jersey State Athletic Control Board (SACB) Commissioner Larry Hazzard Sr. today announced that $130,000 in total grant funding is being made available to provide ongoing support to an amateur boxing program for youth in Atlantic City, and to launch a similar program in Trenton. The grants, being announced during Na more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 25 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Director of the Division on Civil Rights Sundeep Iyer today announced the retention of former Attorney General and federal prosecutor Peter C. Harvey to investigate the administration of the November 2022 General Election in Monmouth County, and to provide recommendations to improve the state's elections procedures for  more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 25 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today joined seven other Attorneys General and the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") in filing suit against Google over its efforts to eliminate competition in the digital advertising marketplace and create a monopoly for the company over all advertising bought and sold on the internet. Filed today in the U.S. Dis more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 27 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: As crimes involving forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation continue to grow nationwide, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a new unit within the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) that will focus exclusively on investigating and prosecuting these types of human trafficking crimes in New Jersey. The newly established Human Traffickin more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Jan. 28 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2023: American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly-traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, is pleased to join events today hosted by the White House and the Environmental Protection Agency focused on the White House's Action Plan on reducing lead exposure. The Biden Administration has set a goal of making rapid progress toward replacing all lead pipes in th more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Jan. 25 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced today its Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Program has earned a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Certificate of Authorization to fly both beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) and up to an altitude of 1,500 feet above ground level. "American Water is proud to more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Jan. 28 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2023: American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced today its Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Program has entered into an agreement with The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) corporation, to perform research under a NJIT Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Arnold and Porter, a law firm, issued the following news: On January 20, Arnold & Porter hit the "trifecta," winning its third gaming patent infringement case in five months under 35 USC Sec. 101. The three wins, which took place in three different jurisdictions between September 2022 and January 2023, cover six different online gaming-directed patents on behalf of five gaming companies. The winning outcomes--which occurred in Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware--have led t more PR

SOMERSET, New Jersey, Jan. 27 -- Catalent Inc., a pharma, biotech and consumer health company, issued the following news on Jan. 26, 2023: Catalent, the leader in enabling the development and supply of better treatments for patients worldwide, today announced the opening of a new commercial-scale plasmid DNA (pDNA) manufacturing facility at its European center of excellence for cell therapies, in Gosselies, Belgium. The state-of-the-art facility contains over 12,000 square feet (1,100 square m more PR

SOMERSET, New Jersey, Jan. 25 -- Catalent Inc., a pharma, biotech and consumer health company, issued the following news on Jan. 24, 2023: Catalent, the leader in enabling the development and supply of better treatments for patients worldwide, today announced the launch of its new Case Management Service, which has been specifically designed to address the unique challenges associated with the safe and timely delivery of advanced therapies to patients by providing professional supply chain over more PR

RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, Jan. 27 (TNSres) -- Felician University issued the following news release: For the eighth consecutive year, Felician University is honored to be represented by an outstanding undergraduate STEM student at the Independent Colleges and Universities of New Jersey Undergraduate Research Symposium. Brianna Manning, along with her faculty advisor Dr. Alfredo Castro, will attend the Research Symposium in March 2023, where Manning will be recognized as a student researcher and D more PR

LAKEWOOD, New Jersey, Jan. 27 (TNSper) -- Gaming Laboratories International, a provider of quality land-based, lottery and iGaming testing and assessment services, issued the following news release: Gaming Laboratories International (GLI(R)) has named David Elmore as Head of Commercial Services, North American Casinos. The appointment marks Elmore's second tenure at GLI. Previously, he served as Division Head of Global Sales and Development for GLI's Kobetron Division for 14 years. He returns  more PR

MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, Jan. 26 (TNSpar) -- Montclair State University issued the following news release: The Global Center on Human Trafficking (GCHT) at Montclair State University and the Department of Homeland Security's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Newark Division signed a Memorandum of Understanding on January 25 for the development of a web-based application and website to aid in the fight against human trafficking. The agreement was signed during a special event held at the HSI more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Jan. 24 -- New Jersey American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water is accepting applications for green project funding through its Fifteenth Annual Environmental Grant Program. The program offers grants of $1,000 to $10,000 for qualifying innovative, community-based environmental projects that improve, restore, or protect watersheds, surface water and/or groundwater supplies throughout the company's service area more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 28 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette will join Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan at a White House Lead Action Summit today to announce New Jersey's participation in a federal program helping local governments identify and replace lead service lines that impact the safety of drinking water in homes and businesses a more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 25 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: New Jersey's Department of Community Affairs (DCA), in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), today announced the launch of an expanded version of the Potential Lead Exposure Mapping or PLEM tool, which provides new publicly available data that indicate potential sources of lead exposure. The too more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 27 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced today the Department of Environmental Protection will present the results of its Wharton State Forest Visitor and Vehicle Use Survey and gather public input during the second in a series of virtual public meetings on the development of a plan for public access while protecting natural resources and ensuring public sa more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Jan. 28 (TNSfund) -- Princeton University issued the following news: * * * Postdoctoral scholars at Princeton will receive a minimum full-time salary of $65,000 per year, beginning March 1. * * * The new minimum salary, which represents a nearly 20% increase over a federally required minimum, applies to all current and future employees hired in the University's postdoctoral ranks. "Establishing this new minimum salary recognizes the vital role that postdocs play in ou more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Jan. 27 (TNSjou) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: * * * Glen Chua and Keely Swan, Center for Policy Research on Energy and the Environment * * * A newer, more accurate method for calculating methane emissions from offshore oil and gas production suggests that the United Kingdom severely underestimates its greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers conclude that as much as five times more methane is being leaked  more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Jan. 26 (TNSres) -- Princeton University issued the following news: Princeton University Library (PUL) will present a revelatory exhibition, "Toni Morrison: Sites of Memory," excavating the creative process of writer and former Princeton University Professor and 1993 Nobel laureate Toni Morrison. Curated by Autumn Womack, assistant professor of English and African American Studies, the exhibition will be the center of a community-wide exploration of how Morrison's archive more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Jan. 24 (TNSawa) -- Princeton University issued the following news: Three Princetonians are among the 16 scientists receiving the highest honors given by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). These major awards recognize extraordinary scientific achievements in a wide range of fields spanning the physical, biological, social and medical sciences. The winners will receive their awards at a ceremony on April 30, during the National Academy of Sciences' 160th annual meetin more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Jan. 20 (TNSfund)(TNSpro) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Recognizing the need for greater diversity within the scientific workforce, Rider is strengthening its support of underrepresented students as they pursue a career in the sciences. With the help of Janssen Pharmaceuticals, who is providing more than $20,000 in funding, Rider has launched a new program called Making Connections that encourages and supports underrepresented Rider students a more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Jan. 25 (TNSper) -- Rider University issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: John Mozes, general manager for Rider University's 107.7 The Bronc WRRC-FM and 107.7 The Bronc Retro WRRC2, has been named chairman of the New Jersey Broadcasters Association (NJBA). NJBA is a non-profit organization that provides support to New Jersey's television and radio stations through educational, broadcast training opportunities, and assists its members with federal regu more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Jan. 25 (TNSpro) -- Rowan University issued the following news: Starting Jan. 28, Rowan University's Division of Global Learning and Partnerships (Rowan Global) will offer a weekend course to prepare students for a potentially lucrative career in real estate. The 75-hour, non-credit course, to be held over 15 Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., will prepare students to sit for the required state certification for real estate sales, the gateway to a career in real estate. D more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 27 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Rutgers researchers recently shared their expertise in offshore wind energy with each other and those expected to play a key role in New Jersey's effort to help the nation fight global warming by shifting to offshore wind energy. "We're well positioned to support needs of the offshore wind industry," said Denise Hien, vice provost for research at Rutgers-New Brunswick at the Rutgers University Offshore more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 28 (TNStalk) -- Rutgers University issued the following statement on Jan. 27, 2023, by Chancellor Nancy Cantor: * * * As I write barely a month into the new year, our nation has been shaken by a horrifying and bewildering series of violent incidents that rightly cause many of us to question our safety both personally and collectively. We share the shock and empathize with the excruciating pain felt in communities from Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay to Uvalde to Buffal more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 26 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: A Rutgers-Newark case study that could have statewide implications revealed that interest in college is high among families in Newark, but most are unaware of state financial aid programs that could make it affordable. Conducted by Rutgers-Newark for the university's New Jersey State Policy Lab, the study explored public knowledge of two programs that make postsecondary education more accessible. The Communit more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 25 (TNStalk)(TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A on Jan. 24, 2023, with Prateek Gulhati, physician-scientist in the Gastrointestinal Oncology Program at Cancer Institute and assistant professor of medicine at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School: * * * A newly identified regimen resulted in tumor regression and improved survival, according to a Rutgers study * * * Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), a type of pancreatic cancer, is a highl more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 27 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: A Rutgers analysis of infants born to non-Hispanic Black and white mothers in the United States found infants exposed to maternal smoking throughout pregnancy were more than five times as likely as infants of never-smokers to suffer a sudden unexpected infant death (SUID). While a smaller percentage of Black than white mothers reported smoking, the risk of SUID rose as the duration of smoking increased more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 27 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Contrary to previous findings, the increase in prevalence disproportionately affected children without coexisting intellectual disabilities * * * Documented cases of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the New York-New Jersey metro region increased by as much as 500 percent between 2000 and 2016, with the highest increase among children without intellectual disabilities, according to a Rutgers st more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 24 (TNStalk) -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A on Jan. 23, 2023, with John Longo, professor of professional practice at Business School: * * * Hitting the debt ceiling - how much money the federal government can borrow to pay its bills - could lead to economic catastrophe if the situation isn't handled appropriately, said John Longo, a professor of professional practice at Rutgers Business School - Newark and New Brunswick. The U.S. government is b more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Jan. 24 (TNSpar) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: The Global Learning Center (GLC) and the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures (LLC) within the College of Arts and Sciences are pleased to announce the launch of the Peer-Assisted Language Support Program, or "PALS." The PALS program matches LLC students looking for conversation practice in the language(s) they are studying with student volunteers who are native or advanced speakers of th more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Jan. 27 (TNSpconf) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: On January 11, twenty-two members from the Seton Hall community participated in the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) three-day train-the-trainer program, which was sponsored by the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. Members included but were not limited to faculty, staff, and administrators from the College of Arts & Sciences, School of Diplomacy & International Relations, School o more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Jan. 27 (TNSjou) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the Praxis Program of Seton Hall University announces the publication of an article in the most recent issue of the Journal of Catholic Higher Education, Volume 40, Number 2, Summer 2021, (JCHE) entitled "Faculty Development: Mission and Methods for Practical Integration," authored by Linda Garofalo, Director of the Praxis Program, Danute Nourse, Co-Director, an more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Jan. 24 (TNSbook) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: The Russian and East European Studies Program, the Slavic Club, and the Department of History will welcome to Seton Hall the writer Marina Antropow Cramer, who will present her book Roads (2017) and give a talk "Between Two Tyrants: One Family's Journey from Stalin's Russia to Hitler's Labor Camps". The talk will take place on Thursday, February 16th, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., in Fahy Hall 236,  more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Jan. 27 (TNSper) -- Stockton University issued the following news: Stockton University President Harvey Kesselman was appointed to a new international council that will forge connections among education leaders from across the globe. The Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) recently established the Presidential Ambassadors Council, whose members will meet regularly with the AIEA board, serve as a resource to AIEA members, present at AIEA conference more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Jan. 20 (TNSfund) -- Stockton University issued the following news: Michael Frank, professor emeritus of Psychology, and his wife, Maureen, endowed a new Stockton University Foundation scholarship with a gift of more than $50,000. The Michael and Maureen Frank Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research in Psychology was established to inspire recipients to conduct and publish psychological research. "The scholarship was conceived as a way to encourage and invite our  more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Jan. 24 (TNSpar) -- Stockton University issued the following news on Jan. 23, 2023: Stockton University is offering college credit to Middle Township High School (MTHS) students interested in computer gaming through a new agreement. The new dual credit offering, Introduction to Esports, introduces students to the history, development and current state of esports. Offered through Stockton's School of Business, the course discusses the interconnectedness of esports with tra more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 24 (TNSres) -- Syracuse University issued the following news: The Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center (SU-EFC) was selected by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to serve as a regional Environmental Finance Center (EFC) to help communities access federal infrastructure funds and continue supporting environmental and financial challenges in the communities that need it most. SU-EFC will continue serving EPA Region 2, which includes New Y more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 26 (TNSawa) -- Thomas Edison State University issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: The Council of Colleges and Military Educators (CCME) recognized Thomas Edison State University as its Institution of the Year today at an awards luncheon during their annual symposium in New York City. The CCME Institution Award is presented "to a higher education institution in recognition of its significant contributions to the cause of military education," according t more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 26 (TNSawa) -- Thomas Edison State University issued the following news release: SSgt Leo Gilbert Bunting, a Thomas Edison State University Bachelor of Science degree program student, is the recipient of the 2022 National Association of Institutions for Military Education Services (NAIMES) Student Spotlight Award. The award celebrates academic achievements of military students in the Armed Forces Voluntary Education programs. Bunting was honored at the CCME (Council o more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, Jan. 26 (TNSfund) -- William Paterson University issued the following news release: An interdisciplinary team of professors at William Paterson University has been awarded a $2.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for a program that aims to improve literacy instruction for English language learners in New Jersey P-12 schools. In so doing, the program ultimately strives to create equitable access to learning across school subjects for such students. Professo more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 25 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: Wiley, one of the world's largest publishers and a global leader in research and education, today announced an open access agreement with Czech National Library of Technology (NTK) (CzechELib). The four-year agreement will provide CzechELib participants access to view and publish in Wiley's complete hybrid journal portfolio, which includes 1,400 journals, beginning January 16, 2023. Wiley is pioneering the o more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, Jan. 27 (TNSfund) -- William Paterson University issued the following news release: William Paterson University has received $1 million in federal funding to support students whose finances were heavily impacted by COVID-19, thanks to the incredible support provided by its NJ representatives, particularly Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ). The University requested strategic community funding from the federal government via New Jersey l more PR