TRENTON, New Jersey, March 10 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Juvenile Justice Commission (JJC) today announced two new programs designed to improve interactions between young people and law enforcement officers. Both programs are part of an initiative implemented through a $100,000 grant awarded to Strategies for Youth by the Governor's Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention ( more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 9 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has issued Notices of Violation to 28 municipalities across the state for allegedly violating the Law Against Discrimination by publishing marriage license application forms on their websites that exclude certain LGBTQIA+ individuals seeking to obtain marriage license more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 7 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on March 6, 2023: American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced today that its Military Services Group celebrated a successful transition of ownership of wastewater utility system assets at Naval Station ("NS") Mayport in Jacksonville, Fla. American Water was selected for the NS Mayport wastewater Utilities Privatization  more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 11 (TNSawa) -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced that its EVP and Chief Operating Officer, Cheryl Norton, will be honored at the 2023 Rowan Institute for Public Policy & Citizenship (RIPPAC) Gala with the Corporate Neighbor Award. With over 35 years of experience and a strong reputation for excellence, Norton has more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 7 -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release: Law.com's Legal Intelligencer featured Ben Widener in its People in the News section on February 21, 2023 for his arrival at Constangy to practice jointly in its Philadelphia and Princeton, New Jersey offices. Widener brings nearly two decades of experience in labor and employment law and focuses his practice on all aspects of labor management and employee relations. He counsels  more PR

SOMERSET, New Jersey, March 7 (TNSper) -- Catalent Inc., a pharma, biotech and consumer health company, issued the following news on March 6, 2023: Catalent, Inc. (NYSE: CTLT), the leader in enabling the development and supply of better treatments for patients worldwide, today announced the appointment of Sridhar Krishnan, to the newly created position of Vice President, The Catalent Way, where he will lead the company's operational excellence strategy and spearhead a transformation based on Le more PR

SOMERSET, New Jersey, March 9 -- Catalent Inc., a pharma, biotech and consumer health company, issued the following news on March 9, 2023: Catalent, the leader in enabling the development and supply of better treatments for patients worldwide, today announced the expansion of its UpTempo platform process for the development and CGMP manufacturing of adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors. The platform now includes an in-house, clonal HEK293 cell line, and off-the-shelf plasmids to support a robus more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 10 -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release: National labor and employment law firm Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, LLP is pleased to announce the launch of a new practice area focused on cannabis and employee substance abuse law. The new practice area will be led by co-chairs, Keya Denner (Northern New Jersey) and Ashley Orler (Chicago). "Cannabis and employee substance abuse law are two areas of increasing concern  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 9 -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release: Constangy partner Keya Denner will participate in a panel discussion hosted by the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) Dispute Resolution Section and the Labor and Employment Subcommittee of the NJSBA Cannabis Law Section on March 16 at 6 p.m. The panel will focus on the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act, which outlines the rules a more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 10 -- Delmarva Power, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release: Due to decreasing prices for natural gas, Delmarva Power has received approval from the Delaware Public Service Commission to lower its supply charges for gas customers by 23 percent from the current rate, beginning April 1. Based on this adjusted rate, a residential gas customer, using an average of 25 CCF per month, would see a total monthly bill decrease of $5.41. The change in total co more PR

RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, March 10 (TNSpp) -- Felician University issued the following news release: On January 5, 2023, Felician Alumnus Richard Mejia took his oath of service to the Clifton Board of Education at age 23, making him the town's youngest ever elected Board of Education member. Mejia graduated from Felician University in 2021 and is currently the University's Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions. Distinguished by its dedication to the importance of community in the Felici more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 10 (TNSper) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: A former longtime head of Human Rights Watch will join the faculty of the School of Public and International Affairs this fall. Kenneth Roth, who led the international NGO from 1993 until last year, will serve as SPIA's Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor and Visiting Lecturer for the 2023-2024 academic year. "Ken will bring his three decades of e more PR

ONEONTA, New York, March 10 (TNSbook) -- Hartwick College issued the following news: Jennifer Donohue '04 has published her first novel, Exit Ghost, a contemporary retelling of Hamlet, where New Jersey heiress and witch Juliet Duncan summons her father's ghost through his old rotary phone to answer the question: who murdered him? "I've always loved Shakespeare," she said. "And I've always done National Novel Writing Month. I wrote one story that was a Hamlet-based thriller, and another that wa more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 8 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on March 7, 2023: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a guilty plea was entered by a manager of two Paterson school bus companies accused of employing unqualified drivers, operating unsafe buses, and failing to conduct mandatory drug testing and background checks on its employees. Henry Rhodes, 59, of Paterson, has pleaded guilty to two counts relating to one of thos more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 10 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin is announcing today that the nursing licenses of 20 New Jersey medical professionals have been rescinded following the United States Department of Justice's investigation into allegations of fraudulently issued Florida nursing diplomas. The 20 nurses received Notices of Rescission demanding they cease and desist any nursing prac more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, March 10 (TNSpro) -- William Paterson University issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: This week, the Peace Corps and William Paterson University collaboratively launched a new undergraduate certificate program called Peace Corps Prep. Combining targeted coursework with hands-on experience, the program builds the competencies needed for students to go on to be strong Peace Corps volunteers or other intercultural fieldworkers. "Students today are passionate abo more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 4 (TNSres) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: The journey from Afghanistan to Princeton was not easy for Lutf Ali Sultani. Sultani worked as a journalist for a newspaper during the two-decade period when the U.S.-backed Afghan government supported freedom of the press. After the U.S. began bringing troops home in August 2021, the government fell to hardline Taliban fighters. Sultani was supposed to be eva more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 8 (TNSpp) -- Princeton University issued the following news: * * * Top officials of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science visited the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) recently to discuss the Lab's primary mission to develop fusion energy as a clean, green and carbonless energy source. Officials also learned about PPPL's expanded research focuses in microelectronics, quantum information science, and sustainability. * * * The Feb. 10 vis more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 7 (TNSbook) -- Rowan University issued the following news: In February, "Avatar: The Way of Water," became the third highest grossing moving ever, surpassing the epic box office draw of "Titanic." Superstar director James Cameron created both blockbusters, one of which now has a direct connection to Rowan University - alumna and professor Tara DiLullo Bennett. Her official movie keepsake book, "The Art of Avatar The Way of Water," published in December. A highly p more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 9 (TNSres) -- Rowan University issued the following news: Since her arrival at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University in 2014, Dr. Sangita Phadtare has focused her research on advances that will directly help patients suffering from Helicobacter pylori infections, as well as those with irritable bowel syndrome (commonly called IBS). Her commitment to training clinicians is central to both studies. "These studies make medical students aware of what are the proble more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 11 (TNSfund) -- Rowan University issued the following news: Rowan University's Day of Giving, a 24-hour fundraising sprint, generated $314,672--and counting!-- from individual gifts, topping last year's total by nearly $40,000. The 9th annual event, held this year on March 8, is a Rowan community fundraiser that enables donors to give to specific programs, teams, clubs and other areas that mean the most to them. In all, 2,326 gifts were received from students, facu more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 9 (TNSpar) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: The Eagleton Science and Politics Fellowship at Rutgers University-New Brunswick is partnering with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) to create a Climate Action Track for Eagleton Science Fellows. Rutgers Eagleton Science Fellows Program places PhD-level scientists, engineers and health care professionals as in-house science aides in state government offices to help develop and implement more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 11 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Research could provide clues to extraterrestrial life * * * A team of Rutgers scientists dedicated to pinpointing the primordial origins of metabolism - a set of core chemical reactions that first powered life on Earth - has identified part of a protein that could provide scientists clues to detecting planets on the verge of producing life. The research, published in Science Advances, has imp more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 7 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Rutgers is joining several colleges and universities this week at a White House forum on climate change exploring how innovative actions developed on campuses can benefit surrounding communities and beyond. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy will bring together climate, sustainability and resilience leaders and educators from colleges and universities across the country with federa more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 8 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Rutgers research that may eventually enable far earlier autism diagnoses shows that typically developing infants perceive audio-video synchrony better than high-risk for autism infants. If follow-up research demonstrates that most infants who miss unmatched audio and video develop autism spectrum disorder (ASD), physicians may be able to diagnose the condition years earlier -- a potentially important s more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 10 (TNStalk) -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A on March 9, 2023, with Andrea Spaeth, assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health at the School of Arts and Sciences: * * * Daylight saving time is rapidly approaching, which means most Americans will sleep less than usual over the next week as their bodies adjust. A little planning about your sleep schedule as we prepare to "spring forward" an hour can make the transition easier,  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 11 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Expanding Medicaid-benefit eligibility to cover all people with income up to 138 percent of the federal poverty line reduced Black-white disparities in preventable hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits, according to research from Rutgers University and the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The analysis of state-level inpatient and ED data from 2011 to 2018 showed that su more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 7 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers-led research finds biomineral structures formed by marine algae foment viral infection, contributing positively to capture CO2 * * * A Rutgers-led team of scientists studying virus-host interactions of a globally abundant, armor-plated marine algae, Emiliania huxleyi, has found that the circular, chalk plates the algae produce can act as catalysts for viral infection, which has vast con more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 9 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers researchers examine women's motivation and environmental cues for pursuing orgasms with men - or not * * * Women who believe a sexual encounter with a male partner will be brief pursue orgasms less on average than those who believe they have more time, according to a Rutgers-led study. The same applies to a woman who believes that her male partner prioritizes his own pleasure during the more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, March 11 (TNSres) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Findings from the most recent Seton Hall Sports Poll were featured and cited by 538, PR News, ESPN, the Sports Business Journal, Bloomberg News, The Record (also published to Yahoo Sports), Deadspin, NJ-ROI and more. Findings from the poll included the Super Bowl, gatherings in light of Covid-19, advertisements, social media engagement with the game, sports betting and women's sports. PR News look more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, March 8 (TNSbook) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: On Friday, March 3, Seton Hall University welcomed Celeste Warren, Vice President of the Global Diversity and Inclusion Center of Excellence at Merck, to discuss her new book, How to Be a Diversity and Inclusion Ambassador: Everyone's Role in Helping All Feel Accepted, Engaged, and Valued (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, August 30, 2022). Approximately 80 community members, including faculty, administrat more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, March 8 (TNSres) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: The Slavic Club will present Alisa Dupuy impersonating Catherine the Great, the Russian Czarina of the 18th century from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, March 23, in Fahy Hall room 236. During her performance, Alisa will regale us with stories of Catherine's life and reign. Our audience will learn many things they never knew, and she will debunk the myths surrounding Catherine's amorous exploits. Alisa more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, March 7 (TNSres) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: On February 25th, the Center for Community Research and Engagement (CCRE) participated in the 4th Annual THRIVE Student Conference hosted by Engage NJ at Middlesex College in Edison, New Jersey. CCRE hosted two panels during breakout sessions and brought students from across the University community to participate in the conference. The conference featured a wide range of opportunities for students t more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, March 8 (TNSres) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: There is an old adage: A fist is stronger than five fingers. So is a team rather than individuals. A team is the most basic building block of an organization. An organization's success depends on the performance of its teams -- individually and collectively. So, how do you build a high performing team? "That is the question tackled in the fifth issue of In The Lead," said Magazine Editor and Manag more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, March 10 (TNSres) -- Stockton University issued the following news: Criminal justice reform may not be perfect, but it's necessary to create greater fairness for defendants and help alleviate the huge costs involved with this country's prison system. That was the main point of a recent talk by retired New Jersey Judge Julio Mendez on March 2 at the fourth annual Criminal Justice Lecture Series. The series, sponsored by Stockton University's School of Social and Behavioral more PR

RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, March 7 (TNSconf) -- Felician University issued the following news release: As Felician University prepares for its third bi-annual Felician Autism Collaboration in Teaching (FACT) Conference in March 2023, event co-chair Dr. Theoni Mantzoros prioritizes effective information services for conference attendees. Felician University's Dr. John Burke, chair of the FACT conference committee since its genesis, brought on co-chairs Dr. Mantzoros and Dr. Katharine Croce this ye more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 10 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news on March 9, 2023: * * * The researchers are among 126 outstanding early-career researchers honored for creativity, innovation and leadership potential * * * A trio of Rutgers professors selected to receive a 2023 Sloan Research Fellowship are studying the best ways to extract meaning from massive datasets, the mechanisms that drive how volcanoes perturb Earth's climate and the abstract mathematical i more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: After graduating from Parkview High School, Magen Schlesier, a December 2022 graduate of UA Little Rock, never had any plans to attend college. "I read a book by James Michener called 'The Drifters,'" she said. "It made me want to travel and experience the world." That is exactly how Schlesier spent the next decade of her life. She attended bartending school in Las Vegas and worked across the coun more PR

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, March 2 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: Verizon today revealed an Edge Discovery & Quality of Service (QoS) API proof of concept with Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) that allows customers to combine Dynamic Quality of Service (QoS) from Verizon with AWS edge services. This combination delivers the ability for customers to deploy low latency, high bandwidth applications across a variety of emerging use c more PR