CAMDEN, New Jersey, June 22 (TNSres) -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, today announced the completion of Water Research Foundation (WRF) Project 4911, Sampling and Monitoring Strategies for Opportunistic Pathogens in Drinking Water Distribution Systems. The project aimed to develop a practical sampling and analytical approach for  more

PARAMUS, New Jersey, June 22 (TNSfund) -- Bergen Community College issued the following news release: The federal government has awarded Bergen Community College a five-year, $4.5 million grant to help contribute to the growth of future food, agriculture, natural resources and human sciences (FANH) professionals. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) "From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals Program" (NEXGEN) sought proposals   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 20 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 19, 2023: The Murphy Administration has awarded $7 million in grants for projects across the state that will enhance and modernize local stormwater management practices and infrastructure in the face of worsening impacts from climate change, Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette announced today. The goal of the projects, many of which use green infrastructure technolo  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, June 21 -- Illinois American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: Illinois American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, announced today the acquisition of the Village of Tolono water and wastewater systems for $9.416 million. The newly acquired systems add approximately 1,295 water and 1,254 wastewater customers to the Company's eastern Illinois service area. "Our team is excited to expand our services and directly s  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 23 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today the filing of Division on Civil Rights (DCR) complaints challenging allegedly unlawful policies enacted this week by the Middletown Township, Marlboro Township, and Manalapan-Englishtown Regional Boards of Education. The policies enacted by these three Boards of Education require school staff in these school system  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 24 (TNSper) -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: Governor Phil Murphy today announced Brianna Earle as Deputy Chief of Staff for Outreach. Earle has served as Acting Deputy Chief of Staff for Outreach since June 2022, managing relationships between the Governor's Office and labor unions, advocacy groups, houses of worship, and community leaders across New Jersey. "Brianna has been a key player and an instrumental asset  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 22 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Governor Phil Murphy, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, and Senate President Nicholas Scutari today announced an agreement to deliver historic property tax relief for New Jersey seniors while making a third consecutive full pension payment, providing record aid for K-12 education, and maintaining a robust surplus to protect against an economic downturn. "No one should have to choo  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 23 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: Over 500 people from across the globe gathered virtually today to participate in the New Jersey Division of Investment's (DOI) Private Market Emerging Managers Symposium, seizing the unique opportunity to connect with up-and-coming fund managers and learn about the New Jersey Emerging Managers Platform. "As one of the largest public pension funds in the nation, we have both an op  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 20 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) is awarding more than $8.6 million in grant funding through the Growing Apprenticeship In Nontraditional Sectors (GAINS), Pre-Apprenticeship in Career Education (PACE), and New Jersey Builders Utilization Initiative for Labor Diversity (NJBUILD) Women and Minorities in Construction grant programs to foster the creation and expans  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 21 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, posted the following news release on June 20, 2023: The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) Board today approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to finalize federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding for the State's Affordable Housing Production Fund (AHPF). The MOU between NJHMFA and the Department of Community Affairs finalizes the $305 million allocated in the Fiscal Year 2023 budget towards the AHPF, aid  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, June 22 (TNSres) -- The Newark Board of Education issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: On Tuesday, June 13th, at Central High School in Newark, New Jersey, Jerry Wanda, 3-time Grammy award-winning producer, The City of Newark and the Newark Board of Education, held a successful video premiere of "The Other Side of Newark." The event was attended by many notable people, such as Mayor Ras J. Baraka, members of Brick City Peace Collective, Executive Staff and Boa  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, June 22 (TNSres) -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: Adults who stopped out of higher education are finding their way back to finishing their degrees through online learning, according to Wiley's annual Voice of the Online Learner report, issued today. Forty-two percent of online learners in Wiley's survey previously enrolled in a college-level degree or certificate program they didn't complete. These learners tend to see online learning as a quick, f  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 23 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro announced that Schless Bottles, a premium plastic jars and bottles manufacturer, will relocate from its current manufacturing facility in northern New Jersey to Allentown. The company will invest more than $7.5 million in building acquisition and renovation costs and create 98 new, full-time manufacturing jobs in the Commonwealth within the nex  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, June 20 -- Pearson Education issued the following news release: * * * * Partners with Coursera, e-Dynamic Learning, Acadeum, and Credly to offer career courses, credentials, college credit, and badges * Innovative tri-credit approach to prepare students faster for college and careers * * * Pearson, the world's leading learning company, announced today that Connections Academy, its K-12 online school program will expand its slate of college and career readiness initiativ  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 24 (TNSawa) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: Leonard Wantchekon, the James Madison Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, has been awarded the Kiel Institute for the World Economy's 2023 Global Economy Prize in the science category. The Global Economy Prize is presented to individuals who have contributed to society by proposing unique   more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 23 (TNSawa) -- Princeton University issued the following news: * * * The American Sociological Association (ASA) is honoring Princeton professor Viviana Zelizer for her pioneering and transformative contributions to her field and beyond with its highest honor, the W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award. * * * The ASA will also honor Zelizer, the Lloyd Cotsen '50 Professor of Sociology, with its Distinguished Career Award for the Practice of Socio  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 21 (TNSjou) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: * * * The hardest part, experts find, is communicating "unquantifiable" uncertainty * * * Scientists have long struggled to find the best way to present crucial facts about future sea level rise, but are getting better at communicating more clearly, according to an international group of climate scientists, including Princeton's Michael Oppenheimer. The con  more

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, June 20 (TNSres) -- Rowan University issued the following news: During the late Cold War, repressive authoritarian regimes in the Southern Cone of Latin America targeted anyone they perceived as subversive -- which often broadly meant those on the ideological left. Many Jews engaged in social justice causes or political groups that brought them under suspicion of these regimes. Military regimes in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay committed widespread human rights violations  more

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, June 16 (TNSawa) -- Rowan University issued the following news: "Pee is for Prejudice." Taut and muscular, the poem's language speaks to a lifetime of hurt derived from the simplest of human experiences - a character's need to relieve herself. The poem, published in the Fall 2022 issue of Rowan University's literary magazine glassworks, is so powerful and expertly crafted that this summer it won a Pushcart Prize, one of the most respected awards in American letters. In  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 20 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * The hardest part, experts find, is communicating "unquantifiable" uncertainty * * * Scientists have long struggled to find the best way to present crucial facts about future sea level rise, but are getting better at communicating more clearly, according to an international group of climate scientists, including a leading Rutgers expert. The consequences of improving communications are enormous  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 22 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: The recent tidal wave of anti-trans state legislation, coupled with a harmful practice that's still legal in much of the country, could have dire consequences for many of the nation's 300,000 transgender adolescents. Three new studies by researchers at Rutgers and other institutions add to the mounting evidence that banning gender-affirming care for minors and allowing parents to force their children i  more

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, June 24 (TNSres) -- Stockton University issued the following news: The Stockton Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning (SCCESL) recently held a workshop for first responders and police officers to learn the science of accents and strategies to effectively communicate during emergency situations on Thursday, June 15, in the Campus Center. The workshop, "Police and First Responders: Adapting to Accent Diversity," is one of the ways that Amee Shah, professor of  more

WAYNE, New Jersey, June 22 (TNSfund) -- William Paterson University issued the following news release: William Paterson University in Wayne has received $150,000 from the Mellon Foundation for a project in collaboration with New Jersey City University that will celebrate the American artist Ben Jones, a 1963 graduate of William Paterson and a New Jersey City University professor emeritus of art. The project, titled "The Universe of Ben Jones," will take place from September 2023 through July 2  more

WAYNE, New Jersey, June 20 (TNSawa) -- William Paterson University issued the following news release on June 19, 2023: Three professors at William Paterson University examined college students' attitudes toward materialism and discovered a shift in values contrary to previous academic research in this arena. Their resulting publication has won the Distinguished Research Award from the Institute for Global Business Research. Management professors Robert Laud and Stephen Betts with psychology pr  more