MAYS LANDING, New Jersey, Sept. 16 -- Atlantic Cape Community College issued the following news: * * * Ready to Simplify the Student Enrollment Process * * * It began as a line item on a wish list. In 2017, Atlantic Cape Community College's then newly-minted President Dr. Barbara Gaba bookmarked a One-Stop Welcome Center for students as an important addition that she would like to see realized at the college's Mays Landing campus. Fast forward six years and that dream has become a reality a  more

EWING, New Jersey, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The College of New Jersey issued the following news: As temperatures have risen and the summer has steamed along, Physics Professor Nate Magee and a group of his student researchers have used a weather balloon to collect important data to help residents of Trenton plan for and deal with the impact of the intense heat. As part of Magee's Mentored Undergraduate Summer Experience project entitled "Collaborative Trenton-Mercer Heat Island and Air Quality Pro  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 13 -- Barnes and Thornburg, a law firm, issued the following news release: Barnes & Thornburg has added labor and employment, corporate, general counsel, healthcare, litigation, and intellectual property attorneys and legal professionals to its Atlanta, Chicago, Indianapolis, New Jersey and Washington, D.C., offices. An associate in the Washington, D.C., office, Adam T. Calandra assists clients with complex labor and employment matters. He counsels clients on matte  more

RANDOLPH, New Jersey, Sept. 12 -- County College of Morris issued the following news: A champion and passionate advocate for college access and student success, Dr. Pamela Marcenaro, Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Management at County College of Morris (CCM), has been named by ROI-NJ to its Influencers: People of Color list. "It is such a special honor to be named to this list of individuals committed to the success of others," said Marcenaro. "I'm also incredibly proud of the work CCM  more

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- Conduent, a business process services and solutions company, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: Conduent Incorporated (Nasdaq: CNDT), a global technology-led business solutions and services company, released new research that provides a focused, in-depth view of the state of the customer experience (CX) within the retail/eCommerce vertical. At the center of the research findings, the lynchpin to standout customer experiences is a   more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, Sept. 13 -- Coyne PR issued the following news: Coyne Public Relations is thrilled to announce its outstanding achievement of six nominations for the prestigious Jersey Awards, presented by the New Jersey Advertising Club. These awards celebrate excellence in advertising, marketing, and communications across the state of New Jersey. Rich Lukis, President of Coyne PR, expressed his pride, saying, "We are honored to stand among the strongest campaigns in New Jersey this y  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release: National Governors Association Chair Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu welcomed governors, national experts and students to New Hampshire for the first in a series of bipartisan events to help address toxic polarization in America - the aim of Gov. Cox's 2023-24 NGA Chair's Initiative: Disagree Better. The bipartisan event was also attended by Maine Gov. Janet Mills, M  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 12 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented Sidereal Capital Group, LLC in connection with its platform investment in Peachey Hardwood Flooring, LLC. Sidereal, a New Jersey based private equity firm, invests in lower middle-market companies that provide products and services to companies with niche specialties in the manufacturing and industrial services sectors. Located in central Pennsylvania, Pea  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute issued the following news: Princeton's department of geosciences recently hosted the eighth International Conference on Nitrification and Related Processes (ICoN8). The five-day event, held from July 30 to August 3 of this year, brought together scientists and researchers from all over the world to discuss and share current research on nitrification and related processes in the nitrogen cycle. "The conference   more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute issued the following news: The High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI) has announced awards totaling $900,000 to support cutting-edge research projects focused on multi-disciplinary aspects of the climate and energy problem as part of its Climate and Energy Challenge. Nine Princeton faculty, representing 8 academic departments in the natural sciences, social sciences, and engineering disciplines have receiv  more

MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- Montclair State University issued the following news release: * * * Experts highlight the need to develop national training standards for law enforcement to help anti-human trafficking efforts * * * The Global Center on Human Trafficking at Montclair State University has announced the release of a new report titled, "Understanding and Improving Investigations of Human Trafficking-Focus on Sex Trafficking." Convened by the Global Center on Human Tr  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 12 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Governor Phil Murphy today announced the appointment of Christine Guhl-Sadovy as President of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU). Guhl-Sadovy, a current NJPBU Commissioner, will succeed President Joseph L. Fiordaliso, who passed away last week after an exceptional career dedicated to public service, including 17 years leading the NJBPU. "For nearly two decades, Jo  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 15 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: Governor Phil Murphy today announced his intention to nominate Jacquelyn A. Suarez as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA). Suarez's nomination follows the unexpected passing of Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver in August, who had served as DCA Commissioner since the start of the Murphy Administration. Suarez currently serves as Director of DC  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following transcript on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced a substantial new investment to expand and upgrade the Howland Hook Marine Terminal on Staten Island, creating more than 300 jobs and preserving this site as a key economic generator for Staten Island. The projected investment of $200-$300 million - the largest in the facility's his  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey today announced a substantial new investment to expand and upgrade the Howland Hook Marine Terminal on Staten Island, creating more than 300 jobs and preserving this site as a key economic generator for Staten Island. The projected investment of $200-$300 million - the largest in the facility's history - was sec  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Sept. 14 -- New Jersey American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release: Today, New Jersey American Water is launching its third annual Water UP! - Water Utility Pipeline - training program, a paid, 9-week workforce development program for adults, in partnership with Rowan College of South Jersey. The training program, which runs through November 10, will equip this year's cohort with hands-on water utility and essential business training nec  more

BRIDGEWATER, Virginia, Sept. 14 -- Bridgewater College issued the following news release: Award-winning author and activist George M. Johnson will present an endowed lecture at Bridgewater College on Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Cole Hall on the College's campus. Johnson's lecture, "All Boys Aren't Blue: Storytelling and Why It Matters," is free and open to the public. Johnson's endowed lecture is aptly titled after their New York Timesbestseller All Boys Aren't Blue, which explores John  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Princeton University issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2023: Princeton University is expanding its commitment in quantum science and engineering research and education, with plans for a new building, a new graduate program, and a broader leadership structure for its initiative. These expanded programs, along with ongoing recruitment of top faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, reflect the University's recognition of the transfo  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 8 -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: By David Pavlak From 2008 to 2010, the Truth Initiative, America's largest nonprofit public health organization dedicated to the eradication of tobacco and nicotine use, estimated that almost 94% of young African American adults who smoked did so with menthol cigarettes. The trend is not new -- menthol tobacco products have been marketed toward Black communities for de  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 15 -- The Princeton Theological Seminary issued the following news release: Princeton Theological Seminary is pleased to announce the appointment of Todd Sloan as Vice President of Advancement, to begin in early October, 2023. Mr. Sloan will join the presidential cabinet and assume leadership responsibilities for the institution's fundraising and development initiatives. Mr. Sloan brings a wealth of experience in higher education fundraising to Princeton Seminary.   more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 15 -- Princeton University issued the following news: Abby Reynolds, chief operating officer for Americas infrastructure and real estate at Blackrock, has been named the assistant vice president for strategy management at Princeton University Facilities. She started at Princeton Sept. 11. As assistant vice president for strategy management, Reynolds will serve in direct leadership of the functional areas of organizational effectiveness and communications, construct  more

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Sept. 13 -- Rider University issued the following news release: Yulieth Le '15, a teacher in the Lawrence Township Public School District, has been named Mercer County Teacher of the Year by the New Jersey Department of Education. The honor recognized Le's efforts to create an inclusive environment for students in the classroom. "Exploring ways to make my classroom, and my school, more inclusive to all families is something that I began focusing on while teaching dur  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 14 -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A on Sept. 13, 2023, with President Jonathan Holloway: * * * When President Jonathan Holloway greeted this year's incoming students, he urged them to realize they are at Rutgers to do more than just enough to get by. "You are here to learn, to wrestle with ideas that are as yet unknown to you, to find your voice, and most importantly, to listen," he said during the Rutgers University-New Brunswick convocation. L  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Sept. 13 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: A Rutgers-Newark after-school STEM program for grade school and middle school children that will also train local college students to work with them received a grant from the Bayer Fund, a philanthropic arm of Bayer in the U.S. The $40,000 grant will support the Promise Youth University Earth and Life Science Academy of Newark, a component of the Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies. The program will be  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 15 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Elizabeth C. Matto, founding director of the Eagleton Institute's Center for Youth Political Participation, has been named director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics, replacing former New Jersey Attorney General John Farmer Jr., who decided earlier this year to step down. "At a moment of such import for the future of our democracy, I can't think of a person more ideally suited to taking on the leadership o  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 14 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: By Jessica Ronan-Frisch Elizabeth C. Matto, founding director of the Eagleton Institute's Center for Youth Political Participation, has been named director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics, replacing former New Jersey Attorney General John Farmer Jr. who decided earlier this year to step down. "At a moment of such import for the future of our democracy, I can't think of a person more ideally suited to ta  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * The mobile application, iTHRIVE 365, is the first of its kind to provide psychological health resources, connections to economic support and a safe social space created by and for Black gay, bisexual and other same gender-loving men * * * iTHRIVE 365, a mobile health application developed through a collaboration between the Rutgers School of Public Health, THRIVE Social Services (THRIVE SS), P  more

HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, Sept. 14 -- Centenary University issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: Soon after Centenary University announced the introduction of the world's first Master of Arts in Happiness Studies in early 2022, inquiries about the virtual program began to pour in from potential students and media around the world. Enrollment soon exceeded the University's expectations, and today, the fully-accredited program enrolls more than 150 students from 15 countries, inclu  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Stevens professor Yu Gan develops algorithms to improve medical diagnosis, food inspection and more * * * For centuries, physicians relied upon their own eyes, medical training and experience to make diagnoses and order tests. A host of rapidly evolving medical-imaging technologies has since helped improve the odds of catching dangerous diseases early, before they become deadly -- but   more

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, Sept. 14 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: Verizon Business, along with Ericsson, is heading to Washington, D.C. to showcase the power of 5G through dynamic, immersive demonstrations of current and forward-looking use cases and products during this 5G Innovation Sessions tour stop on September 20. Set in the heart of Washington, D.C. at historic Union Station, the event will feature demonstrations, prese  more