LYNDHURST, New Jersey, Nov. 23 -- Barnes and Noble, a retailer of content, digital media and educational products, issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2023: Barnes & Noble is thrilled to announce the opening of its new Cincinnati bookstore on Friday, December 1st. The new Barnes & Noble is located in The Kenwood Collection (5901 E. Galbraith Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45236) near Crate & Barrel and Old Navy. The Kenwood Collection bookstore is one of three new Barnes & Noble bookstores openi  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Nov. 22 -- Forbes Media issued the following news release: Forbes Asia hosted the Best Under A Billion Forum and Awards Dinner 2023 at the Conrad Manila in Manila, the Philippines on November 21, 2023. The Forum and Awards Dinner was held to celebrate and honor the success of companies featured on Forbes Asia's Best Under A Billion list, which spotlights top-performing small and midsized listed companies in the Asia-Pacific region with annual sales under US$1 billion.   more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute issued the following news: By Liz Fuller-Wright When Cyclone Idai swept through Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park in May 2019, one of nature's deadliest forces encountered one of the most technologically sophisticated wildlife parks on the planet. Princeton researchers and colleagues from around the world documented the effects using trail cameras and animal-tracking devices that had been in use before the s  more

WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- Monmouth University issued the following news: Robert H. Scott III, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Economics, Finance, and Real Estate, Joseph N. Patten, Ph.D., and Kenneth Mitchell, Ph.D., professors in the Department of Political Science and Sociology, recently published "Bait and Switch How Student Loan Debt Stifles Social Mobility." Scott, Patten, and Mitchell provide a historical overview of student loans and highlight how the stude  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 22 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2023: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety's (LPS) Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance (VIVA) has won a multiyear, competitive grant of $4,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to enhance and expand existing community violence intervention strategies. The project will be  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following fact sheet on Nov. 21, 2023: * * * Disability Discrimination - Your Rights People with disabilities generally have the right to obtain employment, housing, education, and goods or services offered to the general public, without discrimination or harassment. How Does the LAD Protect Against Disability Discrimination? Disability discrimination is against the law: * in most types of em  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2023: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the release of a report examining misconduct by leaders in Clark Township. The report recommends that two police department officials be fired, including the chief, and makes referrals for further action to four entities, including the Division on Civil Rights. The 43-page report issued Monday by the Offic  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 22 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2023: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has issued Findings of Probable Cause in ten cases alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in violation of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD). The Findings of Probable Cause announced today include eight cases involving alleged disability disc  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 23 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2023: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, New Jersey State Police (NJSP) Superintendent Colonel Patrick J. Callahan, and Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) Director Michael J. Rizol Jr., today introduced a new holiday impaired driving education campaign, a collaborative effort focused on increasing awareness regarding the consequences of impaired driving and the en  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 22 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2023: Governor Phil Murphy and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette today announced the filing of the Advanced Clean Cars II rule for adoption on December 18, setting the state on the road toward better air quality and cleaner choices for new car buyers while combatting the worsening climate crisis. New Jersey joins a growing number of states tha  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 23 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2023: With the arrival of the holiday season, Governor Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy invite New Jersey residents to attend The Holidays at Drumthwacket, a longstanding tradition of open houses at the Governor's official residence in Princeton. The Drumthwacket Foundation, in partnership with seven garden clubs from across New Jersey, has decorated each room using fresh arrange  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 21 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2023: Today, Governor Murphy signed the following bills into law: A-1550/S-3424 (Moriarty, Benson, Verrelli/Diegnan, Corrado) - Authorizes surviving spouse or family member of decedent to use motor vehicle registration certificate of decedent until registration certificate expires A-1746/S-2947 (McKeon, Thomson, Park/Pou, Oroho) - Revises effects of delinquency and insolvency proceedi  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 23 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the New York Power Authority and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey completed the installation of energy-efficient LED lights throughout One World Trade Center, the tallest building in the United States. NYPA also partnered with the Office of General Services to replace nearly 1,700 lights in the Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Offi  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 21 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news release: As New Jersey schools continue to grapple with the effects of ongoing teacher shortages, legislators in Trenton advance new policies to break down barriers to entry for qualified, aspiring educators. One measure, sponsored by Assemblywomen Pamela Lampitt, Mila Jasey and Lisa Swain, aims to ensure students who begin their education at community college can apply all applicable credits to their te  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 23 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news release: Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson received a 2023 Elected Women of Excellence Award from the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) on Friday (November 17). This award honors women who work tirelessly, often breaking down barriers and overcoming obstacles that once seemed insurmountable, to serve their communities. "Empowering women and finding ways to uplift my community has bee  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 21 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news release: Aiming to ease the financial burden of securing a college education, and following a successful pilot during the summer 2023 semester, Assemblywomen Mila Jasey, Linda Carter and Verlina Reynolds-Jackson are sponsoring a measure permanently extending the Tuition Aid Grant program to cover summer sessions (Summer TAG). Today, the Assembly Higher Education Committee unanimously advanced the bill.   more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Nov. 22 -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: The Seton Hall School of Diplomacy and International Relations featured Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee during the World Leaders Forum on November 14. Madam Gbowee, a Liberian peace activist, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011. She was honored for leading a nonviolent movement with Christian and Muslim women that ended the 14-year Liberian civil war in 2003. She currently is the president of the Gbowe  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Nov. 22 -- Hudson County Community College issued the following news release: HCCC's 16 online programs make college education an affordable and convenient option for students around the corner and around the world. With the launch of six new fully online programs in the past six months, Hudson County Community College continues to make significant strides in expanding access to college education and reaching more students than ever before through its robust catalog of  more

MAYS LANDING, New Jersey, Nov. 21 -- Atlantic Cape Community College issued the following news: Nearly a quarter of the globe's eight billion people live in poverty. Eight hundred and twenty million suffer from daily chronic hunger. More than 33 million Americans face food insecurity. And in New Jersey alone, more than 175,000 children are hungry each and every day. To bring awareness to this crisis facing millions of people day-in and day-out, Atlantic Cape Community College's Student Governm  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Nov. 22 -- Princeton University issued the following news: By Liz Fuller-Wright, Office of Communications Daren Hubbard, the top-ranking information technology administrator at the Georgia Institute of Technology, will become Princeton's vice president for information technology and chief information officer on Jan. 3, 2024. He will succeed James "Jay" Dominick, who has served in this role since 2012. Hubbard has more than 25 years of leadership in higher education and  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Nov. 23 -- Princeton University issued the following news: The Princeton University Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of these six faculty members, including two full professors and four assistant professors. Professor Christopher Chang, in chemistry, specializes in chemical biology. His appointment to be the Edward and Virginia Taylor Professor of Bioorganic Chemistry is effective July 1, 2024. Chang comes to Princeton from the University of California-Be  more

NORTH BRANCH, New Jersey, Nov. 22 -- Raritan Valley Community College issued the following news release: Local youngsters were given the opportunity to engage in activities in all areas of science and participate in experiments during Raritan Valley Community College's recent "Little Scientists Night." The program was held November 16 in the Christine Todd Whitman Science Center at the College's Branchburg campus. RVCC's Science and Engineering department partnered with the Pioneer Family Succ  more

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- Rowan University issued the following news: Opioid pain relievers, such as oxycodone and morphine, bind to specific receptors in our central and peripheral nervous systems and, in simple terms, "turn off pain." However, they also send signals to slow down or stop breathing. They can be addictive, especially when used to treat chronic pain. According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, this deadly combination is responsible for more than 10  more

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- Rowan University issued the following news: For poet Ana Blandiana, the pen indeed proved mightier than the sword - and the rifle, the prison system and a brutal Communist regime. "Between Silence and Sin," a new documentary by Rowan University film Professor Diana Nicolae that details the life, career and legacy of Blandiana, was featured this month at the Docs for Sale market of the prestigious IDFA documentary film festival in Amsterdam, the bigges  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 22 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Laura Luciano, associate director at the Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance and Marcy Schwartz, a professor of Spanish and Portuguese, were presented with 2023 Clement A. Price Human Dignity Awards that recognize those who have demonstrated extraordinary achievement and commitment to promoting diversity, inclusion and equity within the university or with community organizations. "Recognition i  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 23 -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A on Nov. 22, 2023, with Jeffrey Kwong, a professor in the School of Nursing and co-medical director of the American Academy of HIV Medicine's HIV and Aging Initiative: * * * A national HIV expert at Rutgers discusses the progress made and the challenges to overcome in ending the disease by 2030 * * * By Patti Zielinski The United Nations' World Health Organization declared December 1 as World AIDS Day, an inter  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Nov. 22 -- Seton Hall University issued the following news on Nov. 21, 2023: The Seton Hall men's basketball team's first game of the season was held at Prudential Center on November 6th. Before the 70-59 win against St. Peter's University, there was excitement amongst students, alumni, and industry professionals at the Annual Entertainment & Marketing Network Exchange. On the ride to the Prudential Center, students shared their enthusiasm for the event and discussed   more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Nov. 22 -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: It's not often you hear the sound of a Saponi/Tuscarora traditional Indigenous song and drum blanketing the hallways and massive open space in Bethany Hall - and the joyful laughter that followed a directive for all present to get up and participate in a traditional Native American "round dance," or peek inside and find a steady crowd swelling to nearly 200, gathered in advance of Native American Heritage Mont  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Nov. 22 -- Seton Hall University issued the following news on Nov. 21, 2023: On Wednesday, December 6, 2023, from 5 p.m to 6:30 p.m. in Bethany Hall A-B, the Philosophy Department and the Dean's Office of the College of Arts and Sciences will present the next speaker in the Philosophers Speak lecture series. This lecture brings to campus Professor Sam Scheffler, University Professor of Philosophy at New York University. In his talk titled, "Existential Catastrophe," h  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Nov. 22 -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: This past week the Pirate Battalion ROTC program participated in a number of events during its Salute to Service week in order to honor those who have served the nation. The Pirate Battalion started its week of events by participating in a flag-raising ceremony organized by the Montclair Veteran Student Association (MVSA). The ceremony served as a symbolic gesture, resonating with the spirit of patriotism and   more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Nov. 22 -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 75% of drug overdose deaths in 2021 involved an opioid. Opioids are "substances that work in the nervous system of the body or in specific receptors in the brain to reduce the intensity of pain." Although opioid addiction and overdoses are rarer on college campuses than among young adults in the general population, proactive preventio  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Nov. 21 -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Professor Zheng Wang, Ph.D., director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at the School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Global Fellow at the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Fellow of International Security at New America, and a member of the National Committee on United States-China Relations (NCUSCR), is a highly so  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Nov. 22 -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: The Center for Catholic Studies is pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan Heaps, Ph.D. as Director of the Lonergan Institute and editor of The Lonergan Review. A prolific scholar specializing in Catholic philosophy and theology, Jonathan Heaps has been serving the Seton Hall community and the Lonergan Institute since 2020, when he began working as The Lonergan Review's associate editor. Since then, H  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: For decades, Stevens alumni have occupied prominent roles at NASA, including Aaron Cohen M.S. '58 Hon. D.Eng. '82, who directed the Apollo lunar programs, the Space Shuttle program and the Johnson Space Center for the world's leading space agency. NASA's close relationship with Stevens continues today. Faculty researchers and student design teams receive regular support from the agency, working  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Nov. 21 -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: When someone thanks Stevens School of Business teaching professor Don Lombardi for his service, it might take him a minute to go through the list of everything they might mean. They might be referring to his career in the United States Marine Corps, where he was the youngest commissioned officer during the 1970s and developed a program for court-referred Marines to further their education, oftentimes ear  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Nov. 21 (TNSRes) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: The year-round weather in New York City is predicted to warm to that of Arkansas within as little as 60 years. Summers in many places haven't been this warm in more than one thousand centuries, and the planet's ice caps are melting much more quickly than was previously thought. Storms are becoming more severe, too. In 2021 New York and New Jersey took direct hits from tropical storms Henri and   more