TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: The Attorney General's Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) is investigating a death following a police encounter that occurred on September 16, 2024, in Bayonne, New Jersey. The identity of the decedent, an adult male, is not being released at this time. According to the preliminary investigation, at 12:18 a.m., after receiving a 911 call, police officers from the  more

LYNDHURST, New Jersey, Sept. 19 -- Barnes and Noble, a retailer of content, digital media and educational products, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: * * * Grand Opening at 11AM on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 * * * Tucson, AZ - September 18, 2024 - Barnes & Noble is thrilled to announce the opening of its new Tucson bookstore at 11AM MT on Wednesday, September 25th. The new Barnes & Noble is located in the Tucson Mall (4500 North Oracle Road, Tucson, AZ 85705) in the spa  more

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, Sept. 21 -- BASF Corp. issued the following news release: WYANDOTTE, MI, and SHEBOYGAN FALLS, WI, September 20, 2024 - BASF and Bemis Manufacturing Company have won the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Automotive Composites Conference & Expo (ACCE) award as the "Most Innovative Part" in the process innovation from production part category for their collaboration on the largest known injection molded polyamide hydraulic tanks for compact excavators. By leveraging a c  more

PARAMUS, New Jersey, Sept. 17 -- Bergen Community College issued the following news release: A $2 million New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce grant - the New Jersey Manufacturing Skills Initiative - will offer 250 students the opportunity to enroll in a manufacturing education and training program at Bergen Community College this fall, tuition-free. Created to establish education-to-workforce pathways through the state's community colleges and industry employers by the New Jersey Manuf  more

BEVERLY, New Jersey, Sept. 19 -- The Business Intelligence Group, a business awards company, issued the following news: Philadelphia, PA--September 18, 2024--The future is in the cloud, and the Business Intelligence Group is shining a spotlight on the companies, products, and individuals shaping this transformative landscape. Today, the Business Intelligence Group proudly announces the winners of the 11th annual, 2024 Stratus Awards, honoring the pioneers and teams advancing cloud technologies.  more

HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- Centenary University issued the following news release: * * * Activities will celebrate Hispanic/Latino contributions to society and continue the conversation about the importance of diversity and inclusion. * * * Centenary University will mark National Hispanic Heritage Month with a series of activities that celebrate the histories, cultures, and contributions of people whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South Americ  more

NORTH BRANCH, New Jersey, Sept. 18 (TNSres) -- Raritan Valley Community College issued the following news release: Raritan Valley Community College's Alpha Epsilon Pi chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society is highlighted in the current issue of Change Makers: Phi Theta Kappa Journal of Student Leadership. The journal features the work of PTK chapters that are teaming with their college administration to better their campus through their College Project. RVCC's Alpha Epsilon Pi chapter   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 21 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today announced a $1,729,977 settlement with Enzo Biochem, Inc. and its subsidiary Enzo Clinical Labs, Inc., resolving allegations that the lab overbilled the Connecticut Medicaid program for testing services in violation of the state False Claims Act. Until its sale in 2023, Enzo operated a clinical lab testing facility in Farmingdale,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Sue Altman is on the ground, connecting with voters and fielding questions from press across New Jersey's 7th Congressional district - directly contrasting vulnerable Republican incumbent Tom Kean Jr., according to new reporting from POLITICO. While Kean Jr. "regularly declines press interviews" and holds few town halls that are "not widely advertised" where "the media is not invited," Al  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: * * * Notices of Violation Issued for Alleged Discrimination at Properties Across 11 Counties in New Jersey * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has issued 25 Notices of Violation to housing providers across the state for allegedly violating New Jersey's Fair Chance in Housing Act (FCHA). The  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Sept. 20 -- Eckerd College issued the following news: By Tom Zucco Staff members of The Current, Eckerd College's daily, student-run newspaper, won five journalism awards recently--including two first-place honors from the Florida Society of News Editors. Atlas Chambers '24 captured first place for feature writing, and Leah Lentz, a junior creative writing and literature student from Medford, New Jersey, won first place in commentary for a collection of columns. Leah   more

RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, Sept. 12 -- Felician University issued the following news release: Felician University is proud to announce the recent appointment of Dr. Brian Conners, Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), as the Dean of the School of Education. Dr. Conners was selected after an extensive search, reflecting the university's commitment to excellence in leadership and strategic vision. Dr. Conners remarked, "My goal as Dean is to stay true to our core values and ensure that the Schoo  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- Forbes Media issued the following news release: BANGKOK (September 17, 2024) - Forbes Media today announced that it will hold its 22nd edition of the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, this November 20-21, 2024. Under the theme "New Paradigms," the conference will examine the world's rapidly unfolding future. Global business leaders face storms of transformations in 2024: new administrations and elections worldwide, geopolitical and trade te  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: ATLANTIC CITY - Today at the Governor's Conference on Housing and Economic Development, Governor Murphy announced that his Administration will soon commit $180 million to nonprofit organizations and local governments across the state through the Department of Community Affairs' (DCA) Lead Remediation and Abatement Program (LRAP). These funds help grantees conduct lead-safe repai  more

RARITAN, New Jersey, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine (formerly the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson) issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: * * * Approval based on compelling safety and efficacy from the Phase 3 MARIPOSA-2 study, marking the third new indication for RYBREVANT this year, with four indications overall * * * Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved RY  more

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- BASF Corp. issued the following news release: * * * An idea that started on the back of a napkin is poised to empower generations of leaders in the agricultural industry * * * RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, September 17, 2024 - The agriculture industry faces increasing challenges, from feeding a growing global population to addressing sustainability. Meeting these challenges requires a steady stream of skilled, well-prepared individuals entering the workfor  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs ("Division") announced today that the State Board of Medical Examiners ("the Board") permanently revoked the license of an Essex County physician who allegedly traveled to dozens of offices in New Jersey and neighboring states to perform invasive aesthetic procedures with inadequate formal tr  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news release: * * * LD 16 Assembly members instrumental in the resumption of long-awaited infrastructure project that will ease traffic congestion and boost local economy * * * After months of uncertainty and delays, construction on Rt. 206 in Hillsborough is underway again, thanks to the tireless advocacy of Assembly members Roy Freiman and Mitchelle Drulis. The Assembly members recently toured the const  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 20 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news release: * * * Park bill would codify bias incident investigation standards and community safety * * * The Assembly Judiciary Committee advanced legislation today that would ensure timely and streamlined reporting of bias incidents throughout the state. Bill A1921, sponsored by Assemblywoman Ellen Park, would codify the New Jersey Attorney General's guidelines on bias incident investigations. "New J  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 19 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following statement on Sept. 18, 2024: * * * Assemblyman Benjie E. Wimberly (D-Bergen, Passaic) has issued the following statement after the state's Division on Civil Rights issued 25 notices of violation to housing providers for failure to comply with the Fair Chance in Housing Act: "As the sponsor of the Fair Chance in Housing Act (A1919), signed into law in June 2021, I am committed to ensuring its full enforce  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Electrical and computer engineering professor aims to simplify monitoring, improvement of computer chips * * * Zhuo Feng, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, is on a quest to make it easier to model, design and verify complex computer chips. With a three-year, $599,998 grant from the National Science Foundation, Feng is   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 21 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on Sept. 20, 2024: * * * The Commonwealth's $2.9 million investment in the growing company will create 115 new, well-paying jobs and retain another 200 existing jobs statewide. * * * Philadelphia, PA - Today, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger celebrated the Shapiro Administration's investments in the Commonwe  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 18 (TNSres) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: * * * Princeton SPIA's Jacob Shapiro and a transatlantic research team receive a three-year grant to dig deeper * * * These days, it's all too common to see a front-page story about a foreign government's influence operation -- secret attempts to sway the opinions of another country's citizens through social media campaigns, paid advertising, hacking, direc  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 21 -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: By Ambreen Ali Janet Currie, the Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs and the Co-Director of the Center for Health and Wellbeing at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), has been honored as a 2024 Clarivate Citation Laureate by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). The award, based on the levels of citations of Cu  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Psychology and neuroscience experts are researching latent cause interference, alterations of which are thought to underlie a range of mental disorders * * * By Tongyue Zhang Researchers from Rutgers and Princeton universities will use a $16 million federal grant award to collaborate on several research projects aimed at better understanding a key brain process that may be disrupted in menta  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 19 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: By Kevin Lorincz President Jonathan Holloway returns to the classroom this fall to lead a Byrne seminar for first-year undergraduate students on citizenship and democracy at a pivotal time in the nation's history. The eight-week course, "Citizenship, Institutions, and the Public," examines what it means to be a good citizen and what we should reasonably expect of our institutions, addressing these questions a  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Researchers will look at the potential health hazards of ingested plastic particles on the intestine and other organs and tissues * * * By Michelle Edelstein Rutgers received a $3.2 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the impact of micronanoplastics on the digestive system. The byproduct of environmental and industrial processes, micro- and nano-scale plastic  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Sept. 12 -- Rutgers University Camden campus issued the following news: Rutgers University-Camden is pleased to extend a warm welcome to the 16 members of its new faculty cohort for the 2024-25 academic year. These distinguished scholars, researchers, and educators begin their Rutgers-Camden careers with high levels of attainment in their respective academic disciplines. Read below to learn more about the experience and expertise they will bring to their roles as they enter   more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Autistic adults experience complex emotions, a revelation that could shape better therapy strategies for neurodivergent people, says Rutgers researcher * * * By Greg Bruno What does giddiness or joy or anger feel like? To a group of autistic adults participating in a Rutgers study, giddiness manifests like "bees"; small moments of joy are like "a nice coffee in the morning" that yields "a se  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * President will continue to focus on civic engagement, increased access and opportunities for students and leading university with integrity in his final year * * * Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway announced he will conclude his service as the university's 21st president after completing his fifth year on June 30, 2025. "Serving as the university president has been an enormous privilege and responsi  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Run by the Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services, the College Support Program matches neurodiverse students with trained undergrad and grad students * * * By Mike Lucas Adjusting to college life can be a difficult transition for any first-year student, especially for individuals on the spectrum. To ease the adjustment and forge meaningful human connections, Rutgers University-New Brunswick provid  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 21 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * The Justice Health Summer Program, in which students gather data and propose solutions, is a collaboration between multiple Rutgers institutions and the state * * * By Mike Lucas Prabhjit Sandhu, a Rutgers University-New Brunswick sophomore attending the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, was looking for something meaningful to do over the summer. Devising a project to educate inmates on ways to impro  more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, Sept. 21 -- Sun Chemical, a member of DIC Group, issued the following news release: * * * Michigan Provides Additional $25 Million to Fund Inflation Reduction Act-Compliant Electric Vehicle Battery Production in State * * * WASHINGTON -- September 20, 2024 -- In a groundbreaking move to bolster America's clean energy future, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains and the state of Michigan's Competitiveness Fund have sele  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Two research scientists are among nine recipients of the Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists. * * * Two Yale research scientists - computer scientist Raghavendra Pradyumna Pothukuchi and geneticist Nicole Lake -- are among nine recipients of the Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists, which honor outstanding postdoctoral scientists from academic research institutions from across N  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Sept. 20 -- Verisk Analytics Inc., a data analytics provider, issued the following news: Extreme temperature rises are set to hit hardest in the US cities where populations are forecast to expand at the fastest rate, according to new research from risk intelligence company Verisk Maplecroft. By 2050, aging residents and outdoor laborers in hubs such as Austin, Houston, Jacksonville and Tampa will face the biggest risks from rising heat, while health systems and energy g  more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- Wyndham Hotels and Resorts issued the following news release: * * * Starting at $1,850 per key*, INNOV8TE 2.0 sets a new standard in economy room design, helping boost guest satisfaction and maximize owner savings * * * Super 8 by Wyndham owners looking to revitalize their guestrooms can now adopt the cutting-edge INNOV8TE 2.0 design package. The next iteration of the INNOV8TE program, developed in collaboration with experienced owners and top design exper  more