EWING, New Jersey, Aug. 4 -- The College of New Jersey issued the following news on Aug. 3: Despite a less than hospitable welcome and tasked with overcoming racism in the 1950s, Trenton's first Latinx members established successful business, education, and public service opportunities in the city that still stand today. The stories of these pioneering residents were recently captured in a cross-disciplinary research project involving students and faculty from the School of Humanities and Socia  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine issued the following news release on Aug. 5: Attorney General Karl A. Racine, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal, and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul today co-led a coalition of 20 state Attorneys General calling on Facebook, Inc. (Facebook), to adopt additional preventive measures against the spread of hate and disinformation on its platform. In a letter to Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerber  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on Aug. 6: Montana voters have rejected a statewide sales tax twice, but New Jersey millionaire Greg Gianforte doesn't care. He thinks "the fairest tax is the one you pay and I don't." Gianforte even lied to Montanans about his support for a sales tax despite being on record saying a statewide sales tax is an "ideal solution." The Democratic Governors Association launched a new website today highlighting Gianf  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement by Chair New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy: * * * DGA Chair New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy today issued the following statement on Governor Jay Inslee's primary victory in Washington: "Congratulations to Gov. Inslee on his primary victory tonight. "The governor's focus on expanding economic opportunity and protecting working families puts Washington State in a better position as they bounce back from the ef  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement on Aug. 5 by Chair New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy: * * * Yesterday, voters in Missouri approved a ballot measure to expand Medicaid in their state, despite numerous efforts from Republican Gov. Mike Parson to block it. Missouri was one of 13 states that haven't expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. DGA Chair New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy released the following statement: "Missouri Gov. Mike Parson  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement by Chair New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy: * * * DGA Chair New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy today issued the following statement on State Auditor Nicole Galloway's primary victory in Missouri: "Congratulations to Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway on her primary victory tonight. A native Missourian, Nicole has spent her career protecting the hardworking families of Missouri and fighting for transparency an  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement by Chair New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy: States are still waiting on the White House to extend National Guard support for COVID-19. Presently, approximately 46,000 National Guard members are helping governors combat the coronavirus pandemic, including testing and contact tracing. Governors from both parties have requested that the deployments be extended. The White House's foot-dragging has forced some state  more

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 6 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release on Aug. 5: FirstEnergy Corp.'s (NYSE: FE) utilities have restored service to more than 288,000 customers of Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) and Metropolitan Edison (Met-Ed) who lost power after Tropical Storm Isaias swept through the region Tuesday. Crews are working around the clock to assess damage and restore service to approximately 588,000 customers who remain without power in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The powerf  more

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 5 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: As part of the preparation efforts to respond to Tropical Storm Isaias, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) utilities have secured more than 1,800 additional resources to assist in the company's service areas expected to be impacted the most. On Tuesday, the Tropical Storm began moving into New Jersey, as well as eastern Pennsylvania and Maryland. The storm is expected to produce heavy rains and high winds across the Jersey Central  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 5 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Aug. 4: Attorney General Ashley Moody today announced a multistate, multimillion-dollar agreement against a national pharmaceutical company. Florida is one of 15 states, along with the federal government, settling allegations of kickback violations against Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc., d/b/a Pacira, a developer and manufacturer of pharmaceutical products based in Parsippany, New Jersey. Pu  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Aug. 8 -- The University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus issued the following news release: A national survey of flood risk awareness conducted by the University of South Florida Institute for Data Analytics and Visualization and Neptune Flood finds that consumers significantly underestimate their risk level of flooding, leading many to forego flood insurance. The inaugural Neptune Consumer Survey of Flood Awareness surveyed more than 1,000 residents in 36 state  more

JUNO BEACH, Florida, Aug. 6 -- Florida Power and Light, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, issued the following news release on Aug. 5: Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today deployed more than 600 employees and contractors to New Jersey to restore power in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias. FPL joins its sister company, Gulf Power, that is also traveling north to support restoration efforts with nearly 120 employees and contractors. FPL will assist Jersey Central Power & Light with its restora  more

SEWELL, New Jersey, Aug. 6 -- Rowan College at Gloucester County issued the following news release: New Jersey's best community college and one of the nation's top universities have joined forces yet again to announce Rowan Partnerships Online (RPO) - a new, virtual campus that makes earning a bachelor's degree online more affordable and accessible than ever before. RPO was launched by Rowan College of South Jersey (RCSJ) and Rowan University on July 1, 2020, and is available to incoming fresh  more

MAHWAH, New Jersey, Aug. 5 -- Ramapo College issued the following news release: The Jane Addams Paper Project has received two significant grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and National Archives/National Historical Publications and Records Commission. The grants of $200,000 and $125,000 respectively will support the project's work at Ramapo College. The Jane Addams Papers started work at Ramapo in September 2015, with the goal of creating a digital edition of the corre  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Aug. 6 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: Results from a study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine suggest that bacterial infections may elevate the risk of coronary heart disease in individuals with type 1 diabetes. Among 3,781 individuals with type 1 diabetes, 370 developed coronary heart disease over an average follow-up of 13.7 years. Antibiotic purchases, reflecting bacterial infections in outpatient care, were significant risk factors  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Aug. 6 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: A new analysis published in IBIS examines whether bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms that are present in wild vultures cause disease in the birds, and whether vultures play a role in spreading or preventing infectious diseases to humans and other animal species. The analysis examined results from published studies and found that microorganisms, which cause disease in humans, can be found in vultures   more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Aug. 6 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: A survey conducted immediately before and after the 2016 US presidential election reveals that the election of Donald Trump had a negative effect on Europeans' image of the United States, but it did not seem to affect the willingness of Europeans to sign a trade and investment agreement with the country. The authors of the analysis, which is published in Economic Inquiry, noted that the election mainly caused  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Aug. 6 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: The prevalence of gout--a form of arthritis characterized by severe pain, redness, and tenderness in joints--increased across the world at an alarming rate from 1990 to 2017, according to an analysis published in Arthritis & Rheumatology. The analysis found that there were approximately 41.2 million prevalent cases of gout in 2017, with the rate of new diagnosed cases being 92 per 100,000 people, an increase   more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Aug. 7 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: Establishing diverse and inclusive organizations is an economic imperative for every industry. Any business that isn't reaching a diverse market is missing out on enormous revenue potential and the opportunity to build products that suit their users' core needs. In the upcoming book Building For Everyone, Google's Head of Product Inclusion, Annie Jean-Baptiste, shares the process Google uses to build products  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Aug. 6 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: Vaccination against the human papilloma virus (HPV) reduces the risk of a condition that often leads to cervical cancer, according to an analysis of Danish health registry data. The study, which is published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica (https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/16000412), followed two groups of women: those born in 1993 who were offered free HPV-vaccination at the age  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Aug. 6 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: Smoking has been linked to a higher risk of bone fractures. Researchers have now identified certain lung-related factors that may help to predict an individual smoker's fracture risk. The findings are published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. In the study of 9,187 adults who currently or formerly smoked, there were 361 new hip fractures reported over a median follow-up of 7.4 years. Known risk fa  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Aug. 6 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: Researchers have examined what's currently known about the neuroendocrine effects of grief and whether biological factors can predict complicated or prolonged grief after the death of a loved one. The findings appear in the Journal of Neuroendocrinology. The review of the 20 published studies that were deemed relevant found that most studies reported on levels of the stress hormone cortisol, finding higher bl  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Aug. 6 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: A recent analysis of a US commercial insurance database found that adults with rheumatoid arthritis had a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than other individuals, including those with other types of arthritis. The analysis, which is published in Arthritis Care & Research (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/21514658), compared adults with rheumatoid arthritis with four other groups: individuals fr  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Aug. 6 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: In an analysis of women who started pregnancy when taking antidepressant medications, investigators identified three trajectories of antidepressant dispensing during pregnancy: more than half stopped their treatment, a quarter maintained their treatment throughout pregnancy, and one-fifth discontinued it for a minimum of three months and then resumed it during the postpartum period. The analysis, which is pub  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Aug. 6 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: In a study of 552 adults aged 70 to 93 years old, 80% of participants had at least one skin disease that required treatment, and the most common conditions were fungal skin infections, rosacea, actinic keratosis, and eczema. The study, which is published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15325415), also found that more than a third of participants (39.  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 5 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 4: Governor Phil Murphy and Colonel Patrick Callahan today advised New Jerseyans to prepare for the impact of Hurricane Isaias. Additionally, a tornado watch has been issued throughout the state. The Office of Emergency Management will continue to monitor the conditions of the hurricane and are working with counties to address any storm-related needs. "As Hurricane Isaias continues to move   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 8 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following joint news release on Aug. 7: As part of the Administration's coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Phil Murphy and Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver today announced the creation of the Small Landlord Emergency Grant Program. The program, administered by the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, will provide emergency grant funding to small property owners for COVID-19 related decreas  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 4 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 3: Governor Phil Murphy today announced the decrease of indoor gathering capacity limit in response to the increase of COVID-19 cases in New Jersey. Indoor gatherings are now limited to 25 percent of a room's capacity, but regardless of the room's capacity, the maximum limit shall be 25 persons, down from 100 persons. For purposes of determining this limit, any private residence or residen  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 4 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 3: Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 172, allowing any public employee eligible for enrollment into the State Health Benefits Program (SHBP) to immediately enroll upon hire, rather than waiting two months. Previously, under Executive Order No. 115, the two-month waiting period was waived only for public employees hired specifically in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 3 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 1: Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 170, which temporarily extends certain statutory deadlines across state government that require review and action by agencies before a specified deadline. The deadlines were previously extended on June 30, with Executive Order No. 159. The statutory deadlines, in addition to certain effective dates that are being delayed, are included  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 8 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 7: Urging people to answer critical calls from contact tracers, the New Jersey Department of Health today unveiled an online dashboard highlighting New Jersey's contact tracing efforts throughout the state. "Our new Contact Tracing Dashboard will allow the public to monitor progress of our contact tracing efforts," said Governor Phil Murphy. "It is critical for all New Jerseyans to answer c  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 5 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 4: Governor Murphy today advised individuals traveling to New Jersey from additional states with significant community spread of COVID-19 to quarantine for a 14-day period from the time of last contact within the identified state. The updated advisory includes the addition of Rhode Island, with both the District of Columbia and Delaware removed from the list, bringing the total to 35 states   more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 4 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release on Aug. 3: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the start of construction on the new St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine in New York City. The original Church, located in Lower Manhattan, was destroyed on 9/11. The project resumes under the leadership of the Friends of St. Nicholas board in partnership with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. "The start of construction  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 4 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on Aug. 3: I'm joined by Mr. Rick Cotton today, extraordinary Executive Director of the New York State and New Jersey Port Authority. He's been doing an extraordinary job at the Port Authority. Does, among other things, the administration of the airports, building the new John F. Kennedy, rebuilding JFK, so he's been doing double duty and we have a great announcement today that we've joined in this mornin  more

WALL, New Jersey, Aug. 8 -- New Jersey Resources, a natural gas provider, issued the following news release on Aug. 7: Today, New Jersey Resources (NYSE: NJR) reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2020. Highlights for the quarter included: * Consolidated net loss of $(27.2) million, compared with a loss of $(8.4) million in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 * Consolidated net financial loss, a non-GAAP financial measure, of $(5.8) million, or $(0.06) per share, compared with a loss   more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 8 -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news release: With the Covid-19 pandemic, the conventions will look vastly different from previous years. In this episode, Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang discuss the run-up to the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. They look at how a virtual convention might affect election coverage, voter enthusiasm, and rising political talent. Later in the episode, they dig into   more

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Aug. 6 -- Rider University issued the following news release: On July 1, Rider University signed new program-to-program transfer agreements with Mercer County Community College and Brookdale Community College. The agreements facilitate the transfer of credits toward a bachelor's at Rider. They also provide guaranteed admission for students who earn an associate degree, provided all academic and other requirements are met. "We're pleased to strengthen our relationshi  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 6 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: The changes in the environment and biodiversity brought on by climate change could be responsible for increases in allergies, autoimmune diseases and autism, according to a Rutgers researcher. Climate change and disruption of the ecosystem have the potential to profoundly impact the human body. Xue Ming, professor of neurology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, who recently published a paper (https://www.ncbi  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 7 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: When a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, 66 percent of adults are likely to get vaccinated, and have their children vaccinated as well, according to a new nationwide survey led by researchers from Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Northeastern, Harvard and Northwestern Universities. The likelihood of who will seek a vaccination differed among states and social groups. Influences on their decision-making al  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 7 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Carbon monoxide poisoning calls are up at poison control centers in the region, say Rutgers experts who advise on how to use generators safely After Tropical Storm Isaias left thousands of New Jersey residents without power, many who are turning to generators are using them unsafely. Calls relating to carbon monoxide poisoning are on the rise at poison control centers throughout the region, says Diane Calello, e  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 4 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Likely voters throughout the country say the surge of coronavirus makes it even more important to vote by mail in November, with 64 percent of Americans and 70 percent of New Jerseyeans supporting the provision, according to a new national survey led by researchers from Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Northeastern, Harvard, and Northwestern Universities. The survey, published by The COVID-19 Consortium for Un  more