RANDOLPH, New Jersey, Nov. 24 (TNSPer) -- County College of Morris issued the following news: The County College of Morris (CCM) Board of Trustees held its annual reorganization meeting on November 17 and elected its officers. Reelected for a second term as chair was Thomas A. Pepe, of Morristown. Jeffrey M. Advokat, Esq., of Denville, was reelected for another term as vice chair; Paul R. Licitra, of Flanders, was reelected as treasurer; and George Milonas was elected as secretary. The board   more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Nov. 25 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: Cactus Communications has signed an enterprise agreement with John Wiley and Sons Inc., a leader in research and education. Under the agreement Wiley is licensing UNSILO's Technical Checks for integrated use with its online journal submission systems. UNSILO is a Cactus Communications brand that offers AI-powered business and workflow solutions for publishers. This is the current culmination of a partnership  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 25 (TNSAwa) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Four Rutgers professors have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor awarded by their association peers. They join 485 other new AAAS fellows as a result of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. A virtual induction ceremony is scheduled for Feb. 13, 2021. The new Rutgers AAAS fellows are: K  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Nov. 25 -- Hudson County Community College issued the following news release: Hudson County Community College (HCCC) will host a Virtual Job Fair on Monday, December 7, from 4 - 7 p.m. for those interested in serving on the College's award-winning team of educators. Opportunities are available for online, remote, and on-campus instruction as Adjunct Faculty and Instructors in the following areas: Business, Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management - Culinary Labs; Baki  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Nov. 25 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: Highly provocative and intuitively compelling, in his latest book The Inflation Myth legendary investor Mark Mobius systematically dismantles the conventional view of inflation and introduces us to the wonderful world of deflation where constant technological innovation leads to cheaper and better products. The Inflation Myth and the Wonderful World of Deflation is an indispensably original look at one of th  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Nov. 25 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: The addition and removal of methyl groups on DNA plays an important role in gene regulation. In order to study these mechanisms more precisely, a German team has developed a new method by which specific methylation sites can be blocked and then unblocked at a precise time through irradiation with light (photocaging). As reported in the journal Angewandte Chemie, the required regent is produced enzymatically,   more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Nov. 24 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: The World Health Organization developed the new Labour Care Guide to support clinicians in providing good quality, women-centred care during labour and childbirth. In a study published in Birth, researchers evaluated the usability, feasibility, and acceptability of the new Labour Care Guide for maternity care providers in six countries. The guide is a next-generation partograph--a paper-based graphical recor  more

WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Nov. 25 (TNSRes) -- Monmouth University issued the following news: Nearly three in four Americans say they plan to stay home this Thanksgiving amid a surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, according to a new poll. The poll, which was conducted by Monmouth University, found 74 percent of Americans saying they plan to stay home on Thanksgiving. Among the remaining percentages, the poll found 10 percent saying they plan to travel overnight, 13 percent saying the  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 23 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 21: Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 200. The Order extends the Public Health Emergency that was declared on March 9, 2020 through Executive Order No. 103, which was previously extended on April 7, May 6, June 4, July 2, August 1, August 27, September 25, and October 24. Under the Emergency Health Powers Act, a declared public health emergency expires after 30 days un  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 26 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 25: Today, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 203, postponing all special school elections from January 26, 2021 to the March 2021 special school election date. "Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, we must continue to ensure that elections are held in a manner that ensures that every citizen is able to vote while conserving time and resources," said Governor Murphy. "This change wil  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 25 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 24: Acting on a commitment to further promote transparency in policing and build trust between police officers and the communities they serve, Governor Phil Murphy today signed two pieces of legislation (S1163 and A4312), which concern the use of body worn cameras by members of law enforcement. The Governor also signed executive Order No. 201, which establishes a 14-member Interagency Worki  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 24 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 23: Governor Phil Murphy, U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, NJ TRANSIT, and Amtrak have strong reservations about the feasibility of proposals in an independent report prepared by London Bridge Associates (LBA) and released today by the Gateway Program Development Corporation (GDC). Specifically, many of the proposed activities present very significant engineering and operational   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 24 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following press release: The New Jersey Democratic State Committee is again calling on leading Republican elected officials, party leaders and declared statewide candidates to publicly acknowledge Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' victory in the 2020 presidential election. While some former officials have recently weighed in, the vast majority of New Jersey Republican leaders have done absolutely nothing to dispel b  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Nov. 25 (TNSPer) -- The Princeton Environmental Institute issued the following news: Ramanan Laxminarayan, senior research scholar in the High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI), was among six Princeton University researchers to be named 2020 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in recognition of their scientifically or socially distinguished work. Laxminarayan was elected for his distinguished contributions to the field of econom  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Nov. 24 (TNSEco) -- Princeton University issued the following news release: Princeton University is opening a new COVID-19 testing laboratory to support its comprehensive testing program for students, faculty, staff and researchers approved to be on campus. The in-house clinical laboratory will facilitate increased testing capabilities with faster results. The lab's opening is an important step as the University considers how to safely increase density on campus and suppo  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Nov. 25 (TNSJou) -- Princeton University issued the following news release: The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has selected six Princeton professors as fellows for 2020, out of 489 chosen worldwide. These individuals have been elevated to this rank because of their efforts toward advancing science applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished. The public announcement will come in the AAAS News & Notes section of the jour  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Nov. 24 (TNSJou) -- Princeton University issued the following news release: Forest-dwelling bacteria known for forming slimy swarms that prey on other microbes can also cooperate to construct mushroom-like survival shelters known as fruiting bodies when food is scarce. Now a team at Princeton University has discovered the physics behind how these rod-shaped bacteria, which align in patterns like those on fingerprint whorls and liquid crystal displays, build the layers of   more

MAHWAH, New Jersey, Nov. 25 (TNSAwa) -- Ramapo College issued the following news release: Ramapo College Professor of Environmental Studies Ashwani Vasishth recently received the prestigious 2020 William T. Hornaday Award Gold Certificate for Distinguished Service in Conservation from the Boy Scouts of America Northern New Jersey Council. The award was presented during a virtual ceremony earlier this month. The William T. Hornaday Awards are a series of awards presented by the Boy Scouts of Am  more

NORTH BRANCH, New Jersey, Nov. 25 -- Raritan Valley Community College issued the following news release: Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) in Branchburg and Mason Gross School of the Arts (MGSA) of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, have entered into a new agreement that will assist RVCC students interested in pursuing a Bachelor's Degree to continue their higher education in dance. According to the agreement, students who complete an Associate of Fine Arts (A.F.  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 25 (TNSRac) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Century-old insights from W.E.B. Du Bois about racism as a capitalist tool. An analysis of Ice Cube's Contract with Black America. Deep dives into a nationwide survey that suggests two-thirds of Americans are willing to abandon elections and let the president decide "everything." These topics and more are up for discussion during A Pod Called Quest, launched Oct. 28 by Rutgers University-New Brunswick   more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Nov. 24 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: Social needs--such as food and economic insecurity, poor housing and neighborhood conditions, and lack of access to transportation--were common in a group of African American cancer survivors in Detroit, and they were associated with lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The findings are published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society (ACS). Among cancer survi  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 25 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: "The son of a Trenton barber and real estate broker, David Dinkins rose to lead New York City out of a time of political turmoil, seeking with a steady hand to heal longstanding rifts that had divided its residents. "He faced early on the forces of discrimination that he would later commit his public career to breaking down when, as a student at Trenton Central High School, he wasn't allowed to use  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 26 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Nov. 25: "As COVID-19 cases continue to rise at an alarming rate throughout our nation, New Jersey will no longer utilize previously outlined metrics to inform its travel advisory. "Given the increased risk of spreading COVID-19 for both residents who travel outside the state and for visitors into the state, New Jersey continues to strongly discourage all non-essential interstate travel at this t  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Nov. 24 -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news release: Stevens Institute of Technology has been recognized by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) as a top performer amongst colleges across the country in the transportation and water categories. This comes on the heels of Stevens' successful effort to achieve the AASHE STARS Gold Rating and further affirms its role as a leader in sustainability. Stevens ha  more

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey, Nov. 25 -- Stockton University issued the following news: Some 50 Stockton University students and employees joined community members on Saturday, Nov. 21 for a Chelsea Neighborhood Cleanup sponsored by the Chelsea Economic Development Corp., the Chelsea Neighborhood Association and Stockton. The project was suggested by Stockton First Lady Lynne Kesselman as an opportunity for the community to come together. "It was a beautiful day and I was delighted to see so man  more