PLAINSBORO, New Jersey, March 24 (TNSfund) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: The Penn Medicine Princeton Cancer Center received a $2.5 million grant from the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation to help fund an innovative program to ensure holistic, patient-centered care for older adults with cancer. The new Geriatric Oncology Program will transform cancer treatment and supportive care for older adults by expanding r  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 25 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that the Department of Law and Public Safety will award 20 law enforcement agencies across New Jersey with grants totaling $7 million to acquire and expand technology to combat gun violence. Law enforcement agencies in 13 counties plus the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) will receive grants ranging from $20,000 to nearly $2 millio  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 24 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), and the Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) today announced the filing of a lawsuit against the Dow Chemical Company (Dow), Ferro Corporation (Ferro), and Vulcan Materials Company (Vulcan), as well as other unnamed companies, for widespread 1,4-dioxane contamination ac  more

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, March 23 (TNSpar) -- Stockton University issued the following news: Stockton University is offering college credit to Central Regional High School (CRHS) students through a new agreement signed March 22. High-achieving seniors in the Humanities Academy Program at Central Regional in Bayville, Ocean County, will have the opportunity to earn 24 Stockton credits for free beginning this fall. Stockton faculty will teach six college courses in person at Central Regional. Stude  more

NEW YORK, March 22 -- ALM, an information and intelligence company, issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: ALM, publisher of legal news sites including Law.com, The American Lawyer and New York Law Journal, announces the expansion of Law.com Radar with the addition of new suit updates from state courts. Today's release includes more than 100 courts in California, New York, New Jersey, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Texas. Additional state courts will be introd  more

NEW YORK, March 24 (TNSawa) -- EisnerAmper, an accounting firm, issued the following news: EisnerAmper, a leading global business advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Karen Miller, EisnerAmper Director, was named as a "2023 Leader in Finance" (in the Professional category) by noted business publication NJBIZ. According to NJBIZ: "These honorees celebrate New Jersey's financial executives at all levels who contribute to the success of their companies as well as their communities." Honoree  more

RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, March 23 (TNSper) -- Felician University issued the following news release: Onya Brown Esq., Associate Dean of Equity & Compliance and the Title IX Coordinator, is embracing accessibility in her new role as head of Felician University's Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Council. Founded in 2023, the JEDI Council at Felician was commissioned by President Crawford, and is rooted in the university's Felician Franciscan core values. The Council serves the purp  more

LAKEWOOD, New Jersey, March 20 (TNSper) -- Gaming Laboratories International, a provider of quality land-based, lottery and iGaming testing and assessment services, issued the following news release: Gaming Laboratories International (GLI(R)) is pleased to announce the promotions of Andrea Bossard and Mike Burger to Directors of Engineering. The two are exceptional leaders with an unwavering commitment to providing top-notch service and support. Bossard has been with GLI for nearly two decades  more

WAYNE, New Jersey, March 25 (TNSper) -- William Paterson University issued the following news release: George F. Kacenga, an enrollment management professional with more than two decades of experience in higher education leadership, has been named vice president for enrollment management at William Paterson University in Wayne. Kacenga joins William Paterson from the higher education services provider M Square Media (MSM), where he served as assistant vice president in the global marketing off  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 24 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its White Collar Defense & Special Investigations and Litigation practices with the addition of Kevin G. Walsh as a shareholder in the New Jersey office. Walsh joins from Gibbons P.C., where he co-chaired that firm's Government & Regulatory Affairs Group and was a member of its Executive Committee. During a period of his work at Gibb  more

WAYNE, New Jersey, March 22 (TNSper) -- William Paterson University issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: Kirsten Loewrigkeit, a certified public accountant with extensive experience in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors, has been named vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer at William Paterson University in Wayne. Loewrigkeit joins William Paterson after a decade at Ramapo College, where she served most recently as chief financial  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 22 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Department of Environmental Protection is awarding 23 Urban and Community Forestry grants totaling $1,106,934 to local governments and non-profit organizations to help municipalities advance the stewardship of their urban and community trees and forests, Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced today. Awarded through a competitive process since 2000, the DEP's Urban a  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 21 (TNSfund) -- Princeton University issued the following news: * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has committed $590 million to renew its four Bioenergy Research Centers. This funding will help support research into the next generation of sustainable, cost-effective bioproducts and bioenergy from domestic biomass resources, which is critical to reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions, ensuring future energy security and creating new economic opportunities  more

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, March 23 (TNSpar) -- Rider University issued the following news release: In an effort to address the national teacher shortage, Rider University is partnering with the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District to offer a new program that supports school district support staff employees becoming teachers. Through the Pathways to Teaching program, eligible West Windsor-Plainsboro Service Association (WWPSA) employees, including instructional assistants, cafeter  more

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, March 21 (TNSpp) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Rider University President Gregory G. Dell'Omo, Ph.D., was invited to provide testimony at the New Jersey Legislature's Special Meeting on Higher Education on March 16. Dell'Omo joined other college and university presidents and representatives to discuss their institutions' financial stability. Dell'Omo noted the various challenges that colleges and universities are facing, particularly private  more

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, March 24 (TNSfund) -- Rider University issued the following news release: A $650,000 gift from Trustee James (Jim) P. Bush '80 and his wife, Nancy, has expanded access to global learning opportunities for students with significant financial need. The gift is another way alumni and friends of the University are choosing to participate in Transforming Students - Transforming Lives: The Campaign for Rider University, a comprehensive fundraising effort to enhance the stud  more

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 21 (TNSbook) -- Rowan University issued the following news on March 20, 2023: Binge TV watching is having a moment, but the moment has lasted much longer than many viewers might think. Long before fans binged hours of "Stranger Things" (Netflix), "Succession" (HBO Max), or "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+), many viewers were, actually, binge-watching, they just didn't have a name for it. In a new book, "Binge TV: The Rise and Impact of the Viewing Revolution," Rowan Univers  more

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 21 (TNSres) -- Rowan University issued the following news: "Come Find Me," an award-winning documentary produced by Rowan University film Professor Diana Nicolae and students in the Radio, TV & Film program, aired on Maryland Public Television/PBS March 18 and has begun streaming throughout the United States and Canada on PBS.org and through the PBS app. The film follows the journey of Nori Vito, who as a child was adopted from Romania, grew up in the United States  more

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 21 (TNSfund) -- Rowan University issued the following news: Political and civic leaders joined together for the first-ever gala fundraiser presented by the Rowan Institute for Public Policy & Citizenship (RIPPAC). And while the event paid tribute to four distinguished leaders in politics and industry, the biggest winners were Rowan University students. Altogether, the gala raised more than $100,000 for intern scholarships and civic programing for Rowan students, ac  more

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 24 (TNSpar) -- Rowan University issued the following news: Rowan University's Dr. Eric Liguori, founding head of the School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Rohrer College of Business (RCB), is one of eight faculty members from across the U.S. selected to support the development of Amazon.com's newly launched Amazon Small Business Academy (ASBA), the online retailing giant announced March 21. The faculty members, including educators from Indiana University  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 24 (TNSper) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Johanna Bond, an accomplished academic leader and legal scholar, will be the new dean of Rutgers Law School beginning on July 3, 2023. Bond will join Rutgers after serving as the Sydney and Frances Lewis Professor of Law, an endowed chair in the School of Law at Washington and Lee University, where she previously was associate dean for academic affairs. She also serves as an affiliate faculty member i  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 23 (TNSfund) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers New Jersey Medical School will coordinate a worldwide effort to stop the most deadly infectious disease from spreading * * * Rutgers New Jersey Medical School will receive $20 million over five years from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to coordinate research being conducted in eight nations on tuberculosis (TB) control and prevention. The research will be d  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 25 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * The highly effective medication can be prescribed or dispensed in physician offices * * * Receiving medication for opioid use disorders, such as buprenorphine after an overdose, leads to lower mortality risk, according to a Rutgers study. Drug overdose deaths are a significant public health concern in the United States. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, there were more t  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 21 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: People whose mothers are overweight during pregnancy and nursing may become obese as adults because early overnutrition rewires developing brains to crave unhealthy food, according to a Rutgers study in Molecular Metabolism. Rutgers researchers traced this link from mother to child in mice with an experiment that began by letting some mice get obese on unlimited high-fat food during pregnancy and brea  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 25 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Emergency physicians increased naloxone co-prescribing when opioids were prescribed, Rutgers study finds. * * * Rates of prescriptions for naloxone to people at high risk for opioid overdose, as well as co-prescribing with opioids, has increased in emergency departments throughout the United States over the past decade, providing insight on the positive impact of federal policies and regulatio  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Simpson Thacher and Bartlett, a law firm, issued the following news: Simpson Thacher represented Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: GO) ("Grocery Outlet") in connection with the refinancing of its existing credit facility, which includes a $300 million term loan and a $400 million revolving line of credit. Based in Emeryville, California, Grocery Outlet is a high-growth, extreme value retailer of quality, name-brand consumables and fresh products sold through a netwo  more

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, March 17 (TNSper)(TNSpro) -- Stockton University issued the following news: Engage NJ has launched the Kesselman Student Fellowships for the Advancement of Democracy, recognizing retiring Stockton University President Harvey Kesselman, who has been a staunch advocate for the advancement of human rights in New Jersey. The Kesselman Student Fellowships empower teams of students to work on local community projects that advance democracy by finding solutions to connect people  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 21 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: Troutman Pepper client WinnCompanies, an award-winning national developer and manager of affordable, mixed-income, and market rate apartment communities, recently announced it has begun construction on a $63 million, 125-unit luxury apartment community in Princeton, N.J. The developer also will soon commence work on an adjacent, new 1.46-acre public neighborhood park with a playground, public seating area  more

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, March 21 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: All customers with an 845 area code should be aware of the introduction of the new 329 area code. Beginning March 24, 2023, customers in Dutchess, Greene, Columbia, Delaware, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, and Ulster counties in New York ordering new telephone lines or services may be assigned numbers using the new 329 area code. To ensure a continuing supp  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 22 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: Wiley, one of the world's largest publishers and a global leader in scientific research and career-connected education, today announced a new three-year open access agreement with The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye (TUBITAK ULAKBIM) to begin on January 1, 2023. This agreement is the first of its kind in Turkiye and includes all Turkish universities, with the opti  more

WAYNE, New Jersey, March 23 (TNSfund) -- William Paterson University issued the following news release: William Paterson University in Wayne has been awarded a 2023 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Grants for Arts Project Award of $25,000 for a collaborative project between the Department of Music, University Galleries, and University Performing Arts in support of broader access to the arts for special needs populations. The multi-discipline Arts Accessibility Project provides support for  more