GLASSBORO, New Jersey, May 5 (TNSres) -- Rowan University issued the following news: New Jersey is leading the East Coast in offshore wind technology, but the challenges that remain span politics, workforce preparation, policy and more. Rowan University will play a critical role in filling the gaps so that offshore wind energy generation may soon produce a third of the state's energy needs. Industry leaders, government officials, and other experts came together on May 3 to highlight the progre  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 24 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: The Attorney General's Office is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred on Monday, April 24, 2023 in the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge. One adult male civilian died and one police officer was involved in the encounter. The identity of the decedent and the officer are not being released at this time. According to the preliminary investigation, police   more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 2 (TNSres) -- Bank of America, a financial institution, issued the following news release on May 1, 2023: * * * Stevens- and Rensselaer-led initiative aims to transform financial technology and science through critical research and policy initiatives * * * Stevens Institute of Technology and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today announced their first industry members, including Bank of America, and initial research projects for the Center for Research toward Advanci  more

NEW YORK, May 2 (TNSgov) -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: It's not every day that public health students have a hand in shaping federal legislation. But that's exactly what happened over the past two years in a Columbia Mailman classroom for a course titled Law & Policy: Mass Incarceration in the United States. Students offered input on a policy proposal that is now the basis of the Smart Sentencing Adjustments Act introduced this week by New J  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Covington, a law firm, issued the following news release: Covington served as lead trial and appellate counsel for Merck in securing an appellate affirmance in New Jersey of the trial court's ruling granting summary judgment to Merck that the war exclusion in its property policies did not apply to Merck's large NotPetya cyber losses. Covington led this litigation from the outset, when Merck filed a complaint in 2018 seeking coverage against over 30 insurers for losses from  more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, May 4 -- Coyne PR issued the following news: Coyne Public Relations is proud to announce that it has won an unprecedented three distinct honors recognizing the firm as the Best Place to Work. Winning the trifecta this awards season, Coyne PR has earned recognition from PRWeek, Ragan Communications and, most recently, PRovoke Media. "This is an amazing milestone," said CEO Tom Coyne. "Being recognized as the Best Place to Work unanimously across the industry affirms our   more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, May 3 (TNSpro) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: The Newark Board of Education and the Seton Hall University School of Diplomacy and International Relations agreed on a partnership in 2020 to help establish the curriculum for the Newark School of Global Studies, which had just opened. In Spring 2023, the Newark high school is in the process of creating new courses with the School of Diplomacy in an effort to grow the number of students who can partici  more

LAKEWOOD, New Jersey, May 2 -- 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 strategic promotions of four exceptional leaders within the organization: Mackenzie Haugh, Chief Delivery Officer; James Boje, Managing Director, EMEA; Devon Dalbock, Chief Operating Officer, EMEA; and Martin Britton, Chairman, EMEA. These p  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 4 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that all 21 counties and all 241 municipalities in New Jersey eligible for direct distributions have joined the State in signing onto the nationwide settlement agreements with pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart, and drug makers Teva Pharmaceuticals and Allergan, to resolve claims invol  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 3 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that a campaign manager for a would-be candidate in the 2021 governor's race is facing election fraud charges after allegedly filing nearly 2,000 bogus petitions in an attempt to get his candidate on the ballot for the Democratic primary. James Devine, 61, of Lambertville, was charged by summons with one count of thir  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 4 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the creation of a Multidisciplinary Public Safety Innovation Working Group (Working Group) to help strengthen and improve public safety across New Jersey. The Working Group is tasked with identifying best practices and policies for greater collaboration between law enforcement and community-based violence intervention organizations.  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 5 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: The Attorney General's Office is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. According to the preliminary investigation, yesterday at approximately 8:34 p.m. police responded to a 9-1-1 call that individuals had been shot inside a residence on Johnson Avenue in Newark. When police entered the residence, they found one  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 5 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that civil enforcement efforts brought in more than $435.6 million through recoveries resulting from lawsuits and investigations alleging consumer, securities and other fraud, environmental cases, taxation matters and other types of affirmative and debt recovery actions. The amount of recovered funds is nearly five times the amount   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 5 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Interim Officer-in-Charge NJSP Major Frederick Fife announced today several arrests that took two guns out of the community. On Thursday April 20, a detective sergeant and two detectives were on patrol when another detective conducting city surveillance near them saw Tysaun Beach walking with a handgun. He alerted the other detec  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 3 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Interim Officer-in-Charge NJSP Major Frederick Fife announced today that two men were arrested on gun charges and two illegal firearms were recovered and taken out of the Paterson community thanks to the dedication of two detectives and one off-duty officer. On Thursday April 20, two detectives responded to a call of shots fired   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 5 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that a Sussex County man today pleaded guilty to receiving more than $1.2 million in stolen funds in an international business e-mail compromise (BEC) scheme targeting businesses throughout the United States. The conviction is the first to be obtained under the Attorney General's new Office of Securities Fraud and Financial   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 4 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that all 21 counties and all 241 municipalities in New Jersey eligible for direct distributions have joined the State in signing onto the nationwide settlement agreements with pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart, and drug makers Teva Pharmaceuticals and Allergan, to resolve claims involving their alle  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 3 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: Governor Phil Murphy today visited Paramus Fire Company 3 to highlight his proposed addition of $10 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding for Fiscal Year 2024 to support the continuation of the Firefighter Grant Program, which first launched in May 2022. The ARP Firefighter Grant Program provides funding to local and regional fire departments across New Jersey to ensure firefi  more

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, April 29 (TNSpar) -- Rowan University issued the following news: Nerd Street, an online gaming infrastructure company, opened its first collegiate site April 27 in a partnership with Rowan University, an alliance designed to create an interactive entertainment center as well as a high-tech laboratory for computer-based applications. Philadelphia-based Nerd Street operates gaming centers for casual and competitive gamers in Philadelphia, Denver, St. Louis, Fullerton, Cali  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 6 -- Pennsylvania American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release: At an awards dinner in Harrisburg last week, Pennsylvania American Water received the Commonwealth's top award for the best in environmental innovation and expertise. The Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence, presented by the secretaries of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), r  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, May 4 (TNSfund) -- Princeton University issued the following news: * * * For the first time, Princeton spent more than $100 million with diverse-owned firms in fiscal year 2022, and is on track to increase that number in the current fiscal year and beyond. * * * Spending with diverse-owned firms is up from $2.7 million in 2015 -- the first year in which the University began tracking this statistic -- in large part due to the development of an institution-wide, multi-ye  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, May 6 (TNSres) -- Princeton University issued the following news: * * * By Catherine Zandonella, Office of the Dean for Research Three projects with the potential to open new avenues in science and engineering -- mapping the body's "electrome," miniaturizing imagers to monitor the environment and human health, and accelerating gene editing for the treatment of disease -- have been selected for funding through Princeton's Eric and Wendy Schmidt Transformative Technology   more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, May 5 (TNSres) -- Princeton University issued the following news on May 4, 2023: * * * The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs formally launched its SPIA in New Jersey initiative Friday, April 28, convening policy experts, legislators, state agency executives, University faculty and other researchers who stressed the importance of having valid data and analysis to drive public policy decisions. * * * "This morning you will hear from a distinguished gro  more

NORTH BRANCH, New Jersey, May 5 (TNSsel) -- Raritan Valley Community College issued the following news release: The Raritan Valley Community College Board of Trustees has approved a $57.1 million operating budget for FY 2024. "The College is confronting two persistent challenges--declining enrollment and stagnant State funding--as it also faces higher costs in healthcare, utilities, and operating expenses. The new budget will ensure that RVCC has the critical resources to continue supporting o  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, May 6 (TNSpar) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: The Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership (the Center), an independent, 501c3 organization affiliated with Seton Hall University, recently executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Republic of Kenya to support the introduction of Servant Leadership to a class of top government officials operating throughout ministries of the Government of Kenya (GOK). Known as Principal Secretaries and Acc  more

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, May 2 (TNSbook) -- Rowan University issued the following news: Dr. Joy Cypher, a professor of Communication Studies, co-edited the newly released Palgrave Handbook of Disability and Communication, a collection of essays that, she said, examines "the interconnection between disability and the discourse that makes it meaningful." Cypher, who is also coordinator of the Health and Science Communication program in the Ric Edelman College of Communication & Creative Arts, said  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 3 (TNSper) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Tobias Gerhard, a professor of pharmacy and epidemiology, has been named director of Rutgers University's Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research (IFH). Gerhard has served as acting and interim director of IFH since December 2021 and was selected for the position after an extensive national search. Gerhard is an internationally renowned pharmacoepidemiologist whose career focuses on   more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, May 4 (TNSres) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: A Seton Hall University undergraduate History major, Pearse Gorman, was selected to participate in the 2023 Undergraduate Research Workshop at the McNeil Center for Early American Studies (MCEAS) at the University of Pennsylvania. According to the MCEAS website, "the Workshop provides a structured environment in which students can come together with undergraduates from other institutions, as well as gra  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, May 4 (TNSres) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: On April 21, 2023, the English Department at Seton Hall University hosted its inaugural Undergraduate Literature Conference on the theme of "Literary Justice." Contributors were asked to consider how the pursuit of literature can contribute to our understanding of justice. As the CFP for the conference observed, justice and literature have long had entwined histories: nineteenth century Americans argued  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, May 3 (TNSper) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: The Office of the Provost announced Jonathan Farina, Ph.D., has been appointed as the interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, effective June 1, 2023. Now in his 14th year at Seton Hall, Farina currently serves as Interim Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education and Assessment. He succeeds Georita Frierson, Ph.D., who is stepping down to become provost and vice president of academic affai  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, May 6 (TNSpro) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: In a move to enhance the academic experience of its students, Seton Hall University has announced the implementation of DegreeWorks, a comprehensive degree auditing and tracking system, to replace the current degree audit tool. DegreeWorks is a web-based tool that provides students with a clear and concise view of their academic progress towards graduation. The system works by analyzing each student's  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 2 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on May 1, 2023: * * * "I am pleased that the framework that was announced between the Rutgers University Administration and union bargaining committees in my office on April 15th has led to a full agreement on new contracts. We brought all parties together earlier this month to engage in constructive dialogue and reach an agreement regarding matters such as compensation, benefits, and job security for   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 6 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on May 5, 2023: * * * "Today's decision by the U.S. Department of Transportation to allow New York's congestion pricing plan to move forward is unfair and ill-advised. The Administration's decision to move forward without a true environmental impact study undercuts some of the Administration's own long-term goals, including the Justice40 initiative. "Since day one, I've stood against the disproportion  more