JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- Verisk Analytics Inc., a data analytics provider, issued the following news: CargoNet, a Verisk business and leader in cargo theft prevention and recovery, has announced that an analysis of holiday-period theft data from the past five years reveals a concerning pattern that indicates heightened risk during the upcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations. "The days immediately following Christmas have historically been the most active for cargo thie  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Dec. 17 -- Forbes Media issued the following news release: NEW YORK -- December 16, 2024 -- Forbes Media, in partnership with SpainMedia, today open the doors to Forbes House Madrid, a first-of-its-kind, exclusive private members-only club tailored to an elite global community of entrepreneurs, leaders and innovators. Situated in the heart of Madrid's financial district, the project marks the launch of Forbes House, an ambitious global private club concept. Forbes Hous  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Dec. 12 -- Forbes Media issued the following news release: * * * Phillips, a 28-year Forbes Veteran, Succeeds Mike Federle, Who Will Serve as Strategic Advisor to Leadership Team and Board * * * NEW YORK - December 11, 2024 - Forbes Media today announced the appointment of the company's Chief Revenue Officer, Sherry Phillips, as Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2025. After seven years as CEO, Mike Federle is stepping down at the end of the year and will  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Dec. 19 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: On December 16, 2024, Ford School Associate Professor Sarah Cohodes testified before the New Jersey Senate Higher Education Committee. She was called on to speak at a public hearing to assist lawmakers in evaluating the status of charter schools within the state of New Jersey, specifically the impact of the Charter School Program Act of 1995 on New Jersey's students. For the pas  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 18 -- Johnson and Johnson issued the following news release: * * * J&J made a $7 million grant to the Institut de France which will help the WHO Academy provide both online and in-person educational opportunities for health workers throughout their careers Training, education and support are needed to help address global shortage of health workers and close the gap between communities and care * * * Lyon, France (December 17, 2024) - Johnson & Johnson partici  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- Johnson and Johnson issued the following news release: * * * Submission aims to expand SIMPONI ulcerative colitis indication to include pediatric population * * * HORHSAM, Pa. (December 16, 2024) - Johnson & Johnson today announced the submission of a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking expanded approval of SIMPONI (golimumab) for the treatment of children two years and older w  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- Johnson and Johnson issued the following news release: * * * The European MCL Network Phase 3 TRIANGLE study, evaluated ibrutinib in combination with induction immunochemotherapy, both with and without an autologous stem cell transplant, followed by 24 months fixed-duration ibrutinib therapy/1 Both ibrutinib-based regimens, transplant-free and with transplant, delivered clinically meaningful improvement in efficacy compared to the current standar  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- Johnson and Johnson issued the following news release: RARITAN, N.J., December 16, 2024 - Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) for the Biologics License Application (BLA) for a fixed combination of amivantamab and recombinant human hyaluronidase for subcutaneous administration (SC amivantamab) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epid  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The MIT senior will pursue graduate studies in the UK at Cambridge University and Imperial College London. * * * By Julia Mongo, Office of Distinguished Fellowships Lara Ozkan, an MIT senior from Oradell, New Jersey, has been selected as a 2025 Marshall Scholar and will begin graduate studies in the United Kingdom next fall. Funded by the British government, the Marshall   more

WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- Monmouth University issued the following news: Hettie V. Williams, Ph.D., associate professor of African American History, recently published "The Georgia of the North: Black Women and the Civil Rights Movement in New Jersey." The historical narrative focuses on Black women and civil rights movement in New Jersey from the Great Migration to 1954. Williams specifically centers the books around the critical role played by Black women in forging i  more

MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, Dec. 17 -- Montclair State University issued the following news release: * * * Funding from the U.S. Department of Education will allow Montclair to recruit, prepare, and retain school psychologists in partnership with West Orange, East Orange and Clifton * * * Montclair State University has been awarded a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to address critical shortages in school psychology and mental health services in public schools.   more

MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, Dec. 19 -- Montclair State University issued the following news release: * * * University is one of only 19 institutions to receive the federal funding to help strengthen culturally specific programming * * * Montclair State University's Division of Student Development and Campus Life (SDCL) has received $499,998 in funding from the United States Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women to expand critical domestic violence, sexual assault, harassment ed  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 18 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: * * * Guidance document clarifies workplace protections for pregnant, postpartum, breastfeeding, and lactating employees in New Jersey * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights issued guidance today to clarify the comprehensive anti-discrimination protections available under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD), as expa  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 18 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: * * * NJ Penn Employees Illegally Classified as Independent Contractors * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo today jointly announced a nearly $300,000 settlement with a newspaper delivery firm that misclassified workers as independent contractors rather than  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 18 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: * * * Affirmative Enforcement Efforts Boosted by National Opioid Settlements * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that civil enforcement efforts in 2023 brought in nearly $596 million through recoveries resulting from lawsuits and investigations, nearly 37% higher than in 2022. Of that amount, $458.7 million came from New Jersey's share of n  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 20 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced that Jose "Joey" Torres, the former mayor of Paterson, New Jersey, pleaded guilty in connection with his 2022 campaign to retake the mayor's seat, which violated a 2017 judicial order banning him from running for or holding public office. Torres, 66, of   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 20 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that the State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners ("Board") has revoked the license of a North Jersey physical therapist who admitted to engaging in sexual relations with one patient and allegedly made inappropriate remarks to another. Danny O. Steffens, who practiced in at le  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) sightings over New Jersey and other states are bringing questions about the potential risks posed by drones--and the technologies to counter them--to the forefront. Tombo Jones is the director of Virginia Tech's Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP), one of only seven FAA-designated UAS test sites. Jones, his team, and Virginia Tech's National Security Institute are leading the charge in   more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 17 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Led by the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, a new fellowship program will help address the shortage of mental health services for children attending high-need schools in the district * * * Rutgers University's Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) will train and place graduate students in Newark schools to aid youth facing mental health challenges. The in  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: A researcher and assistant professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology has received the Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to advance nucleic acid therapies as new generation treatments of cancer. Enver Cagri Izgu, from the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers-New Brunswick, and his team will use a nearly $2 million NIH grant to develop divers  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: By Mitaali Taskar More than 265 students from across the U.S. dove into the mysteries of the ocean and explored how STEM can address global environmental challenges during a virtual event hosted by Rutgers University's Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences (DMCS). The students from the FIRST LEGO League, participated as part of their preparation for this year's robotics competition. They learned f  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 19 -- Rutgers University Camden campus issued the following news: * * * A new on-campus mindfulness space provides Rutgers-Camden students a calming sanctuary for diffusing external tensions. * * * By Eileen Reinhard Breathe, decompress, and focus will follow. This is the philosophy of two Rutgers-Camden fine art faculty and staff, who have created a mindfulness space in which to release stress and allow positive energy to flow in. In collaboration with the Student  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University Camden campus issued the following news: By Christina Lynn Since 2022, the Urban Innovation Fund, a collaboration among university researchers and community organizations, has committed $400,000 to projects that directly benefit the areas Camden serves. One such project is working to ensure Camden residents can experience improved health outcomes by making sure their health data is comprehensive and accessible. The Camden Health Equit  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 18 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Sabahat Bokhari, a Rutgers professor of medicine and an amyloidosis expert, will direct a fellowship at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital * * * By Claire Mulhern Pfizer has awarded $80,000 to Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) to fund an Amyloidosis Fellowship at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), an RWJBarnabas Health facility. Amyloidosis expert Sabahat Bokhari   more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * A new Rutgers-led project tracks how Americans view artificial intelligence's impact on politics, media and daily life * * * As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent, a new Rutgers University-New Brunswick survey sheds light on public attitudes, revealing widespread concerns about its impact on politics and media, alongside an increasing adoption of AI tools in daily life. More t  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Encouraging positive social media interactions would be a more effective strategy for promoting emotional well-being and reducing suicidal ideation * * * By Greg Bruno For parents trying to shield their children from online threats, limiting screen time is a common tactic. Less time scrolling, the rationale goes, means less exposure to the psychological dangers posed by social media. But re  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 17 -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * In addition to the Summer Residential Program, Stevens' introduction of the For-Credit Program provides high school students with another way to prepare for college * * * Stevens Institute of Technology has recently announced the addition of the Online For-Credit Program to its suite of Pre-College Programs. Along with the already popular and successful Summer Residential Program and starting Sum  more