NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 4 [TNSenergyresearch-Advanced Science journal] -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * - Rutgers-led research could benefit next-generation electronics * * * Slightly bending semiconductors made of organic materials can roughly double the speed of electricity flowing through them and could benefit next-generation electronics such as sensors and solar cells, according to Rutgers-led research. The study is published in the journal Advanced Scienc  more

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- Becton, Dickinson and Co., a medical technology company, issued the following news release: Today is #GivingTuesday - an international movement that celebrates the power that people and organizations have to transform communities around the world through acts of generosity. At BD, we want to take the opportunity to recognize some of the people and organizations that inspire us to make an impact around the world. In partnership with Planet Water Foundation,  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 6 [TNSmedicalresearch-Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery journal] -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * - Injuries spiked with launch of the iPhone and Pokemon Go, Rutgers study finds * * * Head and neck injuries incurred while driving or walking with a cellphone are on the rise - and correlates with the launch of the iPhone in 2007 and release of Pokemon Go in 2016, a Rutgers study found. The study (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoto  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- Johnson & Johnson issued the following news release: * * * - More than 150 tests show no asbestos * * * Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. (the Company) today reaffirmed that its Johnson's Baby Powder is safe and free of asbestos after a comprehensive investigation into the United States Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) earlier reported finding of sub-trace levels of asbestos (no greater than 0.00002%) in samples from a single bottle of Johnson's Baby Po  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 4 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: America's Democratic governors voted today to elect New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to serve as the new Chair of the Democratic Governors Association for 2020. New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham will serve as Vice Chair and Chair-Elect for 2020 and Chair in 2021. The vote occurred at the DGA's Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA. Gov. Murphy has served as DGA Vice Chair since 2018, alon  more

LAKEWOOD, New Jersey, Dec. 2 -- Gaming Laboratories International, a provider of quality land-based, lottery and iGaming testing and assessment services, issued the following news release: With an emphasis on taking quality and customer service to even higher levels of excellence, Gaming Laboratories International (GLI(R)) has named Peter Wolff Director of Global Technical Compliance. Wolff brings more than 10 years of experience to this position, where he will concentrate on technological adv  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Dec. 6 [TNSmedicalresearch-Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal] -- Princeton University issued the following news release: Combining light and a protein linked to cancer, researchers at Princeton University have created a biological switch to conduct an unprecedented exploration of cellular development in the embryo. The study (https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/12/02/1912320116), published Dec. 2 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sci  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- New Jersey State Assembly Republicans issued the following news release on behalf of Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz: The Assembly Higher Education Committee cleared a bill (A5335), sponsored by Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz, that will allow students to use their Tuition Assistance Grant and Educational Opportunity Fund awards during summer sessions to fulfill graduation requirements. "Motivated students want to graduate sooner and often do that by taking summer courses to  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- The Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey issued the following news release: Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Horizon BCBSNJ) members are experiencing a higher and more rigorous level of care because their physicians, hospitals and other health care professionals participate in one of the company's patient-centered, value-based programs. The 2018 results also indicate that clinical quality in pediatric care is excelling, with significant improv  more

SOMERVILLE, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- Johnson & Johnson issued the following news release: * * * - Next Generation Device Simplifies Setup and May Save Valuable Operating Room Time - VISTASEAL is first innovation to emerge from Ethicon's strategic partnership with Grifols, a pioneer in the plasma industry * * * Many patients today are entering the operating room with multiple factors that can cause disruptive bleeding during surgery, which can be challenging to manage and potentially dangerous.  more

MOORESTOWN, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- Lockheed Martin issued the following news release: Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently signed a contract with Navantia to equip five new F-110 multimission frigates and their land-based test site (Centro de Integracion de Sistemas en Tierra or CIST) - with Lockheed Martin's first naval installation of its solid state S-band radar. The new F-110 frigates will be built by Spain's national shipbuilder, Navantia. Recently designated by the U.S. Government as AN/S  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Dec. 3 [TNSenvironmentresearch-Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal] -- Princeton University issued the following news release: Researchers now have a clearer picture of the impact of the first plague pandemic, the Justinianic Plague, which lasted from about 541 to 750 CE. The international team of scholars found that the rumors of the plague's effects may have been greatly exaggerated. Led by researchers at Princeton's Climate Change and History Rese  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 4 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Merck (NYSE: MRK), a leading global biopharmaceutical company, will invest $57 million and create 55 jobs in Wilson, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The expansion will establish a filling and packaging line for the company's RotaTeq(R) vaccine. "Merck is a cornerstone of pharmaceutical development and manufacturing, and good jobs will continue to grow with today's announcement i  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: In light of recent news regarding the potential closure of Bayonne Medical Center due to an upcoming hospital merger, of which elected officials had no prior knowledge, Assembly Democrats Nicholas Chiaravalloti and Angela McKnight have sponsored a three-bill package aimed at increasing hospitals' transparency to help prevent the abrupt loss of important healthcare services in local communities. "Accessi  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 4 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: * * * - Measure Requires License to Operate, Establishes Third-Degree Offense for Violators * * * In an effort to prevent a repeat of tragedies in other states where thousands of embryos were lost, a measure sponsored by Assembly Democrats Pamela Lampitt, Raj Mukherji and Valerie Vainieri Huttle was signed into law by the Governor on Wednesday. Prompted by disasters in California and Ohio where more   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 6 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Looking to evaluate how New Jersey can bolster policies to reduce drunk and impaired driving following a 27 percent increase in fatalities since 2015, a measure to establish a 19-member Commission on Drunk and Impaired Driving was advanced by the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee on Thursday. Under the joint resolution (AJR-64), the commission would be tasked to examine the efficacy of existing p  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: College athletics bring in profits for higher education institutions, media outlets, sponsors and others, but the players themselves across much of the nation are prohibited from earning a piece of the revenue. Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Lisa Swain and Chris Tully (both D-Bergen, Passaic) seeks to eliminate this disparity by allowing college athletes to earn compensation for use of thei  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: With research indicating that breast milk can protect infants from infection and reduce rates of health issues developing later in life, a measure to include coverage for pasteurized donated human breast milk under Medicaid was approved by the Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee on Thursday. The bill (A-4747) would extend coverage under certain circumstances where either a mother is   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Tackling the unprecedented levels of violence sweeping through many of New Jersey's urban communities, a measure sponsored by Assembly Democrats Anthony Verrelli and Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (both D-Mercer, Hunterdon) creating a 44-member commission to study the issue was advanced by the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee on Thursday. The New Jersey State Commission on Urban Violence as establishe  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 6 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: In an effort to protect the environment and reduce unsafe access to prescription drugs, Assembly Democrats Raj Mukherji, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, John Armato and Robert Karabinchak have sponsored legislation to require pharmacies to educate customers and offer methods for them to properly dispose of their medicine. The bill passed the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee on Thursday. The bill (  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: With nearly 40 million adults throughout the country having a serious illness within the past three years and nearly 20 million suffering from chronic pain that interferes with their daily activities, Assembly Democrats Shanique Speight, Cleopatra Tucker and Nancy Pinkin have sponsored two bills to improve access to both palliative and end-of-life care in New Jersey. The legislative package passed the As  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: With more than 40,000 people dying every year due to secondhand smoke, Assembly Democrats Raj Mukherji, Herb Conaway and Eliana Pintor Marin have sponsored a bill further reducing the public's exposure to its harmful effects. The legislation passed the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee on Thursday. The bill (A-5028) would prohibit smoking in the outdoor passenger pick-up and drop-off area of  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald (D-Camden, Burlington) has sponsored a bill (A-5977) aimed at improving New Jersey's healthcare through the creation of a Regional Health Hub Program. He authored legislation that created the original Medicaid Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Demonstration Project in 2011, and this new bill represents a continuation of those efforts. In 2015, three organizatio  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Continuing efforts to make college more affordable and accessible, the Assembly Higher Education Committee on Thursday approved legislation to establish a new scholarship program for high achieving students and revise the State's current program, the New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship (NJ STARS). "It's no secret that the costs of college are a tremendous burden for many hardworking  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Elementary schools in New Jersey would be required to teach students how to read and write in cursive under legislation recently introduced by Assemblywoman Angela McKnight. The bill (A-6010) would require elementary school curriculum to include activities and instructional materials to help students become proficient in reading and writing cursive by the end of third grade. Research suggests that lear  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 4 -- New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal issued the following news release: * * * - Initiative Includes New Statewide Policies Regarding Officer-Involved Shootings, Internal Affairs Investigations, Disclosure of Exculpatory Evidence, and Other Policing Issues * * * Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced a comprehensive package of statewide law enforcement policies designed to ensure New Jersey remains a national leader on policing issues. The pol  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal issued the following news release: * * * - State Putting "Paws on the Ground" in Continuing Effort to Prevent Horse Doping * * * Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the New Jersey Racing Commission have deployed a new asset in the effort to prevent cheating in the horse racing industry - a specially-trained scent-sniffing dog named Shadow. A two-year-old black Labrador, Shadow is New Jersey's first-ever K-9 horse   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal issued the following news release: Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that the Division has issued a Finding of Probable Cause against a Morris County duplex owner for engaging in unlawful discrimination by refusing to accept a Black man's rental application based on his race and by seeking to bar children from occupying the rental unit. Adrienne Brown, the landlord  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 6 -- The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities issued the following news release: The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) today approved a new solar incentive program to aid in the transition from the current Solar Renewable Energy Certificate (SREC) Program. The Transition Incentive will serve as a bridge between the legacy SREC program and a yet-to-be determined successor incentive program, and will consist of factorized, fixed-price, 15-year Transition Renew  more

WALL, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- New Jersey Resources, a natural gas provider, issued the following news release: New Jersey Resources Corporation (NYSE: NJR) announced today it has priced an underwritten public offering of 5,700,000 shares of its common stock at a price per share of $41.25. In conjunction with the offering, NJR has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 845,454 additional shares of common stock either directly from NJR or from affiliates of Wells Fargo Bank, Nat  more

WALL, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- New Jersey Resources, a natural gas provider, issued the following news release: New Jersey Resources Corporation (NYSE: NJR) announced today it has commenced an underwritten public offering of $235 million of shares of its common stock. In conjunction with the offering, NJR intends to grant to the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to $35 million of additional shares of common stock either directly from NJR or from affiliates of Wells Fargo Bank, National A  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- The New Jersey Senate Republicans issued the following news on behalf of New Jersey State Sens. Steven Oroho and Troy Singleton: Senator Steven Oroho and Senator Troy Singleton's legislation to protect workers, law-abiding businesses, and taxpayers from the far-reaching effects of unethical labor practices has advanced in the Senate Labor Committee. "Businesses who play by the book struggle to compete with shady employers who skirt the rules," said Oroho (R-Susse  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- The New Jersey Senate Republicans issued the following news on behalf of New Jersey State Sen. Robert Singer: Legislation sponsored by Senator Robert Singer that would establish consistent procedures for mold remediation in schools and apartments was approved today by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. Singer's bill (S2897) would set statewide standards for mold remediation work - from inspection and identification to abatement. The measure would bui  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 4 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * - Company will create 55 jobs with new production line * * * Merck (NYSE: MRK), a leading global biopharmaceutical company, will invest $57 million and create 55 jobs in Wilson, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The expansion will establish a filling and packaging line for the company's RotaTeq(R) vaccine. "Merck is a cornerstone of pharmaceutical development and manufacturing,   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- The New Jersey Senate Republicans issued the following news: After the first snowstorm of the season left reportedly 37,000 New Jerseyans without power, Senator Steve Oroho and Assemblymen Parker Space and Hal Wirths (all R-Sussex, Warren, Morris) urged Governor Phil Murphy to get behind a State Board of Public Utilities (BPU) proposal to allow power companies to trim trees around power lines without having to go through a bureaucratic morass. The legislators are   more

SECAUCUS, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- Panasonic issued the following news release: Panasonic announced that its new AJ-CX4000, a 4K/HDR shoulder-mount camcorder with B4 lens mount and interchangeable lens, will be available at the end of December at a suggested list price of $25,000. Ideal for network news, sports, blue-chip nature films and travel documentaries, the AJ-CX4000 follows the handheld AG-CX350 to expand the CX Series of 4K camcorders. Offering many of the features and formats of the AG  more

SECAUCUS, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- Panasonic issued the following news release: Panasonic System Solutions Company of North America today announced that Disney Parks, Experiences and Products has deployed its award-winning projection technology for its most unique and ambitious project to date, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. As the Official Projection Technology of the Walt Disney World(R) Resort and Disneyland(R) Resort, Panasonic continues its collaboration with Disney, resulting in a new be  more

EWING, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- The College of New Jersey issued the following news: Violence against women can happen in just a moment, but the impact can last a lifetime. Post-traumatic stress sets in, locking the imagery and horror of the act into memory -- repeating it in a vivid loop every time an associated person, feeling, or event triggers the play button. Even after getting help, people "can feel stuck in that moment," says Associate Professor of Counseling Jill Schwarz. Unless it is the  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Nov. 26 -- Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news release: A new modeling approach can help researchers, policymakers, and the public better understand how policy decisions will influence human migration as sea levels rise around the globe, a paper published today in Nature Climate Change suggests. In the paper, a group of internationally known climate change researchers suggest that global policy decisi  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 3 [TNSsociologyresearch-Social Science and Medicine journal] -- Rutgers University Camden campus issued the following news: Formerly incarcerated individuals with barriers to re-entry and service needs following their release are subsequently more likely to experience poor physical and mental health, according to an eye-opening new Rutgers University-Camden study. Daniel Semenza and Nathan Link, assistant professors of criminal justice at Rutgers-Camden, analyzed data   more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 5 [TNSscientificresearch-Advanced Intelligent Systems journal] -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * - Rutgers-led team pioneers automated way to make unique materials with polymers * * * A Rutgers-led team of engineers has developed an automated way to produce polymers, making it much easier to create advanced materials aimed at improving human health. The innovation is a critical step in pushing the limits for researchers who want to explor  more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- Sun Chemical, a member of DIC Group, issued the following news release: Sun Chemical released its 2018 Corporate Sustainability Report, which focuses on how its commitment to sustainbility has led to new products and services that help customers improve their eco-efficiency goals. The 2018 report shows that Sun Chemical achieved its recent energy and water usage goals and highlights various initiatives that Sun Chemical has implemented to increase its overall   more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Dec. 5 [TNSscientificresearch-Nature journal] -- Princeton University issued the following news release: Outbursts of energetic particles that hurtle out from the sun and can disrupt space communications may be even more varied and numerous than previously thought, according to results from the closest-ever flyby of the sun. The new findings, which help us understand the sun's activity and ultimately could provide an early warning for solar storms, come from one of the f  more

CHERRY HILL, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- TD Bank, a financial services company, issued the following news release: TD today announced the recipients of the second annual TD Ready Challenge, totaling over $3 million. Each organization will each receive a $750,000 grant for programs aimed at improving access to early detection of disease and disease intervention. This year's TD Ready Challenge will fund the pioneering work of the following U.S.-based organizations: * Fund for Public Health in NYC * C  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The Republican Governors Association issued the following news release: As Democratic governors descend on the liberal enclave of San Francisco to select unpopular, far-left New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to chair the Democratic Governors Association, incumbents and candidates across the country are sure to be finalizing their plans to be busy on whatever day Murphy wants to come campaigning with them - or they will once they learn about his disastrous record. In just tw  more

MERCED, California, Dec. 2 -- The University of California Merced campus issued the following news: Dr. Thelma Hurd's journey in medicine has taken her from New Jersey to Nigeria, with stops in Texas and Buffalo. Along the way, she gathered experience as a clinician, public health researcher and translational scientist. Her proficiency in these crucial areas has led Hurd to UC Merced, where she became the university's director of medical education last month. "It was an opportunity to be part  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Dec. 4 -- Verisk, a data analytics provider, issued the following news release: Verisk (Nasdaq:VRSK), a leading data analytics provider, announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire FAST, a leading software company for the life insurance and annuity industry. FAST offers a flexible policy administration system that helps insurers accelerate underwriting and claims to enhance the customer experience and support profitable growth. "As customer expectat  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Dec. 4 -- Verisk Analytics, a data analytics provider, issued the following news release: Verisk (Nasdaq:VRSK), a leading data analytics provider, announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire FAST, a leading software company for the life insurance and annuity industry. FAST offers a flexible policy administration system that helps insurers accelerate underwriting and claims to enhance the customer experience and support profitable growth. "As custome  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: Bounding the southern approach to New York harbor, New Jersey's low, narrow Sandy Hook peninsula is home to an extremely rare forest: a 65-acre patch of eastern holly and red cedar trees, some of which date to the early 1800s. Close to sea level, rooted in nutrient-poor sand and exposed to wind from all directions, such forests once covered much of the East Coast. These few trees have survived   more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- Wyndham Hotels and Resorts issued the following news release: Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: WH) today announced that David B. Wyshner has decided to step down as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately, and move into a senior advisory role reporting to President and Chief Executive Officer Geoff Ballotti until March 1, 2020. "As the CFO of Wyndham Worldwide and later Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, David was absolutely instrumental in the divestiture of our  more