ITHACA, New York, June 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Professor Emeritus John M. Abowd, who served as chief scientist of the U.S. Census Bureau, will be honored by the Association for Computer Engineering on June 22 in San Francisco, California. The group cited Abowd's "transformative work in modernizing the U.S. Census Bureau's processing and dissemination of census and survey data, which serves as a model for privacy-aware management of government-collected data." "Abow  more

NEW YORK, June 15 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on June 14, 2024: New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Adolfo Carrion today announced the implementation of two critically-needed tools to address the city's housing crisis. The tools -- secured as part of the Adams administration's successful advocacy in Albany this session -- will incentivize the construction of multifamily rental cons  more

NEW YORK, June 15 -- Foote, Cone and Belding issued the following news release: We're delighted to share FCB has been awarded Bronze in the Global Network of the Year (Creative/Advertising) category at the Campaign Global Agency of the Year Awards 2023! Now in their fifth year, the awards recognize and celebrate the most innovative and exiting agencies globally. Gideon Spanier, UK editor-in-chief of Campaign, said: "These awards matter because they are judged by global marketers who care deep  more

ROCHESTER, New York, June 15 -- The University of Rochester issued the following news: An experienced clinician and leader, Kodjo will lead health care and wellness programs for students. Following a national search, Cheryl Kodjo '01M (MPH), University Health Service (UHS) physician and specialist in pediatrics and adolescent medicine, has been named vice provost and director of UHS. Kodjo will begin in the role on July 1, and succeeds Ralph Manchester, who is retiring at the end of June. UHS  more

SAN JOSE, California, June 15 -- Cisco Systems issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: * * * News Summary: * Cisco appoints Ekta Singh-Bushell to its board of directors effective June 14, 2024. * Singh-Bushell, a highly accomplished business leader, most recently held the position of deputy to the first vice president, chief operating officer, Executive Office at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. * * * Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced the appointment of Ekta Singh-Bush  more

NEW YORK, June 14 -- Consolidated Edison, a provider of energy-related products and services, issued the following news release: Devices Will Limit Outages As Heat Waves Become More Severe And Frequent And the Need for Power Grows During the Clean Energy Transition Con Edison is installing 100 new "interrupters" on underground electric delivery equipment in Brooklyn and Queens over the next five years. To date, crews have installed 20 interrupters. An interrupter is a sophisticated device tha  more

NEW YORK, June 15 -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advising White Cap in its acquisition of Dayton Superior Corporation. For more information, please see the company's press release. White Cap is a distributor of specialty construction supplies and safety products for professional contractors. Dayton Superior is a provider of highly engineered accessories, chemicals and forming solutions within the concrete construction industry. Th  more

NEW YORK, June 15 -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has won the "Fund Financing: Advisory Services" category at The Drawdown Awards 2024. The Drawdown Awards celebrate excellence and innovation within private capital fund operations in Europe. They include a rigorous judging process, based on the views of a panel of leading private capital fund COOs, CFOs, CCOs, GCs and CTOs. Debevoise won the fund finance category following a stellar y  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: This week, convicted felon Donald Trump promised to campaign with Anthony D'Esposito. Proving just how out of touch they are, House Republicans came out of their far-right pep rally "fired up" as Trump pushed for all of them to fall in line to help him raise costs on working families, give a massive tax break to the ultra-wealthy, embrace extreme abortion restrictions, att  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: This week, convicted felon Donald Trump promised to campaign with Brandon Williams. Proving just how out of touch they are, House Republicans came out of their far-right pep rally "fired up" as Trump pushed for all of them to fall in line to help him raise costs on working families, give a massive tax break to the ultra-wealthy, embrace extreme abortion restrictions, attac  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: This week, convicted felon Donald Trump promised to campaign with Nick LaLota. Proving just how out of touch they are, House Republicans came out of their far-right pep rally "fired up" as Trump pushed for all of them to fall in line to help him raise costs on working families, give a massive tax break to the ultra-wealthy, embrace extreme abortion restrictions, attack law  more

ALBANY, New York, June 15 (TNSres) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 3.9% in May compared to the same month in 2023, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Overall, local collections totaled $1.78 billion, up $66.4 million from the same time last year. "Local sales tax growth improved in May after four straight months of either flat or  more

NEW YORK, June 15 -- Duane Morris, a law firm, issued the following news release: Duane Morris has received the Pro Bono North America Firm of the Year Award at the 2024 Women in Business Law Awards. The Firm of the Year Awards celebrate the progressive and innovative work being done by firms to promote diversity and inclusion policies into the framework of their business. It specifically recognizes initiatives that aim to help women come to an equity standing within a traditionally male domina  more

ITHACA, New York, June 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news: After surveying food market retailers in three New York City Chinatown districts, Cornell researchers have found genetic evidence that some endangered species of sea cucumbers - considered a pricey but nutritious dried delicacy - are being sold to consumers. The researchers collected 103 samples of dried sea cucumbers from retail food shops. By using mitochondrial DNA testing, they successfully identified 74 examples of  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, June 14 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: The Materiality of Charis in Early Byzantium Authors: Alicia Walker Source: Byzantine Materiality, volume 9 in the series Sense, Matter, and Medium, edited by Evan Freeman and Roland Betancourt, Berlin: De Gruyter, 2024, DOI: 10.1515/9783110980738 Type of Publication: Chapter in a book Description: The essay was developed from Walker's participation in a workshop and symposium at St. Vladimir's Seminary, New Yo  more

ITHACA, New York, June 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news: A 2024 ILR School Scheinman Institute contract with Technologies for Pandemic Defense will bring labor to the table to facilitate discussions with government, industry and manufacturers of personal protective equipment to support the design and purchase of new respirators and related equipment. Under the new contract, ILR will develop a consensus statement with at least three major unions about the need for PPE innovati  more

NEW YORK, June 15 -- JPMorgan Chase and Co. issued the following news release: JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) ("JPMorgan Chase" or the "Firm") has declared dividends on the following series of the Firm's outstanding preferred stock, which is represented by depositary shares: Preferred Stock Series ... Distribution (per Preferred Share) ... Distribution (per Depositary Share) Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series CC ... $208.75 ... $20.875 5.00% Fixed-to-Floating Rat  more

SYRACUSE, New York, June 14 -- Le Moyne College issued the following news release: Mike Lindberg '79, who previously served as director of athletics at Wells College and associate director of intercollegiate athletics at Ithaca College, has been named interim athletic director at Le Moyne College. He will start on Thursday, June 20. Lindberg will serve in that role while the College conducts a national search for the position, which became vacant after the announcement on June 4 that Bob Beret  more

NEW YORK, June 14 -- Broadridge Financial Solutions, a provider of investor communications and technology-driven solutions to banks, broker-dealers, asset managers and corporate issuers, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Further building on its GenAI leadership in the fixed income market, LTX, an AI-powered corporate bond trading platform backed by global Fintech leader Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BR), today announced GenAI-powered List Trading functionality. The  more

ALBANY, New York, June 14 (TNSres) -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation presented a podcast on June 13, 2024: * * * The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today released the latest episode of "DEC Does What?!", the biweekly podcast that features conversations with DEC experts about the agency's wide-ranging efforts to protect New Yorkers and the environment. Episode Six-- "Spread the Word, Not the Species"--looks at the critical work of DE  more

ALBANY, New York, June 15 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced continued progress in bringing down gun violence and awarded nearly $36 million to local law enforcement agencies to further reduce violent crime. Shooting incidents with injury declined 28 percent during the first five months of 2024 when compared to the same period last year, as reported by police departments participating in the state's Gun Inv  more

ALBANY, New York, June 14 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced completion of The Port Byron Apartments, a new development in the Cayuga County village of Port Byron that replaces a smaller, outdated apartment building with 69 affordable apartments, including 30 units that will be eligible to receive on-site support services. "This development enhances Cayuga County's existing housing stock and creates afford  more

ALBANY, New York, June 14 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the members of the new Emerging Technology Advisory Board, an independent group of industry leaders tasked with charting the course for a thriving emerging technology ecosystem in New York State. The Advisory Board, co-chaired by IBM Chief Executive Officer Arvind Krishna and Girls Who Code Chief Executive Officer Dr. Tarika Barrett, will help fur  more

ALBANY, New York, June 14 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York State, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, permanently protected two environmentally sensitive parcels of open space in Cayuga County: a 203-acre addition to Fillmore Glen State Park in Moravia and 72 acres of forested wetlands in Venice. Both projects were funded through the State Department of Environmental Conservation's W  more

ALBANY, New York, June 15 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following remarks on June 13, 2024, announcing 28 percent decline in shootings and awarding $36 million to local law enforcement agencies to further reduce violent crime: * * * Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul announced continued progress in bringing down gun violence and awarded nearly $36 million to local law enforcement agencies to further reduce violent crime. Shooting incidents with injury declined 28 percent durin  more

ALBANY, New York, June 14 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following statement on June 13, 2024, on the Supreme Court decision on abortion pills: * * * "Women across America are breathing a sigh of relief today as the Supreme Court unanimously rejected a callous attempt to ban medication abortion - a case that should have never reached our nation's highest court in the first place. "Abortion pills will remain available and accessible, and New York physicians who prescribe this cri  more

ALBANY, New York, June 14 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following ruling establishing procedural schedule (Case No. 22-T-0654) on June 13, 2024: * * * Petition of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article VII for its Lockport-Batavia Line 112 Rebuild Project in Niagara and Genesee Counties. RULING ESTABLISHING PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE JOINT PROPOSAL   more

NEW YORK, June 15 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following statement on June 14, 2024: * * * New York City Mayor Eric Adams today released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Garland v. Cargill, which overturned the federal prohibition on bump stocks -- deadly devices that effectively convert assault weapons into machine guns. That prohibition was instituted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in 2018, following the deadliest   more

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, June 14 (TNSres) -- Niagara University issued the following news: Dr. Patricia Briscoe, Niagara University in Ontario associate professor of education, and NU alumna Jody-Ann Robinson, '19, M.S.Ed.'22, co-authored "Surviving and Thriving: An Autoethnography of a Black Afro-Caribbean Early Career Teacher in a Northern Ontario First Nation Community," which was published in the Journal of Teaching and Learning. Their research documented Robinson's experiences during her   more

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, June 14 (TNSres) -- Niagara University issued the following news: Dr. Patricia Briscoe, Niagara University in Ontario associate professor of education, and NU alumnus John Della Fortuna, M.S.Ed.'06, M.S.Ed.'21, co-authored "Elite High-Level Sports Coach and the School Leader: What Can We Learn from Them?" which was published in March 2024 in the Open Journal of Leadership. The authors' sporting backgrounds and the increasing uptake of coaching-leadership principles inf  more

NEW YORK, June 14 -- TIAA (formerly the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund), a provider of financial services in the academic, research, medical, cultural and governmental fields, issued the following news release: Nuveen, the investment manager of TIAA with $1.2 trillion in assets under management, announced the appointment of William Huffman as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Huffman will chair the Nuveen Executive Leadership Team and serve as   more

NEW YORK, June 15 -- The New York Health and Hospitals issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: NYC Health + Hospitals today launched a new season of farmers markets hosted at public hospitals and community health centers across the city. The farmers markets, operated by local partners GrowNYC, Harvest Home, and Uptown Grand Central, make it easy for anyone in the community to access fresh, local fruits and vegetables at an affordable price. Various payment options are available to h  more

NEW YORK, June 15 -- The New York Health and Hospitals issued the following news release: NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull has been named a recipient of a 2024 IPRO Quality Award for reducing the use of urinary catheters and central line catheters and achieving six consecutive quarters free of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs). The hospital-wide endeavor involved the clinical teams from the inpatient medical, surgical, and critical care units. During daily interdisciplinar  more

LOUDONVILLE, New York, June 15 -- Siena College issued the following news: Andra Ackerman '94 grew up in very troubled circumstances. Her mother had a substance use disorder. She never met her father. Living in poverty and neglect, she rotated among a variety of foster homes starting at the age of nine. Thanks to supportive mentors along the way, she was able to turn her life in a positive direction. Now Judge Andra Ackerman, she turned her personal experience into a lifeline for other struggl  more

NEW YORK, June 14 -- Dow Jones, a provider of news and business information, issued the following statement on June 13, 2024: * * * Statement from Dow Jones CEO and Wall Street Journal Publisher Almar Latour and Wall Street Journal Editor in Chief Emma Tucker: "Evan Gershkovich is facing a false and baseless charge. Russia's latest move toward a sham trial is, while expected, deeply disappointing and still no less outrageous. Evan has spent 441 days wrongfully detained in a Russian prison for  more

NEW YORK, June 14 -- Tradeweb Markets, a builder and operator of global fixed income and derivatives marketplaces, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, today announced it has launched an enhanced functionality for request-for-quote (RFQ) trading in U.S. Credit markets. Known as RFQ Edge, the new functionality deploys Tradeweb's advanced portfoli  more

ITHACA, New York, June 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Enzo Traverso, the Susan and Bart Winokur Professor in the Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), has received an honorary doctorate from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB). The university recognizes Traverso as "one of the historians with the most international influence today, especially for his contributions to cultural and intellectual history, and for the interdisciplinary nature of his work  more

MELVILLE, New York, June 14 -- Verint Systems, an analytics company that sells software and hardware products for security, surveillance and business intelligence, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Verint(R) (NASDAQ: VRNT), The CX Automation Company(TM), today announced that a Fortune 500 brand deployed the Verint Quality Bots to modernize their quality program, achieving significant AI business outcomes with an estimated savings of $2 million. The brand transitioned from a m  more

NEW YORK, June 15 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Highview Power, a long-duration energy storage pioneer with proprietary cryogenic energy storage technology, on a pound sterling300 million combined debt and equity investment for the first in its pipeline of commercial-scale liquid air energy storage (LAES) plants in the UK. Richard Butland, Co-Founder & CEO of Highview Power said: "We are delighted to have the supp  more