NEW YORK, Nov. 6 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), had the following reaction to The Associated Press' call of the 2024 presidential election for Donald Trump: "While Donald Trump may have been democratically reel  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: PHOENIX Arizonans passed Proposition 139 yesterday, which will establish a fundamental right to abortion in the state constitution and provide a path to challenge Arizona's dangerous abortion ban. The amendment which will go into effect when the s  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee issued the following news release: American Jewish Committee (AJC), the nonpartisan global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, congratulates Donald J. Trump on his election as the 47th President of the United States and J.D. Vance as Vice President. "AJC looks forward to working with President-elect Trump and his administration on the domestic and foreign policy concerns that are AJC's advocacy priorities," said A  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2024: Tonight, Marc Molinaro continued his shift to the far-right -- all the way out of Washington. "Soon-to-be-former congressman Marc Molinaro has spent his entire campaign lying, spreading hateful and debunked conspiracy theories, and tying himself to some of the worst people imaginabl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2024: Tonight, soon-to-be former Rep. Brandon Williams lost his reelection bid in New York's 22nd Congressional District. "Brandon Williams' loss was inevitable, but it's satisfying all the same," said American Bridge spokesperson Monica Venzke. "Brandon Williams ran on an extreme anti-ch  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The American Society for Reproductive Medicine issued the following news release: The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the nation's leading group for professionals involved in reproductive and fertility care, applauds the passage of measures designed to protect access to reproductive care in seven additional states. Voters in Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, New York, and Nevada all passed ballot measures to protect and enshrine access to  more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 6 -- Cornell University issued the following news: It's unassuming, just a black stone slab flush against the withered late fall grass: CARL EDWARD SAGAN, November 9, 1934 December 20, 1996. But, like all the celestial bodies in the wide sky above, the square has its own gravitational pull. People come from all over the blue marble of planet Earth, pilgrims to the graveside of America's most famous astronomer. They leave gifts. Coins and tiny plastic astronauts, a Magi  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 7 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Governments Should Announce Concrete Measures to Prevent and End Scourge * * * Millions of children experience sexual violence and other forms of violence every day, everywhere. New data shows that in the last year alone, 82 million girls and 69 million boys experienced some form of sexual violence globally, often in spaces where they should feel and be safe: at home, school, on public transport, and in community or reli  more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 6 -- Cornell University issued the following news: The Brooks Tech Policy Institute, with support from the Jain Family Institute (JFI), has released a new report that offers "a high-level framework to analyze regulation of AI technologies." Sarah Kreps the John L. Wetherill Professor in the Department of Government in the College of Arts & Sciences (A&S), director of the Brooks School Tech Policy Institute and a professor in the Brooks School and Adi Rao a doctoral cand  more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 6 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) has named Judson Reid the critical issue lead for extension programming in agriculture and food systems, effective October 1. This two-year appointment reflects CCE's commitment to tackling the pressing challenges in agricultural production. As critical issue lead, Reid will work closely with other key programs to bolster Extension's statewide initiatives, providing essential leadersh  more

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: Diseases can spread rapidly, but now, so can the knowledge needed to stop them. A new information-sharing platform seeks to help slow the spread of infectious diseases. It's called the Pathogen Data Network (PDN). And it just might help stop the next pandemic before it can start. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's DNA Learning Center (DNALC) is part of a global consortium of research inst  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * Psychology Professor Kevin Ochsner's work touches on hot-button issues like politics and the #MeToo movement. * * * Kevin Ochsner, a professor of psychology, uses brain scanning fMRI technology to investigate questions that social psychologists have traditionally studied using behavioral methods--lab studies and field studies that measure behavior and experience. In two papers published this fall, Ochsner and his collab  more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 6 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Searching through bushes, between rocks, under benches and near trees, 15 local high school students and 10 undergraduates combed Cornell's campus in search of hidden transmitters as part of a digital 'fox hunt' on Oct. 5. Wondering how he could encourage students to consider microchip design as a career, Mohamed I. Ibrahim, assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering, decided to try a fox hunt competition  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 6 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Embargoed until 7 a.m. CT/8 a.m. ET, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 DALLAS, Nov. 6, 2024 Robert A. Harrington, M.D., FAHA, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, will receive the 2024 Chairman's Award at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2024. The meeting, Nov. 16-18, 2024, in Chicago, is a premier global exchange of the latest s  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [Category: Education] -- Education Trust issued the following news release: EdTrust in Texas advocates for an equitable education for Black and Latino students and students from low-income backgrounds across the state. We believe in centering the voices of Texas students and families as we work alongside them for the better future they deserve. Our mission is to close the gaps in opportunity and achievement that disproportionately impact students who are the most underserved  more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 6 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Prioritizing unique and more educated applicants for temporary work visas, employers play a central but understudied role in the U.S. immigration bureaucracy, with implications for careers and American innovation, new Cornell research finds. Analyzing a decade of initial applications for H-1B visas skilled immigrant workers' primary temporary pathway to U.S. employment the research details employers' strategies for navig  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The Independent Women's Voice, an organization that fights for policy solutions for women, issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2024: ALBANY, NY -- Independent Women's Voice (IWV) today condemns the passage of New York's "Proposal 1," a radical constitutional amendment that permanently enshrines the right for males to access women's spaces, including domestic abuse shelters, locker rooms, sororities, sports, and prisons. Far from promoting equality, this amendment   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: (Nairobi) - Kenyan security forces abducted, arbitrarily arrested, tortured, and killed perceived leaders of the anti-Finance Bill protests between June and August 2024, Human Rights Watch said today. Security officers held abductees, who they had detained without respecting their legal rights, in unlawful detention facilities, including in forests and abandoned buildings, and denied them access to their families and lawyers. Th  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to Bloomberg Opinion on Nov. 4, 2024: * * * America's Free-Lunch Economy Is Over By Allison Schrager * * * Higher interest rates mean that the next president, whoever it is, will find it much harder to reduce taxes and increase spending. * * * For all the bold talk of tariffs and price controls, the economic legacy of the next president will mostly depend on something far more mundane: the tax code -  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to City and State New York on Nov. 4, 2024: * * * Prop 1 Will Greenlight Anti-Asian Discrimination in New York By Renu Mukherjee The Equal Rights Amendment could allow the government to discriminate against Asian Americans and other racially disfavored groups. Tomorrow, New Yorkers will be asked to vote on Prop 1, the state Equal Rights Amendment. New Yorkers for Equal Rights, the Democrat-aligned grou  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to the New York Post on Nov. 3, 2024: * * * NY's Prop 1 Is a Dishonest Trojan Horse Sneaking Discrimination into Law By Wai Wah Chin The Albany legislators who put Proposition 1 on our Election Day ballots should go back to the drawing board and not come back until they have an honest ballot proposal to show us. The Prop 1 we're considering Tuesday is deceptive, malicious and sleazy. First, the bait:   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to the New York Post on Nov. 3, 2024: * * * NYC's Migrant Chaos Exposed Democrats' Failures -- and Could Cost Them the Election By Nicole Gelinas I know exactly when I grasped that Donald Trump had a chance of winning Tuesday's election: July 26, 2023, when I watched a line of people form outside Midtown's Roosevelt Hotel. The crowd of migrants -- mostly young men and mostly Hispanic and African, with   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to The Hill on Nov. 4, 2024: * * * The Myth of the 'Working Class' Voter By Michael Hartney and Vladimir Kogan As the 2024 presidential race enters its final week, media coverage has increasingly focused on the candidates' efforts to win over a supposedly crucial swing group: working-class voters. For example, even though Vice President Harris talks incessantly about her "middle-class" roots, Michigan   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 7 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to Vital City on Nov. 6, 2024: * * * If the Trains Don't Move, Nobody Moves: The Legacy of the NYC Transit Strike of 1966 By Nicole Gelinas - An excerpt from the new book "Movement: New York's Long War to Take Back Its Streets from the Car" Mayor John Lindsay took office on Jan. 1, 1966, full of ideas about how to fix New York's crime, poverty and transportation problems. But before the young, blond Re  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 7 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to the Wall Street Journal on Nov. 6, 2024: * * * Election 2025: Ritchie Torres for New York Mayor By Jason L. Riley As rivals circle incumbent Eric Adams, the moderate Bronx congressman deserves a serious look. New York Mayor Eric Adams doesn't face voters for another year, but what are the chances he makes it to Election Day? Mr. Adams ran in 2021 as a moderate Democrat, and his campaign focused on   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 -- UNITE HERE, a labor union for workers in the hotel, gaming, food service, manufacturing, textile, distribution, laundry, transportation and airport industries in the U.S. and Canada, issued the following statement on Nov. 5, 2024: * * * Statement from UNITE HERE President Gwen Mills: This election season, UNITE HERE members declared that it was up to us to help win this election, and we delivered. We went hard because the outcome will determine whether unions and working-c  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Nov. 6 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: One of the greatest capabilities that exist within the U.S. military is the global logistics system that allows everything from large military transport vehicles to personal hygiene items to move around the world in a timely manner, even to some of the most austere and remote environments on the planet. U.S. Marine Corps veteran Leonel Aviles '26, or "Leo" as his friends call him, once served as a critical component in  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Nov. 6 -- Pratt Institute issued the following news: * * * The winners of the fifth annual Material Lab Prize transformed local clay and gelatin into sustainable design alternatives. * * * As countries grapple with the escalating impacts of the global waste management crisis, calls for circular economies are becoming more urgent. Pratt students are responding to this call to action with innovative solutions and the fifth annual Material Lab Prize recognized two student p  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Nov. 7 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: Upstate Medical University has joined a national effort to help veterans become doctors. The Norton College of Medicine is partnering with Special Operations Forces to School of Medicine (SOFtoSOM) to clear a pathway to medical school for those who served as medics in special operations forces -- such as Navy Seals, Army Rangers, Marine Raiders and others. The Norton Col  more

BUFFALO, New York, Nov. 7 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: University at Buffalo nursing faculty member Carleara Weiss is continuing her work on sleep health with a new National Institutes of Health grant to examine the relationship among biomarkers of neurodegeneration, sleep disturbances and cognitive decline. With a $747,000 grant from the National Institute on Aging, Weiss, PhD, assistant professor of nursing, will stud  more

BUFFALO, New York, Nov. 7 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: University at Buffalo researchers are conducting a clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of structured financial incentives in lowering cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among African Americans facing food insecurity. Rebekah Walker, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Medicine in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB and chief o  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 -- UNITE HERE, a labor union for workers in the hotel, gaming, food service, manufacturing, textile, distribution, laundry, transportation and airport industries in the U.S. and Canada, issued the following news release: * * * Face-to-face conversations with voters could make critical difference in razor-thin presidential election Hospitality union members began canvassing as early as July in ten states, including battlegrounds of Nevada, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and North Caro  more

BUFFALO, New York, Nov. 6 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Supported by the NSF and DOE, the work centers on a versatile and cost effective method that could pave the way for new nanomaterials * * * Since prehistoric times, humans have used fire to transform raw materials into valuable goods. Examples include using flames to turn clay into pottery, and silica into glass. The practice continues today with industry   more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 6 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Ana Chan's dog, a Great Dane named Rodgers, was sentenced to death. Chan, a disabled Army veteran with a traumatic brain injury and partial blindness in one eye, relied on Rodgers for companionship, routine and physical support. She felt safer in crosswalks with Rodgers keeping his blue eyes on the traffic. His height meant he could close kitchen cabinets so Chan wouldn't hit her head. His strength kept her upright when   more

SYRACUSE, New York, Nov. 6 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House in January, he continues to face a barrage of legal actions against him. Syracuse University law professor Gregory Germain has been following the criminal and civil cases. In this article, Prof. Germain summarizes the status of all of the cases and discusses what happens next. If you'd like to schedule an interview, please contact Ellen James Mbuqe, executive direc  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 7 -- The Women's Refugee Commission issued the following statement on Nov. 6, 2024: * * * Following the election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States, the Women's Refugee Commission (WRC) issued the following statement: Nearly all of us at the Women's Refugee Commission are women. Many of us are immigrants or have family members who are immigrants. Many of us are the mothers and fathers of daughters. With the election of Donald Trump, we recognize the fear  more