NEW YORK, Nov. 14 [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: The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to the Senate today strongly urging them to continue to block S. 4127, the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which threatens to censor political speech critical of Israel on college campuses under the gu  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association issued the following news release: NEW YORK, Thursday, November 14, 2025 - The Muscular Dystrophy Association today announced the agenda including tracks and Chairs for the 2025 MDA Clinical & Scientific Conference being held March 16-19, 2025, in Dallas, Texas. Read the full agenda here (https://www.mdaconference.org/mda-conference-2025/agenda/). "The 2025 MDA Clinical & Scientific Conference will be our most expansive   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 -- The Rockefeller Foundation issued the following news release: BAKU | November 14, 2024 During the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, ALTERRA, the world's largest private investment vehicle for climate finance launched with a $30 billion commitment from the UAE, the Global Energy Alliance for People And Planet ("GEAPP") and The Rockefeller Foundation, announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MoU") to enhance and stren  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The American Federation for Aging Research issued the following news release: NEW YORK, NY and SANTA BARBARA, CA -- The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) is pleased to announce the sixteen recipients of the 2024 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research and the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Grants for Junior Faculty. The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research suppo  more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news: A new report co-authored by a Cornell Tech expert offers technology strategies to do faster, more accurate transportation analysis in New York City and streamline approvals for housing development there. The report aims to help planners and engineers slash project approval times by 50% in the most densely populated city in the United States. .p2030-location-hor{margin: 12px -320px 0 36px !important;} .p2030-image-hor{w  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news on Nov. 14, 2024: * * * 'Spiedie' cluster offers super-fast compute nodes and graphics processing units * * * To solve today's complex problems, faculty and students at Binghamton University's Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science need strong and reliable computing power. The High-Performance Computing Cluster has been ready to help since it was established at Binghamton Universit  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 -- Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, issued the following news release: The Flagship Initiative to Accelerate Cell Therapies, An Anticipated Pathway to Cures for Type 1 Diabetes, Is Made Possible by Initial Transformational Gifts Totaling $75 Million Project ACT will be Celebrated at Tonight's Breakthrough T1D Promise Gala Hosted By TODAY with Hoda & Jenna Co-host Jenna Bush Hager. The Event Honors Breakthroughs in T  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the alleged anti-Asian harassment of a man and woman in Brooklyn. Police said the victims were walking when four people allegedly threw whipped cream at them while making anti-Asian remarks. "We condemn thi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed its solidarity with Ben & Jerry's as the company filed a lawsuit against its parent company, Unilever, accusing it of silencing Ben & Jerry's advocacy for Palestinian human rights. Filed in the Southern Dis  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: A new report from the Center for American Progress shows how states are pioneering policies that create incentives for manufacturers of construction materials to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The process of making building materials such as cement, iron, and steel is a major contributor to today's climate crisis, with the industrial sector being responsible for 30 perce  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Nov. 14 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Colleen Heflin Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs, has been appointed to a three-year term on the Committee on National Statistics at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The committee's mission is to provide advice to the federal government and advance the quality of statistical information for public and private sector decision-making. It conducts  more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Cornell researchers have developed an elegant and sustainable way to clean up waterways: reusing one waste product to remove another. Led by Larissa Shepherd, M.S. '13, Ph.D. '17, assistant professor in the Department of Human Centered Design, in the College of Human Ecology, the team has proposed using discarded silk yarn for the removal of dye and oil from water. Studies on several different forms of silk: fabrics, ya  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 -- Parliamentarians for Global Action issued the following news: Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) held its 45th Annual Forum and 13th Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians on the International Criminal Court and the Rule of Law (CAP-ICC) in Islamabad on 28 and 29 October 2024, hosted by the National Assembly of Pakistan. The culmination of the forum was PGA's annual International Council Meeting, where members reviewed the organization's achievements and challenges  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 15 -- Environmental Advocates of New York issued the following statement on Nov. 14, 2024: * * * Today, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that New York City will begin implementing congestion pricing starting in early January. The following statement in response was made by Vanessa Fajans-Turner, Executive Director of Environmental Advocates NY. "We commend Governor Hochul for her decision to move forward with congestion pricing, a critical policy that will secure much-ne  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news on Nov. 14, 2024: Berlin - European governments have yet to reckon with and meaningfully address the ongoing impacts of their colonial legacies affecting people of African descent on the African continent and in the diaspora, Human Rights Watch said today. November 15, 2024, is the 140th anniversary of the 1884 opening of the Berlin Africa Conference, at which 19 European countries and the US came together to organize and expand   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 13 -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran issued the following news release: * * * Credible Estimates Say State Security Forces Killed More than 1000 Protesters * * * As the fifth anniversary of the Islamic Republic's bloody suppression of the country's November 2019 mass protests approaches, not a single official has yet to be held accountable for the lethal state force that killed hundreds if not over a thousand protesters. To this day, the families of those killed who conti  more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Addressing climate-related risks to the financial sector will require transparency requirements to combat greenwashing, clear policy guidance and data sharing, and rapid scaling of finance to the best low-carbon investments. Those were some of the takeaway messages at the first-ever "Global Climate Finance and Risks" conference, held October 25 at Cornell University and online. Over 1,200 people from 49 countries regis  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release: MALVERN, Pa., Nov. 13, 2024-- Inland areas are increasingly vulnerable to flooding from both tropical storms and severe convective storms, yet the number of homeowners who purchase flood insurance is dismal, reflecting consumer misunderstandings about the coverage, according to the Insurance Information Institute's (Triple-I) updated Issues Brief. Flood: State of the Risk examines the flood ins  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 14 -- Rice University issued the following news release: A newly discovered waltz by Frederic Chopin, recently unearthed from a vault at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York, made its Houston debut Nov. 13 at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music. Doctor of Musical Arts candidate Szuyu Su performed the waltz as part of a recital featuring students of celebrated pianist and Shepherd School professor Jon Kimura Parker. The waltz, a striking A minor composition d  more

TROY, New York, Nov. 15 -- Hudson Valley Community College issued the following news release: Hudson Valley Community College's Applied Technologies Department has reached a record number of female students in automotive technology degree and certificate programs. In total, 12 women are enrolled in automotive-related majors this fall, the highest percentage of female students the college has seen in its history and a positive indicator for the future workforce. Hudson Valley offers several aut  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: The civilian death toll from Israel's ongoing strikes across Lebanon continues to mount as the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah enters its 14th month. Yet, there has been no sign of accountability for Israel's unlawful attacks or violations of the laws of war. If there is no pressure for warring parties to answer for their violations, there is little reason to suspect they will change their behavior. The situation is dire.  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees issued the following news release: The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) applauds the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) recent ruling that mandatory captive audience meetings--employer-led, meetings designed to dissuade workers from unionizing--are unlawful nationally. The NLRB's decision represents a significant step in protecting workers' rights to make independent choices ab  more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Systems engineering experts worldwide from academia, industry and government gathered Nov. 3-5 at Cornell to present research and exchange insights on approaches to global systems challenges as part of the first annual Cornell Systems Summit. Hosted by the Cornell Systems Engineering program, the theme of the inaugural summit was "Transdisciplinary Frontiers in Systems Engineering Innovation." Cliff Whitcomb, co-organi  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Nov. 14 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Nine digital collections from La Casita Cultural Center 's Cultural Memory Archive are now publicly available in the New York Heritage Digital Collections thanks to a grant from the Central NY Library Resources Council (CLRC). The Digital Library Program at Syracuse University Libraries, in collaboration with La Casita, submitted the grant application to CLRC in 2020 to create digital access to the history and experie  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 13 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news: * * * LDF Files Brief Opposing Arkansas's Motion for Summary Judgment in Redistricting Case * * * Late yesterday, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), O'Melveny & Myers LLP, and longtime LDF cooperating attorney Arkie Byrd filed a brief in opposition to the state of Arkansas's motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit challenging the way the state's congressional districts were redrawn in 2021. The lawsuit   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: Using the Composite Indexes: The Leading Economic Index (LEI) provides an early indication of significant turning points in the business cycle and where the economy is heading in the near term. The Coincident Economic Index (CEI) provides an indication of the current state of the economy. Additional details are below. The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(r) (LEI) for Brazil, together with Fundacao Getulio Varga  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: Using the Composite Indexes: The Leading Economic Index (LEI) provides an early indication of significant turning points in the business cycle and where the economy is heading in the near term. The Coincident Economic Index (CEI) provides an indication of the current state of the economy. Additional details are below. The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(r) (LEI) for France declined by 0.3% in September 2024 to  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 -- The Local Initiatives Support Corp. issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * LISC is teaming up with Lowe's to help small businesses in Western North Carolina recover from the impacts of Hurricane Helene. We will make $20,000 grants to 100 small businesses to address urgent needs and jumpstart recovery. Small businesses in disaster-declared communities may apply for grants from Nov. 18 to Nov. 22. Company to support small businesses and local business dev  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 -- The Local Initiatives Support Corp. issued the following news release: * * * Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is donating $65 million to LISC, the largest contribution in our organization's 45-year history. This is Scott's second grant to LISC, building on a $40 million gift in 2020 that was used to seed programs to narrow gaps in health, wealth and opportunity, particularly for communities of color. New funding brings Scott's total support for LISC's work to $105 million   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to the Boston Globe on Nov. 14, 2024: * * * A Lot of Trump Voters Saw More Light than Darkness in His Message By Robert Henderson - Progressive overreach helped push many people away from the Democratic Party. But there also was something in Trump's talk that attracted them. At the end of the presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris and her surrogates placed a bet on a hard-edged closing ar  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 12 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Trump Might Have Won the First Postracial Election By Jason L. Riley - Black and Hispanic voters defect from Democrats, who have long relied on identity-politics appeals. When Barack Obama won the White House in 2008, it was the first time since 1992 that a Democratic president's party also ran Congress. Democrats were giddy in anticipation of a political realignment   more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news: On a sunny Friday in September, kindergarteners encircled Charlie Hernandez '26 outside the Onondaga Nation School in Nedrow, New York. He was describing a new medicinal garden he and other Cornell students were helping the community install at the school, which would include native plants with cultural significance to the Onondaga people: sweetgrass, common elderberry and wild plum trees, nodding onion, wild ginger and   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Jennifer Fairfield-Williams MACON -- Mercer University Press will host its 34th Annual Authors Luncheon on Saturday, Dec. 14, at the InterContinental Buckhead in Atlanta, featuring book signings with several acclaimed authors. The event also features a luncheon with presentations from authors Jonathan Eig, Benjamin Gilmer, Deborah Roberts and J. Dana Trent, who will also be signing books. Jonathan Eig is the  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following news release: * * * World's largest and most popular online gaming platform inundated with hate * * * More than 1.8 million unique pieces of extremist or hateful content, including explicitly antisemitic, neo-Nazi and Islamist terrorist material, were identified on Steam, the world's largest and most popular online gaming marketplace, new research from ADL (Anti-Defamation League) finds. In an unprecedented platfo  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following statement: * * * Legal Defense Fund (LDF) President and Director Counsel Janai Nelson issued the following statement in response to the President-elect's nomination of Rep. Matt Gaetz to be Attorney General: "It's hard to imagine a more dangerous choice for the position of Attorney General than Matt Gaetz. The job requires an unwavering commitment to the rule of law and firm allegiance to our democratic in  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: President-elect Trump announced today that he will put Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy, a well-known antivax advocate and conspiracy theorist, would guide the federal government's health, well-being, and medical programs and has signaled he would kick off information gathering efforts that experts worry could chill essential  more

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, Nov. 15 -- Niagara University issued the following news: By Lisa McMahon Niagara University was the host institution for the 31st annual International Vincentian Business Ethics Conference, a gathering of leading academics, business professionals, and young scholars to examine and reflect on current ethical issues affecting businesses, as well as economic, political, and social life. The event, which was held virtually Oct. 24-26, 2024, focused on the theme "Why It Mus  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- New York University issued the following news release: * * * "Crystal Math" uses equations--and minimal resources--to rapidly predict the 3D structures of molecular crystals, which could speed up R&D for drugs and electronic devices * * * Researchers at New York University have devised a mathematical approach to predict the structures of crystals--a critical step in developing many medicines and electronic devices--in a matter of hours using only a laptop, a pr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Open Society Foundations issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: NEW YORK--The Open Society Foundations today announced the global launch of The Ideas Letter, an online magazine and newsletter that delivers political and cultural perspectives to readers who are open to the unconventional. "The mission of The Ideas Letter is to provide readers with contributions from across ideological and intellectual aisles, from a range of disciplines, intended to bolst  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Nov. 14 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: After years of persistence, Oklahoma State University senior McKenzie Davis finally achieved her dream of attending New York Fashion Week. But her vision extends far beyond the runways of Manhattan she wants to transform Oklahoma into the next fashion destination. The Spears School of Business marketing major and MBA 4+1 candidate saw beyond the glamour and bright lights to a future where her home state has i  more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news: By probing chemical processes observed in the Earth's hot mantle, Cornell scientists have started developing a library of basalt-based spectral signatures that not only will help reveal the composition of planets outside of our solar system, but also could demonstrate evidence of water on those exoplanets. "When the Earth's mantle melts, it produces basalts," said Esteban Gazel, the Charles N. Mellowes Professor in Engi  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (TNSres) -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * * Turkmenistan's authorities refuse to renew the passports of Turkmen citizens abroad via diplomatic missions, pressuring them to return to Turkmenistan. * This policy is one of several ways Turkmenistan's government interferes with their citizens' freedom of movement and seeks to assert control over their citizens extraterritorially. Without a valid passport, Turkmen migrants are undocumented and face numerous  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran issued the following news release: * * * Judges Violate Iran's Own Laws Under Pressure from the Security Establishment Ruling Meant to Intimidate Public on Eve of Anniversary of Bloody November 2019 Protests * * * Six protesters involved in Iran's "Woman, Life, Freedom" uprising in 2022 have been sentenced to death in a case marred by severe due process violations, torture-tainted confessions, lack of evidence, and breaches of Iran's  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Nov. 14 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Syracuse Stage continues the 2024-25 season with "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella," the wondrous musical from theatre's most iconic songwriting duo. Co-produced with the Department of Drama in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, the production is directed by Melissa Rain Anderson ("A Christmas Carol," "Disney's The Little Mermaid"), with music direction by Brian Cimmet and choreography by Jessica Chen. "Rodg  more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Treat yourself to some music over the next week, with several concerts to choose from: the Cornell Chamber Orchestra, Cornell Jazz Ensemble with guest vocalist Sara Gazarek, Cornell Wind Faculty Recital, Midday Music for Organ with David Yearsley and the Cornell Wind Symphony with the Yosvany Terry Quartet. Below, find a selection of other upcoming events that are open to the public. Town-Gown Awards Celebrate communit  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 -- Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, issued the following news release: More than a quarter million people screened for risk November 14, 2024 More than 250,000 people have learned their risk of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D) through TrialNet screening. TrialNet and Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) announced the research milestone as part of National Diabetes Month, observed each November to raise awareness about di  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 15 -- The State University of New York University at Albany issued the following news: A $2 million virtual institute is helping train the next generation of cybersecurity professionals for future military and civilian leadership positions. The Virtual Institute of Cyber Operation and Research (VICOR) was launched in 2022 by researchers at the University at Albany and Florida International University. The institute aims to advance a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) VICER  more

BUFFALO, New York, Nov. 15 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * UB is the sole New York institution in the 17-member alliance, which promotes student success, especially among underrepresented groups * * * The University at Buffalo has joined University Innovation Alliance (UIA), a pioneering consortium of U.S. public research universities dedicated to fostering student success among underrepresented, first-generation and disad  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 -- Parliamentarians for Global Action issued the following news: PGA warmly congratulates the Parliament of Vanuatu and its PGA Member Hon. Minister Andrew Napuat, MP on the occasion of the approval by parliament on 12 November 2024 of accession to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. Hon. Minister Andrew Napuat, MP in his then capacity as First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Vanuatu, was an active and effective participant/representative from Vanuatu at the PGA Regio  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 -- The AFL-CIO Writers Guild of America East issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: After eight months of bargaining, the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Motion Picture Editors Guild IATSE Local 700 (MPEG) today delivered a petition to Liz Garbus and Dan Cogan, the owners of the nonfiction production company Story Syndicate, demanding they settle a fair contract in an expeditious manner. Among the more than 250 WGAE and MPEG members who signed the petiti  more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news: In addition to Bayou City, Space City and H-Town, Houston has been called the Prophetic City a reference to its majority-minority status previewing demographic changes to come in growing cities and suburbs across the U.S. Yet scholars have devoted surprisingly little attention to immigrant rights in the nation's fourth-largest city, where nearly one-third of the 2.3 million residents are foreign-born, says Shannon Glees  more