SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 4 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: In continuation of Syracuse University's commitment to providing comprehensive benefits and in appreciation of the contributions of faculty and staff, the University will be operating under its holiday schedule and Orange Appreciation Days format for the winter break period from 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, through Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. Normal business hours will resume on Thursday, Jan. 2. In addition to the regular Un  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 [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

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 -- The Drug Policy Alliance issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: A group of 18 organizations including New York civil rights organizations, small business supporters, cannabis social equity leaders, and drug research advocates today sent a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul expressing serious concerns about the administration's pivot away from the equity commitments outlined in the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA). To change course, the coalition called o  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 -- The Center for Reproductive Rights issued the following news release: Arizona health care providers filed a lawsuit today challenging a ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which is in violation of the state's new constitutional amendment protecting the fundamental right to abortion. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and providers have signed a stipulation stating that the ban is unconstitutional and that the state will not enforce the ban until 30 days after final  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 -- The Vera Institute of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: As the incoming Trump administration prepares its sweeping deportation agenda, a broad group of New York State elected officials, immigrant advocates, and impacted families today called for bold state-level action as part of the Campaign for Access, Representation, and Equity (CARE) for Immigrant Families coalition. The campaign is calling for a total investment of $165 million for the Office fo  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 4 -- Cornell University issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science has allocated 60% of the available time on the leadership-class supercomputers at DOE's Argonne and Oak Ridge national laboratories to 81 computational science projects for 2025, including a project led by Drummond Fielding, assistant professor of astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences. Fielding's project, "Pushing the Frontier of Cosmic Ray Transport in Interstel  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Dec. 5 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Funding to bring battery electrode production back to upstate * * * Ateios Systems, a leader in battery component manufacturing, has been awarded a $150,000 R&D grant and a $200,000 SuperBoost grant from the NSF Engines: Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine. This funding will support the company's pioneering approach to manufacturing next-generation, high-energy dense, environmentally friendly battery e  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Dec. 4 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation issued the following news release: New York, NY Uriel Barrera, an educator at KIPP Academy Middle School in the Bronx, has hit United Federation of Teachers Local 2 (UFT, an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, AFT) union officials with federal charges for illegally threatening teachers with the loss of existing benefits if they choose not to join the union, and for demanding dues payments from tea  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 -- The Center to Advance Palliative Care issued the following news release: * * * New Scorecard reviews each state's capacity to deliver high-quality care to people facing serious illness. * * * America's Readiness to Meet the Needs of People with Serious Illness: The 2024 Serious Illness Scorecard ("Scorecard") from the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) reveals that access to quality health care for people living with serious illness continues to remain variable and   more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 4 -- Cornell University issued the following news: The Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems (CROPPS) is excited to welcome Liz Jones as the Center's first Assistant Director for Research. Jones brings more than 20 years of experience in research management and scientific leadership, specializing in molecular and genomic applications that drive innovation in agriculture. In her role at CROPPS, Jones will coordinate research activities across interdisciplinary  more

BRONX, New York, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, a part of Montefiore Einstein, issued the following news release: Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine received $192 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) during 2024, remaining one of the top research institutions in the country. "Einstein's faculty members continue to demonstrate their leadership in their fields, excelling in all areas across the research spectrum--from basic scie  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 [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: ALEXANDRIA, Va. This week, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled that the court does not have jurisdiction to decide whether the government can continue to detain Nizar Trabelsi, a Tunisian national who was brought to   more

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 4 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Every year, Syracuse University students positively impact Central New York through community-engaged learning and volunteer service. This is especially true for students participating in First Year Seminar (FYS), a required one-credit course for all first-year and transfer students. FYS program staff work with several local organizations each year to find opportunities for students to volunteer, help people in the reg  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 4 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: New York, NY A New Zealand environmental group, represented by Earthjustice and Law of the Wild, filed suit today against U.S. fisheries regulators to protect the rarest marine dolphin in the world. The grassroots group, Maui and Hector's Dolphin Defenders, seeks to enforce the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act, which requires the U.S. government to ban seafood imports from any foreign   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- George Washington University issued the following news: A new report out this week by the New York-based human rights group, China Labor Watch, finds coffee farms in Starbucks' and Nestle's supply chains in China are not living up to the multinationals' ethical standards. The Washington Post reports these farms sometimes use children as workers, enforce excessive hours and lack lax safety standards to meet their targets. The investigation included 26 farms that form part o  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 -- The Interactive Advertising Bureau issued the following news: * * * Additional Speakers Include Executives from The Home Depot, TikTok, The Trade Desk, Uber, Verizon, and More * * * The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), the digital media and marketing trade association, announced its 2025 thought leadership and marketplace events schedule. "The future of our industry has never been more dynamic or full of potential," said Carryl Pierre-Drews, EVP, Chief Marketing Off  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following news release: * * * Israeli Americans have a 39-percent harder time * * * Jewish American job candidates needed to send 24 percent more applications to receive the same number of positive first responses from prospective employers as Americans with Western European backgrounds when applying to the same role, according to a study published today by the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center for Antisemitism Research. F  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news: The Legal Defense Fund and the law firm of Arnold & Porter issued a letter today on behalf of their clients, students and families in Southlake, Texas, demanding that the Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (OCR") release the findings in its investigation of civil rights violations by the Carroll Independent School District ("CISD") no later than December 31, 2024. LDF joins the families' dem  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to The Epoch Times on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * Moral Exhibitionism: The Hollow Virtue of Overreaction By Theodore Dalrymple Victory or defeat in democratic elections often provokes elation or misery, neither of which, for obvious reasons, is long lasting. Politicians rarely stick to their promises, and even when they try to do so they are often thwarted by circumstances beyond their control or by the surrept  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to RealClearHealth on Dec.3, 2024: * * * Biden's Midnight Spending Binge By Chris Pope The Biden administration's lame duck status does not appear to have deterred it from further inflating federal spending. Although federal law specifically prohibits Medicare from covering weight-loss drugs, the outgoing administration has tried to do exactly that - daring its successor to pay for a benefit which could  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 4 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Toward the end of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's new exhibition examining ancient Egypt's influence on Black artists, visitors will encounter an obelisk-like form inverted, sheathed in reflective silver and appearing suspended, as if by light. Designed by architects and artists Jennifer Newsom and Tom Carruthers, faculty members in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, the installation titled "Pyramidion" expl  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 4 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Cornell researchers have discovered a pathway by which E. coli regulates all-important zinc levels, an insight that could advance the understanding of metal regulation in bacteria generally and lead to antibacterial applications such as in medical instruments and surgical settings. Peng Chen, the Peter J. W. Debye Professor of chemistry and chemical biology in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), is corresponding auth  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 4 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: In an era when artificial intelligence floods our social media feeds with content that makes the fake seem real, how are people supposed to discern what is true? Creative advertising student Brooke Hirsch '24 came up with a solution to this problem. As misinformation surges online, Hirsch became increasingly concerned with how AI has made the creation and spread of fake news easier than ever. Her innovative solution?   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 -- Parliamentarians for Global Action issued the following news: * * * Types of Threat: Attacks on Legislature Due Process/Fair Trial Right Violations Hate or "Dangerous" Speech Closing Civic Space Marginalised Groups Targeted Persecution of MPs/HRDs Disinformation Campaign Limitations on Speech/Press Judiciary Undermined * * * Parliamentarians worldwide call on the Government of Nicaragua to unconditionally release legislators and Miskitu indigenous leaders Mr. Br  more

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: Pain is not merely a symptom of an underlying condition or disease. Researchers now see chronic pain as a condition of its own, based on common mechanisms and shared biological, psychological and social consequences across different types of pain. Chronic pain, which is longstanding pain that persists for over three months, was included in the most recent revision o  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 -- Physicians for Reproductive Health issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: Today, the Supreme Court of the United States is hearing oral arguments in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a case that challenges an active Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming hormone therapies for transgender people under 18 and encourages civilians to sue any health care provider assisting with safe, necessary, lifesaving health care to transgender youth. This case serves as the first time the SC  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 4 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Increasing the levels of endocannabinoids chemicals naturally produced in the body may thwart the highly addictive nature of opioids such as morphine and oxycodone while maintaining the drugs' ability to relieve pain, according to Weill Cornell Medicine investigators, in collaboration with The Center for Youth Mental Health at NewYork-Presbyterian. Endocannabinoids bind to cannabinoid receptors throughout the body that r  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 4 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Syracuse University is hosting a free, virtual National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps) regional course from Feb. 10 to March 12, 2025. Applications are being accepted until Jan. 15, 2025. The course is open to teams from academic institutions, research organizations and innovation hubs to empower researchers with the tools, skills and strategies needed to bring tech innovations to market. Space is li  more

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: Bonaventure University students representing the Physical Education, Sport Studies and Occupational Therapy programs delivered a presentation at a state conference that highlighted their innovative work in merging assistive technology with adapted physical education. St. Bonaventure students are regular attendees at the Annual Conference of the New York State Association for Health, Phys  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 4 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Inhibiting TLR7, an immune signaling protein, may help preserve the protective layer surrounding nerve fibers in the brain during both Alzheimer's disease and ordinary aging, suggests a study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine. Most nerve fibers in vertebrates are encased in sheaths made largely of myelin, a protein that protects the fibers and greatly enhances the efficiency of their signal conduction. The des  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 -- The New York Health and Hospitals issued the following news release: * * * The Center for Hand Surgery at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst gave patient Harry Perks something he had not had in 10 years: use of his right hand * * * Harry Perks was unable to use his right hand for 10 years, the result of a drug overdose that had deprived his brain of oxygen for three and a half minutes. His hand was stuck in a bent position, a condition called spasticity. He was unable to fee  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 [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 Supreme Court today held oral arguments in a landmark case brought by three families and a medical provider challenging a ban on gender-affirming hormonal therapies for transgender youth. The case, U.S. v. Skrmetti, began when an initial lawsu  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Council for International Business issued the following news: USCIB Manager of Corporate Responsibility and Labor Affairs Jose Arroyo represented businesses at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) Working Party meeting and the Meeting of National Contact Points (NCPs) in Paris. Arroyo participated as the delegate of Business at OECD (BIAC). As a key priority of USCIB's Corporate Responsibility and Labo  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 4 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: The holidays are upon us, which means there are plenty of fun and festive performances and events happening around Central New York (CNY). We have put together an entertaining list to help you get into a joyful holiday spirit. Performances Photo courtesy of the Landmark Theatre's Facebook page Disney's "THE LION KING" Address: 362 S. Salina St., Syracuse When: Wednesday, Dec. 4, through Sunday, Dec. 15 Admission:  more