ITHACA, New York, Jan. 21 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * "Workers Want a Say in Their Work" "Voice gap," which measures a worker's perceived gap between desired and actual influence at work, significantly impacts job-related outcomes, such as job satisfaction, according to new research by ILR Assistant Professor Duanyi Yang. "The findings were very straightforward," Yang said. "A voice gap is significantly associated with lower job satisfaction and well-being, as wel  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 21 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, issued the following news: * * * 'The Traitors' Season 3 Debuts as Most-Watched Unscripted Series in US January 21, 2025 Season 3 of The Traitors has made a strong impact since its premiere on January 9, with the first three episodes debuting on Peacock. According to preliminary Nielsen streaming data, the show achieved 499 million minutes of viewing during the week of January 6-12, marking a series high. This   more

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 21 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * AI, quantum drive discovery of peptides for microplastic cleanup A research team led by Cornell has demonstrated how quantum computing and artificial intelligence can be used to design new peptides capable of capturing microplastics that pose serious risks to ecosystems and human health. Peptides - chains of amino acids that can be sequenced for specific functions - can destroy microplastics by binding to their  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 21 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Announces Court Win Allowing Lawsuit Against Citibank to Continue January 21, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a significant victory in her case against Citibank (Citi) after a judge denied Citi's motion to dismiss the Office of the Attorney General's (OAG) lawsuit on its core claims that Citi failed to protect and reimbu  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 21 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Challenges Unconstitutional Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that she and a coalition of 18 states, as well as the City of San Francisco, are challenging President Donald Trump's Executive Order ending birthright citizenship, in violation of the constitutional right given to all children born in th  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 20 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Releases Statement on Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship in the United States New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after President Trump issued an Executive Order trying to end birthright citizenship in the United States:  "For over 156 years, the United States Constitution has clearly stated that anyone bor  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 21 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James' Office of Special Investigation Issues Notification of Investigative Findings Regarding Investigation into the Death of Kent Edwards January 21, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James' Office of Special Investigation (OSI) is today issuing a Notification of Investigative Findings regarding the investigation into the death of Kent Edwards, who  more

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 21 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * Beer sold in grocery stores drives higher sales in other categories When a grocery store starts selling beer, its sales grow beyond just six-packs and cases: Households, and beer-purchasing households in particular, visit the store more frequently and increase their total monthly grocery expenditures, according to new Cornell research. The finding has important implications for the intensely competitive grocery  more

HAMILTON, New York, Jan. 21 -- Colgate University issued the following news: * * * Colgate University and United Mexican States Strengthen Partnership Colgate University and the United Mexican States have taken yet another step to advance their collaborative, scholarly relationship. On Sept. 23, 2024, Colgate voluntarily restituted 1,005 archaeological items of cultural heritage to the people of Mexico, adding to 67 pieces returned in 2023. The transfer was arranged by the office of Consul   more

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 21 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Cultivating Engaged Citizens Through Reimagined Liberal Arts Framework The LAC is a set of requirements that all Arts and Sciences/Maxwell undergraduate students, as well as those students dually enrolled in Arts and Sciences and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications or the School of Education, need to fulfill for graduation. It guides students through a range of courses across the liberal arts. To  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 21 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN issued the following news: * * * David Culver Reports In "Operation Panda" for The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper EPISODE PREMIERES SUNDAY, JANUARY 26 AT 8PM ET/PT NEW YORK, NY - (January 21, 2024) - The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, a five-time Emmy(r) Award-winning CNN Original, returns with exclusive special access to the return of giant pandas to America, an important symbol of conservation and friendship between the United Stat  more

HAMILTON, New York, Jan. 21 -- Colgate University issued the following news: * * * Dudrick Promotes Open Dialogue Following Duke Seminar on Civil Discourse Last summer, George Carleton Jr. Professor of Philosophy David Dudrick was one of 20 academics who participated in Duke University sessions focused on promoting civil discourse on campuses across the United States. By exploring the value of open, face-to-face dialogue and strategies to cultivate intellectual sympathy among students, he dee  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 22 -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announces that Nicholas Folly has returned to the firm as a counsel in the White Collar and Regulatory Defense Group, in the San Francisco office. In this new role, Mr. Folly will advise clients on a broad range of white collar criminal defense matters including those related to emerging technologies, securities and investment advisor fraud, money laundering and other complex frauds and   more

NEW YORK, Jan. 22 -- Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson LLP, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: Fried Frank announced today that Aranpreet Randhawa has joined the firm as a partner in its global Asset Management Practice, based in London. She joins from Proskauer, where she was a partner in the firm's private funds group. Randhawa advises European and international clients on the structuring, formation and operation of both open- and closed-ended investment  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 21 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Game Changer: University Debuts State-of-the-Art Gaming and Esports Center Executive Director of Esports Joey Gawrysiak addresses the crowd during the grand opening of the Gaming and Esports Center on campus. (Photo by Tiancheng Tang '26) Continuing to innovate as a leading higher education institution for electronic sports (or esports) and gaming in the United States, Syracuse University has officially open  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 22 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes Boone is delighted to welcome Mergers and Acquisitions Partner Zachary Jacobs to the firm's New York office. Jacobs is the latest addition to the firm's nationally awarded Business Transactions Department, which earned the honor of Best Corporate Practice (Specialty - Midmarket) at The American Lawyer's 2024 Industry Awards late last year. Having started his career at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Jaco  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Jan. 22 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: The first pieces of a massive, historic theater pipe organ built more than 90 years ago have just been installed at Rochester Institute of Technology's music performance theater, currently under construction. About 240 feet of galvanized steel piping that will take air from the organ's blower to its chambers was installed in December by Carlton Smith, a professional theater pipe organ restorer   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 21 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: New Jersey Counters New York Congestion Pricing with Campaign to Encourage Relocation of New Jerseyans Commuting to NYC to New Jersey Eligible Companies Could Receive up to $500,000 TRENTON - The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has launched a marketing campaign to promote incentives designed to encourage New York-based companies with New Jersey employees to open  more

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 21 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * National Tutoring Observatory to accelerate the science of teaching After learning lagged for some K-12 students in virtual classrooms during the pandemic, students and their parents turned to online tutoring platforms to help fill the gaps. U.S. school districts did, too, investing more than $700 million in tutoring programs. This shift to virtual, one-on-one learning on various online platforms produced untap  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 21 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, issued the following news: * * * NBCUniversal Scores Big with 2024 Slate, Grossing 3.76 Billion January 21, 2025 Take a look back at some of our top news stories of the year. Universal Pictures' Wicked Surpasses $700M At Global Box Office This milestone was achieved even as the film transitioned to Premium VOD, where it became the best first week Universal has seen for any theatrical title with a premium re  more

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 21 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * New biodegradable graft could help cardiovascular patients Cornell engineers are aiming to create a big leap in vascular grafts, used to combat cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death worldwide. The biodegradable graft looks like a tough, stretchy straw. It not only expands and contracts like veins and arteries do as blood pumps through it. The graft is also biodegradable - it allows new vascular cel  more

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, Jan. 22 -- Niagara University issued the following news: * * * Grant also supports continued training of NYS probation officers * * * By Lisa McMahon Niagara University is honored to announce that it has been selected as a 2024-2025 grantee of the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation. The university received an $80,000 grant from the Cabrini Foundation to create specialized training for healthcare professionals and to continue its training in partnership with the New Yo  more

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, Jan. 22 -- Niagara University issued the following news: By Lisa McMahon Niagara University is honored to announce that it has been selected as a 2024-2025 grantee of the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation. The university has received a $90,000 grant from the Cabrini Foundation to expand initiatives by its College of Nursing to foster nurse resilience, effectively bridge the transition from student to healthcare professional, and decrease turnover and departure from the   more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 22 -- Nixon Peabody, a law firm, issued the following news release: Nixon Peabody LLP continues to expand its Healthcare practice with the addition of partner Whitney Phelps, who provides strategic guidance to healthcare stakeholders with a focus on transactional and regulatory matters. Based in the firm's Albany and New York City offices, Whitney has particular experience in health coverage and benefits. This includes managed care, such as Medicaid and Medicare Advanta  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 20 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * On First Day of New Presidential Administration, Governor Murphy Writes to President Trump Requesting Reexamination of Federal Approval on Congestion Pricing TRENTON - Today, Governor Murphy sent a letter to President Trump on his first day in office urging the Trump Administration to give New York's congestion pricing scheme the close examination it deserves. "As you begin your second t  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 22 -- The Pennsylvania Treasurer issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: * * * Sworn in for a second term, Treasurer Garrity outlines optimistic vision for the Keystone State * * * Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity today began her second term leading the Pennsylvania Treasury Department as she took the Oath of Office during a ceremony at The Forum Auditorium. Treasurer Garrity was sworn into office by the Honorable Maureen Beirne, President Judg  more

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 21 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * Packed house for inaugural Farm to School Summit In November, more than 500 stakeholders gathered at the OnCenter in Syracuse for the 2024 New York Farm to School Summit, where they exchanged innovative ideas, explored best practices and formed new partnerships. Cohosted by the New York State Department of Education and Cornell Cooperative Extension's Harvest New York team, the summit brought together educators  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Jan. 22 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: Pennsylvania College of Technology's Construction Management Association returned victorious from the recent Associated Schools of Construction Region 1 Conference & Competition in Albany, New York, where two student teams tested their skills and received valuable industry feedback. The college's teams competed in the heavy civil and pre-construction categories. After teams were briefed on   more

NEW YORK, Jan. 22 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release: Pillsbury advised Techpoint, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company that designs, markets and sells mixed-signal integrated circuits for multiple video applications in the security surveillance and automotive markets, in entering into a definitive agreement with ASMedia Technology Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company specializing in high-speed transmission interface IC design. Under the agreement, ASMedia wi  more

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 21 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * Ready to inspire: Fellowship program turns students into educators Rebecca Irwin, Ph.D. '20, is dialed in. The first-time professor has designed and taught course modules, figured out how to make complex engineering concepts accessible, and developed a philosophy that now shapes her approach to education - yet, her first official class doesn't start until this fall., Click to open gallery view Credit: Provide  more

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 21 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * Researchers put the shine on digitally rendered feathers Computer animators and video game designers may soon have a better way to create the purple-green sheen of a grackle's wing, or the pink flash on a hummingbird's throat, thanks to a new method for rendering iridescent feathers. Researchers in the lab of Steve Marschner, professor of computer science in the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and In  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 22 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news on Jan. 21, 2025: Ropes & Gray announced today that David Harris has joined the firm as a partner in its mergers & acquisitions practice. David's arrival augments a powerhouse team of New York-based M&A partners with one of the highest deal volumes this past year. The team includes partners Ariel Deckelbaum, who joined the firm in 2023, and Jackie Cohen and Suni Sreepada, who joined in 2022. "David is a tal  more

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 21 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * Six Cornell faculty win White House early career awards The White House has recognized six Cornell faculty members - Andrew Hein, Tashara M. Leak and Zhiting Tian from the Ithaca campus, and Steven Josefowicz, Ekta Khurana and Kristen Pleil from Weill Cornell Medicine - with 2025 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The awards were announced Jan. 14. The award is the highest h  more

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, Jan. 22 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: St. Bonaventure University has received a $1 million gift from Matt Davis, '87, and his wife, Laura. The Davises have earmarked $600,000 of their gift for the Athletic Performance Center, $300,000 for an endowment to benefit the School of Business, and $100,000 to the Bonaventure Fund annual appeal. The gift will count toward the $125 million goal of the university's Bolder Bonaventure Campaign  more

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 21 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * The Annual XR Access Symposium: Shaping the Future of Accessible Extended Reality The 2024 XR Access Symposium, held at Cornell Tech in New York City, brought together industry leaders, researchers, and advocates to discuss the role of extended reality (XR) in fostering digital accessibility. Under the theme "Insights from XR Assistive Technology," the sixth annual event explored new developments in XR that hop  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 21 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * The Whitman School Publicly Launches Whitman Leadership Circle Merit scholarships that retain top first-year students. Fellowships that allow faculty to pursue their interests and bring emerging knowledge back into the classroom. Physical improvements to the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, including Flaum Grand Hall, a centralized gathering place welcoming students and the entire Whitman community. T  more

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 21 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * Weaver democratizes data for communities in NYS and beyond As research director at the ILR School's Buffalo Co-Lab, Russell "Rusty" Weaver builds tools to help communities, policymakers and individuals make informed decisions about issues such as child care, wage inequality, evictions and broadband access. His collaborations with colleagues across ILR include New York at Work reports and a Feb. 6 webinar on how  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Jan. 21 (TNSjou) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: Managers at every company -- especially big corporations -- face a similar conundrum: What's the ideal way to organize employees to generate the best ideas? Is it better to work in large groups? Smaller ones? With other people who are similar or different? New research from Binghamton University offers insight into these questions -- and some of the results are not what you'd expect. For nearly 20 year  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 22 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBCP), a leading provider of concrete pumping and concrete waste management services in the US and UK, on its upsized private offering of US$425 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured second-lien notes due 2032. The company intends to use the net proceeds of the notes to pay the redemption price for all of Concre  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 22 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised cancer care provider GenesisCare UK on a pound sterling140 million debt facilities agreement to refinance its existing indebtedness and generate growth financing. "The White & Case debt finance team has once again advised on a significant debt finance raise, with GenesisCare UK now poised to continue its growth strategy in the healthcare sector," said White & Case pa  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 22 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Lightning Power on the successful repricing of its existing US$1.75 billion term loan credit facility. This transaction is expected to close in February 2025 and to result in interest expense savings of approximately US$17.5 million annually. Lightning Power's portfolio is composed of 18 natural gas-fired power projects owned by LS Power, strategically assembled to c  more