ITHACA, New York, Feb. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * 3 ways to protect honeybees - as keepers and community members In 2023, the United States lost 48% of its agriculturally managed honey bee colonies in an unprecedented year. But the issue is more complex than the statistics can communicate. In a Cornell Keynote from eCornell, Marina Caillaud, a lecturer of entomology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), explains honey bee decline -- which is t  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 6 -- Albany Law School issued the following news: * * * Albany Law School to Honor Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam at Annual Kate Stoneman Day Celebration Albany Law School will honor the late Hon. Sheila Abdus-Salaam, the first African American woman to serve as a judge on New York's highest court, at the law school's 31st annual Kate Stoneman Day celebration. Albany Law School's Kate Stoneman Honorary Committee has selected Judge Abdus-Salaam as this year's recipient of the  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * An Architect Merges Design With Urbanism, History, Dance, and More GSAPP's Mario Gooden believes that architecture must fully engage with the cultural landscape. Mario Gooden (GSAPP'90) is a busy man. In addition to being a professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, he is director of GSAPP's Master of Architecture Program, and co-director of its Global Africa Lab. He is also director o  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * Anne Smalling elected Board of Trustees chair Anne Meinig Smalling '87, a third-generation Cornellian with deep ties to the university, was elected the 18th chair of the Cornell Board of Trustees during a special meeting on Feb. 4., Click to open gallery view Anne Meinig Smalling '87 The first woman and second member of her family to lead the board's 64 voting trustees, Smalling, a trustee since 2017, will beg  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 5 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James and Coalition of 13 Attorneys General Issue Joint Statement on Protecting Access to Gender-Affirming Care February 5, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general to reaffirm their commitment to protecting access to gender-affirming care in the face of the Trump administration's recent Executive Order.  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 5 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures Historic Settlement With National Women's Soccer League for Mistreatment of Players February 5, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James, together with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Washington, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb, today announced a landmark settlement with the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) after numero  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 5 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures Prison Sentence for Serial Health Care Fraudster February 5, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the sentencing of Imran Shams, 66, of California, to eight and one third to twenty-five years in state prison for his role in a scheme that wrongfully billed Medicaid millions of dollars for fraudulent medical testing serv  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 5 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James' Office of Special Investigation Releases Report on Death of Caesar Robinson February 5, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James' Office of Special Investigation (OSI) today released its report on the death of Caesar Robinson, who died on April 13, 2023 after an encounter with members of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in Brooklyn. Fo  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 5 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James' Office of Special Investigation Releases Report on Death of Ervin Zacarias Antonio Agustin February 5, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James' Office of Special Investigation (OSI) today released its report on the death of Ervin Zacarias Antonio Agustin, who died on May 19, 2024 following a motor vehicle collision involving a New York City Pol  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 5 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL KWAME RAOUL SECURES HISTORIC SETTLEMENT WITH NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE OVER PLAYER MISTREATMENT Settlement Requires NWSL to Create $5 Million Fund for Players who Experienced Abuse; Mandates New Safety Protocols Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb and New York Attorney General Letitia James, today annou  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * Attorneys General Require NWSL to Create $5 Million Fund for Players Who Experienced Abuse, Allow State Enforcement of New Safety Protocols * * * DC Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb, alongside New York Attorney General Letitia James and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, today announced a landmark settlement with the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 6 -- Breeze Airways, a domestic airlines, issued the following news release: * * * Breeze Airways Adds Three New Cities, 19 New Routes to its Nationwide Network New Breeze Service from Rochester and Albany, New York, and Memphis, Tennessee, to Begin This Spring SALT LAKE CITY (February 5, 2025) - Breeze Airways, the premium leisure low-cost carrier offering affordable nonstop service across the U.S., today announced sit will begin offering service in three new citi  more

BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 6 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Building trust in artificial intelligence Study finds framing can boost employee confidence, but one big error can destroy it BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Trust is crucial for the successful integration of artificial intelligence into organizations, and new research from the Unviersity at Buffalo School of Management reveals that framing the competence of AI systems can signific  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 6 -- Anheuser-Busch, a brewing company, issued the following news release: * * * Busch Light & Nascar Driver Ross Chastain "Circle" Through The Great Outdoors During This Year's Big Game Two New Survival Skills-Themed Spots from The Beer Brewed For The Great Outdoors Bring TheBusch Guide Back New York, NY - February 5, 2024 -Busch Light returns to the biggest day in sports this year with not onlyone, but two new spots that will deliver trail-tested know-how and a go  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * CCE appoints assistant director of program development and accountability Celeste Carmichael has been appointed assistant director for Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE), overseeing program development and accountability. Carmichael will lead statewide programmatic efforts, working with local, campus, and national program leadership. She will also guide staff development as it relates to program planning and re  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- Clayton, Dubilier and Rice, an investment firm, issued the following news release: * * * CD&R Appoints Sam Camens as Managing Director New York, NY February 05, 2025 CD&R (or the "Firm") announced today the appointment of Sam Camens as Managing Director. Sam will drive CD&R's health and welfare strategy, including supporting related diligence and investment activities and partnering with management teams to create best-in-class benefits programs for portfolio company emp  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 5 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Releases Draft General Permits for Certain Activities in Wetland Areas Public Comments Accepted Until March 14, 2025 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced the release of five new draft general permits and two updated general permits for various activities in State-regulated freshwater wet  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Feb. 6 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * El Dorado fights back: Project focuses on environmental resistance in the Guianas Giovanna Montenegro receives an NEH grant to finish work on her upcoming book By Jennifer Micale For centuries, the legend of El Dorado has drawn speculators into the South American jungles, looking for the fabled city of gold. In a way, this fantasy is still driving the economics of extraction in the Guyana Shield, a multi  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- Fox, a media company, issued the following news release: * * * Fox Corporation Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Results FOX REPORTS SECOND QUARTER FISCAL 2025 REVENUES OF $5.08 BILLION, NET INCOME OF $388 MILLION, AND ADJUSTED EBITDA OF $781 MILLION NEW YORK, NY, February 4, 2025 - Fox Corporation (Nasdaq: FOXA, FOX; "FOX" or the "Company") today reported financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The Company reported total quarterly reve  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * Frederick Ahl, innovative classics scholar, dies at 83 Frederick M. Ahl, professor of classics emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), died on Jan. 27 in Rochester, New York. He was 83. A scholar of Greek and Roman epic and drama and the intellectual history of Greece and Rome, Ahl was considered among the greats in Latin literature, known for his scholarship, translations, and connections with theat  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * How Can Robots Improve Our Waterways? Cody O'Ferrall worked as a fisherman in Alaska before studying here. Now he's building a boat to clear urban ponds of algae. Cody O'Ferrall first discovered an interest in engineering while studying at St. John's College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where students follow a curriculum focused on the Great Books. There, he developed an interest in physics and the ways that we use math to   more

BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 6 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * In unity against gun violence, UB and MSU invite peer medical schools to join them at Remembrance Conference 2025 In memory of mass shootings in Buffalo and East Lansing, physicians and medical students are partnering to honor lives lost by addressing this public health crisis BUFFALO, N.Y. -- In the wake of mass casualty tragedies on and near their campuses, two m  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 5 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Innovative Researchers Join A&S In Spring 2025 The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) has welcomed five new professors for the Spring 2025 semester. According to A&S Dean Behzad Mortazavi, this group of innovative researchers brings important expertise to Syracuse University's largest and oldest college. "I am delighted that these new faculty members are joining A&S, bringing their research specializations an  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- Latham and Watkins, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Jerome McCluskey brings both in-house and private practice experience advising on complex leveraged finance and private credit transactions. * * * Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Jerome McCluskey has joined the firm as a partner in the Banking and Private Equity Finance Practices. He is resident in the New York office and looks forward to expanding his practice to Boston. McCluskey   more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * Limiting lawn management benefits soil ecosystems Turfgrass - including sports fields, roadside ditches and residential lawns - makes up 40 million acres of the United States' land surface, bigger than the entire state of New York. Collectively, all that grass plays a critical role in ecological processes such as absorbing and filtering water, sequestering carbon and providing habitat for an array of creatures.   more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * Marine herbivores chomp eelgrass, making it susceptible to wasting Eelgrass, a type of flowering seagrass found in temperate zones around the world, provides habitat for many species, protects coastlines, improves water quality, sequesters carbon and supports fishing economies. The foundation of a highly productive marine food web, eelgrass's health is paramount but mysterious. Scientists have long studied how t  more

PURCHASE, New York, Feb. 5 -- Mastercard issued the following news release: [Category: BizFinancial Services] * * * Mastercard supports Canadian small businesses with new funding: Meet the recipients of the Mastercard x Pier Five Small Business Fund Recipients receive a $10,000 CAD grant and access to a diverse community of peers and experts to fuel their future growth Mastercard has unveiled the newest recipients of the Mastercard x Pier Five Small Business Fund. The Fund grants $10,000 C  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- MetLife, a provider of insurance, annuities and employee benefit programs, issued the following news release: * * * MetLife Announces Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2024 Results NEW YORK, February 5, 2025 - MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced its full year and fourth quarter 2024 results. Full Year Results Summary - Net income of $4.2 billion, compared to net income of $1.4 billion for the full year 2023. Net income of $5.94 per share, up 228 percent from the prior   more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * SUNY Chancellor King, Old Westbury President Sams, and Campus Community Join for Groundbreaking on Long Island Part of SUNY's Sustainability Plan to Achieve Net-Zero SUNY-Wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Zero Waste * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a $100.2 million New York State investment for the first major phase of a deep energy retrofit at SUNY Old Westbury. Th  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * New Yorkers Encouraged to Record Tree Plantings to Contribute to Statewide Sustainability and Reforestation Goals Every Tree Planted Contributes to State Goal of 25 Million Trees by 2033 * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the launch of a new webpage and interactive tracking tool to help document progress toward New York State's goal to plant 25 million trees by 2033.   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * Announcement Comes as City Celebrates Breaking All-Time High Jobs Record for Eighth Time Since Start of Administration, Unemployment Down Across All Demographics Part of Adams Administration's "Jobs Week," Highlighting City's Effort to Ensure Opportunity Reaches Every Borough, Block, and Neighborhood, and Working-Class Families Have Access to Good-Paying Jobs * * * New York City Mayor Eri  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * NBC News' Anne Thompson named Distinguished Visiting Journalist Anne Thompson, NBC News' chief environmental affairs correspondent, has been named the spring 2025 Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist in the College of Arts and Sciences. Each semester, the program brings accomplished journalists to Cornell to meet with faculty, staff and students. While on campus, March 3-7 and April 7-11, Thompson will meet   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- News Corp., a diversified media and information services company, issued the following news release: * * * News Corp Reports Second Quarter Results for Fiscal 2025 Fiscal 2025 Second Quarter Key Financial Highlights * Second quarter revenues were $2.24 billion, a 5% increase compared to $2.14 billion in the prior year, driven by growth at the Digital Real Estate Services, Book Publishing and Dow Jones segments * Net income from continuing operations in the quarter was $3  more

BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 6 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Ophthalmic complications in patients on antidiabetic GLP-1 medications are concerning neuro-ophthalmologists BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A small percentage of patients taking the extraordinarily popular GLP-1 medications have experienced vision problems, but a direct causal link with the drugs has not been established. That is the conclusion of a retrospective study published on  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release: Gerald "Jay" Konkel, a highly accomplished litigator regularly recognized by Chambers USA for his track record of success in significant insurance recovery matters, has joined Pillsbury as a partner in Washington, D.C. Before joining Pillsbury, Konkel was a partner at Morgan Lewis, where he has spent essentially his entire legal career. "Our Insurance practice is an established leader when it comes to advising polic  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- Latham and Watkins, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Marc Berger, a leader of the SEC's Enforcement Division and New York Regional Office between 2017 and 2021, and former Chief of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force in the SDNY, brings vast experience to the firm's market-leading White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice. * * * Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Marc Berger has joined the firm's New York office as a Gl  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Feb. 6 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Professor wins NSF CAREER Award for materials fabrication research By Katie Liu If you scratch a pencil on some paper, somewhere among the resulting scribbles, you may have created what's called a monolayer: a material that is about an atom thick. Stack that onto another similarly thin material, but one made of different atoms, and you would get a heterobilayer -- something physicists can twist and turn to  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following news: * * * Reducing Our Carbon Footprint with Renewable Diesel Turner Construction Company is reducing its carbon emissions by adopting renewable diesel -- a cleaner alternative to traditional fossil fuels. This effort is part of Turner's commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2030 across our project sites and offices. Turner has begun using renewable diesel on several projects, including on major data centers. These pil  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- Skanska, a construction and development company, issued the following news release: * * * Skanska USA Building unveils Skanska Advanced Technology Led by Executive Vice President Katie Coulson, new operating unit focuses on high-tech manufacturing NEW YORK, NY - Skanska USA, a leading global construction and development firm, has launched Skanska Advanced Technology (SAT), a new specialized operating unit focused on high-tech and semiconductor manufacturing. Part of the c  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- Skanska, a construction and development company, issued the following news release: * * * Skanska USA Building's Jimmy Mitchell returns to chair Board of Directors of Lifecycle Building Center ATLANTA, GA - Skanska, a founding member and cornerstone supporter of the Lifecycle Building Center of Greater Atlanta (LBC), announces Jimmy Mitchell, its Atlanta-based Sustainability Manager, as Board Chair of the material reuse nonprofit. Mitchell, who helped establish LBC in 2011  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 5 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Social Workers United Donation Drive to Benefit We Rise Above The Streets "If it was not for you Al-amin Muhammad I would not be alive and I would have not been in my own apartment for a year and three months." - Social media post from a client to We Rise Above The Streets founder Al-amin Muhammad We Rise Above The Streets Inc. is a Syracuse-based, non-profit organization that "delivers high energy messages  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 6 -- The New York State Department of Health issued the following statement: * * * Statement From Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald on Black History Month ALBANY, N.Y. (February 4, 2025) - "As we celebrate Black History Month, the New York State Department of Health is even more committed to continuing to advocate for the implementation of programs and policies that eliminate disparities and improve health outcomes for Black New Yorkers. "Black History Month is an  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 5 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Staying Well During Flu Season As the foundation of campus health and wellness, the Barnes Center at The Arch supports the Orange community in preparing for and navigating flu season. "Getting your flu shot, washing your hands and staying home if you feel sick, really add up when strengthening your ability to successfully navigate flu season," shares Dr. Karen Nardella, M.D., Barnes Center at The Arch medical  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: Governor Kathy Hochul today unveiled the findings from New York's first responder mental health needs assessment. The assessment was developed to better understand the mental health-related challenges facing individuals working in public safety fields and strengthen programs and services for these professionals. More than 6,000 individuals in law enforcement, emergency medical services,  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 4 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Syracuse University Experts Available to Discuss Tariffs For reporters looking for experts to offer insight on tariffs, please see comments from Syracuse University faculty who are available to speak with media. To arrange interviews, contact Ellen James Mbuqe, executive director of media relations, ejmbuq@syr.edu. Tariffs and the Auto Industry Terence Lau is Dean of the College of Law at Syracuse Universit  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * TNT Sports And HBO Sports Documentaries Present WE BEAT THE DREAM TEAM, Debuting February 17 On HBO And Max * The TNT Sports and HBO Original sports documentary WE BEAT THE DREAM TEAM, directed by Michael Tolajian ("Q Ball," "Once Brothers"), debuts MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. * Synopsis: WE B  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, issued the following news: * * * VHB and Fried Frank Host Event on the City of Yes Zoning Reforms Exploring how the initiative is shaping development opportunities in New York. VHB, in partnership with global law firm Fried Frank, recently hosted an insightful event examining the transformative impact of the City of Yes zon  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Kallpa Generacion S.A. on its issuance of US$500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.875% senior notes due 2032 and a corresponding tender offer for Kallpa's existing 4.875% senior notes due 2026. The successful issuance of the new notes included pricing the notes at the lowest spread over the Peruvian sovereign rate for an international corporate bond by a Peruvia  more