ALBANY, New York, Feb. 19 -- Albany Law School issued the following news: * * * Albany Law BLSA Wins Chapter of the Year Award at 57th NEBLSA Convention Albany Law School's Black Law Students Association (BLSA) has made history by winning the coveted Chapter of the Year award at the 57th Annual Northeast Region, National Black Law Students Association (NEBLSA) Convention held in Boston, MA, from February 5th to February 9th, 2025. This is the first time that Albany Law BLSA has received this   more

BRONX, New York, Feb. 19 -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * Alfred P. Sloan Foundation President Adam F. Falk Named President and CEO of the Wildlife Conservation Society The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has named Adam F. Falk as its next President and CEO. He will begin in the role at WCS on July 1. Falk has served since 2018 as President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, which makes grants to support research in the sciences and social sc  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * ARC and PEN America Condemn the Imprisonment of Poet Mohamed Tadjadit (NEW YORK) - Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) and PEN America strongly condemn the sentencing of Algerian poet Mohamed Tadjadit to five years in prison by the Rouiba Court in Algiers on January 20, 2025 on charges of "i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Campaign Legal Center issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2025: * * * Campaign Legal Center Files FEC Complaint Over Mayor Eric Adams' Violations of the Ban on Foreign Election Interference Washington, D.C. -- Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to investigate New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who allegedly solicited and directed foreign nationals to illegally contribute to his 2021 and 2025 campaig  more

BRONX, New York, Feb. 19 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: * * * Coif Distinguished Visitor Stephen I. Vladeck Reflects on the Evolving Role of the Supreme Court By Anna Currell Georgetown Law Professor Stephen I. Vladeck talked about the shortcomings of the current U.S. Supreme Court and how its role in the American legal system has evolved at a recent lecture he gave at Fordham Law School. As the 2025 Coif Distinguished Visitor, Vladeck spoke to a standing-roo  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- Columbia University's Columbia Journalism School issued the following news: * * * Columbia Journalism School Community Members Win George Polk Awards Olivia Carville and Nick Thieme honored for groundbreaking investigative reporting. The 2024 George Polk Awards recognized Adjunct Professors Olivia Carville, '18 M.A. Business & Economics, and Nick Thieme for their exceptional work in investigative reporting. Carville, alongside Video Game Reporter Cecilia D'Anastasio, wo  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * How Do You Teach the Art of Listening? The Pedagogy of Listening Lab is doing just that through its expanding programming. By Eve Glasberg In a large, wood-paneled room at the Interfaith Center on Riverside Drive, a woman stood at the front of the room and started to sway to music, which had just begun playing. "For those who are interested, this piece is by Beautiful Chorus, an all-female vocal ensemble that I liste  more

STATEN ISLAND, New York, Feb. 19 -- The City University of New York's College of Staten Island issued the following news: * * * CSI Women's Soccer Head Coach Alex Mendolia Shares His Journey With the U.S. Women's National Team at Paris Olympics Women's Soccer Head Coach Alex Mendolia secured the opportunity of a lifetime during the summer of 2024 as he joined the support staff of the United States Women's National Team. Specializing in scouting, Mendolia analyzed the opponents faced by the US  more

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Feb. 18 [Category: Science] -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory posted the following news: * * * Deciphering brain diseases with click chemistry One in five people in the U.S. are living with a neuropsychiatric or neurodegenerative disorder. We have drugs to treat many of these conditions. We've all seen the commercials. Unfortunately, sometimes the side effects can be worse than the disease. A new collaboration at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) combining   more

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, Feb. 19 -- Niagara University issued the following news: * * * Dr. Derron Hilts Publishes Co-authored Paper Examining Effect of Student-to-School-Counselor Ratios on Student Achievement By Lisa McMahon Dr. Derron Hilts, assistant professor of education at Niagara University, and his colleagues, Dr. Yanhong Liu, associate professor in the School of Education at Syracuse University, and Dr. Xiuyan Guo, a psychometrician at Pearson VUE, recently published a paper entit  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Feb. 19 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Engineering technology faculty addressing green skills shortage in engineering education through new grant Inclusion of sustainability factors in the curriculum can improve learning outcomes and provide a professional edge Engineering technology faculty at Rochester Institute of Technology are addressing a green skills shortage through a new project to make sustainability concepts a mor  more

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, Feb. 19 -- Niagara University issued the following news: * * * Ethan Menchinger Awarded Research Scholarship to Explore Ottoman Exceptionalism By Lisa McMahon Dr. Ethan Menchinger, an adjunct professor in the history department at Niagara University, has been awarded a two-year research scholarship from the Gerda Henkel Foundation for a project on the history of the Ottoman Empire. His project, which began this month, explores "Ottoman exceptionalism," a set of beli  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: * * * Extremist Content Online: Files For Simulating Christchurch Terrorist Attack in Roblox Located; Clips of Recreations of Christchurch and Buffalo Attack Videos Using Videogames Located on TikTok The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located two sets of   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * Five Columbia Faculty Members Named Sloan Research Fellows They were recognized for contributions to chemistry, computer science, economics, neuroscience, and physics. Five Columbia faculty members have won 2025 Sloan Research fellowships, one of the most prestigious awards available to early-career scholars. The fellowships recognize "exceptional researchers at US and Canadian educational institutions, whose creativit  more

BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 19 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Forthcoming book explores how adult learners' writing suggests a need for more age-inclusive higher-ed practices BUFFALO, N.Y. - Adult learners in colleges and universities nationally comprise about a quarter of all undergraduate students. Although that figure fluctuates in relation to the overall economy and varies further depending upon how a non-traditional studen  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 18 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Freelance theater critic wins George Jean Nathan Award Brittani Samuel, a freelance theater critic who writes for The New York Times, The Washington Post and Broadway News, has been named winner of the 2023-24 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism. The award committee praised Samuel for her "impressive breadth of address to the playgoing public," foregrounding "the critic's own social position in an e  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship issued the following news: * * * Global Nonprofit NFTE Announces Winners of First-Ever "Imagination League" in World Series of Innovation Young innovators (ages 5-12) propose solutions to sustainable development goal-focused challenges The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) -- in partnership with Aramco, the Citi Foundation, and MetLife Foundation -- proudly announces the winners of the Imagination League of the World   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Growing Strong: Methane Mitigation Industry Expands Nationwide, Driving Economic Growth and Cutting Emissions (Durham, N.C.) A new Datu Research analysis finds that U.S. companies manufacturing technology and providing services to reduce harmful oil and gas pollution are experiencing strong economic growth nationwide. "These companies are creating high-quality jobs and strong  more

HEMPSTEAD, New York, Feb. 19 -- Hofstra University issued the following news: * * * Author Tackles the Taboo Subject of Ugliness Dr. Rhonda Garelick, founding director of Hofstra's Institute for Public Humanities and the Arts and the John Cranford Adams Distinguished Professor of Literature, spotlights artist and author Moshtari Hilal in her latest Face Forward column for The New York Times. Hilal will be speaking about and signing copies of her new book, Ugliness, at Hofstra University as p  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- The International Trademark Association issued the following news release: * * * International Trademark Association Opens Applications for 2025 Open Innovation Challenge at its Annual Meeting in San Diego The International Trademark Association (INTA) has officially launched its 2025 Open Innovation Challenge (OIC). The competition, now in its third year, is designed to rapidly propel start-up and scale-up businesses by offering professional guidance through expert judge  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Feb. 19 -- Iona University issued the following news: * * * Iona University Partners with Unitex to Launch New Scholarship in Nursing Leadership Scholarship helps to support the next generation of healthcare leaders New Rochelle & Bronxville, N.Y. - Iona University is proud to partner with Unitex, a family-owned and operated medical uniform and linen services business, to establish the Unitex Scholarship for Nursing Leadership. The scholarship, funded by Unitex Chairm  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- The City University of New York's John Jay College of Criminal Justice issued the following news: * * * John Jay College Recognized in Carnegie's New Research Classification For the first time in its history, John Jay College of Criminal Justice has been formally recognized for its growing research enterprise in the latest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. John Jay has been designated as a Research College and University, a new category that ack  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Opposes Confirmation of Linda McMahon as Nominee for... As the Senate continues considering President Trump's nominees for key cabinet positions, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) sent a letter to members of Congress voicing its opposition to the potential confirmation of Linda McMahon as U.S. Secretary of Education. The organization, which successfully litigated Brown v. Bo  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: * * * LEI for Mexico Inched Up in January 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) (L  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 18 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Los Angeles Program Students Help Community Members Affected by California Wildfires Students spending the spring semester in the University's Dick Clark Los Angeles Program arrived in California in early January. Their first order of business was to attend orientation activities beginning Jan. 6 and acclimate to the Los Angeles area. Soon, they were immersed in the community in a way they never could not have  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Mayor's Roadmap: Paving the way to healthier cities All Americans deserve to drink safe water. There are an estimated 9 million homes and businesses across the U.S. that still get their water from lead pipes, exposing millions of children and adults to negative health impacts associated with lead. Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EP  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release: * * * Nearly One-Third of American Jewish College Students Feel Faculty Members Have Promoted Antisemitism or Learning Environments Hostile to Jews: New Survey Survey also found 43% of Jewish college students avoided expressing their views about Israel on campus or to classmates because of fears of antisemitism Nearly one-third (32%) of American Jewish college students report feeling t  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 18 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * New appointments to bolster research and innovation Krystyn J. Van Vliet, vice president for research and innovation since 2023, has been named vice president for innovation and external engagement strategy for the university., Click to open gallery view Gary Koretzky and Krystyn Van Vliet Dr. Gary Koretzky '78, Cornell's former vice provost for academic integration who helped steer the university through the  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 19 -- The Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law issued the following school news: * * * Priyanka Motaparthy Takes on Injustice in Challenging Times By Shanice Harris Priyanka Motaparthy always knew she wanted to amplify the perspective of those who are so often ignored. With an early interest in writing and literature, she set her sights on becoming a journalist -- graduating from Brown University and landing an editorial assistant job at The New York Times  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release: * * * NYC Health + Hospitals' NYC Care Announces Durable Medical Equipment Benefit for Members With NYC Care, eligible members can now access low and no-cost durable medical equipment including wheelchairs, rolling walkers, and CPAP machines NYC Health + Hospitals' NYC Care is a health care access program available to all New Yorkers regardless of one's immigration status or abi  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release: * * * NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health Celebrates New Location for Ida G. Israel Community Health Center House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joins ceremony marking a major milestone in expanding healthcare access for South Brooklyn Feb 18, 2025 NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health CEO Svetlana Lipyanskaya, NYC Health + Hospitals President and CEO Dr. Ka  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 18 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * One-stop bird flu resource center fills information gaps News and guidance on avian influenza is scattered across government and state agency websites, and rampant misinformation is spread across the internet. In response, Cornell has launched a comprehensive resource that offers a one-stop clearinghouse for the most current and trustworthy information on bird flu. A new online Avian Flu Resource Center provide  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- The City University of New York's Graduate Center issued the following news: * * * The Painted Woolly Bat: A Victim of Its Own Beauty? Conservation biologist Joanna Coleman shines a light on the near-threatened Kerivoula picta and a growing online trade in dead bat ornaments. The painted woolly bat is bright orange and furry, with wings that resemble a monarch butterfly's. It is a stunning specimen of mammal in the order of Chiroptera. Only beauty can sometimes be a curs  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 18 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Qualitative Data Repository: A National Resource for Managing Qualitative Data Across the Social Sciences Syracuse University is home to the only data repository in the nation dedicated to the archiving, storage and sharing of digital data collected through qualitative and multi-method research in the social sciences and related disciplines. The Qualitative Data Repository (QDR), established in 2014, provide  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- Rockefeller University issued the following news: * * * Researchers identify a gene potentially linked to the evolution of spoken language Whether humans are singular among animals in their use of complex language remains a hot topic among scientists in many fields. Rockefeller University researchers Robert B. Darnell and Erich D. Jarvis recently made a discovery that could change the terms of that debate: The alteration of a single amino acid in a single gene may have co  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Resignation of Food and Drug Administration Leader Is a Setback for Safety of U.S. Food System (WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 18, 2025) The head of the Food and Drug Administration, Jim Jones, announced his resignation today, citing far-reaching staff cuts at the agency. "In addition to his wide-ranging expertise on toxic chemicals, nutrition and public health, Jim Jones brough  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- Rockefeller University issued the following news: * * * A single protein may have helped shape the emergence of spoken language The origins of human language remain mysterious. Are we the only animals truly capable of complex speech? Are Homo sapiens the only hominids who could give detailed directions to a far-off freshwater source or describe the nuanced purples and reds of a dramatic sunset? Close relatives of ours such as the Neanderthals likely had anatomical featur  more

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, Feb. 19 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2025: * * * Survey: Almost half of American men have online betting accounts Twenty-two percent of Americans, including 48% of men 18 to 49 years old, have an account with at least one online sportsbook, according to a new poll of residents released today by the Siena College Research Institute (SCRI) and St. Bonaventure University's Jandoli School of Communication. Bettors overwhel  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 18 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Syracuse University Art Museum Names Coral Silver as the 2024-25 Palitz Art Scholar The Syracuse University Art Museum is pleased to announce Coral Silver as the 2024-2025 Louise '44 and Bernard Palitz Art Scholar. The Palitz Graduate Art Scholar Endowed Fund was established in 2011 by longtime museum advocates Louise Beringer Palitz and Bernard Palitz to support outstanding Syracuse University graduate studen  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Feb. 19 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * This. Is. Serious. Adding extra periods to your texts makes them seem more intense 'Textisms' provide meaning in the absence of physical gestures, facial expressions By John Brhel What would you think if you received this text message? "Buy some milk" Pretty straightforward. Nothing to bat an eye at. But what if the text read like this? "Buy. Some. Milk." A little more intense, right? Does the texter  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 18 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Two early-career faculty win 2025 Sloan Research awards Assistant professors Allison Koenecke and Wen Sun are among 126 early-career researchers across North America who have won 2025 Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Koenecke is in the Department of Information Science in the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science; Sun is in the Department of Computer S  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 18 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Tyler Center for Global Studies Awards Grant to University to Fund International Travel for Research and Creative Projects The Tyler Center for Global Studies has awarded a $20,000 grant to Syracuse Abroad and the Syracuse Office for Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement (SOURCE). Tyler Center Fellowships will fund international travel (up to $5,000) for undergraduate research and creative projects. S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The U.S.-China Business Council issued the following news release: * * * USCBC and Other Leading Business Organizations Meet With Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New York NEW YORK--February 18, 2025--Members of the US-China Business Council (USCBC), a private, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization of more than 270 American companies that do business in China, today met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi while he was in New York to chair a UN Security Council meetin  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 (TNSres) -- The Wallace Foundation issued the following report on Feb. 18, 2025 entitled "Well-being and Well-becoming Through the Arts": * * * Well-being and Well-becoming Through the Arts A Picture of Mattering for Youth of Color New report identifies seven key elements of "culture-centered, community-based" youth arts programs that can provide a sense of belonging, identity affirmation, and skill development. Here is the summary: How we did this As fewer and fewer sch  more