NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release: * * * "Children Left Defenseless" says LatinoJustice After Trump Halts Legal Aid for Immigrant Children The Trump administration suspended a program that provides legal representation to unaccompanied immigrant children. The decision halts the work of the Acacia Center for Justice and its subcontractors under a $200 million contract, leaving thousands of children without the legal assistance they need to help them n  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 [Category: Arts/Cultural] -- Metropolitan Opera issued the following news release: * * * 2025-26 Education, Media, And Young-Artist Programs In its 18th season, the Met's HD Live in Schools national program returns to nearly 70 school districts across the country, including Puerto Rico. Each partner district receives free tickets to The Met: Live in HD screenings at local movie theaters; complimentary educational licenses to Met Opera on Demand, the company's subscription st  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 [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., posted the following news release: * * * ACLU Launches Storytelling Series Highlighting Harms of Trump's Anti-Immigrant Policies, How Communities Are Fighting Back NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union launched today a new storytelling series documenting the harms of Tru  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release: * * * AJC Statement on the Return of Murdered Hostages Following today's return of Ariel Bibas, Kfir Bibas, and Oded Lifshitz, all murdered while in terrorist captivity in Gaza, American Jewish Committee (AJC) mourns with the families and all of Israel. AJC also anxiously awaits the return of Ariel and Kfir's mother, Shiri, and the planned release of six living hostages on Saturday. "I  more

HAMILTON, New York, Feb. 20 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Anzi Wang '25 Recognized for Research on Psycholinguistic Analysis Anzi Wang '25 Confronted with election data that suggests 60% of counted ballots belong to the Democratic Party, would you say that the Democrats "will probably win the election," or would you be more cautious and say they "might win the election"? Uncertainty expressions -- words like "might" and "probably" -- are spoken more or less cautious  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 20 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Ash Wednesday Schedule Announced Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the Christian season of Lent, is Wednesday, March 5. Ash Wednesday is March 5, marking the beginning of the Christian season of Lent. Lent is a 40-day period of reflection that guides people of Christian faith to the "Triduum," or Sacred Three Days, that begins on the evening of Maundy (Holy) Thursday and closes on Easter Sunday.   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 [Category: Sports] -- The National Basketball Association posted the following news release: * * * Bucks' Bobby Portis Jr. suspended 25 games NEW YORK - Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis Jr. has been suspended without pay for 25 games for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program by testing positive for Tramadol, it was announced today by the NBA. Portis' suspension will begin with tonight's game between the Bucks and LA Clippers at Fiserv Forum. *** Orig  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: * * * CEO Confidence Increased Sharply in Q1 2025 From cautious optimism to confident optimism The Conference Board Measure of CEO Confidence(tm) in collaboration with The Business Council increased by 9 points in the first quarter of 2025 to 60, the highest level in three years. For the first time since early 2022, the Measure was well above 50 in Q1 2025, indicating that CEOs have shifted from the cautious optimi  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 20 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Champion 'Cuse: Syracuse University Athletics Launches Sweeping $50M Campaign to Create Champions and Win Championships Syracuse University Athletics today announced the launch of Champion 'CUSE: The Campaign for Syracuse Athletics -- a sweeping $50 million fundraising campaign aimed at leveling up its success--on and off the playing fields--and across all its 20 NCAA Division 1 programs. Champion 'CUSE will f  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 20 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Chancellor Syverud Updates University Senate on New Federal Administration, Budget and Retirement of DPS Chief Good Afternoon. These are interesting times for American higher education. Since the last meeting of the University Senate on Jan. 22, there have been almost daily developments coming from Washington concerning law, regulation, and policy applying to colleges and universities. I fully expect there wil  more

YONKERS, New York, Feb. 21 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release: * * * Consumer, industry and public health groups' statement on FDA staff reductions at the agency's food safety program WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2025--In response to a reduction in workforce at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a coalition of consumer, industry, and public health stakeholder groups issues the following statement: "Ensuring the safety of our nation's food supply is a shared responsibilit  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran issued the following news release: * * * Death Sentence for Woman Labor Activist In Iran Re-Issued Three Women Political Prisoners Face Execution on Sham Charges Iranian authorities have once again sentenced female labor activist Sharifeh Mohammadi to death, despite the Supreme Court previously overturning her initial death sentence. Mohammadi was arrested on bogus charges solely in retaliation for her peaceful activism and handed a de  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 20 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Dimond family gift to support Nolan School scholarships A $13 million endowment from the Dimond family will fund scholarships at the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration, as part of the university's " To Do the Greatest Good " campaign. The endowment, which contributes to Cornell's Undergraduate Affordability Initiative, unlocked $2.5 million through the university's affordability ch  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 20 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * DisabilityStatistics.org offers visualization and local data When the revamped DisabilityStatistics.org website launches later this month, it will provide data about disability prevalence and demographics on the national, state, local and legislative-district level. DisabilityStatistics.org is published by the Northeast ADA Center, which is housed in the Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, located in  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 19 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Documenting Uyghur history for the sake of the future Zilala Mamat '26 knows that her work documenting Uyghur heritage is dangerous. Shortly after she interviewed a Uyghur historian last summer in Uzbekistan, he was murdered. After Mamat delivered a 2024 TedX talk at Cornell -- telling stories about victims of persecution -- her family members were targeted. She's received threatening phone calls and was stoppe  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release: * * * Dr. Michelle Soto Appointed Medical Director of Ambulatory Care at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx Dr. Soto will oversee NCB's many outpatient clinics in this role, including its pediatric, women's health, primary care, and the medical and surgical specialties Feb 20, 2025 Bronx, NY -- NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi | North Central Bronx CEO Christopher Mastrom  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Environmental Defense Fund Appoints Leading Natural Resource Economist Christopher Costello as Chief Economist The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) announced the appointment of Christopher Costello as its new Chief Economist. Costello, a distinguished professor of natural resource economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), brings decades of experience and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Gallup Poll Finds Almost 1 in 10 in U.S. Identify as LGBTQ+, a Record Amount WASHINGTON -- New polling out today from Gallup, as reported in the New York Times, shows that almost 1 in 10 adults in the U.S. identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community, a breathtaking increase from a few years ago that shows how the rise in acceptance of LGBTQ+ identities over the course of the pas  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran issued the following news release: * * * Joint Statement: 20 Rights Organizations Alarmed by Appointment of Notorious Judge as Head of High Council for Human Rights In a joint statement released today, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) alongside nineteen human rights organizations, condemned the appointment of Nasser Seraj, a notorious judge in the Islamic Republic of Iran with a documented record of human rights abuses, as the  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release: * * * LACI Advances City Climate Innovation Challenge for Zero Emissions Delivery and With New Grant From The Rockefeller Foundation $500,000 Funding Supports Technology, Business Model, and Policy Pilot Projects to Reduce Congestion and Pollution, While Strengthening the American Economy and Entrepreneurship 9 U.S. cities in CA, FL, KY, NY, PA, OR, and D.C. participating, representing 1 in 6 Americans Los   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Feb. 19, 2025, to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * Trump Risks Making the Same Economic Mistakes as Biden By Allison Schrager Much like his predecessor, the current president is eager to talk about the benefits of his policies but reluctant to confront their costs. There is one surefire way to know when someone is trying to pull one over on you: If they're promising something for nothing -- whether it's a  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Feb. 19, 2025, to Law and Liberty: * * * Liberal Realism and Liberal Idealism By Eric Kaufmann Among classical liberals, some cleave to an idealistic understanding of human nature, while others--realists--believe that social forces help shape human nature. Samuel Gregg has penned an impressive, historically-informed defense of classical liberalism. I strongly agree that liberty in Western societies  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Feb. 19, 2025, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Block a Road, Go to Prison By Tal Fortgang Trump and Congress can put an end to 'civil terrorism.' Left-wing radicals have made a habit of chanting "death to America" and "glory to the resistance" led by Iran and its terrorist proxies. The First Amendment protects their right to do so, and it should. But it doesn't protect them from punishment for c  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 20 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Middle East expert leads Einaudi as new director The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies is poised to make a difference on today's global problems, says the center's new director Ellen Lust. The key is the Einaudi community's energy for collaboration. Lust joined the Einaudi Center in January as director and John S. Knight Professor of International Studies. Her research examines the role of social i  more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 20 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * National Wildlife Federation, LG Highlight Monarch Butterfly NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The National Wildlife Federation and LG Electronics announced that the monarch butterfly will be the latest species highlighted in a dynamic display on an innovative and iconic Times Square billboard in New York City. The 3D anamorphic display of the butterfly underscores the urgent nee  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 21 -- Empire Center, a non-profit think tank, issued the following news release: * * * New Report Says Businesses Should Ask: What Would Micron Get? With chip-maker Micron Technology set to pull down the largest taxpayer subsidy in New York state history, a new report from the Empire Center looks at the other types of special treatment the company is receiving, and challenges other New York businesses to ask the question: what would Micron get? In The Micron Test, repo  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 20 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * New therapy may effectively control HIV in Uganda A multinational, multi-institutional study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators found little natural resistance to a new HIV therapy called lenacapavir in a population of patients in Uganda. The study, published Jan. 30 in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, adds to growing evidence that lenacapavir may be a powerful new tool in the global anti-HIV  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * NY's Highest Court Issues Landmark Ruling Requiring Full Disclosure of Police Misconduct Records to NYCLU ROCHESTER - Following a lawsuit from the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) with pro bono counsel A&O Shearman, the New York Court of Appeals ruled today that the Rochester Police Department must publicly disclose all records related to police discipline and misconduct al  more

LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, Feb. 21 -- LaGuardia Community College issued the following news: * * * NYC Department of Youth and Community Development Awards $4.95 Million to Support LaGuardia's Train and Earn Program LaGuardia Community College/CUNY is at the forefront of preparing young New Yorkers to work in the healthcare sector. LaGuardia's Workforce Education Center (WEC) in the Adult and Continuing Education Division received a new, six-year grant totaling $4.95 million from the New Yor  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * NYCLU Condemns DOCCS's Solitary Ban Suspension NEW YORK - Today, the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) announced it will suspend parts of the HALT Solitary Confinement Act amid protests staged by correction officers across the state. In response, the New York Civil Liberties Union released the following statement attributable to Staff Attorney Ify Chikez  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 [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: * * * PEN America Blasts Mississippi Bills as 'Race to the Bottom' in Education Censorship (NEW YORK) - PEN America criticized two bills now moving through the Mississippi legislature for being in "a race to the bottom," noting that they would impose impossibly broad restrictions on diversity,   more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 19 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Prof's new novel imagines a U.S. without Texas Imagine if Texas seceded from the United States, led by a character eerily similar to former President George W. Bush, who does such ridiculous things as rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of Christco. Hard to fathom? Maybe not. That's the premise of Charlie Green's new novel, "The Shah of Texas," which published Feb. 18 from Gold Wake Press. Green is a senior le  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release: * * * Santa Ana Public Schools Prevented from Teaching Antisemitic Ethnic Studies School District Settles Lawsuit Brought by Brandeis Center, ADL, and AJC Alleging Ethnic Studies Courses were Developed in Secret and Infected with Antisemitism Major Jewish organizations on February 20 announced that the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought aga  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 [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: * * * Second Speaker on Israel-Gaza Conflict is Canceled by Wake Forest University, a Move PEN America Calls "Arbitrary and Misguided" (NEW YORK) - PEN America today criticized Wake Forest University's cancelation of a second campus speaker connected with the Israel-Gaza conflict, just four mon  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: * * * Small Study: Disease Activity Increases in People with Stable MS Who Stop Taking Disease-Modifying Therapies A Dutch study comparing groups of people with stable MS that either continued on disease-modifying therapy (DMT) or discontinued therapy, was terminated early after participants who stopped treatment experienced significant increases in disease activity. This report adds to accumulating knowle  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 20 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Solar solutions: Bio-inspired approach creates bespoke photovoltaics This is Part 2 in a five-part multimedia feature examining Cornell's cutting-edge, interdisciplinary contributions to solar energy research as New York state works to achieve its goal of 70% renewable energy by 2030. There is more to photovoltaic panels than the materials that comprise them: The design itself can also drive - or potentially di  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 20 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Struggling men hurt noncollege women's marriage prospects College-educated women face an increasingly daunting marriage market, according to an emerging narrative in academia and the media. Women so outnumber men on four-year campuses - by 1.6 million - that women graduates will struggle to find "marriageable" partners, the story goes, potentially pushing down their marriage and fertility rates. But that concer  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: * * * The Conference Board Honors Medtronic and Webster Bank With 2025 Corporate Responsibility Awards Today, The Conference Board announced Medtronic and Webster Bank as recipients of the 2025 Corporate Responsibility Awards. They join AT&T, e.l.f. Beauty, Prudential Financial, and Yum! Brands, Inc as this year's honorees. These awards are given to companies that have been exemplary in integrating responsible busi  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: * * * The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(r) (LEI) for the US Declined 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. * * * T  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release: * * * The IRC warns intensifying violence in the West Bank is having a devastating impact on children's lives and preventing vital aid delivery Amman, Jordan, February 20, 2025 -- The International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns that, since the Gaza ceasefire came into effect, rapidly increasing military violence in the West Bank has killed at least 224 children. The highest numb  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration's Threats to Dismantle NOAA Are an Attack on Our Safety and Our Economy (WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 20, 2025) "The Trump administration's threat to dismantle NOAA is an attack on the safety and wellbeing of American communities. Instead of working to improve weather forecasting and emergency alerts, expand the supply of sustainable seafood, and prevent flo  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 20 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * University Remembers the Legacy of Francis McMillan Parks Francis McMillan Parks, former director of Students Offering Service and African American Programs in Hendricks Chapel and a beloved community storyteller, died on Jan. 12. She was 87. Francis Parks holds a statue of American Folk musician Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten. (Photo by Stephanie Ellen Parks) Parks grew up in Odessa, Texas. She earned a bachelo  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Volunteers with New Jersey Chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Join State Lawmakers to Advocate For Gun Safety Bill Package Package Includes a Bill to Prohibit Deadly Glock Switches Which Enable Handguns to Fire Like Machine Guns TRENTON, N.J. - Today, volunteers with the New Jersey chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Every  more

HAMILTON, New York, Feb. 20 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Wanjiku "Wawa" Gatheru Inspires at MLK Celebration Colgate University's 17th annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Week, Jan. 23-Feb. 1, kicked off with a keynote address by Wanjiku "Wawa" Gatheru, a Rhodes Scholar and environmental justice activist. The event, organized by the ALANA Cultural Center and the Office of the Dean of the College, set the tone for a week of reflection, engagement, and explorat  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 20 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * William Sims Jr., emeritus design professor and former chair, dies at 86 William Sims Jr., a workplace design strategist and former department chair in the College of Human Ecology, died Feb. 7 at the age of 86., Click to open gallery view William Sims Jr. Sims, a professor emeritus and chair of the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis (DEA) - now part of the Department of Human Centered Design - w  more

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Feb. 20 [Category: Science] -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory posted the following news: * * * Williams receives GSA Excellence in Education Award Jason Williams, assistant director at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's DNA Learning Center (DNALC), has received the prestigious Elizabeth W. Jones Award for Excellence in Education from the Genetics Society of America (GSA). The award commemorates renowned geneticist and educator Elizabeth W. Jones, who was GSA's pr  more