NEW YORK, Feb. 21 [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 Statement on Maryland Supreme Court Ruling in Abortion Surveillance Case ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Maryland Supreme Court issued a ruling this week in the case Moira Akers v. State, overturning Moira Akers' conviction on the grounds of in  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The Anti-Defamation League, an anti-hate organization that aims to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment for all, issued the following news release: * * * ADL Data Shows Extremist-Related Murders Set to Increase in 2025 Despite Third Straight Decrease in 2024 All extremist-related murders in 2024 were committed by right-wing extremists; Growing concern about a return of violent attacks by homegrown Islamist extremists For the t  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- Baruch College issued the following news: * * * Baruch Graduate Students Win Silver in Neuberger Berman Sustainable Investing Challenge A quartet of graduate students from Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business recently achieved notable success earning second place for their exceptional skills and strategies at the 2024 Neuberger Berman Sustainable Investing Challenge. SJ Beaumont, Esq. (MS Finance, '25), Samuel Pereira Bueno (MBA, '26), Pankaj Lamkhade (MS Finance,  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, Feb. 22 -- Chamber of Progress, a center-left tech industry policy coalition promoting a progressive future, issued the following news on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Big Win: SEC Drops Lawsuit Against Coinbase Crypto Needs Clear Rules, Not the Wild West The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is dropping its lawsuit against Coinbase, The New York Times reported today. The SEC had sued Coinbase in 2023, accusing digital currencies of being unregistered securities, a similarity  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Feb. 21 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Binghamton University professor receives prestigious Fulbright Award to shape genocide education worldwide Professor to work alongside United Nations experts during six-week residency in Paris By Benazir Paikan, MA '25 Kerry Whigham is preparing for a unique opportunity, one that has the potential to shape how genocide and mass atrocity studies are taught across the world: a six-week residency in Paris a  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 21 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Blackstone LaunchPad Announces 2025 Afropreneurship Business Competition Winners Syracuse University Libraries' Blackstone LaunchPad awarded prizes to several student teams as part of its fourth annual Afropreneurship Celebration and Business Competition, held in Bird Library on Feb. 7. Among the winning team awards: * $1,500 to Olutosin Alabi G'25 (Martin J. Whitman School of Management), founder of Diab  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-NY Condemns Islamophobic Rant Outside of a Masjid in Kensington The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an Islamophobic rant outside of Masjid Nur Al Islam in Brooklyn. According to a video, earlier this week, on Tuesday, Feb  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * California Moms Demand Action and Student Demand Action Volunteers Commend Introduction of Legislation Aimed at Preventing Armed Extremism and Vigilante Violence Amid Rise in Political Violence and Extremism Across the Nation, Assemblymember Zbur Introduced AB 1333 Aimed at Promoting Safety and Clarifying State's Self-Defense Laws SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California chapters of M  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * Excluding the AP from White House Briefings is an Attack on Press Freedom, Knight Institute Says WASHINGTON--The Associated Press today filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's decision to exclude its reporters from White House and Air Force One press briefings. The White House banned the AP from these briefings because of the AP's editorial decision to conti  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees issued the following news release: * * * Gorham Street Productions Stagehands Voluntarily Recognized, Join IATSE Madison, WI - Approximately 100 workers employed by Gorham Street Productions are set to join The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 251 after company owner, Bill Norman, agreed to voluntarily recognize the crew's union earlier this month. Gorham Street provides cre  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * How to Call Out Schumer and Dems for Lying About TCJA Democrats predictably continue lying about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, something they've done consistently since 2017. Even the New York Times in 2019 described Democrat tax dishonesty as a "sustained -- and misleading -- effort by liberal opponents of the law." Tonight during the Senate vote-a-rama Democrats will pretend the tax c  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * International Maritime Organization Poised to Steer Global Shipping Toward a Just and Equitable Energy Transition The International Maritime Organization (IMO) today concluded the 18 th meeting of its Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 18). Member state delegations debated proposed measures - including a contribution-based  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 21 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Islet-transplantation procedure shows promises against T1 diabetes Adding engineered human blood vessel-forming cells to islet transplants boosted the survival of the insulin-producing cells and reversed diabetes in a preclinical study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The new approach, which requires further development and testing, could someday enable the much wider use of islet transplants to cure   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Feb. 20, 2025, to the New York Post: * * * Adrienne Adams Is in Thrall to the Antisemitic Left - and Unfit to Be Our Mayor By Hannah E. Meyers Adrienne Adams, the current New York City Council speaker, will soon jump into this year's mayoral race, rumor has it. Adams, who is about to be term-limited out of office, joined other elected officials this week at Gov. Hochul's office to discuss removing   more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 21 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * New study advances acoustic monitoring of endangered whale A Cornell-led research team has developed an innovative method to estimate North Atlantic right whale numbers using underwater microphones and machine learning (ML), potentially offering a safer and more cost-effective way to monitor this critically endangered species. The study, published Feb. 20 in Endangered Species Research, demonstrates how microph  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Feb. 21 [Category: Sports] -- The National Junior College Athletic Association posted the following news release: * * * NJCAA Featured - Indian River State College Swimming and Diving Feb 21, 2025 The NJCAA is running a 2024-25 school year featured series on some of the organization's biggest sports storylines. Charlotte, NC - Throughout sports history, many teams have displayed exceptional dominance in their field. Winning championships for years on end, teams   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The Radio Advertising Bureau issued the following news release: * * * One Voice for Radio Live Presentation, "The Ad Perspective" Featuring Leading Agencies Sharing Their Perspective on the State of Audio Today, Radio's Role as the Audio Industry Leader and Nielsen Audio's Measurement Modernization Thank you for sharing this information and resource with your readers. As announced last month, RAB's launch of the One Voice for Radio initiative includes a series of live p  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The International Trademark Association issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Registrations for the INTA's 2025 Annual Meeting Surpass 6,000 New York--February 21, 2025--The International Trademark Association (INTA) hit a milestone earlier this week with more than 6,000 registrants signing up so far for its upcoming 2025 Annual Meeting. Among the registrants are brand owners and professionals, government officials, business leaders, judges and academi  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: * * * Study Finds Smoking and Obesity Interact to Speed Progression of MS Among 3,336 people with MS, smoking and obesity together increased the risk of disease progression and cognitive decline. Learn more about these risk factors and how to stop smoking and control weight below. Background: Previous studies have shown that smoking and obesity are independently associated with faster disease progression   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: * * * Study reveals link between religion, sociocultural norms, and menstrual stigma A study by PhD student Aisha King and colleagues explores the intricate connections between religion, sociocultural norms, and the stigma surrounding menstruation among adolescent girls in Tanzania. For the study, the researchers undertook two concurrent data collection  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * The Environmental Defense Fund, API Colorado, and the Colorado Oil and Gas Association Respond to Air Quality Control Commission Reg. 7 Pneumatics Rule DENVER, CO, -- Today, Colorado's Air Quality Control Commission voted unanimously to adopt a rule that will require the state's oil and gas producers to fully phase-in zero-emitting pneumatic controllers at oil and gas productio  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Feb. 21 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Tracing the past, shaping the future Daniel Royles' new book studies African American history and HIV/AIDS activism through oral history By Ethan Knox '20 To look forward to a better future, one must understand the past. For Dan Royles, that history may be obscured -- but it's not invisible and it can be traced back to human action. "I want to inspire my students to question the everyday things that the  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- Columbia University's Columbia Journalism School issued the following news: * * * Transforming Coverage: CJS and the Dart Center's 2025 Childhood Forced Migration Journalism Project Meet Columbia Journalism School community members tackling global migration, trauma and human rights. Columbia Journalism School is deeply committed to addressing global challenges through education, research, and partnerships. This year, alumni and current students are actively involved in t  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration's IPCC No-Show is "Abdication of Global Leadership" The Trump Administration will not participate in next week's United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meetings, according to news coverage published today. The move comes as the body prepares a series of important reports to inform the world on the latest climate science and needed policies to addres  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Campaign for Accountability issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Watchdog Files Emil Bove Bar Complaint Over Apparent Eric Adams Quid Pro Quo Scheme WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Campaign for Accountability (CfA), a non-profit watchdog group, asked the Attorney Grievance Committee in New York to investigate whether Acting Deputy US Attorney General Emil Bove violated myriad New York Rules of Professional Conduct through his recent actions surrounding hi  more

BRONX, New York, Feb. 22 -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * WCS: WHO Needs to Adopt an Agreement on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response With A Strong Focus on Preventing Pandemics Before They Can Even Start Final Talks on Agreement, Negotiated for Three Years, Fast Approaching WCS this week called for Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) to adopt a legally binding Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Agreement th  more

STONY BROOK, New York, Feb. 21 -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University issued the following news release: * * * Whales and Humans Have Developed Similar Linguistic Features as Determined by Stony Brook University Researcher STONY BROOK, NY -- February 20, 2025 -- Do whales "speak" in a similar way that human beings do? Stony Brook University Postdoctoral Fellow Mason Youngblood from the university's Institute for Advanced Computational Science has published a new study in  more