CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 22 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Giants pass rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux ahead of crucial offseason: 'I know the ceiling is a lot higher' Much like the Giants as a whole, Kayvon Thibodeaux endured a trying 2024 campaign. Instead of building on an 11.5-sack sophomore season, he missed five games due to a wrist injury and finished with six fewer sacks amid a disappointing 3-14 year. New York's win total has dipped in incr  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- Rockefeller University issued the following news: * * * How solving a hepatitis B paradox opened the door to new therapies Hepatitis B virus (HBV) affects 300 million people worldwide and is a major driver of liver diseases. But while decades of research have led to vaccines, antivirals, and a better understanding of the virus, how this pathogen establishes persistent infection in cells at the molecular level remains poorly understood. Now, a collaboration between The Ro  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * Miya Masaoka Will Be the Subject of a Composer Portrait at Miller Theatre She is a composer, musician, sound artist, and the chair of visual arts at School of the Arts. On Thursday, March 6, 2025, Miya Masaoka, chair of visual arts and director of sound art at School of the Arts, will be the subject of a Composer Portrait at Miller Theatre. Miller's flagship concert series, Composer Portraits give audiences an evening-  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Feb. 22 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * NASA mission to explore the origins of the universe ready to launch with help from RIT Associate Professor Michael Zemcov is a co-investigator on the mission set to launch in early 2025 A NASA mission that aims to explore the origin and history of structures in the universe is set to launch in early 2025 with help from RIT. NASA's SPHEREx Observatory, or the Spectro-Photometer for the   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * National Academy of Engineering, Sloan Research Fellowships, and More Honors From science to engineering, writing to architecture, here are the Columbians who received awards recently. Columbia News produces a monthly newsletter (subscribe here!) and article series featuring a roundup of awards and milestones that Columbia faculty, staff, and students have received in recent days. In this edition, you'll find awards an  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Feb. 22 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Overleaf now available to RIT researchers RIT has acquired an enterprise account for the online research platform RIT faculty, staff, and students now have full access to Overleaf, an intuitive online platform that makes it easier to write, edit, and collaborate on scientific documents. The software is used by leading academic institutions around the world. Through RIT's enterprise sub  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- Barnard College issued the following news: * * * Professor Peter Balsam Receives Two Distinguished Accolades On January 31, 2025, the American Psychological Association (APA) selected Peter Balsam, Samuel R. Milbank Professor and Department Chair of Psychology and Neuroscience and Behavior, as the 2025 recipient of the D.O. Hebb Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award. This prestigious award from the APA honors scientists who have made significant empirical contribut  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Feb. 22 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * RIT joins statewide Empire AI consortium First-of-its-kind collaboration will facilitate innovation, research, and development of artificial intelligence technologies RIT has joined New York state's Empire AI consortium, a partnership of leading public and private universities to advance responsible artificial intelligence. RIT researchers will have access to high-performance computing   more

ALFRED, New York, Feb. 22 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: * * * Sculpture professor Selva Aparicio wins Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise Selva Aparicio, assistant professor of sculpture in the Alfred University School of Art and Design, was recently named a recipient of the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Visual Arts. Given by the Vilcek Foundation, the recognition comes with a $50,000 award. Each year, the Vilcek Foundation awards a total of $250,000 in Prizes   more