NEW YORK, March 7 [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: * * * Advocates Sue to Challenge Withholding of Gender-Affirming Care in Federal Prisons WASHINGTON - Three transgender people currently incarcerated in federal custody have filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump Administration and the   more

NEW YORK, March 7 -- The Center for Reproductive Rights issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Arizona 15-Week Abortion Ban Permanently Blocked Under Arizona Abortion Access Act Today, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge permanently blocked the state's ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The case, filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, asserts that the ban is unconstitutional because it denies Arizonans' access to abortion care in violation of the state's 2024  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 8 -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, issued the following news release: * * * As United States exits Just Energy Transition Partnerships, wealthy nations must step up and lead The United States has withdrawn from the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), international climate financing models backed by rich nations to help developing countries transition away from coal towards rene  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, March 7 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Weathering the storm: Komla Dzigbede's new book explores how local governments can adapt and recover from natural disasters By Ethan Knox '20 It's no secret that global climate disasters are worsening every year -- the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires are estimated to have caused $30 billion in damages alone. While some researchers and practitioners focus on immediate action, others are looking to the future.   more

NEW YORK, March 8 -- New York University issued the following news release: * * * "Clean Living: Lessons from a Chemical War"--NYU's Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu on the Recent History of "Clean," March 20 Mar 7, 2025 NYU lecture will explore shifting significance of health and wellness New York University's Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu, an associate professor in the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis, will deliver "Clean Living: Lessons from a Chemical War"--a Spring 2025 College of Arts and Science   more

ITHACA, New York, March 7 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell Concert Series hosts Sona Jobarteh, musician of the West African griot tradition Sona Jobarteh will perform in the next Cornell Concert Series (CCS) production on March 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Bailey Hall. Preserving her musical past, Sona Jobarteh innovates to support a more humanitarian future. The spirit of her musical work stands on the mighty shoulders of the West African griot tradition; she is a living  more

ITHACA, New York, March 7 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell faculty honored for community-engaged innovation Thirteen faculty members from across Cornell are being honored by the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement with this year's Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards. With one recipient in each college, the awards recognize faculty who have developed community-engaged learning, leadership or research activities that create curricular and co-curric  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Experts Available: Saturday Marks Annual International Women's Day International Women's Day will be observed on Saturday, March 8th. The first National Women's Day took place on February 28, 1909, according to the United Nations. The Socialist Party of America originally designated the day to honor the 1908 garment workers' strike in New York, where women protested poor working conditions. According to the  more

SYRACUSE, New York, March 7 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Falk College's Jonah Soos Captures National Collegiate Sports Analytics Championship The Syracuse University contingent at the AXS National Collegiate Sports Analytics Championship in Nashville, Tennessee. From left to right, Sport Analytics Program Undergraduate Director and Professor Rodney Paul, undergraduate student Hunter Geise, graduate student Owen Brown, undergraduate students Piper Evans and Madelyn F  more

NEW YORK, March 7 [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: * * * Families and Doctors Ask Federal Court to Enforce Injunction Blocking Trump Administration's Anti-Trans Healthcare Policy BALTIMORE - Attorneys representing families and doctors from across the country filed a motion in federal court toda  more

NEW YORK, March 8 -- 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 on March 6, 2025: * * * Federal Antisemitism Complaints Filed Against Three California Schools - Scripps, Cal Poly, and Etiwanda District Brandeis Center, ADL, StandWithUs, Jewish on Campus Allege California Schools Willfully Ignored Severe Anti-Semitic Harassment & Intimidation, Urg  more

NEW YORK, March 5 -- The Ad Council issued the following news release: * * * First-of-its-Kind Digital Experience Supports Teen Mental Health Through Roblox Gameplay The Love, Your Mind World offers free, expert-vetted resources in an engaging, immersive format NEW YORK (March 5, 2025) - Today, the "Love, Your Mind" campaign (from the Ad Council, with lead partner Huntsman Mental Health Institute) launched the Love, Your Mind World, the first nonprofit experience on Roblox dedicated to teen   more

HAMILTON, New York, March 7 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * For Alliances with the Beaver People: Clifford Gallery Opens New Exhibition On Feb. 12, Colgate University celebrated the opening of the Clifford Gallery's new exhibition from Franco-American artist Suzanne Husky, titled For Alliances with the Beaver People. The exhibition features a singular physical object: an 11-meter-long embroidered tapestry that traces key moments in beaver-human relationships. Drawing   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, a policy forum for tackling global issues through independent research and open dialogue to inform actionable ideas for the policy community, issued the following news release: * * * How Latin American Women Shaped Human Rights By Carin Zissis Amid a global backlash against women's rights, thousands of people head to New York City this month for the world's largest annual event focused on women's empowerment. Dubbed  more

NEW YORK, March 8 -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees issued the following news release: * * * IATSE Stands in Solidarity with Finnish Film and TV Workers in TEME Strike Action The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) signed onto a UNI Media, Entertainment & Arts (UNI MEI) letter standing in solidarity with the Trade Union for Theatre and Media Finland (TEME) as Finnish film and TV workers prepare to launch a strike action on March 8. Th  more

NEW YORK, March 8 -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Immigration and Latino Leaders Denounce GOP's Racist Attack on Rep. Espaillat and Call for Apologies Washington, DC - Yesterday, following Rep. Adriano Espaillat's (D-NY) powerful Spanish language response to President Trump's   more

LONDON, England, March 8 -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * Imperial experts work with Cubic to explore AI-powered public transport By David Silverman Imperial experts are working with Cubic Transportation Systems, a global leader in public transport innovation, to explore new applications of AI. These include tackling fare evasion, which costs transport authorities in cities such as New York and London hundreds of millions of dollars each year, and predictive maint  more

NEW YORK, March 7 [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: * * * In Response to ACLU Lawsuit, National Endowment for the Arts Removes Certification Requirement on Funding Applications PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The National Endowment for the Arts today agreed to remove a certification requirement that forced   more

NEW YORK, March 8 (TNSres) -- The International Refugee Assistance Project issued the following statement on March 7, 2025: * * * IRAP Opposes New Travel Ban Reports indicate discriminatory ban could be announced next week In response to Reuters and New York Times reports that "A new travel ban by President Donald Trump could bar people from Afghanistan and Pakistan from entering the U.S. as soon as next week", Laurie Ball Cooper, VP, U.S. Legal Programs, at the International Refugee Assista  more

NEW YORK, March 7 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release: * * * IRC Announces Winners of Innovation Challenge to Improve Hand Hygiene for Health Providers New York, NY, March 7, 2025 -- The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has named the latest winners of the Wazoku crowdsourcing challenge which launched in April 2024 and focused on finding solutions to improve hand hygiene for individuals working in healthcare settings. This cha  more

ITHACA, New York, March 7 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Join the climate action conversation: Center for Cities' spring symposium in New York City The challenges to people and the built environment posed by climate change are increasingly urgent. In urban centers such as New York City, extreme weather events concentrate risks to residents and infrastructure. What actions should we take in the short, medium, and long term? How do we overcome the political and economic   more

NEW YORK, March 7 [Category: Sports] -- The National Basketball Association posted the following news release: * * * Kings' DeMar DeRozan fined NEW YORK - Sacramento Kings guard-forward DeMar DeRozan has been fined $25,000 for public criticism of the officiating, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. DeRozan made his comments to the media following the Kings' 116-110 loss to the Denver Nuggets on March 5 at Ball Arena. *** Original  more

NEW YORK, March 8 -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Knight Institute and ACLU Urge Court to Construe Foreign Agent Registration Act Narrowly Overbroad law has chilling effects on journalists, media organizations, and nonprofits United States v. Terry A case addressing the scope of the Foreign Agents Registration Act. NEW YORK--The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and the American C  more

NEW YORK, March 8 -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Knight Institute Calls on Speaker Johnson to Ensure Public's First Amendment Rights at Town Halls Says government officials cannot block critics at public forums, whether in-person or online WASHINGTON--The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University today sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson urging him to protect the public's First Ame  more

NEW YORK, March 5 -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * Knight Institute Urges Court to Restore AP to White House Press Pool Says excluding AP violates First Amendment's "public forum" doctrine The Associated Press v. Budowich A case challenging The Associated Press' exclusion from the White House press pool. WASHINGTON--The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University today filed an amicus brief in a case brought  more

NEW YORK, March 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF and Judge U.W. Clemon Applaud Historic Consent Decree... On Monday, March 3, 2025, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama approved and entered a historic Consent Decree in Stout v. Jefferson County Board of Education, a sixty-year-old school desegregation case aimed at ensuring that every student has access to high-quality, inclusive educa  more

NEW YORK, March 8 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to commentary on March 5, 2025, to the Epoch Times: * * * The Disturbing Rise of Criminal Idolatry in a Superficial Age By Theodore Dalrymple A portrait of Luigi Mangione has been painted on a wall in London under a brick arch which might be very well interpreted as a halo. In December, a graffito appeared in the same city demanding his release. Mangione seems to be in the process of joining George Flo  more

NEW YORK, March 8 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to commentary on March 6, 2025, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * The Economics of DEI and Merit By Roland G. Fryer, Jr. A hiring approach that maximizes talent and rewards performance is the antidote to bias. DEI is dying. MEI is the new corporate rage. Standing for "merit, excellence, and intelligence"--in contrast to "diversity, equity, and inclusion"--MEI involves hiring solely on merit, without   more

NEW YORK, March 8 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on March 6, 2025, to the Washington Examiner: * * * An Oral History of Crimefighting That Works By Robert VerBruggen In the late 1980s and early 1990s, things were about as bad as they could get in New York City. Roughly 2,000 residents were dying in homicides every year, far more than double the per capita rate of the United States as a whole. Public spaces, from the busy streets of downtown Manhattan  more

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, March 8 -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Human microbiome researcher honoured with prestigious award A leading young scientist is the first at Newcastle University to win an esteemed Blavatnik award. Professor Christopher Stewart has been named the Life Sciences Laureate at the 2025 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK. The awards, announced by the Blavatnik Family Foundation and The New York Academy of Sciences, celebrates B  more

NEW YORK, March 4 -- The Interactive Advertising Bureau issued the following news: * * * Next Wave of Gaming Advertising Innovation Takes Center Stage at 2025 IAB PlayFronts Industry Leaders Convene to Shape Gaming's Advertising Evolution NEW YORK - March 4, 2025 - As billions of gamers worldwide reshape entertainment, IAB PlayFronts returns on April 1, 2025, taking place at Convene (360 Madison Avenue) in New York City. Hosted by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), the digital media a  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The Land Trust Alliance posted the following news release: * * * NY DEC announces $1.35 million now available through the Forest Conservation Easements for Land Trusts grant program Albany, N.Y. -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation today announced $1.35 million is now available through the fourth round of the Forest Conservation Easements for Land Trusts grant program to help conserve the benefits of forests, including erosion and flood control  more

NEW YORK, March 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * NYCLU on Trump Admin Cancelling $400 Million of Funds to Columbia University NEW YORK, NY - Today, the Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education, and U.S. General Services Administration announced the immediate cancellation of approximately $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University. In response, the New York   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Parks Group Names Mark Segal Ambassador for Change Together We Will Reach More People with Impact of Stonewall and Inclusive Stories Told Within our Parks New York, N.Y.- Today the National Parks Conservation Associations (NPCA) announced their partnership with LGBTQ+ activist, author and Stonewall Uprising participant Mark Segal as the organization's Ambassador for Ch  more

ITHACA, New York, March 7 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Possible biomarker identified for Crohn's disease with arthritis type People with Crohn's disease and related joint inflammation linked to immune system dysfunction have distinct gut bacteria or microbiota, with the bacterium Mediterraneibacter gnavus being a potential biomarker, according to new study by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers. The study, published Feb. 13 in Gut Microbes, also demonstrated that th  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Small Business Majority issued the following news release: * * * SBA Should Not Abandon its New York City Office Statement from Small Business Majority New York Director Lindsey Vigoda on why the U.S. Small Business Administration should reconsider its plan to relocate offices away from major cities "With over 183,000 small businesses, New York City is the nation's flagship hub for entrepreneurs. We see entrepreneurial innovation on every corner of the city as small bu  more

BRONX, New York, March 7 -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * Small and Nutritious Fish: A Healthy and Sustainable Alternative for the Amazon Region Study reveals that low-trophic-level species, mostly small fish, are rich in essential nutrients, low in mercury, and more accessible to consumers LIMA, PERU, March 6, 2025--A study conducted by Cornell University and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), both members of the Amazon Waters Alliance, rev  more

SYRACUSE, New York, March 7 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Smart Cities Research @ SU Holds First Workshop On Feb. 14, Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE) hosted the first Smart Cities Research @ SU workshop, led by Sevgi Erdogan, associate professor at the School of Information Studies (iSchool). Professor Erdogan is one of the recipients of a 2024 SyracuseCoE Faculty Fellow award. This past year, SyracuseCoE awarded nearly  more

SYRACUSE, New York, March 7 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Sport Nutrition Expert Patrick Wilson Visits Falk College April 1 for Distinguished Speaker Series The Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics is pleased to welcome Patrick Wilson, Ph.D., RDN, as the featured speaker of the Ninth Annual Ann Selkowitz Litt Distinguished Speaker Series. His lecture, "The Athlete's Gut: A Scientist's Perspective on Translating Research Into Practice to Manage Gastrointestinal Is  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 7 -- Virginia Tech posted the following news: * * * Students get front-row seats to New York Fashion Week Two Virginia Tech students swapped classrooms for catwalks, going behind the scenes of one of the most prestigious events in the fashion world -- New York Fashion Week. From Feb. 6-8, these Hokies had the opportunity to attend University of New York Fashion Week, an exclusive program designed to give students an insider's look at the fashion industry. Seniors  more

SYRACUSE, New York, March 7 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Syracuse University Extends Test Optional Policy for Students Applying for Fall 2026 Admission Syracuse University today announced it will extend its test optional policy and will not require SAT or ACT scores for students applying for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 admission. Details surrounding the test optional policy remain the same as for those who applied for admission since the policy was first established  more

NEW YORK, March 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Abandons Louisiana Families, Drops Lawsuit to Reduce Cancer-Causing Pollution " According to news sources, the Trump administration today turned its back on Louisiana families who are at extremely high risk of developing certain cancers because of their exposure to toxic air pollution. "For decades these families in St. John the Baptist Parish, along the   more

MANCHESTER, England, March 8 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Study reveals uncertain future for amazing heat-resistant fish Despite acclimatising to one of the hottest marine habitats on earth, reef fishes still face an uncertain future, an international team of scientists has found. The team led by New York University Abu Dhabi and University of Manchester researchers show that fishes living in the Arabian Gulf reefs have - remarkably - adapted to e  more

NEW YORK, March 8 -- The U.S. Council for International Business issued the following news on March 7, 2025: * * * USCIB in the News: Tax Notes Article Highlights USCIB's Response to Consultation on Transfer Pricing Approach USCIB was highlighted in Tax Notes on March 6 following the release of USCIB's letter on transfer pricing. The letter was sent to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in response to IRS Notice 2025-04 concerning the implementation of the simplified and streamlined approach   more

ITHACA, New York, March 7 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Water competency focus of modernized swim requirement Cornell's Swim Graduation Requirement has been modernized to focus on student water safety competency and promote lifelong water safety skills, over swimming proficiency, after an evaluation and recommendation by the Faculty Advisory Committee on Athletics and Physical Education. The updated requirement now tasks students with demonstrating their ability to   more