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As United States exits Just Energy Transition Partnerships, wealthy nations must step up and lead The United States has withdrawn from the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), international climate financing models backed by rich nations to help developing countries transition away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

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

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

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 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 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

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

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

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