ITHACA, New York, March 19 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * 'Collaborative creativity' of Gamelan inspires student band Behind a door in a nondescript hallway in Lincoln Hall, four musicians in stocking feet thread slowly through a maze of antique wood and bronze instruments. Two sit on rugs and pick up mallets. The others strap on electric guitars. A stream of sound builds as modern guitar melds with a traditional Indonesian musical form known as Gamelan. Credit: Tw  more

NEW YORK, March 20 -- The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants issued the following news release: * * * AICPA Seeks Feedback on 2026-30 Strategic Priorities for Standard-Setting Panel The Auditing Standards Board Recently Published Its Proposed Five-Year Plan NEW YORK (March 19, 2025) - The Auditing Standards Board, a key standard-setting body of the American Institute of CPAs, is seeking comment on its proposed strategic plan for 2026-30. The ASB issues standards  more

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, March 19 [Category: Science] -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory posted the following news: * * * Anne Churchland donates $50K prize to CSHL student "I would not have become the scientist I am today were it not for my time at Cold Spring Harbor," says Anne Churchland. The pioneering neuroscientist has received the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) 2025 Pradel Research Award. Now at the University of California, Los Angeles, Churchland credits her time at Cold S  more

ITHACA, New York, March 19 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Clearest images yet of 380,000-year-old baby universe released New research by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) collaboration has produced the clearest images yet of the universe's infancy - the earliest cosmic time yet accessible to humans. Measuring light that traveled for more than 13 billion years to reach a telescope high in the Chilean Andes, the new images reveal the universe when it was about 380,00  more

NEW YORK, March 20 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * 'My America' Documents Places Where Lives Were Lost to Lethal Encounters Diana Matar's collection of photos offers a quiet memorial to people killed by police who are often unmemorialized in the U.S. My America by Diana Matar, a distinguished artist in comparative literature at Barnard College, is a quiet, chilling critique of the United States, an archive of, and a memorial to, those who have died in lethal police en  more

NEW YORK, March 19 [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: * * * Complaint Filed Against Intuit and HireVue Over Biased AI Hiring Technology That Works Worse for Deaf and Non-White Applicants DENVER - The American Civil Liberties Union, Public Justice, Eisenberg & Baum, LLP, and ACLU of Colorado filed  more

YONKERS, New York, March 20 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release: * * * Consumer Reports endorses bill that aims to protect California kids from ultra-processed food in schools Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel's bill directs California to identify harmful ultra-processed foods to be phased out of schools SACRAMENTO, CA - Under a bill by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) would be required to define ultra-process  more

YONKERS, New York, March 20 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * Consumer Reports Urges CPSC to Investigate Chemical Burn Risks from Gel in Sensory Squeeze Toys Including the NeeDoh Nice Cube WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Consumer Reports (CR) today called on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to investigate the NeeDoh Nice Cube, a popular sensory squeeze toy manufactured by Schylling, as well as similar products, after multiple reports of children s  more

YONKERS, New York, March 20 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release: * * * Consumer Reports: Transportation Secretary Should Keep DOT Strong to Help Consumers Stay Safe and Reduce Fuel Costs on Our Roads Nonprofit, nonpartisan organization cautions against sweeping budget cuts that would pose risks to consumers' safety and economic well-being nationwide WASHINGTON, D.C. - Consumer Reports (CR) is warning that large-scale cuts to funding and personnel at the U.S. Department of T  more

NEW YORK, March 19 [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: * * * Court Rules Mahmoud Khalil's Lawsuit Challenging His Unlawful Detention by ICE Should Move Forward in New Jersey NEW YORK - The Southern District Court of New York ruled that the case challenging ICE's unlawful detention of Mahmoud Khali  more

NEW YORK, March 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * Court Rules Mahmoud Khalil's Lawsuit Challenging His Unlawful Detention by ICE Should Move Forward in New Jersey This comes after ICE arrested Mr. Khalil for his support for Palestinian rights and sent him to a detention facility 1,400 miles away from his family NEW YORK - The Southern District Court of New York ruled that the case challenging ICE's unlawful detention of Mahmo  more

NEW YORK, March 20 -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: * * * Reproductive health apps must do more to protect user data, researchers say A study by CUNY SPH researchers raises concerns about the privacy and security practices of popular reproductive health apps. The research, conducted by alumna Nina Zadushlivy, Assistant Professor Karmen Williams, and Arizona State University Assistant Professor Rizwana Bi  more

NEW YORK, March 20 -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: * * * Study shows significant progress in HIV treatment initiation in Asia-Pacific FIMP trainee Chatkamol (Bua) Pheerapanyawaranun; Dr. Azar Kariminia, Dr. Dhanushi Rupasinghe, and CUNY SPH doctoral candidate Thinh Toan Vu In a study published in AIDS Research and Therapy, PhD candidate Thinh Vu explores the temporal trends in the time from HIV diagnos  more

NEW YORK, March 19 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release: * * * DEP and Partners Celebrate $6.7 Million Stormwater Drainage Upgrades at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi Stormwater Storage Systems Built at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, Flushing Hospital and Pratt Institute will Capture More Than 7 Million Gallons of Stormwater Annually, Helping to Reduce Flooding Photos Available Here ; Information on Securing Funding for Similar Project  more

NEW YORK, March 19 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Everytown Statement on Trump Administration Proposal to Make it Easier for Domestic Abusers, Violent Criminals to Rearm WASHINGTON -- Today, the Department of Justice announced a new proposed rule to bypass a longstanding funding restriction that prevents ATF from restoring access to guns to prohibited persons by shifting that power back to DOJ. In response, Everytown and its grass  more

NEW YORK, March 20 -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * Farmers and Advocates Seek Preliminary Injunction Requiring USDA to Restore Purged Climate Webpages Farmers have been stripped of vital digital resources due to the Trump Administration's climate webpage purge, motion seeks to restore access and prevent additional webpage removals WASHINGTON-On behalf of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY), NR  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * Hochul Must Stand Firm Against Trump's Ludicrous NY Pipeline Plan Trump has stated his intention to revive the long-dead Constitution Pipeline, which would bring fracked gas from Pennsylvania to New York New York -- The Constitution Pipeline, a proposal to bring fracked gas from Pennsylvania to New York, would be devastating to New York's environment and climate goals while keeping   more

ITHACA, New York, March 19 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Kaplan Fellowship recognizes Ahmann's community-engaged work for environmental justice Decades of toxic industrialism have left a deep mark in South Baltimore, making it one of the most polluted zip codes in the nation and affecting generations in the multiracial, working-class community. Chloe Ahmann, assistant professor of anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences, is helping local organizers in their q  more

ITHACA, New York, March 19 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Klarman Fellow headed to Yaddo residency During a summer 2025 residency at Yaddo, a prestigious retreat for artists in Saratoga Springs, Klarman Fellow Eraldo Souza dos Santos will work on their next book project, "Everything Disappears," which is a family memoir centered on their mother and a meditation on the lived experience of Blackness and enslavement in modern Brazil., Click to open gallery view Eraldo So  more

NEW YORK, March 19 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: * * * LEI for Mexico Decreased in February 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. * * * The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (r)   more

NEW YORK, March 20 -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: * * * Long COVID could be costing U.S. $2.0-$6.5 billion annually The cost of an individual long COVID-19 case can range from $5,084 to $11,646 per year New York, NY | March 19, 2025: The current number of long COVID-19 cases may already be costing the U.S. $2.01-6.56 billion dollars per year, according to a study recently published in the Journal of I  more

NEW YORK, March 20 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on March 19, 2025, to National Affairs: * * * A Targeted Welfare State By Chris Pope For centuries, governments have provided aid to the poor and needy. But over the past 100 years, an alternative ideal has come to the fore: extending publicly funded benefits to all citizens, regardless of their ability to provide for themselves. The shift in approach has yielded an enormous expansion of government, l  more

NEW YORK, March 20 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on March 18, 2025, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Chuck Schumer and the Politics of Campus Antisemitism By Jason L. Riley 'Keep heads down,' one of his staffers advised the president of Columbia. How did that work out? Security concerns forced Chuck Schumer to postpone a promotional tour for his new book, "Antisemitism in America: A Warning." The Senate minority leader's fellow Democrats are upset  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, March 20 -- George Mason University issued the following campus news: * * * Martina Cheung to speak at George Mason's Spring Commencement By Preston Williams Martina Cheung, president and CEO of S&P Global, will be the featured speaker at George Mason University's Spring Commencement on May 15 at EagleBank Arena on the Fairfax Campus. Since 2010, Cheung, also a member of S&P Global's board of directors, has held several positions with the New York-based company, including  more

NEW YORK, March 19 [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: * * * Meta's Effort to Suppress Ex-Employee's Critical Memoir is "Egregious Hypocrisy" (NEW YORK)-- Meta's legal campaign to prevent former employee Sarah Wynn-Williams from promoting her memoir, "Careless People," is a blatant attempt to censor free speech, PEN America said today. Viktorya   more

NEW YORK, March 19 -- Physicians for Reproductive Health issued the following news release on March 18, 2025: * * * Midwife and Colleague Targeted in Texas Yesterday, a midwife in Texas and her team member were arrested for allegedly providing abortion care in their communities. Lupe M. Rodriguez, Executive Director of National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, Jamarah Amani, Executive Director of Southern Birth Justice Network, and Dr. Jamila Perritt, President & CEO of Physicians f  more

ITHACA, New York, March 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Morton encourages mentors to reflect on power, privilege When serving as a mentor, it's important to think about the influence of one's power and privilege on mentor-mentee dynamics, according to Terrell Morton. Morton, assistant professor of identity and justice in STEM education at the University of Illinois Chicago, gave the 2025 MAC Public Keynote on Mentoring within the Academy on Feb. 27, titled, "Lifting  more

NEW YORK, March 20 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: * * * MS Trial Alert: Remote Study Tests Whether Online Program Can Reduce Fatigue in 2000 People with MS Summary Investigators in the United States are recruiting 2,000 people with multiple sclerosis for a study determining whether an online program can reduce fatigue by improving self-management. The study is sponsored by Accelerated Cure and the Department of Defense MS Research Program. This study al  more

NEW YORK, March 19 -- 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: * * * New ADL Report Finds Evidence of Biased, Coordinated Campaign on Wikipedia Related to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Anti-Israel and Antisemitic Bias and Manipulation of Content on Wikipedia Undermines the Platform's Neutrality New York, NY, March 18, 2025, ... Through an   more

DALLAS, Texas, March 19 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * NFL's Buffalo Bills continue CPR education kicking off year 3 of the HeartBEAT initiative BUFFALO, NY, March 19, 2025 -- For the third year the American Heart Association, a global force changing the future of health for all, and the Buffalo Bills are working together to bring compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), known as Hands-Only CPR and automated exte  more

NEW YORK, March 16 -- SAGE, an organization that say it provides advocacy, services and support to older members of the LGBT community, issued the following news release on: * * * NYC Emergency Management Presents the Ready New York Older Adult Center of the Year Award to SAGE Center Bronx Empowering Older Adults in Readiness: SAGE Center Bronx excels as 'Ready New York Older Adult Center of the Year' March 13, 2025 - New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) and the New York City Departmen  more

NEW YORK, March 19 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release: * * * NYC Health + Hospitals Appoints New Chief Executive Officer for McKinney Nursing Home, Brooklyn's Top-Ranked Long-Term Care Facility Mar 19, 2025 NYC Health + Hospitals today announced the appointment of Daveth Forbes-Thomas, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, CPHQ, LNHA as the new Chief Executive Officer of NYC Health + Hospitals/McKinney. She enters the role after nearly six years at McK  more

NEW YORK, March 19 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR KAY IVEY SIGNS BILL TO BAN GLOCK SWITCHES: Everytown, Moms Demand Action and Student Demand Action Applaud Bipartisan Action to Get Illegal Machine Guns Off of Our Streets Alabama Becomes the 25th State to Enact a Ban on Glock Switches, With Republican Governors in Mississippi and Virginia Signing Bans Last Session MONTGOMERY, AL-- The Alabama chapters of Moms  more

NEW YORK, March 19 [Category: Sports] -- The National Basketball Association posted the following news release: * * * San Antonio Spurs' Harrison Barnes named NBA Cares Bob Lanier Community Assist Award February winner NEW YORK - The NBA today announced San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes as the NBA Cares Bob Lanier Community Assist Award winner for the month of February. Barnes and his wife, Brittany, made a $250,000 donation to AlamoPROMISE - a program that provides the cost of tuitio  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Service Employees International Union issued the following news release: * * * SEIU Members Nationwide Rally, Flood Congressional Town Halls During In-District Week of Action to Demand No Cuts To Medicaid From Alaska to New York and everywhere in between, workers are clear: Americans need affordable healthcare, not more tax cuts for billionaires NATIONWIDE -- With members of Congress returning to their home districts this week, Service Employees International Unio  more

GENESEO, New York, March 20 -- The State University of New York's Geneseo Campus issued the following news: * * * SUNY Geneseo President Denise A. Battles Selected as 2025 Women of Excellence Honoree Rochester Business Journal has selected Denise A. Battles, PhD, president of SUNY Geneseo, as a 2025 Women of Excellence honoree. She will be recognized at an awards celebration on May 8 and profiled in a special RBJ issue on May 9. The Women of Excellence Awards recognize high-achieving women f  more

NEW YORK, March 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * Thwarting Police Union Challenge, Second Circuit Upholds NYPD Protest Settlement NEW YORK - Today, in a sweeping order, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Payne settlement, a landmark agreement reached with the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), The Legal Aid Society, the State Attorney General's Office and the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to reform th  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 19 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Trucking Renews Push to End NYC Congestion Pricing Ahead of March 21 Deadline Mar 19, 2025 ATA and TANY stand behind Trump Administration's decision to halt New York's unfair tolling scheme Washington - Today, two trucking industry leaders wrote to the U.S. Department of Transportation to reiterate their unwavering support for the Trump Administration's   more

ALBANY, New York, March 20 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * UAlbany Study Links Lack of Oral Health Care with Complications During Pregnancy ALBANY, N.Y. (March 20, 2025) -- For pregnant women in the U.S., the use of oral health services during pregnancy remains low, with fewer than 40% seeking preventive oral health care. So reports a new study conducted by the Oral Health Workforce Research Center, part of the Center for Health Workforce Studies the University a  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, March 20 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Allison and Thomas Franco make transformative gift for Notre Dame institute advancing research excellence and public engagement in the liberal arts Allison and Thomas Franco of New York City have made a transformative gift to the University of Notre Dame to endow an institute in the College of Arts & Letters that provides unparalleled support for faculty and student research and will significantly e  more

NEW YORK, March 19 [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: * * * University of Texas System Bans Drag Performances Sparking Free Expression Concerns (NEW YORK)-The University of Texas System has officially banned drag performances across its campuses, less than a week after Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare sent a letter to the Regents stating that thes  more

NEW YORK, March 19 -- Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, posted the following news release: * * * World-first Global Summit to End Diabetes Stigma Announced The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes (ACBRD) is proud to announce the inaugural Global Summit to End Diabetes Stigma, a world-first event that will bring together advocates and global leaders, united in bringing an end to diabetes stigma and discrimination. F  more