SYRACUSE, New York, March 27 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * A&S Chemist Develops Ultrasensitive Molecular Force Sensors Professor Xiaoran Hu in the College of Arts and Sciences has developed molecules that undergo mechanochemical transformations, which could be used to report nanoscale stress in plastics and help scientists study mechanobiology processes. Plastic components are commonly used in infrastructure and transportation that we depend on--from water and sewe  more

ITHACA, New York, March 27 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Admitted Class of 2029 channels passions into knowledge Naomi Axelrod has been enamored with cryptography since fourth grade and runs fundraisers for disaster relief. Amanda Roach published a paper on how air pollution affects certain areas near her hometown in northern California and builds homes with Habitat for Humanity. Shaurya Patni is saving native pollinators and researching Crohn's disease Class of 20  more

ALFRED, New York, March 28 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: * * * Professor Andrew Kless publishes book on German occupation of Poland in World War I Andrew Kless, assistant professor of history and global studies at Alfred University, has published a book detailing Germany's occupation of Poland during the early part of World War I. The book, "Broken Ground: Building Germany's Occupation of Poland in the First World War," was published by Peter Lang International Acad  more

NEW YORK, March 27 [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: * * * Author Boualem Sansal's Five-Year Sentence in Algeria 'Outright Injustice' (NEW YORK)--In response to the verdict delivered by the Algerian Criminal Court in Dar El-Beida, which sentenced acclaimed French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal to five years in prison and a 500,000 DZD fine (3,70  more

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, March 28 -- Bard College issued the following news release: * * * Bard College Holds One Hundred Sixty-Fifth Commencement on Saturday, May 24, 2025 Former Prime Minister of Haiti Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis to Give Commencement Address ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.-- Bard College will hold its one hundred sixty-fifth commencement on Saturday, May 24, 2025. Bard President Leon Botstein will confer 485 undergraduate degrees on the Class of 2025 and 192 graduate deg  more

NEW YORK, March 28 -- Barnard College issued the following news: * * * Barnard College Faculty and Staff Publish New Paper on Undergraduate Computing Fellows On February 18, 2025, a new study co-authored by Rebecca Wright, Druckenmiller Professor and Chair of Computer Science and Faculty Director of the Vagelos Computational Science Center, alongside several Barnard affiliates, was published. Additional collaborators include Melissa Wright, Executive Director of Barnard's Center for Engaged P  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, March 27 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * New research examines how nanoscopic ripples affect material properties Understanding how thin materials behave is key to electronics and other technology By Chris Kocher When materials are created on a nanometer scale -- just a handful of atoms thick -- even the thermal energy present at room temperature can cause structural ripples. How these ripples affect the mechanical properties of these thin mate  more

ITHACA, New York, March 27 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Board of Trustees approves 2025-26 budget parameters The Cornell Board of Trustees has approved parameters for the university's 2025-26 budget, including tuition, housing and dining rates, and financial aid for the coming academic year. An increase in tuition will be accompanied by approximately $470 million in institutional grant and scholarship aid for the 2025-26 academic year, a reflection of Cornell's com  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-NY Condemns Hate-Filled Attack on African American Teenager at Brooklyn Subway Station The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today strongly condemns the racially motivated attack on a Black teenager at a Brooklyn subway station and continues to call on law enforcement to investigate the incident swiftly. According to t  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 -- Common Sense Media issued the following news release: * * * Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards $1.55M to Common Sense Media to Reimagine Digital Literacy SAN FRANCISCO, March 27, 2025--Common Sense Media, the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids thrive in the digital world, has been awarded a $1.55 million grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York to support a comprehensive initiative aimed at redefining news and media literacy  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, March 28 -- Clark University issued the following news: * * * Will Long Island Sound residents make changes to help protect it? With over $1.5M in funding, Clark researcher studies how to encourage less fertilizer use, more septic upgrades By Meredith Woodward King Millions of people live, work and recreate in communities that surround the 1,320-square miles that comprise Long Island Sound. Connecticut and New York have worked for decades to restore water quality a  more

NEW YORK, March 28 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Coalition of Organizations Urge Trump Administration to Protect Americans from Pollution The groups argue that the White House Council on Environmental Quality must preserve key environmental justice regulations that enable the public to weigh in on placement of powerplants, industrial complexes, and other sources of pollution WASHINGTON (March 27, 2025) - Today, a broad range of national,  more

NEW YORK, March 28 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * A Book About the Links Between Gold and Apartheid in South Africa Rosalind Morris digs deep via ethnography, history, personal testimony, and political thought to tell the story about the mines. What has gold done to people? What has it made them do? The Witwatersrand in South Africa, once home to the world's richest goldfields, is today scattered with abandoned mines into which informal miners known as zama zamas ven  more

YONKERS, New York, March 28 -- Consumer Reports posted the following statement on March 27, 2025: * * * Consumer Reports statement on mass layoffs at Department of Health & Human Services Staff cuts endanger public health and undermine administration's MAHA goals WASHINGTON DC - Brian Ronholm, director of food policy at Consumer Reports, issued the following statement today in response to the announcement of mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services: "These staff cuts enda  more

ITHACA, New York, March 27 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cost of living is top issue for Empire State Poll respondents Nearly 70% of New York state residents see the cost of living as the most important issue facing their households, according to the Empire State Poll, conducted in August 2024 by the ILR School's Center for Applied Research on Work (CAROW). Respondents also termed the cost of living the most important issue facing New York state, along with immigrat  more

NEW YORK, March 27 [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 Hears Arguments in First Amendment Challenge to Federal Arts Funding Restriction PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- On behalf of art organizations, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Rhode Island argued today that an ideological r  more

NEW YORK, March 28 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news release: * * * CPJ seeks to join legal effort in defense of AP's access to the White House New York, March 27, 2025 -- Following the White House's decision to ban Associated Press (AP) reporters from covering White House media events, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has sought to join the amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) outlining how the Trump administr  more

ITHACA, New York, March 27 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Day-long conference celebrates Cornell Atkinson at 15 The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a daylong program on April 10, highlighting the center's varied research and success in developing partnerships that benefit people and the planet. The daytime program, which will run online from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., will include 20 Cornell scientists and external collabora  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Transport Workers Union of America issued the following news release: * * * Delta Shuttle Bus Drivers Vote to Join the TWU Approximately 100 Bus Operators and Bus Supervisors employed by a 3rd party vendor ERMC-UNIFI voted Wednesday night to join the Transport Workers Union of America so they can improve their substandard working conditions and wages. The Bus Operators and Bus Supervisors are based at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City and pro  more

ITHACA, New York, March 27 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Ecologist Jed Sparks elected AAAS Fellow A current Cornell faculty member and an incoming professor have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world's largest general scientific societies and publisher of the Science family of journals. The 2024 class includes 471 scientists, engineers and innovators across 24 AAAS disciplinary sections. The new fell  more

ITHACA, New York, March 27 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Economic, environmental and social context are essential to achieving sustainable livestock production A group of scientists published findings this week from a global research project, offering an updated approach to maximizing sustainability in ruminant livestock production systems. The paper, Context Is Key to Understand and Improve Livestock Production Systems, was written by a 20-member team of scientists r  more

NEW YORK, March 28 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * Eight Columbians Named AAAS Fellows The American Association for the Advancement of Science honored them for scientific excellence and service to their communities. Eight Columbia faculty and researchers were named honorary fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world's largest general scientific societies, and the publisher of the Science family of journals. "This year'  more

NEW YORK, March 27 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Fact vs. Fiction on Rhode Island's Assault Weapons Ban Legislation (H 5436/SB 359) PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Yesterday, the Rhode Island House held a hearing on H 5436, a lifesaving piece of legislation to ban assault weapons in Rhode Island. The legislation would ban the manufacture and sale of assault weapons in the state to help prevent future mass shootings. Lawmakers cannot afford to  more

NEW YORK, March 27 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Following Powerful Testimony from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Washington's Senate Law and Justice Committee Advances Permit to Purchase Legislation OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The Washington chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, issued the following statement celebrating the passage  more

NEW YORK, March 28 -- 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 27, 2025: * * * Over 130 Organizations and Members of Congress Denounce Attacks on Latino Communities Washington, D.C. - From ICE Raids targeting previously safe communities to the cancelation of critical federal programs that were addressin  more

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, March 27 [Category: Science] -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory posted the following news: * * * Knowledge for life The future is now at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's School of Biological Sciences (SBS). Each year, the graduate school's Ph.D. program attracts some of the brightest minds from across the U.S. and around the world. Students take many paths to the SBS. And their career journeys continue in many directions--through industry, academia, and beyond.   more

NEW YORK, March 27 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Missouri Extremist Lawmakers Advancing Another Dangerous Public Safety Bill Missouri Lawmakers Are Attempting to Pass Legislation That Would Revive the State's "Second Amendment Preservation Act," Which was Struck Down as Unconstitutional in 2023 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students D  more

NEW YORK, March 27 [Category: Sports] -- The National Basketball Association posted the following news release: * * * NBA and FIBA to move forward on exploration of new professional men's basketball league in Europe MIES, SWITZERLAND AND NEW YORK - The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) today announced their joint exploration of a new professional men's basketball league in Europe that would bring the sport to more European fans and accele  more

NEW YORK, March 27 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release: * * * NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens to Rename the Pavilion Building as "Claire Shulman Pavilion" in Honor of the Late Queens Borough President Claire Shulman Decades-long public servant began her storied career as a nurse at Queens Hospital Shulman was the first woman to serve as Queens Borough President Mar 27, 2025 Claire Shulman, the first woman to serve as Queens Boroug  more

NEW YORK, March 27 -- The Peter G. Peterson Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Peterson Foundation Statement on CBO Long-Term Budget Outlook Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, commented today on the release of the Congressional Budget Office's updated Long-Term Budget Outlook : "Today's CBO report shows debt rising rapidly over the next three decades, and serves as a timely warning for this year's tax policy debate. "Over the next 30 years, debt  more

ITHACA, New York, March 27 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Putting the Brakes on Bacterial Mobility: A New Approach to Fighting Disease Researchers have identified a new way to fight infections like Lyme disease and syphilis by disrupting the bacteria's 'motor,' preventing it from spreading through the body. The findings could have wide-ranging impacts on the treatment of infections in the future as concern about antibiotic-resistant strains grows. The study was publis  more

NEW YORK, March 27 -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Rockefeller Foundation Commits US$100 Million to Serve 100 Million Children Nutritious School Meals Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, President of The Rockefeller Foundation, said: "The world can't stand by and let kids go hungry. We need to come together behind bold, innovative solutions like locally grown, sustainable school meals that address today's urgent needs while safeguarding against tomorrow's urgent threats.  more

NEW YORK, March 28 -- Rockefeller University issued the following news: * * * Clinical trials show new antibody therapy offers long-lasting HIV control without daily medication If the past four decades have taught us anything about HIV, it's to adjust our expectations--despite enormous progress in controlling the virus, no treatment can yet completely eradicate HIV once it has taken hold. But promising results from a recent clinical trial suggest that broadly neutralizing antibody therapy (bN  more

NEW YORK, March 28 -- Rockefeller University issued the following news: * * * Weill Cancer Hub East launched to unlock immunotherapy's full potential Harnessing the body's own immune system to fight cancer has emerged as an enormously powerful tool in recent years. But not all cancer patients respond to immunotherapy--and scientists are learning that diet, metabolism and our individual microbiomes are major factors in governing the immune response of a given patient. Enter the Weill Cancer H  more

ITHACA, New York, March 27 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Rooted in a Cornell collaboration, New York state is tops for beets New York state is known for producing the most yogurt, cottage cheese and sour cream of any state in the U.S. But there's a vegetable that - while not everyone's favorite - is also No. 1 out of the Empire State. "Every five years there's a Census of Agriculture, and in 2022, lo and behold, New York harvested more acres of beets than any other   more

NEW YORK, March 28 -- The National Association of Scholars issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Scholars Urge Senate to Pass DETERRENT Act National Association of Scholars Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1048, the "Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaged in Nefarious Transactions" (DETERRENT) Act. We are thankful to the House for its passage and strongly urge the Senate to take up and act on this critical legislation. "The  more

NEW YORK, March 27 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * SEC Drops Court Defense of Its Climate Risk Disclosure Rule (Washington, D.C. - March 27, 2025) Today the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said it would not defend its climate risk disclosure rule in court. The rule requires large corporations to let investors and the public know about the climate-related financial risks they face. "Climate change is causing more freq  more

YONKERS, New York, March 28 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Senate votes to repeal CFPB's limits on excessive bank overdraft fees Blocking the CFPB's Rule will cost economically vulnerable families billions in unfair fees WASHINGTON DC - The Senate voted today to repeal a new rule adopted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that limits steep overdraft fees charged by large banks and credit unions. Undoing the CFPB's limits will allow th  more

NEW YORK, March 27 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * SHAMEFUL: Florida Lawmakers Advance Dangerous Legislation to Lower the Age to Purchase a Firearm From 21 to 18, Dismantling Law Passed in the Wake of the Mass Shooting in Parkland Young People Aged 18 to 20 are Three Times More Likely to Commit Gun Homicides Than Those Aged 21 and Older Yesterday, Florida lawmakers passed HB 759 out of the House, a bill that would rollback post-P  more

ALBANY, New York, March 27 -- Environmental Advocates of New York issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Statement on the Release of New York's Department of Environmental Conservation's Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule Today's draft Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule is an important step toward regulating pollution in New York. At a time when the fossil-fuel backed federal government is weakening provisions that protect New Yorkers, this proposed rule requires polluters  more

ALBANY, New York, March 28 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * Halvorsen Lab Spotlight with Research Support Specialist Dadrian Cole '23 By Erin Frick ALBANY, N.Y. (March 27, 2025) -- University at Albany's Ken Halvorsen, a senior research scientist at the RNA Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences, is leading efforts to develop DNA nanodevices designed to detect biomarkers like proteins and RNAs that can signal disease. His lab is also developing novel micro  more

ALBANY, New York, March 28 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * NIH-Funded Cancer Drug Delivery Platform Continues Through Clinical Trials By Erin Frick ALBANY, N.Y. (March 27, 2025) -- For over a decade, University at Albany chemist Max Royzen has been collaborating with San Francisco-based biotech company Shasqi to develop an innovative drug delivery platform that aims to improve targeted cancer treatment while reducing harmful side effects. Called "Click Activated  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 27 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * The Giants Foundation provide 12 schools with CPR resources to improve cardiac emergency outcomes NEW JERSEY, March 27, 2025 -- The American Heart Association and The Giants Foundation, the nonprofit organization of the New York Giants, gathered representatives from 12 local schools for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) trainin  more

NEW YORK, March 27 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Trump EPA Website Offers to Help Sources Emit Pollution Instead of Complying with Standards (Washington, D.C. - March 27, 2025) A new Trump EPA website is offering to help industrial sources emit hazardous air pollution instead of complying with existing clean air standards. The website, which was launched earlier this week, encourages the "regulated community" to apply for   more

ALBANY, New York, March 28 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * UAlbany Researchers Unlock New Capabilities in DNA Nanostructure Self-assembly By Erin Frick ALBANY, N.Y. (March 27, 2025) -- University at Albany researchers at the RNA Institute are pioneering new methods for designing and assembling DNA nanostructures, enhancing their potential for real-world applications in medicine, materials science and data storage. Their latest findings demonstrate a novel abili  more

BUFFALO, New York, March 28 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * UB chemist Qing Lin elected AAAS fellow Distinguished Professor creates tools for studying living cells and is developing drugs for diabetes and cancer BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Qing Lin, PhD, University at Buffalo Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry, has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's   more

BUFFALO, New York, March 28 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * UB School of Management to host marketing conference on high-tech retail trends BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Industry professionals, business owners and academics are invited to explore the evolving landscape of retail marketing on May 2 at a conference hosted by the University at Buffalo School of Management's Center for Marketing Analysis and the Marketing Department. "Reta  more

SYRACUSE, New York, March 27 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * United Football League, Syracuse University Enter Sport Analytics Agreement The United Football League and the Sport Analytics program at Syracuse University have entered an agreement that will allow Syracuse sport analytics students to complete statistical analysis and provide insights and visualizations to the UFL. The agreement marks the first time an American college or university has worked with the spri  more

NEW YORK, March 28 -- The U.S. Council for International Business issued the following news on March 27, 2025: * * * USCIB Participates in the OECD IEA Climate Change Expert Group Meeting Last week, Agnes Vinblad, USCIB Director for Environment and Sustainable Development, served as the Global Lead Delegate for Business at OECD (BIAC) during the 2025 Spring session of the Climate Change Expert Group (CCXG) Global Forum on the Environment and Climate Change. The CCXG Secretariat is co-chaired  more

ITHACA, New York, March 27 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Weill Family Foundation's $50M gift establishes Weill Cancer Hub East With a mission to understand how nutrition and metabolism impact the body's ability to control cancer, four leading research institutions have united under the Weill Cancer Hub East, an innovative, collaborative partnership that aims to transform cancer treatment. The initiative connects world-class experts from Weill Cornell Medicine, Princ  more

NEW YORK, March 27 [Category: Political] -- 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: * * * White Supremacist Propaganda Focused on Jews and Immigrants in 2024 New York, NY, March 27, 2025... In 2024, the ADL Center on Extremism (COE) documented white supremacist propaganda distributions in every U.S. state and the District of Columbia, except   more