BUFFALO, New York, April 1 -- Buffalo State University issued the following news release: * * * 'It never would have happened without Buff State': Q&A with playwright Marco Antonio Rodriguez When he enrolled at Buffalo State as a psychology major, Marco Antonio Rodriguez, '97, could never have predicted the trajectory his career would take. After graduating with a theater degree and completing his master's in fine arts at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas, Rodriguez worked  more

ITHACA, New York, March 31 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * 3 faculty inducted into 2025 Class of AIMBE College of Fellows The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of three Cornell Engineering faculty to its 2025 College of Fellows., Click to open gallery view Credit: Provided From left: Iwijn De Vlaminck, associate professor of biomedical engineering; Ilana Brito, associate professor of biomedical engineering;  more

NEW YORK, March 31 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release: * * * AJC Letter to UN Members on Francesca Albanese Serving as Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Palestinian Territories Today, Simone Rodan-Benzaquen, Managing Director of AJC Europe, wrote to UN member states expressing concern about the possible reappointment of Francesca Albanese, to serve as UN Special Rapporteur regarding human rights in the Palestinian territories. On beha  more

NEW YORK, April 1 -- Asian American Scholar Forum, an organization that says it promotes academic belonging, openness, freedom and equality for all, issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Asian American Scholar Forum Alarmed by Termination of New College of Florida Professor Under Florida's SB 846 The Asian American Scholar Forum (AASF) is alarmed by the recent termination of Professor Kevin Wang from New College of Florida under the state's controversial SB 846 law. Wang,  more

ITHACA, New York, March 31 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell to help revamp Chattanooga public transit with AI power Cornell researchers are helping to transform portions of the Chattanooga, Tennessee, transit system into a seamless, artificial intelligence-powered network where buses, shuttles, electric cars and bikes work together to provide the most efficient routes - all at the push of a button. The project, "AI-Powered Autonomy-Aware Neighborhood Mobility Z  more

NEW YORK, March 31 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Federal Banking Regulator Abandons Guidance for Climate Financial Risks "Today the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), one of three agencies that are the backbone of U.S. federal banking regulation and that helped develop joint guidance for banks on managing climate-driven financial risks, announced that it will no longer use that guidance. This is a big step in t  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 31 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * First-of-its-Kind Lawsuit Filed Urging New York to Release Overdue Climate Law Regulations Albany, NY -- Today, Citizen Action of New York, PUSH Buffalo, Sierra Club, and WE ACT for Environmental Justice, represented by Earthjustice, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, and the Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic filed a lawsuit urging the Albany County Supreme Court to  more

HAMILTON, New York, March 31 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith to Deliver Colgate University's 2025 Commencement Address Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith will deliver the commencement address at Colgate University's 2025 Commencement on Sunday, May 18. Smith is a distinguished national security expert with more than two decades of experience in U.S. and European defense policy, transatlantic relations, and geost  more

CANTON, Ohio, March 31 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Giants HC Brian Daboll, GM Joe Schoen won't rule out selecting QB with No. 3 overall pick The New York Giants have signed two veteran quarterbacks with a combined 286 NFL starts in the past few weeks. But they're not yet ruling out the idea of drafting one with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Giants head coach Brian Daboll said as much from the NFL's Annual League Meeting  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Human Rights First issued the following news on March 31, 2025: * * * Human Rights First Urges Poland to Lift Suspension on Right to Seek Asylum New York, NY: Human Rights First today urged the Polish government to lift the suspension on people's right to claim asylum at the Poland-Belarus border, and to stop targeting people providing humanitarian aid to asylum seekers and migrants. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the legislation is to be implemented "without a  more

CANTON, Ohio, March 31 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Jameis Winston hoping to be part of 'paradigm shift' for Giants: 'I saw that window of opportunity open' Jameis Winston said he wanted an opportunity to play this season, and the New York Giants apparently provided him the best opportunity for that -- even with a more accomplished quarterback now on the roster. The Giants introduced Winston to the media on Monday, and Winston explained  more

NEW YORK, March 31 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Access Now, an organization that says it defends and extends the rights of people and communities at risk, posted the following news release: * * * Joint statement: Myanmar must lift internet restrictions following devastating earthquake Monday March 31, 2025 Read in Burmese We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, strongly condemn the Myanmar military for continuing to impose communication blackouts, including internet shutdowns, fo  more

SYRACUSE, New York, March 31 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Middle States VP Tiffany Lee to Hold Open Forum on Reaccreditation April 8 Over the course of the next two years, Syracuse University will undergo the rigorous process of reaccreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). That process, which relies on the support and engagement of all members of the University community, includes a review of academic and co-curricular programs and fu  more

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NEW YORK, March 31 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release: * * * Myanmar Earthquake: IRC Teams Report Unprecedented Destruction Yangon, Myanmar, March 31, 2025 -- Reports from International Rescue Committee (IRC) teams working in central Myanmar and Shan State reveal the staggering scale of humanitarian needs in the aftermath of Friday's earthquake. While the death toll has reportedly reached 1,700 (opens in a new window), the full ex  more

NEW YORK, April 1 -- The National Employment Law Project issued the following news release: * * * NELP Urges New York Governor Kathy Hochul to Delay Flawed Transition of Medicaid CDPAP Homecare Program to Avoid Harm to Clients and Workers The National Employment Law Project (NELP) responded to Governor Kathy Hochul's flawed handling of the transition of New York's Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP)--a New York State Medicaid program that allows elderly persons and persons w  more

ITHACA, New York, March 31 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * New high-powered telescope reaches Chilean peak After a six-week ocean voyage, a week spent outside Chile's Port of Angamos waiting to offload, and another week trekking through the mountains, the first major component of the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST) has arrived at its final home: the Cerro Chajnantor mountaintop, more than 18,000 feet above sea level. The unveiling of the high-powered instrum  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 1 -- The National Immigration Law Center issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * NILC, AIC, Immigrant Justice Advocates Sue Trump Administration to Block Requirement that Immigrants Register with the Government Washington D.C - The National Immigration Law Center, American Immigration Council, and partner organizations filed a lawsuit today in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C., on behalf of Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA),   more

ALBANY, New York, April 1 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * NORDTECH Funds Six Advanced Tools at UAlbany Innovation Lab By Jordan Carleo-Evangelist ALBANY, N.Y. (April 1, 2025) -- Six new high-tech tools for microchip engineering, measurement and testing are being installed at the College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering (CNSE) Innovation Lab thanks to $7.4 million in funding that resulted from the U.S. CHIPS & Science Act. The tools were funded by the  more

NEW YORK, March 31 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release: * * * NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue Celebrates 289th Birthday by Distributing Onesies and Other Gifts to Newborn Babies Born at Bellevue Hospital Bellevue Hospital was founded in 1736, just four years after the birth of George Washington and 40 years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence Bellevue Hospital was home to the first hospital maternity ward in the Un  more

NEW YORK, April 1 -- Physicians for Reproductive Health issued the following news release: * * * Stop New Texas Abortion Ban SB 31/HB 44 This week, the Texas legislature is rushing to vote on several dangerous anti-abortion bills including SB 31/HB 44, a bill that if passed, will increase the ability of Texas to criminally prosecute abortion funds, people who help people get abortion care, and maybe even patients themselves. Dr. Ghazaleh Moayedi, Board Chair of Physicians for Reproductive Hea  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, April 1 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Ready for it? Binghamton professor publishes book on Taylor Swift songs Musicologist Phoebe Hughes examines 11 songs by pop star By Emma Young Taylor Swift's impact on music and culture is so significant that she is now the focus of college courses and academic research. Binghamton University musicology lecturer Phoebe Hughes, who teaches the course "Taylor Swift, 21C," is diving even deeper into Swift's  more

SYRACUSE, New York, March 31 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * School of Social Work Honors Jessica Perusse With Rubenstein Social Justice Award Dan and Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Award honoree Jessica Perusse (center, with plaque) with graduate students and faculty from the School of Social Work. In the front row, from left, Taylor Koennecke, Chair and Professor Carrie Smith, Perusse and Madeline Heintz. In the back row, from left, Undergraduate Director and Ass  more

STONY BROOK, New York, April 1 -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University issued the following news release: * * * Approved Cancer Drugs May Have Potential to Treat Hemorrhagic Stroke Stony Brook pathology researcher's work supported by a $2.6 million NIH grant STONY BROOK, NY, March 31, 2025 - There is currently no effective drug to treat a hemorrhagic stroke, when a ruptured blood vessel causes bleeding into the brain. Researcher Ke Jian Liu, PhD, however, believes that a  more

ITHACA, New York, March 31 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Supersonic speed limit for strong metal bonding revealed Faster isn't always better when it comes to high-speed materials science, according to new Cornell research showing that tiny metal particles bond best at a precise supersonic speed. In industrial processes like cold spray coating and additive manufacturing, tiny metal particles travel at extreme speeds and slam into a surface with such force that they f  more

NEW YORK, April 1 -- The Toy Foundation, an arm of the Toy Association, issued the following news release: * * * Toy Foundation's Play Fund Program Expected to Bring the Power of Play to 245,000 Children Undergoing Medical Treatment $405,000 Has Been Granted to 23 Children's Hospitals and Health Systems that Treat Under-Resourced Communities NEW YORK, NY | March 31, 2025 -- The Toy Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The Toy Association, is proud to award $405,000 to 23 children's hospitals  more

BUFFALO, New York, April 1 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Psychedelics and sex: New research explores perceived impacts on sexuality and intimacy BUFFALO, N.Y. - The increasing availability of legal psychedelic therapy programs, such as those in Colorado and Oregon, has led researchers to take a broader look into various aspects of how people use these substances. A team of researchers has just published the first paper of  more