SYRACUSE, New York, April 1 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * 10-Time NBA All-Star and 2003 NCAA Champion Carmelo Anthony to Address Graduates at Commencement 2025 May 11 Carmelo Anthony (Photo by N. Scott Trimble) Carmelo Anthony, one of Syracuse University's most prolific former student-athletes, will deliver the University's 2025 Commencement address on Sunday, May 11, at 9:30 a.m. at the JMA Wireless Dome. Anthony's return to campus is especially profound as his so  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Financial Services] -- The American Bankers Association posted the following news release: * * * ABA Offers Congressional Testimony on Tools and Techniques to Combat Fraud WASHINGTON -- Today the American Bankers Association offered the banking industry's perspective on tools and techniques to combat fraud in testimony before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions. Darrin McLaug  more

NEW YORK, April 1 [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: * * * ACLU FOIA Litigation Reveals Details on ICE's Solitary Confinement Policy Directive WASHINGTON - New documents obtained by the ACLU this week reveal critical details about an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policy directive issu  more

ITHACA, New York, April 1 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * AI meets oncology: New model personalizes bladder cancer treatment Leveraging the power of AI and machine learning technologies, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine developed a more effective model for predicting how patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer will respond to chemotherapy. The model harnesses whole-slide tumor imaging data and gene expression analyses in a way that outperforms previous models   more

ALBANY, New York, April 2 -- The Alliance for Quality Education issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * New Report Shows Cost of Gov. Hochul's Foundation Aid Changes for High-Need Districts ALBANY, N.Y. (March 28, 2025) - A newly released report by the Alliance for Quality Education highlights the detrimental effects of Governor Hochul's proposed changes to the Foundation Aid formula, showing that making these modifications on their own would result in the loss of hundreds o  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, April 1 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Alumnus' new edition of 'Capital' tries to capture Marx's original language choices Lecture from Yale professor and co-editor Paul North '95 pushes back against common misconceptions By Ashlyn Stutts As labor is outsourced, finance becomes virtual and wealth grows increasingly concentrated, philosopher Karl Marx's 19th-century critique of capitalism may feel more relevant than ever, according to Yale Uni  more

ITHACA, New York, April 1 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Book plumbs AI's potential to reinvigorate the humanities There is no question that artificial intelligence is entering - some might say invading - more and more aspects of daily life and "spreading like a plague," in the words of Laurent Dubreuil, Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences (College of Arts and Sciences). For the humanities, that may not be such a terrible thing., Click to open gallery view   more

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, April 2 -- Niagara University issued the following news: * * * Canadian-U.S. Relationship the Focus of Crossing Borders Conference Hosted by Niagara University Students and faculty from the United States and Canada came together on the Niagara University campus to attend the 2025 Crossing Borders Conference on March 29, 2025. This is the fifth time the conference, which is a collaboration between Niagara University and Brock University's Canadian Studies Centre, has b  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 1 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Chris Miller, Author of Chip War, to Deliver Keynote at Vanderbilt's 2025 Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats Vanderbilt University's Institute of National Security announced today that Chris Miller, acclaimed historian and author of the New York Times bestseller Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology, will deliver the keynote address on day one of the 2025 Summit on Modern  more

YONKERS, New York, April 2 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release: * * * Consumer Reports and Wesleyan University researchers release joint study examining online retailers' compliance with state privacy opt-out requests Washington, DC - Consumer Reports (CR) and researchers from Wesleyan University released findings today from a joint study that examines how companies are complying with opt-out requests sent by universal opt-out mechanisms, such as Global Privacy Control (GPC)  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 1 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Designing the Collaborative Classroom of the Future Ralf Schneider, assistant professor of industrial and interaction design, works with a student in virtual reality as part of his Designing In Virtual Reality class. On the fourth floor of Bird Library sits what Assistant Professor of Industrial and Interaction Design Ralf Schneider hopes will be the interactive classroom of the future. Walking by the Digi  more

NEW YORK, April 1 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * FACT SHEET: AB 1127 Stops the Spread of DIY Machine Guns in California SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Last week, Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel unveiled new language for AB 1127, which would stop the spread of illegal DIY machine guns in California, continuing California's efforts to respond to emerging threats of illegal firearm manufacturing and ghost guns. The legislation would prohibit gun  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 1 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Faculty, Staff Invited to Participate in This Year's 'On My Own Time' Celebration The University is pleased to announce its participation in "On My Own Time"--a celebration of local visual arts that highlights the often-unsung artists who create art on their own time. This year is the 52nd anniversary of this program, organized by CNY Arts, and faculty and staff are invited to showcase their talents along wi  more

NEW YORK, April 1 [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: * * * Federal Court Rules People Cannot be Prosecuted for Helping Pregnant Alabamians Obtain Out-of-State Abortions MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A federal judge has issued a ruling making it clear that Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and distric  more

HAMILTON, New York, April 1 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Field Ecology Students Help Colgate Earn Tree Campus Certification With more than 3,500 individual trees and 130 species, Colgate's lush tree canopy provides an undeniably stunning backdrop for study, work, and play. But when plant life is regarded as just part of the scenery -- not something to learn about and engage with -- it could point to a condition with serious implications for the future of our ecosys  more

NEW YORK, April 1 -- We Act for Environmental Justice issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * First-of-its-Kind Lawsuit Filed Urging New York to Release Overdue Climate Law Regulations Regulations to Reduce Pollution from Oil and Gas and Protect Communities are Stalled Amid Record-Breaking Heat and Wildfires 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   more

NEW YORK, April 1 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Florida Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Meet with Lawmakers in Tallahassee During Annual Advocacy Day to Oppose Rolling Back Post-Parkland Legislation TALLAHASSEE, F.L.-- The Florida chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, issued the following statements after nearly 100 volunteer  more

BRONX, New York, April 1 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: * * * The Big Idea: Local Politics, Reform Prosecutors, and Reshaping Mass Incarceration By Sejla Rizvic Professor John Pfaff, the Joel Reidenberg Distinguished Research Scholar at Fordham Law, is a leading expert on criminal legal reform who has written widely about mass incarceration, criminal sentencing, and prosecutorial discretion. Pfaff is the author of Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarcerat  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 1 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Improving Quality of Life for Post-Stroke Patients A painless and non-invasive pulse of electrical stimulation to specific brain areas can ease some symptoms of post-stroke patients, though how it works remains a physiological mystery. A pilot study of a post-stroke population by researchers from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders revealed some potential benefits of transcranial direct cu  more

NEW YORK, April 1 [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 Big Win, Court Rules Mahmoud Khalil's Lawsuit Should Move Forward in New Jersey NEWARK, N.J. - The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey ruled that the challenge to ICE's unlawful detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Colu  more

NEW YORK, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * In Big Win, Court Rules Mahmoud Khalil's Lawsuit Should Move Forward in New Jersey This Important Decision Comes After ICE Sent Mr. Khalil to a Detention Facility in Louisiana, Almost 1500 Miles Away From His Family NEWARK, N.J. - The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey ruled that the challenge to ICE's unlawful detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia grad  more

NEW YORK, April 2 -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * Knight Institute Asks Court to Block Trump Policy of Deporting Students and Faculty for Lawful Speech AAUP and Middle East Studies Association say policy clearly violates the First Amendment American Association of University Professors v. Rubio A case challenging the Trump administration's policy of ideological deportation. BOSTON--The American Association of Universit  more

NEW YORK, April 1 -- The Vera Institute of Justice, an organization that says its mission is to end overcriminalization and mass incarceration of people of color, immigrants and people experiencing poverty, issued the following news release: * * * Louisiana Voters Block Attempt to Charge More Young People as Adults Voters across Louisiana defeated Amendment 3, the proposed constitutional amendment that would have cleared the path to increase the number of offenses for which young people could  more

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, April 1 [Category: Science] -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory posted the following news: * * * Lucas Cheadle awarded $750K MIND Prize As the world's population ages, neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's disease are becoming more and more common. Alzheimer's is the leading cause of dementia. And though research into these conditions has yielded many fascinating results, few have translated to clinical applications. Today, we have a better idea of what   more

NEW YORK, April 2 -- The National Urban League issued the following news release: * * * National Urban League Denounces Congressional Effort to Dismantle Democract with the SAVE Act Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2025) -The National Urban League today denounced the proposed Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act), an extremist effort to dismantle democracy and disenfranchise millions of American citizens. "Not satisfied with giving up Congress's power to be a check on the President,  more

NEW YORK, April 1 [Category: Sports] -- The National Basketball Association posted the following news release: * * * NBA announces penalties from Pistons-Timberwolves game NEW YORK - Detroit Pistons forward-center Isaiah Stewart has been suspended two games without pay for escalating an on-court altercation, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. The length of Stewart's suspension is based in part on his repeated history of unsportsmanli  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 2 -- The National Head Start Association issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * NHSA Expresses Deep Concern Over Administration Shuttering Regional Offices Washington, D.C.-- Early this morning, the National Head Start Association (NHSA) was made aware of the closure of at least five Office of Head Start regional offices, in Boston, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Seattle, in accordance with Secretary Kennedy's plans for reducing the size o  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 1 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * NYC, Baltimore research scientists receive grants to study cardiovascular/diabetes connection DALLAS, April 1, 2025 -- A New York City-based physician scientist who explores ways to improve health by looking at the ways in which cells and molecules impact disease and an epidemiologist from Baltimore who has devoted her career to identifying ways to improve screening, diagn  more

HAMILTON, New York, April 1 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Patti Rizzo '26 Receives Goldwater Scholarship Patti Rizzo '26, a chemistry and applied math double major from Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., has been named as a recipient of the Goldwater Scholarship. The Goldwater Scholarship Program identifies and supports college sophomores and juniors on their way to becoming research leaders in the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics. "Receiving the Barry Gold  more

NEW YORK, April 1 [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: * * * PEN America, PEN Canada, and PEN Quebec Jointly Call for Books and Literature to Flow Freely Across the Shared Border (New York, Toronto, Quebec City)-- Amid rising political tensions between the United States and Canada, and escalating threats of a broader trade war, the downstream effec  more

NEW YORK, April 2 -- Physicians for Reproductive Health issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Trump Cuts $35 Million in Title X Funding Today, our communities are being stripped of a total of $35 million dollars from the Trump Administration as they attack the Title X, a program that serves as a critical access point for basic preventive health care. Patients and clinics in 20 states will be impacted. Dr. Jamila Perritt, President & CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Healt  more

ITHACA, New York, April 1 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Reis Tennis Center pro wins at world championship Competition looks a little different now from when she played on the clay of Roland Garros and the grass of Wimbledon, but after 38 years of playing tennis, Anda Perianu can still win. "We call it 'winning ugly' - finding a way," she said. Perianu, manager of the Reis Tennis Center, found the way at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Team Champion  more

SYDNEY, Australia, April 2 -- The Sydney Opera House issued the following news release: * * * The Tallis Scholars & The Royal Organist: Westminster Abbey Emeritus Organist James O'Donnell "The rock stars of Renaissance vocal music [The Tallis Scholars]." - The New York Times "O'Donnell is a master of his craft, a man who conveys the sound of the often monolithic-seeming organ with exceptional command of light and shade" - The Irish Times Sydney -- Tuesday 1 April 2025 Two esteemed classical  more

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, April 1 [Category: Science] -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory posted the following news: * * * The food and fuel that farms itself # The Takeaway CSHL Professor Rob Martienssen and colleague Evan Ernst have released new and more accurate genome sequences for five species of duckweed. Their research reveals the specific genes responsible for some of the plant's most useful traits, allowing for new commercial agriculture applications. Pause Play % buffered  more

NEW YORK, April 1 -- United Against Nuclear Iran issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * UANI Applauds Trump Administration for Halting Princeton University's Federal Funding Over Antisemitism Concerns UANI Urges Trump Administration to Condition Princeton University's Federal Funding on Cutting Ties with Iran Regime Operative Hossein Mousavian (New York, NY) - United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Governor Jeb Bush and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the fol  more

NEW YORK, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Voting Rights Groups Challenge Trump's Recent Executive Order CONTACT: Ella Wiley, ACLU, media@aclu.org, 925-819-0555 Aleisha Flores, Advancing Justice - AAJC, aflores@advancingjustice-aajc.org Adam Ginsburg, LWVUS, aginsburg@lwv.org Rebecca Autrey, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, autreyr@brennan.law.nyu.edu Troi Barnes, LDF, media@naacpldf.org Domi  more

NEW YORK, April 1 [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: * * * Voting Rights Groups Challenge Trump's Recent Executive Order WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A coalition of voting rights organizations filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to challenge President Trump's unlawful e  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 2 -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * How inherited cancer risks can be used for effective personalized therapy A new study co-led by scientists at Yale and NYU reveals a novel mechanism linking genetic mutations and cancer drug efficacy. Mutations in BRCA2 -- a gene known to repair damaged DNA and suppress tumor formation -- can predict an individual's predisposition to develop breast cancer, ovarian, prostate, pancreatic, and other epi  more