State Tipoffs Involving New York Newsletter for Thursday June 12, 2025 ( 22 items ) |
Alfred University: Astronomy Minor Invites More Students to Study the Stars
ALFRED, New York, June 11 -- Alfred University issued the following news release:
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New astronomy minor invites more students to study the stars
Alfred University is home to the Stull Observatory and its seven independent telescopes, but relatively few students have chosen to take advantage of those resources in the form of a minor in astronomy. In the last 15 years, according to Assistant Professor of Astronomy Connor Robinson, fewer than five students have chosen to minor in the physics
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Alfred University: Saxon Hill Sports Complex Remains on Schedule for December Completion
ALFRED, New York, June 11 -- Alfred University issued the following news release:
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Saxon Hill Sports Complex remains on schedule for December completion
Despite less-than-ideal weather conditions throughout the spring, construction of the Saxon Hill Sports Complex, Alfred University's $30 million sports and recreation facility atop Jericho Hill in the town of Alfred, remains on target for completion in December.
"The rain has been challenging; however, we currently remain within schedul
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Barnard College Unveils Francine A. LeFrak Center for Well-Being and Ethel S. LeFrak Theatre, Pioneering Student Health, Financial Fluency, and the Arts
NEW YORK, June 11 -- Barnard College issued the following news:
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Barnard College Unveils Francine A. LeFrak Center for Well-Being and Ethel S. LeFrak Theatre, Pioneering Student Health, Financial Fluency, and the Arts
Luminaries gathered at the College for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and performances to pay tribute to the LeFrak family's commitment to artistic excellence and community wellness.
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In less than a year, the Francine A. LeFrak Foundation Center for Well-Being at Barnard Coll
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Binghamton University: Research Could Lead to Design of Self-healing Reactors
BINGHAMTON, New York, June 12 (TNSjou) -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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New research could lead to design of self-healing reactors
Study pinpoints mechanisms that allow catalysts to sustain themselves
By Katie Liu
A study about 10 years in the making has shed new insight into how oxides can regularly sustain themselves, using the oxygen inherent in their own structures.
Funded as part of an ongoing grant from the U.S. Department of Energy that has been active for t
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BT Group Elevates Customer Experience and Grows Revenue in Sales Contact Centers With Verint Bots
MELVILLE, New York, June 12 -- Verint Systems, an analytics company that sells software and hardware products for security, surveillance and business intelligence, issued the following news release:
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BT Group Elevates Customer Experience and Grows Revenue in Sales Contact Centers with Verint Bots
Deployment of Verint Coaching Bot, Wrap Up Bot and CX/EX Scoring Bot Drives AI Value to New Heights, With Plans to Scale 10X
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MELVILLE, N.Y., June 11, 2025 --Verint (NASDAQ: VRNT), The CX Aut
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Buffalo area 4-H program empowers teens, opens doors
ITHACA, New York, June 11 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Buffalo area 4-H program empowers teens, opens doors
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In 2016, when she was a freshman in high school at Frederick Olmstead #156 in Buffalo, New York, Maimuna Mannan missed the afternoon bus - a stroke of luck.
Because that day, she sat in on an afterschool program that would change the course of her life.
At a meeting of the 4-H Youth Community Action Network (Youth CAN), a program run by Cornell Cooperati
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Circle Announces Closing of the Full Exercise of Greenshoe Option Granted in the Initial Public Offering
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 12 -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release:
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Circle Announces Closing of the Full Exercise of Greenshoe Option Granted in the Initial Public Offering
NEW YORK, June 11, 2025 -- Circle Internet Group, Inc. ("Circle") (NYSE: CRCL), a global financial technology company and stablecoin market leader, today announced that, in connection with its previously completed initial public offering of its Class A common s
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Columbia: Go On the Town With New York's Art World Stars of the 1960s
NEW YORK, June 11 -- Columbia University issued the following news:
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Go On the Town With New York's Art World Stars of the 1960s
James Hoberman covers that decade of cultural ferment in the city in Everything Is Now.
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Like Paris in the 1920s, New York in the 1960s was a center of artistic innovation. As James Hoberman, adjunct professor of film and media studies at School of the Arts, shows in his book, Everything Is Now, boundaries were transgressed and new forms created. Drawing on
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CUNY-Graduate School of Public Health: DHEA-S Hormone Linked to Shorter Lifespan in Men, But Not Women
NEW YORK, June 12 (TNSjou) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release:
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DHEA-S hormone linked to shorter lifespan in men, but not women
A new genetic study suggests that higher levels of the hormone dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-s) are associated with a shorter lifespan in men, but show no significant effect on the lifespan of women.
The research, led by CUNY SPH Professor Mary Schooling, used a Mendel
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CUNY-Graduate School of Public Health: NYC's Homeless LGBTQ+ Youth Navigate Sex, Safety, and Survival
NEW YORK, June 12 (TNSjou) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release:
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NYC's homeless LGBTQ+ youth navigate sex, safety, and survival
A recent study explores the complex experiences of sexual agency among LGBTQ+ young adults experiencing homelessness in New York City. The research, conducted by CUNY SPH Associate Professor Spring Cooper and colleagues, involved in-depth interviews with 31 LGBTQ+ individuals a
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DEC Releases Draft 2026-2030 Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda
ALBANY, New York, June 11 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release:
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DEC Releases Draft 2026-2030 Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda
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Public Comment Accepted through Aug. 11, 2025
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the release of the Draft Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda 2026-2030, a five-year blueprint for conserving and restoring the Hudson River estuary and its watershed. Publ
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Mayor Adams Announces Fatherhood Plan to Help New York City Fathers and Children Thrive
NEW YORK, June 11 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news:
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Mayor Adams Announces Fatherhood Plan to Help New York City Fathers and Children Thrive
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June 11, 2025
Mayor Adams Launches Father Friendly Summer, Online Hub Featuring Free, Family-Friendly Events and Citywide Resources for Fathers
NEW YORK - New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Children's Cabinet Executive Director Ahsia Badi, and New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (D
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N.Y. State Education Department Spokesperson O'Hare Addresses Unauthorized Online Materials
ALBANY, New York, June 11 -- New York State Education Department spokesperson JP O'Hare stated that the department is aware of online materials, including test study guides and curriculum content, referencing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
O'Hare clarified these documents were neither created nor approved by NYSED and are not endorsed by the department. He emphasized that school districts and charter schools are responsible for developing curriculum aligned to state learning standards. The
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New York Power Authority Awards $10,000 College Scholarships to Students Seeking Clean Energy Careers
WHITE PLAINS, New York, June 12 -- The New York State Power Authority issued the following news release on June 11, 2025:
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New York Power Authority Awards $10,000 College Scholarships to Students Seeking Clean Energy Careers
Future Energy Leaders Scholarship Helps Prime Energy Industry Workforce Pipeline with Diverse, Well-Qualified Professionals
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--To encourage students from all parts of New York to pursue STEM careers, the New York Power Authority (NYPA) today an
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Newly discovered ovulation regulator holds promise for managing infertility
ITHACA, New York, June 11 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Newly discovered ovulation regulator holds promise for managing infertility
By Krisy Gashler
Cornell researchers have discovered a new cell signaling pathway involved in ovulation, a potential target for future research on infertility, contraception and ovarian disease.
Semaphorin proteins have been shown to be critical players in the vascular, nervous and immune systems, and in cancer development. Semaphorin
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Rockefeller University: Mapping How Nutrients Move Through the Body to Treat Cancer
NEW YORK, June 12 -- Rockefeller University issued the following news:
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Mapping how nutrients move through the body to treat cancer
When you swallow a vitamin or eat a meal, the nutrients you've ingested flow into your stomach, break down, and enter your bloodstream. But what happens next? How do nutrients move from your arteries into the cells where they actually do their jobs? What determines whether some nutrients go to the brain, while others power your immune system instead?
There
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Soft robotic gripper injects leaves with precision
ITHACA, New York, June 12 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Soft robotic gripper injects leaves with precision
Tools that offer early and accurate insight into plant health - and allow individual plant interventions - are key to increasing crop yields as environmental pressures increasingly impact horticulture and agriculture.
In response to this challenge, Cornell researchers have developed a soft robotic device that gently grips and injects living plant leaves with se
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Study provides new insights into genetic complexity of metastasis
ITHACA, New York, June 11 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Study provides new insights into genetic complexity of metastasis
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When cancer spreads from a primary tumor to new sites throughout the body, it undergoes changes that increase its genetic complexity.
A new study published June 2 in Nature Genetics from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) provides fresh insights about how cancers evolve when they metastasize
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SUNY University at Albany: Scimemi Lab Explores Early Alzheimer's Progression, How Our Internal Clock Affects Learning and Memory
ALBANY, New York, June 12 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news:
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Scimemi Lab Explores Early Alzheimer's Progression, how our Internal Clock Affects Learning and Memory
By Erin Frick
Associate Professor Annalisa Scimemi works at the intersection of neuroscience and public health. By uniting an international team of scientists from biology, computer science, neuroscience and engineering, Scimemi is working to understand how shifts in brain activity -- driven by disease o
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Texas A&M President And Dean Take Fast Company Stage In New York City
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 12 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news:
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Texas A&M President And Dean Take Fast Company Stage In New York City
Highlighting the importance of interdisciplinary vision and human-centered leadership, Texas A&M University leaders showcased how the university is advancing a new kind of learning.
By Amy Halbert
Solving challenges that don't yet exist may seem futuristic, even far-fetched in some cases. But advancing a new kind of learning brings op
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Turner Construction Company to Build Soccer Stadium for Republic FC in Sacramento
NEW YORK, June 12 -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following news:
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Turner Construction Company to Build Soccer Stadium for Republic FC in Sacramento
Turner brings deep Northern California roots and world-class soccer experience to Republic FC's future home.
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Turner Construction Company is honored to be named the lead builder for Republic FC's new 12,000 seat stadium in downtown Sacramento. This transformative project represents more than a sports venue--it is an investment in th
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University at Buffalo: Non-opioid Molecule Acts Like a Long-lasting Anesthetic, Relieving Chronic Pain for Three Weeks
BUFFALO, New York, June 12 (TNSjou) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release:
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New, non-opioid molecule acts like a long-lasting anesthetic, relieving chronic pain for three weeks
A "decoy" peptide targets ion channels involved in pain transmission
By Ellen Goldbaum
BUFFALO, N.Y. - A new molecule developed by University at Buffalo researchers acts like a local, long-lasting anesthetic, providing robust pain relief for up to three wee
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