Wednesday - December 10, 2025
State Tipoffs Involving New York Newsletter for Wednesday December 03, 2025 ( 40 items )  

'Good vibes': Campus spaces support flourishing religious communities
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 2 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * 'Good vibes': Campus spaces support flourishing religious communities * Megh Prajapati '26 describes the Hindu temple as being like a fireplace in a cold house. "There's so much going on in the world, so much going on in the community," he said. "It's always changing. And then there's this one space that's always going to be a constant source of good vibes and positivity." Prajapati and his fellow students on  more

A cleaner, less toxic way of making a staple chemical
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 2 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * A cleaner, less toxic way of making a staple chemical * Cornell scientists have discovered a potentially transformative approach to manufacturing one of the world's most widely used chemicals - hydrogen peroxide - using nothing more than sunlight, water and air. The research published Nov. 29 in the journal Nature Communications. "Currently, hydrogen peroxide is made through the anthraquinone process, which r  more

Accenture to Announce First-Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- Accenture, a global professional services company, presented the following news release: * * * Accenture to Announce First-Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, December 18, 2025, to discuss its first-quarter fiscal 2026 financial results. An earnings news release will be issued before the call. To participate in the teleconference, please dial +1 (877) 883-0383 [+1 (412) 317-6061 outside the U.S., Puer  more

American Express Canada Named One of the Greater Toronto's Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. for the Eighth Year in a Row
NEW YORK, Dec. 2 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- American Express posted the following news release: * * * American Express Canada Named One of the Greater Toronto's Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. for the Eighth Year in a Row * TORONTO American Express Canada is proud to announce that it has been named one of the Greater Toronto's Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. for the eighth consecutive year. "At Amex Canada, our top priority is to create an environment where colleagu  more

American Express Canada nommee parmi les meilleurs employeurs de la region du Toronto par Mediacorp Canada Inc. pour la huitieme annee consecutive
NEW YORK, Dec. 2 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- American Express posted the following news release: * * * American Express Canada nommee parmi les meilleurs employeurs de la region du Toronto par Mediacorp Canada Inc. pour la huitieme annee consecutive * TORONTO American Express Canada est fiere d'etre nommee parmi les meilleurs employeurs de la region du Toronto par Mediacorp Canada Inc. pour la huitieme annee consecutive. << Chez Amex Canada, notre priorite absolue est de creer un   more

Binghamton University: Research Explores the Indigenous Origins of the Hammock
BINGHAMTON, New York, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Research explores the Indigenous origins of the hammock Quickly adopted by European colonists, hammocks also had cultural meaning, according to Binghamton Professor John Kuhn By Jennifer Micale When you're swaying in a beachside hammock on a lazy summer day, take a moment to thank the Indigenous cultures that invented it. Native to South America and the Caribbean, hammocks were traditionally wov  more

BofA Global Research Forecasts Stronger-than-Expected Economic Growth in 2026
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Dec. 2 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release: * * * BofA Global Research Forecasts Stronger-than-Expected Economic Growth in 2026 * NEW YORK, NY - 2025 has shown to be a strong year in marketsboth in the US and abroadleaving investors wondering how much is left in this rally. The big themes of the past yearuncertain fiscal policy, the AI surge, China's overcapacity, record fiscal deficits, a  more

Citi to Present at the Goldman Sachs U.S. Financial Services Conference
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- Citi, a banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs and wealth management and a personal bank, issued the following news release: * * * Citi to Present at the Goldman Sachs U.S. Financial Services Conference Mark Mason, Citi's Chief Financial Officer, and Gonzalo Luchetti, Citi's Head of U.S. Personal Banking and incoming Chief Financial Officer (March 2026), will present at the Goldman Sachs U.S. Financial Services Conference on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. The  more

CNN Originals Investigates "Death Cap: The Mushroom Murders" Streaming Exclusively on CNN Starting Friday, December 19
ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN Originals Investigates "Death Cap: The Mushroom Murders" Streaming Exclusively on CNN Starting Friday, December 19 * December 2nd, 2025 Trailer: https://youtu.be/SggbF6piovU NEW YORK - (December 2, 2025) - Death Cap: The Mushroom Murders, a CNN Original Series streaming exclusive, is a chilling deep dive into the 2023 Australian mushroom poisonings that transfixed the world. Produced by Dreamchaser   more

Cornell Center for Social Sciences awards fall grants targeting $50M in external research support
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 2 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell Center for Social Sciences awards fall grants targeting $50M in external research support * The Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS) offers multiple grants to help Cornell faculty maximize their research impact. These awards help seed ambitious projects and provide support to teams of faculty applying to major external funding and collaboration opportunities. The fall grant recipients have targeted m  more

Cornell Navy ROTC midshipman earns top honor
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 2 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell Navy ROTC midshipman earns top honor * Kylie Williamson '26 has been named Navy/Marines Student of the Year by Navy Federal Credit Union, a top honor in the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) system. Williamson is the first Cornell student to win the award. Williamson, a physics major in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the battalion commander of Cornell's Naval ROTC unit, which includes 48 stud  more

Cracking the Code of Parkinson's: How Supercomputers Are Pointing to New Treatments
LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 2 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Cracking the Code of Parkinson's: How Supercomputers Are Pointing to New Treatments * Using ACCESS allocations on the Expanse system at the San Diego Supercomputer Center part of UC San Diego's new School of Computing, Information, and Data Sciences researchers with the Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network modeled how specific brain cells malfunc  more

DEC Announces Order on Consent with Exxon Mobile for Former Vacuum Oil Facility in City of Rochester
ALBANY, New York, Dec. 2 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Announces Order on Consent with Exxon Mobile Corporation for Former Vacuum Oil Facility in City of Rochester * Exxon Mobil to Reimburse State $250,000 for Previous Costs for Investigation and Cleanup Activities New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced an Order on Consent with the Exxon Mobil Cor  more

DEC Finalizes Program to Track Climate Pollution Sources
ALBANY, New York, Dec. 1 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Finalizes Program to Track Climate Pollution Sources * Emissions Data Will Inform Future Strategies to Reduce Pollution New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced the finalization of regulations establishing a Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. This rule will improve New York State's unde  more

Elevate Prize Foundation to Match Donations for Top 5 CNN Heroes up to $50K Each and Present $100K to CNN Hero of the Year
ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * Elevate Prize Foundation to Match Donations for Top 5 CNN Heroes up to $50K Each and Present $100K to CNN Hero of the Year * NEW YORK, NY - (December 2, 2025 ) - In its fourth year of collaboration with CNN Heroes, the Elevate Prize Foundation, a global nonprofit on a mission to Make Good Famous, committed to bringing visibility to the work of changemakers and inspiring the world, is continuing its support   more

Fall 2025 New Media Arts 4900 Capstone Exhibition: Press Any Key to Continue
NEW YORK, Dec. 2 -- Baruch College issued the following news: * * * Fall 2025 New Media Arts 4900 Capstone Exhibition: Press Any Key to Continue * The New Media Artspace at Baruch College presents Press Any Key to Continue, a group exhibition led by the Fall 2025 Capstone class of the New Media Arts undergraduate minor. The exhibit will run from December 15 to February 3 at the New Media Artspace located in the Newman Library at Baruch College and will also be available online. Press Any K  more

Fordham Law School Q&A: Big Idea - The Surprising History of the Fed's Regulatory and Supervisory
BRONX, New York, Dec. 3 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following Q&A on Dec. 2, 2025, with Jamie Grischkan, a legal scholar and historian of financial regulation and antimonopoly law and policy: * * * The Big Idea: The Surprising History of the Fed's Regulatory and Supervisory Professor Jamie Grischkan, a legal scholar and historian of financial regulation and antimonopoly law and policy, is an expert on the Federal Reserve and its history. She joined the Fordham Law faculty   more

FOX NEWS MEDIA PROMOTES AISHAH HASNIE TO ANCHOR AND WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT
NEW YORK, Dec. 2 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release: * * * FOX NEWS MEDIA PROMOTES AISHAH HASNIE TO ANCHOR AND WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT * Hasnie to Anchor Her Own Signature Program on Saturdays from 12 PM - 2 PM/ET NEW YORKDecember 2, 2025 FOX News Media has promoted Aishah Hasnie to Anchor and White House correspondent, announced president and executive editor Jay Wallace. Hasnie will anchor her own solo signature program on Sat  more

Marshall Wace Selects Bloomberg's Multi-Asset Class Fundamental Risk Models to Enhance Quantitative Investment Strategies
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- Bloomberg issued the following news on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Marshall Wace Selects Bloomberg's Multi-Asset Class Fundamental Risk Models to Enhance Quantitative Investment Strategies Bloomberg today announced that Marshall Wace, a leading global liquid alternatives manager with $70BN+ in assets, has adopted Bloomberg's Multi-Asset Class Fundamental Risk Model (MAC3) files to support its quantitative research and systematic investment strategies. Marshall Wace selected Bloo  more

Members of Niagara University Community Were Featured Presenters at 2025 WNY Service Learning Coalition Summit
NIAGARA FALLS, New York, Dec. 1 -- Niagara University issued the following news: * * * Members of Niagara University Community Were Featured Presenters at 2025 WNY Service Learning Coalition Summit * Niagara University was well-represented during the 2025 Western New York Service Learning Coalition Summit on Nov. 21, 2025, at the University at Buffalo. Rhonda Bivins-Talley, executive director of Niagara University's Levesque Institute for Civic Engagement, moderated a panel featuring the C  more

MTA Unveils Collaboration With the American Museum of Natural History
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * MTA Unveils Collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History Limited-Edition Merchandise Collection Features Art from the 81 St-Museum of Natural History Subway Station to Celebrate 40 Years of MTA Arts & Design Opportunity for MTA to Partner with Iconic NYC Institutions and Brands * The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today unveiled   more

N.Y. ComptrollerDiNapoli: New Yorkers Deserve a Transparent Hiring Process When Artificial Intelligence Is Used To Vet Their Job Applications
ALBANY, New York, Dec. 3 (TNSbrep) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * DiNapoli: New Yorkers Deserve a Transparent Hiring Process When Artificial Intelligence Is Used To Vet Their Job Applications Audit Found NYC's Dept. of Consumer and Worker Protection Could Do More to Handle Complaints and Enforce Law on AI Use * New York City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) is falling short in enforcing Local Law  more

N.Y. State Education Department Releases Literacy Toolkit for Instructors of Multilingual Learners
ALBANY, New York, Dec. 3 -- The New York State Education Department issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * State Education Department Releases Literacy Toolkit for Instructors of Multilingual Learners The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has released a new resource to support literacy among New York's growing English Language Learner (ELL) and Multilingual Learner (ML) populations. The Science of Reading for Multilingual Learners Toolkit compiles leading research   more

NBCUniversal Returns Creator Collective Program for 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Winter Games in Partnership With YouTube, Meta, and TikTok
NEW YORK, Dec. 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * NBCUniversal Returns Creator Collective Program for 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Winter Games in Partnership With YouTube, Meta, and TikTok * Following the success of the 2024 Paris Creator Collective at the Paris Olympic Games last summer, NBCUniversal unveiled its new "Milan Cortina Creator Collective" ahead of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games. NBCUniversal, in partners  more

ND Law's Global Human Rights Clinic advocates for clients at the United Nations Headquarters and advances key partnerships in New York City
SOUTH BEND, Indiana, Dec. 1 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School issued the following news: * * * ND Law's Global Human Rights Clinic advocates for clients at the United Nations Headquarters and advances key partnerships in New York City * Notre Dame Law School's Global Human Rights Clinic, directed by Professor Diane Desierto, conducted strategic meetings in New York City to advocate for clients facing human rights violations in Ukraine, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. A delegation composed  more

New hearing loss test checks the eyes - not the ears
BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 2 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * New hearing loss test checks the eyes - not the ears * The test that measures how a patient's pupils involuntarily change size in response to sound. Credit: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki, University at Buffalo. University at Buffalo spinout Auspex Medix advances AI-powered hearing test to help older adults thwart cognitive decline, Alzheimer's By Cory Nealon BUFFAL  more

New model demonstrates how a dynamic mechanism regulates traffic through the nuclear pore complex
NEW YORK, Dec. 2 -- Rockefeller University posted the following news: * * * New model demonstrates how a dynamic mechanism regulates traffic through the nuclear pore complex * The nuclear pore complex (NPC) is an active and highly selective barrier that controls what enters and exits the cell nucleus through passive filtering. New work published in Nature Cell Biology (opens in new window) shows that the NPC's central transport machinery is an extraordinarily dynamic system, continually re  more

NEW YORK TIMES: Mike Lawler Repeatedly Called The Affordable Care Act "A Disaster"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * NEW YORK TIMES: Mike Lawler Repeatedly Called The Affordable Care Act "A Disaster" * Recent reporting details Lawler's blatant hypocrisy as New Yorkers face skyrocketing health care costs The New York Times reports that vulnerable New York Republican Mike Lawler has spent years railing against the Affordable Care Act, "repeatedly call[ing] it 'a disaster.'" For over a decade, L  more

Norfolk Southern: Toys for Tots New York Holiday Train Schedule Announced
ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 2 -- Norfolk Southern issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Toys for Tots New York Holiday Train schedule announced Norfolk Southern, Marine Corps, and Amtrak ramp up holiday spirit on Dec. 13 * Binghamton, N.Y. - The magic of the season is hitting the rails once again with its 26th train! Norfolk Southern, Amtrak, and the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation are thrilled to announce the return of the Holiday Train on Saturday, Dec. 13, continuing a trad  more

Research Matters: Personalizing pancreatic cancer treatment
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 2 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Research Matters: Personalizing pancreatic cancer treatment * It's not surprising that pancreatic cancer is often referred to as a silent killer: With few early symptoms and an aggressive nature, it has one of the lowest survival rates of all cancers. "By the time people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, most are not candidates for surgery because the tumor is too extensive," said Dr. Despina Siolas, assist  more

Research Matters: Personalizing Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- Cornell University - Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences issued the following news: * * * Research Matters: Personalizing Pancreatic Cancer Treatment It's not surprising that pancreatic cancer is often referred to as a silent killer. With few early symptoms and an aggressive nature, it has one of the lowest survival rates of all cancers. "By the time people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, most are not candidates for surgery because the tumor i  more

Revolutionizing engineering education: The rise of a new research pillar
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 2 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Revolutionizing engineering education: The rise of a new research pillar * In 2021, an unexpected email landed in Allison Godwin 's inbox inquiring about her interest in a new position. She wasn't actively looking for a professional change, and she might not have read it at all had she not been on sabbatical with more time for such things than usual. A tenured faculty member at Purdue University, Godwin had est  more

S&P Global Prices $1B Senior Notes Offering in Private Placement
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- S&P Global Inc., New York, announced that it has successfully priced a private placement offering totaling $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior notes. The offering, structured in two tranches, was conducted under Rule 144A and Regulation S of the Securities Act. The first tranche consists of $600 million in 4.250% senior notes, which are scheduled to mature on January 15, 2031. Interest on these notes will be payable semi-annually beginning in July 2026. The   more

Santander Invests Nearly $500K in Fordham Experiential Learning Programs
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- Fordham University issued the following news: * * * Santander Invests Nearly $500K in Fordham Experiential Learning Programs Fordham has received a grant of nearly half a million dollars from Santander US to expand study abroad scholarships and support paid internships and green job creation in the Bronx over the next two years. The grant will support Fordham's study abroad program in Granada, Spain; Serving the City, a paid internship program; and the forthcoming Bronx G  more

Scholastic Unlocks Significant Value Through Sale-Leasebacks of Owned Real Estate Assets
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- Scholastic, a children's publishing, education and media company, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Scholastic Unlocks Significant Value Through Sale-Leasebacks of Owned Real Estate Assets Binding Agreements Signed for Sale of New York City Headquarters and Jefferson City, Missouri Distribution Center Transactions Expected to Generate $401 Million in Estimated Net Proceeds to Be Deployed Toward Company's Capital Allocation Priorities, including Debt  more

Spaceflight-tested menstrual cup offers choice on long missions
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 2 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Spaceflight-tested menstrual cup offers choice on long missions * Eating from pouches, sleeping in a bag tied to the wall, using a vacuum-powered toilet: Basic processes of human life require scientifically tested solutions in space. It's the same for menstruation, a process female astronauts must plan for before flying to space, especially for longer missions in the future. "We are developing so many systems,   more

SUNY-Geneseo: Serving the Living by Examining the Dead
GENESEO, New York, Dec. 3 -- The State University of New York's Geneseo Campus issued the following news: * * * Serving the Living by Examining the Dead As a forensic autopsy technician in the King County, WA, Medical Examiner's Office, Hunter Kane '16, MA, spends each day with the deceased. "Autopsy technicians are the first set of eyes for the pathologist," Kane explains. "I see if a body presents anything anatomically unique or pathologically significant." His responsibilities aren't for  more

TNT Sports & Shaquille O'Neal's New DUNKMAN Limited Series Takes Flight Thursday, Dec. 4, Showcasing 40 of the Top Dunkers from Around the World
NEW YORK, Dec. 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * TNT Sports & Shaquille O'Neal's New DUNKMAN Limited Series Takes Flight Thursday, Dec. 4, Showcasing 40 of the Top Dunkers from Around the World * TNT Sports and Shaquille O'Neal will debut an all-new limited series - DUNKMAN - with 40 of the top dunkers from around the world competing for a $200,000 prize on TNT, truTV and HBO Max. The six-episode co  more

Tracking forever chemicals across food web shows not all isomers are distributed equally
BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 2 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Tracking forever chemicals across food web shows not all isomers are distributed equally * A crested comorant catching a fish. A double-crested cormorant feeds near the shores of Lake Huron in Ontario, Canada. A University at Buffalo study anayzled these birds' egg yolks for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Samples from water, fish, and bird eggs demon  more

UAlbany Launches Master's Program in AI for Business
ALBANY, New York, Dec. 3 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * UAlbany Launches Master's Program in AI for Business By Michael Parker The University at Albany's Massry School of Business has launched a new Master of Science (M.S.) in Artificial Intelligence for Business, an innovative program designed to equip the next generation of corporate, technology and government leaders with the tools to harness AI for innovation and organizational growth. The 30-credit progra  more