BINGHAMTON, New York, Dec. 22 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Professor wins grant to accelerate deepfake detection research Yu Chen's technology detects AI-generated content through 'fingerprints' By Katie Liu Six-fingered hands and asymmetrical eyes no longer comprise the common red flags of an AI-generated photo. As generative AI continues to advance, it's becoming increasingly difficult to discern whether that image, video or even audio on your social media fe  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Dec. 22 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * The Advocate: Professor draws on her own experience with disability to make education accessible Bridget Whearty is named a SUNY Accessibility Advocates and Allies Faculty Fellow By Jennifer Micale Associate Professor of English Bridget Whearty has long cared about making classroom materials digitally accessible, especially non-standard materials such as medieval manuscripts. She suddenly, desperately n  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 22 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Book examines life purpose, from ancient wisdom to emerging science * What is your purpose? It's a question that you may have asked yourself, perhaps using it as a compass to set your life's direction. Anthony Burrow, professor of psychology in the College of Human Ecology, studies purpose, a central, self-organizing life aim that influences one's goals, behaviors and sense of meaning. Studies show that purpos  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 23 (TNSjou) -- Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: * * * Vast Freshwater Reserves Found Beneath Salinity-Stressed Coastal Bangladesh Drinking water is often scarce in Bangladesh. These researchers have tapped into a potential solution. * Despite its tropical climate and floodplain location, Bangladesh--one of the world's most densely populated nations--seasonally does not have enough freshwater, especially in coastal areas. Shallow   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 23 -- Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following statement on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * Year in Review: Our Top Stories of 2025 A look back at the stories and videos that shaped our year at State of the Planet. * address the effects of climate change, during Climate Week NYC and COP30, among other initiatives. Here at the Climate School, we celebrated another graduating class of students, who will now use their education and experiences to help bu  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 22 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Computer vision connects real-world images with building layouts * For people, matching what they see on the ground to a map is second nature. For computers, it has been a major challenge. A Cornell research team has introduced a new method that helps machines make these connections - an advance that could improve robotics, navigation systems, and 3D modeling. The work, presented Dec. 3 at the 2025 Conference   more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 22 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Region 1 Celebrates Two Local Emergency Food Relief Organization Grant Awardees * New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Region 1 recently celebrated the awarding of more than $55,000 in grant funding to two regionally impactful not-for-profits, Pronto of Long Island and Family Service League Inc. These two grantees are among eight Long   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 -- The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry issued the following news: * * * And the Winner Is ... ESF Names Manganese Peroxidase Named 2025 Enzyme of the Year * SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Dec. 22, 2025 -- Manganese peroxidase, an enzyme secreted by fungi to degrade wood and other tough materials in their environment, has been crowned the coolest enzyme, thus taking the title Enzyme of the Year at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and F  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 -- Hunter College, a constituent college of the City University of New York, issued the following news: * * * Hunter Students Invited to Join a High-Impact Project To Curb Campus Waste Help make Hunter College greener. Build civic skills. Earn money. Calling all Hunter College students: Here's your chance to create sustainable waste systems for your campus -- and be paid for your participation. The CUNY Climate Assembly Project on Waste at Hunter College will gather 30 to   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 23 [Category: BizMedia] -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * iHeartMedia Offers Creators and Publishers Unique New Video Podcast Platform Highlighting Its 'Creators First' Mission, iHeart Will Seamlessly Support Both Audio and Video Podcast Distribution Within iHeartRadio - For Free * NEW YORK, NY - iHeartMedia, the leading audio media company in America, announced today that it will be extending its 'Creators First' mission by ex  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 22 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Kotlikoff to December grads: 'Meet the future with confidence' * When visitors flock to the Ithaca campus on the shortest, darkest day of the year - especially as snow falls and winds whip - there is usually a good reason. This year, on Dec. 21, there were "more than 500 terrific reasons," said President Michael I. Kotlikoff, addressing December graduates and more than 2,000 friends and family members gathered  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 23 -- The Loyola University Chicago issued the following news release: * * * Loyola University Chicago Celebrates Alumnus the Most Reverend Ronald A. Hicks (BA '89) Appointment as Archbishop of New York On December 18, Pope Leo XIV named Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of Joliet as leader of the New York Archdiocese. Hicks, a Loyola University Chicago alumnus, earned a BA in philosophy in 1989, studied abroad at Loyola Rome, and completed his seminary formation at the affiliate  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 22 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Meszaros elected to American Mathematical Society * Karola Meszaros, associate professor of mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected as a 2026 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. The Fellows of the American Mathematical Society program recognizes members who have made outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication and utilization of mathemati  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 23 -- Newmark Group posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Facilitates ViaWest Group's Acquisition of Stabilized Multi-Tenant Office Building in Mesa, Arizona Newmark announces the Company arranged the sale of 5416 East Baseline Road, a two-story, 63,834-square-foot office building located in Mesa, Arizona. The property sold for an undisclosed amount. Newmark Executive Managing Directors Barry Gabel, Chris Marchildon and CJ Osbrink represented the seller, Minneapolis  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 [Category: BizData] -- Nielsen Co., an information, data and measurement company, posted the following news: * * * Nielsen and Roku Expand Strategic Measurement Partnership * New multi-year deal integrates Roku's data to fuel Nielsen's measurement suite Roku gains access to Nielsen's streaming ratings, showing The Roku Channel is the #2 streaming app in ad supported TV time NEW YORK - December 22, 2025 - Today, Nielsen, a global leader in audience measurement, data, and  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Dec. 22 [Category: BizConsumer Services] -- Amazon issued the following news: * * * OCC Completes Comprehensive Cloud Security Assessment for AWS Environment * New York, 22 December, 2025 -Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced that the OCC (Options Clearing Corporation), the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, completed a comprehensive cloud security assessment of its AWS environment. Conducted   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 [Category: BizData] -- Nielsen Co., an information, data and measurement company, posted the following news: * * * Paramount and Netflix Boast Double-Digit Gains in Nielsen's November Media Distributor Gauge * Paramount Scores Largest Share Increase Among Distributors as Paramount+ and CBS Affiliates Each Surge More Than 18% in November Netflix Jumps 10%, Boosted by Nearly 19 Billion Viewing Minutes of 'Stranger Things,' 'The Beast In Me' and 'Frankenstein' Hallmark Lev  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 -- Rockefeller University posted the following news: * * * Researchers identify gene that calms the mind and improves attention in mice * Attention disorders such as ADHD involve a breakdown in our ability to separate signal from noise. As the brain is constantly bombarded with information, focus depends on its ability to filter out distractions and detect what matters. Currently used stimulant medications improve attention by boosting activity in prefrontal circuits known   more

TROY, New York, Dec. 22 -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute issued the following news: * * * RPI Scientists Crack Ancient Salt Crystals to Unlock Secrets of 1.4 Billion-Year-Old Air * More than a billion years ago, in a shallow basin across what is now northern Ontario, a subtropical lake much like modern-day Death Valley evaporated under the sun's gentle heat, leaving behind crystals of halite rock salt. It was a very different world than the one we know today. Bacteria were the dominant   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 23 -- Skanska, a construction and development company, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * Skanska awarded $107M contract for Mid County Parkway Ramona Expressway Project in San Jacinto, CA SAN JACINTO, CA - Skanska, a leading global construction and development firm, today announced that it has been awarded the $107 million contract for the Mid County Parkway Ramona Expressway Project in San Jacinto, CA, by the Riverside County Transportation Commission.   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * TCM Celebrates the Life and Legacy of Filmmaker Rob Reiner * Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will honor the life and career of filmmaker Rob Reiner with a programming tribute headlined by a special premiere presentation of The Princess Bride (1987) on January 28, 2026. The Princess Bride endures as one of Reiner's most beloved achievementscelebrated for it  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 -- Rockefeller University posted the following news: * * * The value of publishing negative data * Scientific journals love news-worthy results. Editors want to publish studies with novel data that scientists will eagerly read and cite in their own work. Because of this desire for novelty, studies that share null or negative resultsdisproving a hypothesis rather than confirming a novel findingcan be very hard to publish, and scientists often lack motivation to even write   more

STORRS, Connecticut, Dec. 23 -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: * * * Federal EITC Has Unexpected Result, Researchers Say - It Decreases Domestic Violence 'Even if you don't care about the human value of reducing this, there are efficiency gains in handling it more effectively - and I think most of us do care about the human element' By Kimberly Phillips Fifty years since the federal earned income tax credit went into effect and a team of researchers from UConn and   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 [Category: BizConstruction] -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following news: * * * University of Georgia and Turner Celebrate School of Medicine Building Milestone * The final beam for the University of Georgia School of Medicine's medical education and research building was set into place on Nov. 25 a milestone that marks the completion of the structural phase of the building. UGA broke ground on the building in May 2024. The historic occasion was celebrated with a   more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 22 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * What makes goal-setting apps motivate - or backfire? * With the new year approaching, millions of people will turn to apps to help them get fit, save money or learn something new. Yet digital tools designed to help individuals achieve goals can sometimes backfire and actually demotivate an individual. Consider a fitness app that allows users to compare their performance to others. Instead of feeling inspired, us  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * What's New On HBO Max This January * FEATURED PROGRAMMING Series Debuts January 8 at 9:00 p.m. ET Max Original Drama Series THE PITT S2 15 Episodes Rollout: Episodes debut weekly Logline: THE PITT is a realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in today's America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in   more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 22 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Who should get paid when AI learns from creative work? * As generative AI systems become more deeply woven into the fabric of modern life - drafting text, generating images, summarizing news - debates over who should profit from the technology are intensifying. A new paper in the Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property argues that the current copyright system is ill-equipped to handle a world in which ma  more