HAMILTON, New York, Dec. 22 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * 2026 Colgate Writers Conference to Take Place June 7-13 * The 2026 Colgate Writers Conference will take place June 7-13 and will feature Colgate professors Peter Balakian and Kyle Bass as workshop instructors, alongside other distinguished visiting faculty. Genres include poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and young adult, as well as playwriting and screenwriting. Applications will be open from early Januar  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 23 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Blackstone, an investment firm, posted the following news release: * * * Blackstone Announces Agreement to Acquire Hamilton Island, Australia's Iconic Resort Destination * SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - December 23, 2025 - Blackstone (NYSE: BX) today announced that Real Estate funds managed by Blackstone ("Blackstone") have entered into an agreement to acquire Hamilton Island, an iconic integrated resort destination in the Whitsunday Islands in Que  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 23 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Blackstone, an investment firm, posted the following news release: * * * Blackstone Announces Intra-Quarter Realization Update Relating to the Fourth Quarter * NEW YORK - December 23, 2025 - Blackstone today announced its estimate of revenue related to realization activity for the period from October 1, 2025 to December 23, 2025. This estimate does not include revenue from any realization activity that may occur subsequent to December 23  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 23 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review * New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other State agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate, and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 23 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * Discovery Channel January Programming Highlights * Week of January 4, 2025 Tuesday, January 6 * "Moonshiners" New Season Debuts on Discovery Channel - 8pm ET/PT * With liquor prices soaring and trade wars crippling the legal market, Appalachia's moonshine rebels rise to the occasion, ramping up production to meet booming demand for tax-free booze. A  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * Exploring the Mozarabic Rite as Spain Became a Global Empire * Liturgy of Empire: Reading the Mozarabic Rite in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1800 by Music Professor Susan Boynton examines the European reception of the neo-Mozarabic rite, created under the patronage of the Archbishop of Toledo, Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros (1495-1517). The neo-Mozarabic rite was a liturgical ritual of the Latin church once used generally   more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 24 (TNSbrep) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * DiNapoli: NYC Facing Larger Budget Gaps Amid Slowing Economic Growth and Rising Costs City Should Look for Cost Savings, Prepare for Federal Uncertainty * New York City's budget gaps may reach as high as $10 billion in FY 2027 and grow to $13.6 billion by FY 2029, based on risks including slowing economic growth, rising costs and the restructuring of  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 24 -- The New York State Department of Public Service issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * DPS Announces Approval of Renewable Energy Project in Madison County Wind Facility Bolsters Local Economies and is Expected to Provide $63 Million in Investment Project Expected to Create Nearly 70 Good-Paying Jobs and Provide Significant Tax Payments to Local Governments and School Districts Brings 100 MW of Clean Energy to Some 17,000 Average-Sized Homes   more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 23 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * New program centers mentorship, culture in research groups * In addition to advancing discovery through their research, scientists and engineers at Cornell are shaping how the next generation learns, collaborates and thrives. That dual mission was on display Dec. 18, when Cornell Engineering faculty and students gathered in Upson Hall to celebrate the first participants to complete Radical Humanity in Research,   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 23 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * Snoop Dogg Makes NBA Game Analyst Debut On January 5 "Peacock NBA Monday" Featuring Warriors-Clippers On Peacock And NBCSN * Two weeks from today, global megastar Snoop Dogg will make his debut as an NBA game analyst for NBC Sports when Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors (14-15) visit James Harden and the LA Clippers (7-21) from Intuit Dome in Los Angeles on Peacock NBA  more