NEW YORK, May 30 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release, dated May 28: Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri -- the last abortion clinic standing in the state of Missouri -- announced today that absent court action, it will be forced to stop providing abortion care on May 31. Since 2011, st  more

NEW YORK, May 28 -- The Advertising Self-Regulatory Council issued the following news release: * * * - Advertiser to Appeal * * * The National Advertising Division has recommended that ENERGYbits Inc. discontinue online advertising claims for the company's ENERGYbits Spirulina Algae, a single ingredient food product consisting entirely of spirulina algae. The advertiser has said it will appeal NAD's findings to the National Advertising Review Board. NAD is an investigative unit of the adver  more

ALBANY, New York, May 28 -- Albany Medical Center, an academic health sciences center, issued the following news release: * * * - With Historical Legacy of Growth and Community Service, Mr. Barba will serve through March 2020 * * * Albany Med today announced that James J. Barba, who as president and chief executive officer of Albany Medical Center since 1995 changed the face of health care in the Capital Region in the 20th and 21st centuries, will be retiring on March 31, 2020. Under Mr. Ba  more

ALBANY, New York, May 31 -- The Alliance for Quality Education issued the following news release, dated May 29: Advocates, tenants, parents, and elected officials joined together Wednesday to call on the State Legislature to work together to pass several important bills, rather than resorting to an end-of-session "Big Ugly" bill that would allow Governor Cuomo to leverage individual issues against each other. Advocates demanded action on bills including: * Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Ac  more

NEW YORK, May 30 -- The American Association of Advertising Agencies issued the following news release, dated May 28: * * * - Conscious Creative to serve as a rallying cry for the industry to focus its power on creating positive change * * * The 4A's, the leading trade organization for marketing communications agencies, is launching The Conscious Creative Movement, bringing together heart-driven creators who believe ideas and positive thinking can change the world. Conscious Creative, creat  more

NEW YORK, May 28 -- The American Institute of Chemical Engineers issued the following news release: The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) has announced the creation of a new Fellowship program that will assist researchers in pursuing innovative technical work with the potential of making valuable contributions to society. The Langer Prizes for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Excellence will award unrestricted grants of up to $100,000 to assist researchers -- particularly those wo  more

NEW YORK, June 1 -- The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, a journal from the American Thoracic Society that says it focuses on human biology and disease, as well as animal and in vitro studies, published nine research articles on the following topics in its June 1, 2019 edition: * An Index Combining Respiratory Rate and Oxygenation to Predict Outcome of Nasal High-Flow Therapy * Detection of Pediatric Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension by School Electrocardiography Mass   more

NEW YORK, June 1 -- The American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, a journal from the American Thoracic Society that says it focuses on pulmonary biology, published six research articles on the following topics in its May 2019 edition: * Alternative Oxidase Attenuates Cigarette Smoke-induced Lung Dysfunction and Tissue Damage * Autophagy Activation in Asthma Airways Remodeling * Dietary Fatty Acids Amplify Inflammatory Responses to Infection through p38 MAPK Signaling * Oxyg  more

NEW YORK, June 1 -- The American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, a journal from the American Thoracic Society that says it focuses on pulmonary biology, published eight research articles on the following topics in its April 2019 edition: * Anaphylatoxins Enhance Recruitment of Nonclassical Monocytes via Chemokines Produced by Pleural Mesothelial Cells in Tuberculous Pleural Effusion * Contractile Properties of Intrapulmonary Airway Smooth Muscle in Cystic Fibrosis * Direct   more

NEW YORK, May 30 -- The American National Standards Institute issued the following news release: The Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China (SAC) has submitted a proposal to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to convert ISO Project Committee 295 on audit data services into a technical committee (TC) with an extended work program. The proposal offers the following scope statement: Standardization in the field of audit data services covers the con  more

NEW YORK, May 28 -- The American National Standards Institute issued the following news release: The Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China (SAC) has submitted a proposal for a new ISO standard for laboratory design. As the U.S. member body to ISO, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) invites all interested stakeholders to submit comments by June 28, 2019. The proposal offers the following scope statement: Standardization in the field of laboratory design  more

NEW YORK, May 31 -- The American National Standards Institute issued the following news release: * * * - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Safe Integration of Commercial Motor Vehicles Equipped with Automated Driving Systems * * * The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has posted an advance notice of proposed rulemaking in the U.S. Federal Register. FMCSA is seeking public comment about Fede  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- The American National Standards Institute issued the following news release: The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the U.S. member body to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is seeking expert participants on behalf of ISO Technical Committee (TC) 204 on Intelligent transport systems. All U.S. stakeholder organizations in relevant fields and industries, especially those in the parking sector, are strongly encouraged to get involved by July 31  more

NEW YORK, May 28 -- The Americas Society/Council of the Americas issued the following news release: Americas Society is pleased to present Walls of Air, The Brazilian Pavilion at the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale, curated by Sol Camacho, Laura Gonzalez Fierro, Marcelo Maia Rosa, and Gabriel Kozlowski with the assistance of Diana Flatto and Carolina Scarborough. "Walls of Air is a research exhibition model that maps contemporary Brazil beyond its frontiers, asking questions about social inc  more

NEW YORK, May 28 -- The Americas Society/Council of the Americas issued the following news release: Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA), the most influential business organization in the Western Hemisphere, in partnership with Chile's Ministry of Finance, will host in Santiago the conference "The Path to a Diversified Economy" on May 31st at 9:00 a.m. in the Ritz-Carlton. This will be the fourteenth Latin American Cities Conference hosted in Santiago, where local and Internationa  more

NEW YORK, June 1 -- The Annals of the American Thoracic Society, a peer-reviewed international online journal of the American Thoracic Society, published 11 research articles on the following topics in its May 2019 edition: * A Man with Diabetes and Nonresolving Cavitary Pneumonia * A Third Ventricle? * Adult Asthma among Workers in Ontario. Results from the Occupational Disease Surveillance System * Computed Tomography Honeycombing Identifies a Progressive Fibrotic Phenotype with Increased   more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- The Local Initiatives Support Corp. issued the following news release: * * * - LISC names Annie Donovan as new COO - Former head of the CDFI Fund joins senior leadership of the country's top community investment org * * * The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) has named Annie Donovan, former director of the federal Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) and a national thought leader on community investing, as its new chief operating offic  more

NEW YORK, May 30 -- The Asia Society issued the following news release: In a new issue paper published today by the Asia Society Policy Institute, senior trade experts from across the Asia Pacific urge policymakers in the region to take a leadership role in fixing and updating the international trade rules. This work takes on a new urgency amid the ongoing U.S.-China trade dispute and the paralysis at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The paper, titled Trade in Trouble: How the Asia Pacific   more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- The Association for Computing Machinery issued the following news release: * * * - Promising Computer Science Students Receive Travel Grants to Present Their Work at Major Conferences * * * The winners of the 2019 Grand Finals of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Student Research Competition (SRC) were recently announced, culminating a year-long competition in which more than 360 computer science students presented research projects at 26 ACM conferences. Geng  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- The Association of National Advertisers issued the following news release: * * * - Three Executives to Be Inducted into Hall in its Fourth Year * * * The ANA (Association of National Advertisers) today announced that three prominent business-to-business marketing executives will be inducted into the ANA's B2B Hall of Fame. The formal induction will be made this week during the 2019 ANA Masters of B2B Marketing Conference, May 29-31 at the Sheraton Grand Chicago. The thr  more

NEW YORK, May 30 -- The Sesame Workshop issued the following news release: * * * - The event also featured John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Lin-Manuel Miranda, John Oliver, Hoda Kotb, and the Sesame Street Muppets * * * At Sesame Workshop's 17th annual benefit dinner on Wednesday night, the organization honored Former First Lady Michelle Obama with the Joan Ganz Cooney Award, named for Sesame Street's creator. With special performances and honorees spanning the organization's past, present, and   more

NEW YORK, May 28 -- The Broadway League issued the following news release: The Broadway League has released end-of-season statistics for the 2018 - 2019 season, which began May 28, 2018 and ended May 26, 2019. For the 2018 - 2019 season, total attendance reached 14,768,254 and Broadway shows yielded $1,829,312,140 in grosses, making it the best attended and highest grossing season in Broadway recorded history. All new and continuing productions ran a record total of 1,737 playing weeks. As a p  more

NEW YORK, May 31 -- CancerCare issued the following news release: CancerCare(R) has announced the publication of a patient manifesto, declaring the fundamental importance of including patients' values and priorities in cancer treatment planning. This manifesto will be used to inform and advocate with legislative policymakers, insurers, healthcare administrators, electronic medical record developers and clinicians regarding the inherent challenges in shared decision making between patients and p  more

NEW YORK, May 28 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights issued the following news release: Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an abortion bill that is pending in Illinois: New York and Virginia are proud of their abortion record--a child can be aborted for any reason and at any time of pregnancy--and now Illinois lawmakers are playing copycat. The "Reproductive Health Act" would allow for partial-birth abortion, which means that the skull of a baby who is 80 per  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, May 31 -- Cellular Reprogramming, a journal that says it covers molecular basis of the virus to clinical studies on vaccines and potential cures, published four research articles on the following topics in its June 2019 edition: * Cryptochrome 1 Regulates Osteoblast Differentiation via the AKT Kinase and Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Signaling Pathways * Curcumin Promotes Proliferation of Adult Neural Stem Cells and the Birth of Neurons in Alzheimer's Disease Mi  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release: * * * - Website and Activist Guide Focus on Freedom of Information Act for Social Justice Movements * * * Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights launched the Open Records Project: FOIA for the Movement, which will provide resources and trainings focused on the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and state open records requests to assist advocates in more effectively using open records reque  more

NEW YORK, May 30 -- WaterAid America issued the following news release, dated May 31: Currently, one in three women and girls live without a decent toilet and it is estimated that 335 million girls go to school without water and soap available for washing their hands or clothes when changing sanitary pads. Across sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and South America many girls report feeling fear, shame and embarrassment due to the lack of information, support and facilities to manage their menstruation i  more

NEW YORK, May 31 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news: The Ansar Allah group, known as the Houthis, should immediately release all journalists in its custody and stop its campaign of detentions and intimidation against journalists working in areas under its control, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The Houthis are expected to begin what they have described as trial proceedings in June or July for at least 10 journalists who have been detained for ne  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: * * * - New Series Will Build Upon Extremism Spotlight Series * * * Earlier this year, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) highlighted the online presence of dangerous extremist propagandists known to law enforcement and intelligence communities as well as notorious extremist content with links to violence in its Extremism Spotlight series. Continuing to allow this material to remain online to radicalize fol  more

NEW YORK, May 30 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: * * * - 'Online Extremism, Child Pornography, Child Sex Trade ... It's the Wild West Out There' - With "Advertising," CEP Releases Sixth of Nine-Part Series on Online Extremism * * * The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today released the sixth of a nine-part video series featuring CEP Senior Adviser Dr. Hany Farid, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley. In this week's video, titled "Advert  more

NEW YORK, MAy 31 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: * * * - Muslim Brotherhood Ideologue Yusuf al-Qaradawi's Ties to Extremist Individuals & Organizations - Qaradawi Maintains Online Presence Despite Prior Support for Suicide Bombings * * * Notorious al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in a U.S. drone strike in 2011, but his death did not silence him. Awlaki's lectures continued to live on in the Internet and insp  more

NEW YORK, May 30 -- Doris Duke Charitable Foundation issued the following news release: * * * - The Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art's Building Bridges 2018-2019 Grants Program Funds Arts and Media Projects That Strengthen Bonds Between U.S. Communities of Muslims and Their Neighbors. * * * The Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art's Building Bridges Program (DDFIA's Building Bridges Program) today announced grants totaling approximately $2.49 million to initiate arts and media projects  more

BROOKLYN, New York, May 30 -- Downstate Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * - Grant will be used to study the link between healthcare engagement and the stigmas faced by HIV positive, IV drug abusing women in Ukraine * * * SUNY Downstate Medical Center announced today that Amy Allen, Class of 2020, is the first ever College of Medicine student to receive an award from the Fulbright Foundation in the 73-year history of the program. One other Downstate student, psychology m  more

ALBANY, New York, May 30 -- The Drug Policy Alliance issued the following statement in responding to the Illinois State Senate passing legislation that would legalize marijuana: "Illinois is another state ahead of New York that is one step closer to legalizing marijuana and expunging related past convictions for possession. "Illinois legislators recognize that 'prohibition simply does not work,' and that equity, and social and economic justice must be at the heart of marijuana legalization. "  more

NEW YORK, May 31 -- The Education Trust-New York issued the following news release: * * * - The Educator Diversity Playbook offers strategies and examples of how school districts can recruit, support, and retain educators of color * * * The Education Trust-New York, The New York State Council of School Superintendents, and the Council's Commission on Diversity & Inclusivity today released the Educator Diversity Playbook, a tool for school district leaders to improve educator diversity, equit  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Environmental Law Institute issued the following news release: The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is excited to announce that Cards Against Calamity, a digital game created by 1st Playable in partnership with ELI and NOAA Fisheries, is a finalist for the 2019 G4C Awards in the "Best Learning Game" category. Finalists were selected by experts in games and social change, through a rigorous process, from almost 200 submissions. As a finalist, Cards Against Calamity wil  more

NEW YORK, May 31 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news release: * * * - During 2018 Inaugural Program Launch, Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinction Program Recognized More Than 3,000 Candidates in 48 States * * * Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown, today announced the release of the 2020 Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate question  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- The Family Equality Council issued the following news release: * * * - 72% of respondents support regulated, compensated surrogacy * * * The Protecting Modern Families Coalition, a project of the Family Equality Council, today released results of a survey of registered voters in New York State on the issue of legalizing gestational surrogacy. The poll shows overwhelming support for allowing compensated gestational surrogacy, as long as regulations are in place to protect   more

ALBANY, New York, May 30 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news release: * * * - 'A talented and creative leader and champion of public land' * * * The New York State Senate today officially confirmed Erik Kulleseid as Commissioner of New York State's Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, a position he has held in an acting capacity since January 2019. Kulleseid was previously Senior Vice President at OSI, where he led state park improvements and expanded recr  more

BUFFALO, New York, May 30 -- The Global Justice Ecology Project issued the following news release: * * * - We must radically transform economic and political systems * * * The Indigenous Environmental Network, Global Justice Ecology Project and Shawnee Forest Defense! today announced The Resurgence: 2019 North American Forest & Climate Movement Convergence, to bring together activists, groups, Indigenous peoples, communities and others to create strategies to address the climate and biodiver  more

NEW YORK, May 30 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: * * * - Uphold Rights of Region's Pashtun Population * * * Pakistan authorities should impartially investigate the deaths of at least three people during violence between Pashtun activists and the army in North Waziristan on May 26, 2019, Human Rights Watch said today. Both the army and supporters of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), which campaigns for the rights of ethnic Pashtuns in the former tribal areas borde  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: * * * - Investigate Repeated Attacks on Prominent Activists, Police Inaction * * * Authorities in Thailand should urgently and impartially investigate repeated attacks on prominent pro-democracy activists, Human Rights Watch said today. In the past year, unidentified assailants have on several occasions, including twice in May 2019, attacked Anurak "Ford" Jeantawanich and Ekachai Hongkangwan in and around Bangkok. In   more

NEW YORK, May 28 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: The inclusion of the need to protect civilians with disabilities in wartime in the United Nations secretary-general's new report should help spur action by UN agencies and member states, Human Rights Watch said today. For the first time in more than a decade, the secretary-general's 2019 report on the protection of civilians documents the experiences of people with disabilities caught up in armed conflicts. Secretary-Gen  more

NEW YORK, May 28 -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release: The Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) today released its just-updated A Firm Foundation: How Insurance Supports the Economy. The 2019 edition is now available online free of charge. "Insurance is the lifeblood of any developed economy, as it enables individuals, businesses and even governments to transfer risk to further invest and grow," said Sean Kevelighan, the I.I.I.'s CEO. "Research shows tha  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release: * * * - Florida, Louisiana, and Texas Were Impacted by Storms in 2017 and 2018 * * * With 2019's Atlantic hurricane season starting on Saturday, June 1, the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) has issued its updated Hurricane Fact Files for Florida, Louisiana, and Texas. Hurricanes Irma and Michael made landfall in Florida in 2017 and 2018, respectively, whereas Hurricane Harvey caused widespread  more

NEW YORK, May 28 -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release: * * * - Claims Filing Process Begins * * * U.S. insurers are sending disaster response teams to help victims in the multiple states impacted by yesterday's tornadoes, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Storm Prediction Center reported a total of 55 tornadoes on Memorial Day in Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- International Christian Concern issued the following news release: International Christian Concern has obtained approval from Sarah, the wife of imprisoned Indonesian pastor Abraham Ben Moses, to feature her testimony that she shared recently at an Indonesian church in New York. Pastor Abraham Ben Moses (previously named Saifuddin Ibrahim) was sentenced to four years in prison on blasphemy charges in 2018 when he tried to share his faith with his taxi driver. I am Sarah A  more

NEW YORK, May 28 -- The Children's Book Council issued the following news release: The International Literacy Association (ILA) and the Children's Book Council (CBC) are pleased to announce that they will be expanding their partnership to include work on the annual Young Adults' Choices reading list. ILA and CBC have worked together since 1974 on the popular Children's Choices program. Each year, approximately 12,500 students in grades 7 to 12 from different regions of the United States read n  more

NEW YORK, May 28 -- Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America issued the following news release: Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) is proud to announce the addition of three new members to its Board of Directors. The IAVA Board is a select group of leaders committed to connecting, uniting, and empowering IAVA's 425,000 members nationwide. IAVA maintains a Board with membership who strongly believe in and support IAVA's mission. To that end, IAVA also strives to ensure that the Boar  more

NEW YORK, May 30 -- The William J. Clinton Foundation issued the following news release: Today, President Clinton and the Clinton Foundation released the first episode of "Why Am I Telling You This?" where President Clinton sits down with chef, humanitarian, and Clinton Foundation partner Jose Andres to discuss disaster recovery and resiliency in the Caribbean. In the episode, Jose Andres shares stories of working in Haiti, the United States, Venezuela, and Mozambique to provide hot meals, huma  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 30 -- The Journal of Environmental Health, a peer-reviewed journal from the National Environmental Health Association that says it features environmental health and protection issues, published three research articles on the following topics in its May 2019 edition: * Death From Unintentional Nonfire-Related Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in New York City During the Cold Season, 2005-2013 * Detecting Styrene With Spectral Fluorescence Signature Analysis * Gambling With Your H  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 1 -- The Journal of General Internal Medicine, a journal from the Society of General Internal Medicine that says it focuses on improved patient care, education in primary care, general internal medicine and hospital medicine, published 15 research articles on the following topics in its May 2019 edition: * A National Survey of Undergraduate Clinical Education in Internal Medicine * A Qualitative Study of New York Medical Student Views on Implicit Bias Instruction: Im  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 1 -- The Journal of Paleontology, a journal that says it features systematics, phylogeny, paleoecology, paleogeography and evolution of fossil organisms from the Paleontological Society, published 13 research articles on the following topics in its July 2019 edition: * A Neognathodus-based biozonation of the Desmoinesian Series (Pennsylvanian) in the Illinois Basin, USA * Bryozoan fauna from the Reynales Formation (lower Silurian, Aeronian) of New York, USA * Cranial   more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, a peer-reviewed journal that says it publishes clinical aging research, published 31 research articles on the following topics in its May 2019 edition: * Aggressive Care near the End of Life for Cancer Patients in Medicare Accountable Care Organizations * An Assessment of Oral Health Training Among Geriatric Fellowship Programs: A National Survey * Assessing the Scope and Appropriateness of Prescribing Cascades * Association  more

NEW YORK, May 28 -- Lambda Legal issued the following news release: * * * - Case filed with Santa Clara County to protect patients from discrimination and loss of medical services * * * Today, Lambda Legal, Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit challenging the "Denial of Care" Rule issued earlier this month by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In the lawsuit (County of Santa Clara vs. HHS), filed in the U.S.  more

NEW YORK, May 28 -- The Center for Reproductive Rights issued the following news release: * * * - Case filed with Santa Clara County to protect patients from discrimination and loss of medical services * * * Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights, Lambda Legal, and Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed a lawsuit challenging the "Denial of Care" Rule issued earlier this month by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In the lawsuit (County of Santa Clara vs.   more

NEW YORK, May 31 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release: On Thursday, evidence was submitted to the Supreme Court in the case Department of Commerce, et al. v. New York, et al. that reinforces what many of us already suspected, that the Trump administration's addition of "citizenship question" to the 2020 census was a political move to suppress the power of Latinos and other minority groups. The evidence submitted includes direct communications by Republican partisan politica  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, May 31 -- LGBT Health Journal, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features health of and healthcare services for sexual and gender minority populations worldwide, published four research articles on the following topics in its June 2019 edition: * Comparing Receipt of Cervical Cancer Screening and Completion of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Using a New Construct of Sexual Orientation: A Serial Cross-Sectional Study * Disparities in Health Information-Seeking Behavi  more

NEW HYDE PARK, New York, May 31 -- Northwell Health issued the following news: * * * - Michael A. Epstein takes reins following Mark L. Claster's five-year tenure * * * The Northwell Health Board of Trustees on Wednesday elected Michael A. Epstein of Sands Point, Long Island, as its new chair. He succeeds Mark L. Claster, who served for five years as chair of the 31-member board. Mr. Epstein is a senior partner at the law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, in Manhattan and has served as a Nor  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- The Mount Sinai Health System issued the following news release: Andrew Kasarskis, PhD, an internationally recognized expert in biomedical data, has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Data Officer (CDO) of the Mount Sinai Health System. In this new role, Dr. Kasarskis will facilitate the accessibility and sharing of clinical, financial, and administrative data, and open application development, all in support of better patient care, decision-making, and healthcare  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release: * * * - Training is Part of Court Monitored Process to Remedy Unconstitutional Stop-and-Frisk Practices * * * Today, a federal judge approved a public housing training for the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to ensure that all officers understand the rights afforded to New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) residents and their guests. The training is one aspect of larger efforts to re  more

NEW YORK, May 30 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release: Today, along with millions of others, the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund (LDF) learned damning information about the political and racially discriminatory motives behind the push to add a citizenship status question to the 2020 census. Materials uncovered from a deceased Republican strategist reveal exactly what LDF stated in its March 15, 2019 letter to the Commerce Department, namely t  more

NEW YORK, May 30 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release: New Hampshire's Senate voted today to repeal the death penalty, joining the House in overriding Governor Chris Sununu's veto to become the 21st state in the country to end capital punishment. The bill will not be applied retroactively, leaving the fate of Michael Addison - a Black man and the only person on death row in the state - up in the air. "Every time the state or federal government takes  more

NEW YORK, May 30 -- The National Association of City Transportation Officials issued the following news release: * * * - As Mobility Services Proliferate in Cities, a Principles-Based Approach to Data Management Enables Cities to Ensure Essential Data Collection and Individual Privacy Needs Are Met * * * The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), an association of 82 major cities and transit agencies in North America, and the International Municipal Lawyers Associatio  more

COOPERSTOWN, New York, May 30 -- The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum issued the following news release: Cooperstown is usually the place where all-stars finish their careers. But for the young women and men who comprise the 2019 Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program for Youth Leadership Development, the start of a new chapter in their professional lives is just beginning at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Eighteen college students arrived in Cooperstown this week t  more

COOPERSTOWN, New York, May 29 -- The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum issued the following news release: The timeless stories of the National Pastime are told every day in Cooperstown. But during the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's summer Author Series programs, individual tales of the game's fascinating past come to life through the writers who have chronicled that history. The Hall of Fame will host 11 Author Series events throughout the season, bringing noted baseball a  more

NEW YORK, May 30 -- The National September 11 Memorial and Museum issued the following news release: * * * - The Glade Recognizes 9/11 Rescue and Recovery Workers and All Who Are Sick or Who Have Died from Exposure to Toxins in the Aftermath of the 2001 attacks - Former New York City Mayor Bloomberg and 9/11 Health Advocates Join Thousands Gathered to Honor All Affected * * * The National September 11 Memorial & Museum and its Board Chairman Michael R. Bloomberg joined 9/11 health advocates  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release: * * * - Products remain on store shelves and in homes, ten years after legal action began * * * The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is taking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) back to court for failing to act to protect young children from a dangerous pesticide used in flea collars and other pet products. The EPA acknowledges exposure to the toxic chemical can harm kids' developing b  more

LOCKPORT, New York, May 30 -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: The Lockport City School District near Buffalo, New York announced earlier this week that they would begin testing facial recognition technology in their schools starting on Monday June 3. The New York Civil Liberties Union is concerned about the risks to privacy and civil rights posed by this technology, particularly in the school context. The NYCLU first wrote to both the district and the New York  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- The New York Public Library issued the following news release: * * * - Story times and other key programs at risk if libraries do not receive $35 million in additional operating funds this budget season * * * The city's three library systems held a special toddler story time outside City Hall this morning to call attention to the kinds of programs and services that could be cut if libraries lose out this budget season. Dozens of children and their caregivers packed the p  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants issued the following news release: The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) is pleased to announce the winners of its 2019 Excellence in Financial Journalism (EFJ) Awards. This award recognizes reporters from the national and local press whose work was published, posted or broadcast in 2018, contributing to a better and more balanced understanding of business or financial topics. Winners  more

MANHASSET, New York, May 29 -- North Shore University Hospital, a Northwell Health's hospital, issued the following news: * * * - Procedure targets the anterior nucleus of the thalamus * * * A neurosurgeon at North Shore University Hospital was the first to in New York perform deep brain stimulation (DBS) to treat refractory epilepsy since FDA approval of the minimally-invasive procedure. Jordan Gill, 22, of Brooklyn, underwent DBS to alleviate the debilitating seizures he's suffered since f  more

HUNTINGTON, New York, May 29 -- Northwell Health issued the following news: * * * - Hospitals to provide critical interventions at the point of contact * * * Northwell Health today announced its new "Pathways to Recovery" program, unveiling a more-effective tool in its emergency departments (ED) in response to the opioid and substance use epidemic. Instead of simply reviving, stabilizing and discharging people who come in because of an overdose, this program will allow clinical team members   more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Nuclear Threat Initiative issued the following news release: The International Partnership for Nuclear Disarmament Verification (IPNDV), an ongoing public-private partnership between the U.S. Department of State and NTI, was recognized more than 35 times by partners and non-partner countries in statements and reports submitted to the 2019 Non-Proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee Meeting (NPT PrepCom). The NPT PrepCom was hosted over two weeks between April and Ma  more

NEW YORK, May 30 -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, issued the following news release: For travelers who visit cities with high levels of air pollution, even a short stay leads to breathing problems that can take at least a week to recover from, a new study shows. Led by researchers at NYU School of Medicine, the study is the first of its kind, say the authors, to analyze pollution-related coughing and breathing difficulties and recovery time  more

NEW YORK, May 30 -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, issued the following news release: * * * - New Case Study from NYU School of Medicine Advances the Field of Population Health * * * Academic medical centers across the country and around the world are rapidly creating and expanding population health departments to bridge the worlds of clinical practice and public health. However, few frameworks exist to guide these efforts. Now a new case   more

CHESTERFIELD, New York, May 29 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news release: * * * - The land includes some of greatest biological diversity in all of Adirondack Park * * * Thanks to grant support from the Open Space Institute (OSI) to the Northeast Wilderness Trust, a major land preservation milestone has been achieved within the Adirondack Park's "Blue Line." The newly-conserved, 2,434-acre property includes a vast expanse of Adirondack foothills at the headwaters of the B  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- JDRF, a charitable 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, issued the following news release: * * * - Collaborative funds $10 million in research to understand, predict and prevent insulin-dependent diabetes following checkpoint therapy for cancer * * * Immunotherapy has become a first-line treatment for several types of cancer. Over time, researchers have observed that some patients develop autoimmune disorders following cancer immunotherapy  more

NEW YORK, May 28 -- PEN America issued the following news release: * * * - Seizure of journalist Bryan Carmody's materials are viewed as a chilling effect on press freedom * * * PEN America has joined a coalition of media and press freedom organizations in filing an amicus letter in support of San Francisco journalist Bryan Carmody, advocating for the return of his improperly seized newsgathering materials in apparent violation of California law. Filed in San Francisco County Superior Court  more

NEW YORK, May 28 -- PEN America issued the following news release: * * * - Arrest Signals Chinese Government's Attempt to Erase Historical References In Lead Up to 30th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre * * * The arrest of Chinese filmmaker Deng Chuanbin (also known as Huang Huang) apparently for tweeting a Chinese political meme, represents the extreme steps Chinese authorities will take to silence artistic voices attempting to commemorate the Tiananmen Square Protests, PEN America s  more

NEW YORK, May 31 -- PEN America issued the following news release: * * * - Since being detained by Russia-backed separatists in June of 2017, the Ukrainian blogger has been held incommunicado in the Donbas region. * * * The two-year anniversary of Ukrainian blogger Stanislav Aseyev's detention on June 2 serves as a reminder of continued, alarming violations of press freedom in the conflict in Ukraine, and he should be released immediately, PEN America said in a statement today. Since being   more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- The Peter G. Peterson Foundation issued the following news release: * * * - The May 2019 Fiscal Confidence Index, Modeled after the Consumer Confidence Index, is 51 (100 is Neutral) * * * With Washington consumed by partisan gridlock, voters continue to urge their leaders to focus on policy solutions that improve America's fiscal future, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation's monthly Fiscal Confidence Index. May Fiscal Confidence Index, modeled after the Consumer  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The American Red Cross issued the following news release: * * * - More than 117 million people from Texas to New York under threat of severe weather * * * The American Red Cross continues to help thousands of people affected by the ongoing tornadoes and flooding plaguing the Midwest as millions of people from Texas to New York face another day of threats of severe weather in their communities. As many as 485 people spent Tuesday night in 31 Red Cross and community shel  more

NEW YORK, May 28 -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, issued the following news release: Gary D. Steinberg, MD, a nationally recognized specialist in the surgical management of bladder cancer, has been named director of the Goldstein Urology Bladder Cancer Program at NYU Langone Health. His recruitment enhances the team of clinicians and scientists already assembled within the Department of Urology and NYU Langone Health's Perlmutter Cancer Cent  more

ROCHESTER, New York, May 31 -- The Rochester Museum and Science Center issued the following news release, dated May 29: Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC) is pleased to host a book launch and reception to celebrate the release of Jane Plitt's Martha Matilda Harper and the American Dream: How One Woman Changed the Face of Modern Business. This new paperback edition tells the story of how 19th-century inventor, immigrant, and entrepreneur Martha Matilda Harper created the first retail franc  more

BUFFALO, New York, May 31 -- The Roswell Park Cancer Institute issued the following news release: Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center immunologist Elizabeth Repasky, PhD, was awarded the 2019 Distinguished Biomedical Alumna Award from the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Presented on May 3, the annual award recognizes Jacobs School graduates, residents and volunteers who have been recognized nationally or internationally for outstanding contribution  more

BUFFALO, New York, May 30 -- The Roswell Park Cancer Institute issued the following news release: Several Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center teams have been invited to present their own latest research or to share their expertise as discussion leaders at the 55th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), to be held May 31 to June 4 in Chicago, Illinois. The theme of this year's gathering -- the world's largest clinical cancer research meeting -- is "Caring for Ev  more

NEW YORK, May 30 -- Mount Sinai Hospital issued the following news release: * * * - An invitation to athletes with Scholar-athletes With Academic Goals - Encouraging young athletes, especially from underrepresented groups, to consider careers in science and medicine * * * Junior high, high school, and college students with SWAG are invited to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai for the first NYC Scholar-Athlete Summit on Saturday, June 22, 2019. SWAG stands for "Scholar-athletes Wit  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- Science Translational Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Association for the Advancement of Science that focuses on research in the translational medicine community, published four research articles on the following topics in its May 1, 2019 edition: * Nanofiber-hydrogel composite-mediated angiogenesis for soft tissue reconstruction * Oxytocin antagonism prevents pregnancy-associated aortic dissection in a mouse model of Marfan syndrome * Quorum sensing be  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- Science Translational Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Association for the Advancement of Science that focuses on research in the translational medicine community, published four research articles on the following topics in its May 8, 2019 edition: * A phase 2 clinical trial of a vasopressin V1a receptor antagonist shows improved adaptive behaviors in men with autism spectrum disorder * A randomized placebo-controlled pilot trial shows that intranasal vas  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- Science Translational Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Association for the Advancement of Science that focuses on research in the translational medicine community, published five research articles on the following topics in its April 24, 2019 edition: * A BMP/activin A chimera is superior to native BMPs and induces bone repair in nonhuman primates when delivered in a composite matrix * A CD40L-targeting protein reduces autoantibodies and improves disease   more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- Science Translational Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Association for the Advancement of Science that focuses on research in the translational medicine community, published five research articles on the following topics in its May 15, 2019 edition: * A virus-like particle vaccine prevents equine encephalitis virus infection in nonhuman primates * Cediranib suppresses homology-directed DNA repair through down-regulation of BRCA1/2 and RAD51 * Detecting m  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- Science Translational Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Association for the Advancement of Science that focuses on research in the translational medicine community, published five research articles on the following topics in its May 22, 2019 edition: * Augmentation of HIV-specific T cell function by immediate treatment of hyperacute HIV-1 infection * Cardiac glial cells release neurotrophic S100B upon catheter-based treatment of atrial fibrillation * Circ  more

OAKLAND, California, May 28 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Yesterday, the New York Times reported that the Trump administration is going to new lengths to hide the severity and urgency of the climate crisis from the American public. The U.S. Geological Survey will begin to limit how far into the future it projects the impact of climate change in its reports. Additionally, the next National Climate Assessment (NCA), an interagency report that examines the impact of climate  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- The American Kennel Club issued the following news release: * * * - Customers can receive one-on-one help to find their new dog. * * * The American Kennel Club has launched AKC PuppyVisor(TM), a personalized dog concierge service to help potential dog owners find their new best friend. Whether looking for a puppy or to give an older dog a good home, the service is designed to walk customers through each stage of the process. AKC PuppyVisor(TM) helps dog owners in search   more

NEW YORK, May 28 -- Mount Sinai Hospital issued the following news release: * * * - Mount Sinai's Cardiac Surgeon-in-Chief also receives top rating * * * The New York State Department of Health awarded The Mount Sinai Hospital its highest quality rating for adult cardiac valve surgery in 2019. David H. Adams, MD, Cardiac Surgeon-in-Chief and Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery at Mount Sinai Health System, also received the highest quality rating and was recognized as the highest-volume valve s  more

NEW YORK, May 30 -- The New York Public Library issued the following news release: * * * - Primo Levi at 100: If This Is a Man brings together over thirty performers for a multilingual, full-length reading of his seminal memoir. * * * To commemorate the centennial of author Primo Levi, The New York Public Library will host a full-length recitation of his seminal work, If This Is a Man, the unsparing account of Levi's 11 months of internment in Auschwitz. Organized through a collaboration bet  more

BEIRA, Mozambique, May 30 -- The U.S. Fund for UNICEF issued the following news release: BEIRA / NEW YORK - UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom visited Mozambique this week, where 1.1 million children remain in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of tropical cyclones Idai and Kenneth. The actor travelled to Beira, one of the areas worst-affected by Cyclone Idai, which killed over 600 people and destroyed nearly 240,000 homes when it made landfall in March. Sitting on   more

NEW YORK, May 26 -- The U.S. Fund for UNICEF issued the following statement by Executive Director Henrietta Fore on attack in Taiz, Yemen: "Seven children between the ages of 4 and 14 were killed on Friday in an attack on the Mawiyah district, in the southern Yemeni city of Taiz. "This attack brings to 27 the number of children killed and injured in a recent escalation of violence near Sanaa and in Taiz over the past 10 days. These are only the numbers that the United Nations has been able to  more

NEW YORK, May 30 -- The U.S. Fund for UNICEF issued the following statement by Executive Director Henrietta Fore on violence in northwest Syria: "Tens of thousands of children in northwest Syria are at imminent risk of injury, death and displacement because of a significant escalation in fighting. Violence has intensified over the past few days, especially in villages in northern Hama and southern Idleb. "Many families have been driven from their homes again, while others are unable to move t  more

NEW YORK, May 31 -- UNITE HERE, a labor union for workers in the hotel, gaming, food service, manufacturing, textile, distribution, laundry, transportation and airport industries in the U.S. and Canada, issued the following news release: The Sheraton Anchorage Hotel & Spa and UNITE HERE Local 878 have reached an agreement, ending a labor dispute that had persisted for ten years. In 2009, after being unable to come to agreement on a contract, workers voted overwhelmingly to ask the public not t  more

BRONX, New York, May 30 -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * - Conservation Effort is Part of Long-Term Plan Supported by The Rainforest Site, GreaterGood.org, Wildlife Conservation Society and Fundacion Vida Silvestre Argentina * * * Payunia Reserve, the largest protected area in the Patagonian steppe and home to iconic wildlife such as the guanaco, the Andean cat, and Andean condor has now been further protected. The Wildlife Conservation Society (W  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- Wolters Kluwer Health issued the following news release: Wolters Kluwer, Health announces today the appointment of Greg Samios, President & CEO of Health Learning, Research & Practice (HLRP). The HLRP business provides health solutions that help clinical professionals learn, practice, conduct research and advance their careers using market-leading tools and evidence-based information. Samios succeeds Cathy Wolfe who will become the President & CEO of the Emerging & Developin  more

NEW YORK, May 30 -- Wolters Kluwer Health issued the following news release: Wolters Kluwer today reports that it has repurchased 110,289 of its own ordinary shares in the period from May 23, 2019, up to and including May 29, 2019, for Euros6.9 million and at an average share price of Euros62.63. These repurchases are part of the share buyback program announced on February 20, 2019, under which we intend to repurchase shares for up to Euros250 million during 2019. The cumulative amounts repur  more

NEW YORK, May 28 -- Wolters Kluwer Health issued the following news release: Wolters Kluwer, Health, a leading global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, announces the release of Medi-Span(R) Hazardous Drug Handling solutions to assist healthcare professionals with streamlining their USP <800> compliance efforts while supporting employee health and safety. The anticipated date for healthcare organizations' compliance with USP General Chapter <800> st  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- Wolters Kluwer Health issued the following news release: Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory today announced the appointment of Dean E. Sonderegger as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S., effective immediately. Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. (LRUS) is a leading provider of information and expert solutions for legal and business compliance professionals and is part of the Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory division. The LRU  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- Wolters Kluwer Health issued the following news release: Wolters Kluwer today announced three internal promotions of executive leaders. These appointments underscore Wolters Kluwer's strong commitment to investing in talent and career opportunities. Cathy Wolfe, who has been leading the Health Learning, Research & Practice (HLRP) business unit since January 2015, has today been appointed President & CEO of the company's Emerging & Developing Markets (EDM) group of businesse  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- The World Jewish Congress issued the following news release: The World Jewish Congress this week strongly condemned the vandalization of an exhibit of photos in Vienna depicting Holocaust survivors, which was targeted on Monday for the third time since it opened earlier this month. The vandalism prompted outrage from Christian and Muslim youth groups, who teamed up with local artists to guard the photos, joined soon after by other Vienna residents. United Nations High Comm  more

NEW YORK, May 25 -- The World Jewish Congress issued the following news release: World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder responded Saturday to remarks made by Germany's commissioner for countering antisemitism, Felix Klein, who warned that he could no longer recommend to Jews living in Germany to wear yarmulkes freely in public. Mr. Klein's recommendation follows similar advice given last year by Joseph Schuster, the president of the WJC's local affiliate the Central Council of Jews in  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- The World Jewish Congress issued the following news release: The World Jewish Congress will take part on Sunday in the 55th annual Celebrate Israel Parade, with a custom float adorned with the flags of the organization's more than 100 affiliated communities around the world. The Holocaust Survivor Band, a klezmer ensemble led by survivor Saul Dreier, will accompany the WJC's float as a symbol of the resilience of the Jewish people. The Manhattan-based parade, the largest pu  more