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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New York Newsletter for Sunday November 24, 2019 ( 208 items )

2018-09-09

14 Industry Marketing Leaders Appointed to MMA North America Board

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The Mobile Marketing Association issued the following news release: As the only global industry-wide marketing and media trade group, today the MMA announced the appointment of 14 new industry leaders including marketers, technology enablers, media companies and agencies to the North America Board. Also, in keeping with the board's marketer-led commitment, Norm De Greve, CMO, CVS Health Corporation takes the helm as Chair. "Over the past five years, the MMA has undergone a more

2019 NFF Gold Medal Profile: Mark Harmon

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 22 -- The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame issued the following news release: UCLA quarterback Mark Harmon arrived in New York 46 years ago for the National Football Foundation Annual Awards Dinner without a tuxedo. All he carried off his transcontinental flight from Los Angeles was a business suit, prompting a bit of panic when he learned about the preferred attire. Selected as a 1973 NFF National Scholar-Athlete, Harmon was designated to respond on be more

350.org Issues Statement on New York City Vs Big Oil Hearing

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- The 350.org issued the following statement by Northeast Regional Field Organizer Dominique Thomas: Tomorrow, Friday, the 2nd Circuit Court hearing of the New York City vs Big Oil (Exxon, BP, Shell, Conoco and Chevron) lawsuit heads into the latest oral arguments. On the upcoming hearing, Dominique Thomas, New Yorker and Northeast Regional Field Organizer with 350.org said, "New Yorkers remember Superstorm Sandy, and its destruction continues to be paid for through our l more

350.org Issues Statement Regarding Public Comments on Keystone XL Pipeline Submitted to State Department

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The 350.org issued the following statement by Kendall Mackey, U.S. campaigner for Keep It In The Ground: The U.S. State Department's comment period on their revised environmental impact statement Keystone XL pipeline has ended. Across organizations, over 120,000 people submitted comments, and at 350.org, 19,523 people wrote in to highlight the climate impacts Keystone will produce, and the devastating impacts it's spills have already created. Keystone 1, part of the Keyston more

350.org: World's Governments Plan to Produce 120% More Fossil Fuels by 2030 - Drastically at Odds With 1.5 Warming Limit

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The 350.org issued the following news release: * * * - The Production Gap Report - produced by leading research organizations and the UN - is the first assessment of the gap between Paris Agreement goals and countries' planned production of coal, oil and gas * * * The world is on track to produce far more coal, oil and gas than would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5 C or 2 C, creating a "production gap" that makes climate goals much harder to reach, according t more

AAA, Consumer Reports, J.D. Power, National Safety Council Unite to Adopt Common Naming for Advanced Driver Assistance Technology

YONKERS, New York, Nov. 20 -- Consumer Reports issued the following news release: As leaders in consumer advocacy, traffic safety and industry advice, four organizations - AAA, Consumer Reports, J.D. Power and the National Safety Council - have come together to adopt standardized naming for advanced driver assistance technology in an effort to reduce confusion. To help educate consumers on the benefits, limitations and proper use of these technologies, the four organizations are calling on all more

Academy of Management Perspectives Journal Issues 7 Research Articles in November 2019 Edition

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, New York, Nov. 20 -- The Academy of Management Perspectives, a peer-reviewed journal from the Academy of Management that says it features articles and symposia that address issues concerning management and business, published seven research articles on the following topics in its November 2019 edition: * Adapting to Grand Environmental Challenges Through Collective Entrepreneurship * Civic Wealth Creation: A New View of Stakeholder Engagement and Societal Impact * E Pluribus more

Access Now Calls on Apple to Affirm Its Commitment to Freedom of Expression

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- Access Now issued the following news release: The recent reports of Apple's removal of the Chinese version of the Quartz news app and the HKmap.live app from the App Store, as well as the censorship of iOS mobile games in China, raise questions about the company's commitment to freedom of expression. In an open letter (https://www.accessnow.org/open-letter-apple-free-expression/) to Apple, Access Now expressed concern over the censorship of these and other apps, calling o more

Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Treated With Invasive Heart Procedures Show No Reduction in Rate of Cardiac Events

NEW YORK, Nov. 16 -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, issued the following news release: Heart disease is the leading cause of death for the roughly 500 million people worldwide with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Yet such patients have been excluded from most of the major, relevant cardiovascular clinical trials that are meant to guide treatment approaches for them. Today, an international, federally funded study reported on comparing the valu more

Advanced Hip & Knee Replacement Techniques Lead to Faster Recovery at NYU Langone Hospital--Brooklyn

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, issued the following news release: Hip and knee replacements are among the most common elective surgical procedures in the United States, and they are increasing in demand as an aging population seeks to remain mobile and active in their golden years. To help bring state-of-the-art surgical techniques that shorten the recovery from these procedures, NYU Langone Hospital--Brooklyn has appoin more

AdvantageCare Physicians, Northwell Announce Innovative Collaboration to Bring Comprehensive Women's Health Services to Manhattan, Suffolk County, Staten Island

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- Northwell Health issued the following news: * * * - Northwell to offfer women's health services to AdvantageCare Physicians patients * * * AdvantageCare Physicians (ACPNY), one of New York's largest primary and specialty care practices, and Northwell Health, the state's largest health system, announced an agreement that creates a new model for women's health in the New York area. Under the terms of the agreement, ACPNY's focus on primary care and care coordination will b more

Alliance Defending Freedom: Pro-Life Ministries Challenge NY's New Abortion Approval Mandate

ROCHESTER, New York, Nov. 18 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: * * * - New state law forces faith-based groups to hire, employ people who disagree with their mission * * * Attorneys representing a faith-based pregnancy center, a church, and other religious nonprofits filed a lawsuit late last week in federal court against the state of New York challenging a law that forces them to hire employees who disagree with the fundamental beliefs and mission of the o more

Alliance for Quality Education: Community Organizations Call on Councilman Ritchie Torres to Return Racist Dan Loeb's Campaign Cash

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The Alliance for Quality Education issued the following news release: Today leading community organizations sent a letter to New York City Councilmember Ritchie Torres, who is running for Congress, calling on him to return $11,200 he received from hedge fund manager Dan Loeb. In 2017, after Loeb posted racist remarks aimed at Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Torres pledged to refuse contributions from Loeb due to his "racially charged hostilities." But now he more

Amazon Takes Transparency Step

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: * * * - First Move Toward Adopting 'Transparency Pledge,' Supply Chain Justice * * * Amazon took a useful first step toward transparency on November 15, 2019 by publicly disclosing on its website the names, addresses, and other details of over 1,000 facilities that produce Amazon-branded products, a broad coalition of human rights groups, labor rights organizations, and global unions said today. But the list is not ea more

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Schedules Events

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has announced the following event: * * * 67th Annual Meeting, October 19-24, 2020, Hilton San Francisco Union Square, San Francisco, CA 68th Annual Meeting, October 25-30, 2021, Hyatt Regency Atlanta and Marriott, Atlanta Marquis, Atlanta, GA 69th Annual Meeting, October 17-22, 2022, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 70th Annual Meeting, October 23-28, 2023, New York Hilton Midtown and She more

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Schedules Events

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 23 -- The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry has announced the following events: * * * AAPD CE Events: Greater New York Dental Meeting, NOV. 29-DEC. 4, 2019 Qualifying Examination Preparation Course, FEB. 7-9, 2020 Safe and Effective Sedation for the Pediatric Dental Patient, MARCH 26-28, 2020 Management of Pediatric Sedation Emergencies: A Simulation Course, MARCH 29, 2020 * * * State and District CE Courses: SSPD Annual CE Meeting, JAN. 10-12, 2020 NVAPD more

American Council of Life Insurers Schedules Events

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The American Council of Life Insurers has scheduled the following events: * * * 22-25 February, Medical Section Annual Meeting 2020, The Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston, SC 27-28 February, Women & Diversity Insurance Conference 2020, Intercontinental Barclay, New York, NY 1-4 March, Refocus Conference 2020, Bellagio Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV 22-25 March, Financial & Investment Roundtable 2020, Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa, Fort Lauderdale, F more

American Guild of Musical Artists: Nevada Ballet Theatre Artists Seek to Form Union

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- The American Guild of Musical Artists issued the following news: With an overwhelming majority of support, the dancers of Nevada Ballet Theatre (NBT) have signed cards to form a union and join the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA). In a letter to the management of NBT, the dancers stated "This is a decision made in the interest of longevity and artistic achievement for the company, mutually beneficial working relationships, and long-term health. As dancers, the lifeb more

American Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Association Schedules Events

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 23 -- The American Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Association has announced the following events: * * * AHPBA 2020 Annual Meeting, March 5-8, 2020, Loews Miami Beach Hotel, FL AHPBA 2021 Annual Meeting, March 18-21, 2021, Loews Miami Beach Hotel, FL AHPBA 2022 Annual Meeting, March 31, 2022-April 2, 2022, New York Hilton Midtown * * * For more information about these events, click here: https://www.ahpba.org/registration-accommodations/future-meetings/ [Category: M more

American Kennel Club Announces the Recipients of 2020 Lifetime Achievement Awards

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- The American Kennel Club issued the following news release: The American Kennel Club (AKC(R)), the world's largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs is proud to announce the winners of the 2020 AKC(R) Lifetime Achievement Awards: Ronald H. Menaker (Conformation), Dr. Charles 'Bud' Kramer (Companion Events) and Lynn Worth Smith (Performance). The Awards, created by AKC President and CEO Dennis Sprung, are presented in recognition of exceptional participati more

American National Standards Institute Legal Issues Forum 2019: Experts Discuss Standardization and Legalization of the Cannabis Industry

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The American National Standards Institute issued the following news release: On November 6, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) convened two panels of legal and industry experts to engage with ANSI members and guests about standards and the cannabis industry during the Legal Issues Forum, an annual event held during World Standards Week in Washington, DC. The event kicked-off with a keynote address from Heather Krug, Colorado's State Marijuana Laboratory servic more

American National Standards Institute Recognizes Standards Role in Safety and Health During World Toilet Day

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The American National Standards Institute issued the following news release: * * * - 2019 Theme is "Leaving no one behind" * * * Functional sanitation and toilets help ensure better health and safety of millions of people across the world. Ahead of World Toilet Day on November 19, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recognizes the efforts of the standards community who have worked to achieve cleaner and safer sanitation. "World Toilet Day," a campaign launc more

American National Standards Institute: ANAB's Reinaldo Figueiredo Appointed as Chair of ISO Committee on Conformity Assessment

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The American National Standards Institute issued the following news release: * * * - Chair Role Effective 2020 to 2021 * * * Reinaldo Figueiredo, senior program director of product, process, and services accreditation programs at the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB), a wholly owned subsidiary of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), has been confirmed as chair of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Committee on Conformity Assessme more

American National Standards Institute: Enhancing Student Employment Outcomes Through Degree-Certification Pathways - Workcred Joins APLU Annual Conference

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- The American National Standards Institute issued the following news release: At the recent annual Association of Public Land-grant Universities (APLU) conference in San Diego, Workcred's associate executive director Karen Elzey moderated a joint session on Enhancing Student Employment Outcomes through Degree-Certification Pathways. The session highlighted how, with support from the Lumina Foundation, Workcred, APLU/The Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU), and the more

American Society of Journalists & Authors Schedules Events

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- The American Society of Journalists and Authors has announced the following event: 2020 Annual Conference April 19-20 2020 at the New York Marriott Downtown, 85 West Street at Albany Street 2021 Annual Conference April 18-19, 2021 at the New York Marriott Downtown, 85 West Street at Albany Street * * * For more information about these events, click here: http://asja.org/For-Writers/ASJA-Events [Category: MediaEvent] more

Analysis of Court Fines and Fees as Government Revenue Shows High Costs, Inefficiency, Waste

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law issued the following news release: * * * - Data from 10 Jurisdictions Adds Fiscal Irresponsibility to Reasons to Reform Debtors' Prison Practices * * * Brennan Center researchers have conducted the first-ever analysis of the financial costs to multiple jurisdictions of imposing, collecting, and enforcing court fees and fines. They found that generating revenue through levying fees and fines on criminal defen more

Animal Legal Defense Fund: SUNY Ending Invasive Experiments on Kittens and Young Cats as Lawsuit Settles

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- The Animal Legal Defense Fund issued the following news release: * * * - Animal Legal Defense Fund and CAARE continue work to protect animals used in research * * * Today the Animal Legal Defense Fund announced that a settlement agreement has been reached with the State University of New York (SUNY), in a high-profile lawsuit, filed on behalf of Citizens for Alternatives to Animal Research & Experimentation (CAARE), over animal care records relating to painful and invasi more

Anti-Defamation League Announces Support for IFA's Lawsuit Against Neo-Nazis, White Supremacists, and Hate Groups Responsible for Charlottesville Violence

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following news release: * * * - ADL partnering with non-profit Integrity First for America in its pathbreaking litigation against organizers of 2017 'Unite the Right' violence * * * ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced a partnership with Integrity First for America to support that organization's ongoing lawsuit against the organizers of the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Va. Integrity First for America more

Anti-Defamation League to Honor Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen at 'Never Is Now' Summit on Anti-Semitism

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following news release: Sacha Baron Cohen, the internationally renowned actor, comedian, screenwriter, director and producer whose films, television and sketches brilliantly use satire to expose racism, Islamophobia and anti-Semitism, will receive the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) International Leadership Award, which pays tribute "to those exceptional individuals whose vision, imagination and creativity have left an indelible mark upon more

ASPCA Takes on the Right Horse Initiative to Increase Equine Adoption Efforts Nationwide

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals issued the following news release: * * * - With a shared focus on improving the lives of horses in transition, The Right Horse Initiative is now an official program of the ASPCA * * * The ASPCA(R) (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(R)) today announced that it is expanding its equine welfare efforts by welcoming The Right Horse Initiative as an official program of the organization. A more

Association for Computing Machinery Schedules Events

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The Association for Computing Machinery has announced the following events: * * * Middleware 2019, December 9-13, Davis, California ACMMM Asia 2019, December 16 to 18, Beijing, China * * * For more information about these events, click here: https://www.acm.org/conferences [Category: Computer Technology] more

Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health: NYU - The History, Politics, and Public Health Implications of SNAP

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health issued the following member research: A commentary authored by Dr. Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University and contributing faculty member to NYU's College of Global Public Health, was published by the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) titled "The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): History, Politics, and Public Hea more

Attorney Receives International Trademark Association Award for Contributions for a Better Society

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The International Trademark Association issued the following news release: The International Trademark Association (INTA) is pleased to announce Peter Dernbach, Partner at Winkler Partners of Taipei, Taiwan, as a recipient of the Association's 2019 Service Award for INTA Members for a Better Society. The award is a newly created honor that will be presented annually to one or more individuals of an INTA member organization who have demonstrated during the year how brands p more

Boston Doctor to Be Honored for Clinical Excellence by National Kidney Foundation

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- The National Kidney Foundation issued the following news release: * * * - Dr. Gary Curhan will receive the Donald W. Seldin Award at NKF's 2020 Spring Clinical Meetings * * * Each year the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) considers the work of hundreds of specialists in the field of nephrology and selects among them those who most exemplify the relentless efforts of NKF to enhance the lives of patients through action, education and accelerating change. Their work is vit more

Bronx Zoo and SUNY Cobleskill Announce Interdisciplinary Internship Agreement

BRONX, New York, Nov. 19 -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * - Alliance establishes new applied learning opportunities * * * SUNY Cobleskill and the Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) Bronx Zoo are collaborating to make the zoo an affiliate placement site for students enrolled in the College's Histotechnician Program. This is a unique new internship for a SUNY Cobleskill student that will be offered each summer. The selected student will complete more

Businessman Golisano Gives $1.5M to Build $2M Medical Oncology Center at Niagara Falls Memorial

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, Nov. 20 -- The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * - Center to be operated in collaboration with Roswell Park - Niagara will soon have another Golisano Center - one in which lives will be saved. * * * Ann Costello, Director of the Golisano Foundation, today announced that philanthropist and businessman Tom Golisano is committing $1.5 million to support a new $2 million medical oncology center at Niagara Falls Memorial Me more

Cancer Action Network Issues Statement on 44th Annual Great American Smokeout Event

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following statement by Bill Sherman, managing director of government relations, on the 44th annual Great American Smokeout event: * * * - The event was started as a day to encourage people who smoke to quit or make a plan to quit. The statement is in response to the decision by New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and the New York City Council to advance Intro 1362 (flavored electronic cigarettes) and not more

Catholic Charities of Buffalo: Silver Creek Church Offers Free Faith-Based Respite Program

BUFFALO, New York, Nov. 20 -- Catholic Charities of Buffalo issued the following news release: Are you a caregiver for someone living with mild to moderate Alzheimer's or other dementia? If so, the newest collaboration between Catholic Charities of Buffalo and Christ Chapel Wesleyan Church can be a source of support. The free Memory Care Respite Program is held the third Saturday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the church, 60 Buffalo St., Silver Creek. The program offers four hou more

Center for Inquiry: No, America Is Still Not a Christian Nation - a Myth Comprehensively Quashed in 'Free Inquiry'

AMHERST, New York, Nov. 19 -- The Center for Inquiry issued the following news release: A conservative pastor recently gained attention for posting a video of himself in which he burns a book refuting the myth of America's founding as a so-called "Christian nation," a myth that religious conservatives seem determined to uphold no matter the historical facts. In defiance of the itchy Zippo fingers of Christian nationalists, the latest issue of Free Inquiry magazine lays out a nearly-exhaustive l more

Center for Reproductive Rights Issues Joint Statement on Slovakia Parliament Proposed Legislation

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The Center for Reproductive Rights issued the following joint statement with Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network in response to the members of Slovakia's parliament debate proposed legislation that, if enacted, will potentially impede women's access to abortion services: "We are deeply concerned by the current legislative attempts to roll back on the reproductive rights of the women of Slovakia. "Slova more

Center for Reproductive Rights: New Tool Shows State of Abortion Law and Abortion Access Across America

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The Center for Reproductive Rights issued the following news release: * * * - Center for Reproductive Rights comprehensive digital map shows the 'No Roe Reality' of abortion laws, restrictions,and protections on the books - including those laws currently blocked by the courts * * * Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights unveiled a new and improved digital tool, What if Roe Fell, showing the current state of abortion access across the United States, including the 5 mos more

Center on Addiction Raises Over $2 Million at 2019 Gala

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- Center for Addiction issued the following news release: Center on Addiction, a New York-based nonprofit dedicated to transforming the way the nation addresses addiction, raised over $2 million at its annual gala to empower families with the support, tools and guidance they need to address their loved one's substance use. The event took place on November 19 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City. Sutton Foster, two-time Tony Award-winning actress, star of TV Land's "Young more

Center on Addiction Raises Over $2 Million at 2019 Gala

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University issued the following news release: Center on Addiction, a New York-based nonprofit dedicated to transforming the way the nation addresses addiction, raised over $2 million at its annual gala to empower families with the support, tools and guidance they need to address their loved one's substance use. The event took place on November 19 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City. Sutton Foster, two-ti more

Certain Inflammatory Immune Cells Are Increased in African Americans and Hispanics/Latino/as With MS

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: * * * - A new study showed that certain inflammatory immune cell subsets were increased in African Americans and Hispanics/Latino/as with MS, when compared to Caucasian Americans with MS and healthy controls. - These results may indicate an underlying mechanism for the more severe course of MS observed in African Americans and Hispanics/Latino/as with MS. Further study is necessary to confirm the results a more

Chesapeake Bay Foundation & NGOs Sue EPA Over Attempt to Restrict States' Clean Air Efforts

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation issued the following news release: The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) today joined a coalition of NGOs filing suit in Federal Circuit Court in Washington, D.C. to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency's attempt to withdraw the Clean Air Act waiver previously granted to California's Clean Cars program. Four states in the Chesapeake Bay watershed--Delaware, Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania, as well as the District of Columbia--have more

Chicago Attorney Receives International Trademark Association Service Award for Pro Bono Work

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The International Trademark Association issued the following news release: The International Trademark Association (INTA) is pleased to announce Alice Kelly, Partner at Ice Miller LLP of Chicago, Illinois, as a recipient of the Association's 2019 Service Award for INTA Members for a Better Society. The award is a newly created honor that will be presented annually to one or more individuals of an INTA member organization who have demonstrated during the year how brands posi more

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: Apostle Building Bridges of Understanding in New York City

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following news release: * * * - President Ballard visits foreign diplomats and Rabbi Soloveichik * * * President M. Russell Ballard, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, visited the United Nations Friday morning in New York City, meeting with representatives from the office of the president of the U.N. General Assembly. The meeting came as part more

Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms to Bloomberg: 'Where's Your Apology to 100 Million Gun Owners?'

BELLEVUE, Washington, Nov. 18 -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: Anti-gun billionaire Michael Bloomberg, now considering a run for the presidency, has apologized for the "stop and frisk" program he ran while mayor of New York City, but the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms wants to know where his apology is to the 100 million American gun owners he has demonized and penalized for merely exercising their Second Am more

Clearing House: HSBC Bank USA Now Offers Business Clients the Ability to Send and Receive Payments in Real Time

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The Clearing House issued the following news release: HSBC Bank USA, N.A. (HSBC) announced today the launch of real-time payments capabilities on the RTP(R) network that allow business and institutional clients of all sizes to pay and be paid immediately with enhanced convenience and security. With this latest enhancement in HSBC's implementation of the RTP network these clients began sending real-time payments this morning, having been able to receive real-time payments s more

Clearing House: New Research Reveals Most Consumers Unaware of Financial Data Collection Practices

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- The Clearing House issued the following news release: Today, The Clearing House (TCH) released the 2019 Consumer Financial Apps and Data Privacy Survey that shows there is a growing disconnect between what consumers think they know about financial data collection practices and what they actually know. The 2019 survey findings show that 54% of U.S. banking consumers use financial apps to help manage their money, and 70% of users are confident that their information is priva more

Clearing House: Wells Fargo Launches Ability to Send Payments on the RTP Network

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- The Clearing House issued the following news release: Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) announced today that its corporate customers can now send real-time payments through the RTP(R) network via an application programming interface (API), enabling the immediate movement of money and expanding the bank's faster payments offerings. Wells Fargo previously rolled out capabilities for both retail and wholesale customers to receive payments over the RTP network at the end of 2018. "Our c more

Cognizant U.S. Foundation Awards $1.25 Million to Aspen Institute's Future of Work Initiative to Support Continuous Learning Systems

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The Aspen Institute issued the following news release: * * * - Grant Enables Research and Local Gatherings to Provide Policy Solutions for U.S. Cities; Recommendations to be Released in 2020 * * * The Cognizant U.S. Foundation today announced a $1.25 million grant to the Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative to support four major U.S. cities--Chicago, Ill., Charlotte, N.C., Phoenix, Ariz., and Hartford, Conn.--in advancing local policy, training, and education initia more

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory: Milestone Reached in New Leukemia Drug

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Nov. 19 -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory scientists, with chemists and cancer biologists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), have developed a new therapy that extended the survival of mice with acute myeloid leukemia. The scientists are the first to demonstrate the anti-cancer effect of blocking the Salt-Inducible Kinase 3 (SIK3) pathway in leukemia using YKL-05-099, a drug developed within the lab more

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory: The Difference Between an Expert's Brain and a Novice's

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Nov. 18 -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: When mice learn to do a new task, their brain activities change over time as they advance from 'novice' to 'expert.' The changes are reflected in the wiring of cell circuits and activities of neurons. Using a two-photon imaging microscope and a wealth of genetic tools, researchers from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), Columbia University, University College London, and Flatiron Institute more

Columbia University Irving Medical Center: Annual Helping Hands Food Drive Underway

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- Columbia University Irving Medical Center issued the following news: Each autumn, Columbians show their generosity by participating in the Helping Hands Food Drive, a partnership of Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Donations go a long way to support local residents in need. With Thanksgiving 2019 only a few weeks away, the food drive is back in action and accepting nonperishable food items through Thursday, Nov. 21. Nonperishable more

Columbia University Irving Medical Center: Epic Brings Shared Dental-Medical Health Record

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- Columbia University Irving Medical Center issued the following news: Columbia University Irving Medical Center has marked a first with the implementation of Epic, the first time that dental records for patients at the College of Dental Medicine (CDM) will be part of our institution's electronic health record (EHR). This single EHR means patients will have the most comprehensive look into their overall health. "The EpicTogether project is an exciting initiative for the Coll more

Community Foundation of Central New York: Caring Soul Leaves Generous Gift for Others

SYRACUSE, New York, Nov. 16 -- The Community Foundation of Central New York issued the following news: Larry Daley's license plate may have read BOPREY, standing for 'birds of prey,' but he was nothing like the fierce hunters he so admired. The life-long Cazenovia resident is remembered for being friendly, caring and nurturing to both animals and his fellow man. Now, Larry's generosity will be living on beyond his lifetime to benefit students from his alma mater, Cazenovia High School, through more

Community Foundation of Central New York: Pulaski Fund in Final Push to Reach $10,000 Goal

SYRACUSE, New York, Nov. 20 -- The Community Foundation of Central New York issued the following news: The Greater Pulaski Community Endowment Fund's Advisory Committee has raised more than $8,000 toward its fundraising goal of $10,000. With less than one month remaining to raise $2,000 by December 15, the Advisory Committee is working hard to meet its goal in this final stretch. Doing so will make the Fund eligible to receive a dollar-for-dollar matching grant of $10,000 from the John Ben Snow more

Community Health Care Association of New York State Schedules Events

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- The Community Health Care Association of New York State has announced the following event: January 29, 2020, Compliance Academy: Focus on Fraud: Prevention, Detection, and Response Webinar March 12, 2020, Compliance Academy: Investigations 101: Planning, Documentation, and Interviewing June 23, 2020, Compliance Academy: Beyond HIPAA: Ensuring Patient Confidentiality Webinar For more information about these events, click here: http://www.chcanys.org/index.php?src=events more

Conference of State Bank Supervisors Schedules Events

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Conference of State Bank Supervisors has announced the following event: DEC 2-5, 2019, CSBS Board Meeting & Supervisors Symposium, Scottsdale, Arizona JAN 7-9, 2020, Student Loan Servicing Training, San Diego, California JAN 15, 2020, 2020 CSBS District V Winter Meeting, San Francisco, California FEB 18-21, 2020, 2020 NMLS Annual Conference & Training, San Francisco, California MAY 19-21, 2020, CSBS State-Federal Supervisory Forum, Seattle, Washington SEP 14-17, more

Democrats for Education Reform: Poll Shows Atlanta Voters of Color Support Public School Choice

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- Democrats for Education Reform issued the following news release: * * * - Results Mirror National Trends of Support Among African American Voters * * * A new poll released today by Education Reform Now Advocacy and Public Policy Polling shows strong support for public school choice among African American voters in Atlanta, Georgia--the site of tonight's fifth Democratic Presidential debate. The poll found that, among African American voters surveyed: * 74% agree more w more

Downstate Medical Center Bay Ridge Ambulatory Surgery Center Reopens

BROOKLYN, New York, Nov. 18 -- Downstate Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * - Facility to Offer Full Range of Ambulatory Surgery Services * * * SUNY Downstate Bay Ridge Ambulatory Surgery Center has reopened and is once again providing comprehensive ambulatory surgery services. SUNY Downstate has not offered any services at this location since a fire caused significant damage to the facility in September of 2018. Located on the 1st floor in the former Victory Memorial H more

DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar Schedules Events

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 19 -- DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar has announced the following event: SEMINARS Thursday, December 5, 2019 - Professional Liability - Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, New York, NY The life of a professional can be hard. Client demands, complex and ever-evolving technology, and the stress of maintaining current relationships while developing new ones can strain most professionals. Add a lawsuit against the professional, and the strain can rise to a potential dan more

Drug Policy Alliance Issues Remarks Before House Judiciary Committee

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- The Drug Policy Alliance issued the following remarks by Executive Director Maria McFarland Sanchez-Moreno before the House Judiciary Committee ahead of the MORE Act mark-up and vote on whether to send the legislation to the House floor. She was joined by Chairman Jerry Nadler, Rep. Barbara Lee, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, Rep. Nydia Velazquez, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Steve Cohen and Law Enforcement Action Partnership Executive Director Neil Franklin: "The United States' decad more

Education Trust-New York: Civil Rights, Education, Parent & Business Groups Commend NYSED for New Guidance on Improving Equitable Access to Advanced Coursework

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The Education Trust-New York issued the following news release: * * * - New state policy will help eliminate unnecessary enrollment barriers that limit course access for students of color and other under-represented student groups * * * New guidance released by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) today represents an important step to ensuring that all students can participate and succeed in advanced coursework that will prepare them for college, careers, and more

Eide Bailly, LLP Achieves Peak Performance With Wolters Kluwer Integrated Audit Approach

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- Wolters Kluwer Health issued the following news release: * * * - Knowledge-based Audit Methodology and Integrated Software Solutions Help Firm Standardize Processes to Ensure Consistency & Quality of Audits. * * * The next profile in the Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting series showcasing future-ready firms achieving peak performance by embracing digital transformation spotlights Eide Bailly, LLP. Founded more than a century ago in Fargo, North Dakota, the firm today spans more

Environmental Advocates of New York Issues Statement on Gov. Cuomo Vetoes Environmental Justice Bill

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 20 -- Environmental Advocates of New York issued the following statement by Deputy Director Kate Kurera: * * * - Several Additional Measures Remain Unsigned * * * Today Governor Cuomo vetoed legislation (A.1779 (Peoples-Stokes, et al. / S.181 (Serrano, et al.) that would require DEC to issue biennial reports listing high local environmental impact zones across the state. In response, Kate Kurera, Deputy Director for Environmental Advocates of New York issued the foll more

Episcopal Church: Churchwide Bible Reading Initiative Begins in Epiphany 2020

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The Episcopal Church issued the following news: Forward Movement, along with partners from across the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada, invites followers of Jesus to participate in the Good Book Club, a churchwide Bible reading initiative. The Good Book Club will focus on the Gospel of John, with participants reading a section of scripture each day during the Epiphany season, starting on January 6, 2020. "The Good book Club is helping us to read, mark, le more

Eric Null Joins Access Now as U.S. Policy Manager

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- Access Now issued the following news release: Access Now is pleased to announce that Eric Null has joined us as the U.S. Policy Manager, where he will lead our efforts on protecting the digital rights of users in the United States on consumer privacy, broadband policy, and surveillance, among other issues. Mr. Null joins us after having spent over three years at New America's Open Technology Institute, and nearly a decade actively engaging on tech policy issues such as Net more

Everytown For Gun Safety Action Fund Launches $200,000 Digital Spend Against Target U.S. Senators

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following news release: Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund is launching $200,000 in digital ads against U.S. Senators in key battleground states who have failed to advance meaningful federal gun safety legislation, including: Senators Martha McSally (R-AZ); Cory Gardner (R-CO); Marco Rubio (R-FL), Rick Scott (R-FL), David Perdue (R-GA), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Mitt Ro more

Everytown for Gun Safety Issues Statement on Ghost Guns Available for Interviews

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following statement by Nick Suplina, managing director for law and policy, in response to the reports that the weapon the shooter who shot and killed two people and injured three others at Saugus High School used was a self-manufactured gun, or "ghost gun": "'Ghost guns' are unserialized, untraceable firearms that can be easily put together from parts acquired without a background check, and they undermine all of our gun safety laws. "Th more

Everytown for Gun Safety Unveils Analysis of Mass Shootings

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following news release: Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund today unveiled a new analysis of mass shootings, showing that in the decade between 2009 and 2018, there were a total of 194 mass shootings, which left 1,121 people dead and an additional 836 people wounded. The analysis also includes a new mass shooting map with downloadable data from 2009 to the present. Everytown defines a mass shooting as a shooting in which four people are more

Everytown for Gun Safety: Shameful - Senate Republicans Cut Life-Saving Provisions to Disarm Domestic Abusers From VAWA Reauthorization

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following news release: * * * - Senate Republican-Introduced Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act Removes Provisions to Disarm Domestic Abusers That Were Included in Bipartisan House-Passed VAWA Reauthorization Bill * * * Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown, denounced Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Senate Republicans for not including life-saving measures to disarm abusive dating partners and stalk more

Everytown for Gun Safety: Students Demand Action Announces New National Advisory Board

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following news release: * * * - New National Advisory Board Includes 18 Student Leaders, Helps to Lead More than 350 Students Demand Action Chapters Across the Country * * * Students Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today announced its 2020 National Advisory Board, made up of 18 dedicated student leaders and gun violence survivors from across the country. Students Demand Action is a grassroots m more

Evolution-Education and Outreach Journal Issues 18 Research Articles in 2019 Edition

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 -- Evolution-Education and Outreach, a journal that says it addresses the question about evolution by exploring the practical applications of evolutionary principles in daily life and the impact of evolutionary theory on culture and society throughout history, published 18 research articles on the following topics in its 2019 edition: * Acknowledging students' concerns about evolution: a proactive teaching strategy * African Americans in evolutionary science: where we have be more

Experts in Ecology & Developmental Disability Join National Audubon Society Board of Directors

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The National Audubon Society issued the following news: * * * - Nation's oldest conservation nonprofit elects two new leaders to national board of directors. * * * In October 2019, the National Audubon Society welcomed two new members to its national board of directors, Jessica Hellmann of the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment and Anna Warwick Riggs, a careered leader in healthcare services and developmental disability arenas. "The newest members of more

Extremism Spotlight: Arrested ISIS Supporter in Chicago Radicalized by Abdullah Faisal

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: * * * - Noted Extremist's Website, Authentic Tauheed, Cited 23 Times in FBI Affidavit * * * On November 15, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Jason Brown, a.k.a. Abdul Ja'Me, was arrested for attempting to provide material support and resources to ISIS. According to the DOJ affidavit, Brown was radicalized in prison by viewing lectures of U.S.-designated Islamist propagandist Abdullah Fais more

For Report Card Day, DTE Receives Failing Grades

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release: * * * - Report card evaluates DTE's proposed Integrated Resource Plan on climate, equity * * * This weekend, students across Michigan opened their report cards looking for validation of the hard work they've put in so far this year. But they aren't the only ones being graded. Clean energy, environmental justice and consumer advocacy groups are releasing a report card today for Detroit-based electric more

Foundation for Individual Rights in Education: After Report of Racist Incident, Syracuse Suspends All Fraternities -- Even Minority Ones

SYRACUSE, New York, Nov. 22 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education issued the following news release: * * * - FIRE calls on Syracuse to immediately lift the overbroad, one-size-fits-all punishment. * * * Days after an alleged racist incident caused Syracuse University to pull the plug on all fraternity activities -- even those of minority fraternities -- the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education is calling on the university to stop punishing students it doesn't even sus more

Frontiers in Zoology Journal Issues 41 Research Articles in 2019 Edition

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 -- Frontiers in Zoology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features all aspects of animal life, published 41 research articles, including the following topics, in its 2019 edition: * Among-population divergence in personality is linked to altitude in plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) * Combining morphological and genomic evidence to resolve species diversity and study speciation processes of the Pallenopsis patagonica (Pycnogonida) species complex * Dispersal and adaptat more

GPNY Says Public Campaign Finance Commission Trying to Kill Third Parties, Mocking Mission to Curb Influence of Big Donors

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 21 -- The Green Party of New York issued the following news release: Green Party of New York (GPNY) officers said today the Public Campaign Finance Commission is making a mockery of democracy, and it appears their secret plan all along has been a bipartisan effort to eliminate third parties and real competition from New York State politics. GPNY also claims even the matching funds proposal for partial public campaign financing, as reported so far, will be a disaster for more

Graham Smith Named Council for Christian Colleges & Universities Young Alumni Award Winner

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities issued the following news: The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) is pleased to announce that Graham Smith, a 2012 graduate of Wheaton College and co-founder of the Times Square Restaurant P.S. Kitchen, has been named the 2020 CCCU Young Alumni Award winner. The award will be presented on Wednesday, January 29, during the 2020 CCCU Presidents Conference in Washington, D.C. Smith opened P.S. Kitchen with more

Human Rights Watch Names Colin Mincy Chief People Officer

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: * * * - New Post Designed to Elevate Staff Resilience, Diversity Initiatives, and Organizational Culture * * * Colin Mincy will join Human Rights Watch in January 2020 as the organization's first Chief People Officer. His appointment elevates Human Rights Watch's efforts to implement diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies and to ensure a resilient and thriving staff in ways that reflect Human Rights Watch's globa more

Huntington Hospital Recognized as Top Fragility Fracture Care Provider

HUNTINGTON, New York, Nov. 18 -- Huntington Hospital, a Northwell Health's hospital, issued the following news: * * * - American Orthopaedic Association gives Huntington "Own the Bone" status * * * For the second year in a row, Huntington Hospital has been named a star performer by the American Orthopaedic Association's "Own the Bone" program for its top-notch care of patients with fragility fractures. Fragility fractures are caused by osteoporosis, metabolic bone disease or other bone dens more

IATSE Members Showcase Crafts for Congress at 'Beyond the Red Carpet: Movie & Tv Magic Day'

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees issued the following news: Last week, IATSE, along with numerous stakeholders from the film and television industry, gathered with Members of Congress for the "Beyond The Red Carpet: Movie & TV Magic Day" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The event offered lawmakers and their staffs a behind the scenes look at the creativity and talent of the film and entertainment industries. The event featured interactive booths and l more

Illuminating Engineering Society: Lightfair to Be Staged During New York Design Week in 2021

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 19 -- The Illuminating Engineering Society issued the following news release: LightFair(R) will take place during New York City's annual celebration of design, NYCxDESIGN, in 2021. The world's largest annual architectural and commercial lighting tradeshow and conference will be located at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, reports Show Director Dan Darby together with Timothy Licitra, executive director of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and Marsha L. Turne more

Independent Petroleum Association of America Schedules Events

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The Independent Petroleum Association of America has announced the following event: * * * OIL & GAS ORIENTATION FOR NEWCOMERS TO THE INDUSTRY, November 19, 2019, Houston, TX SUPPLY AND DEMAND COMMITTEE MEETING, December 10, 2019, Houston, TX PRIVATE CAPITAL CONFERENCE, January 23, 2020, Houston, TX NAPE SUMMIT WEEK, February 3 - February 7, 2020, Houston, TX OIL & GAS OVERVIEW COURSE, February 4, 2020, Houston, TX CONGRESSIONAL CALL-UP, March 3 - March 5, 2020, Wash more

Intelligent Transportation Society of America Schedules Events

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The Intelligent Transportation Society of America has announced the following event: * * * ITS Washington 2019 Annual Meeting, Dec 2-3, 2019, University of Washington ITS Heartland 2020 Annual Meeting, Apr 27-Apr 29, 2020, Hilton Iowa Events Center Des Moines, IA ITS New York 2020 Annual Meeting, Jun 4-5, 2020, Gideon Putnam Hotel Saratoga Springs, NY ITS Georgia 2020 Annual Meeting, Sep 27-29, 2020, Westin Jekyll Island, GA ITS World Congress 2020, Oct 4-8, 2020, Lo more

Interactive Advertising Bureau Research Busts Myth That Direct-To-Consumer Brands Looking to Sell-Out to Incumbents

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The Interactive Advertising Bureau issued the following news release: * * * - New Data Demonstrates DTC Brands Prioritize Global Expansion & Use Diversified Media Strategies That Go Well Beyond Social Platforms * * * Overturning conventional wisdom that direct-to-consumer brands are riding a valuation bubble and social media presence in pursuit of quick flips to larger incumbents, new research by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) says that an overwhelming majority more

Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility: Investors Say GEO Group Is Ill-Prepared to Guard Against Human Rights Risks

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility issued the following news release: * * * - Report delivered at request of shareholders exposes serious lapses in human rights policies and a failure to demonstrate 'respect for our inmates and detainees'. * * * Shareholders in GEO Group and members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility are making public a letter (https://jesuits.org/Assets/Publications/File/GEO%20Response%20Letter_11-1-19%20hard%20copy.pdf) more

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees: Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards Reelected With Vital Support From Iatse

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees issued the following news: On Saturday, John Bel Edwards was reelected as Louisiana's Governor with vital support from the IATSE. Governor Edwards has been a stalwart advocate for Louisiana's entertainment industry and its workers. Under Edwards' leadership, "Louisiana Has Seen A 200% Increase In Independent Film Activity Since 2017 [The Advocate, 9/28/18], and in 2009, Edwards received The State Union Legislator Of The more

International Analysis: Access to Private Insurance Key to High-Quality Health Systems

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research issued the following news release: * * * - The best systems abroad seamlessly integrate competitive private insurance with targeted public subsidies * * * As competition for the Democratic presidential nomination intensifies, Medicare-for-All and the role of private health insurance are among the candidates' most hotly contested topics. A new Manhattan Institute report by senior fellow Chris Pope evaluates how other Western nat more

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity Issues 99 Research Articles in 2019 Edition

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features behavioral aspects of diet and physical activity, published 99 research articles on the following topics in its 2019 edition: * Adherence to a healthy lifestyle and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in Chinese adults: a 10-year prospective study of 0.5 million people * Assessing the impact of the Barbados sugar-sweetened beverage tax on beverage sales more

International Rescue Committee: Now Is the Time to Seize Progress in Yemen and End the War

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release: * * * - Amid signs of progress, Yemen needs a nationwide ceasefire and an end to bureaucratic obstacles to humanitarian aid. * * * As warring parties in Yemen show signs of tentative commitment to ending the fighting, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) calls on all parties to agree to an immediate nationwide ceasefire to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people. Recent developments, including more

International Swaps, Derivatives Association Schedules Events

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- The International Swaps and Derivatives Association issued the following news release: * * * Dec 10, 2019, New York, ISDA Symposium Negotiation Strategies: Paragraph 13 of the 2018 Credit Support Annex for Initial Margin Dec 12, 2019, New York, ISDA Regulatory and Compliance Update: The Future of Derivatives Regulations Jan 30, 2020, New York, Understanding Variation Margin Regulations and the 2016 ISDA Credit Support Annex for VM * * * For more information about these more

International Trademark Association Announces 2019 Recipients of Prestigious Awards

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- The International Trademark Association issued the following news release: The International Trademark Association (INTA) is pleased to announce the recipients of its prestigious 2019 President's Award, 2019 INTA Service Awards, and 2019 Tomorrow's Leader Awards. The two recipients of the President's Award are attorneys Marion Heathcote, Principal, Davies Collison Cave, Sydney, Australia; and Lara Kayode, Founder and Managing Partner, O. Kayode & Co, Lagos, Nigeria. The Pr more

Investors Urge 3 Automobile Companies to Reconsider Opposition to California Waiver Authority on Emission Standards

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility issued the following news release: * * * - Investor letter argues the companies are actively opposing standards that are good for business, shareholders, consumers, and the environment. * * * In a letter sent this week (https://www.iccr.org/sites/default/files/resources_attachments/final_letter_to_gm_on_ca_waiver_11-19-19.pdf) to automakers Fiat Chrysler Automobiles ($FCAU), General Motors ($GM), and Toyota North America more

ISCHEMIA Trial Finds No Evidence of Lower Cardiac Event Rates in Patients Treated With Heart Procedures, But Better Quality of Life

NEW YORK, Nov. 16 -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, issued the following news release: Afederally funded, international study found no evidence that patients with severe but stable heart disease who underwent heart procedures experienced lower rates of major, disease-related events compared to those treated with medications and lifestyle changes alone. Presented November 16 at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2019, the st more

JDRF Honors Bay Area Resident Karen Jordan With the 2019 John Brady Award for Innovation

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- JDRF, a charitable 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, issued the following news release: JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, today announced Karen Jordan as the inaugural recipient of the John Brady Award for Innovation in recognition of her groundbreaking efforts and visionary leadership. Established in 2019, the John Brady Award for Innovation recognizes an outstanding volunteer who has exhibite more

JDRF Honors Mass. Resident Lisa Wallack With the 2019 Jim Tyree Chairman's Award

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- JDRF, a charitable 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, issued the following news release: JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, today announced Lisa Wallack as the recipient of the Jim Tyree Chairman's Award in recognition of her invaluable contributions as a volunteer leader, both nationally and in New England. Named for Jim Tyree, former JDRF Chairman and a lifetime member of the JDRF International more

Journal of Fluid Mechanics Issues 6 Research Articles in Jan. 25, 2020 Edition

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 -- The Journal of Fluid Mechanics that says it covers theoretical, computational and experimental investigations of all aspects of the mechanics of fluids, published six research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 25, 2020 edition: * Characteristics of the pressure fluctuations generated in turbulent boundary layers over rough surfaces * Convection in a rapidly rotating cylindrical annulus with laterally varying boundary heat flux * Depth-integrated wave-current mo more

Journal of Media Literacy Education Issues 8 Research Articles in November 2019 Edition

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The Journal of Media Literacy Education, a journal that says it helps helps individuals of all ages develop habits of inquiry and skills of expression needed to become thinkers, communicators and active citizens in a world where mass media, culture and digital technologies play from the National Association for Media Literacy Education, published eight research articles on the following topics in its November 2019 edition: * "So, Tell Me What Kind of a Thing It Really Is"-- more

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Issues 20 Research Articles in November 2019 Edition

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, a peer-reviewed journal that says it publishes clinical aging research, published 20 research articles on the following topics in its November 2019 edition: * 30-Day Emergency Department Revisit Rates among Older Adults with Documented Dementia * Alcohol Consumption and Functional Limitations in Older Men: Does Muscle Strength Mediate Them? * Association between High Proportions of Seriously Mentally Ill Nursing Home Residen more

Journalists Sue Federal Government to Defend Free Press in ACLU Lawsuit

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- 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: * * * - Government Created Secret Dossier on Journalists, Interrogated Them for Information on Sources and Reporting * * * Five journalists who were tracked, detained, and interrogated by the Department of Homeland Security in an unprecedented, coordinated att more

Journalists Sue Federal Government to Defend Free Press in ACLU Lawsuit

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- 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: * * * - Government Created Secret Dossier on Journalists, Interrogated Them for Information on Sources and Reporting * * * Five journalists who were tracked, detained, and interrogated by the Department of Homeland Security in an unprecedented, coordinated att more

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Honors Bay Area Resident Karen Jordan With the 2019 John Brady Award for Innovation

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation issued the following news release: JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, today announced Karen Jordan as the inaugural recipient of the John Brady Award for Innovation in recognition of her groundbreaking efforts and visionary leadership. Established in 2019, the John Brady Award for Innovation recognizes an outstanding volunteer who has exhibited leadership in driving innovation and pioneeri more

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Honors Mass. Resident Lisa Wallack With the 2019 Jim Tyree Chairman's Award

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation issued the following news release: JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, today announced Lisa Wallack as the recipient of the Jim Tyree Chairman's Award in recognition of her invaluable contributions as a volunteer leader, both nationally and in New England. Named for Jim Tyree, former JDRF Chairman and a lifetime member of the JDRF International Board of Directors who passed away in March 20 more

Lawsuit Settled Against Harmony Fire District Over Alleged Sex-Discriminatory Firings

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- 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: The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island today announced the settlement of a pair of sex discrimination lawsuits it had filed in 2016 on behalf of two female EMT/firefighters who alleged that the Harmony Fire District in Glocester had terminated them fr more

LDF and MacArthur Justice Center File Suit Challenging Mississippi District Attorney Doug Evans' Rampant Discrimination Against Black Jurors

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release: The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and the Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center (MJC) filed a federal class action lawsuit today challenging District Attorney Doug Evans' extreme racial discrimination against Black jurors in Mississippi's 5th Circuit Court District. LDF and MJC are representing the Attala County branch of the NAACP and a class of Black prospective ju more

Leading IBD Experts Join Columbia University Irving Medical Center

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- Columbia University Irving Medical Center issued the following news: Two leading experts in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)--one in adult care and the other in pediatric care--have been named to positions at Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Effective Dec. 1, Bo Shen, MD, will be professor of medicine (in surgery) at CUMC and vice chair for innovation in the Department of Medicine and the Departm more

Local Initiatives Support Network: Meet the 2020 Rubinger Fellows - Ten Local Leaders Breaking Down Barriers

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- The Local Initiatives Support Network issued the following news release: * * * - LISC announces 2019-20 Rubinger Fellows - Year-long fellowships will support new models and research projects that advance economic opportunity, strengthen communities * * * As part of its work to fuel broadly shared prosperity throughout American communities, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) has named 10 local leaders as winners of the Rubinger Community Fellowship award, a more

Mary Ann Liebert: Building Better Bacteriophage to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Nov. 21 -- Mary Ann Liebert Inc. issued the following news release: Researchers are pursuing engineered bacteriophage as alternatives to antibiotics to infect and kill multi-drug resistant bacteria. The potential for an innovative synthetic biology approach to enhance phage therapeutics and the role a biofoundry can play in making this approach feasible and effective is discussed in an article in PHAGE: Therapy, Applications, and Research, a new peer-reviewed journal fro more

Mary Ann Liebert: Does Frailty Affect Outcomes After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury?

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Nov. 21 -- Mary Ann Liebert Inc. issued the following news release: A new study has shown that frailty is an important predictor of worse outcome after traumatic spinal cord injury in patients less than 75 years of age. In patients younger than 75 years, frailty was a predictor of adverse events, acute length of stay, and in-hospital mortality, as reported in an article published in Journal of Neurotrauma, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. more

Mary Ann Liebert: JACM Special Issue Addresses Challenges in Inter-Rater Reliability in Traditional Chinese Medicine

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Nov. 20 -- Mary Ann Liebert Inc. issued the following news release: Diagnostic agreement between practitioners is an ongoing challenge in the evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and other healthcare systems that rely on constitutional types. The topic is the subject of a Special Focus Issue on Challenges in Inter-Rater Reliability in Traditional Chinese Medicine that is published as the November 2019 issue of JACM, The Journal of Alternative and Complementar more

Mary Ann Liebert: Most Physicians and Other Faculty in Large Medical Center Experienced Sexual Harassment

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Nov. 18 -- Mary Ann Liebert Inc. issued the following news release: A new study has shown that the majority of women (82.5%) and men (65.1%) working at an academic medical center reported at least one incident of sexual harassment by staff, students, and faculty during the previous year. Similarly, a substantial proportion of women (64.4%) and men (44.1%) who worked with patients reported experiencing sexual harassment from patients or their families within the prior yea more

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research: Accelerating Medicines Partnership Launches Data Knowledge Portal for Parkinson's Disease

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research issued the following news release: The Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) program for Parkinson's disease (PD) has launched a data portal (http://amp-pd.org/)to provide de-identified information collected from 4,298 PD patients and healthy controls to researchers working to develop effective therapies for the disease. The portal enables researchers to study complex data sets and perform genome-wide analyses at a s more

Michael J. Fox Foundation Honors 2 Persons With Bachmann-Strauss Prize for Excellence in Dystonia Research

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research issued the following news release: The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) has announced Antonio Pisani, MD, PhD, associate professor of neurology at the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy, and David G. Standaert, MD, PhD, John N. Whitaker Professor and chairman of neurology at The University of Alabama at Birmingham, as the recipients of the fifth annual Bachmann-Strauss Prize for Excellence more

Moms Demand Action Volunteers Available for Interviews Around Hearing on Extreme Risk Protection Orders

MANHATTAN, New York, Nov. 21 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news: Tomorrow morning, lawmakers on the Interim Joint Judiciary Committee will hold an informational hearing on Extreme Risk Protection Order ("ERPO") legislation. Volunteers with the Kentucky chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America plan to testify in support of the policy. ERPO laws, also known as red flag laws, are saving lives in states th more

Moms Demand Action: Shameful - Senate Republicans Cut Life-Saving Provisions to Disarm Domestic Abusers From VAWA Reauthorization

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news: * * * - Senate Republican-Introduced Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act Removes Provisions to Disarm Domestic Abusers That Were Included in Bipartisan House-Passed VAWA Reauthorization Bill * * * Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown, denounced Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Senate Republicans for not including life-saving more

Morehouse College, Prairie View A&M University, Spelman College Receive $3M in Grants from 3 Foundations

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The Rockefeller Foundation issued the following news release: Morehouse College, Prairie View A&M University and Spelman College announced today that they are the recipients of $3 million in grants from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Rockefeller Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the development of faculty on their campuses. Excellence and student success at the historically Black colleges and universities rely on pedagogically innovative, more

Mount Sinai Announces Expanded Capability in Medical Research

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The Mount Sinai Health System issued the following news release: * * * - New "big omics" supercomputer will speed up solutions; insights will lead to advances in a wide range of complex diseases * * * Mount Sinai Health System, one of New York's largest integrated health systems, announced today that it has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services valued at $2 million to build a second "big omics data engine" (BODE 2) that will enable Mo more

Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital Partners With Bezos Family Foundation to Advance Early Childhood Development

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- The Mount Sinai Health System issued the following news release: * * * - Unveils Environmental Transformation Project in Six Hospital Clinics * * * Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital announced today that it has partnered with the Bezos Family Foundation and Vroom, the Foundation's early learning program. Their shared purpose involves transforming the environment of six highly trafficked clinic spaces throughout the hospital into places for adults and children to have more

Mount Sinai Researchers Uncover New Molecular Drivers of Parkinson's Disease

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The Mount Sinai Health System issued the following news release: * * * - New Approach Will Lead to a Better Understanding of Most Cases * * * Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have uncovered new molecular drivers of Parkinson's disease using a sophisticated statistical technique called multiscale gene network analysis (MGNA). The team was also able to determine how these molecular drivers impact the functions of genes involved in the disease. The more

Movement Ecology Journal Issues 35 Research Articles in 2019 Edition

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 -- Movement Ecology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features approaches into the ecology of movement of the whole organism - either animals, plants or microorganisms, published 35 research articles on the following topics in its 2019 edition: * Acoustic evaluation of behavioral states predicted from GPS tracking: a case study of a marine fishing bat * Behavioural compass: animal behaviour recognition using magnetometers * Behavioural plasticity in the early breeding se more

NAACP Submits Comment to Education Department on Proposed Questions for 2019-20 Civil Rights Data Collection

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release: Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational fund submitted a comment letter regarding the proposed questions for the 2019-2020 Civil Rights Data Collection. The letter "strongly encourage[s] the Department of Education (the Department) to maintain the collection of information on preschool enrollment and discipline, school finance, and teacher experience levels and absenteeism" because they more

NAB Issues Statement on Satellite Television Extension & Localism Act Reauthorization Legislation

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The National Association of Broadcasters issued the following statement by President and CEO Gordon Smith in response to the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization legislation circulated by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-New York: "While NAB continues to believe STELAR's reauthorization is unnecessary, we support Chairman Nadler's thoughtful narrowly-tailored approach that benefits viewers by better ensuring satellite carriag more

NAN Reports an Increase in Support in 2018 and a Strong Financial Forecast for 2019

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- The National Action Network issued the following news release, dated Nov. 16: * * * - NAN reports an increase in financial support in 2018 & a strong financial forecast for 2019 after a successful birthday fundraiser which generated a significant return on NAN purchase Of Rev. Sharpton life story rights * * * National Acton Network (NAN) is reporting that donations in 2018 increased by approximately a million dollars from 2017, helping the organization to expand programm more

Nation's Top Suicide Prevention and Veterinary Medical Organizations Partner to Release New Resource for Colleges of Veterinary Medicine

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges issued the following news release: To help support colleges of veterinary medicine in the aftermath of a student's death by suicide, The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) release a new resource, After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Colleges of Veterinary Medicine. "The tragedy of suicide ec more

National Association for Business Economics Schedules Events

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The National Association for Business Economics has announced the following events: * * * Time-Series Analysis & Forecasting, December 3-5, 2019, Washington, DC CBE Exam, December 6, 2019, Washington, DC Economics of Strategy & Managerial Decision Making Online, February 18 - April 14, 2020 Business Applications of Statistics & Data Analytics Online, February 19 - April 15, 2020 2020 NABE Economic Policy Conference, February 23-25, 2020, Washington, DC Machine Learn more

National Audubon Society Invites You to Celebrate 120 Years of the Annual Christmas Bird Count

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- The National Audubon Society issued the following news: * * * - Between December 14 and January 5, participants will join the world's longest-running wildlife census, which contributes invaluable data to bird population research. * * * For the 120th year, the National Audubon Society is organizing its annual Christmas Bird Count. Between December 14 and January 5, tens of thousands of bird-loving volunteers will participate in counts across the Western Hemisphere. The tw more

National Audubon Society Receives Grants to Make Our Coasts More Resilient to Climate Change

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The National Audubon Society issued the following news: * * * - Projects in North Carolina, New York and California will improve coastal wetlands for birds and people. * * * The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced $30 million in new grants from their National Coastal Resilience Fund to benefit coastal areas across the country. Among them, Audubon will receive funding for three projects--totaling over $1 million with matching funds--to enhance coastal areas more

National Education Policy Center: Call for Lawmakers to Loosen School Advertising Restrictions Overlooks Real Costs to Students

BOULDER, Colorado, Nov. 19 -- The National Education Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * - Brief ignores the potential harms of in-school advertising and provides little useful guidance for officials considering a substantive reworking of regulations. * * * The Empire Center recently released a brief making the persuasive legal case that current policy and legal guidance from state education officials in New York severely restricts the ability of school districts to allow more

National Genealogical Society Schedules Events

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Nov. 20 -- The National Genealogical Society has announced the following events: * * * 11 December 2019, Family History Today: Personal Archiving 101 - Preserving your Digital Memories, New York 20-23 May 2020, NGS 2020 Family History Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah * * * For more information about these events, click here: https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/events/?paginate=6 [Category: Health CareEvent] more

National Multiple Sclerosis Society Teams Up With 'RealTalk MS' Podcast With Jon Strum

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: The National MS Society is excited to announce it is teaming up with the popular podcast "RealTalk MS" hosted by Jon Strum. The weekly podcast explores information about issues that matter to the MS community including the latest MS research, healthcare information and legislative policy issues. The podcast also profiles people working to make life better for people with MS. The Society chose to team up wit more

National Wildlife Federation, American Association for the Advancement of Science Promote Wildlife Conservation Through New Exhibition

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Nov. 21 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: The National Wildlife Federation and the American Association for the Advancement of Science announce the official opening of "Nature's Witness," an exhibition of 50 powerful wildlife photographs chosen to inspire conservation. Free and open to the public Monday through Friday, the new exhibit -- mounted in the halls and galleries of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at 120 more

Nature Chemical Biology Journal Issues 12 Research Articles in December 2019 Edition

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- Nature Chemical Biology, a journal that says it features chemistry, biology and allied disciplines to understand and manipulate biological systems with molecular precision, published 12 research articles, including the following topics, in its December 2019 edition: * ABHD10 is an S-depalmitoylase affecting redox homeostasis through peroxiredoxin-5 * Axonal iron transport in the brain modulates anxiety-related behaviours * De novo-designed translation-repressing riboregul more

New Hand-Thrown 'Protect the Earth' Mugs to Benefit Open Space Institute's Land Protection Efforts

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news release: * * * - With the purchase of each mug, $5 will go to OSI in support of land conservation * * * A series of new, hand-made mugs promoting the value of land protection and benefiting the Open Space Institute (OSI) are being featured and available through web retailer UncommonGoods. With the purchase of each mug, $5 will be directed to OSI in support of its land conservation work. The mugs are available online fro more

New PEN America Report Shows Local Watchdog Journalism Faces a Crisis Moment

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- PEN America issued the following news release: * * * - Organization calls for new infusion of public dollars, increased philanthropic support for supporting local investigative reporting * * * The literary and free expression organization PEN America today released a report (https://pen.org/local-news/) sounding the alarm about the decimation of local news across the country, calling for a major new infusion of public and private investments to support local journalism. more

New Report: How Strong Midwest Cities Can Broaden Their Nationwide Appeal

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research issued the following news release: * * * - The key to future growth in these 10 cities is growing out-of-state migration * * * While the "Rust Belt" narrative of struggling post-industrial cities dominates much of the public's perception of the Midwest, there are many overlooked success stories in this region--cities that are performing above average but are not yet at "superstar" level. In a new Manhattan Institute report, Cit more

New UNICEF USA Polling Highlights Views of American Children on Political and Social Issues

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Fund for UNICEF issued the following news release: * * * - Nearly half of children do not feel included in the political process, and 90% are worried about something, including gun violence and healthcare * * * In advance of World Children's Day tomorrow, November 20, UNICEF USA released new polling data looking at the views of over 1,000 American children ages 8-17 (for the purposes of this release referred to as American children) on the political process, the more

New York City Hosts Panel Discussion Amidst Mayor's Support for More Canadian Hydro Power

NEW YORK CITY, New York, Nov. 19 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: * * * - Hudson Riverkeeper Withdraw Support for Champlain Hudson Power Express hydro corridor * * * Today, the Sierra Club with the North American Megadam Resistance Alliance, UPROSE and Indigenous community members hosted a panel discussing the negative impacts of large hydropower dams. The forum brought stories from the frontlines of Canadian megadam resistance to New York at a time when the state is con more

New York Civil Liberties Union Issues Statement Regarding Attacks on Pre-Trial Reform

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement: Earlier this year, New York passed sweeping reforms that will significantly reduce the reliance on cash bail to determine a person's liberty, expand criminal discovery, and further enforce the right to a speedy trial. Today, the New York State Sheriffs Association, the State Associations of District Attorneys, and chiefs of police held press conferences across the state attacking these reforms and calling on t more

New York Farm Bureau Market Basket Survey Reveals Lower Thanksgiving Dinner Prices

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 21 -- The New York Farm Bureau issued the following news release: The 2019 New York Farm Bureau Market Basket Survey reveals a 15% price decrease for the classic Thanksgiving Day dinner compared to the price of last year's meal. The average total price this year, which includes a 16-pound turkey, is $48.73. This is down over last year's survey of $57.54, much of that attributed to a reduction in retail turkey prices. Turkey prices are about $1.27 per pound in New York S more

New York State Association of Realtors: Less Inventory of Homes Amounts to Fewer Sales in New York State

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 21 -- The New York State Association of Realtors issued the following news release: Against the continual backdrop of fewer homes on the market, homebuyers in New York State closed 12,408 sales during October, falling 4.1-percent from October 2018, according to the housing market report released today by the New York State Association of REALTORS(R). Inventory of homes for sale dropped for the fourth consecutive month, falling 4.2-percent to 69,081 units and new listings more

New York State United Teachers: Educational Conference Board Calls for $2.1 Billion State Aid Increase

LATHAM, New York, Nov. 21 -- The New York State United Teachers issued the following news release: * * * - Organizations outline funding needed to continue current educational services * * * Based on estimates for educational expenses in the coming year and growing student needs, New York's major statewide education organizations released a report today (https://www.nysut.org/~/media/files/nysut/news/2019/ecbschoolfinancepaperfinal202021.pdf?la=en) detailing the need for a $2.1 billion state more

New York Women Power 100 Honors Roswell Park Leaders Dr. Candace Johnson, Leecia Eve

BUFFALO, New York, Nov. 18 -- The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * - City & State releases second annual list of influential women across New York State * * * Media company City & State has recognized Roswell Park President and CEO Candace S. Johnson, PhD, and Board of Directors member Leecia Eve, JD, for their leadership and accomplishments, naming them to its annual New York Women Power 100 list. City & State, which covers government and po more

Northwell Health's Constellation Gala Raises More Than $3 Million for Manhattan Services and Programs

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- Northwell Health issued the following news: * * * - Proceeds to help fund advance services, programs and upgrade facilities * * * More than $3 million was raised at Northwell Health's Constellation Gala recently held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The signature event celebrated philanthropic support as the driving force of innovations throughout Northwell Health - particularly at its 90 Manhattan care locations - that are transforming health care thr more

Northwell Opens $25 Million Fertility Center at Manhattan Eye, Ear, Throat Hospital

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- Northwell Health issued the following news: * * * - The facility includes a dedicated clinical space and a unique laboratory for in-vitro fertilization (IVF), egg and tissue freezing, and embryo banking services * * * Northwell Health today celebrated the opening of its new Reproductive, Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) Center within the Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital (MEETH) at 210A East 64th Street. The 11,421-square-foot facility, developed at a cost of $25 more

Northwell Opens $4.5 Million Multispecialty Practice in Merrick

MERRICK, New York, Nov. 19 -- Northwell Health issued the following news: * * * - 11,000-square-foot facility includes cardiology, primary care and endocrinology * * * Northwell Health Physician Partners recently celebrated the opening of a $4.5 million, multispecialty practice in Merrick. The 11,090 square-foot facility, located at 2119 Merrick Road, includes cardiology, primary care, endocrinology and sessional endocrine surgery. The practice has 17 exam rooms dedicated to medicine while more

Ohio Senate Holding Hearing on Dangerous 'Stand Your Ground' Bill While Popular Background Check, Red Flag Legislation Stalls

MANHATTAN, New York, Nov. 21 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news: Today, the Ohio State Senate Committee on Government Oversight and Reform held a hearing on so-called Stand Your Ground legislation that would upend traditional self-defense law in Ohio and allow a person to shoot to kill in public, even when there is a clear and safe alternative. The hearing is a reflection of how far the conversation in the State Hous more

Open Society Foundations Join Group Initiative to Support Women's Funds

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- Open Society Foundations issued the following news release: Open Society Foundations have joined with three private U.S. foundations to provide at least $20 million in a combined effort to strengthen women's funds--organizations that provide financial and other support to advance the human rights and opportunities of women, girls, and LGBTI people around the world. Women's funds have a long track record of knowing where and how to support organizations working to achieve g more

Open Space Institute Protects Forested Properties Adjacent to the Catskill's Sundown Wild Forest

OLIVE, New York, Nov. 21 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news release: * * * - Acquisition of Golden family land will help secure NYC water source, improve trail access, and aid in the capture of carbon. * * * The Open Space Institute (OSI) today announced the acquisition of two properties adjacent to the Catskill Park's Sundown Wild Forest. Permanent protection of the properties, previously owned by the Golden family and located within the Ashokan Reservoir watershed, will more

Open Space Institute-Protected Property Added to Schunnemunk State Park

WOODBURY, New York, Nov. 20 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news release: * * * - Critical Hudson Highlands conservation link will expand local trail networks * * * Building on a 40-year commitment to land conservation in the Hudson Highlands, the Open Space Institute (OSI) is celebrating the addition of scenic property to popular Schunnemunk State Park. Located in fast-growing Orange County, the land is the largest tract of open space within a planned conservation corridor more

Open Space Institute-Protected Property Is Latest Addition to Harriman State Park

TUXEDO, New York, Nov. 20 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news release: * * * - Located less than a mile from the Harriman Train Station, the addition also improves public access to Long Path * * * Building on a 20-year legacy in the Hudson Highlands, the Open Space Institute (OSI) is celebrating the addition of almost 400 acres to Harriman State Park. Originally acquired by OSI, the property is located less than a mile from the Harriman Metro-North train station and allows more

Open Space Institute-Secured Property Is Newest Addition to Celebrated Sam's Point Section of Minnewaska State Park Preserve

PINE BUSH, New York, Nov. 20 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news release: * * * - Property contains picturesque waterfalls and is the largest addition to the Sam's Point section of Minnewaska in more than 20 years * * * Building on its four-decade commitment to Minnewaska State Park, the Open Space Institute (OSI) is celebrating the addition of scenic lands to the world-renowned park preserve. The property, originally secured by OSI, contains picturesque waterfalls and is t more

Orthodox Union's Semichas Chaver Program Expands to 53 Locations in U.S., Canada, Israel, Australia & United Kingdom

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- The Orthodox Union, also known as Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, issued the following news release: * * * - More than 700 Participants in the Past Month Join the Fastest Growing Practical Halacha Learning Program in the World * * * The Orthodox Union's Semichas Chaver Program (SCP), an innovative learning initiative, has opened 28 new locations in the United States, Canada, Israel, Australia and the United Kingdom bringing the total number to 53 world more

Partnership for Drug-Free Kids: Center on Addiction Raises Over $2 Million at 2019 Gala

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids issued the following news release: Center on Addiction, a New York-based nonprofit dedicated to transforming the way the nation addresses addiction, raised over $2 million at its annual gala to empower families with the support, tools and guidance they need to address their loved one's substance use. The event took place on November 19 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City. Sutton Foster, two-time Tony Award-winning actress, star of TV more

PEN America Condemns New Amendments to Russia's Foreign Agent Law

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- PEN America issued the following news release: * * * - Organization calls new amendments a threat to free speech and free expression * * * Today Russian lawmakers passed legislation that would make it easier for the government to label as a foreign agent virtually any Russian citizen who receives money from overseas and then publishes information, a move PEN America said was a threat to press freedom and free expression. The new legislation broadens the existing foreig more

PEN America Issues Statement on Harassment of Writer Castillo, Activist Alfaya by Cuban Authorities

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- PEN America issued the following statement by Julie Trebault, director of the Artists at Risk Connection: * * * - Jorge Olivera Castillo and Nancy Alfaya have been under house arrest for over three days * * * Cuban police have surrounded the home of writer Jorge Olivera Castillo and human rights activist Nancy Alfaya for the fourth time in weeks. The couple has reportedly been unable to leave the house for over 72 hours out of fear of arrest. Julie Trebault, director o more

PEN America Urges Syracuse University to Heed Students' Concerns

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- PEN America issued the following news release: * * * - In wake of racist incidents, university leaders must work to foster a more inclusive climate * * * After a string of racist incidents at Syracuse University this month - including racist graffiti and the use of ethnic slurs - the school's chancellor has preliminarily agreed to some student demands for reforms to address concerns about racism, and to more robustly support a range of diversity and inclusion efforts. PE more

PEN America: China Must Not Intimidate Those Who Honor Imprisoned Publisher

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- PEN America issued the following news release: * * * - After Swedish PEN honors publisher Gui Minhai, China's authorities lash out at those who call for his freedom * * * PEN America welcomes the decision of Swedish PEN to honor imprisoned publisher Gui Minhai, and decries the Chinese government's efforts to intimidate those who took part in the award ceremony. Last week, PEN America's fellow literary and free expression advocacy group Swedish PEN awarded its Tucholsky more

PEN America: Continued Detention of Cameroonian Journalist an Affront to Free Expression

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- PEN America issued the following news release: * * * - PEN America calls for immediate release of Paul Chouta * * * The Cameroonian government's continued, maximum-security detention of journalist Paul Chouta is an unwarranted affront to free expression, and an example of the dangers of criminal defamation laws, PEN America said today. Cameroonian journalist Paul Chouta is a reporter for Cameroon Web, as well as the manager of Le TGV de l'info, a Facebook news page wit more

PEN America: Iran's Abusive Internet Shutdown Illustrates Dangers of 'National Internet'

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- PEN America issued the following news release: * * * - Decision to shut down digital communications is suppressive and abusive * * * The Iranian government's decision to shut down access to the Internet is an abusive misuse of power, and an illustration of the dangers of the government's efforts to build Iran's own "national Internet," PEN America said today. This past weekend, in order to suppress news of anti-government protests, the Iranian government imposed a natio more

PEN America: Pay-Per-Minute E-Readers in West Virginia Prisons Jeopardize Access to Literature

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- PEN America issued the following news release: * * * - PEN America says new program charging people for free books is predatory * * * West Virginia's recent institution of pay-per-minute electronic tablets in prisons is predatory and would effectively limit prisoners' access to free books, PEN America said today. The program allows incarcerated people to read a limited selection of books from a free online library, but the service provider will charge up to 5 cents per m more

PETA: Rebecca Minkoff Is Now Fur-Free

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * - After PETA Pressure, Designer Joins Hundreds of Top Brands in Banning Fur * * * Following PETA's efforts to persuade Rebecca Minkoff to stop using fur, the New York-based designer has just confirmed to the group that her collections are now fur-free. In thanks, PETA has sent the company--whose designs are sold in top department stores, online, and in its 15 stores worldwide--a box of more

Physicians for Reproductive Health: Announcing Dr. Kristyn Brandi as Board Chair

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- Physicians for Reproductive Health issued the following news release: Physicians for Reproductive Health (Physicians), a network of doctors across the country working to improve access to reproductive health care, announced Dr. Kristyn Brandi's role as the organization's new board chair, effective immediately. Dr. Brandi, an obstetrician-gynecologist who provides abortion care in New Jersey, is Latinx and has focused her work as a physician and researcher around racial bia more

Planned Parenthood Celebrates Four Wins at Shorty Social Good Awards and Digiday Awards

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release: Planned Parenthood Federation of America is thrilled to announce that Roo, our AI-powered sex ed chatbot launched earlier this year, recently won "Best Use of AI" at the Digiday Awards. "Roo High School" -- a YouTube video series showing how easy, fun, and helpful it is to use Roo -- won three awards at the fourth annual Shorty Social Good Awards in the Education, YouTube, and Influencer & Celeb more

Police Benevolent Association: Parole Board Robs Slain Cop's Family of Right to Oppose Parole

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The Police Benevolent Association of New York issued the following news release: The New York State Board of Parole sank to a new low last month, when it failed to provide the family of slain New York City Police Officer Anthony Mosomillo with an opportunity to oppose the parole release of one P.O. Mosomillo's killers. PBA President Patrick J. Lynch said: "The con game that the Parole Board just ran on the Mosomillo family is an utter disgrace. Over the past year, we have more

Preliminary Results: Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund 2019 Exit Poll in Louisiana

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 -- The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release: The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) today released preliminary results of its nonpartisan exit poll of more than 250 Asian American voters in the Nov. 16, 2019 gubernatorial election in Louisiana. Asian Americans, primarily Vietnamese Americans, strongly favored the Republican challenger, Eddie Rispone, in this extremely close race and also expressed support for s more

Professional Bull Riders: Swearingen Ready to Pursue Once Unthinkable Canadian Dream

PUEBLO, Colorado, Nov. 20 -- The Professional Bull Riders issued the following news: Daylon Swearingen had plenty of rodeo and bull riding dreams when he was a kid growing up in upstate New York. When he and his brother, Colton, would haul their gear into the practice pen in Piffard, New York, with temperatures sometimes in the low teens, and certainly well below freezing, Daylon would think about riding inside the prestigious yellow bucking chutes at the National Finals Rodeo and at the promi more

Proposed Changes to 'Dangerous Wild Animals' List Garners PETA Support

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 18 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * - Group's Comments Outline Dangers Posed by Commercial Animal Exhibitors, Owners of Exotic 'Pets' * * * PETA has submitted formal comments to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) in support of the proposed amendments to the state's regulations on dangerous wild animals. Currently, New York state identifies only lions, raccoon dogs, and animals who more

Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County: Award-Winning Journalist Dani McClain Named 2020 Library Writer-in-Residence

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 18 -- The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County issued the following news release: A reporter and author whose work has been featured in Time, Slate and Ebony.com will serve as the Library Foundation's Writer-in-Residence for 2020. Dani McClain is a contributing writerfor The Nation magazine and a fellow at the Type Media Center in New York. Her work centers on reproductive health, race and activism. McClain has been tapped to serve during 2020 as the Library more

Public Relations Society Schedules Events

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- The Public Relations Society of America has announced the following events: * * * 2019 PRSA Marketing and Digital Communications Conference, Dec 5-6, 2019 PRSA North Pacific District Conference, Jan 26-27, 2020, San Francisco Get Clicked, Liked & Shared, Feb 5-6, 2020, Durham, North Carolina - Learn to write better blog posts and other content-marketing pieces. Rev Up Readability, Apr 1-2, 2020, Austin, Texas Think Inside the Inbox, May 6-7, 2020, Los Angeles - How to more

Renewable Fuels Association: New York Approves E15, Giving Drivers a Lower-Carbon, Lower-Cost Fuel Choice

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release: The Renewable Fuels Association today praised the New York Department of Agriculture and Markets for its decision to allow E15 sales in the state as a win for the state's drivers, overall economy, and environmental health. "This was a culmination of a long process over several years, and we're thrilled to see it finally move forward," said RFA Board Member Tim Winters, President and CEO of Western New Yor more

Renowned Diabetes Researcher Dr. Jesse Roth Honored for Lifetime Achievement

MANHASSET, New York, Nov. 19 -- Feinstein Institute for Medical Research issued the following news release: * * * - D-Cure Symposium recognizes work of Feinstein Institutes professor * * * The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research Professor Jesse Roth, MD, FACP, was honored on November 14 for his lifelong achievements in diabetes research at the ninth D-Cure Symposium at the Daniel Hotel Herzliya, Israel. D-Cure is an organization whose mission is to advance diabetes research in Israel a more

RIMS India ERM Award of Distinction Presented to Cognizant Technology Solutions

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The Risk and Insurance Management Society issued the following news release: For its achievements in developing and implementing Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) strategies that proactively identify risks, enhance mitigation efforts, and help achieve business objectives, RIMS, the risk management society(R), presented Cognizant Technology Solutions with the 2019 India Enterprise Risk Management Award of Distinction. Cognizant's Assistant Vice President & Head - Enterprise R more

Riverkeeper Issues Statement on Champlain Hudson Power Express

OSSINING, New York, Nov. 18 -- Riverkeeper issued the following statement regarding the Champlain Hudson Power Express: "After careful consideration, research and consultation with affected community, environmental, government and corporate representatives, Riverkeeper is withdrawing its support of Transmission Developers, Inc.'s Champlain Hudson Power Express. "In April 2013, due in large part to concerns over meeting the energy needs of New York City and New York State after Indian Point Nu more

Rocky Mountain Institute Report Maps 7 Critical Areas for Energy Sector Transformation

BOULDER, Colorado, Nov. 18 -- Rocky Mountain Institute issued the following news release: * * * - RMI's 'Seven Challenges for Energy Transformation' outlines a path for world leaders and top energy sector actors to mitigate the climate crisis in the next decade. * * * Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) today launched a new report, Seven Challenges for Energy Transformation, during three connected international events in Delhi, Beijing and New York that convened the world's leading energy stakeho more

Roswell Park Spinoff Company Advances Toward New Clinical Trial for Brain Cancer Immunotherapy SurVaxM

BUFFALO, New York, Nov. 20 -- The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * - MimiVax LLC and Roswell Park to launch large clinical trial at centers in U.S. & abroad following major licensing deal * * * The inventors of a new and unique cancer immunotherapy developed at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center have announced a major step forward with that therapy, known as SurVaxM. MimiVax LLC principals Robert Fenstermaker, MD, and Michael Ciesielski, more

Science Translational Medicine Journal Issues 8 Research Articles in Nov. 13, 2019 Edition

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- 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 eight research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 13, 2019 edition: * Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule regulates B lymphocyte migration across central nervous system barriers * Heat-stable microparticle platform for oral micronutrient delivery * Neurogenesis and more

Sharon Scribner Pearce Named Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at National Kidney Foundation

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The National Kidney Foundation issued the following news release: The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has named Sharon Scribner Pearce to the newly created position of Senior Vice President of Government Affairs. This is a senior management position and she will report to Chief Executive Officer Kevin Longino. Pearce will oversee all aspects of NKF's advocacy program, including its work with Congress, the Administration, regulatory agencies, state and local advocacy, and more

Simon Wiesenthal Center Applauds Syracuse University for Suspending Fraternities Following Anti-Semitic and Racist Incidents

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 18 -- Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following news: The Simon Wiesenthal Center applauded Syracuse University chancellor Kent Syverud for suspending all fraternities at their campus in New York State yesterday. "For the last two decades, FBI statistics have confirmed that African Americans, American Jews and Asians are the number one targets of hate crimes in our nation. The discomforting fact is that the anti-Semites, anti-black, anti-Asian, homophonic behav more

Specialty Food Association Trendspotter Panel Predicts Top 2020 Food Trends

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- The Specialty Food Association issued the following news release: From "Plants as Plants" to unexpected proteins and everything in between, the Specialty Food Association (SFA) Trendspotter Panel predicts what's coming up for specialty food in 2020. "As the specialty food industry hits a record year of growth with $148.7 billion in sales, we're seeing that health benefits and sustainability concerns will continue to drive more food and beverage trends in 2020. But, there's more

Starbucks CEO to Speak at NRF 2020 Vision: Retail's Big Show

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The National Retail Federation issued the following news release: Nurturing humanity in a modern retail environment will be the topic as Starbucks President and CEO Kevin Johnson speaks at NRF 2020 Vision: Retail's Big Show in New York City in January. "Kevin Johnson is a leader of our industry whose expertise and vision range from the fundamentals of selling a good cup of coffee to the cutting edge of the technology driving today's retail revolution," NRF President and more

Surety and Fidelity Association of America Schedules Events

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The Surety and Fidelity Association of America has announced the following events: * * * International Advisory Committee Meeting, 12/4/2019, New York Commercial Surety Advisory Committee Meeting, 12/4/2019, New York Board of Directors Meeting, 12/5/2019, New York Contract Bonds Advisory Committee Meeting, 1/27/2020, Bonita Springs, Florida Fidelity Claims Advisory Committee, 1/28/2020 Surety Claims and Corporate Counsel Advisory Committees, 1/29/2020 Congressional more

Tech & Terrorism: Tech Relies on Fallacious Arguments to Obstruct Regulatory Efforts

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: * * * - Promotes Misleading Claims that Responsible, Democratically Implemented Laws to Regulate Tech Enable Repression in Authoritarian States * * * Enacted in 2018, Germany's pioneering and ambitious Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG) represents an important milestone in curbing online extremism. However, the law, which fines online platforms for failures to delete illegal content, has been a frequent targe more

The 4A's and The 614 Group Release Report: The Future of Programmatic and Automation

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The American Association of Advertising Agencies issued the following news release: The 4A's and The 614 Group today released "The Future of Programmatic and Automation," a report that reveals that full automation is the future of programmatic advertising and data-driven marketing. Based on a research initiative commissioned by The 4A's and conducted by The 614 Group, "The Future of Programmatic and Automation" shows that the future of programmatic is hindered by a lack of more

The Humane Society of the United States Raises Over 2 Million Dollars at 'To the Rescue!' New York 10th Anniversary Gala

NEW YORK, Nov. 16 -- The Humane Society of the United States issued the following news release: * * * - Event Hosted by Jerry O'Connell & Rebecca Romijn with Special Performance by Gavin DeGraw * * * The Humane Society of the United States hosted its 2019 To the Rescue! New York Gala which raised over 2 million dollars to benefit the organization's animal rescue efforts. Hosted by actor Jerry O'Connell and actress Rebecca Romijn, the event honored consumer goods company Unilever; MUTTS Copyr more

The New York Public Library Acquires Collection of Rare Virginia Woolf Materials

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The New York Public Library issued the following news release: * * * - The new acquisition provides a rare glimpse into the life of the iconic writer and--when merged with existing Library collections related to Woolf--formulates one of the world's most complete and important collections of Virginia Woolf material. * * * The New York Public Library has acquired by purchase and gift a collection of rarely seen Virginia Woolf material, including extensive correspondence, r more

The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Two Esteemed Leaders to Board of Trustees

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- The Rockefeller Foundation issued the following news release: * * * - Dr. Agnes Binagwaho is the Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity, Rwanda, an initiative of Partners In Health - Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Sahel Consulting: Agriculture & Nutrition Ltd., headquartered in Nigeria * * * The Rockefeller Foundation announced today the appointment of two new members to its Board of Trustees: Dr. Agnes Binagwaho and Ndidi more

U.S. Fund for UNICEF: David Beckham and Millie Bobby Brown Headline UN Summit to Demand Rights for Every Child

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Fund for UNICEF issued the following news release: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors David Beckham and Millie Bobby Brown will headline a global summit at the United Nations Headquarters in New York where they will join children and young people in demanding action to protect and promote child rights. The UNICEF summit is part of celebrations marking World Children's Day which coincides this year with the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights more

U.S. Fund for UNICEF: Iconic Landmarks Around the World Turn Blue in Symbolic Stand for Child Rights on World Children's Day

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Fund for UNICEF issued the following news release: Iconic landmarks around the world turned blue to mark World Children's Day today, as UNICEF celebrated the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history. In Christchurch, New Zealand, the Al Noor Mosque, the scene of a tragedy in which 51 people lost their lives in an attack on the Muslim Community in March 2019, was lit blue more

United Nations Foundation Honors Global Leaders on the Eve of the UN's 75th Anniversary Annual Awards Ceremony Recognizes Leaders on the Frontlines of Global Progress

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- The United Nations Foundation issued the following news release: The United Nations Foundation will honor global leaders including Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Mary Robinson at its annual awards ceremony tonight. On the eve of the United Nations' 75th anniversary, this year's ceremony is called We the Peoples to honor the founding ideals and vision articulated in the UN Charter. The honorees - advocates, business leaders, UN humanitarian workers, and more - strive for a mor more

Volcker Alliance Reveals Alarming Hidden Costs of States' Deferred Infrastructure Maintenance

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 -- The Volcker Alliance issued the following news release, dated Nov. 20: * * * - New research estimates that the United States holds over one trillion dollars of liabilities for deferred infrastructure maintenance * * * A new working paper published by the Volcker Alliance estimates that US states and the federal government face a bill of at least one trillion dollars to pay for infrastructure repairs that have been put off for years--a cost equivalent to about 5 percent o more

Waterkeeper Alliance: Conservationists Intervene in Ludicrous Effort to Dam the Little Colorado River Half a Mile From the Grand Canyon

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The Waterkeeper Alliance issued the following news release: Today a coalition of conservation organizations sought intervention and opposed preliminary permits for a series of new dams and reservoirs on the Little Colorado River just aa few thousand feet from the Grand Canyon. Earthjustice is representing Save the Colorado, the Grand Canyon Trust, the Sierra Club, Living Rivers, Waterkeeper Alliance, and WildEarth Guardians in the proceeding before the Federal Energy Regula more

Waterkeeper Alliance: Florida Officials Urged to Set Standards to Protect People, Wildlife From Harmful Algal Blooms

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The Waterkeeper Alliance issued the following news release: Nine conservation groups sent a letter (https://waterkeeper.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Final-Comments-on-Florida-Triennial-Review.pdf) today urging Florida officials to set water-quality standards for the harmful toxins in algal blooms. The groups are calling on the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to establish legal limits for cyanotoxins that pose severe health risks to people and wildlife. Th more

Wildlife Conservation Society Issues Statement on Pereira Winning Tusk Conservation Award

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following statement by Executive Vice President John Robinson for conservation and science, on Carlos Pereira winning the Tusk Conservation Award-The Prince William Award for Conservation in Africa: "The Wildlife Conservation Society congratulates Dr. Carlos Lopes Pereira, who was honored with a lifetime achievement Tusk Conservation Award in Africa - the Prince William Award for Conservation in Africa - for his four decades of w more

Wolters Kluwer Health: National Survey Shows Consumers and Healthcare Professionals Worried About a Fragmented and Costly Healthcare System

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- Wolters Kluwer Health issued the following news release: Wolters Kluwer survey finds consumers and providers are making healthcare decisions based on cost; Healthcare will be a deciding factor for their vote in the 2020 presidential election Consumers want relief from rising medication costs; however, soaring costs stem from errors, omissions and misaligned care teams Today, Wolters Kluwer, Health released new data from a survey of nearly 2,000 consumers, hospital executiv more

Wolters Kluwer Health: Share Buyback Transaction Details November 14-20, 2019

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- Wolters Kluwer Health issued the following news release: Wolters Kluwer today reports that it has repurchased 326,172 of its own ordinary shares in the period from November 14, 2019, up to and including November 20, 2019, for Euros21.1 million and at an average share price of Euros64.54. These repurchases are part of the share buyback program originally announced on February 20, 2019, under which we intended to repurchase shares for up to Euros250 million during 2019. On N more

Wolters Kluwer Hosts Series of GetWise Seminars to Help Tax & Accounting Professionals Learn, Network, and Elevate Their Business

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- Wolters Kluwer Health issued the following news release: * * * - Live and on-demand training sessions provide attendees the opportunity to gain insights into latest industry topics & maximize efficiencies when using ATX(TM) and TaxWise(R) solutions. * * * Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting is hosting an annual series of live and on-demand GetWise Seminars for users of its ATX(TM) and TaxWise(R) professional tax software solutions. Live seminar sessions are underway and will more

Wolters Kluwer IP Experts to Present at Europe's Largest IP Conference

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- Wolters Kluwer Health issued the following news release: Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. today announced that two of its IP law experts will give a presentation at the 2019 IP Service World Convention & Trade Fair on November 25-27 in Munich, Germany. The session, titled "The Evolving Role of IP Professionals," will be led by Amit Alagh, Product Manager at Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S., and Jan Schmidt, Content Manager for Business & IP Law for Wolters Kluw more

Wolters Kluwer Leaders to Discuss Legal Technology, Innovation and Transformation at #ELTACON19

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- Wolters Kluwer Health issued the following news release: Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory leaders will join experts from around the world at the upcoming European LegalTech Congress in Madrid, with a focus on the transformation of the legal profession and advancing the application of technology in the legal market. Joining other legal tech leaders and innovators speaking at this global conference are three distinguished thought leaders from Wolters Kluwer. Wolters Kluwer more

Wolters Kluwer Presents Timely Webinar on Sexual Harassment Prevention

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- Wolters Kluwer Health issued the following news release: * * * - Three attorneys from Jackson Lewis will offer actionable insights on preventing and investigating sexual harassment claims while keeping business on track. * * * Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. today announced that registration is open for a new live webinar on sexual harassment prevention and investigation for human resource professionals, executives, corporate counsel, and labor and employment law more

Wolters Kluwer Triumphs in Regulatory Reporting and Liquidity Risk in Chartis RiskTech100 Rankings

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- Wolters Kluwer Health issued the following news release: Wolters Kluwer is this year's Category Winner for both Regulatory Reporting and Liquidity Risk in the annual RiskTech100(R) report. This comprehensive study of the world's leading risk and compliance technology companies is compiled by Chartis Research. Notably, this is the eighth time in nine years that Wolters Kluwer has achieved the Regulatory Reporting honor and the first time that Wolters Kluwer has triumphed in more

Workcred and American National Standards Institute World Standards Week Event Examines Collaborative Solutions for the Future Workforce

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The American National Standards Institute issued the following news release: In its first-ever collaborative event during World Standards Week, Workcred and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) welcomed more than 150 guests for thought-provoking and engaging discussions--and several solutions--for Building an Effective Workforce for the Future. Special keynote speaker Patrick Gallagher, chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh and former acting deputy secretar more

Working Group Releases Cybersecurity Protocol for International Arbitration

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- The International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution issued the following news release: A Working Group on Cybersecurity, consisting of representatives of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR) and the New York City Bar Association (City Bar), today released a Cybersecurity Protocol for International Arbitration, as part of New York Arbitration Week. The Protocol aims more

World Jewish Congress Stands With Ukrainian Jewish Community in Deploring Antisemitic Cartoon Targeting Jewish Leader

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The World Jewish Congress issued the following news release: The World Jewish Congress stands with its affiliate, the Jewish Confederation of Ukraine, in expressing its disgust over an antisemitic cartoon published by the "Group of the Extended Bottom" targeting Jewish philanthropist and president of the United Jewish Community of Ukraine, Ihor Kolomoyskyi. In a statement released this week, the Confederation said: "The basic mission of JCU is to protect the Jews of Ukrain more

Young Invincibles: New Report Sheds Fresh Light on Student Homelessness in NYC

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The Young Invincibles, a non-profit, issued the following news release: Moments ago, Young Invincibles released a new report examining New York City's homelessness crisis, and its impact on college student success. Titled "'I Know What's at Stake:' How Homelessness Impacts College Success in New York City," the report was released following a presentation on the findings and recommendations and a panel of national experts, New York City students, advocates, and elected of more

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