GARDEN CITY, New York, May 6 -- Adelphi University issued the following news: Cristina Zaccarini, PhD, is an associate professor of history and co-director of the Asian studies program. She teaches such courses as Gender in Modern China and First-Year Seminar: Mindfulness and the Study of History. Her research interests include spiritualism and spirituality and U.S.-China relations. Yet she embraced technology and online teaching, even before campus closed due to the coronavirus pandemic and th  more

GARDEN CITY, New York, May 6 -- Adelphi University issued the following news: Long Island native Bruce Mawhirter has nearly 40 years of experience as a civil engineer working on recovery projects after natural disasters. After Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, he helped prepare designs for roads and bridges. After Hurricane Sandy in 2012, he prepared designs to elevate and repair approximately 200 homes and increase Long Island Rail Road signal system resiliency. And now, during the coronavirus pan  more

ALBANY, New York, May 4 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on May 3: Nice to see you all here properly social distanced. For those of you who don't know, to my right is Melissa DeRosa, Secretary to the Governor. To my left is Robert Mujica, Director of the Budget. Always happy, always smiling. Is Sunday, beautiful day in New York City. Sunday for me is a day of reflection. We'll do a little reflecting. Is day 64 since we closed down New York. Only 64 days, feels l  more

ALBANY, New York, May 9 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the members of New York's Reimagine Education Advisory Council--made up of educators, students, parents and education leaders-- to help districts reimagine schools as they prepare to reopen while protecting health and safety, how virtual learning can bridge the gap, and supplement face to face education when schools reopen. The Counc  more

ALBANY, New York, May 4 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the results of the state's completed antibody testing study, showing 12.3 percent of the population have COVID-19 antibodies. The survey developed a baseline infection rate by testing 15,000 people at grocery stores and community centers across the state over the past two weeks. Of those tested, 11.5% of women tested positive and 13.  more

ALBANY, New York, May 5 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo outlined additional guidelines for when regions can re-open. The state will monitor four core factors to determine if a region can re-open: * New Infections: Based on guidelines from the CDC, regions must have at least 14 days of decline in total net hospitalizations and deaths on a 3-day rolling average. In regions with few COVID cases, the   more

ALBANY, New York, May 5 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on May 4: From my right, let me introduce who I have with me and acknowledge some special friends. To my right is Gareth Rhodes, who has been,, works with the Department of Financial Services but he's been working with us in Albany during this coronavirus pandemic. To my left, Melissa DeRosa, who's secretary to the governor. To her left, Robert Mujica, who's the state budget directly. He doesn't smile much  more

DOBBS FERRY, New York, May 6 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Mercy College issued the following news release: Mercy College is proud to share that Assistant Professor Kathryn Ryans, PT, DPT, along with two Mercy alumni, Caroline Lambe '15 and Morgan Henninge '15, were published in the Supportive Care in Cancer academic journal for their formative study on breast cancer rehabilitation. The retrospective study identifies the factors that may predict axillary web syndrome (AWS), a side effect of breast ca  more

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, May 8 [TNSgrants] -- Bard College issued the following news release: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Bard College professors Matthew Junge, mathematics, and Felicia Keesing, biology; and Grinnell College professor Nicole Eikmeier, computer science, a $60,000 grant to develop network models that--by more accurately incorporating social distancing measures--better capture the geographic and social complexity of the COVID-19 pandemic. Awarded throug  more

POTSDAM, New York, May 7 [TNSgrants] -- Clarkson University issued the following news: Clarkson University has recently been awarded a three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for a research project entitled "CDS&E: An Effective Thermal Simulation Methodology for GPGPUs Enabled by Data-Driven Model Reduction." This new award will fund talented graduate students to work with Clarkson faculty to investigate a novel thermal simulation methodology for general purpose GPUs (GPGPUs). Profes  more

POTSDAM, New York, May 5 [TNSgrants] -- Clarkson University issued the following news: Clarkson University is proud to continue offering the IMPETUS for Career Success program (Integrated Math and Physics for Entry to Undergraduate STEM) to eligible 7th-12th grade students. Recently, the university was awarded a New York State Department of Education Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) funding worth a total of nearly $1.6M for 2020-2025 to support IMPETUS. STEP provides students with   more

NEW YORK, May 9 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: Most everyone knows that humid heat is harder to handle than the "dry" kind. And recently, some scientists have projected that later in the century, in parts of the tropics and subtropics, warming climate could cause combined heat and humidity to reach levels rarely if ever experienced before by humans. Such conditions would ravage economies, and possibly even surpass the ph  more

NEW YORK, May 2 -- The Columbia Law School issued the following news: The Columbia Law professor's new book, The Wolf at the Door: The Menace of Economic Insecurity and How to Fight It, offers realistic policy solutions that prioritize the welfare of individuals to create a more just and stable society. Long before the coronavirus pandemic caused mass layoffs and more than 30 million Americans to file unemployment claims in a matter of four weeks, Michael Graetz, Columbia Alumni Professor of T  more

NEW YORK, May 9 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: A study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that black subjects who were exposed to highly segregated neighborhoods in young adulthood exhibited worse performance in cognitive skills in mid-life. The findings are published online in JAMA Neurology. Until this research, there had been little information on the association of racial residential segrega  more

NEW YORK, May 5 -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: Rates of domestic violence that are already shockingly high--one in four women and one in ten men in the U.S. experience intimate partner violence--could be even higher as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. This month in New York City, calls to domestic violence hotlines and visits to support websites in New York City have spiked. A newly published paper by Columbia University Mailman School  more

NEW YORK, May 8 [TNSenvironmentresearch] -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: Well water contaminated by arsenic in Bangladesh is considered one of the most devastating public health crises in the world. Almost a quarter of the country's population, an estimated 39 million people, drink water naturally contaminated by this deadly element, which can silently attack a person's organs over years or decades, leading to cancers, cardiovascular disease,  more

NEW YORK, May 6 [TNSenvironmentresearch] -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that 92 percent of employers who responded to a survey on climate change and public health reported that a need for public health professionals with training in climate change will very likely increase in the next 5 to 10 years. While graduates of public health programs who focus on climate change ar  more

NEW YORK, May 6 -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: A study just released by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health researchers is reporting a blood-DNA-methylation measure that is sensitive to variation in the pace of biological aging among individuals born the same year. The tool--DunedinPoAm--offers a unique measurement for intervention trials and natural experiment studies investigating how the rate of aging may be changed by beha  more

NEW YORK, May 8 -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: The latest data modeling projections by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health scientists estimate that, nationally, new COVID-19 cases and deaths will rebound in late May, as states ease stay-at-home orders and social contacts increase. By June 1, one projection scenario gives median estimates of 43,353 cases per day and 1,841 deaths per day in the United States. A second scenario w  more

NEW YORK, May 5 -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: A uniquely resilient organism all but unheard of in the Arabian Sea 20 years ago has been proliferating and spreading at an alarming pace, forming thick, malodorous green swirls and filaments that are visible even from space. This unusual organism is Noctiluca scintillans--a millimeter-size planktonic organism with an extraordinary capacity to survive, thrive, and force out diatoms, the photosyn  more

NEW YORK, May 7 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: A study of long-term buprenorphine treatment by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health researchers finds that, compared to individuals who discontinued buprenorphine, those with continuous treatment had significantly lower rates of prescription opioid use and opioid-related events, including medically treated overdoses. The results are published in the May issue   more

GARDEN CITY, New York, May 6 -- Adelphi University issued the following news: On March 2, 2020, the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new Center for Research. But students and faculty eager to use the center would have to wait because the campus closed for the remainder of the spring semester due to COVID-19. Now the center is ready to welcome students and faculty when Adelphi's campus reopens, whenever that m  more

ITHACA, New York, May 9 [TNSgrants] -- Cornell University issued the following news: The Office of the Vice Provost for Research has announced a new seed grant mechanism to fund preliminary investigations into medical and biological aspects of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The Cornell Rapid Research Response SARS-CoV-2 Seed Grant program - funded through the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, the Center for Vertebrate Genomics, the Center for Immunology and the Office of Ac  more

ITHACA, New York, May 6 [TNSgrants] -- Cornell University issued the following news: A multi-institution team, including a Cornell researcher, has received a National Science Foundation grant to design an open-source, 3D-printable medical mask inspired by the nasal structures of animals. The team has been awarded a special one-year, $200,0000 RAPID grant; co-principal investigator Sunghwan "Sunny" Jung, associate professor of biological and environmental engineering, will receive $75,000 of th  more

ITHACA, New York, May 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news: The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that access to water is a public health necessity, and municipalities that own their utilities are more likely to protect residents and low-income households in particular from water shutoffs, according to a paper forthcoming in Utilities Policy. The paper is co-authored by George Homsy, associate professor of public administration and director of the Sustainable Communities Program at Bing  more

ITHACA, New York, May 7 -- Cornell University issued the following news on May 6: After two years as interim dean, Rachel Dunifon has been named the Rebecca Q. and James C. Morgan Dean of the College of Human Ecology, effective July 1. Provost Michael Kotlikoff announced Dunifon's appointment to a four-year term on May 6, following its approval by the State University of New York Board of Trustees and the Cornell Board of Trustees. "Rachel is deeply familiar with Human Ecology's mission and v  more

ITHACA, New York, May 8 [TNSbiologyresearch] -- Cornell University issued the following news: Already known for their shape-shifting abilities, stem cells can now add "death-defying" to their list of remarkable qualities. A new study shows how stem cells - which can contribute to creating many parts of the body, not just one organ or body part - are able to postpone their own death in order to respond to an injury that needs their attention. The study was done in planarians, which are tiny wor  more

DOVER, Delaware, May 5 -- Gov. John C. Carney, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Delaware Governor John Carney, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced a joint multi-state agreement to develop a regional supply chain for personal protective equipment, other medical equi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 6 -- DePaul University issued the following news release: For more than 15 years, Tatum Thomas has committed herself to preparing adult and nontraditional learners for the next stage in their careers. Effective July 1, she will serve as dean for DePaul University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. Thomas currently serves as senior associate dean of student affairs at Columbia University's School of Professional Studies in New York City. Prior to her current  more

ITHACA, New York, May 6 -- Cornell University issued the following news: As governments around the world wrestle with questions about how and when to reopen their economies, they must rely on predictions or weeks-old data to make informed decisions. A Cornell researcher is among a team of engineers, statisticians and computer and data scientists who have developed a potential solution: a digital "virus" that could piggyback on contact-tracing apps and spread from smartphone to smartphone in re  more

NEW PALTZ, New York, May 5 -- The State University of New York's New Paltz Campus issued the following news release on April 30: SUNY New Paltz employed 1,623 people in the 2017-18 academic year, retaining its status as the No. 1 employer in Ulster County, according to the latest Economic Impact Study conducted by the College's Budget Office. Overall, New Paltz generated $380.5 million in direct and indirect economic activity in the Hudson Valley through college spending (contracts, supplies a  more

ROCHESTER, New York, May 2 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: A multidisciplinary team of first-year Rochester Institute of Technology students has been steadily working toward a singular goal since the fall: to develop an imaging system that can reveal information hidden in historical documents. The students are developing the multispectral imaging system for their Innovative Freshmen Experience project-based course. Nineteen students enrolled in the cours  more

BRONX, New York, May 2 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: As law schools around the country canceled their in-person events in response to the coronavirus pandemic, many students who had been preparing for trial advocacy competitions saw their hard work at risk of going to waste. Adam Shlahet, director of Fordham Law School's Brendan Moore Trial Advocacy Program (ranked ninth in the country by U.S. News and World Report two years running), said that six teams had bee  more

CANYON, Texas, May 2 -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: The National Association of System Heads (NASH) is pleased to announce four leading higher education systems have been selected to participate in Scaling Instructional Excellence for Student Success, a strategic initiative focused on improving quality instruction and student success through intentional, high-quality professional development for faculty. The California State University System, City University of New Yo  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, May 2 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: University of Idaho researchers will help lead a national effort to test whether the milk of women who test positive for novel coronavirus might contain the virus. The U of I laboratory headed by scientists Mark and Michelle "Shelley" McGuire will work with colleagues at the University of Rochester in New York to test human milk samples through a project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The $315  more

NEW YORK, May 6 -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health researchers, in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Chile, launched a yearlong study of the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on frontline health care workers in more than 20 countries around the world. The Covid-19 HEalth caRe wOrkErS Study (HEROES) study will survey thousands of clinicians and support staff over tim  more

CLINTON, New York, May 6 [TNSbiologyresearch] -- Hamilton College issued the following news: Janice Kang '20 knew she wanted to pursue graduate school ever since coming to Hamilton, and four years of chemistry classes and a number of research opportunities -- including one that led her to co-authoring a paper -- only confirmed that desire. After graduation, she will begin work toward her Ph.D. in chemistry at Northwestern University. Kang's interest in chemistry began with a curiosity about co  more

CLINTON, New York, May 2 -- Hamilton College issued the following news: Hamilton is proud to recognize our seniors who have been awarded national fellowships and scholarships, many of which involve international travel. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, which oversees the Fulbright program, will delay the start date of 2020-2021 Fulbright U.S. Student Programs until after January 1, 2021. This revised January start date assumes that the travel warning levels have been reduced by t  more

HEMPSTEAD, New York, May 5 -- Hofstra University issued the following news: Russell Chun and Susan Drucker, professors in the Department of Journalism, Media Studies and Public Relations in the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, are co-editors of a new book, Fake News: Real Issues in Modern Communication (Peter Lang Publishers, 2020). The anthology explores fake news and falsehoods from technological, legal, ethical, and international perspectives, and examines visual and data dissemina  more

TROY, New York, May 9 [TNSgrants] -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute issued the following news on May 6: In order to effectively address intractable challenges like cancer, researchers, drug developers, and clinicians need to be able to see how a potential therapeutic works within a living system, ideally in real time. That type of vision and insight is being made possible by engineers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. A new $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's Natio  more

ALBANY, New York, May 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a $4.5 million grant to the Eliminating Barriers to Housing in New York (EBHNY) program, which aims to root out discriminatory housing practices and improve the overall housing stock in the state. EBHNY is a two-year pilot program that will advance Attorney General James' priority to make housing safe, healthy, and affordable throughout the st  more

ALBANY, New York, May 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on May 6: New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 23 additional attorneys general called for key changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to ensure that funds are distributed fairly and equitably to the small businesses that were the originally intended recipients of the loans. In a letter to Congressional leadership, Attorney General James and the coalition express co  more

ALBANY, New York, May 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on May 6: New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of states fought to defend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) against efforts by the Trump Administration and the State of Texas to repeal the law, putting the health care of tens of millions of Americans at risk. If the ACA is repealed, 133 million Americans with pre-existing conditions could be denied coverage or charged more based o  more

ALBANY, New York, May 4 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on May 2: Attorney General Letitia James issued guidelines to protect New Yorkers using funeral homes and reminded funeral homes that the office will take action against any entity that violates consumer rights. Attorney General James also lauded action by the New York State Cemetery Board, for which the Attorney General advocated, that will address severe cremation delays in the downstate regio  more

ALBANY, New York, May 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following statement on May 8: New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following statement in response to a court's decision to grant her motion to intervene in a lawsuit against the Town of Chester and Orange County over the use of discriminatory housing practices in order to prevent members of the Jewish community from moving to Chester, New York. Today's decision allows the Office of the Attorney General   more

ALBANY, New York, May 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on May 7: New York Attorney General Letitia James announced an agreement with Zoom Video Communications that will provide security protections for more than 300 million meeting participants on the platform. New security measures are being put in place to support and protect consumers, students, schools, governments, religious institutions, and private companies using the application for work, ed  more

ALBANY, New York, May 5 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on May 4: New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 23 additional attorneys general from around the country urged the U.S. Senate to take action to protect women nationwide by reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, which expired more than a year ago. In a letter to Senate leadership, Attorney General James and the coalition point out that as isolation and uncertainty duri  more

ALBANY, New York, May 6 -- The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets issued the following news release: New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball called for additional relief funding for New York's dairy farmers. In a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Perdue, the Commissioner thanked the agency for taking action to address the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on agriculture, but also urged clarification on the details o  more

NEW YORK, May 8 -- The New York City Law Department issued the following news release: Three rent-stabilized buildings in Chelsea suffered from such extreme neglect that the Department of Buildings was forced to issue a vacate order for the tenants' safety. But the Law Department announced tenants will be able to return following a NYC Housing Court ruling ordering the property owner to restore the buildings. The legal victory is the result of the City's stepped up efforts to protect tenants, w  more

NEW YORK, May 5 -- The New York City Police Department issued the following news release: For the month of April 2020, major index crime in New York City saw an overall -28.5% decrease (5121 v. 7,162) when compared to the same period in 2019. Between April 1 and April 30, overall crime fell in every borough, within the transit system and across public housing. In that one-month period, there was a -26% decrease in the number of robberies (679 v. 913); a -32% decrease in felony assaults (1,130 v  more

NEW YORK, May 5 -- The New York City Police Department issued the following news release: The NYPD is expanding the Non-Injury Collision Pilot citywide, beginning Monday April 6, to save time for NYPD patrol officers as well as New Yorkers without sacrificing safety. This means that vehicle collisions resulting only in property damage are not required to be reported to the police. "These are unprecedented times and this citywide expansion will enable officers to respond to critical safety rela  more

NEW YORK, May 6 -- New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer issued the following news release: Amid the COVID-19 pandemic's devastating impact on New York City and the economy, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer released an analysis of the City's Fiscal Year 2021 Executive Budget and outlined the state of play for the City's finances. The new analysis of the Executive Budget spotlights the City's overreliance on reserves and one-time savings, and Comptroller Stringer renewed his cal  more

ALBANY, New York, May 7 -- The New York State Department of Financial Services issued the following news release on May 6: Superintendent of Financial Services Linda A. Lacewell announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has approved the application of Eris Clearing, LLC, the clearing entity in the ErisX family of companies, for virtual currency and money transmitter licenses. "DFS continues its commitment to fostering financial innovation in New York," said Supe  more

ALBANY, New York, May 6 -- The New York State Department of Financial Services issued the following news release: Superintendent of Financial Services Linda A. Lacewell announced that Nina Chen, the former Director of Conservation Investments with The Nature Conservancy, has joined the executive team at the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) as the Department's first-ever Sustainability and Climate Initiatives Director. Ms. Chen's appointment strengthens the mission of the De  more

ALBANY, New York, May 4 -- The New York State Department of Financial Services issued the following news release: Superintendent of Financial Services Linda A. Lacewell announced the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued an emergency regulation following Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's announcement that DFS will require New York State-regulated health insurers to waive out-of-pocket costs, including cost-sharing, deductibles, copayments and coinsurance, for in-network mental h  more

ALBANY, New York, May 6 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that New York State is collaborating with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a blueprint to reimagine education in the new normal. As New York begins to develop plans to reopen K-12 schools and colleges, the state and the Gates Foundation will consider what education should look like in the future, including: * How can w  more

ALBANY, New York, May 4 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on May 2: We are in Corona, Queens. Always a pleasure to get out of the state capitol, tell you the truth, and talk to the people who are actually doing the work. I am a Queens boy, so it's coming back home for me. Corona, Queens, was called Corona, Queens before the coronavirus. There's no connection between Corona, Queens and the coronavirus. Let me introduce my colleagues who are here. from my far left  more

ALBANY, New York, May 8 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on May 6: Governor Cuomo: Pleasure to be with all of you. Pleasure to be back on Long Island. Let me introduce the participants we have here. From my far left, Dr. Jim Malatras from Empire State College. To my immediate left, Michael Dowling, who needs no introduction in this facility, but Michael Dowling worked for 12 years with Governor Mario Cuomo, who I believe was the best governor to serve in the his  more

ALBANY, New York, May 9 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the State Department of Health is investigating several cases of severe illness in children and child deaths that may be related to COVID-19. There have been 73 reported cases in New York where children are experiencing symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease and toxic shock-like syndrome possibly due to COVID-19, and on Thursday a 5-year-old boy passed away in New York C  more

ALBANY, New York, May 9 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 8: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the state will extend the window for victims to file otherwise time-barred cases under the Child Victims Act for an additional five months until January 14, 2021. Last year, Governor Cuomo signed the Child Victims Act to ensure survivors of childhood sexual abuse have a path to justice, including the ability to file a case w  more

ALBANY, New York, May 6 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on May 5: One point I want to make about reopening, not just in this state, but all across this nation. There's a conversation that is going on about reopening that we are not necessarily explicit about, but which is very important. There's a question that is being debated right under the surface and the decisions we make on reopening are really profound decisions. The fundamental question which we're not   more

ALBANY, New York, May 4 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, Delaware Governor John Carney, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced a joint multi-state agreement to develop a regional supply chain for personal protective equipment, other medical equip  more

ALBANY, New York, May 8 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that Schmidt Futures will help integrate New York State practices and systems with the best advanced technology tools to build back better. Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO and Executive Chairman and founder of Schmidt Futures, will lead the state's 15-member Blue Ribbon Commission and use what the state has learned during the COVID-1  more

ALBANY, New York, May 5 -- The New York State Department of Labor issued the following news: The New York State Department of Labor announced a new program to inform New Yorkers who have applied for unemployment that Federal law requires them to submit a certification every week to receive their benefits and educate New Yorkers about how to complete that certification. The first step of this campaign was a proactive email sent over the weekend to nearly 90,000 New Yorkers whose unemployment ben  more

NEW YORK, May 5 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following news release: Mayor de Blasio announced local manufacturers are ramping up production of critical testing supplies to create 50,000 COVID-19 test kits per week for New York City. "There's no challenge too big for New Yorkers - and I'm proud to see our medical and manufacturing community join forces to make our city a self-sufficient source of the tests we'll need to get through this crisis," said Mayor de Blasio. "Rebuilding  more

NEW YORK, May 7 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript on May 6 on CNN: John Berman: The number of coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and deaths continue to decline in New York City. Mitigation efforts here are showing encouraging signs, but the numbers for the rest of the country, moving in a different direction. Joining me now is New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. Mr. Mayor, thanks so much for being with us. Those charts, and I don't know if you can see them, show  more

NEW YORK, May 5 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript on May 3 on MSNBC with Andrea Mitchell: Andrea Mitchell: Welcome back. As mayors and governors keep pushing for Congress to provide more federal funding for state and local governments whose budgets have been just slammed by the burden of responding to the coronavirus, White House Economic Advisor Kevin Hassett suggested this weekend that another stimulus package to help them might not be needed. New York City Mayo  more

NEW YORK, May 7 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript on May 5 on MSNBC: Chuck Todd: Let's move to our top guests for this hour. The President says he's worried about sending federal aid to states hit hard by the coronavirus, because then that will lead to what he is calling a Democratic bailout - that is from an interview with the New York Post. The President adds, it's unfair to ask Republicans to bail out Democratic states that have been "mismanaged over a long per  more

NEW YORK, May 7 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript on MSNBC: Mika Brzezinski: Joining us now, the Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio. Mayor, thank you very much for joining us this morning. We're talking about leadership, but at this point give us an update on where New York City stands in fighting this virus and how workers on the front lines are faring. Mayor Bill de Blasio: Mika, what a story of heroism. These health care workers, first responders who have   more

NEW YORK, May 7 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript on WSNR's Davidzon Radio: Kagan: Thank you so much, Mayor, for finding the time to be on Davidzon Radio. We know that our listeners want to hear from you the most updated information the very serious times we live in. [Davidzon speaks in Russian] Kagan: The Mayor was many times in our studio, so everybody knows who Mayor Bill de Blasio is and you don't need to introduce him many, many times. You're well known to   more

NEW YORK, May 7 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following news release: Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed members to the following Sector Advisory Councils: Labor and Workforce; Large Business; Small Business; and Arts, Culture, and Entertainment. Sector Advisory Councils will inform the Administration's efforts to restart the economy and city life. The councils will serve as critical links to disseminate information about re-opening and provide guidance to shape the City's response to  more

NEW YORK, May 8 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following news release: Mayor Bill de Blasio announced expanded antibody testing for New Yorkers. Through a partnership with BioReference labs, the City will conduct its own antibody survey at community testing sites in the five boroughs to better understand the spread of COVID-19. The survey will test approximately 70,000 New Yorkers over an initial two-week period, with the capacity to administer up to 5,000 tests per day. "So many   more

NEW YORK, May 5 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following news release on May 4: In observance of International Firefighters' Day and in appreciation of first responders' efforts in battling the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Frontline Foods and 9/11 Day partnered to deliver over 2,700 meals to firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, and dispatchers in New York City. This donation is part of Frontline Foods' and 9/11 Day's national effort to bring prepared meals to nearly 5,000 fi  more

NEW YORK, May 5 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following news release: Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the City will create and maintain a 90-day stockpile of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to ensure hospitals citywide are equipped to handle a potential resurgence of COVID-19. The City will also continue to surge PPE to nursing homes across the city, adding to the Administration's existing efforts to support nursing homes fighting the COVID-19 crisis. New York City has suf  more

ALBANY, New York, May 5 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Douglas DiCeglio, Utility Rate Analysis Consultants, 156 Scranton Avenue, Lynbrook, New York 11563; Ms. Doris Castro, Section Manager-Executive Action Group, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., 4 Irving Place-9th FL, New York, New York 10003 Re: Case No. 976360 AFF WGHA MNIIE vs. Con Edison Dear Mr. DiCeglio and Ms. Castro: This is to acknowledge your April 24,   more

ALBANY, New York, May 9 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Justin J. Fung, Couch White, LLP, 540 Broadway, P.O. Box 22222, Albany, New York 12210, jfung@couchwhite.com Re: Case 19-E-0373 - Petition of Apex Place Associates, L.P. and Apex Place Housing Development Corp. for a Declaratory Ruling Interpreting Certain Provisions Governing New Service Under Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.'s Electric Tariff. Dear Mr. Fung, I w  more

ALBANY, New York, May 9 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Lily Lan Chen 84 Salon, c/o Ms. Lily Chen, 9 Christopher Street, New York, New York 10014; Mr. Richard Fipphen, Assistant General Counsel, Verizon, 140 West Street, 27th Floor, New York, New York 10007 Re: Case No. 944978 Chen vs. Verizon Dear Ms. Chen and Mr. Fipphen: This is to acknowledge your May 8, 2020 email received by the Secretary to the Commission on May 8, 2020, app  more

ALBANY, New York, May 5 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Kyle Overs, Utility Rate Analysis Consultants, 156 Scranton Avenue, Lynbrook, New York 11563 Re: Informal Review Request Case 976360 AFF WHGA MNIIE 2492 8th Avenue PLP, New York, New York 10030 2494 8th Avenue COOK, New York, New York 10030 2494 8th Avenue PLP, New York, New York 10030 2502 8th Avenue COOK, New York, New York 10030 2502 8th Avenue PLP, New York, New Y  more

ALBANY, New York, May 5 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Brian T. FitzGerald, Esq., Cullen and Dykman LLP, 80 State Street, Suite 900, Albany, NY 12207, bfitzgerald@cullenllp.com Re: Case 18-C-0666 - Joint Petition of Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc., Consolidated Communications Inc., Berkshire Telephone Corporation, Taconic Telephone Corp., FairPoint Business Services LLC, and Consolidated Communications Enterprise Services  more

ALBANY, New York, May 7 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice (Case No. 20-F-0067) involving Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment: In the Matter of the Rules and Regulations of the Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment, Contained in 16 NYCRR, Chapter X, Certification of Major Electric Generating Facilities, Proposed Amendments to Parts 1000 and 1001. NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF SIGNIFICANCE NEGATIVE DECLARATION NOTICE is  more

ALBANY, New York, May 5 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice (Case No. 19-F-0588) involving EDF Renewables: Application of EDF Renewables Development, Inc. for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article 10 of the Public Service Law for Construction of the Homer Solar Energy Center in the Towns of Homer, Cortlandville, and Solon, Cortland County. NOTICE OF FILING OF A PRELIMINARY SCOPING STATEMENT AND DEADLINE FOR SUBMI  more

ALBANY, New York, May 9 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice (Case No. 16-F-0546) involving Heritage Wind: Application of Heritage Wind, LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article 10 for a Wind Energy Generating Facility in the Town of Barre, Orleans County, NY. NOTICE OF PROCEDURAL CONFERENCE TO CONSIDER REQUESTS FOR PARTY STATUS AND INTERVENOR FUNDS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a telephonic procedural conference   more

ALBANY, New York, May 7 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice (Case No. 18-E-0071) involving Offshore Wind Energy: In the Matter of Offshore Wind Energy. ERRATA NOTICE On April 23, 2020, the Public Service Commission issued the Order Authorizing Offshore Wind Solicitation in 2020 (Order), which mistakenly attributed the comments filed by Environmental Commenters to the Environmental Technical Working Group (E-TWG). This errata notice identifies the necess  more

ALBANY, New York, May 8 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice (Case No. 18-E-0138) on electric vehicle supply equipment and infrastructure: Proceeding on Motion of the Commission Regarding Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment and Infrastructure. ERRATA NOTICE On March 19, 2020, the Public Service Commission (Commission) issued an Order Providing Clarification and Modifying Direct Current Fast Charging Incentive Program (Order) in this proceeding. In part, th  more

ALBANY, New York, May 8 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice (Case No. 18-E-0130) on Energy Storage Deployment Program: In the Matter of Energy Storage Deployment Program. NOTICE ANNOUNCING TECHNICAL CONFERENCE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Department of Public Service Staff (Staff) will convene a technical conference on Friday,May 29, 2020, concerning the proposals filed by New York's investor owned electric utilities (the Joint Utilities) regarding the pr  more

ALBANY, New York, May 7 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 15-F-0122) involving Baron Winds: Application of Baron Winds, LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article 10 to Construct a Wind Energy Facility. ORDER APPROVING AMENDMENT BY THE BOARD: INTRODUCTION On September 12, 2019, New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment (Siting Board) issued an Order granting a Certific  more

ALBANY, New York, May 7 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 20-F-0067) involving Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment: In the Matter of the Rules and Regulations of the Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment, Contained in 16 NYCRR, Chapter X, Certification of Major Electric Generating Facilities, Proposed Amendments to Parts 1000 and 1001. ORDER ADOPTING EMERGENCY RULE AS A FINAL RULE BY THE BOARD: INTRODUCTI  more

ALBANY, New York, May 9 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following meeting agenda: The Public Service Commission announced today that it will hold its next regular session beginning at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, May 14, 2020. TO REDUCE THE POTENTIAL COMMUNITY SPREAD OF COVID-19, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED TO LISTEN TO THE SESSION VIA WEBCAST. The session agenda is as follows: To view documents related to PSC Cases below, visit:http://www.dps.ny.gov/New_Sea  more

ALBANY, New York, May 9 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following ruling (Case No/s. 19-F-0512) involving Boralex: Application of Boralex, Inc. for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article 10 to Construct the Approximately 120-Megawatt Greens Corners Solar Facility Proposed in the Towns of Hounsfield and Watertown, Jefferson County. RULING AWARDING PRE-APPLICATION INTERVENOR FUNDING AND COMMENCING STIPULATIONS PROCESS ASHLEY MO  more

ALBANY, New York, May 7 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following ruling (Case No/s. 19-F-0602) involving EDF Renewables: Application of EDF Renewables for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article 10 for Construction of the Genesee Road Solar Energy Center in the Towns of Sardinia and Concord, Erie County. RULING CONFIRMING PRE-APPLICATION INTERVENOR FUNDING AWARD AND COMMENCEMENT OF STIPULATIONS PROCESS ASHLEY MORENO and MICHE  more

ALBANY, New York, May 7 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following ruling (Case No/s. 17-F-0182) involving Mohawk Solar: Application of Mohawk Solar LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article 10 of the Public Service Law for Construction of a Solar Electric Generating Facility in the Towns of Canajoharie and Minden, Montgomery County. RULING REQUIRING ADDITIONAL SUBMISSIONS ERIKA BERGEN, SEAN MULLANY, and MOLLY MCBRIDE, EX  more

ALBANY, New York, May 8 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following ruling (Case No/s. 19-T-0684) involving New York Transco: Application of New York Transco LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article VII of the New York Public Service Law to Construct, Operate, and Maintain a New, Double-Circuit 54.5-Mile 345/115 Kilovolt Electric Transmission Line and Related Facilities Located in the Town of Schodack, Rensselaer County; th  more

ALBANY, New York, May 8 -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release: New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the following local government audits have been issued. Town of Brandon - Financial Condition (Franklin County) Inadequate budgetary practices resulted in the highway fund balance declining from $58,241 on January 1, 2017 to $5,714 as of December 31, 2019.The highway fund's appropriations were overspent three consecutive years (201  more

ALBANY, New York, May 8 -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release: New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the following school district audits have been issued. Brunswick Central School District - Online Banking (Rensselaer County) The board did not adopt an online banking policy. Employees accessed nonbusiness websites although it is prohibited by district policy. In addition, district officials did not provide Information Technology   more

ALBANY, New York, May 9 -- The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets issued the following news release on May 8: State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball announced that dozens of events are taking place across New York State over the next week to kick off the Nourish New York Initiative. The initiative, launched last week by the Governor, is providing $25 million to food banks for the purchase of surplus agricultural products from New York State farms to distribute to popul  more

ALBANY, New York, May 4 -- The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets issued the following news release: The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and Department of Health provided additional details on the distribution of the $25 million Nourish New York initiative, as announced yesterday by Governor Cuomo. Funding will be allocated regionally and based on need, from the State's special public health emergency fund, for food banks and emergency food providers acros  more

ALBANY, New York, May 6 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from the backcountry. In 2019, DEC Forest Rangers conducted 337   more

ALBANY, New York, May 7 -- The New York State Department of Labor issued the following news on May 6: The New York State Department of Labor announced that over $5.8 billion in unemployment benefits have been paid to 1.5 million New Yorkers since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the Department announced it had identified over 470,000 New Yorkers who have completed, processed, and payable unemployment insurance claims, but did not receive some of their benefits in previous we  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 9 -- Rutgers University Camden campus issued the following news: Restaurants, health clubs, stores, and many other businesses large and small have been forced to shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of these businesses purchased business interruption insurance, which is designed to cover lost income from closures due to fires, floods, and other catastrophic events. But insurance companies have said that losses from the most catastrophic event imaginable--a g  more

NEW YORK, May 8 -- The New York Health and Hospitals issued the following statement on May 6 by Executive Director Cristina Contreras: "Today, we hosted a ribbon-cutting to mark the completion of the first 20 of 120 temporary ICU beds at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx to help manage the surge of COVID-19 patients and to triple ICU bed capacity in the public hospital system's response to the pandemic. "We are on track to complete this project by the end of May thanks to the incredib  more

NEW YORK, May 2 -- The New York Health and Hospitals issued the following statement on May 1 by President and CEO Mitchell Katz: "Today we reached a milestone in the public hospital system's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. "We discharged more than 5,000 COVID-positive patients. Every patient discharged is a celebration for family members and loved ones, and it's an acknowledgement of the hard work and dedication of our heroic health care workers. "NYC Health + Hospitals, the nation's large  more

BROOKLYN, New York, May 8 -- New York University's Tandon School of Engineering issued the following news release: Professor Joseph Chow, deputy director of NYU Tandon's C2SMART (Connected Cities with Smart Transportation), has had a long partnership with Next Future Transportation, a company that has developed technology for modular self-driving vehicles that can couple while in motion, providing a transfer-less travel experience for users from door to door without the significant cost of assi  more

BROOKLYN, New York, May 8 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- New York University's Tandon School of Engineering issued the following news release: Research by a team including Andre Taylor, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at NYU Tandon, was among the most downloaded articles in a top journal in the 12 months after its publication. The study, "Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Cross-Functional Semi-transparent MXene-Carbon Nanotubes Composite Films for Next-Generation Electromagnetic Interf  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: Professor Omar Khan has been appointed head of the School of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University, effective Aug. 1. Khan joins CMU from the Department of Architecture at the University at Buffalo (UB), State University of New York. Khan served as UB department chair for seven years, during which time he initiated new graduate programs, developed industry collaborations, and shepherded facility impro  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, May 9 -- Iona College issued the following news: Iona College is proud to announce that Patrick Dunican '88, chairman and managing director of Gibbons P.C., will serve as Chair of the Iona College Board of Trustees, effective July 1, 2020. He will assume the position from James P. Hynes '69, '01H, who has served on the Board since 1995, including as Chair since 2008. Mr. Dunican, who was unanimously elected on May 6, 2020, has served in various capacities on the College  more

ROCHESTER, New York, May 6 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: KayLee Steiner knows her way around a research laboratory. The biotechnology and molecular bioscience student from Jamesville, N.Y., started conducting research in Professor Andre Hudson's lab during her second year at RIT. Since then she has been a co-author on three published papers on topics such as genomics and is the first author on another that is currently under review. The extensive under  more

BUFFALO, New York, May 5 -- The State University of New York Buffalo campus issued the following news release: Few people in the world would have understood what it meant. But when doctors diagnosed 2-year-old Yuna Lee with FOXG1 syndrome, her parents recognized the disease immediately. The rare genetic disorder explained Yuna's seizures. It explained why Yuna hadn't yet learned to talk. It explained why she struggled to sit up on her own when other children her age could walk and run. Yuna's  more

BUFFALO, New York, May 2 -- The State University of New York Buffalo campus issued the following news release: At least half of all patients who survive treatment in an intensive care unit will experience at least one of a triad of problems associated with post-intensive care syndrome, or PICS, and this may be true for people recovering from COVID-19 following ICU care. PICS can manifest as problems with physical function, cognition and mental health, according to a fact sheet from the America  more

BUFFALO, New York, May 6 -- The State University of New York Buffalo campus issued the following news release: A group of researchers at the University at Buffalo have published a paper that clarifies certain cellular mechanisms that could lead to improved outcomes in patients with globoid cell leukodystrophy, commonly known as Krabbe disease. The paper, titled "Macrophages Expressing GALC Improve Peripheral Krabbe Disease by a Mechanism Independent of Cross-Correction," was published today (M  more

ITHACA, New York, May 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news: A Cornell study of the structure of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, reveals a unique feature that could explain why it is so transmissible between people. The Cornell group also notes that - aside from primates - cats, ferrets and mink are the animal species apparently most susceptible to the human virus. Gary Whittaker, professor of virology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, is senior author of "Phylogen  more

POTSDAM, New York, May 9 -- The State University of New York Potsdam campus issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Education announced last week that SUNY Potsdam has been included in the expansion of the Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative to provide need-based Pell grants to people in state and federal prisons. Thanks to this federal initiative, SUNY Potsdam will now be able to offer a Bachelor of Arts degree program in sociology, including a minor in human services,   more

BUFFALO, New York, May 6 -- Trocaire College issued the following news release: To address the need for skilled leadership within the healthcare industry, Trocaire College is adding a Bachelor of Professional Studies in Healthcare Management to its slate of academic program offerings. This new degree program will be available online beginning in Fall 2020. "With the healthcare sector expanding and facing new challenges, the growth of positions in healthcare management creates opportunities for  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 6 -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: Early-life respiratory viruses may play an outsize role in Puerto Rico's sky-high rates of childhood asthma, according to a collaborative study led by researchers from UC San Francisco and the City University of New York (CUNY). Puerto Ricans have the highest asthma rates in the world, with the disease affecting roughly 14.2 percent of Puerto Ricans at some point in their li  more

BRONX, New York, May 2 -- Yeshiva University's Albert Einstein College of Medicine issued the following news release: People with cancer who develop COVID-19 are much more likely to die from the disease than those without cancer, according to physician-researchers at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The study, published in the online edition of Cancer Discovery, is the largest so far to assess outcomes for patients with cancer who have also been infected with CO  more

BRONX, New York, May 2 -- Yeshiva University's Albert Einstein College of Medicine issued the following news release: Adult-onset leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids and pigmented glia (ALSP) is a rare, dominantly inherited, neurodegenerative disorder caused by mutations in the receptor (CSF-1R) for the growth factor CSF-1. There are no available treatments for ALSP patients, who generally die within 5 to 7 years of the appearance of disease symptoms. In a study of the mouse model of ALS  more

BRONX, New York, May 6 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Yeshiva University's Albert Einstein College of Medicine issued the following news release: Over the course of two weeks in March, COVID-19 cases at Montefiore grew from two to almost 700. As the health system looked to increase capacity, an inpatient pediatric unit at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM), quickly became a 40-bed unit that would be home to adult patients. A new, first-of-its-kind report published in the Journal of Pediatric  more

BRONX, New York, May 8 -- Yeshiva University's Albert Einstein College of Medicine issued the following news release: The buildup of calcium deposits in the heart's coronary arteries and valves is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Anna Bortnick, M.D., Ph.D., M.S., hypothesizes that exceptionally long-lived individuals may be protected from calcification by efflux, or release of cholesterol from the heart and into the blood for cle  more