ITHACA, New York, Dec. 10 -- Cornell University issued the following news: An $11.5 million gift from C. Kenneth Grailer '53, food and beverage entrepreneur, investor and champion of hospitality education, will support the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration by expanding the Center for Hospitality Research, helping renovate the Grailer Food Labs and providing scholarships. "Ken's visionary investment enables us to push the boundaries of hospitality research and edu more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 10 -- Cornell University issued the following news: For their work on strengthening food crops against pests and diseases, and on hybrid materials for applications including cancer therapeutics, respectively, Cornell professors Herb Aldwinckle and Ulrich Wiesner have been elected fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. Aldwinckle, a professor emeritus of plant pathology and plant-microbe biology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), and Wiesner, t more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 10 -- The Alliance for Quality Education issued the following statement on Dec. 9, 2024: * * * In response to the New York State Board of Regents' recommendation to increase Foundation Aid funding by $1.6 billion for the upcoming school year, public education advocacy organization the Alliance for Quality Education released the following statement: "We commend the New York State Board of Regents under the leadership of Chancellor Young, and the Department of Education u more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 10 -- Cornell University issued the following news: An emerging class of anticancer drugs called EZH2 inhibitors may greatly enhance the potency of some cancer immunotherapies, according to a preclinical study led by Weill Cornell Medicine lymphoma researchers. The inhibitors target the EZH2 enzyme, whose activity in tumor cells is now recognized as a significant factor in many cancers. The study, published Dec. 5 in Cancer Cell, found that EZH2 inhibition combined with  more PR

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, Dec. 11 -- Bard College issued the following news release: Bard College has been awarded a $500,644 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to develop accelerated, early college science instruction at its four Bard Early College public high schools in New York City. This grant enables Bard Early College to create the infrastructure for a more robust science program and deeper engagement with the sciences for Bard High School Early Colleges (BHSEC) students and f more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 10 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: The Biden, Harris and Trump campaigns are responsible for more than 6 billion ad impressions combined on Meta Platforms during the 2024 presidential election, according to a new ElectionGraph analysis. Another 5 billion impressions came from 4,377 Facebook pages that ran ads mentioning any presidential candidate. The report finds President Joe Biden's and Vice President Kamala Harris' campaigns together outspent now more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 10 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Schmidt Sciences has named Carla P. Gomes, the Ronald and Antonia Nielsen Professor in the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, an AI2050 Senior Fellow for her work on innovative artificial intelligence approaches to advance scientific discovery, focusing on significant sustainability challenges facing humanity. Gomes directs the Institute for Computational Sustainability and co-directs th more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 10 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) has appointed Alexa Maille as the critical issue lead for extension programming in the areas of youth and families, effective October 1. This two-year appointment reflects CCE's dedication to addressing the pressing challenges and opportunities for youth and families in the 21st century. As critical issue lead, Maille will help strengthen the connections of campus resources with CCE  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: That's according to a new report from the Committee for Economic Development (CED), the public policy center of The Conference Board. The report examines the broader economic and workforce development policy roles of the paid child care sector, including a state-level analysis of child care's impact. The study finds the child care industry generated a record $68.5 billion in revenue in 2022 while directly employing ov more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: WASHINGTON, D.C. - For a second time this year, the Supreme Court yesterday rejected a petition to take up a case that sought to undo public school districts' efforts to expand educational opportunity to Black and Latinx students who are chronically under-identified and under-represented in the nation's highly selective publicly funded high schools. The Court rejected the petition from a group of par more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 -- The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Last week, in an order delivered after oral arguments in New York Communities for Change v. Nassau County, the New York State Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the New York Voting Rights Act (NYVRA). In response, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and Asian American Legal Defense and Educat more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Last week, in an order delivered after oral arguments in New York Communities for Change v. Nassau County, the New York State Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the New York Voting Rights Act (NYVRA). In response, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) issue the fo more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 10 -- Cornell University issued the following news: While fashion magazines and social media strongly influence how people dress today, there were literally fashion police in most early modern European cities, according to art history scholar Ana Cristina Howie, with local laws dictating down to the gold button and the color of silk what people of various groups could and could not wear. "You can wear silk, but only in a certain number of colors black, white, yellow, gre more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 10 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: In 2014, Robert E. Dineen Jr. L'66 explained the motivation behind what was then the largest gift in the history of the College of Law: "Because of the opportunities and education that the College of Law provided to my parents, every member of the Dineen family owes their success to Syracuse." Dineen Jr. and his siblings provided the $15 million lead gift to build Dineen Hall, which would bring distinction to the law  more PR

HAMILTON, New York, Dec. 10 -- Colgate University issued the following news: Dear Members of the Colgate Community, Earlier this semester I announced the formation of a task force charged to make recommendations regarding Colgate's use of institutional voice those moments when the University is called upon to issue statements about national or world events, typically through a message from me to the campus or to the alumni body. In October, I received the task force's report and I encourage y more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release: * * * LatinoJustice Demands Action on Racial Injustice in the Death Penalty * * * LatinoJustice has joined over a hundred civil right organizations in a letter to President Biden urging him to use his constitutionally provided power to commute the sentences of all individuals on federal death row. The following statement can be attributed to Lourdes M. Rosado, President and General Counsel, LatinoJustice PRLDEF:  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: Using the Composite Indexes: The Leading Economic Index (LEI) provides an early indication of significant turning points in the business cycle and where the economy is heading in the near term. The Coincident Economic Index (CEI) provides an indication of the current state of the economy. Additional details are below. Next month's release of the composite economic indexes will incorporate annual benchmark revisions wh more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Last week, in an order delivered after oral arguments in New York Communities for Change v. Nassau County, the New York State Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the New York Voting Rights Act (NYVRA). In response, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) iss more PR

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Dec. 11 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: * * * Times Square Billboard Showcases Critically Endangered Red Wolf Species in Dynamic 3D Display * * * The National Wildlife Federation and LG Electronics announced that the endangered red wolf will be the latest species highlighted in a dynamic display on an innovative and iconic Times Square billboard in New York City. The 3D anamorphic display of the red wolf, one of the world's most at more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization 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: NEW YORK Nearly half of all state supreme courts across the country fail to regularly post new cases they are considering, with only six meeting four key transparency measures already implemented by the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a new repo more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 -- The National Minority Supplier Development Council issued the following news release: The National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) acknowledges the recent appointments by President-elect Trump and expresses our commitment to collaborate in advancing the interests of minority business enterprises (MBEs). We look forward to meeting with Secretaries-designate Bessent and Lutnick, and Administrator-designate Loeffler. We congratulate the Trump administration on th more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 (TNSres) -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: Researchers from New York University showed that higher brain inflammation and tissue loss are associated with several indicators of social disadvantage, highlighting the importance of taking action to address disparities and ensuring quality healthcare for all. Background: Evidence from adults with MS shows that some populations are more susceptible to worse disease outcomes than others. Factors t more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 -- Physicians for Reproductive Health issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing oral arguments in US v Idaho and Moyle, cases that could threaten access to emergency abortion care. Please reference our brief highlighting stories from providers who provide abortion care. Dr. Jamila Perritt, President & CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health and ob/gyn in DC responds: "Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hea more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 10 -- Cornell University issued the following news: It might not be a pleasant image, but recycling all the human and livestock feces and urine on the planet would contribute substantially to meeting the nutrient supply for all crops worldwide, thereby reducing the need to mine fertilizers such as phosphorus and dramatically reducing the dependency on fossil fuels, according to a global analysis of nutrient recycling published Nov. 26 in Nature Sustainability. "We have t more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 10 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: As we approach the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, its significance in shaping the outcome of World War II and its lessons for leadership and strategy remain profoundly relevant. To explore this pivotal moment in history, we turned to Alan Allport, the Dr. Walter Montgomery and Marian Gruber Professor of History in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. In this piece, Allport provides insig more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 -- The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based privacy and civil rights group, condemns Mayor Eric Adams' proposal to ban masks following the NYPD's long-running manhunt after the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The civil rights group objected that a mask ban would never have stopped Thompson's killing, but it would put countl more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Semiconductor Industry Association issued the following statement on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer applauding the U.S. Department of Commerce and Micron for finalizing semiconductor manufacturing incentives for new projects in Boise, Idaho and Clay, New York, as well as announcing new incentives for Micron's planned expansion in Manassas, Virginia. The  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 11 (TNSres) -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * New Board of Industry, Government, and Local Businesses Partners to Amplify Impact on Capital Region Economy * * * By Amy Geduldig The University at Albany generates $1.1 billion in economic activity throughout the Capital Region, according to a report released today. The analysis, conducted by the Capital District Regional Planning Commission, found the economic impact of UAlbany translated in more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 11 (TNSres) -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz, a Professor of Empire Innovation at the University at Albany's Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, is leading a project with a team of student researchers to reconstruct past major weather events in Puerto Rico and gather new data to help improve the island's power grid resiliency. The team traveled to Puerto Rico in October to install specialized sensors that can monitor Puerto Ri more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 10 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: As part of its comprehensive housing strategy, Syracuse University today announced its intention to pursue the development of a new full-service hotel to be constructed on University Avenue. This effort follows the University's recent conversion of the former Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center into Orange Hall, a residence hall that now houses roughly 400 students. It also builds on the University' more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release: The events of the last two weeks mark a watershed moment in Syria, potentially offering a new and more hopeful chapter for more than 16 million people in need of humanitarian assistance inside the country, as well as over 5 million Syrian refugees hosted in neighbouring countries. It remains to be seen whether this new reality will allow Syrians to start rebuilding their lives, o more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 11 (TNSres) -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: By Mike Nolan University at Albany chemist Igor Lednev is adding another research partner to help develop laser-based technologies for forensics and medical diagnostics. Lednev and Jurgen Popp, the scientific director of the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology in Germany, recently celebrated the launch of the Center for Biophotonic Technology and Artificial Intelligence (CeBAI). The joint center,  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 11 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: In a sweeping agreement, Upstate Medical University and the federal Indian Health Service (IHS) have committed to taking the necessary steps, through service, research and education to improve the health and well-being of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities across New York. A key element of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Upstate and IHS i more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 -- The Women's Refugee Commission issued the following news release: As the Syrian people witness historic political change, the Women's Refugee Commission urges all governments to reaffirm their commitments to the safety of Syrian refugees and asylum-seekers around the world. While many Syrians are optimistic about a more peaceful future, the situation remains uncertain. Syrian refugees and asylum-seekers are closely watching the situation on the ground. We urge governme more PR