NEW YORK, Dec. 11 [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 The American Civil Liberties Union and dozens of state affiliates around the country are asking state and local officials to build firewalls for freedom that would protect fundamental rights from likely attacks during the second Trump ad more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following agency statement: * * * ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today issued the following statement: "As the situation in Syria continues to evolve, it is crucial that the international community works to ensure that Syria emerges as a stable and inclusive nation committed to peaceful coexistence with its neighbors. "While the end of the Assad family's brutal dictatorship is a welcome development for the Syrian people and the reg more PR

ALFRED, New York, Dec. 12 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: Alfred University Professor of English Susan Morehouse has won third place in the annual CRAFT Literary First Chapter Contest for her novel in progress A Tremendous Thing. The novel is set in West Virginia, where the protagonist, Lena, begins to build a new life after fleeing her parents' home in Connecticut. The First Chapter Contest prize includes publication of the chapter in the December issue of CRAFT magazi more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 11 -- Cornell University issued the following news: A new app developed by Cornell researchers helps users record highly accurate time-lapse videos of body parts a surprisingly difficult task and an unmet need in remote medicine and telehealth applications. A team led by Abe Davis, assistant professor of computer science in the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, created the app, called MeCapture. It uses augmented reality, 3D tracking and more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 -- Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, issued the following news release: Event held at the University of Virginia Highlights the Value of Global Collaboration in Finding Cures for Type 1 Diabetes NEW YORK and CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA., Dec. 11, 2024 The brightest minds in type 1 diabetes (T1D) research convened at Breakthrough T1D's emerging leaders in T1D scientific workshop in Charlottesville, Va., Dec. 2-4, 2024, to fos more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today called on the Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez to prosecute the November 23rd alleged anti-Palestinian pepper-spray assault in Boerum Hill as a hate crime. On November 23, in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, a group of neighbors hosting a stoop sale to aid families in Gaza were allegedly attacked in  more PR

EAST GREENBUSH, New York, Dec. 11 (TNSres) -- The Center for Internet Security issued the following news release: * * * 2023 NCSR shows funding continues to be the biggest concern for state and local government organizations * * * The Center for Internet Security, Inc. (CIS(R)) and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC(R)) have released the findings of the 2023 Nationwide Cybersecurity Review (NCSR), a no-cost, voluntary assessment program available to all U.S Stat more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America issued the following news release: * * * As major semiconductor manufacturer looks to expand facilities in New York, enforceable commitments critical to ensuring family-sustaining jobs. * * * In response to news that the Commerce Department has awarded Micron $6.1 billion in funding from the CHIPS and Science Act, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) is calling on Micron to adopt the Central New York Good Jobs & Equi more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 12 -- Empire Center, a non-profit think tank, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: The Empire Center filed a pair of lawsuits this week charging the state Health Department with improperly withholding public records in violation of the Freedom of Information Law. One suit seeks records relating to the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, a costly and rapidly growing form of Medicaid home care that is being overhauled. The second suit seeks det more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 11 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Department of Exercise Science Assistant Professor Kylie Harmon (right) and exercise science student Rylie DiMaio review a sonogram of DiMaio's leg muscles to provide a baseline for Harmon's research on preserving muscle strength during immobilization. Mind over matter. Kylie Harmon, an assistant professor in the Department of Exercise Science in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, has always been fascinat more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 11 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Pioneering advances in quantum computing, sustainable biotechnology, advanced manufacturing and biomedical innovation have earned six faculty members Research Excellence Awards, the highest research honor given annually by Cornell Engineering. The awards were presented at a Cornell Engineering faculty reception held on Dec. 10. Recipients are nominated by their departments and selected by a committee for more than just more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 12 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, issued the following news: The FFRF Action Fund is elated that New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed into law a bill repealing an antiquated provision that had made adultery a crime in the state. Assembly Bill 4714, which the New York Legislature approved earlier more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 11 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Queer writers often find that conventional narrative forms the marriage plot, for instance don't work to tell their stories. To compensate, "they rework representational forms to make space for the telling of their tales," according to scholar Kate McCullough. One way to rework narrative form is time, said McCullough, associate professor with a joint appointment in feminist, gender and sexuality studies, and literatur more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release: Over 82% of those in global humanitarian need live in 20 countries at greatest risk of humanitarian deterioration in 2025.Sudan is now the biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded, accounting for 10% of people in humanitarian need globally, despite being home to just 1% of the global population, as Syria re-enters top 5 countries of concern for first time in several yearsFour im more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee issued the following news release: Speakers at People of Color Conference accused Israel of genocide and downplayed Hamas American Jewish Committee (AJC), ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), and Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools today expressed "deep concern" about remarks at a recent conference of the National Association of Independent Schools where several speakers used the more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 12 -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees issued the following news release: The in-house audio and video crew for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx at the Target Center have officially voted to unionize with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 745. The group of approximately 50 skilled professionals manages essential technical operations, including in-house cameras, replays, video production, audio, and  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 [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: Earlier today, the Montana Supreme Court ruled that SB 99, a 2023 Montana law that categorically bans life-saving gender-affirming care for transgender youth, is unconstitutional under the Montana state constitution's privacy clause, which prohib more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 12 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following statement on Dec 11, 2024: * * * The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) today denounced the nomination of Harmeet Dhillon to serve as the Department of Justice's Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. LDF President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson issued the following statement: "The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division touches the lives of nearly every American, safeguarding such fundamental rights a more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 12 -- The National Urban League issued the following statement on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial released the following statement in response to the acquittal of Daniel Penny, the former U.S. Marine who strangled Jordan Neely on a packed New York City subway car last May: "We are dismayed by this miscarriage of justice in response to a needless act of violence that not only violated Jordan Neely's civil rights but cut short the life  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee issued the following news release: Today, as part of ongoing and broader efforts to counter antisemitism across society, American Jewish Committee (AJC), in partnership with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, released Translate Hate: The Catholic Edition. This groundbreaking resource paves the way for deeper and wider cooperation in a shared commitm more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 11 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: The Lender Center presents a new research brief on asthma prevalence in the United States. Written by Ali Jones, a student at Syracuse University, and Marc A. Garcia, associate professor in the sociology department at the Maxwell School, this brief highlights Black-White disparities in asthma prevalence and demonstrates how living in unhealthy conditions results in a higher burden of asthma in Black communities. Her more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: decreased in November 2024 to 118.0 (July 2018=100), down from an upwardly revised 118.3 in October. The -0.3% decrease between November and October followed a 5.0% increase between October and September. Overall, the Index is down 13.5% from one year ago. The HWOL Index measures the change in advertised online job vacancies over time, reflecting monthly trends in employment opportunities across the US. The Help Want more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Open Society Foundations issued the following news release: NEW YORK--On International Human Rights Day, the Open Society Foundations reaffirm their vision for a shared humanity where everyone can thrive, continuing the philanthropy's role as the world's largest private funder promoting rights, equity, and justice. As the world faces rapidly evolving challenges and increasing threats to core open society values, Open Society made several multiyear commitments in 2024 more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 12 -- Parliamentarians for Global Action issued the following news: From 2-6 December 2024, the 23rd Session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) convened in The Hague, the Netherlands. This annual event gathered States, international organizations, and civil society to discuss the ICC's budget, cooperation, complementarity, and management challenges. It took place amidst unprecedented and complex challenges that th more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- Rockefeller University issued the following news: The arrival of Paxlovid in December 2021 marked another turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic--an effective antiviral that has since successfully treated millions. But like many antivirals before it, scientists know that at some point, Paxlovid is likely to lose some efficacy due to drug resistance. Researchers working to stay ahead of such emerging threats have now identified a wholly new way to treat SARS-CoV-2 i more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- Rockefeller University issued the following news: If you looked at two snapshots of the same maple tree taken in July and December, you'd see a dramatic change from summer's full green crown to winter's bare branches. What those two photos don't show you, however, is how the change occurred--gradually or all at once? In truth, deciduous trees tend to hold out for an environmental signal--a change in light or temperature--and then shed all their leaves within just a more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 11 -- Cornell University issued the following news: What's the best way to precisely manipulate a material's properties to the desired state? It may be straining the material's atomic arrangement, according to a team of researchers from Cornell and Penn State, among other institutions. The team discovered that "atomic spray painting" of potassium niobate, a material used in advanced electronics, could tune the resulting thin films with exquisite control. The finding, pub more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release: As a number of EU states have announced plans to pause the processing of asylum claims from people fleeing Syria, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is calling on all states to uphold the right to asylum. During this period of uncertainty, the situation inside Syria remains truly dire. The 13 years of conflict has left millions displaced, massive damage to the country's cr more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * The studies are the first to longitudinally examine the appearance, disappearance or persistence of PRLs in disease progression in MS * * * In recent years, researchers studying multiple sclerosis have concluded that white matter lesion volume in the brain, long considered the best way to monitor MS disease progression, may not be the most accurate predict more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 11 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: The Whitman School's "Discover Florence: A Gastronomic and Cultural Odyssey," runs June 26 to July 4, 2025. The Whitman School of Management will host an executive educational tourism experience, "Discover Florence: A Gastronomic and Cultural Odyssey," during the summer of 2025. The edu-tourism experience will run from June 26 to July 4, 2025, and is open to interested University students, faculty, staff, alumni and  more PR