ITHACA, New York, Dec. 16 -- Cornell University issued the following news: The newest episode of a podcast hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, Startup Cornell, features Breanna Neff '16, founder and chief food scientist at brelixi, a company that makes drink mixes infused with nano-CBD or THC, as well as electrolytes, adaptogens and nootropics. Neff studied food science, technology, business, nutrition and health at Cornell. Before founding brelixi, she worked with Dannon and Evian, as wel more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 16 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Ghael Fobes '22, an alumnus of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, has been named a 2025 Marshall Scholar. The Marshall Scholarship program was created by an Act of British Parliament in 1953 as a living memorial to former U.S. Secretary of State Gen. George C. Marshall and American assistance provided following World War II. The scholarship allows up to three years of fully funded graduate study in an more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, Dec. 17 (TNSpar) -- Binghamton University issued the following news on Dec. 16, 2024: Binghamton University and BAE Systems today announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that solidifies their mutual commitment to advancing power electronics and energy storage research and development, workforce development and testing initiatives. Under the agreement, they will collaborate on research and development in materials, performance modeling, manufacturing proce more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * New method could revolutionize diabetes management by eliminating finger-sticks for blood samples * * * By Chris Kocher Millions of people with diabetes track their glucose levels daily using finger-stick devices that draw and analyze their blood. But what if they could monitor it with just a sweat sensor? That's the idea behind new research from Binghamton University that could revolutionize d more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 16 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Erica Kiduko self-secured an internship with the Global Peace Foundation to connect and enhance the research in her thesis with a hands-on summer internship. Erica Kiduko G'25, who grew up in Tanzania, decided to use her 2023-24 Mark and Pearle Clements Internship Award to help further her research and promote education around gender-based violence through a nonprofit in the country. Kiduko, who is pursuing a master more PR

HAMILTON, New York, Dec. 16 -- Colgate University issued the following news: On Friday, December 13, a total of 3,691 alumni, parents, students, and friends of Colgate University came together to participate in a single day of giving the Colgate Day Challenge donating nearly $3.5 million within a 24-hour period, the most successful day of giving to the Colgate Fund in University history. The collective generosity of donors who gave nearly $2 million unlocked an additional $1.5 million gift fr more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism issued the following news: With threats to journalists mounting around the world, top academic institutions led by the Journalism Protection Initiative at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY are launching the Knight Press Freedom Fellowships program to support journalists at risk. The new program is made possible by a generous grant from John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, based in Miami.  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 16 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: The Chancellor's Citation for Excellence recognizes members of the campus community who have made invaluable contributions to the foundational commitments of Syracuse University through research excellence, outstanding student experiences, impactful change and innovation, and commitment to veterans and military-connected families. The deadline for nominations, which has been extended, is Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. "Th more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- Sony Music Entertainment issued the following news release: * * * New Action-Adventure Series Will Debut Exclusively on Disney Channel, Followed by Disney+ * * * (BURBANK, Calif. - Dec. 16, 2024) Disney Branded Television scores a goal with the acquisition of "Messi and the Giants," a sci-fi animated show inspired by worldwide football sensation Lionel Messi from Sony Music Vision and Sony Pictures Television - Kids (SPT - Kids). The animated series, which unfolds in an  more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, Dec. 17 -- EDF Renewables, a renewable energy developer, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: EDF Renewables North America (EDFR) today announced Morris Ridge Solar project is fully operational and delivering electricity to the New York power grid. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) awarded Morris Ridge a long-term contract as part of the 2018 Renewable Energy Standard Solicitation. The Morris Ridge Solar Project, with a more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 16 -- Cornell University issued the following news: The inaugural Art+Tech exhibit Dec. 6, hosted by the Milstein Program in Technology and Humanity, gave students the opportunity to showcase their creative work at the intersection of art and technology. The event invited undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines to display their projects at the historic A.D. White House. From the minute that visitors walked through the doors, they were presented with a v more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 16 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: For Alyssa Sutherland and Tabitha Hume, the title of Remembrance Scholar is not a responsibility they take lightly. Syracuse University established the Remembrance Scholar program in 1989, one year after the December 1988 bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, that claimed the lives of all 270 people on board, including 35 Syracuse University students who were returning from a semester studying abroad. Each  more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 16 -- Cornell University issued the following news: The Graduate School welcomed 50 new Dean's Scholars at a November event to honor students who were nominated and selected for this distinction for their demonstrated commitment to academic excellence and advancing aspects of diversity, access, equity, inclusion and belonging in the academy and other communities. At the ceremony, each scholar received a pin with a gold center containing the Cornell seal, representing the more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 16 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Even before she took office in 2019, Zarifa Ghafari the youngest and one of the only female mayors to serve in Afghanistan became a target of the Taliban. She survived multiple assassination attempts, and in 2020, her father was fatally shot outside his home. She fled the country with her family in August 2021, when the Taliban took control, and was heartbroken a month later, when she watched from Germany as the new reg more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 17 -- K&L Gates, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has advised Therme Group on the acquisition of Therme Erding, including the financing of the transaction. Macquarie Capital financed the acquisition with a loan of Euros320 million. In addition, an undisclosed amount of equity was provided. Therme Group is a global owner, operator, and developer of wellbeing destinations, with offices in Munich, Vienna, London, Toronto,  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 17 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following statement on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement on medication abortion in light of the Attorney General of Texas' lawsuit against a New York doctor for providing telehealth abortion care: "Medication abortion has been used by millions of people since it was first approved by the FDA nearly 25 years ago. For years, we have seen un more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 17 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * Formula Donation Resolves AG's Investigation of Formula Supplier Marine Park for Price Gouging During 2022 Shortage Initial Donation of Baby Formula will be Delivered to Foodlink in Rochester * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that her office secured $675,000 worth of baby formula for New Yorkers from formula supplier Marine Par more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * Agreement Provides Wage Increases and Bonuses to Members, Secures Fair Deal for NYC Taxpayers, Improves Recruitment and Retention Administration Has Now Settled Contracts with Unions Representing Over 97 Percent of Municipal Employees * * * New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Office of Labor Relations (OLR) Commissioner Renee Campion today announced a tentative five-year contract agreement w more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 17 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice (Case No. 24-G-0447) on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * TO: Corning Natural Gas Corporation FROM: Secretary to the Commission SUBJECT: Proceeding on Motion of the Commission as to the Rates, Charges, Rules and Regulations of Corning Natural Gas Corporation for Gas Service. RECOMMENDATION: Further Suspension of the Effective Date of the Major Rate Change. On July 31, 2024, Corning Natural Gas Corporat more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 17 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice (Case No. 24-G-0668) on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * TO: Liberty Utilities (St. Lawrence Gas) Corp. FROM: Secretary to the Commission SUBJECT: Proceeding on Motion of the Commission as to the Rates, Charges, Rules and Regulations of Liberty Utilities (St. Lawrence Gas) Corp. for Gas Service. RECOMMENDATION: Initial Suspension of the Effective Date of the Major Rate Change and Initiation of Proceedi more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 17 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice (Case No. 18-E-0138) on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * Proceeding on Motion of the Commission Regarding Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment and Infrastructure. NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED TECHNICAL CONFERENCE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Department of Public Service (DPS) staff technical conference, previously scheduled for Tuesday, December 17, 2024, will now be convened on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, from 1 more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 16 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: The Syracuse University contingent at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting in November included Marjorie Cantor Professor of Aging Studies Merril Silverstein (second from left) and Human Development and Family Science doctoral students, from left to right, Xiaoyu Fu, Bo Jian and Ying Xu. In mid-November, as part of the go-forward plan for the human dynamics programs in the Falk College of S more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * With License Request Filed to the Saudi Ministry of Justice, Pillsbury Plans to Partner with Alum Khalid AlArfaj and AlArfaj & Partners to Establish Presence in the Kingdom * * * Pillsbury has announced its intention to launch an office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, following its recent filing of required paperwork with the Saudi Ministry of Justice. While the license is still pending, Pillsbury intends to partn more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 16 -- Cornell University issued the following news: A Cornell professor's election forecasting model correctly picked Trump's win this year in all 50 states and would have correctly predicted 95% of states in every election since 2000. The model was developed by Peter Enns, professor of government in the College of Arts and Sciences and professor in the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, along with Julius Lagodny, Ph.D. '22, and was first deployed in the 2020 more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Dec. 16 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: History, West Point, and 9/11 memorial inspire ND ROTC students in New York About two dozen seniors in the Notre Dame Army ROTC program were impressed with the mealtime rituals at the United States Military Academy at West Point: the corps formations with drums and bugle, the historic Washington Hall that reminds visitors of Harry Potter's Hogwarts, and the efficiency and precision of feeding 4,000 cadets i more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 17 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Experienced Real Estate Finance Attorney Enhances Firm's Finance and Restructuring Practice * * * NEW YORK - Stephen Schweiger, a prominent real estate finance attorney, has joined Troutman Pepper's New York office as a partner in the firm's Finance and Restructuring Practice. He joins the firm from Goulston & Storrs. "Stephen's arrival significantly bolsters our Real Estate Finance offerings in New Y more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 16 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Coach Mac's daughters Janet Sweeney and Maureen MacPherson unveil the plaque for the Coach Mac Food Pantry at Hendricks Chapel. They were joined by their families, at left, and Chancellor Kent Syverud, College of Engineering and Computer Science Professor of Practice Dr. Ruth Chen, Sean McDonough '84 and Vice President and Hendricks Chapel Dean Brian Konkol. (Photos by Zobayer Joti) For 10 seasons, Syracuse football  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following news: * * * The facility will enhance emergency preparedness in Southern California. * * * Turner Construction Company and design-build partner DGA Architects have been awarded a contract by the Department of General Services for the construction of a state-of-the-art $158 million Emergency Operations Center for the Governor's Office of Emergency Services. Strategically located in Costa Mesa, the facility will bolster emergenc more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- Warburg Pincus, a private equity firm, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Warburg Pincus, the pioneer of private equity global growth investing, today announced the first close of its first multi-asset continuation fund transaction, with over $2.2 billion in commitments. The transaction was co-led and fully capitalized by HarbourVest Partners, Ardian and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments). The lead investors underwrote the entirety of th more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 16 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Exchanging smiles and frowns, raised eyebrows and scrunched noses, we mimic our interlocutors' facial expressions a fundamental behavior that helps us understand each other, finds new research by a Cornell-led team of scholars in psychology and neuroscience. Previous studies have suggested mimicry would occur between people who like each other, improving the quality of their interaction. Examining dialogue between U.S.  more PR