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

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release: (SKOKIE, Ill.) Teamsters at the DIL7 Amazon delivery station in Skokie, Ill., have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike as part of their fight for a union contract that improves wages and benefits and strengthens workplace safety. This follows Amazon Teamsters at two New York City facilities announcing on Friday that they had authorized strikes. "The way Amazon treats it 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 NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news on Dec. 16, 2024: Today, multiple organizations and advocates convened a press conference and rally on the steps of City Hall ahead of a New York City Council oversight hearing on the New York City Police Department's (NYPD) use of stop-and-frisk policing. Advocates called on the City Council to pass Intro 798, legislation that would abolish the NYPD's Criminal Group Database, otherwise known as the "gan 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

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

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Shareholders in leading pharma companies today announced that they had filed a series of proposals for 2024 proxies calling for a formal human rights due diligence (HRDD) process to determine whether the companies were doing everything they could to increase the access and affordability of their medicines. Adequate health care and the right to security during sickness are  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association issued the following news release: * * * Grant Awarded to Melissa Spencer, PhD, Co-Director of the Center for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy at UCLA. * * * New York - Tuesday, December 17, 2024 -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 (C3) announced today collaborative funding of a $300,000 research grant to support the work of Melissa Spencer, PhD, Director of the Neuromuscular Division more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association issued the following news release: * * * * 14 Research Grants and 7 Development Awards for Fellowship Trainees Will Fund Critical Research Across Multiple Neuromuscular Diseases * MDA Collaboration Grants include AFM-Telethon and Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 * * * NEW YORK, December 16, 2024 -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) announced today the awarding of 21 new grants with a total funding commitment of over 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

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

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 (TNSres) -- U.S. Tour Operators Association issued the following news release: * * * Economic Impact of Active Membership and Top Destinations Revealed in Member Survey * * * An economic impact study by PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) found that tour operator members of the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) project to close out 2024 with sales reaching $24.4 billion dollars, representing 8.4 million individual travelers. According to the survey, Active Me 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