ITHACA, New York, Dec. 18 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Humans have been trying to draw power from the ocean's waves since 1799, and for good reason: the energy potential of waves off the U.S. coastline is estimated at 2.64 trillion kilowatt hours, or roughly 63% of U.S. electricity generation. And perhaps since the time of the Romans, humans have stored water at high tides to drive tidal mills, the earliest form of tidal energy harvesting. Technology improvements and the cli more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 -- The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants issued the following statement on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * Following the release of language in the proposed continuing resolution relating to the beneficial ownership information reporting requirement, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) released the following statement, attributable to Melanie Lauridsen, Vice President of Tax Policy & Advocacy for the AICPA: "The AICPA is encouraged by the language in th more PR

ALFRED, New York, Dec. 19 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: Alfred University is recipient of $160,644 in National Science Foundation (NSF) grant funding which will be used to support a training program focused on battery degradation and useful life prediction. The program will help prepare engineering students with skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the battery and energy storage job market. The grant is administered through the NSF-funded Upstate New York Energy  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 18 -- The Alliance for Quality Education issued the following statement: * * * NEW YORK, N.Y. (December 16, 2024) - In response to Governor Hochul's blatant disregard for the needs of New York's working families by vetoing the Decoupling and Ending the Minimum Earnings Requirement bills, public education advocacy organization the Alliance for Quality Education released the following statement: "Governor Hochul clearly showed that she is no child care governor to New Yor more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 18 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Turning aquatic vegetation near agricultural land into compost simultaneously eradicates habitat for disease-carrying snails while improving agricultural output and increasing incomes in northern Senegal, Cornell researchers have found. Combining highly detailed biological and microeconomic modeling, the team's finding has the potential to aid rural residents of the west African nation, who are often caught in a vicious more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, Dec. 19 -- Roberts Wesleyan College issued the following news: Last week was finals week, during which Marketing students presented their strategies for using athletics as a 'front porch' - a welcoming entry point - for the university. Drawing inspiration from another institution's successful experience a decade ago, the students decided to harness the momentum of our rising Athletics program to enhance Roberts' visibility and appeal. The project, led by Associate Profess more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 18 -- The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation issued the following news release: New York (December 17, 2024) - Today, the Ad Council, America's leading nonprofit driving social change through the power of communications, announced a Georgia-focused mental health initiative spotlighting football stars from the Atlanta Falcons and University of Georgia Football. Extending the Ad Council's national "Love, Your Mind" mental health campaign, the effort kicks off today with a ne more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, Dec. 19 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: By Ethan Knox Beth Clark-Gareca, an associate professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Educational Leadership, has been selected by the U.S. Department of State for a prestigious 19-day English Language Specialist project. "The program is very competitive, and so, first and foremost, it is an honor to have the opportunity to take part," she said. "I love to develop partnerships outside of the U.S.,  more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Historian Elizabeth Casteen investigates slavery in the Middle Ages and its importance in creating community identity * * * By Jennifer Micale The presence of North Africans and other Muslims in France may seem a modern phenomenon, the legacy of colonialism. But the situation is more complex, with roots that reach back to the Middle Ages -- and a deep impulse for communities to define themselves more PR

BOWIE, Maryland, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- Bowie State University issued the following news release: * * * Lance Nuique Targets Texas A&M University as Next Step * * * For Lance Justin Nuique, a native of the Philippines, the excitement of receiving his bachelor's degree in bioinformatics from Bowie State University on Dec. 19 is amplified by the opportunity to enter the Ph.D. program at Texas A&M University. With a goal of contributing to impactful research, Nuique is also considering opportuni more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of a second Trump administration, expertise in racial and religious profiling and immigrant advocacy is a top priority * * * Center for Constitutional Rights Executive Director Vince Warren said "Nermeen's dedication to immigrant and social justice will be crucial for our organization as we prepare for the onslaught of anti-immigrant policies with the upcoming administration. Her mission- more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 18 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Every company and venture comes with risk. In eCornell's Risk Analysis certificate program, developed by Linda Nozick, director of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell, professionals learn how individuals and businesses can avoid, mitigate, share and diversify risks. The certificate includes four key modules: risk analysis foundations, risk evaluations, risk modeling and risk perception. In a more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- Columbia University Zuckerman Institute issued the following news: * * * Scientists for the first time see, in mice, the precise way in which connections between neurons change during memory formation * * * Every moment we remember is thought to be encoded by changes in the strength of connections between brain cells, links called synapses. That's been the theory for about half a century. But scientists had never actually imaged these synaptic changes happen as more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 18 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Alan Glustoff, co-owner of 5 Spoke Creamery in Goshen, New York, describes Rob Ralyea as a detective, assessing clues others overlook. As manager of the Cornell Food Processing and Development Laboratory, Ralyea oversaw dairy extension programs throughout the state for the past 20 years, specializing in cheese and artisan cheese production and safety. "He helped my company get to the bottom of a pathogenic bacteria pr more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: A study by CUNY SPH alumna Abigail Lyons and faculty from the CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH) reveals a concerning connection between parental emotional abuse and suicide attempts among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting sexual minority youth may be at highest risk. The analysis was based on  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 -- The Women's National Basketball Association issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: TORONTO - The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) today announced that the third WNBA Canada Game presented by Tangerine Bank will feature the Atlanta Dream and the Seattle Storm playing a regular-season game on Friday, August 15, 2025, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C., marking the first regular-season WNBA game outside of the U.S. The Dream's 2024 campaign conclude more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: (WASHINGTON) The Department of Energy today published a study on the environmental and economic impacts of U.S. natural gas exports. * * * "Under no circumstances is it ever acceptable to generate profits for oil and gas companies at the expense of energy access, affordability or the environment here at home. With U.S. gas exports already at historic high levels and with even more projects more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 18 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Communication Arts is one of the top publications for visual communications worldwide. Each year, the magazine honors students with Communication Arts Student Showcase Awards for outstanding advertising, design, photography or illustration work. The winners are selected based on their unique approach to creative problem-solving and for producing work at a professional level. This year, out of 14 student winners natio more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 -- Physicians for Reproductive Health issued the following statement on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * Today, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with the inclusion of violent language banning lifesaving gender-affirming care for young people. The NDAA now heads to the White House for approval. Dr. Jamila Perritt, President & CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health and ob/gyn in Washington DC responds: "Earlier this month, hundreds of queer and trans ind more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 -- The New York Health and Hospitals issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * The new Extended Care Unit focuses on rehabilitation and reintegrating patients back into the community The new unit at Elmhurst is the third unit of its kind in the system; the first is at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue and opened in 2020 and the second opened at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County in 2023 * * * Today NYC Health + Hospitals announced the opening of a new, long  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release: At least 20 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on 15 December, which targeted an UNWRA school sheltering displaced people in Khan Younis, Gaza. The Ahmed bin Abdul Azeez school is within the Israeli-designated "humanitarian zone," which continues to be subjected to regular bombardment. According to reports, the attack occurred without warning, while displaced Palestinians more PR

BRONX, New York, Dec. 19 -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * U.S. House and Senate Pass Bipartisan Legislation: The Groundbreaking U.S. Foundation for International Conservation Act and the WILD Act Bipartisan Lawmakers Championed This Legislative Effort Which Protects Nature and Advances U.S. Economic and Security Interests Across the Globe: Senators Chris Coons, Lindsay Graham, Tom Carper, and Shelley Moore Capito; and Representati more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to the National Review Online on Dec. 17, 2024: * * * Congress could fix the problems with federal homeless policy by restructuring federal homeless assistance into a block grant sent to state governments. * * * The Federal Government Is Making Homelessness Worse By Stephen Eide The federal government stands at a remove from the chaotic street conditions plaguing so many U.S. cities. When confronted  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to the Wall Street Journal on Dec. 17, 2024: * * * New York Times readers finally learn that Biden policies spurred a wave of illegal immigration. * * * All the News That's Suddenly Fit to Print After the Election By Jason L. Riley News stories on the New York Times website include this postscript: "When we learn of a mistake, we acknowledge it with a correction. If you spot an error, please let us k more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 18 -- Cornell University issued the following news: R. Keith Dennis, professor emeritus of mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Dec. 12 following a prolonged battle with metastatic prostate cancer. He was 80. A renowned mathematician, Dennis made significant contributions to algebraic K-theory and group theory, publishing 25 papers. His graduate textbook, "Noncommutative Algebra," co-written with Benson Farb '89, remains a standard reference in the field more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 18 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Thanks to their genetic makeup, their ability to navigate mazes and their willingness to work for cheese, mice have long been a go-to model for behavioral and neurological studies. In recent years, they have entered a new arena virtual reality and now Cornell researchers have built miniature VR headsets to immerse them more deeply in it. The team's MouseGoggles yes, they look as cute as they sound were created using lo more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: Today, New York Civil Liberties Union Legal Director Christopher Dunn publicly announced he will step down from his position on December 31 after 28 years with the organization. Dunn, who informed the NYCLU of his plan in September, will be pursuing his longtime interest in urban planning. Dunn has served as legal director since 2019 and was the associate legal director from 2002 to 2019. Pr more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: * * * As national voter disenfranchisement efforts surge, advocates defend the electoral power of Long Island's communities of color * * * WHITE PLAINS, NY - Today, the legal challenge mounted by New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), Steptoe LLP, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) against Nassau Co more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 -- The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release: * * * As national voter disenfranchisement efforts surge, advocates defend the electoral power of Long Island's communities of color * * * WHITE PLAINS, NY - Today, the legal challenge mounted by New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), Steptoe LLP, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) against Nassa more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The Television Academy issued the following news release: * * * NATAS Further Details National Member Plans for 2025 Launch * * * The organizations that recognize television excellence with Emmy Awards - the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and the Los Angeles-based Television Academy - have jointly announced a groundbreaking partnership, aligning particular groups of membership from both academies. NATAS had previously announced, more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: Research funded in part by the National MS Society showed that in the five years leading up to MS onset, people with MS filled more prescriptions for medicines used to treat nerve pain compared to people without MS, suggesting pain as a symptom of the MS prodrome. Background: The MS prodrome is an early phase of unspecific signs and symptoms that occurs before MS onset. We know that pain is a commo more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 18 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Cornell ecologists and colleagues have developed a new model that captures the abundance of wildlife species in a region and offers new insights into animals' interactions with each other information that will aid wildlife management and conservation. The model was tested on coyotes, fishers and American martens in northern New York but can be used on any wildlife system, including mammals, birds, fish and even insects. more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 -- The AFL-CIO Writers Guild of America East issued the following news release: BOSTON, LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK (December 18, 2024) - Writers Guild of America (WGA) members at PBS overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with management at PBS member stations WGBH, THIRTEEN and PBS SoCal. The deal follows a strike authorization vote by the 95-member bargaining unit, a pledge to not cross a picket line signed by over 200 animation writers and a more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news: The group of Californians and legal advocacy organizations challenging the administration of the state's capital punishment scheme finalized its supplementary briefing in response to questions from the Supreme Court of California. The state's highest court ordered parties to respond to questions about the nature of "cruel or unusual punishment" as applied in death penalty sentences, as well as other arg more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 [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: The U.S. Senate today passed a version of the National Defense Authorization Act that would ban coverage for gender-affirming care for transgender youth whose parents are active-duty military personnel. The American Civil Liberties Union is oppos more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 18 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Using a chemical reaction inspired by rocket fuel ignition, Cornell researchers have engineered a nanoporous carbon with the highest surface area ever reported, a breakthrough that is already proving beneficial for carbon-dioxide capture and energy storage technologies. Scientists are continually striving to enhance the porosity of carbon, which exposes more of the material's surface and optimizes its performance in app more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * The Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD detailed the department's failure to comply with the landmark POST Act in its use of unmanned aircraft systems. * * * Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based privacy group, welcomes a report from the Department of Investigation's Office of the Inspector General for the N more PR

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry at St. Bonaventure University, along with researchers from the University at Buffalo and Stony Brook University, continue to fight on the front line in their effort to rid dangerous chemicals from water. They have published an article titled "Synthesis and Evaluation of Cationic Porphyrin-Based Organic Nanocages for the Removal of 38 PFAS from W more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * Scripps Research scientists reveal microgravity's effects on brain cells. * * * Microgravity is known to alter the muscles, bones, the immune system and cognition, but little is known about its specific impact on the brain. To discover how brain cells respond to microgravity, Scripps Research scientists, in collaboration with the New York Stem Cell Foundation, sent tiny clumps of stem-ce more PR

HAMILTON, New York, Dec. 18 -- Colgate University issued the following news: Colgate will host a new speaker series for the spring semester sponsored by the Office of the President titled The University and the Public Good: The Role of the American College in Our Time. This series will bring together experts in higher education to discuss many of the issues facing colleges and universities today and to help unpack how the public perception of higher education has evolved through the years. The more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 18 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) grants have been awarded to two faculty members and three arts organizations at Syracuse University. College of Visual and Performing Arts faculty members Kathleen Wrinn, assistant professor of musical theatre, and Soudabeh Morandian, assistant professor of film, each won $10,000 NYSCA grants for their work. Kathleen Wrinn Wrinn is a musical theater performer, lyricist and more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 19 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Once thought to be from a bear, 3,000-year-old bone fragment shares genetic connection with modern Alaskan Natives * * * Charlotte Lindqvist is used to handling ancient DNA. An evolutionary biologist at the University at Buffalo, she's extracted genetic information from the tooth of a Paleolithic-era polar bear and analyzed the bone of what's thought to be among t more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 18 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: The Martin J. Whitman School of Management is now ranked No. 30 in the nation for its online MBA program by Poets&Quants. Whitman MBA Online recent grad students from left, Bryan Perry, Diego Caro Ramirez and Melissa Clisson The Poets&Quants' rankings methodology relies on three categories equally relating to admissions standards, employment outcomes at graduation and academic experience, the latter two of which ar more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran issued the following news release: * * * Many Were Child Brides Hanged for Murder of Abusive Husbands From Whom There Was No Protection Growing Political Executions in Iran Now Also Include Women * * * Amidst a huge surge in executions in the Islamic Republic--862 so far in 2024, the highest per capita execution rate globally--the Iranian authorities are now increasingly including women in those it sends to the gallows. Since the st more PR