WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Arnold and Porter, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * New York-based Director of Practice Management, Lauren Giordani, Promoted to CPIO Washington, D.C.-based Director of Business Development, Randi Weiss, Promoted to CBDMO * * * WASHINGTON, D.C. and NEW YORK, January 7, 2025 -- Arnold & Porter is pleased to announce that Lauren Giordani has been appointed as the firm's first Chief Practice Innovation Officer (CPIO) and Randi Weiss has been promoted to the fir more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 6 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Bill Nye '77, known by millions as the Science Guy and a tireless advocate for science education, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian honor, at a White House ceremony Jan. 4. Nye was among 19 honorees to receive the distinction, including former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson, racial justice activist Fannie Lou Hamer (posthum more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 6 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Bill Nye '77, known by millions as the Science Guy and a tireless advocate for science education, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian honor, at a White House ceremony Jan. 4. Nye was among 19 honorees to receive the distinction, including former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson, racial justice activist Fannie Lou Hamer (posthu more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * EOP Students Shine in Binghamton's First-Year Research Immersion Program * * * This year marked the 10th anniversary of Binghamton University's First-Year Research Immersion (FRI) program, a groundbreaking initiative that introduces first-year students to hands-on research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Designed to foster critical thinking, innovation and collab more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 6 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Campus Catering has launched a new online ordering system, CaterTrax. Effective immediately, Campus Catering has launched a new online ordering system, CaterTrax, to improve the ordering experience for all Campus Catering and JMA Wireless Dome suites customers looking to place a catering order. Among the changes: all activity and changes relating to a catering order are now tracked within the order, replacing the ol more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 7 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Weill Cornell Medicine has received a five-year, $2.3 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to improve equitable access to care, quality of life and survival outcomes for young people with all stages of breast cancer. The grant will enable Weill Cornell Medicine to enhance care coordination for patients and caregivers to optimize support of physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual nee more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 7 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Weill Cornell Medicine has received a five-year, $2.3 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to improve equitable access to care, quality of life and survival outcomes for young people with all stages of breast cancer. The grant will enable Weill Cornell Medicine to enhance care coordination for patients and caregivers to optimize support of physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual ne more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 6 -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, issued the following news: [Category: BizMedia] January 06, 2025 Ahead of the Consumer Electronic Show, today Comcast announced Universal Ads, a one-stop TV advertising platform that brings premier media companies together in a strategic partnership to simplify access to the premium video category. Universal Ads will allow advertisers of all sizes to buy premium video directly from some of the most prestigious media companies today a more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 -- Sony Music Entertainment issued the following news release: * * * A Collaborative Effort Showcasing Sony's Unified Commitment to IP Expansion is in Production to Elevate the Award-Winning PlayStation Franchise * * * Las Vegas, Nevada, January 6, 2025 - Crunchyroll, the global anime brand, together with Aniplex, Sony Music, and PlayStation Productions, today announced a new anime series adapted from Sucker Punch Productions' award-winning "Ghost of Tsushima" video game and more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has advised Alibaba Group on the formation of an e-commerce joint venture with E-MART in South Korea. The strategic joint venture will be established by Alibaba's AliExpress Korea and E-MART's e-commerce platform Gmarket in 2025. Alibaba Group is a global leader in e-commerce and technology. Founded in 1999, the company operates a diverse portfolio of businesses, including online retail more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advising Northwestern Mutual in its strategic partnership with Sixth Street to support Northwestern Mutual's long-term, diversified investment strategy for its institutional investment portfolios, which total over $320 billion. As part of the agreement, Northwestern Mutual will acquire a minority equity interest in Sixth Street. For more information, please see the company's press rele more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advising Oaktree Capital Management and Velocity Risk Underwriters in the $525 Million sale of Velocity Risk to Ryan Specialty (NYSE: RYAN) from funds managed by Oaktree. For more information, please see the company's press release. As a component of this transaction, Velocity's wholly owned E&S carrier, Velocity Specialty Insurance Company, will be acquired by FM. Velocity Risk provi more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 6 -- CNN issued the following news: [Category: BizMedia] January 6th, 2025 Erica Hill Reports In "Saving Venice" for The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper EPISODE PREMIERES SUNDAY, JANUARY 12 AT 8PM ET/PT NEW YORK, NY - (January 6, 2024) - The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, a five-time Emmy(r) Award-winning CNN Original, returns with a deep dive into the future of Venice, a city threatened by rising sea levels and the millions of tourists desperate to visit whil more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 7 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Musician Peter Yarrow '59, who drew early inspiration from his time at Cornell before joining the legendary folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died Jan. 7 in Manhattan. He was 86. In 1961, Yarrow teamed with Mary Travers and Noel Paul Stookey to form one of the most popular folk acts of the 1960s. They would go on to place six songs and five albums in the Billboard's top 10, with two albums reaching No. 1. Yarrow wrote or  more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Rochester issued the following news: The newly retitled Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence serves as an interdisciplinary hub of experts at Rochester. An interdisciplinary hub at the University of Rochester has been renamed to reflect its deep expertise encompassing two rapidly growing fields of research. The new moniker for the Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (GIDS-AI)--previou more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 -- HarperCollins Publishers issued the following news release: Amsterdam (January 7, 2025) - HarperCollins Holland today announced it has agreed to acquire the lifestyle imprints Altamira, Becht, Dominicus, and Hollandia, along with associated personnel, from publisher Gottmer Uitgevers Groep (Gottmer), effective March 1, 2025. The acquisition will further expand HarperCollins Holland's fast-growing position in the trade book market in the Netherlands and Belgium. The acquired more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 7 -- Bloomberg Media issued the following news: [Category: BizMedia] By Jacqueline O'Neill, Global Director of Ad Product, Bloomberg Media Viewership of digital video and ad-supported streaming TV is on the rise as content consumption habits of global audiences continue to evolve. As a result of our Video Everywhere strategy, Bloomberg Media has a presence in over 100 countries and 35 million monthly viewers across all video platforms. Our reach uniquely positions us to connec more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 6 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Audra Weiss '89 played a pivotal role in building the global health innovation company Real Chemistry. She gave back to Syracuse University as a benefactor for initiatives and projects that equipped communications students with the digital skills and expertise needed to succeed in the workplace. Audra Weiss When Weiss was diagnosed with cancer two years ago, she became a passionate advocate for early cancer detection more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 7 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: The Information Security team within Information Technology Services has detected an increase in sophisticated phishing attacks targeting the University community. These phishing emails look real and often originate from compromised accounts at other universities. Attackers exploit recipients' trust and use convincing tactics to steal account credentials. Here is how these attacks typically work and how you can prote more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 8 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets arranges financing for a 10-building collection of industrial and warehouse distribution assets * * * NEW YORK CITY, Jan. 7, 2025 - JLL Capital Markets announced today it has arranged $170 million in financing for the SkyREM Industrial Portfolio, a 10-building collection of primarily industrial and warehouse distribution assets located more PR

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Jan. 7 (TNSres) -- Mary Ann Liebert Inc. issued the following news release: A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Human Gene Therapy involved the generation of a human monoclonal antibody (mAb) directed against human eosinophils. The heavy and light chains of that fully human anti-human eosinophil mAb were delivered via an adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapy to immunodeficient mice, where they suppressed levels of human eosinophils in vivo. Click more PR

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Jan. 7 (TNSres) -- Mary Ann Liebert Inc. issued the following news release: A new systematic literature search identified the highest priority clinical actions aimed at improving post-acute care for non-hospitalized traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study is published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Neurotrauma. Click here (https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/neu.2024.0414) to read the article now. The study, contributed by Noah Silverberg, PhD, from the University o more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 7 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Chewing a bagel while reading the morning news, speaking while driving, dislodging a piece of food stuck between two teeth: In these and other tasks, the tongue and the brain coordinate intricate movements without conscious attention, but the exact pathway in the brain has been largely unexplored. Now, Cornell scientists have identified the neural pathway mice use to direct the tongue to tactile targets: the superior col more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 7 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Chewing a bagel while reading the morning news, speaking while driving, dislodging a piece of food stuck between two teeth: In these and other tasks, the tongue and the brain coordinate intricate movements without conscious attention, but the exact pathway in the brain has been largely unexplored. Now, Cornell scientists have identified the neural pathway mice use to direct the tongue to tactile targets: the superior co more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 8 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: As her third proposal for the 2025 State of the State, Governor Kathy Hochul today announced new efforts to make child care more accessible and affordable in New York. The Governor will propose a $110 million Child Care Construction Fund to build new child care facilities and repair existing sites, making this critical service more accessible in child care deserts. The Governor will als more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 8 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: * * * Guardian and Planned Will End No-Poach Agreements That Suppress Wages and Limit Competition * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New York Attorney General Letitia James announced settlements with Guardian Service Industries, Inc. ("Guardian"), and Planned Building Services, Inc. ("Planned"), as well as Planned's affiliated companies, concerning the u more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: * * * Handy Technologies, Inc., an Angi Inc. Subsidiary, Misleadingly Inflated Hourly Rates in Advertisements to Lure in Workers * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today secured $2.95 million from Angi Services, the operator of the online platform Handy Technologies that allows users to hire workers for household s more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: * * * Court Appoints Independent Receiver to Manage CRC Assets and Distribute Funds to Local Organizations Owed Money * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured a court order to dissolve the Community Resource Collaborative (CRC), a Monroe County not-for-profit, after it misused government funds intended to support Rochester-area community service more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: * * * Eligible Drivers Must File Claims by 11:59 p.m. on January 31, 2025 * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today urged rideshare drivers who believe they were underpaid by Uber and Lyft to file claims on or before January 31, 2025 to receive the funds they are due under settlements reached by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). In November 2023 more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 8 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York State and Public Partnership LLC (PPL) are partnering with 11 Independent Living Centers (ILCs) as part of the State's plan to strengthen the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) for New York's home care users. New York's ILCs are among more than 30 community-based partners who will work closely with PPL to ensure the  more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Jan. 7, 2025: * * * El Centro Kingsbridge Will Include Event Space, Sports Fields, Cultural, Commercial and Community Spaces in Phase One, Affordable Housing in Phase Two Plan Informed by "Together for Kingsbridge Vision Plan," Backed by $215 Million City, State, and Federal Investment * * * New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat, and New York City E more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 2 -- The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced a public hearing on a petition filed by ConnectGen Chautauqua County LLC (ConnectGen) to build a 270-megawatt solar electric generation facility with battery storage in the Town of Ripley, Chautauqua County. The proposed facility, known as the South Ripley Solar Facility, would be located on land already permitted by the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES). The PSC review will focus  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Pat Ryan just joined with 159 House Democrats to vote against detaining illegal migrants accused of theft or burglary -- a bill that would have prevented Laken Riley's murder. NRCC National Press Secretary Will Reinert said: "It's striking that one of Pat Ryan's first votes in this Congress is against keeping New York families safe. Ryan wants an America where illegal migrants can murder, rape or s more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, Jan. 8 -- Paychex, a provider of integrated human capital management solutions for payroll, human resources, retirement and insurance services, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: * * * Creates one of the most comprehensive suites of human capital management (HCM) solutions in the industry for organizations of all sizes * * * Paychex, Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYX) ("Paychex"), an industry-leading human capital management (HCM) company delivering a full suite of tech more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 7 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Over the past 18 months, Robert Doyle, a medicinal chemist and the Jack and Laura H. Milton Professor of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University, introduced two new peptide compound discoveries at conferences of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and The Obesity Society. He and his collaborators reported that the compounds notably reduce body weight and normalize blood glucose levels witho more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 7 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Over the past 18 months, Robert Doyle, a medicinal chemist and the Jack and Laura H. Milton Professor of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University, introduced two new peptide compound discoveries at conferences of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and The Obesity Society. He and his collaborators reported that the compounds notably reduce body weight and normalize blood glucose levels witho more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 7 -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, issued the following news: [Category: BizMedia] January 07, 2025 Season of Service is an annual opportunity for NBCUniversal employees to give back during the holiday season. From December 2 to December 20, 2024, nearly 3,700 employees came together in-person and virtually to support 90+ of our nonprofit partners. Notably, over 500 of those employees were first-time volunteers with NBCUnites, the company's social impact initiative.  more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 7 -- Cornell University issued the following news: The summer of 2023 saw a surprising increase in global temperatures, even within the context of the ongoing greenhouse gas-driven warming trend. Many scientists were flummoxed. Their simulations didn't show this kind of spike. "Climate scientists were saying this is essentially impossible, that it is bonkers to see such a jump all at once," said Daniele Visioni, assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Atmosph more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 7 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Syracuse University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center's ( SCRC ) Spring 2025 exhibition, "The Making of the Medieval Book," opens Monday, Jan. 27 on the 6 th floor of Bird Library. Curated by Irina Savinetskaya, curator of early to pre-20th century, the exhibition showcases SCRC's collection of predominantly Western European medieval manuscripts from the 13 th to the 16 th centuries, alongside examples o more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 -- Scholastic, a children's publishing, education and media company, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: The State Library of Louisiana announces today it will provide communities across the state access to educational resources from Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education, and media company, including BookFlix(R), TrueFlix(R), and ScienceFlix(R). Public libraries will offer these Scholastic resources to provide learning support and resources to more PR

GENESEO, New York, Jan. 8 (TNSwrap) -- The State University of New York's Geneseo Campus issued the following Year in Review: 2024 was an exciting year for SUNY Geneseo! We welcomed nearly a thousand new students, added new majors and minors to our academic roster, and cheered on our talented teams. With so many big events, it was hard to choose only ten and leave as honorable mention things like the establishment of our new School of Arts and Sciences and the announcement that President Deni more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- Tradeweb Markets, a builder and operator of global fixed income and derivatives marketplaces, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2024: * * * December 2024 ADV up 48.9% YoY Fourth Quarter 2024 ADV up 36.7% YoY Full Year 2024 ADV up 55.8% YoY/1 * * * Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, today reported total trading volume for the month of December 2024 of more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 6 -- Cornell University issued the following news: An international marine research team guided by Cornell expertise has successfully completed an ambitious drilling project to investigate the plate boundary fault that ruptured during the Tohoku earthquake that devastated Japan in 2011. At an extreme water depth of 7 kilometers, the team used the Japanese drilling vessel Chikyu to drill a series of deep boreholes, including a sub-seafloor borehole observatory that inter more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 6 -- Cornell University issued the following news: How unions and the military frame the role of immigrants within their institutions and help influence attitudes in U.S. society is the focus of new collaborative research by Shannon Gleeson, the Edmund Ezra Day Professor of, Labor Relations, Law and History in the ILR School. Gleeson found three core themes in these institutions' framing of immigrants, who are viewed as: potential threats; essential workers; and a sourc more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * Through the Air Force's Offer to Lease program Verizon Business is now delivering network upgrades at over 85% of U.S. Air Force Bases across the United States * * * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has selected Verizon Business to install 5G and/or 4G LTE network enhancements on 35 Air Force installations located throughout the United States. Through the Air F more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * Continued network enhancements prepare network for evolving customer needs * * * BASKING RIDGE, NJ - When customers choose Verizon--they're not just choosing a network, but a future-ready partner. In anticipation of the evolving landscape of mobile consumption, where video calls are replacing traditional voice calls, streaming dominates entertainment, gaming has moved to t more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Aramco on the update of its Global Medium Term Note (GMTN) Programme and the subsequent triple-series issuance under the GMTN Programme of US$2 billion 5.250% notes due 2034, US$2 billion 5.750% notes due 2054 and US$2 billion 5.875% notes due 2064 (the Notes). White & Case also advised Aramco on the update of its Trust Certificate Issuance Programme and the subsequen more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego on a loan of up to PLN 750 million (Euros176 million) from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (KPO) funds to Polenergia S.A. for the construction of the Baltyk 2 and Baltyk 3 offshore wind farms with a total capacity of 1440 MW. The majority of funds from the KPO are intended to support Poland's energy transformation, including finan more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Citigroup Global Markets Limited as the sole manager on the issuance of US$100 million blue notes due 2029 by DP World Limited under its US$10 billion Global Medium Term Note Programme. "This pioneering blue bond not only represents a significant milestone for the MENA region, but also exemplifies DP World's commitment to sustainable finance and marine conservation,"  more PR