SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 9 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Two spring-semester exhibitions at the Syracuse University Art Museum will feature works curated by three faculty members. " Faculty Fellows Curate " features the work of 2024-25 Syracuse University Art Museum Faculty Fellows Lyndsay Michalik Gratch, associate professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, and Elizabeth Wimer, assistant teaching professor of management more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 9 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Barry Banfield Adams, professor of literatures of English emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), died Dec. 31 at home in Brooktondale, New York. He was 89. A distinguished scholar of the humanities with a deep commitment to undergraduate education, Adams was a member of the English faculty for 38 years; his academic focus was Medieval and Renaissance drama. At Cornell, Adams served as vice provost from 1984 more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 9 -- Cornell University issued the following news: People with diabetes who were taking GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs such as tirzepatide and semaglutide had significantly lower rates of hospital readmission, wound reopening and hematoma after surgery, according to a large study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and NewYork-Presbyterian. The study, published Dec. 20 in the Annals of Surgery, ana more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 9 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Cornell chemists and nanofabrication experts have joined forces to create a 2 millimeter-wide, wireless, light-activated device to simplify electrochemistry for broad use. Essentially a miniature version of a rooftop solar panel, the device called SPECS (Small Photoelectronics for ElectroChemical Synthesis) can be dropped into high-throughput experiment plates commonly found in academic and industry laboratories to spark more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 -- Marymount Manhattan College issued the following news: Marymount Manhattan College is saddened by the death of Priscilla Costello, Ph.D., professor emerita of English. She will be remembered for her love of the classroom and devotion to her students, whom she helped achieve their intellectual potential. Hired at MMC in 1965 to revise and instruct the College's American literature curriculum, Dr. Costello did precisely that and much more in her 35 years at the institution. A more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 9 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following statement on Jan. 8, 2025, on congressional negotiations over the state and local tax deduction: "The New York Republican delegation owes middle class New Yorkers a full repeal of the SALT cap. "This cap has cost New Yorkers as much as $12 billion every year since it took effect in 2018, robbing middle-class families of their hard-earned money. "Republicans have drained billions directly from the pockets of their  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 9 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Syracuse University is monitoring weather conditions pertaining to the Winter Weather Advisory currently in effect. This effort includes reviewing the most up-to-date National Weather Service data and forecasting, and consulting with an independent meteorologist about what to expect. Based on current conditions, the University expects to remain open and operational today. Although Syracuse University rarely closes f more PR