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State Tipoffs Involving New York Newsletter for 2025-12-17 ( 44 items )  
'Red team' students stress-test NYC health department's AI (10)
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 16 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * 'Red team' students stress-test NYC health department's AI * People usually strive to be their true, authentic selves, but this fall, five master's students at Cornell Tech adopted not only alter egos but also "bad intent," in an effort to make AI safer for health workers serving people with diabetes. The students - Divya Bhanushali, Bhavya Gopal, Ali Hasan, Nikhil Jain and Om Kamath - were in the first cohort more PR

Accenture and Palantir Expand Global Strategic Partnership to Drive AI Reinvention (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- Accenture, a global professional services company, presented the following news release: * * * Accenture and Palantir Expand Global Strategic Partnership to Drive AI Reinvention * Accenture Palantir Business Group launched to help enterprises scale AI and improve operational decision making by integrating siloed data * Palantir names Accenture as a preferred global partner for enterprise reinvention * Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR)  more PR

Accenture to Acquire Majority Stake in DLB to Expand Capital Projects Capabilities for End-To-End Data Center Development (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- Accenture, a global professional services company, presented the following news release: * * * Accenture to Acquire Majority Stake in DLB to Expand Capital Projects Capabilities for End-to-End Data Center Development Accenture (NYSE: ACN) signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake (65%) in US-based AI data center engineering and consulting firm DLB Associates and its affiliated companies (collectively "DLB"). The transaction will expand Accenture's end-to-end data ce more PR

Activist Fredrika Newton to Deliver MLK Celebration Keynote (10)
HAMILTON, New York, Dec. 15 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Activist Fredrika Newton to Deliver MLK Celebration Keynote * Activist Fredrika Newton, president and co-founder of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation, will deliver Colgate's 2026 MLK Celebration Keynote Address on Jan. 22, 2026, in Colgate Memorial Chapel. The celebration's opening ceremony and keynote address set the tone for a week of learning, dialogue, and collective action grounded in community, empathy a more PR

American Express to be Inducted into AAF Advertising Hall of Fame (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- American Express posted the following news release: * * * American Express to be Inducted into AAF Advertising Hall of Fame * American Express will be celebrated as the corporate inductee at the 75th Anniversary of the AAF Advertising Hall of Fame in 2026. The event honors industry legends and companies for their globally recognized achievements, groundbreaking innovations and exceptional philanthropic contributions to the advertising in more PR

Astronomer paints vivid history of Arecibo Observatory (10)
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 16 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Astronomer paints vivid history of Arecibo Observatory * As the world's largest radio/radar telescope when it was commissioned in 1963, the Arecibo Observatory saw countless firsts, from revealing the surface of Venus to mapping ice deposits at the poles of Mercury. Its discovery of the first known binary pulsar led to the verification of Einstein's prediction of the existence of gravitational waves and won a  more PR

Baruch College Researcher Co-Leads National Study on Trust in AI for Cancer Diagnosis (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- Baruch College issued the following news: * * * Baruch College Researcher Co-Leads National Study on Trust in AI for Cancer Diagnosis Co-authored by Dr. Patrycja Sleboda, the study finds only 17% of Americans trust AI as much as clinicians, though many see its potential for cancer diagnosis. A new national study co-authored by Dr. Patrycja Sleboda, assistant professor of psychology at Baruch College, finds that most Americans still trust doctors more than artificial int more PR

Billboards, Big Shots, and Bright Futures: RIT's Year in Social Media (10)
ROCHESTER, New York, Dec. 17 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Billboards, Big Shots, and bright futures: RIT's year in social media From the beaming smiles of new Tigers to the bright lights of Broadway, 2025 was full of creativity, innovation, and fun on RIT's social media channels. Explore a few of our favorite moments from the past 12 months. Where else would you rather be....than at RIT's Big Shot In October, RIT's Big Shot team coordinated t more PR

Book explores 'modernity and malevolence' in Indian clinical care (10)
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 16 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Book explores 'modernity and malevolence' in Indian clinical care * The National Institute for Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) is the leading psychiatric and neurological clinical care center in India, and attracts more patients from across the county than any other such institution. But it was luck and serendipity that brought Andrew Willford there. Willford, professor of anthropology in the Colleg more PR

Celebrating the journey with our December A&S grads (10)
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 16 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Celebrating the journey with our December A&S grads * The freedom to explore their diverse interests brought three students to the College of Arts & Sciences in the fall of 2022 as first-years. And this month they're graduating and heading off to careers after finding their niches, both academically and in many other facets of life. December graduates walk the stage this month, so we sat down for a talk with t more PR

Celebrity Chef Robert Irvine Looks to Columbia University to Rethink How Soldiers Are Fed (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 15 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * Celebrity Chef Robert Irvine Looks to Columbia University to Rethink How Soldiers Are Fed * For new ideas on how to feed U.S. Army soldiers, celebrity chef Robert Irvine looked to Columbia University and Vicki Dunn, assistant vice president of Columbia Dining. Why? Because students and young soldiers are the same age with the same tastes so Irvine brought Army officials to Columbia to see how Dunn does it while keepi more PR

Dornan Engineering Group expands Executive Leadership Team with four Divisional Managing Directors (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: BizConstruction] -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following news: * * * Dornan Engineering Group expands Executive Leadership Team with four Divisional Managing Directors * Dornan Engineering Group ('Dornan' or the 'Group') is pleased to announce the promotion and appointment of four Division Managing Directors to expand the depth of its Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and support the continued development of the organisation across Europe. The Division lead more PR

FOX BUSINESS NETWORK CLOSES 2025 LEADING CNBC IN VIEWERS ACROSS THE BOARD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NETWORK HISTORY (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release: * * * FOX BUSINESS NETWORK CLOSES 2025 LEADING CNBC IN VIEWERS ACROSS THE BOARD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NETWORK HISTORY * 'Kudlow' and 'Varney & Co.' Place as Top Two Programs in Business News for Fourth Consecutive Year CNBC Scores Lowest Rated Year Since 1992 with Primetime Viewers NEW YORK - December 16, 2025 - FOX Business Network (FBN) is set to close out 2025 as the top b more PR

FOX NEWS DIGITAL SEES YEARLY INCREASES WITH TOTAL DIGITAL UNIQUE VISITORS WHILE CONTINUING TO LEAD NEWS BRANDS AND BROADCAST NETWORKS WITH MULTIPLATFORM VIEWS AND MINUTES DURING NOVEMBER (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release: * * * FOX NEWS DIGITAL SEES YEARLY INCREASES WITH TOTAL DIGITAL UNIQUE VISITORS WHILE CONTINUING TO LEAD NEWS BRANDS AND BROADCAST NETWORKS WITH MULTIPLATFORM VIEWS AND MINUTES DURING NOVEMBER * FOX News Continues to Lead All News Brands on YouTube in 2025 to Date NEW YORK - December 16, 2025 - During November, FOX News Digital saw year-over-year increases with total digital un more PR

HBO Max Releases Official Trailer And Key Art For Season Two Of THE PITT (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * HBO Max Releases Official Trailer And Key Art For Season Two Of THE PITT * * HBO Max has released the official trailer and key art for season two of the Max Original drama series THE PITT, from John Wells Productions and Warner Bros. Television, created by R. Scott Gemmill and starring Noah Wyle. The Emmy -winning series debuts THURSDAY, JANUARY 8 at  more PR

HGTV Adds Over 30 Episodes of Original Content to 2026 Slate With New Series 'Wild Vacation Rentals' and Renewals for 'Zillow Gone Wild' and 'Castle Impossible' (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * HGTV Adds Over 30 Episodes of Original Content to 2026 Slate With New Series 'Wild Vacation Rentals' and Renewals for 'Zillow Gone Wild' and 'Castle Impossible' * Outrageous vacation rentals, wacky real estate listings and a fantastical European chateau renovation will be on tap in 2026 for top 10 prime cable network HGTV with its latest order of over  more PR

Historic gift endows Cornell CALS Ashley School (10)
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 16 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Historic gift endows Cornell CALS Ashley School * A $55 million gift to Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will establish the Cornell CALS Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment, combining the Department of Global Development and the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment. The school is named in honor of Stephen B. Ashley '62, MBA '64, whose gift to endow the school  more PR

Historic Gift Endows Cornell CALS Ashley School (10)
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 17 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences issued the following news: * * * Historic gift endows Cornell CALS Ashley School By Krisy Gashler, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences A $55 million gift to Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will establish the Cornell CALS Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment, combining the Department of Global Development and the Department of Natural Resources and the Enviro more PR

In Taiwan, Finding the Human Drama Beneath a Technological Triumph (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * In Taiwan, Finding the Human Drama Beneath a Technological Triumph * The intersection of geopolitics and cutting-edge technology made for a riveting recent night at Lenfest Center for the Arts, when the new Taiwanese documentary A Chip Odyssey played before a packed audience. Director Hsaio Chu-chen and producers Ben Chen and Ben Tsiang joined Columbia faculty for a lively panel discussion before the screening and an e more PR

Kraly Honored for Excellence in International Migration Scholarship (10)
HAMILTON, New York, Dec. 16 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Kraly Honored for Excellence in International Migration Scholarship * Colgate University's William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies Emerita Ellen Percy Kraly was honored by the Center for Migration Studies at its 2025 Academic and Policy Symposium in New York City on November 17. Kraly received the Excellence in International Migration Scholarship Award for "extraordinary contrib more PR

Local High School Seniors Explore Horizons Through UAlbany Partnership (10)
ALBANY, New York, Dec. 17 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * Local High School Seniors Explore New Horizons Through UAlbany Partnership By Sophie Coker High school seniors from the Questar III New Visions Emergency Preparedness, Informatics, Cyber and Homeland Security (EPICH) program gathered at the University at Albany's ETEC building last week to present projects they have brought to life over the course of this semester. New Visions offers local high school se more PR

MAGNOLIA NETWORK PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS: JANUARY/ FEBRUARY 2026 (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * MAGNOLIA NETWORK PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS: JANUARY/ FEBRUARY 2026 Magnolia Network will usher in the new year with fresh episodes from returning series and a new season premiere. The January lineup begins with Home Reimagined, hosted by Vern Yip, on Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET/PT. New episodes will follow each week as Vern mentors renovators transforming uncon more PR

MTA Announces Major Public-Private Partnerships to Rebuild Vital Grand Central Train Shed (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * MTA Announces Major Public-Private Partnerships to Rebuild Vital Grand Central Train Shed JPMorganChase to Lead Reconstruction Between 46th & 50th Streets Vornado Realty Trust, Ken Griffin and Rudin to Lead Reconstruction Between 50th and 53rd Streets * The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) along with JPMorganChase and Vornado today announced tha more PR

New 3D benchmark leaves AI in knots (10)
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 16 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * New 3D benchmark leaves AI in knots * Today's artificial intelligence models can't even tie their own shoes. In new research that puts the latest models to test in a 3D environment, Cornell scholars found that AI fares well with untangling basic knots but can't quite tie knots from simple loops nor convert one knot to another. The findings suggest that, for its value in generating text- and image-based infor more PR

New York State Board of Regents Advances Budget and Legislative Priorities for the 2026-27 School Year (10)
ALBANY, New York, Dec. 17 -- The New York State Education Department issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Board of Regents Advances Budget and Legislative Priorities for the 2026-27 School Year Regents Propose $1.1 Billion Boost for Schools to Expand Pre-K, Career Education, and Equity Initiatives * The New York State Board of Regents today outlined its budget and legislative priorities for the 2026-27 school year. The Board's proposals focus on promoting excellence and more PR

Newmark Arranges Sale and Financing of Bucking Horse Apartments in Fort Collins, Colorado (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- Newmark Group posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Arranges Sale and Financing of Bucking Horse Apartments in Fort Collins, Colorado Newmark announces the Company has arranged the sale and financing of Bucking Horse Apartments, a 322-unit luxury multifamily community in Fort Collins, Colorado. Newmark Multifamily Capital Markets Managing Directors Courtney Crowder and Jack Kachadurian represented the seller, an affiliate of Equus Capital Partners, in the sale  more PR

Newmark Opens New Office at Opernturm, Iconic Frankfurt Tower (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- Newmark Group posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Opens New Office at Opernturm, Iconic Frankfurt Tower Newmark announces the Company has opened its fourth office in Germany at the Opernturm, one of the most iconic buildings in the Frankfurt skyline. Newmark moved into the 17th floor of the building, which is home to the company's growing Capital Markets and Leasing teams. "Frankfurt is the heart of the German capital market. Our move to the Opernturm reinfo more PR

Optimum Blasts TEGNA's Outrageous 30% - 50% Price Hike Demand (10)
LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, Dec. 17 -- Optimum, a subsidiary of Altice USA, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Optimum Blasts TEGNA's Outrageous 30% - 50% Price Hike Demand Optimum to TEGNA: We Will Not Let You Make Watching TV Unaffordable for Our Customers by Forcing a Price Hike * Optimum (NYSE: OPTU) today forcefully rejects excessive and unjustified demands from TEGNA, the broadcast provider behind certain local ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC-affiliated stations and the more PR

Peacock Debuts Official Trailer for Season 4 of 'The Traitors' (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * Peacock Debuts Official Trailer for Season 4 of 'The Traitors' * December 16, 2025 The Traitors US Season 4 | Official Trailer | Peacock Original Today Peacock released the trailer for Season 4 of the Emmy Award(r)-winning competition reality series The Traitors. Season 4 debuts with the first three supersized episodes on Thursday, Jan. 8 at 6pm PT/9pm ET, followed by two n more PR

Researchers Observe Possible 'Superkilonova' of Dead Stars That Exploded Not Once But Twice (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * Researchers Observe Possible 'Superkilonova' of Dead Stars That Exploded Not Once But Twice * When the most massive stars reach the ends of their lives, they blow up in spectacular supernova explosions, which seed the universe with heavier elements such as carbon and iron. Another type of explosionthe kilonovaoccurs when a pair of dense, dead stars called neutron stars smash together, forging even heavier elements, suc more PR

SBU to Introduce New Security Enhancements at Reilly Center (10)
ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, Dec. 17 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: * * * SBU to introduce new security enhancements at Reilly Center St. Bonaventure University will implement security enhancements for major events at Reilly Center, beginning with Saturday's men's basketball game vs. Le Moyne. Additional staff and signage will be available to guide fans through the updated entry lanes. The enhancements are part of the institution's continued commitment to ens more PR

SUNY Chancellor King Announces Nearly $1 Million Investment to Expand Pathways to Nursing Careers (10)
ALBANY, New York, Dec. 17 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release: * * * SUNY Chancellor King Announces Nearly $1 Million Investment to Expand Pathways to Nursing Careers High Needs Nursing Funding Strengthens Partnerships Across SUNY's Campuses and Educational Opportunity Centers * State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today announced a nearly $1 million investment from the High Needs Nursing Fund to expand academic pathways to nursing caree more PR

SUNY ESF Provides Fire Ecology Leadership in Regional FIRE-NET Wildfire Resilience Collaboration (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry issued the following news: * * * SUNY ESF Provides Fire Ecology Leadership in Regional FIRE-NET Wildfire Resilience Collaboration The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), home to one of the nation's leading forest and environmental science programs, announced its participation in FIRE-NET: Adirondack Fire Futures, an NSF-supported network addressing wildfire resilience acro more PR

SUNY University at Albany: Colonial Quad Renovation Earns LEED Gold for Sustainable Materials and Design (10)
ALBANY, New York, Dec. 17 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * Colonial Quad Renovation Earns LEED Gold for Sustainable Materials and Design By Margaret Hartley A renovation project on Colonial Quad has earned the University LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, bringing the number of LEED certifications at UAlbany to 18. The $46.9 million project, completed in August 2024, included a gut renovation of Paine and Zenger residence halls, and  more PR

SUNY-Upstate Medical Campus: PCORI Awards $16.7M Contract to Upstate for Landmark ADHD Medication Study (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 17 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: * * * PCORI awards $16.7M contract to Upstate for landmark ADHD medication study Upstate Medical University has been approved for research funding by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study whether beginning attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treatment with non-stimulant medication can be as effective as the current standard of sta more PR

Ten Stories That Shaped RIT in 2025 (10)
ROCHESTER, New York, Dec. 17 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Ten stories that shaped RIT in 2025 As 2025 comes to a close, we're reflecting on a year filled with milestones, innovation, and inspiring stories from across the RIT community. From national recognition and groundbreaking research to new programs and unforgettable student experiences, these highlights showcase the momentum that continues to drive RIT forward. Here are 10 of our favorite more PR

This new understanding of T cell receptors may improve cancer immunotherapies (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 -- Rockefeller University posted the following news: * * * This new understanding of T cell receptors may improve cancer immunotherapies * One of the most exciting advances in cancer treatments in the past decade is the development of T cell immunotherapies, in which a patient's own immune system is trained to recognize and attack dangerous cells. Yet a full understanding of how they actually work has eluded researchers. That's been a significant limitation, because while T more PR

Upstate University Hospital Earns Magnet Recognition for Second Consecutive Time (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 17 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: * * * Upstate University Hospital earns Magnet recognition for second consecutive time Upstate University Hospital has achieved Magnet recognition for the second consecutive time, a testament to its continued dedication to high-quality nursing practice, professionalism and exceptional patient care. Upstate earned its first Magnet designation in 2021. The American Nur more PR

Verizon secures agreement with Array Digital Infrastructure to enhance 5G network flexibility and customer experience (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * Verizon secures agreement with Array Digital Infrastructure to enhance 5G network flexibility and customer experience * NEW YORK and CHICAGO - Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) and Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc. (Array(sm), NYSE: AD) today announced a new strategic partnership. The agreement will utilize Array's national  more PR

Vital Brooklyn Initiative Celebrates Completion of Alafia Phase I (10)
WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Dec. 15 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Vital Brooklyn Initiative Celebrates Completion of Alafia Phase I * Alafia, a cornerstone of New York State's Vital Brooklyn Initiative, has reached a significant milestone with the completion of Buildings C1/C2 and C3the first residential buildings to open withi more PR

What these scientists revealed about the structure of the T cell receptor could help resolve a decades-old debate over how T cells get activated (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 -- Rockefeller University posted the following news: * * * What these scientists revealed about the structure of the T cell receptor could help resolve a decades-old debate over how T cells get activated * Adoptive T cell therapiesin which T cells are re-engineered outside the body to recognize dangerous cells and then infused back into the body to go on the attackare on the frontier of medicine. One such approach, using chimeric antigen receptor, or CAR-T, cells, has shown more PR

What's old is new: customizable system for sustainable cooling (10)
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 15 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * What's old is new: customizable system for sustainable cooling * Evaporative cooling is far from new - it has been used to cool living spaces and drinking water for centuries - but the Matter of Tech Lab at Cornell Tech has come up with a new way to deploy an old idea. Lab director Thijs Roumen, assistant professor at Cornell Tech and the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, and  more PR

White Hat Studios Launches With Betly Mobile Sportsbook and Casino in West Virginia (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 17 -- Delaware North issued the following news release: * * * White Hat Studios launches with Betly mobile sportsbook and casino in West Virginia Partnership sees leading branded content and popular Jackpot Royale(TM) integrated into Delaware North's Betly online casino in the Mountain State * White Hat Studios, the "'House of Brands" provider to the United States iGaming market, has partnered with Delaware North to launch on its Betly mobile sportsbook and casino in more PR

Wind Point Partners Relocates & Expands by 70% at Salesforce Tower (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Savills Inc., a real estate firm, issued the following news release: * * * Wind Point Partners Relocates & Expands by 70% at Salesforce Tower * CHICAGO (December 16, 2025) - Private equity investment firm Wind Point Partners will relocate its headquarters to a 24,000-square-foot full floor at the Salesforce Tower in a multi-year transaction. The real estate strategy was led by Savills and overseen by Vice Chairman John Goodman and Managing Dire more PR