ALBANY, New York, Dec. 18 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * $380K in Bridge Funding Sustains Critical UAlbany Research Ten UAlbany research projects impacted by federal funding cuts or delays will be able to continue thanks to an emergency bridge fund established by the Division for Research and Economic Development. In total, the fund is awarding $381,435 to projects in areas ranging from extreme weather decision-making to RNA research and a critical analysis of  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- American Express posted the following news release: * * * 175 Years of American Express: A Look Back at Our Milestone Anniversary * 2025 marked a major milestone for American Express as we celebrated the 175 th year of our rich history of transformation and innovation. Throughout our evolution from a shipping company into the global payments and premium lifestyle brand that we are today, we've always stayed true to one fundamental brand  more PR

STONY BROOK, New York, Dec. 17 -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University posted the following news: * * * A Link Between Tumor Metabolism and Drug Efficacy in Cancer Cells May Help Advance Precision Chemotherapy * The finding, published in Nature Communications, is a "mechanistic bridge" to targeted therapy STONY BROOK, NY, December 17, 2025 - Chemotherapy drugs that target cancer cells without damaging normal cells remains one of the key goals of precision medicine in c more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Amplifying the beet: New tech makes for crunchier snacks * A new method of using microwave vacuum drying can create crispy beet snacks - a potential alternative to traditional drying or frying that could preserve nutrients while yielding shelf-stable products. "Available products are baked or deep-fried, processes that decrease heat-sensitive nutrients," said Chang Chen, assistant professor of food science at  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 -- Baruch College issued the following news on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Baruch College Secures $750,000 Sloan Foundation Grant to Advance U.S. Clean Energy Manufacturing Policy Research Baruch College announced today that Associate Professor Gang He has been awarded a $750,000 three-year grant from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to lead a major new research initiative focused on domestic clean energy manufacturing and supply-chain resilience. The project, "Made in America? Unpacki more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Blackstone, an investment firm, posted the following news release: * * * Blackstone and Phoenix Financial Announce Partnership * TEL AVIV and NEW YORK - December 17, 2025 - Phoenix Financial ("Phoenix", TASE: PHOE), a leading Israel-based asset management and insurance company, and Blackstone (NYSE: BX), the world's largest alternative asset manager, today announced a strategic partnership. Under the agreement, Phoenix and Blackstone w more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- Bloomberg issued the following news: * * * Bloomberg Survey: Three Quarters of European Finance Leaders Fear Losing Market Share or Becoming Obsolete Without AI Bloomberg survey shows cautious optimism and commercial pressure shape Financial Services industry's AI adoption landscape in Europe * LONDON - A recent Bloomberg survey of more than 300 senior decision-makers from European financial services firms reveals that AI is now seen as a competitive necessity. Nearly h more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- Baruch College issued the following news: * * * Building the City's Future: Baruch Alum Named a Future Innovator in Real Estate Fellow Rishin Thomas Roy is gaining insight into finance, public policy, and urban planning through the New York City Economic Development Corporation's Future Innovators in Real Estate Fellowship Program. Baruch College alumnus Rishin Thomas Roy (BBA,'25) is participating in the New York City Economic Development Corporation's Future Innovator more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release: * * * Circle and LianLian Global announce collaboration to explore next-generation cross-border payments * NEW YORK, DECEMBER 17, 2025 An affiliate of Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE:CRCL) ("Circle"), a global financial technology firm and the issuer of USDC through its regulated entities, signed a Memorandum of Understanding ('MOU') more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Details on the Role of Fat Transport Molecules in Alzheimer's Onset A new study presents robust evidence on the role of lysophosphatidylcholines (LPCs) in the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Researchers discovered that LPCs--compounds that transport a variety of healthy fatty acids to the brain--either promote Alzheimer's or protect against it, depending on a person's genetics. Res more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Young Adults Commonly Mix Cannabis With Nicotine and Tobacco Wide use of vapes, edibles, and smoked products underscores growing complexity of cannabis exposure in early adulthood * Simultaneous use of cannabis with nicotine and tobacco products is common among cannabis users--particularly those who vape--according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Publi more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell Tech's Backslash initiative sparks transdisciplinary art * What does it mean to vanish? It's the question explored by " The Land at the Bottom of the Sea," a multimedia installation featured earlier this year as part of the " Monstrous Beauty " exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Through surreal live-action video, 3D animation and organic sculptures, artist Jen Liu reflects more PR

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, Dec. 18 -- Bard College issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * First Retrospective Exploring Betty Parsons' Dual Legacy As Artist and Gallerist to Open at CCS Bard June 2026 2026 season foregrounds women artists innovating in abstraction and color, with Betty Parsons, an Artist with a Gallery presented alongside surveys of Uman and Marilou Schultz * In June 2026, the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College (CCS Bard)'s Hessel Museum of more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release: * * * FOX NEWS MEDIA TO PRESENT SPECIAL 2026 NEW YEAR'S EVE PROGRAMMING * Kat Timpf and Tyrus will Kick Off Coverage Hosting "A New Year with Kat & Tyrus" Network Personalities to Helm "Who Can Forget 2025?" Airing on FOX News Channel and FOX Nation Jimmy Failla to Headline "Jimmy Failla's All-American New Year's Bash" NEW YORK - DECEMBER 17, 2025 FOX News Media will ring i more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 17 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * FOXG1 expert Soo-Kyung Lee to be honored at next Spotlight Symposia * Soo-Kyung Lee. Soo-Kyung Lee, director of the FOXG1 Research Center at the University at Buffalo, has been named the honoree for the College of Arts and Sciences' Spotlight Symposia Series. Photo: Douglas Levere/University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences event will bring together leade more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Georgetown University issued the following news: * * * Did Santa Kidnap Buddy the Elf? A Law Professor Comes to His Defense. This story is a part of our Ask a Professor series, in which Georgetown faculty members break down complex issues and use their research to inform trending conversations, from the latest pop culture hits to research breakthroughs and critical global events shaping our world. In the movie Elf, Will Ferrell's character, Buddy the Elf, is an orphane more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 [Category: BizData] -- Nielsen Co., an information, data and measurement company, posted the following news: * * * Gracenote helps TV platforms go beyond the game and deliver more connected, visually rich sports hub experiences * As viewers turn to sports highlights, recaps and documentary programming, expanded Gracenote On Sports capabilities unify related content to keep them engaged NEW YORK - December 17, 2025 - Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, is more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * ID's THE CURIOUS CASE OF... RETURNS WITH NEW SEASON OF BIZARRE AND UNBELIEVABLE STRANGER-THAN-FICTION STORIES * (New York, NY) - Today Investigation Discovery, the leading true crime network, announced the return of THE CURIOUS CASE OF..., which will feature eight new episodes tackling bizarre, stranger-than-fiction cases filled with twists, turns, and more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 17 [Category: BizTravel] -- Airbnb, a community-driven hospitality company, issued the following news: * * * Lisbon overturns short-term rental rules that failed to cut housing costs * Airbnb has welcomed the news that Lisbon is overturning restrictions on short-term rentals that have failed to ease rising housing costs in the city. Lisbon's decision to overturn its rules comes as data shows short-term rental restrictions have failed to deliver on their promise of makin more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Model reveals tradeoffs that limit harm caused by malaria parasite * Why do parasites harm their hosts? That's a question evolutionary biologists ask as they try to predict how a parasite might evolve and perhaps become more lethal in response to control methods, such as vaccines or drug treatments. A new study based on mathematical modeling reveals how tradeoffs faced by human malaria parasites (Plasmodium  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * MTA Approves Option to Purchase 100 New Clean Diesel Buses Purchase Builds on Recent Arrival of New Clean Diesel Buses in the Bronx New Buses Enhance Bus Operator Safety With Full Driver Enclosure * The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board today approved exercising an option to purchase 100 new clean diesel buses to retire older buses in the f more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 18 -- The New York State Education Department issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Regents Actions In 30 Professional Discipline Cases And 2 Restoration Petitions The Board of Regents announced disciplinary actions resulting in the surrender of 10 licenses and 2 registrations, and 18 other disciplinary actions. The penalty indicated for each case relates solely to the misconduct outlined in that particular case. In addition, the Board acted upon 2 r more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * NBCUniversal Brings Iconic Shows and Films to Life at The Paley Center for Media For decades, NBCUniversal has taken its most beloved shows and films offscreen and into immersive, real-world experiences. Through the Paley Center for Media, NBCU has celebrated milestone moments with interactive exhibits, panels, and family-friendly activations. In 2025, fans explored the world of T more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * NBCUniversal Launches First-to-Market Cross-Platform Innovations, Setting the Stage for the Next Era of Media and Advertising Ahead of CES 2026 Innovations Unlock New Audience Opportunities, Reimagine Digital Advertising with Breakthrough Formats, and Deliver Real-time Measurement and Attribution That Drive Proven Brand Equity and Immediate ROI * Today, ahead  more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 18 [Category: BizMedia] -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Netflix and iHeartMedia Announce Exclusive Video Podcast Partnership for Top iHeartPodcasts More than 15 industry-leading iHeartPodcasts will stream only on Netflix including "My Favorite Murder," "The Breakfast Club," "Bobby Bones Presents: The Bobbycast," "Behind the Bastards," "The Psychology of Your 20s" and more Top comedic talent including "Dear Chelsea" with Chelse more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- Rockefeller University posted the following news: * * * New engineered derivative of a natural molecule could translate into a powerful replacement for IVIG therapy for a wide array of autoimmune disorders * Autoimmune diseases are some of the most difficult to treat. There are limited therapies that target specific conditions, so most medications take a broad stroke approach that wholly suppresses the immune systemwhich in turn leaves patients vulnerable to infectious d more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy posted the following news release: * * * New Yorkers share lived experiences of segregated health care and demand systemic reform * New Yorkers want a more just, respectful health care systemand they have concrete ideas for how to get there, according to a new study by CUNY SPH researchers. As part of the Health Equity and Access to Care (HEAC) project, researchers including CUNY SPH d more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 -- Newmark Group posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Arranges $630 Million Refinancing for 830 Brickell in Miami Newmark Group, Inc. ("NMRK"), a leading commercial real estate advisor and service provider to global corporations, institutional investors and owners and occupiers worldwide, announces the Company has arranged a $630 million refinancing loan for 830 Brickell, a newly delivered Class-A office tower in the heart of Brickell, Miami's premier live-work-p more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Aon, a provider of risk management, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, human resources solutions and outsourcing services, posted the following news release: * * * NFP, An Aon Company, Acquires Hamilton Insurance Agency, Expanding Its Risk Management and Integrated Benefits Administration Capabilities * Hamilton specializes in integrated insurance solutions for the senior living and long-term care industry NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2025 NF more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * OBSESSIVE COMPULSIONS AND STRANGE FIXATIONS ARE BACK IN A COMPELLING NEW SEASON OF TLC'S "MY STRANGE ADDICTION" * (Los Angeles, CA) - TLC today announced the return of the fan-favorite series MY STRANGE ADDICTION with a new season of compelling compulsions and fascinating fixations, premiering Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at 9PM ET/PT. The series explor more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- American Express posted the following news release: * * * On Small Business Saturday, American Express Reaches Goal to Drive $100 Billion in Consumer-Reported Spending at Small Businesses from 2021 through 2025 and Announces Over $10 million to Fund Shop Small Grants * Small business owners Drew and Stephanie Thomas, with their daughter Krystal, at their business Drew's Place in Fort Worth, Texas On its 16th annual Small Business Satur more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release: * * * OUTKICK ANNOUNCES NEW MULTI-YEAR DEAL WITH RILEY GAINES AS PART OF FOX NEWS MEDIA'S NEW MEDIA EXPANSION * OutKick's Gaines for Girls Podcast to Relaunch as The Riley Gaines Show on January 7 NEW YORK - December 17, 2025 OutKick signs Riley Gaines to a new multi-year deal in conjunction with Fox News Media's new media expansion where the 12-time All American collegiate swi more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 -- Pfizer, a pharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * PADCEV(TM) Plus Keytruda(R) Significantly Improves Survival for Patients with Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Regardless of Cisplatin Eligibility * PADCEV plus Keytruda is the first and only regimen without platinum-based chemotherapy to improve event-free and overall survival when used before and after surgery in cisplatin-eligible patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer * Po more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Quantum mechanical molecular 'fingerprints' solve machine learning mystery * There is more than one way to describe a water molecule, especially when communicating with a machine learning (ML) model, says chemist Robert DiStasio. You can feed the algorithm the molecule's structural information: two hydrogen atoms flanking an oxygen atom with the bonds a certain length and a certain bond angle. Or you could use  more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, Dec. 18 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Rochester issued the following news: * * * Report highlights URochester's reach as economic engine Growth in the University's scientific, education, community, and healthcare missions generates a significant impact on the region's economy. By Sara Miller Sara Miller, Associate Vice President for Public Relations and University Spokesperson The University of Rochester, UR Medicine, and its affiliates stand as transformative economic  more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Research matters: How folate deficiency may alter genes to promote cancer * Genetic alterations lie at the heart of cancer development, but scientists may have been overlooking a powerful driver of these changes - the everyday nutrients that feed our cells. "Most efforts have focused on known carcinogens, like tobacco smoke or radiation," said John Blenis, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Professor in Cancer  more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 17 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Researchers say funding is critical to understanding the effects of social media * By Bert Gambini BUFFALO, N.Y. - Understanding the effects of a constantly changing social media landscape has grown more challenging with potential federal policy changes that would limit the funding required to study outcomes that vary greatly across gender, socio-economic status a more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Researchers tackle AI's energy problem with a greener fix * Artificial intelligence is getting more powerful - but it's also racking up a massive energy bill. Some estimate that one maximum-length ChatGPT query can use about twice as much power as an average U.S. home does in one minute. Multiply that by billions of queries and the enormous training AI models require, and the energy impact is staggering. As re more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Robotics, exoplanets, quantum theory earn Research Excellence Awards * Revealing how psychiatric drugs reshape the brain, designing next-generation missions to find distant worlds, and redefining the limits of quantum computation are among the research themes that helped this year's faculty earn Cornell Engineering Research Excellence Awards - the college's highest recognition for groundbreaking scientific impac more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 17 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Showing up for the team: Chris Gutierrez named Entergy Texas' Lineman of the Game * Every football team relies on players who are dependable, disciplined and ready to step up when they're needed. For Entergy Texas relay technician Chris Guitierrez, that mindset extends far beyond the field, and is reflected in the hard work that has earned him recognition as Lineman of the Game during th more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Soil molecular diversity spikes as microbes decompose plants * Globally, soils contain three times as much carbon as exists in the atmosphere and all plants, combined. Which means that understanding how soil microbes recycle organic materials - sometimes sending CO2 back into the atmosphere, sometimes mineralizing it for long-term storage - may be crucial for the fight against climate change. To that end, new Co more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- Bloomberg issued the following news on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Spiltan Fonder Selects Bloomberg to Support Operating Model Upgrade with Comprehensive Solutions Suite LONDON - Bloomberg today announced that Spiltan Fonder, a Stockholm-based fund manager, has chosen Bloomberg as a key technology provider in its major operating model upgrade. As part of this transformation, Spiltan Fonder has adopted each of Bloomberg's AIM, PORT Enterprise, and Research Management Solutions ( more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 18 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release: * * * SUNY Chancellor King Announces Funding for Groundbreaking Technologies to Improve Lives and Protect New Yorkers $550,000 in Seed Funding Distributed through the SUNY Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF) $100,000 Investment from the Griffiss Institute for Mission TAF * State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today announced that $550,000 in seed funding through the SUNY Techn more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 18 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release: * * * SUNY Chancellor King Highlights Additional Supports for SUNY Reconnect Student Retention Community Colleges Preparing for Spring 2026 Return of Students and New Enrollees to Governor Hochul's Adult Learner Initiative * State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today announced strategies to further support the retention of students enrolled through New York State's free commu more PR

POTSDAM, New York, Dec. 18 -- The State University of New York Potsdam campus issued the following news: * * * SUNY Potsdam Joins FIRE-NET Network to Advance Wildfire Resilience and Environmental Justice in the Adirondacks SUNY Potsdam to Participate in FIRE-NET: Adirondack Fire Futures, Funded by National Science Foundation Grant * SUNY Potsdam announced today its participation in FIRE-NET: Adirondack Fire Futures, a National Science Foundation-funded regional collaboration focused on unde more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 18 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: * * * Silverman Hall renovation earns honors from local chapter of the American Institute of Architects The transformational renovation of Silverman Hall, home to various programs in the College of Health Professions, has been honored the American Institute of Architects' Central New York Chapter with two awards: the Award of Merit (Institutional Category) and a Certifi more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * Total Wireless Introduces Edge, a Comprehensive Device Financing Program For Prepaid Customers * NEW YORK - Total Wireless, a leading provider of premium, no-contract wireless service covered by the Verizon 5G network, today announced the launch of Total Wireless Edge 1, a groundbreaking financing solution provided through Glow Services C more PR