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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New York Newsletter for 2026-09-14 ( 36 items )  
A Family Love for Springfield College (10)
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Sept. 13 -- Springfield College issued the following news: * * * A Family Love for Springfield College * By: Damon Markiewicz For Springfield College alumnus Jeff Yablon '91 and his wife, Cori, returning to Alden Street to help one of their children move into a residence hall is not new. With two of their four children currently attending Springfield College, the Yablons have made plenty of trips back to campus over the years, each one marking another milestone in their children's Springfield College journeys.  more PR

Academic Excellence Attracts Distinguished New Faculty at Yeshiva University (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 -- Yeshiva University issued the following news: * * * Academic Excellence Attracts Distinguished New Faculty at Yeshiva University Sep 8, 2026 As Yeshiva University begins the 2026-27 academic year, it is welcoming an exceptional group of new faculty whose work spans Jewish scholarship, neuroscience, psychology, artificial intelligence and machine learning, engineering, fintech, marketing, law and social work. Their backgrounds include research and fellowships at Cambridge, Harvard, Princeton and Oxford, leadership of Coo more PR

ACM and IEEE CS Announce 2026 George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowship Recipients (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, issued the following news release: * * * ACM and IEEE CS Announce 2026 George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowship Recipients Jie Ren, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; Amit Samanta, University of Utah; and Xuan Wu, Oregon State University Awarded 2026 Fellowship - New York, NY, September 9, 2026 - The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE CS) announced today that Jie Ren of King Abdullah University of Science and Technol more PR

AEI Review Finds Limited Evidence That Guaranteed Income Pilots Raise Employment (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The American Enterprise Institute issued 'What Can We Learn from Guaranteed Basic Income Pilots in the United States? Evidence on Employment Effects,' by Kevin Corinth and Hannah Mayhew. Issued Sept. 11, 2026, the report reviews guaranteed basic income experiments conducted from 2017 through 2025 and finds that employment effects across published randomized trials clustered near zero, while the largest studies showed moderately lower employment consistent with prior research on income effects. The report ident more PR

APTA 2026 Nominating Committee Selects Slate of Leadership Executives (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The American Public Transportation Association issued the following news release: * * * APTA 2026 Nominating Committee Selects Slate of Leadership Executives Washington, D.C. (September 8, 2026) -- The American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) 2026 Nominating Committee met Sept. 2 to select nominees for the association's Executive Committee and Board of Directors for 2026-2027. Joel B. Young, Board Member of AC Transit in Oakland, CA, has been nominated to serve as APTA Chair for 2026-2027. Randy Clarke, Gen more PR

APTA Statement on the 25th Anniversary of September 11 (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The American Public Transportation Association issued the following news release: * * * APTA Statement on the 25th Anniversary of September 11 Washington, D.C. (September 8, 2026) -- American Public Transportation Association (APTA) President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas released the following statement: "Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, APTA remembers the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania. We honor the first responders and transportation workers who helped e more PR

Center for Constitutional Rights: 25 Years After 9/11, the U.S. Government Is Continuing to Use "Counterterrorism" to Expand Executive Power and Crush Dissent (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release: * * * 25 Years After 9/11, the U.S. Government Is Continuing to Use "Counterterrorism" to Expand Executive Power and Crush Dissent New York - As the country prepares to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the Center for Constitutional Rights released the following statement: In the 25 years since September 11, 2001, the sweeping political project the U.S. government undertook in its aftermath has shaped, shattered, or ended millions of  more PR

Columbia University School of the Arts Playwrights Commissioned for Civic Initiative, 'Women+ on the Edge of Democracy,' to Be Performed Live in Vermont in October, 2026 (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 -- The Columbia University School of the Arts issued the following news: * * * Columbia Playwrights Commissioned for Civic Initiative, 'Women+ on the Edge of Democracy,' to be Performed Live in Vermont in October, 2026 By Emily Hollander September 08, 2026 Burlington, Vermont's premiere performing arts center, the Flynn, is partnering with the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize to publish new 10-minute plays and monologues on the state of American democracy by past winners of the prize--the oldest and largest playwriting prize h more PR

Columbia University School of the Arts: Professor Adama Delphine Fawundu '18 Exhibits in 'Never The Same River' at the Ford Foundation (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 -- The Columbia University School of the Arts issued the following news: * * * Professor Adama Delphine Fawundu '18 Exhibits in 'Never The Same River' at the Ford Foundation By Emily Hollander September 08, 2026 Assistant Professor of Visual Arts Adama Delphine Fawundu '18 is featured in a new exhibition, Never The Same River, at the Ford Foundation Gallery in New York City. Curated by Dexter Wimberly--who also curated Fawundu's recent exhibition Praise House--Never The Same River features artists exploring themes of bod more PR

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: BirdNET Live App Brings AI-Powered Wildlife Identification to the World's Most Remote Places (10)
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 9 -- The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a unit of Cornell University, issued the following news release: * * * BirdNET Live App Brings AI-Powered Wildlife Identification to the World's Most Remote Places Sept. 9, 2026 ITHACA, N.Y.--Being able to identify animal sounds using microphones is a cost-efficient way for researchers to better understand what species are present, a critical need for conservation. Yet, the technology required to automatically identify an animal by its voice is expensive and often requires an inte more PR

Erik and Atch Stapper Dedicate $2 Million to Advance International Education at Lasell University (10)
NEWTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- Lasell College issued the following news: * * * Erik and Atch Stapper dedicate $2 million to advance international education at Lasell University Thanks to the generosity of Erik J. Stapper and his late wife, Antoinette "Atch" Ruinen Stapper '56, Lasell will continue to advance international education initiatives, including scholarship support for international students and life-changing overseas service-learning programs. Through their estate plan, Erik and Atch dedicated $2 million to strengthen the Mary  more PR

Fujifilm Launches ETERNA ProRemote, Remote Control App for FUJIFILM GFX ETERNA 55 Filmmaking Camera (10)
VALHALLA, New York, Sept. 8 -- Fujifilm, a manufacturer of cell culture media, reagents and medical devices, issued the following news release: * * * Fujifilm Launches ETERNA ProRemote, Remote Control App for FUJIFILM GFX ETERNA 55 Filmmaking Camera Enables simple remote camera control and video monitoring using iOS and iPadOS devices. Support for three connection modes, allowing for flexible connection of up to four cameras. VALHALLA, N.Y. - FUJIFILM Corporation today announces the launch of ETERNA ProRemote, a remote-control app for FUJIF more PR

Fujifilm Launches VF-GFXC2, Dedicated Electronic Viewfinder for FUJIFILM GFX ETERNA 55 Filmmaking Camera (10)
VALHALLA, New York, Sept. 8 -- Fujifilm, a manufacturer of cell culture media, reagents and medical devices, issued the following news release: * * * Fujifilm Launches VF-GFXC2, Dedicated Electronic Viewfinder for FUJIFILM GFX ETERNA 55 Filmmaking Camera High resolution of 2048x1536 with a peak brightness of 1000 nits. Native 4:3 OLED display panel provides optimal display for GFX ETERNA 55 native 4:3 open gate sensor mode. VALHALLA, N.Y. - FUJIFILM Corporation today announces the development of VF-GFXC2, an electronic viewfinder (EVF) purp more PR

Hearst Newspapers, San Francisco Chronicle & USLege Launch Capitol Confidential Pro With Searchable Government Video Transcripts & Sacramento Political Reporting & Analysis (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 (TNSxrep) -- Hearst Newspapers, a part of Hearst Communications Inc., issued the following news release: * * * Hearst Newspapers, San Francisco Chronicle & USLege Launch Capitol Confidential Pro With Searchable Government Video Transcripts & Sacramento Political Reporting & Analysis New platform connects California legislative activity with sponsor actions and statements made across state and local government meetings to show which bills in Sacramento are gaining momentum, why and what may happen next - SAN FRANCISCO and  more PR

Hughes Hubbard: Fourteen Lawyers Recognized in Lexology Index Thought Leaders - USA 2027 (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 13 -- Hughes Hubbard and Reed, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Fourteen Lawyers Recognized in Lexology Index Thought Leaders: USA 2027 Honors span commercial litigation, arbitration, competition, product liability, aviation finance and white collar defense Highlights * Product liability defense and life sciences total six honorees. * Additional recognition across commercial litigation, arbitration, competition, aviation finance and white collar defense. - Fourteen Hughes Hubbard lawyers were recognized in Le more PR

Hughes Hubbard: Sanctions in a Snap - Developments in Sanctions August 2026 (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 13 -- Hughes Hubbard and Reed, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Sanctions in a Snap: Developments in Sanctions August 2026 A summary of recent developments from the OFAC. - Hughes Hubbard's "Sanctions in a Snap" is intended to provide a clear and concise summary of recent developments from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). We hope you find it helpful in assessing U.S. economic sanctions compliance risk against current U.S. government designation and enforcement priorities. Highlights from August 2026 more PR

LEADER JEFFRIES ON ABC: "DONALD TRUMP HAS BROKEN EVERY PROMISE THAT HE'S PRESENTED" (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON ABC: "DONALD TRUMP HAS BROKEN EVERY PROMISE THAT HE'S PRESENTED" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos, where he made clear that while Republicans have abandoned the American people, House Democrats will continue to fight hard for an affordable America. GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: We're joined now by the House Democratic Leader, Hakeem Je more PR

LEADER JEFFRIES ON ABC: "DONALD TRUMP HAS BROKEN EVERY PROMISE THAT HE'S PRESENTED" (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON ABC: "DONALD TRUMP HAS BROKEN EVERY PROMISE THAT HE'S PRESENTED" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos, where he made clear that while Republicans have abandoned the American people, House Democrats will continue to fight hard for an affordable America. GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: We're joined now by the House Democratic Leader, Hakeem Jeffries. Mr. Leader, thank  more PR

Manhattan Institute: 'New York's LOADinG Act: Protecting Public-Sector Jobs From AI' (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following issue brief on September 10, 2026, by Sean Speer entitled "New York's LOADinG Act: Protecting Public-Sector Jobs from AI." Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction Artificial intelligence may be one of the most important tools available to improve government performance in a generation. At a time when governments face mounting fiscal pressures, AI offers a rare opportunity to improve services without simply spending more money or hiring more people. It can help public more PR

Nearly $3 Million Raised at AmfAR Venezia Gala (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 7 -- AmfAR-the Foundation for AIDS Research issued the following news release: * * * Nearly $3 Million Raised at amfAR Venezia Gala Sept 7, 2026 Taika Waititi Hosted Bebe Rexha and Mimi Webb Performed - Venice, Italy, -- Supporters raised nearly $3 million at amfAR Venezia last night, a benefit gala dinner and auction to raise funds for amfAR's biomedical research programs. Hosted by Academy Award-winning writer, director, actor, and producer Taika Waititi, the event took place at the Hilton Molino Stucky. Actress Pamela A more PR

New WTA Report: The AI-Driven Teleport (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 (TNSrep) -- The World Teleport Association issued the following news release: * * * New WTA Report: The AI-Driven Teleport (September 9, 2026 - New York, NY) - The World Teleport Association (WTA) today released The AI-Driven Teleport (https://www.worldteleport.org/store/viewproduct.aspx?id=27931983), a new research report that explores where teleport and satellite operators were deploying generative AI in their customer-facing, engineering and operations departments in 2024, and what results they were seeing so far from in more PR

No place like home: Union strengthens its commitment to Empire State students with 'New York Garnet Guarantee' (10)
SCHENECTADY, New York, Sept. 14 -- Union College posted the following news: * * * No place like home: Union strengthens its commitment to Empire State students with 'New York Garnet Guarantee' * Union College's tradition of serving New Yorkers traces back more than 230 years to its founding in 1795 as the first college chartered by the state. Now, the College is reaffirming that longstanding commitment to its home state with the introduction of a powerful new financial aid investment exclusively designed to help New York students. Union's  more PR

Nurses to sympathy strike, picket on September 15 at five Prime Healthcare hospitals in four states (10)
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 13 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses to sympathy strike, picket on September 15 at five Prime Healthcare hospitals in four states * Registered nurses at three Prime Healthcare hospitals in two states -Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada; West Anaheim Medical Center in Anaheim, California; and nurses and health care workers at Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding, California -will hold a sympathy strike for one day on September 15 i more PR

NYU Steinhardt: IHDSC Affiliates Design Digital Tools to Advance Research, Policy, and Community Connectivity (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 -- The New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development issued the following news: * * * IHDSC Affiliates Design Digital Tools to Advance Research, Policy, and Community Connectivity Posted September 08, 2026 Digital tools and applications (apps) hold great promise for making data and resources available to a wide range of stakeholders and communities. Two IHDSC affiliate teams recently designed and launched apps that tackle wide-reaching challenges. AgriShare NYC Dr. Angela Trude, Ass more PR

NYU Steinhardt: IHDSC Affiliates Receive Recognition for Their Outstanding Scholarly Contributions (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 -- The New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development issued the following news: * * * IHDSC Affiliates Receive Recognition for their Outstanding Scholarly Contributions Posted September 08, 2026 In spring and summer 2026, several IHDSC affiliates received esteemed awards and honors for their outstanding scholarly contributions. Join us in extending our enthusiastic congratulations on these well-deserved honors, which exemplify IHDSC's mission to promote and advance research that fosters  more PR

NYU Steinhardt: Moniz Wins The American Prize in Conducting - Musical Theatre (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 -- The New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development issued the following news: * * * Moniz Wins The American Prize in Conducting - Musical Theatre Posted September 08, 2026 Dr. Justin John Moniz, Music Associate Professor, Associate Director of Vocal Performance, and Coordinator of Vocal Pedagogy at NYU Steinhardt, has been named the 2026 national winner of The American Prize in Conducting--Musical Theatre for his work conducting NYU Steinhardt's production of Maury Yeston and Peter St more PR

Olympia Fields nurses to hold one-day strike, Saint Mary's nurses to picket on September 15 (10)
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 13 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Olympia Fields nurses to hold one-day strike, Saint Mary's nurses to picket on September 15 * Registered nurses at Olympia Fields Hospital in Olympia Fields, Illinois, will hold a strike for one day on September 15 to protest the administration's retaliation against nurses who speak up and fight for their patients, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC), an affiliate of National Nurses United (NNU), the large more PR

Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: 'A Blueprint for US Policy Toward the In-Between States' (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft issued the following brief on September 9, 2026, by Artin DerSimonian and Mark Episkopos entitled "A Blueprint for US Policy Toward the In-Between States." Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction Russia's Feb. 2022 invasion of Ukraine definitively marked the end of the unipolar post-Cold War era. The United States now confronts a rapidly shifting international system, marked most clearly by an increasingly competitive relationship with China. As a part of effectiv more PR

Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: 'A New Government in Israel: What the Future Might Hold' (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft issued the following brief on September 10, 2026, by Steven Simon entitled "A New Government in Israel: What the Future Might Hold." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary Washington is waiting out Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The implicit assumption is that he alone is responsible for policy differences between the United States and Israel. A new government under former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett or former army chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot more PR

Report From American Economic Liberties Project: Single-Family Rentals, Build-to-Rent, and Undoing the Corporate Capture of Housing (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSCrpt) -- PHOENIX CASE STUDY: Single-Family Rentals, Build-to-Rent, and Undoing the Corporate Capture of Housing - A report from American Economic Liberties Project - September 2026 (28 pages) - Authored by Laurel Kilgour and Allie Gross * * * FOREWORD The American Dream of home ownership is quietly being replaced with permanent tenancy. Over the last two decades, Wall Street firms have transformed Phoenix into one of the country's top markets for corporate-owned single-family rental homes -- second only to Atlanta, G more ST

Skidmore College: Welcoming the Class of 2030 (10)
SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York, Sept. 9 -- Skidmore College issued the following news: * * * Welcoming the Class of 2030 Selected from more than 11,800 applications, 711 accomplished first-year students and 25 transfer students begin their Skidmore experience this fall. - Skidmore College is welcoming 711 talented and academically accomplished first-year students and 25 transfer students to campus for the 2026-27 academic year. The full incoming class reflects another year of strong demand for a Skidmore education, with members of the Class o more PR

Springfield College Alumnus Remains Influential Leader at MetLife Stadium (10)
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Sept. 13 -- Springfield College issued the following news: * * * Springfield College Alumnus Remains Influential Leader at MetLife Stadium * By: Damon Markiewicz Springfield College alumnus Ron VanDeVeen '89 grew up just 20 minutes from Giants Stadium and the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, N.J., attending his first concert and football game at the venues. More than three decades later, VanDeVeen has built a distinguished career of his own, establishing himself as a trusted and influential leader behind on more PR

Tiffin University's Ohio Innocence Project Chapter to Host Dean Gillispie, Barry Rowen and Pierce Reed at The Ritz Theatre (10)
TIFFIN, Ohio, Sept. 13 -- Tiffin University posted the following news release: * * * Tiffin University's Ohio Innocence Project Chapter to Host Dean Gillispie, Barry Rowen and Pierce Reed at The Ritz Theatre * Tiffin University's undergraduate chapter of the Ohio Innocence Project (OIP-u) will host two screenings of "Spiz" on Tuesday, September 22 at 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. The documentary explores the life and artwork of Dean Gillispie, who spent 20 years imprisoned for crimes he did not commit. Gillispie, Director Barry Rowan and Pierce R more PR

University of Michigan-Dearborn: How Bug-catching Research Helps Capture Biodiversity Data (10)
DEARBORN, Michigan, Sept. 8 -- The University of Michigan Dearborn Campus issued the following news: * * * How bug-catching research helps capture biodiversity data September 8, 2026 A College of Arts, Sciences and Letters SURE project traps insects to gather critical information about environmental health, habitat loss and climate impacts like weather extremes. Daniel Acosta's summer break included plenty of hikes and water views. But instead of relaxing, he collected bugs from the riverbank, adding crucial data to a decade-long UM-Dearbo more PR

USDA Reports Growth in Tile Drainage, Limited Use of Water-Quality Controls (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued Economic Information Bulletin 301, 'Tile Drainage Systems Management and Conservation,' by Daniel Szmurlo, Benjamin M. Gramig, Steven Wallander and Jane Frankenberger. Issued in September 2026, the report finds that U.S. cropland drained by subsurface tile systems grew by about 18 million acres between 1980 and 2022, while use of practices that limit nutrient pollution from those systems remained uncommon. Tile drainage uses buried, perforat more PR

Yale: Faculty-Student Partnership Brings AI Ethics to the Classroom (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 8 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Faculty-Student Partnership Brings AI Ethics to the Classroom Liz DeRosa Tuesday, September 8, 2026 When AI became a recurring theme in Professor Julian Posada's Information, Ethics, and Society class, he was intrigued. Realizing that few courses examine the ethics behind the technology, he determined change was needed. Supported by an AI Course Revision grant from Yale's Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning, Posada joined forces with undergraduate Yair  more PR