SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 9 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Madison Manning, a junior musical theater major, stepped into an iconic pair of shoes for her lead role in "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella," co-produced by Syracuse Stage and the Department of Drama in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Madison Manning (Cinderella), right, and Trisha Jeffrey (Fairy Godmother) in "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" (Photos by Michael Davis) Manning plays Cinderella in the more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 10 -- DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., Burbank, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12165382 B2, initially filed March 14, 2022) developed by six inventors Aaron Michael Baker, Raleigh, North Carolina; Mary Nell Borst, Studio City, California; Dennis Li, Los Angeles, California; Jacek Krzysztof Naruniec, Windlach, Switzerland; Dustin Clint Tucker, Mocksville, North Carolina; and Romann Matthew Weber, Uster, Switzerland, for "Behavior-based computer vision model for more PT

NEW YORK, Dec. 13 -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following statement on Dec. 12, 2024: * * * On December 10, leading voices in reproductive justice gathered at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) for a critical discussion, "Reproductive Justice: Where Do We Go From Here?" Sponsored by the CUNY SPH Sexual and Reproductive Justice Hub (SRJ Hub) and moderated by philanthropist, filmmaker, and ac more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 10 -- DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., Burbank, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12165395 B2, initially filed Dec. 4, 2017) developed by three inventors George Peter Kenneth Carr, Allison Park, Pennsylvania; Hoang M. Le, Pasadena, California; and Yisong Yue, Glendale, California, for "Data-driven ghosting using deep imitation learning." more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 10 -- DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., Burbank, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12166596 B2, initially filed July 18, 2022) developed by three inventors Gregory G. Raleigh, Incline Village, Nevada; James Lavine, Denver, North Carolina; and Alireza Raissinia, Monte Sereno, California, for "Device-assisted services for protecting network capacity." more PT

ORLANDO, Florida, Dec. 12 -- The Disney Cruise Lines issued the following news release: NASSAU, The Bahamas (December 11, 2024) - It was a magical day for students and teachers at Albury Sayle Primary School in Nassau. While the Disney Wish was recently in port, Disney Cruise Line cast and crew members joined Mickey Mouse for a surprise visit to the school to celebrate the holiday season and spread joy. "Disney Cruise Line ships visit Nassau every week, all year long, and for many of our crew  more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release: Billie Davis, 57, of Bloomington, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release for committing a federal hate crime. The sentence comes after Davis pleaded guilty to willfully causing bodily injury to a victim with a knife, because the victim was of Chinese descent. According to court documents, on January 1 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: An Indiana woman was sentenced today to 72 months in prison and three years of supervised release for committing a federal hate crime. On Sept. 17, Billie Davis, 57, pleaded guilty to willfully causing bodily injury to a victim, identified in court papers only by her initials, Z.F., through the use of a dangerous weapon (a knife), because of Z.F.'s actual and perceived race and national or more PR

MCLEAN, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- ORIJEN, a part of Mars, issued the following news release: * * * Collaboration champions the epic adventures inspired by big cats like Mufasa * * * AUBURN, Ky. (December 12, 2024) - The ORIJEN Pet Food brand is working with Disney to celebrate the highly anticipated release of "Mufasa: The Lion King" which is releasing in theaters on Dec. 20. The film explores the relationship between Mufasa and Taka as well as the unlikely rise of the king of the Pride Lands.  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 10 -- DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., Burbank, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12167051 B2, initially filed Aug. 9, 2019) developed by five inventors Michael Strein, New York, New York; David Teeter, New York, New York; Frank Zimmerlich, Hauppauge, New York; Anil Abraham, Nutley, New Jersey; and Renford Beckford, Brooklyn, New York, for "Recall and triggering system for control of on-air content at remote locations." more PT