WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary: * * * A Lose-Lose Situation for New York City as Hochul Finally Implements Wildly Unpopular Congestion Tax When Governor Kathy Hochul postponed the infamous congestion pricing program, she cited a "a fear of unintended consequences for New Yorkers.". Between the sudden, last minute decision to pause the program and now, it's unclear what has changed, but Hochul seems to believe something did more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 23 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * A&S Names New Associate Dean of Research as Professor Emeritus Stephen Maisto Concludes Tenure Stephen Maisto (left) and Jennifer Ross College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) Associate Dean of Research (ADR) Stephen Maisto returns to his research program after serving as ADR since October 2023. The ADR's responsibilities include advancing the College's mission by collaborating with faculty to increase grant fundi more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- The American Bar Association issued the following news release: The American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section will hold its 2025 Antitrust Women's Roundtable on Thursday, Jan. 30, at etc.venues 601 Lexington Avenue in New York City. Keynote speakers will be Amy McFarlane, deputy bureau chief at the Office of the New York State Attorney General, Antitrust Bureau, and Hetal Doshi, former deputy assistant attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justic more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 23 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * AI Policy Expert Discusses Changing Regulatory Landscape The landscape of AI regulation in the United States is undergoing significant changes, with President Donald Trump announcing a major new infrastructure investment and rescinding an existing executive order by former President Joe Biden focused on AI development. Hamid Ekbia Hamid Ekbia is director of the Autonomous Systems Policy Institute at Syracu more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 23 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * Bacterial changes point to new therapies for Legionnaires' disease The bacteria Legionella can survive in water systems for years and can cause acute and chronic illness: In 2014-15, it was blamed for at least 12 deaths in the Flint water crisis in Michigan, and as recently as 2023, health officials in Ithaca warned of an outbreak after multiple reported infections and one death. A new study, published Jan. 23  more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 -- The Volcker Alliance issued the following news release: The Volcker Alliance is delighted to announce the addition of two eminent leaders to our Board of Directors, Candice C. Jones, president and CEO of Public Welfare Foundation, and Karol V. Mason, president of John Jay College of Criminal Justice. With years of experience across various levels of government, Jones has dedicated her career to serving communities largely overlooked. She began her career as a White House f more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 23 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * CBS News and Stations Partner with Newhouse School to Explore Challenges of Navigating Misinformation, Disinformation Weijia Jiang CBS News and Stations is partnering with the Newhouse School to explore the growing challenges of navigating misinformation and disinformation. Two days of programming that focus on questions about how to discern truth from falsehood begin Jan. 30, when CBS News and Stations jo more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 22 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Chancellor Syverud Updates University Senate on Budget, Enrollment and Forever Orange Campaign Thank you, Professor Nordquist. I'll be brief. I will provide updates on budget, enrollment, and on the successful close of the Forever Orange Campaign, a little bit on Los Angeles, and then I'll take questions after the provost as usual. On the budget front, the good news is we are running a balanced budget in FY2 more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 23 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * College of Law Adds Syracuse Medical Legal Partnership Law Clinic in Spring Pictured from left to right: Steven Blatt, Sarah Reckess and Suzette Melendez. The College of Law is adding the Syracuse Medical Legal Partnership (SLMP) to its Office of Clinical Legal Education starting with the Spring 2025 semester. Professor Suzette Melendez will be the co-director of the new clinic along with Dr. Steven Blatt of more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 23 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * Contaminants found in commonly hunted waterfowl Researchers tested five species of commonly hunted waterfowl in the northeast Atlantic Flyway and, in every sample, found contaminants that could impact the health of the birds, as well as the hunters and others who consume them. The study, published Jan. 15 in Science of the Total Environment and conducted in collaboration with the New York State Department of En more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 23 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * Cornell research informs cybersecurity executive order An executive order issued Jan. 16 by the White House addresses critical vulnerabilities across multiple cybersecurity domains, and includes a section addressing the security of space systems that was significantly influenced by Gregory Falco '10, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in Cornell Engineering. The " Executive Order on Str more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 23 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * Cornell team wins $50K in AI puzzle-solving challenge contest When provided with vast amounts of information, contemporary artificial intelligence (AI) models can pass the bar exam, beat the world's best Go player and generate photorealistic images. Unlike humans, however, the technology still struggles to work through novel problems when given little starting data. In 2019, French software engineer Francois Ch more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (TNSres) -- The Council for Responsible Nutrition issued the following news release: The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association representing the dietary supplement and functional food industry, has issued a stark warning about the dangers posed to consumers by newly introduced bills in the Massachusetts legislature that would age restrict a broad swath of dietary supplements. According to CRN, this legislation is even more prohibitive than the more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 23 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * Economist: Dairy industry could take a hit from tariffs The dairy industry could lose billions of dollars if President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on products from China, Canada and Mexico, and begins a mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, a dairy economist said at a conference at Cornell last week. The combination of the tariffs, deportations and a potential reduction in food and nutrition spending wo more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 23 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * Economist: Dairy industry could take a hit from Trump's tariffs The dairy industry could lose billions of dollars if President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on products from China, Canada and Mexico, and begins a mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, a dairy economist said at a conference at Cornell last week. The combination of the tariffs, deportations and a potential reduction in food and nutrition spe more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Following Testimony from Washington Moms Demand Action Volunteers, Senate's Law and Justice Committee Passes Bill to Strengthen Gun Dealer Licensing and Inspections Requirements OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The Washington chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, issued the following statement after the Senate Committ more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 23 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Full Circle Moment: Sarah Willie-LeBreton Honored to Deliver Remarks at 40th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Sarah Willie-LeBreton, the 12th president of Smith College and featured speaker for the 40th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 26, has special cherished family memories of the revered civil rights leader. Professor Charles Willie, left, with Martin L more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees issued the following news release: IATSE Local 87 and ASM Global are pleased to announce that a tentative agreement was reached over the weekend, marking a significant step forward in their partnership. On Monday, the details of the agreement were presented to the unit, and an overwhelming 88% of eligible workers voted to ratify the contract. This new agreement represents a collaborative effort between IATSE  more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 -- The International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution issued the following news release: The prevention of commercial disputes is not only a crucial component of effective business strategy, but also a significant driver of long-term profitability, enabling organizations to focus their energies on growth and innovation instead of costly legal battles. The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR), a global non-profit organization that  more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Settlement requires a fair map, replaces a partisan gerrymander that diluted political power of voters of color * * * NASSAU COUNTY, NY - Today, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), Steptoe LLP, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) announced the first settlement of its kind in New York on  more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 -- The Lawfare Project, an organization that provides legal counsel and services, issued the following news release: The Lawfare Project welcomes the Trump administration's decision to revoke Executive Order 14115, a legally and morally indefensible policy that sanctioned Israelis and their American supporters for opposing the Biden administration's stance on Judea and Samaria. This executive overreach by the previous administration not only violated constitutional freedoms bu more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 23 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Libraries Signs 3 New Read and Publish Agreements Syracuse University Libraries recently signed three new "read and publish" open access agreements with publishers Taylor & Francis, Elsevier and De Gruyter. These newest agreements impact researchers across numerous disciplines, especially those in the humanities and social sciences. The Libraries now offer fifteen read and publish agreements, which expand th more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 -- The Local Initiatives Support Corp. issued the following news release: * * * HUD and LISC collaborated on an expansive new toolkit to help faith-based organizations expand affordable housing in their communities. The toolkit is aimed at HUD grantees interested in supporting faith-based housing strategies, and it draws on proven practices around the country--detailing the factors that enable successful projects, the roles and responsibilities of essential stakeholders, poli more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 23 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * Muslim chaplain has helped guide, grow community When Numan Dugmeoglu arrived at Cornell in November of 2023 to serve as the university's Muslim chaplain, he joined a community in transition. The university's first Muslim chaplain, Yasin Ahmed, had departed in August of 2022, after five years in the chaplaincy. Without a leader for more than a year, the burden of programming - both social and spiritual - to eng more PR

HARLEM, New York, Jan. 23 -- The National Action Network issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: * * * National Action Network to Identify First Two Companies in the Next 90 Days that Have Dropped Their Pledges * * * Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), today announced the organization will identify two companies in the next 90 days that will be boycotted for abandoning their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) pledges. NAN's formation  more PR

KEENE, California, Jan. 23 -- The United Farm Workers issued the following news release: Albany, NY - Today, the UFW announced its latest organizing victory in New York State at Golden Harvest Farms, an apple producer in Columbia County, New York, immediately south of Albany. The New York State PERB ruled on January 17th, 2025, that the UFW was certified as the sole collective bargaining representative of the over 50 agricultural workers at Golden Harvest Farm, following an overwhelming majorit more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals issued the following news release: * * * NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health Opens Third of Four Wellness Rooms for Staff at Gotham Health, Belvis The wellness room offers healthcare staff a gratifying break from their work responsibilities Jan 23, 2025 Lata Singh, COO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Dr. Jeremy O'Connor, NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health Regional Medical Director, Bronx Claudia Wil more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals issued the following news release: * * * Over 25,000 Calls to 911 Redirected to NYC Health + Hospitals' Virtual ExpressCare, Preventing Over 12,000 Unnecessary FDNY Ambulance Transports to Nearby Hospitals The partnership between NYC Health + Hospitals and FDNY alleviates pressure on the city's ambulances and emergency departments Jan 23, 2025 New York, NY -- NYC Health + Hospitals and the Fire Department of Ne more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 -- Physicians for Reproductive Health issued the following news release: January 22, 2025 marks what would be the 52nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States. Dr. Jamila Perritt, President & CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health and ob/gyn in Washington DC reflects: "Today we acknowledge what would have been the 52nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that secured constitutional protections  more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 23 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * PMA prof's new audiobook capitalizes on hair-raising adventure Austin Bunn's mountain-climbing story doesn't end in death, but it was scary enough to inspire him to write one that does., Click to open gallery view Credit: Provided Austin Bunn's new audiobook was released Jan. 23. "DENALI," written by Bunn, associate professor of performing and media arts in the College of Arts and Sciences, will be released more PR

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Jan. 23 [Category: Science] -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: * * * PSEG Long Island awards CSHL $279K in energy rebates On January 10--Cut Your Energy Costs Day--PSEG Long Island recognized Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's (CSHL's) ongoing sustainability initiatives with $279,000 in rebates. These efforts are part of CSHL's Foundations for the Future expansion project. Recent improvements include the installation of new, energy-effi more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Jan. 23 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: With nearly $800,000 in funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), researchers from the University at Buffalo are beginning on a project that aims to explore the connections between data equity and food equity. The three-year project, which received a grant of $795,000 from RWJF, will be led by the Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab (Food Lab) in more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * RIT's Cory Merkel joins peers in definitive document on advances in high tech processing * * * A human's way of processing information can be used as a model to train next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) systems, according to research published Jan. 22 in Nature. Cory Merkel, an associate professor of computer engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology, was one o more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 23 -- Save the Sound issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: While there were important commitments from New York State Governor Kathy Hochul in her FY2026 executive budget proposal released Tuesday, Save the Sound will continue pushing for bolder investment to protect clean water, accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels, and mitigate the devastating impacts of climate change. Governor Hochul proposed $500 million for the Clean Water Infrastruc more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 -- UNITE HERE, a labor union for workers in the hotel, gaming, food service, manufacturing, textile, distribution, laundry, transportation and airport industries in the U.S. and Canada, issued the following statement on Jan. 22, 2025, by Enrique Fernandez, general vice president for immigration, civil rights and diversity, on protecting immigrant workers in the current environment: * * * "Like many of my fellow immigrants, I had a union card before I had a green card. I knew  more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 -- United Against Nuclear Iran issued the following statement on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Governor Jeb Bush and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement today after President Trump signed a new Executive Order redesignating the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO): "We applaud President Trump for his decision today to redesignate the Houthis as an FTO. UANI in its recommended action plan for the Trum more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release: * * * Rulings come after anti gender actions by the Trump administration in first 24 hours of its term * * * NEW YORK, NY / WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On January 20, 2025, the United Nations Human Rights Committee issued three landmark rulings, holding Ecuador and Nicaragua accountable for severe human rights violations against three young survivors of sexual violence who were forced into motherho more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 -- We Act for Environmental Justice issued the following news release: As temperatures drop into the single digits across the state, millions of New Yorkers are in jeopardy of having their heat shut off. The Home Energy Assistance Program, a critical lifeline that provides financial assistance to help low-income New Yorkers cover heating costs during the winter months, has been entirely depleted as demand has far outpaced funding. As of Tuesday, January 23, the state is no lo more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 -- We Act for Environmental Justice issued the following news release: This week, the Trump administration invoked mass rescissions of executive orders - and signed dozens of dangerous new orders - attacking historic progress made on issues impacting people across the country such as environmental and health protections, climate progress, racial and gender equity, LGBTQIA+ as well as immigrant rights. These rescissions and orders ignore the serious needs of people across the U more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 -- The Women's Refugee Commission issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: Yesterday, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security announced that the Department is rescinding ICE's Protected Areas (or Sensitive Zones) policy. The policy, some version of which has been in place since 2011, prevents ICE officers from entering sensitive locations like schools, hospitals, child welfare agencies, and domestic violence shelters to arrest and deport migrants. Rescinding the p more PR