NEW YORK, March 29 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news release: * * * 10 international organizations submit amicus brief in case of imprisoned Guatemalan journalist Jose Ruben Zamora Marroquin March 28, 2025 - A group of 10 international organizations submitted an amicus curiae brief to Guatemala's Supreme Court in the case of journalist Jose Ruben Zamora Marroquin. The brief, filed on March 26, argues that Zamora's return to preventive detention constitutes a violation of his fundamental rights under Guatemalan more PR

NEW YORK, March 28 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release: * * * 45 Social Workers Honored for Their Commitment to Their Patients Social workers are an integral part of NYC Health + Hospitals; there are more 1,000 social workers employed throughout the health system The honorees were nominated by their colleagues and were chosen by their facility's individual social work recognition committee Mar 28, 2025 Lincoln Hospital CEO Cristina Contreras, who began her career as a social wo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSres) -- The American Council on Education issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * ACE, MSI Data Project Release Report Highlighting Critical Role of HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs ACE, in collaboration with the MSI Data Project at New York University (NYU), has released a new report, Pathways to Opportunity: Examining Students' Academic and Economic Outcomes at HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs (https://www.acenet.edu/Documents/MSI-Data-Brief.pdf), that explores student outcomes at Historically Black Colleges and Unive more PR

NEW YORK, March 28 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * ACLU and Democracy Forward Comment on Trump Supreme Court Request in Alien Enemies Act Challenge WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift the temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking it from deporting immigrants using the Alien Enemies Act. T more PR

NEW YORK, March 29 -- The AFL-CIO Actors Equity Association issued the following news release: * * * Actors' Equity Association Condemns Executive Order Undermining Collective Bargaining Rights Actors' Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional performers and stage managers working in live theatre, released the following statement from Executive Director Al Vincent, Jr. in response to the executive order "Exclusions from the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program," issued last night by President Tru more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 29 -- Albany Law School issued the following news: * * * The Honorable Lillian Wan '00, Associate Justice, New York State Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department to Deliver 2025 Commencement Speech Albany Law School is proud to announce The Honorable Lillian Wan '00, Associate Justice, New York State Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, as the Commencement keynote speaker for the law school's 174th Commencement on Friday, May 16 at 10 a.m. at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Justice Wan has a re more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 29 -- Citizens Campaign for the Environment issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Ban on PFAS and Toxic Chemicals in Menstrual Products Bill Passes in Both Houses in New York State Only Governor Hochul's signature is needed to protect people who menstruate Albany, NY- Today, the JustGreen Partnership is celebrating a mid-point legislative session win with the unanimous passage of the Ban on PFAS and Toxic Chemicals Bill S.1548 (Fernandez) / A1502 (Rosenthal) in the Assembly, following unanimou more PR

NEW YORK, March 29 -- Educators for Excellence issued the following news release on March 28, 2025: * * * E4E Responds to ESSER Funding Clawback by Trump Administration The following is a statement from Educators for Excellence (E4E) Co-Founder and CEO Evan Stone, on reporting that the Trump Administration is halting final payments of COVID relief aid to schools across the country: "The Trump Administration is once more turning its back on teachers and students--this time by clawing back billions in ESSER funds that districts were counting  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, March 28 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Falk Students Experience Immersive Travel Programs Over Spring Break Learning didn't stop during spring break for dozens of Falk College students who took part in immersive travel opportunities. The college offers a wide array of travel programs for students, with study abroad and study away being pillars of the Syracuse University experience. Three immersion travel programs this spring provided Falk students with unique opportunities for hands-on learning more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration's Attempt to Shut Down the U.S. Agency for Global Media Order Ensures USAGM And Its Networks, Including Voice Of America, Can Continue Their Critical Work While The Case Proceeds. NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Today, in a significant ruling for press freedom and gov more PR

NEW YORK, March 29 -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees issued the following news release: * * * IATSE on Executive Order Attacking Federal Workers' Labor Rights: 'Once a union buster, always a union buster.' The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) condemns the Trump administration's executive order stripping ~700,000 federal workers of their right to join together and collectively bargain. This unfounded and politically motivated attack on workers and freedom of speech, freedom of cont more PR

NEW YORK, March 28 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * In New Filing, Rumeysa Ozturk Urges Court to Protect Her Rights, Release Her BOSTON - Rumeysa Ozturk, a PhD student at Tufts University, was grabbed, arrested, and detained in Somerville, Massachusetts by plainclothes federal agents this week in apparent retaliation for a Tufts Daily op more PR

ITHACA, New York, March 28 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Inclusive Excellence Podcast: Allyship in action In this episode of the Inclusive Excellence Podcast, cohosts Erin Sember-Chase and Toral Patel unpack the term "allyship" with Sam Benson, Assistant Director for Graduate Affairs for MS and PhD Students in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Perdita Das, Assistant Dean of Hans Bethe House. Das and Benson first began their careers at Cornell as residence hall directors, and over time, their relationship ev more PR

NEW YORK, March 28 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * Local "Trusted Messenger" Trainings Shown to be an Effective Tool Against the Global Challenge of Disinformation (NEW YORK)-- Offering hope in the fight against false information flourishing online, PEN America today released a new report about its pilot program to train citizen "trusted messengers" in three metropolitan areas as an eff more PR

NEW YORK, March 28 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release: * * * Major earthquake measuring 7.7 shocks Myanmar, with tremors felt in Thailand and Bangladesh; IRC assessing and preparing to respond to humanitarian needs Yangon, Myanmar, March 28, 2025 -- A major earthquake, measuring 7.7, has shocked Myanmar, with tremors felt in Thailand and Bangladesh. International Rescue Committee (IRC) teams, together with local partners, are working to understand the extent of the damage in cent more PR

NEW YORK, March 28 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Midwest Members of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Law Enforcement Gather in Cleveland for Major Summit on Gun Violence Prevention Hosted by Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb, City Leader Participants Include Former ATF Director Steve Dettelbach, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, Chicago Deputy Mayor Garien Gatewood, and More Summit Brings Leaders Together to Share Strategies on Combating Gun Violence in Their Communities With a Focus on  more PR

NEW YORK, March 29 -- The Government Accountability Project issued the following news release on March 28, 2025: * * * New York Federal Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order Against USAGM to Halt Unlawful Dismissals Today, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), its Acting Director Victor Morales, and Special Adviser Kari Lake, temporarily halting the far-reaching layoffs of Voice of America's (VOA) civil servants more PR

NEW YORK, March 28 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Oregon Lawmakers Hear Critical Gun Violence Prevention Omnibus Bill; Here's What You Need to Know About this Critical Public Safety Bill Package: SALEM, Ore. -- Yesterday, the Oregon legislature introduced Senate Omnibus Bill 243, a bill package that includes four critical gun violence prevention measures. In a state with an over 50% adult gun ownership rate, SB 243 would take immense steps in creating responsible and safe gun own more PR

NEW YORK, March 28 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * PEN America Signs Joint Letter Condemning Detention of Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk Today PEN America joins The Student Press Law Center and nine other free speech and journalism organizations to release a letter condemning the detention of Rumeysa Ozturk, reportedly based on opinions expressed in a student newspaper op-ed. "Such a ba more PR

NEW YORK, March 28 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * PEN America, ACLU of South Carolina Express Alarm Over More Pending Statewide School Book Bans (COLUMBIA, S.C.) -- PEN America and the ACLU of South Carolina raised alarm today over the potential banning of 10 more books statewide in S.C. public schools on April 1. The 10 book titles are largely for young adult readers by women and LG more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, March 29 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * RIT researchers use AI to uncover surprising trends in media coverage of police Study finds that local news about policing has not become more polarized over last decade A new study from Rochester Institute of Technology and Carnegie Mellon University experts is challenging a widely held belief about the media--that local news outlets have become more critical of the police in recent years. The study, published in Proceedings of the  more PR

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, March 29 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: * * * Students present at College Sport Research Institute Conference St. Bonaventure University Sports Management majors junior Hayden Watt and senior Logan Armstrong presented their research titled "The Island of Misfit Basketball Teams: Examining the Haves and Have-Nots of the NIL Era" at the College Sport Research Institute Conference on March 21 in Columbia, South Carolina. Motivated by their firsthand experiences as Bonaventure student more PR

BRONX, New York, March 28 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: * * * Two Fordham Law Students Selected for New York City Bar Association Diversity Fellowship By Sejla Rizvic Fordham Law students Amora Haynes '27 and Jessie Lopez-Garay '27 have been selected for the highly competitive New York City Bar Association (NYCBA) Diversity Fellowship Program, which provides summer internship opportunities to first-year law students who have encountered barriers on their path to a legal career. "I am thrilled that two of ou more PR

NEW YORK, March 28 -- United Against Nuclear Iran issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * UANI Condemns Quds Day Marches and Calls for U.S. Action (New York, NY) - Today United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Governor Jeb Bush and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement regarding International Quds Day marches in the United States. "International Quds Day was established by the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1979. Its primary purpose is to promote the an more PR

BUFFALO, New York, March 29 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * UB School of Nursing to bring psychedelic medicine into curriculum BUFFALO, N.Y. - A University at Buffalo School of Nursing researcher plans to bring scientific, evidence-based education on psychedelic-assisted therapies into the university's nursing instruction programs. Leading the initiative is Clinical Assistant Professor Zoe Spyralatos, DNP, a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. She more PR

BIDDEFORD, Maine, March 29 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE students and faculty present research at the 96th Annual Eastern Psychological Association Conference University of New England Professor Jennifer Stiegler-Balfour, Ph.D., the assistant academic director in the UNE School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and several research assistants presented two research studies at the 96th annual Eastern Psychological Association conference in New York City earlier this month. Mckenzie Kunesh (Psychology more PR

ITHACA, New York, March 28 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Universitywide expressive activity policy approved Cornell has finalized its policy governing protests and other expressive activities, completing a monthslong review that engaged stakeholders from across its campuses. Formally approved March 26 by the Executive Policy Review Group and effective immediately, the new Expressive Activity Policy adopts the policy proposed by the Committee on Campus Expressive Activity. Chaired by Colleen L. Barry, dean of the Co more PR

NEW YORK, March 27 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Council for International Business issued the following news: * * * USCIB Participates in the OECD IEA Climate Change Expert Group Meeting Last week, Agnes Vinblad, USCIB Director for Environment and Sustainable Development, served as the Global Lead Delegate for Business at OECD (BIAC) during the 2025 Spring session of the Climate Change Expert Group (CCXG) Global Forum on the Environment and Climate Change. The CCXG Secretariat is co-chaired by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation a more PR

NEW YORK, March 28 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: COLORADO LEGISLATURE PASSES THREE CRITICAL GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION BILLS DENVER -- Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements after the Colorado legislature concurred and fully passed three critical gun violence prevention bills, continuing to pave the way to cement Colorado as a national leader on gun violence more PR