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Capturing the missing pieces: connection and understanding through research
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 2 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
As you might expect from a researcher, Ding Fei is frustrated by polarizing media headlines that obscure the complex challenges present in Chinese development work in Africa, a topic she has explored extensively. Fei, who joined the Department of City and Regional Planning at AAP in 2023 as an assistant professor, says that "politically charged narratives often miss the nuances of different layers of actors involved and t
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Cooley Elects 20 New Partners as of Jan. 1, 2025
PALO ALTO, California, Dec. 3 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release:
New York - December 2, 2024 - Cooley is pleased to announce that 20 lawyers have been elected to the firm's partnership, effective January 1, 2025. Located across nine offices, the class represents 16 different practice areas across the firm's litigation and business departments.
"These exceptionally talented lawyers bring a wealth of skills and knowledge to our partnership," said Rachel Proffitt, Cooley pa
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Creand Credit Andorra Selects NICE Actimize to Modernize and Expand Its Global Anti-Money Laundering Strategy
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- NICE Actimize child issued the following news release:
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By leveraging NICE Actimize's advanced AI and machine learning capabilities, Creand Credit Andorra protects its network of institutions from reputational risk
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Hoboken, N.J.,December 2, 2024 - NICE Actimize, a NICE (NASDAQ: NICE) business, has been chosen by Creand Credit Andorra to upgrade and modernize its anti-money laundering (AML) solutions strategy by integrating an advanced suite of NICE Actimize's f
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Debevoise Advises OCS in the pound sterling1.08 Billion Refinancing of Its Existing Term and Revolving Credit Facility
NEW YORK, Dec. 2 -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news:
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has advised OCS Group ("OCS"), a global facilities services business and a Clayton, Dubilier & Rice ("CD&R") portfolio company, in the pound sterling1.08 billion refinancing of its existing term and revolving credit facility.
The financing is split between a Euros522 million and pound sterling425 million term loan facility, and a pound sterling220 million revolving credit facility.
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Debevoise Publishes Africa Update to Its Landmark Report on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news:
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has launched an inaugural regional update to its landmark "UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights at 10 - The Impact of the UNGPs on Courts and Judicial Mechanisms" report. The update reviews how judicial and quasi-judicial mechanisms in eight African countries have considered the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("UNGPs") and other simil
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E*TRADE From Morgan Stanley Releases Monthly Sector Rotation Study
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- Morgan Stanley, a multinational financial services corporation, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024:
E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley today released the data from its monthly sector rotation study, based on the E*TRADE customer notional net percentage buy/sell behavior for stocks that comprise the S&P 500 sectors.
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Future real estate leaders shine at Cornell's international case competition
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 2 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
After five days of intense research, all-nighters, and heated discussions, Yudai Higuchi '25 and his five teammates took the stage at the Cornell PropConnex International Real Estate Case Competition on November 15 at @Ease 605 Hospitality in New York City. Facing a panel of judges, the team launched into their investment proposal.
"These judges are very high up in their firms, and they were willing to listen to our pres
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GWU Media Tip Sheet The Health Risks of Cold Temperatures
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- George Washington University issued the following news:
Nearly five million Americans are under winter weather alerts, with parts of New York already receiving five feet of snow.
As the frigid temperatures sweep across much of the U.S., it's important to prepare for winter storms and prevent cold temperature-related health problems.
The George Washington University has health experts available who can provide tips on how to stay warm this winter and discuss health danger
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Haynes & Boone Wins $8 Million Summary Judgment for RedHill Biopharma Over COVID-19 Treatment Distribution License
DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 3 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release:
A New York court sided with Haynes Boone in an international contract dispute and awarded its client RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (Nasdaq: RDHL), approximately $8 million.
The decision from the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, includes $6.5 million in damages, approximately $1.5 million in interest and attorneys' fees. The court also dismissed all counterclaims brought by the defendant,
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Holland & Knight Advises International Investor on Joint Venture and Purchase of Manhattan Office Building
MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 3 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release:
NEW YORK (December 2, 2024) - Holland & Knight advised an international investor on its joint venture with real estate investment manager Savanna to acquire 799 Broadway, New York, NY, from Columbia Property Trust and Cannon Hill Capital Partners for $255 million. The transaction closed on November 19, 2024.
799 Broadway is a newly built 12-story, 176,588 square-foot Class A office building with ground
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IHEARTMEDIA RINGS IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH ITS ICONIC 2024 NATIONAL 'IHEARTRADIO JINGLE BALL TOUR PRESENTED BY CAPITAL ONE'
BURBANK, California, Dec. 2 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release:
IHeartMedia will celebrate the holiday season across the nation with its annual "iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour Presented by Capital One" the season's iconic holiday music event, with the year's top artists including Katy Perry, SZA, Tate McRae, Jack Harlow, twenty one pilots, Teddy Swims, Meghan Trainor, Camila Cabello, Kane Brown, Jason Derulo, Benson Boone, Gracie Abrams and more. This year, the 2
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Klarman Fellow wins Middle East Studies dissertation award
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 2 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Olga Verlato, Klarman Fellow in Near Eastern Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, has received the Malcolm H. Kerr Award (Humanities) from the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) of North America. Her dissertation, "Languages of Power and People: Multilingualism, Politics, and Resistance in Modern Egypt and the Mediterranean," approaches modern Egypt as a multilingual country and society in order to challenge a
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Mastercard SpendingPulse: US Black Friday Retail Sales Up +3.4% vs. Last Year
PURCHASE, New York, Dec. 2 (TNSres) -- Mastercard issued the following news release:
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Consumers valued deals and promotions on Black Friday, e-commerce sales grew +14.6% compared to 2023
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According to preliminary insights from Mastercard SpendingPulse, U.S. retail sales excluding automotive were up +3.4% on Black Friday, November 29 compared to Black Friday 2023. Mastercard SpendingPulse measures in-store and online retail sales, representing all payment types, and is not adjusted
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Maxwell Receives Copy of Floor Remarks Commemorating the School's Centennial
SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 2 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer recognized the Maxwell School's 100th anniversary in floor remarks recorded in the Congressional Record recently. A copy of the remarks was officially presented to Maxwell Dean David M. Van Slyke during a meeting with Schumer at the U.S. Capitol building on Nov. 21.
From Schumer's official remarks, "I come to the floor today to congratulate Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citize
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Michael Evans Joins White & Case as a Partner in London
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release:
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Intellectual Property Practice with the addition of Michael Evans as a partner in London.
"White & Case advises clients across industries on their most important technology transactions, guiding them through issues relating to the creation, protection, acquisition, licensing and commercial exploitation of technology and intellectual property," said White & Case p
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Mouse study captures aging process at the cellular level
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 2 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
As muscles age, their cells lose the ability to regenerate and heal after injury. Cornell Engineering researchers have created the most comprehensive portrait to date of how that change, in mice, unfolds over time and across the complicated architecture of muscle tissue.
"The fundamental question that drove the initial study was really a question that had perplexed the skeletal muscle biology community," said Ben Cosgrov
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N.Y. A.G. James Recovers $4.8 Million for Consumers Wrongly Charged by SmileDirectClub
ALBANY, New York, Dec. 3 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024:
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SmileDirectClub Continued to Charge Tens of Thousands of Consumers Monthly Payments after Filing for Bankruptcy and Abruptly Shutting Down
More Than 28,000 Consumers Nationwide to be Refunded
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NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today recovered $4.8 million for more than 28,000 consumers, including 2,265 New Yorkers, who were improperly charged by
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N.Y. A.G. James Releases Annual 'Pennies for Charity' Report
ALBANY, New York, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024:
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New Report Shows Charitable Giving Campaigns Raised Nearly $1.5 Billion in 2023, An Increase of $5.8 Million from 2022
Professional Fundraisers Retained 17 Percent of All Charitable Campaign Donations, Down From 23 Percent in 2022
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NEW YORK - In advance of Giving Tuesday and the holiday season, New York Attorney General Letitia James today released her a
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New Cornell tech to evaluate anemia to be used across India
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 2 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
AnemiaPhone, a technology developed by a multidisciplinary team of Cornell researchers to accurately, quickly and cheaply assess iron deficiency, has been transferred to the Indian Council of Medical Research of the government of India for integration into its programs for anemia, women's health, and maternal and child health throughout the country.
AnemiaPhone will enable access to rapid screening and diagnosis of iron
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New process can curb fraud in rural online data collection
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 2 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
A new protocol can detect and remove fake data created by bots and humans attempting to enroll in online research studies, in order to prevent biased results and unwarranted payments to bad actors the first such protocol specifically designed for data collected in rural communities.
The multistep protocol was inspired by a pandemic-era online study of health habits that suddenly generated hundreds of enrollment attempts,
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Nixon Peabody Adds Real Estate Attorney With Law Firm and in-House Experience
ALBANY, New York, Dec. 3 -- Nixon Peabody, a law firm, issued the following news release:
New York, NY. Nixon Peabody LLP has continued to expand its Affordable Housing & Real Estate practice with the addition of Josie Morris, who joins the law firm as counsel.
Based in Nixon Peabody's New York City office, Josie brings more than a decade of experience representing developers, owners, and institutional investors in all aspects of commercial real estate transactions. She has worked in both priv
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Pay It Forward This Giving 'CUSEday!
SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 2 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
Get ready to make a difference this Dec. 3 on Giving 'CUSEday at Syracuse University! It's a day to celebrate the generosity and kindness of our community, and an opportunity for each of us to show the world how our Orange spirit truly shines.
To mark Giving Tuesday, the global generosity movement that started in 2012, the University introduced Giving 'CUSEday in 2016. Since then, it's become a beloved tradition for o
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Pillsbury Client Enfabrica Secures $115 Million in Series C Funding, Announces Availability of Groundbreaking Product
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release:
Pillsbury advised Enfabrica Corporation, an industry leader in high-performance networking silicon for artificial intelligence (AI) and accelerated computing, in raising $115 million as part of a Series C equity funding round.
Spark Capital led the oversubscribed financing round with additional participation from new investors Arm, Cisco Investments, Maverick Silicon, Samsung Catalyst Fund and VentureTech Alliance an
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Smallest walking robot makes microscale measurements
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 2 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Cornell researchers in physics and engineering have created the smallest walking robot yet. Its mission: to be tiny enough to interact with waves of visible light and still move independently, so that it can maneuver to specific locations in a tissue sample, for instance to take images and measure forces at the scale of some of the body's smallest structures.
"A walking robot that's small enough to interact with and shap
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Syracuse Views Fall 2024
SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 1 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
Coach Fran Brown with his son on the field surrounded by fans after the Orange upset Miami in their final game of the season. (Photo by Dennis Nett, Getty s)
We want to know how you experience Syracuse University. Take a photo and share it with us. We select photos from a variety of sources. Submit photos of your University experience by sending them directly to Syracuse University News at newsphoto@syr.edu. You might
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Team of Whitman Graduate Students Takes the Win at Energy and Emerging Markets Case Competition
SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 2 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
It's always exciting when Syracuse University competes against Duke University. But, this time it wasn't on the basketball court. Three students from the Whitman School of Management traveled to the Duke campus in November to compete in the final round of the 12th Annual 2024 Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition against teams from Duke; Alliance Manchester Business School from the United Kingdom; and York Univer
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There's Still Time to Support the Annual United Way Campaign (Video)
SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 2 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
Syracuse University head women's basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack '89 grew up in Syracuse, and she understands the importance of charitable giving back to the local community. One of the biggest ways Legette-Jack feels the University community can make a difference in the lives of area residents is through supporting the United Way of Central New York's employee giving campaign.
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Tillman Scholar Benetta Dousuah G'25 on Service after Service
SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 2 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
Earlier this year, student veteran Benetta Dousuah G'25 was named one of Syracuse University's 2024 Tillman Scholars, joining an elite group of military-connected individuals committed to impactful leadership. Dousuah is currently pursuing a master's degree in social work in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, and is among the select few chosen nationwide, and one of three Syracuse University military-connect
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Tirzepatide shows strong diabetes-prevention effect in trial
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 2 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Tirzepatide, a new injectable weight-loss drug with the trade name Zepbound, reduced the risk of diabetes in patients with obesity and prediabetes by more than 90% over a three-year period, compared with placebo, according to the results of a new study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian, Yale School of Medicine and other institutions.
The study, published Nov. 13 in the New England Journ
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Troutman Pepper Represents Hachette Book Group in Purchase of Sterling Publishing From Barnes & Noble
ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 3 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news:
NEW YORK - Troutman Pepper client Hachette Book Group, a leading U.S. general-interest book publisher, recently announced the purchase of Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. from Barnes & Noble, the largest retail bookseller in the United States.
Read company press release about the acquisition.
The Troutman Pepper team advising Hachette Book Group in its largest deal since 2021 was led by Nanette Heide and included
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Using sunlight to recycle black plastics: Additive makes materials useful
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 2 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Not all plastics are equal some types and colors are easier to recycle than others. Black foam and black coffee lids, which are often made of polystyrene, usually end up in landfills because color additives lead to ineffective sorting. Now, researchers report the ability to leverage one additive in black plastics, with the help of sunlight or white LEDs, to convert black and colored polystyrene waste into reusable startin
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White & Case Advises Nordic Capital on Acquisition of Anaqua
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release:
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Nordic Capital on its entry into exclusive negotiations to acquire a controlling interest in Anaqua.
Nordic Capital is a leading sector-specialised private equity investor. Since inception in 1989, Nordic Capital has invested Euros26 billion in close to 150 investments.
Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and with offices across Europe and Asia, Anaqua is a leadi
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White & Case Advises Nordic Capital on Joint Investment in Max Matthiessen
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release:
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Nordic Capital on its agreed joint investment with Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board in Max Matthiessen.
Nordic Capital is a leading sector-specialised private equity investor. Since inception in 1989, Nordic Capital has invested Euros26 billion in close to 150 investments.
Max Matthiessen provides pension, insurance and wealth management solutions for employers,
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