NEW YORK, Dec. 25 (TNSres) -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following news release: * * * 86 percent of parents surveyed support antisemitism education, 88 percent support Holocaust education; 52 percent think Holocaust education should be mandatory * * * Seventy-one percent of Jewish parents and 37 percent of non-Jewish parents surveyed reported that their child witnessed or experienced antisemitism in K-12 classrooms or through course materials, according to a survey released today  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 25 -- The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release on Dec. 24, 2024: * * * Judge finds that none of the charges against the detainee are deportable. * * * MALDEN, Mass. -- Yesterday, Vibol Thou, a refugee from Cambodia first detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) five months ago was released after a judge ruled that the charges ICE had brought against him were not grounds for deportation. After ICE first detained Tho  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Dec. 25 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Allen Loomis, PhD '24, researches the role of window glass in English literature and culture * * * In 1575, Queen Elizabeth I stood behind Kenilworth Castle's large bay windows to observe the entertainment underway in the courtyard. "It was a spectacular moment. Elizabeth was able to watch the show while also situated in a window above the courtyard for all to see," recounted Allen Loomis, who r  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 25 -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement on Dec. 23, 2024: * * * Landmark legislation protects hundreds of thousands of Black and Brown students from toxic air pollution * * * ALBANY - Following Gov. Hochul's signing of the Students Impacted by Gross Highways Act ("SIGH" Act), which will prohibit the construction of schools within 500 feet of major roadways, the New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement from Executive Director Do  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 25 (TNSres) -- Rockefeller University issued the following news: In this season of short days and long winter nights, it's easy to feel out of sorts. Those who suffer from seasonal affective disorder, a form of depression that's closely linked to the circadian rhythms that govern our sleep cycles, know this all too well. But those same rhythms, which are themselves governed by biological clocks, can affect much more than mood and sleep. Sofia Axelrod, a Research Associate in the   more