NEW YORK, Jan. 8 [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., issued the following news release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. / HOUSTON / PHOENIX / SAN DIEGO As people in southern border states brace for harsh and extreme policies targeting immigrants under a second Trump administration, the American Civil Liberties Union's Border Humanity Project is la  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 9 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Two spring-semester exhibitions at the Syracuse University Art Museum will feature works curated by three faculty members. " Faculty Fellows Curate " features the work of 2024-25 Syracuse University Art Museum Faculty Fellows Lyndsay Michalik Gratch, associate professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, and Elizabeth Wimer, assistant teaching professor of management  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 [Category: Economics] -- The Peter G. Peterson Foundation issued the following news release: Americans are deeply concerned about the national debt as a new year begins, and a new president and Congress take office. With key fiscal decisions coming in 2025, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation's U.S. Fiscal Confidence Index, modeled after the Consumer Confidence Index, is 54 (100 is neutral) indicating that voters are calling on their leaders to prioritize sustainable policies for   more

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following news release: While Colorado Already Has A Ban On High Capacity Magazines, High-Capacity Magazines Are Legally Sold In Every Single State Neighboring Colorado DENVER -- As the Colorado General Assembly convenes for the start of the 2025 legislative session, lawmakers will have the opportunity to build on the gains made over recent sessions and pass critical gun violence prevention legislation, including  more

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 9 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Barry Banfield Adams, professor of literatures of English emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), died Dec. 31 at home in Brooktondale, New York. He was 89. A distinguished scholar of the humanities with a deep commitment to undergraduate education, Adams was a member of the English faculty for 38 years; his academic focus was Medieval and Renaissance drama. At Cornell, Adams served as vice provost from 1984  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 8 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Albany, NY ElectrifyNY, a coalition of New York State's leading climate and transportation advocacy groups, applauds Governor Hochul's $100 million investment in zero-emission transit. This funding advances New York's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act goals, which mandate an 85% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The funds are earmarked for non-Metropolitan Tran  more

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 9 -- Cornell University issued the following news: People with diabetes who were taking GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs such as tirzepatide and semaglutide had significantly lower rates of hospital readmission, wound reopening and hematoma after surgery, according to a large study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and NewYork-Presbyterian. The study, published Dec. 20 in the Annals of Surgery, ana  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 [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., issued the following news release: KANSAS CITY, Kan. The death penalty in Kansas is racist, unconstitutional, and irretrievably broken, said witnesses in a series of hearings challenging the state's use of capital punishment and the practice of death qualification in jury selection  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, issued the following news release: PEN America Says Book's Permanent Removal is "Discriminatory Anti-Trans Bias." (MIAMI)-- PEN America and Penguin Random House, which together with parents, students and authors are suing the Escambia County, FL School Board over its book bans in school libraries, today called on the district to   more

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 9 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Cornell chemists and nanofabrication experts have joined forces to create a 2 millimeter-wide, wireless, light-activated device to simplify electrochemistry for broad use. Essentially a miniature version of a rooftop solar panel, the device called SPECS (Small Photoelectronics for ElectroChemical Synthesis) can be dropped into high-throughput experiment plates commonly found in academic and industry laboratories to spark  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 -- Marymount Manhattan College issued the following news: Marymount Manhattan College is saddened by the death of Priscilla Costello, Ph.D., professor emerita of English. She will be remembered for her love of the classroom and devotion to her students, whom she helped achieve their intellectual potential. Hired at MMC in 1965 to revise and instruct the College's American literature curriculum, Dr. Costello did precisely that and much more in her 35 years at the institution. A  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following news release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Today, the Illinois chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action released the following statements applauding the Illinois legislature for passing Karina's Bill, legislation to strengthen current law requiring people subject to domestic violence restraining orders relinquish their firearms. House Bill 4144, co-sponsored by Senator Celina Villanueva and forme  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release: The following is a statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) New York City Senior Government Relations Director Michael Davoli: "Late last year, Mayor Adams laid out a goal of reducing deaths from cancers that can be detected early through routine screening by 20% by 2030. His HealthyNYC initiative might be viewed as overly ambitious but we  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- Large pharmacy benefit managers, led by their big law firm Gibson Dunn, are launching an intimidation campaign against the media, independent pharmacies, and advocacy groups. Last week, they demanded correspondence between them and law enforcers at the Federal Trade Commission, which is right now investigating PBMs for illegally inflating the price of pha  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 9 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Syracuse University is monitoring weather conditions pertaining to the Winter Weather Advisory currently in effect. This effort includes reviewing the most up-to-date National Weather Service data and forecasting, and consulting with an independent meteorologist about what to expect. Based on current conditions, the University expects to remain open and operational today. Although Syracuse University rarely closes f  more