Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New York
ACLU Moves to Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging Protected Speech at Columbia University
NEW YORK, Jan. 10 [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:
NEW YORK A faculty organization at Columbia University filed a motion today to dismiss a lawsuit targeting it for public comments about the university's response to campus protests last spring.
The Columbia University chapter of the American Ass
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Alfred University: International Visiting Scholars Provide a Valuable Resource for School of Engineering
ALFRED, New York, Jan. 10 -- Alfred University issued the following news release:
Alfred University's Inamori School of Engineering was host to three visiting scholars during the 2024-25 fall semester, two of whom conducted research as they were preparing to complete their PhD studies and another who served as an adjunct instructor.
Feroz Khan, from city of Dacca in Bangladesh, came to Alfred during the summer as a visiting scholar. Khan, who Steven Tidrow, Inamori Professor of Materials Scien
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Alfred University: Professor of Psychology Danielle Gagne Contributes to Story on Aging in Place
ALFRED, New York, Jan. 10 -- Alfred University issued the following news release:
Danielle Gagne, professor of psychology at Alfred University, was interviewed for a story that appeared in the online publication of the popular television program, "This Old House." The story discusses the challenges faced by older Americans who wish to remain living in traditional homes.
"This Old House" is an Emmy Award-winning television show focusing on home improvement, which also publishes a printed magazi
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American Friends Service Committee: New York Times Rejects Quaker Ad for Calling Israel's Actions 'Genocide'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 10 -- The American Friends Service Committee issued the following news release:
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) - a Quaker organization that has worked for peace and justice for over a century - has cancelled planned advertising with the New York Times after the paper refused to allow an ad that referred to Israel's genocide in Gaza. The ad read: "Tell Congress to stop arming Israel's genocide in Gaza now! As a Quaker organization, we work for peac
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Binghamton University: Want to Improve Teamwork Between Employees? New Study Reveals Leadership Tactics to Make It Happen
BINGHAMTON, New York, Jan. 7 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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Binghamton University School of Management's Surinder Kahai offers promising solution to more effectively align IT with business objectives
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By Anthony Borrelli
It seems easy to ignore how your workplace's information technology system operates -- at least until it acts glitchy and interrupts your routine. That's why companies rely on IT specialists to keep the virtual gears spinning in the
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Brooklyn Law School: Weeklong Intensive Wraps on a High Note With Students and Alumni Meetings and Celebration
BROOKLYN, New York, Jan. 11 -- Brooklyn Law School issued the following news:
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President and Joseph Crea Dean David D. Meyer in conversation with Sanford G. Hausner '85 as part of the 2025 Business Boot Camp.
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After a four-day deep dive into learning about the business world, the 60 students who participated in Brooklyn Law School's 13th annual Business Boot Camp put their networking skills to the test when they met with alumni in small groups in breakout rooms and then connected w
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Center for Constitutional Rights: As Guantanamo Turns 23, Biden Still Has Time to Act
NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement on Jan. 10, 2025:
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The administration should push to transfer remaining uncharged men and settle cases of charged men
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Jan 11, 2025, New York - On the 23rd anniversary of the opening of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement:
With the transfer of 11 men this week, the number of people imprisoned at Guantanamo is down to 15 out of
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Center for Constitutional Rights: In Solidarity With Katherine Franke, Our Former Board Chair
NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement on Jan. 10, 2025:
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Prof. Franke Will No Longer Teach at Columbia Law School, Stemming from her Defense of Palestinian Students
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In response to the end of Professor Katherine Franke's 25-year career as a highly-esteemed member of the Columbia University Law School faculty, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement:
In an egregious attack on both academic freedom and Pa
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Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: New York Congestion Pricing - A Lesson in Demand and Supply
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 10, 2025:
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New York Congestion Pricing - a Lesson in Demand and Supply
Written by Martha Njolomole
To deal with congestion in its streets, New York implemented congestion pricing. According to the Associated Press, beginning last Sunday, January 5, drivers have been paying:
$9 to enter Manha
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Chancellor King Announces SUNY Accessibility Advocates and Allies Faculty Fellowship Program
ALBANY, New York, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York issued the following news release:
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11 Fellows will Promote and Grow Accessibility Practices Across SUNY that Build in Flexibility and Support for Students
More Than 10% of Students Enrolled Across SUNY Self-Identify as Having a Disability
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State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today announced the inaugural fellows for the SUNY Accessibility Advocates and Allies Faculty Fellowship Program
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Colgate in the Media: December 2024
HAMILTON, New York, Jan. 9 -- Colgate University issued the following news:
Colgate University faculty, staff, and alumni regularly provide their expertise and contribute to national and regional media outlets shaping discussions around vital research and current events.
An Ancient Statue of a Roman Emperor Will Finally Be Reunited With Its HeadSmithsonian Magazine, Professor of Art Elizabeth Marlowe
GNM Oyster AdhesiveGlobal News, Professor of Physics Rebecca Metzler
"No Foreign Ideology,
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CUNY-Graduate School of Public Health: Assistant Professor Sehyun Oh Leads Development of New Software to Advance Genomic Research
NEW YORK, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release:
CUNY SPH Assistant Professor Sehyun Oh has led the development of two innovative software packages that promise to make advanced genomic analysis more accessible to researchers worldwide.
The tools, published in F1000Research and Bioinformatics, provide new solutions for analyzing complex biological data in the cloud and improving biomarker detec
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Egyptian-Turkish Poet and a Voice of the Arab Spring Unlawfully Extradited to United Arab Emirates
NEW YORK, Jan. 10 [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:
(New York)--PEN America strongly condemns the extradition of Egyptian-Turkish poet and political activist Abdul Rahman Yusuf Al-Qaradawi by Lebanese authorities to the United Arab Emirates, (UAE), where faces the risk of arbitrary detention and other serious human rights violations. We urgently c
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Environmental Defense Fund: 45V Offers a Pathway for Green Hydrogen to Cut Climate Pollution - But Blue Hydrogen Risks Still Need to Be Addressed
NEW YORK, Jan. 4 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release:
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EDF Statement from Beth Trask, Vice President, Global Energy Transition
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(WASHINGTON - January 3, 2024) Today, the Department of Treasury finalized guidance for the 45V Tax Credit for the Production of Clean Hydrogen. The tax credit, authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act, creates a new 10-year incentive for clean hydrogen up to $3.00/kg.
"45V offers a pathway to cut climate pollution throug
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Episcopal Relief and Development: Responding to the Wildfires in Southern California
NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- The Episcopal Relief and Development issued the following news release:
Episcopal Relief & Development is offering technical support to partners in California that are being affected by the devastating and fast-growing Palisades, Woodley, Eaton and Hurst fires.
Emergency responders are currently working to contain the 100 mph wind-fueled fires that are consuming the dry land. At least five people have died and around 130,000 people have had to evacuate their homes. Places
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Everytown and Moms Demand Action Respond to ATF Director Steven Dettelbach's Resignation
NEW YORK, Jan. 10 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following news release:
After Steven Dettelbach, Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) resigned, Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action released the following statements:
"With violent crime at a near 50-year low, we couldn't be more grateful to Director Dettelbach for his tireless efforts to keep our communities safe," said John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for
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Fordham Alumnus Jerry Dickinson Named Dean-Designate of Pitt Law
BRONX, New York, Jan. 11 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news on Jan. 9, 2025:
By Josh Friedland
Fordham Law alumnus Jerry Dickinson '13 has been appointed dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, effective January 15, following a comprehensive national search.
Born into the Allegheny County foster care system and raised in a large, multiracial foster home of 11 at-risk children, Dickinson has earned a national and international reputation as a constitution
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Imminent Risk of Execution of Kurdish Woman Activist After Grossly Unfair Trial
NEW YORK, Jan. 10 -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran issued the following news release:
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Death Sentence Upheld Despite Torture, Evidence of Innocence of Charges
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January 9, 2025 -- The first woman political prisoner in 14 years in Iran is facing imminent execution, after a blatantly unfair appeal process that upheld her death sentence. If carried out, this will mark a grave escalation in the Islamic Republic's unlawful use of the death penalty against its political opponents--a
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Insurance Information Institute: California Property Insurers Helping Customers Recover From Devastating L.A. Wildfires
NEW YORK, Jan. 10 -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release:
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 9, 2025--California property insurers are acting as financial first responders to help their impacted customers recover from the wildfires devastating the metro Los Angeles area, according to the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I).
This includes providing immediate relief through additional living expenses (ALE) coverage for displaced policyholders. Losses to property and vehicle
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International Trademark Associations Files Amicus Brief Concerning the Registrability of Human Face as EU Trademark
NEW YORK, Jan. 10 -- The International Trademark Association issued the following news release:
The International Trademark Association (INTA) filed an amicus brief (Third Party Observation) with the Grand Board of Appeal (GBoA) of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in Case R 50/2024-2, Johannes Hendricus Maria Smit / EUIPO, relating to the protectability as a trademark of signs consisting of photorealistic facial images of people, including famous people.
The case concern
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Kotlikoff to staff: Collaboration makes Cornell unique
ITHACA, New York, Jan. 10 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Interim President Michael I. Kotlikoff delivered his first President's Address to Staff on Jan. 9 in familiar environs Yarnell Lecture Hall in the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM), from a podium where he customarily has lectured about genetics beginning his informal address by praising the uniquely collaborative nature of the Cornell community.
"A tight community with easy collaboration across departments allows us
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Laken Riley Act Threatens to Trample on the Rights of Due Process, Hispanic Federation Urges Senators to Oppose Legislation
NEW YORK, Jan. 10 -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025:
Today, the Senate is currently slated to take up the Laken Riley Act (H.R. 29/S.5), legislation that passed the House of Representatives earlier this week and could cause significant harm amongst immigrant communities and the U.S. econo
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LaunchPad Awards Student Start-Up Fund Grant Spring 2025
SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 10 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
Sydney Moore
The Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University Libraries has awarded one $2,500 Student Start-Up Fund grant, formerly the Innovation Fund, for the Spring 2025 semester. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis to undergraduate and graduate students who need help moving an idea from concept to commercialization.
Sydney Moore G'25 (Martin J. Whitman School of Management), founder of Thrive Insights, recei
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LDF Applauds Minneapolis Consent Decree
NEW YORK, Jan. 9 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news:
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) today applauded the Mayor and City Council of Minneapolis for entering into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to reform the Minneapolis Police Department's pattern or practice of systemic abuses. The agreement, known as a consent decree, was adopted by the city council earlier this week and will take effect once approved by a judge. LDF Ma
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Lee Zeldin's Anti-Environment Record Examined Ahead of Senate Confirmation Hearings
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release:
Interviews available: New York- and Washington-based experts on Zeldin's career
Senate leaders are now indicating that confirmation hearings on former Congressman Lee Zeldin's appointment to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will come as soon as Wednesday, Jan. 15. In advance of these hearings, a close look at Zeldin's voting record in Congress, and more recently his unsuccessful
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LEI for South Korea Inched Down
NEW YORK, Jan. 9 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release:
Using the Composite Indexes: The Leading Economic Index (LEI) provides an early indication of significant turning points in the business cycle and where the economy is heading in the near term. The Coincident Economic Index (CEI) provides an indication of the current state of the economy. Additional details are below.
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This month's release of the composite economic indexes incorporates annual benchmark revisions
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Major Asset Manager BlackRock Becomes Latest Financial Firm to End Membership in Global Net-Zero Alliance
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release:
NEW YORK Major asset manager BlackRock today announced it is leaving the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative, writing in a letter to its clients that membership "caused confusion regarding BlackRock's practices and subjected us to legal inquiries from various public officials," according to a copy of the letter obtained by the Financial Times.
BlackRock joins several other financial firms th
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Melody Kramer Joins ProPublica as Product Manager for Engagement and Crowdsourcing Tools
NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- ProPublica, an independent nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism, issued the following news release:
ProPublica announced the hiring of Melody Kramer as a product manager, working on crowdsourcing and engagement tools, from secure tiplines to source databases. Kramer started in December 2024.
Previously, she worked in digital strategy and audience engagement for newsrooms, the federal government and the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization t
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Mount Holyoke College: Working to Preserve the Legacy of David Crockett Graham
SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, Jan. 10 -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news:
Nearly 1,000 handwritten letters penned by missionary and scientist David Crockett Graham will be digitally scanned, archived and preserved by a Mount Holyoke College history major and the Archives and Special Collections office.
From traveling the Burma Road to being captured by Communist troops, David Crockett Graham cataloged his 37 years of explorations in China through handwritten letters. Now, nearly
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National Multiple Sclerosis Society: New Study Indicates MS May Worsen During Menopause
NEW YORK, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news:
Researchers at the University of California - San Francisco found that menopause onset is associated with increased functional decline and brain cell injury in MS. The study was funded in part by the National MS Society. Get tips on managing this transition below.
Background: The impact of menopause on MS is not well understood. In part, it is difficult to tease apart the effects of menopause versu
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Natural Resources Defense Council: Treasury Issues Final Guidance on Hydrogen Tax Credits
NEW YORK, Jan. 4 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following statement on Jan. 3, 2025:
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The U.S. Department of Treasury released final guidance today for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) 45V clean hydrogen tax credits.
The following is a statement from Erik Kamrath, Hydrogen Advocate at NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council):
"The final guidance is an important step towards a truly clean hydrogen industry. The rule provides much needed certainty for the industry
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NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull Receives Toothbrushes, Toothpastes, and Toys Donated by Kings County Civil Court Judges
NEW YORK, Jan. 10 -- The New York Health and Hospitals issued the following news release:
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NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull Receives Toothbrushes, Toothpastes, and Toys Donated by Kings County Civil Court Judges
A group of eight Kings County Civil Court Judges have made a significant contribution to NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull, donating 1,500 toothbrushes, 300 tubes of toothpaste, and toys to support the oral health of local children
Jan 10, 2025
Jessica Arocho,
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Open Society Foundations: George Soros is Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
NEW YORK, Jan. 4 -- The Open Society Foundations issued the following news release:
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Soros is recognized for his lifetime work helping create more just and free societies
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The Open Society Foundations are proud to announce that George Soros today received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States.
A survivor of Nazi-occupied Hungary and then Communist repression, Soros has contributed more than $32 billion to advancing freedom and justice a
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Palestinian Authority must stop silencing Al Jazeera and end its attacks on press freedom
NEW YORK, Jan. 9 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Access Now, an organization that says it defends and extends the rights of people and communities at risk, issued the following news release:
The Palestinian Authority (PA) must immediately reverse its decision to block websites affiliated with Al Jazeera Media Network, lift the suspension of its operations in the West Bank, and end its blatant attack on press freedom, freedom of expression, and people's right to access information. This alarming move f
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PEN America Calls on Minnesota School District to Rescind Policy Naming BookLooks.org as Primary Resource for Book Purchases and Challenges
NEW YORK, Jan. 10 [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:
Organization Says It is Unaware of Any Other District Solely Relying on BookLooks.org, Saying it is Like Having 'a Fox Rule a Chicken Coop'
(NEW YORK)-- PEN America today called on a Minnesota public school district to reverse its decision to rely primarily on a website that scans books for "ob
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Pratheek Rebala Joins ProPublica's Data Team
NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- ProPublica, an independent nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism, issued the following news release:
ProPublica announced the hiring of Pratheek Rebala to the data team as a computational journalist. Rebala started in November 2024.
He joins us from the Center for Public Integrity, where he worked on several blockbuster projects, including "Copy, Paste, Legislate" and "40 Acres and a Lie." Prior to that, Rebala was a data reporter at Time magazine.
"Co
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Preliminary Guidance on 45Z Tax Credit for Sustainable Aviation Fuels is Unclear on Environmental Integrity
NEW YORK, Jan. 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release:
The U.S. Department of the Treasury today issued preliminary guidance on the 45Z tax credit created by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which aims to incentivize the production of clean transportation fuels, including sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
"In creating the 45Z SAF tax credit, Congress understood that the future of the aviation industry depends on the rapid development an
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Professor's Editorial Leadership Results in 4* Rating for Influential Entrepreneurship Journal
SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 10 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
Johan Wiklund has always had a strong connection to Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (ETP), a highly influential scholarly journal sharing valuable research in entrepreneurship. It was, in fact, where his first paper on entrepreneurship was published early in his career. Since then, Wiklund, who is the AI Berg Chair and professor of entrepreneurship in the Whitman School of Management, continued to contribute to t
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ProPublica Hires Tina Griego and Tracy Jan as Senior Editors for Its Local Reporting Network
NEW YORK, Jan. 10 -- ProPublica, an independent nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025:
ProPublica announced on Wednesday that Tina Griego and Tracy Jan will join its staff as senior editors working with the Local Reporting Network. Griego will launch the network's sustainability desk, a new program to support the work of former partner newsrooms and reporters; she starts on Jan. 14. Jan will work with newsrooms on sustained
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Romano's Book Named By The Economist as One of Best of 2024
SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 10 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
A book authored by Dennis Romano, professor emeritus of history in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has been recognized as one of The Economist's best books of 2024.
The Economist described "Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City" (Oxford University Press, 2024) as "a sparkling account of Venice's past and future" and said it "will become the history of choice for readers who want to
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S.T.O.P. Concerned By Flock Surveillance Ethics Allegations
NEW YORK, Jan. 10 -- The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025:
Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based privacy and civil rights group, expressed concerns about the allegations from a former Flock employee who claims he was pressured to misuse his government office. In his state lawsuit, Ulises Cabrera claims that when working as a Community Engagement Manager at Flock, a national surveillance compan
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Safety and Affordability in New York City Require Community Investments, Not More Punishment
NEW YORK, Jan. 10 -- The Vera Institute of Justice issued the following statement on Jan. 9, 2025:
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Mayor Adams stressed making New York City safer and more affordable in today's State of the City address. His actions must match his words.
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NEW YORK - In response to Mayor Adams's State of the City address, Alana Sivin, director of the Vera Institute of Justice's Greater Justice New York initiative, issued the following statement:
"We firmly support Mayor Adam's stated vision of a
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St. Bonaventure University: Franciscan Institute Scholars Publish Interdisciplinary Volume on Trust
ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release:
Three scholars from the Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University have joined in the publication of a new international volume titled "Trust: Franciscan Connections in Theology, Spirituality, Economics and Beyond."
The three scholars from the Franciscan Institute are Dr. Aaron Gies, associate editor of the scholarly journal Franciscan Studiesand assistant professor of Theology
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SUNY-Upstate Medical Campus: Golisano Center for Special Needs Rolls Out New Device to Help With Autism Assessment
SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 11 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news:
Upstate Medical University's Golisano Center for Special Needs is using a new diagnostic tool that could revolutionize the diagnosis and care of children with autism.
The tool, called EarliPointTM Evaluation, is authorized for use in children between 16 and 30 months of age to aid in the diagnosis and assessment of autism and it does so in a fraction of the time it takes
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Supreme Court Should Strike Down TikTok Ban, Knight Institute Says
NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025:
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The Court's ruling will have broad implications for free speech online
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The U.S. Supreme Court today heard argument in a case challenging the federal TikTok ban, which is scheduled to go into effect on January 19. The Institute, along with Free Press and PEN America, filed an amicus brief in the case late last month, arguing that the ban unjustifiabl
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Trucking Industry Expresses Strong Support for Zeldin to Lead EPA
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 10 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations issued the following news release:
In advance of the confirmation hearing of former Representative Lee Zeldin to serve as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, American Trucking Associations President & CEO Chris Spear sent a letter to the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee to express strong support for his nomination.
"While representing New York's 1st Congressional distr
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Trump to Become First Convicted Felon to Serve as President
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause issued the following news release:
Today, President-elect Trump was sentenced by a New York state court on 34 felony convictions. The following is a statement from Common Cause President & CEO Virginia Kase Solomon:
In ten days, Donald Trump will become the first convicted felon to take the oath and serve as President of the United States. In 2018, Common Cause sounded the alarm and filed the first federal complaints against the presid
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Urgent Need to Address Puerto Rico's Energy Crisis
NEW YORK, Jan. 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release:
US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm's visit to Puerto Rico following the major blackout in the archipelago during New Year's Eve underscores the importance of collaborating with the new Puerto Rican Governor, Jenniffer Gonzalez Colon, to support Puerto Rico's energy transformation.
"We recognize that the Governor's priority is to stabilize the electric grid in Puerto Rico," said Dan
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Weill Cornell anesthesiologist named HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellow
ITHACA, New York, Jan. 10 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Dr. Jim Castellanos, Ph.D. '18, M.D. '20, an instructor in anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been selected as a 2024 Hanna H. Gray Fellow by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI).
Castellanos is one of 25 early-career scientists in the United States selected for this program, which aims to recruit and retain scientists from gender, racial, ethnic and other groups underrepresented in the life sciences. H
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WGAE-Vox Media Union Statement on Layoffs at Vox.com
NEW YORK, Jan. 10 (TNSsta) -- The AFL-CIO Writers Guild of America East issued the following statement on Jan. 9, 2025:
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The following is a statement from Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) members in the Vox Media Union:
Today, barely a month after devastating layoffs at Thrillist, Eater, and PS, and a wave of unannounced staff layoffs from around Vox Media, we learned that 18% of our union colleagues at Vox.com had been laid off. These layoffs impact staff both inside and outside of
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