Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New York
#KeepItOn: les autorites doivent retablir l'acces a Goma et dans toute la RDC
NEW YORK, Feb. 5 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Access Now, an organization that says it defends and extends the rights of people and communities at risk, posted the following news release:
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#KeepItOn: les autorites doivent retablir l'acces a Goma et dans toute la RDC
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Nous, les organisations signataires, ainsi que les membres de la coalition #KeepItOn - un reseau mondial de plus de 334 organisations de defense des droits humains dans 105 pays oeuvrant pour mettre fin aux coup
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3 ways to protect honeybees - as keepers and community members
ITHACA, New York, Feb. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
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3 ways to protect honeybees - as keepers and community members
In 2023, the United States lost 48% of its agriculturally managed honey bee colonies in an unprecedented year. But the issue is more complex than the statistics can communicate.
In a Cornell Keynote from eCornell, Marina Caillaud, a lecturer of entomology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), explains honey bee decline -- which is t
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ADL Issues Statement on White House Meeting With Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following statement on Feb. 5, 2025:
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ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) issued a statement following yesterday's meeting at the White House between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump:
"It was significant that in the White House yesterday, Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump discussed critical priorities including the release of all hostages, Israel's security needs and steps for regional engageme
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ADL Launches Ratings and Assessments Institute to Combat Antisemitism and Discrimination Across Sectors
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025:
ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced the launch of its Ratings and Assessments Institute (RAI), designed to identify and address antisemitism and the pervasive challenges Jewish individuals face across diverse sectors, through rigorous research and collaboration.
"Antisemitism is surging in ways we haven't seen in generations, yet too many institutions remain complacent--or complicit,"
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ADL Welcomes Re-Introduction of Antisemitism Awareness Act, Pushes for Immediate Passage in Congress
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025:
ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today applauds the re-introduction of the Antisemitism Awareness Act, a critical piece of legislation aimed at combating the rising tide of antisemitism across the United States. The bipartisan bill, reintroduced in Congress by Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) and Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) will ensure the Department of E
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After Crossover Day, Here Are the Gun Safety Bills That Are One Step Closer to Reaching Governor Youngkin's Desk
NEW YORK, Feb. 5 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release:
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After Crossover Day, Here Are the Gun Safety Bills That Are One Step Closer to Reaching Governor Youngkin's Desk
RICHMOND, Va. - After crossover day, the day that marks the midway point of this year's Virginia legislative session, dozens of gun safety bills are headed to their second chamber of passage, meaning that they are one step closer to being on Governor Youngkin's desk. For t
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AICPA to Seek Feedback on Options to Update Independence Rules Governing Private Equity Investments in Accounting Firms
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants issued the following news release:
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AICPA to Seek Feedback on Options to Update Independence Rules Governing Private Equity Investments in Accounting Firms
Input Sought on How to Revise Interpretations of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct that Bear on Alternative Practice Structures
NEW YORK (Feb. 5, 2024) - A task force of the American Institute of CPAs' Professional Ethics Executive Committee
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AJC Statement on Trump Administration Actions on UNHRC and UNRWA
NEW YORK, Feb. 5 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release:
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AJC Statement on Trump Administration Actions on UNHRC and UNRWA
In response to the Executive Order withdrawing the United States from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and cutting funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, welcomes the protective and supportive posture toward Israel e
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AJC Welcomes Trump Affirmation of U.S.-Israel Alliance; Expresses Concern over Proposal for Gaza
NEW YORK, Feb. 5 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release:
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AJC Welcomes Trump Affirmation of U.S.-Israel Alliance; Expresses Concern over Proposal for Gaza
American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, welcomed President Trump's unreserved reaffirmation, in the White House press conference following his meeting Tuesday with Prime Minister Netanyahu, of U.S. support for Israel's security, the releas
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Albany Law School to Honor Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam at Annual Kate Stoneman Day Celebration
ALBANY, New York, Feb. 6 -- Albany Law School issued the following news:
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Albany Law School to Honor Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam at Annual Kate Stoneman Day Celebration
Albany Law School will honor the late Hon. Sheila Abdus-Salaam, the first African American woman to serve as a judge on New York's highest court, at the law school's 31st annual Kate Stoneman Day celebration. Albany Law School's Kate Stoneman Honorary Committee has selected Judge Abdus-Salaam as this year's recipient of the
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An Architect Merges Design With Urbanism, History, Dance, and More
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- Columbia University issued the following news:
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An Architect Merges Design With Urbanism, History, Dance, and More
GSAPP's Mario Gooden believes that architecture must fully engage with the cultural landscape.
Mario Gooden (GSAPP'90) is a busy man. In addition to being a professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, he is director of GSAPP's Master of Architecture Program, and co-director of its Global Africa Lab. He is also director o
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Anne Smalling elected Board of Trustees chair
ITHACA, New York, Feb. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
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Anne Smalling elected Board of Trustees chair
Anne Meinig Smalling '87, a third-generation Cornellian with deep ties to the university, was elected the 18th chair of the Cornell Board of Trustees during a special meeting on Feb. 4., Click to open gallery view
Anne Meinig Smalling '87
The first woman and second member of her family to lead the board's 64 voting trustees, Smalling, a trustee since 2017, will beg
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Breakthrough T1D Celebrates Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor at the World Premiere of Just Ask!
NEW YORK, Feb. 5 -- Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, posted the following news release:
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Breakthrough T1D Celebrates Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor at the World Premiere of Just Ask!
February 5, 2025
The Type 1 Diabetes Research and Advocacy Organization is a Sponsor of
The New Musical Based on Sotomayor's New York Times' Best-Selling Children's Book
Justice Sotomayor, Who Lives with Type 1 Diabetes, Led a Read Alou
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Building Trust in Artificial Intelligence
BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 6 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release:
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Building trust in artificial intelligence
Study finds framing can boost employee confidence, but one big error can destroy it
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Trust is crucial for the successful integration of artificial intelligence into organizations, and new research from the Unviersity at Buffalo School of Management reveals that framing the competence of AI systems can signific
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CCE appoints assistant director of program development and accountability
ITHACA, New York, Feb. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
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CCE appoints assistant director of program development and accountability
Celeste Carmichael has been appointed assistant director for Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE), overseeing program development and accountability.
Carmichael will lead statewide programmatic efforts, working with local, campus, and national program leadership. She will also guide staff development as it relates to program planning and re
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Construction Jobs Increase In Two-Thirds Of Metro Areas Between December 2023 & 2024, As Firms Remain Worried Amid Tight Labor Conditions
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 5 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release:
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Construction Jobs Increase In Two-Thirds Of Metro Areas Between December 2023 & 2024, As Firms Remain Worried Amid Tight Labor Conditions
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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas and Anchorage, Alaska Have Highest Number and Percentage of Job Gains over 12 Months, While New York City and Ithaca, N.Y. Experience Worst Job Losses
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Donna Cardillo and Dr. Randolph Rasch Announced as Keynote and Endnote Speakers for NSNA 73rd Annual Convention
BROOKLYN, New York, Feb. 6 -- The National Student Nurses Association issued the following news release:
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Donna Cardillo and Dr. Randolph Rasch Announced as Keynote and Endnote Speakers for NSNA 73rd Annual Convention
Brooklyn, NY - February 3, 2025. The National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA) is excited to announce Donna Cardillo as the keynote speaker and Dr. Randolph Rasch as the endnote speaker for the NSNA 73rd Annual Convention, April 9-13, 2025, in Seattle, Washington.
Keynot
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El Dorado Fights Back: Project Focuses on Environmental Resistance in the Guianas
BINGHAMTON, New York, Feb. 6 -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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El Dorado fights back: Project focuses on environmental resistance in the Guianas
Giovanna Montenegro receives an NEH grant to finish work on her upcoming book
By Jennifer Micale
For centuries, the legend of El Dorado has drawn speculators into the South American jungles, looking for the fabled city of gold.
In a way, this fantasy is still driving the economics of extraction in the Guyana Shield, a multi
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Evernorth Health Services, the NBA and WNBA announce new multi-year partnership to improve community health and vitality
NEW YORK, Feb. 5 [Category: Sports] -- The National Basketball Association posted the following news release:
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Evernorth Health Services, the NBA and WNBA announce new multi-year partnership to improve community health and vitality
NEW YORK - Evernorth Health Services and the National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced a multi-year partnership to improve community health and vitality, naming Evernorth as the official health services partner of the NBA and Women's National Baske
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Frederick Ahl, innovative classics scholar, dies at 83
ITHACA, New York, Feb. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
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Frederick Ahl, innovative classics scholar, dies at 83
Frederick M. Ahl, professor of classics emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), died on Jan. 27 in Rochester, New York. He was 83.
A scholar of Greek and Roman epic and drama and the intellectual history of Greece and Rome, Ahl was considered among the greats in Latin literature, known for his scholarship, translations, and connections with theat
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Function Health Becomes the Exclusive Biomarker Partner of the NBPA
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- The National Basketball Players Association issued the following news release:
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Function Health Becomes the Exclusive Biomarker Partner of the NBPA
This first-of-its-kind health tech collaboration empowers athletes with access to advanced testing and data for proactive health and performance optimization
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 5, 2025 -- Function Health, a revolutionary health management platform, today announced it has become the official Biomarker Partner of the Natio
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How Can Robots Improve Our Waterways?
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- Columbia University issued the following news:
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How Can Robots Improve Our Waterways?
Cody O'Ferrall worked as a fisherman in Alaska before studying here. Now he's building a boat to clear urban ponds of algae.
Cody O'Ferrall first discovered an interest in engineering while studying at St. John's College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where students follow a curriculum focused on the Great Books. There, he developed an interest in physics and the ways that we use math to
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In Unity Against Gun Violence, UB and MSU Invite Peer Medical Schools to Join Them at Remembrance Conference 2025
BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 6 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release:
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In unity against gun violence, UB and MSU invite peer medical schools to join them at Remembrance Conference 2025
In memory of mass shootings in Buffalo and East Lansing, physicians and medical students are partnering to honor lives lost by addressing this public health crisis
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- In the wake of mass casualty tragedies on and near their campuses, two m
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Innovative Researchers Join A&S In Spring 2025
SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 5 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Innovative Researchers Join A&S In Spring 2025
The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) has welcomed five new professors for the Spring 2025 semester. According to A&S Dean Behzad Mortazavi, this group of innovative researchers brings important expertise to Syracuse University's largest and oldest college.
"I am delighted that these new faculty members are joining A&S, bringing their research specializations an
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Janai Nelson, LDF President and Director-Counsel Testifies Before U.S. ...
NEW YORK, Feb. 5 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news:
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Janai Nelson, LDF President and Director-Counsel Testifies Before U.S....
Today, Legal Defense Fund (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson urged lawmakers to safeguard access to high-quality, inclusive, and equitable public education by fulfilling Brown v. Board's promise in testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, particularly in
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Join RAB and Provoke Insights for Upcoming "Turning Insights Into Ad Revenue" Live Presentation
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- The Radio Advertising Bureau issued the following news release:
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Join RAB and Provoke Insights for Upcoming "Turning Insights into Ad Revenue" Live Presentation
As part of RAB's continued partnership with Provoke Insights, the next live presentation, "Turning Insights into Ad Revenue," will share how leveraging data and research can elevate radio marketing strategies and sales success.
During this presentation, Carly Fink, president, Provoke Insights, will explore th
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Joint Letter Objecting to Censorship in New White House Executive Order on Gender Identity
NEW YORK, Feb. 5 [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:
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Joint Letter Objecting to Censorship in New White House Executive Order on Gender Identity
(NEW YORK)-- More than 50 organizations representing authors, publishers, booksellers, librarians, distributors, and national and state advocacy nonprofits signed a joint letter released Wednesday ex
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LatinoJustice Fights for Deaf Puerto Rican Hurricane Survivors Rights
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release:
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LatinoJustice Files Complaint Against FEMA for Discrimination of Deaf Community
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LatinoJustice PRLDEF, a national organization dedicated to protecting Latino civil and human rights throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, has filed a civil rights complaint against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for neglect and discrimination against the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community in Puerto Ric
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Limiting lawn management benefits soil ecosystems
ITHACA, New York, Feb. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
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Limiting lawn management benefits soil ecosystems
Turfgrass - including sports fields, roadside ditches and residential lawns - makes up 40 million acres of the United States' land surface, bigger than the entire state of New York. Collectively, all that grass plays a critical role in ecological processes such as absorbing and filtering water, sequestering carbon and providing habitat for an array of creatures.
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Marine herbivores chomp eelgrass, making it susceptible to wasting
ITHACA, New York, Feb. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
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Marine herbivores chomp eelgrass, making it susceptible to wasting
Eelgrass, a type of flowering seagrass found in temperate zones around the world, provides habitat for many species, protects coastlines, improves water quality, sequesters carbon and supports fishing economies. The foundation of a highly productive marine food web, eelgrass's health is paramount but mysterious.
Scientists have long studied how t
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NBC News' Anne Thompson named Distinguished Visiting Journalist
ITHACA, New York, Feb. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
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NBC News' Anne Thompson named Distinguished Visiting Journalist
Anne Thompson, NBC News' chief environmental affairs correspondent, has been named the spring 2025 Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist in the College of Arts and Sciences. Each semester, the program brings accomplished journalists to Cornell to meet with faculty, staff and students.
While on campus, March 3-7 and April 7-11, Thompson will meet
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New Initiative Aims to Propel Advanced Nuclear Energy Projects Across Multiple States
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 6 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials issued the following news:
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New Initiative Aims to Propel Advanced Nuclear Energy Projects Across Multiple States
By Kelsey Jones
Contact: Kelsey Jones, kjones@naseo.org
WASHINGTON (February 5, 2025) - The National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) launched the Advanced Nuclear First Mover Initiative (Initiative) today. The Initiative, directed by State Energy Offices, is led by the state co-c
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NHL and NHLPA to Hold Free Fan Festivals in Boston and Montreal for 4 Nations Face-Off
TORONTO, Ontario, Feb. 6 -- The National Hockey League Players Association issued the following news release:
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NHL and NHLPA to hold free fan festivals in Boston and Montreal for 4 Nations Face-Off(TM)
4 Nations Face-Off(TM) Fan Village(TM) in Boston Set for 11 a.m. 6 p.m. ET on Feb. 15, 16, and 17;
4 Nations Fan Festival in Montreal Set for 11 a.m. 8 p.m. ET on Feb. 15
NEW YORK & TORONTO (Feb. 4, 2025) As part of the celebrations around the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off international to
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NKF Innovation Fund Invests in Northernmost Next-Generation Kidney Preservation Technology
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- The National Kidney Foundation issued the following news release:
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NKF Innovation Fund Invests in Northernmost Next-Generation Kidney Preservation Technology
(New York, NY - February 5, 2025) - The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Innovation Fund has made its first investment for 2025. Northernmost(TM) is a medical device company developing NoMo(TM) Kidney Pump. NKF will help fund development of Northernmost's new technology, a system designed to modernize the preserv
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NYC Health + Hospitals Celebrates 100 Graduates from its Peer Academy to Expand Behavioral Health Workforce
NEW YORK, Feb. 5 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release:
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NYC Health + Hospitals Celebrates 100 Graduates from its Peer Academy to Expand Behavioral Health Workforce
The Peer Academy trains community members with lived experience with substance use or mental health conditions to become certified peer counselors who engage and support health system patients
NYC Health + Hospitals also released the story of Aiden Avery, a graduate o
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Ophthalmic Complications in Patients on Antidiabetic GLP-1 Medications are Concerning Neuro-Ophthalmologists
BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 6 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release:
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Ophthalmic complications in patients on antidiabetic GLP-1 medications are concerning neuro-ophthalmologists
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A small percentage of patients taking the extraordinarily popular GLP-1 medications have experienced vision problems, but a direct causal link with the drugs has not been established. That is the conclusion of a retrospective study published on
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PEN America Condemns Government Censorship of Science
NEW YORK, Feb. 5 [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:
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PEN America Condemns Government Censorship of Science
(NEW YORK)--Jon Friedman, Sy Syms managing director of U.S. free expression and education programs at PEN America, said: "This reporting out of the NSF is ideological censorship, at its most ruthless and destructive.We now live in a cou
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Professor Wins NSF CAREER Award for Materials Fabrication Research
BINGHAMTON, New York, Feb. 6 -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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Professor wins NSF CAREER Award for materials fabrication research
By Katie Liu
If you scratch a pencil on some paper, somewhere among the resulting scribbles, you may have created what's called a monolayer: a material that is about an atom thick. Stack that onto another similarly thin material, but one made of different atoms, and you would get a heterobilayer -- something physicists can twist and turn to
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Shoshana Gordon Joins ProPublica's Visuals Team
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- ProPublica, an independent nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism, issued the following news release:
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Shoshana Gordon Joins ProPublica's Visuals Team
ProPublica announced the hiring of Shoshana Gordon as a visuals editor. In this role, she will work closely with the art director and the rest of the visuals team to find compassionate, incisive and original approaches to story presentation, particularly with external partners on various projects thro
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Social Workers United Donation Drive to Benefit We Rise Above The Streets
SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 5 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Social Workers United Donation Drive to Benefit We Rise Above The Streets
"If it was not for you Al-amin Muhammad I would not be alive and I would have not been in my own apartment for a year and three months."
- Social media post from a client to We Rise Above The Streets founder Al-amin Muhammad
We Rise Above The Streets Inc. is a Syracuse-based, non-profit organization that "delivers high energy messages
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Staying Well During Flu Season
SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 5 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Staying Well During Flu Season
As the foundation of campus health and wellness, the Barnes Center at The Arch supports the Orange community in preparing for and navigating flu season.
"Getting your flu shot, washing your hands and staying home if you feel sick, really add up when strengthening your ability to successfully navigate flu season," shares Dr. Karen Nardella, M.D., Barnes Center at The Arch medical
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Syracuse University Experts Available to Discuss Tariffs
SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 4 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Syracuse University Experts Available to Discuss Tariffs
For reporters looking for experts to offer insight on tariffs, please see comments from Syracuse University faculty who are available to speak with media. To arrange interviews, contact Ellen James Mbuqe, executive director of media relations, ejmbuq@syr.edu.
Tariffs and the Auto Industry
Terence Lau is Dean of the College of Law at Syracuse Universit
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Uranium Futures Recalibrated in January, Partly Due to DeepSeek
LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, Feb. 6 -- The American Nuclear Society issued the following news:
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Uranium futures recalibrated in January, partly due to DeepSeek
Uranium futures took a sharp plunge below $69 per pound in late January, to a low of about $67 on January 27, before climbing back to $71.35 on January 31, according to Trading Economics. The New York City-based analyst firm noted that this was the market's first drop below $69 in 16 months and that the price fluctuation happened as
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