ITHACA, New York, Sept. 13 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine in Qatar (WCM-Q) have created an intricate molecular map of the human body and its complex physiological processes based on the analysis of thousands of molecules in blood, urine and saliva samples from 391 volunteers. The data was integrated to create a powerful, interactive visual web-based tool called Connecting Omics (COmics) that can be used to investigate the complex molecular  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 14 -- The New York City Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news on Sept. 13, 2024: * * * New Playground will Absorb more than 800,000 Gallons of Stormwater Annually, Helping to Reduce Flooding, Backups into Homes and Businesses, and Polluted Overflows into the East River * * * The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today joined with the Trust for Public Land (TPL), Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson and other funders to cel  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 14 -- Baruch College issued the following news: The Weissman School of Arts and Sciences at Baruch College is thrilled to announce the receipt of a transformative grant of nearly $2 million from the Edmond J. Safra Foundation. This generous gift, the largest received by the Weissman School since its naming, will support the housing and digitization of the newly acquired Edmond J. Safra Republic National Bank of New York (RNBNY) Archives, provide scholarships for undergraduate an  more

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 13 -- Cornell University issued the following news: A new library exhibit will highlight the close-knit, vibrant communities that Black writers in the U.S. created through newspapers, books, pamphlets and other publications in the 18th to 20th centuries. The exhibit, "Black Print: African American Writing, 1773-1910," will open Sept. 19 at Hirshland Exhibition Gallery of Cornell University Library's Carl A. Kroch Library. "The full title includes the quote 'Our Warfare  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 14 -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release: NEW YORK - Circle today unveiled plans for a new global corporate headquarters for Circle Internet Group, Inc. based in the iconic One World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan at an event hosting industry, political leaders and key partners who have been central to Circle's growth and success. The news marks a milestone moment for digital assets, Circle, New York, America a  more

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 13 -- Cornell University issued the following news: The annual Climate Week NYC, set for Sept. 22-29, will get a Big Red tint as Cornell experts advance environmental food policy ideas, suggest carbon solutions for the travel industry, examine reducing agricultural methane and participate in a nuclear energy symposium. "Cornell has science, business and technological proficiency to share with the world," said Ben Furnas, executive director of the 2030 Project: A Cornell  more

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 13 -- Cornell University issued the following news: The Center for Advanced Computing (CAC) is excited to announce the Fall 2024 Scientific Computing Training Series, starting October 2. The series will feature five webinars, held on Wednesdays from 9-10 a.m. ET, with an optional 30-minute discussion period immediately following each session. "Since the launch of this One Cornell program, we have provided training to students, faculty, and staff across all Cornell campu  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 13 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: The Syracuse University Department of Drama is pleased to announce the 2024/25 season, consisting of six productions: "Pippin" (Oct. 11 20), "Twelfth Night" (Nov. 15 23), "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" (Nov. 22 Jan. 5 and co-produced with Syracuse Stage), "A Walrus in the Body of the Crocodile" (Feb. 21 March 9), "What the Moon Saw, or I Only Appear to Be Dead" (March 28 April 6) and "Little Women" (May 2 10).   more

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 13 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: The Department of Public Safety (DPS) will conduct a test of the Orange Alert Campus Crisis Alert Notification System on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 3:40 p.m. It will be a full test of the system, which includes notifications sent via email, text message and voice call. The test will also include the Orange Alert outdoor siren system on the University's North and South campuses. The sirens will be activated for two minut  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 14 -- The New York State Office of Mental Health issued the following news release: * * * NYSOFA encourages all New Yorkers to talk about the risk factors and incidence of suicide among older adults - and connect with the many resources available to help * * * During Suicide Prevention Month in September, the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) highlights available resources to help older adults and caregivers facing suicide risk, as well as little-discussed   more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York University at Albany issued the following news: By Margaret Hartley The University at Albany was named a top performer in the 2024 Sustainable Campus Index, published by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). The index ranks colleges and universities in 17 impact areas evaluated through the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS). UAlbany received a Gold ST  more

TROY, New York, Sept. 14 -- Sage Colleges issued the following news: Girls Inc. of the Greater Capital Region, a youth-serving organization working with over 200 girls daily, has launched a partnership with Russell Sage College, allowing the nonprofit organization to expand its offerings. The partnership expands Girl Inc. of the Greater Capital Region's Rensselaer County afterschool program to the Russell Sage Campus in Troy, serving girls in grades 4 through 7, which will double the number of  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 14 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: * * * New Competitive Program Supports the Expansion of Infrastructure to Improve Consumer Access to Electric Vehicle Charging Initial Round of Funding Focuses on Upstate Charging Along Key Travel Corridors * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $21 million is now available to install electric vehicle fast chargers along major travel corridors across New York State. Funded   more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 14 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: * * * State Funding Will Create 249 Units of Permanent Supportive Housing in Monroe, Steuben, Erie, Jefferson, and Kings Counties Projects Include Funding for Housing with On-Site Support Services to Assist Formerly Homeless Veterans, Youth Aging Out of Foster Care, and Individuals Living with Serious Mental Illness and/or Substance Use Disorders and Their Families * * * Governo  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 13 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Beginning this semester, Syracuse University students, faculty and staff are able to request their legal gender designation be changed to "X" to identify themselves as nonbinary, intersex and gender non-conforming consistent with state and federal guidelines. Additionally, beginning this academic year, students, faculty and staff will all have the option of identifying their preferred gender designation. Together, th  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 13 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Several members of the University community, including faculty, staff and students, have notified Information Technology Services (ITS) that they recently received sextortion scam emails. It is important to know how to respond if you receive such an email. What Is Sextortion? Sextortion is a type of cybercrime in which the attacker claims to have access to intimate or compromising information about you, such as p  more

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 13 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Jon Kleinberg '93, the Tisch University Professor of Computer Science and Information Science in the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, has received the World Laureates Association (WLA) Prize for foundational contributions in computer science and social science. An internationally recognized leader in social networks and algorithmic fairness, Kleinberg is one of two recipients of this   more

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 13 -- Le Moyne College issued the following news release: Among the questions scholars of feminism wrestle with every day, the chief ones are these: Do we still need feminism and, if so, what kind? It is central to the work Professor and Director of Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies Farha Ternikar, Ph.D., and Assistant Professor of Criminology Heather (Cleary) Mooney, Ph.D., do every day. It is also an idea that they are exploring in a new journal based in upstate Ne  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 14 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board and its committees will convene for meetings later this month. On Monday, September 23, starting at 9:00 a.m. and continuing throughout the day, MTA Board committee chairs will convene meetings of the Diversity, Capital Program, Finance, Bridges and Tunnels, Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, and New Y  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 14 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: More than $554,000 in food benefit dollars have been stolen from North Carolina's Food and Nutrition Services participants since Aug. 18. No further fraudulent activity has been reported since Sept. 6, 2024, when NCDHHS implemented a block on online transactions originating from Connecticut, Florida, and New York that appeared to be tied to fraudulent activity. The  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 14 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: * * * Anyekache Hercules Sentenced to One and a Half to Three Years in Prison for Helping Steal Three Homes and Illegally Profiting Over $1 Million * * * New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that disbarred attorney Anyekache Hercules has been sentenced to one and a half to three years in prison for her role in a deed theft crew that stole homes in Jama  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 14 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has opened an investigation into the death of James Dellea, who died on September 11, 2024 following an encounter with members of the New York State Police (NYSP) in Saratoga Springs. On the afternoon of September 11, NYSP troopers responding to a 911 call followed Mr. Dellea to a parking lot on State Route 9, where he wa  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 14 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: * * * Roadway Reconstructed Following Catastrophic Damage From July 2023 Flooding Upgraded Culvert Increases Resiliency of Key Access Road to United States Military Academy at West Point * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that State Route 218 in the Town of Highlands, Orange County, has reopened to traffic for the first time since devastating floods in July 2023 washed   more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 14 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * Additional $25 Million Federal Grant to Support Next Round of Well Plugging Funds Further Advance New York State's Ongoing Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Protect Ground and Surface Waters * * * The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) joined high-ranking officials from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) on Sept. 11  more

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, Sept. 14 -- Niagara University issued the following news: * * * Innovative Tool Will Significantly Enhance Revitalization Efforts in Mid-City Area of Niagara Falls * * * By Lisa McMahon Niagara University, in collaboration with local stakeholders, announced the release of the "Within Mid-City Niagara Falls Housing and Community Assessment and Public Web Mapping Tool," on Sept. 13, 2024, in the Russell Salvatore Dining Commons on the university's campus. This innovat  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 14 -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, issued the following news on Sept. 13, 2024: NBCUniversal's unprecedented coverage of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, presented by Toyota, generated numerous U.S. viewership milestones, reaching a Paralympic record 15.4 million total viewers across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, CNBC, and Telemundo during the 12-day event from Aug. 28-Sept. 8., including the second most-watched Paralympic Games telecast on record and the most-watched Par  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 13 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: International travel and a desire to help others fueled an interest in public service careers for Maxwell School graduate students Julia Liebell-McLean and Mael-Sanh Perrier. While Liebell-McLean spent 18 months living in Saint-Louis, Senegal, teaching English as a Fulbright scholar and freelance instructor, Perrier's experiences include an internship in France, a deployment to Haiti with a humanitarian organization   more

NORTH BRANCH, New Jersey, Sept. 14 -- Raritan Valley Community College issued the following news release: A mural by Ji Yong Kim, Assistant Professor in Raritan Valley Community College's Arts & Design department, was recently installed at the Chinese-American Planning Council's (CPC) headquarters in New York City. The mural was commissioned to celebrate the opening of the CPC's new headquarters, located in Manhattan's Lower East Side. Titled "Unity in Diversity: The Spirit of CPC One," the mu  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 13 -- Scholastic, a children's publishing, education and media company, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ:SCHL) today announced the following schedule and conference call information for its first quarter fiscal year 2025 earnings announcement: * Earnings Release: Thursday, September 26, 2024, at 4:00 PM ET and posted on the Company's investor relations website, investor.scholastic.com. * Conference Call: Thursday, September 26  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- The Depository Trust and Clearing Corp., a provider of clearing and settlement services to the financial markets, issued the following news release: * * * Industry Coordination Led to Successful Transition, Reducing Risk and Costs in the System * * * Washington, DC, September 12, 2024 The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), Investment Company Institute (ICI), and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) today released the "T  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 13 -- The State University of New York issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * "As the nation soon concludes its year-long anniversary celebration of AmeriCorps, and as we celebrate the day President Clinton swore in the first AmeriCorps members, we proudly reflect on this 30-year-old program, and the young Americans who have answered the call to serve. AmeriCorps is the backbone of community service and a testament to the spirit of volunteerism and civi  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 14 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: Upstate Medical University is launching a program aimed at offering extra support to medical students from underrepresented or disadvantaged backgrounds to "accelerate their academic success" in medical school. The program, Distinguishing Docs!, a Student Affairs Retention program, is made possible by a $100,000 grant from the Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMS  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Sept. 13 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * School of Management students Brian Ng, Brian Petz were chosen from among more than 5,000 student applicants worldwide * * * By Anthony Borrelli For Binghamton University School of Management students Brian Ng and Brian Petz, this was about as big as it gets. They were among 43 students from 19 countries chosen for the Global Management Program (GMP) in Japan, a competitive opportunity to gain unique p  more

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 13 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Three recently retired ILR School professors who helped shape the international labor economics field reflected on their academic journeys in question-and-answer stories. Professor Emeritus Gary Fields developed the concepts of poverty and low labor earnings as the world's most pressing economic problems. Fields was ILR's John P. Windmuller of International and Comparative Labor. Read his story. Professor Emeritus La  more

PLANO, Texas, Sept. 14 -- Toyota Motor Sales USA issued the following news: The Prius continues to impress and has recently achieved a new high bar for efficiency. Hypermiler, Wayne Gerdes has been awarded the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDSTM title for lowest fuel consumption driving across the U.S. from the west coast to east coast. Earlier this summer, Gerdes drove from Los Angeles City Hall all the way to New York City Hall in a Prius LE and achieved a staggering fuel economy average for the entire   more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 14 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: * * * Rochester Session is Third of Several Listening Events Statewide Meetings Advance Community Conversations and Engagement around Federal and New York State Environmental Justice Programs * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced an Environmental Jus  more

SCHENECTADY, New York, Sept. 9 -- Union College issued the following news: Union College President David Harris today told the campus community that this will be his final academic year as president of the College. Harris, who became Union's 19th president in July 2018, said he will step down on June 30, 2025. He added that he has no firm plans for his future beyond Union, but said he does not intend to pursue another college or university presidency. Harris informed the Union community via a  more

SCHENECTADY, New York, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Union College issued the following news: Robert Baker, the William D. Williams Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society for Bioethics in Humanities. The award is the society's highest honor. It recognizes a distinguished individual for excellence in bioethics and/or the health humanities. It is given in recognition of longstanding achievement in bioethics and/or the health humanities. Ba  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 13 -- The State University of New York University at Albany issued the following news: By Amy Geduldig Against the backdrop of the upcoming Presidential election, global crises and rising activism on college campuses worldwide, the University at Albany is hosting the Great Dane Dialogue, a cross-campus effort to promote civil discourse and inclusivity, and to celebrate free speech, which are foundational to scholarly inquiry and higher education. The initiative featur  more

BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * New study finds visual depiction of products influences consumer perception * * * Getting a sense of how a product is put together makes consumers more confident that the product will deliver its core benefit -- and they'll be more likely to buy it -- according to new research from the University at Buffalo School of Management. Available online ahead of  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * USC Viterbi researcher K. Leslie Gilliard-AbdulAziz is at the forefront of advancing technology for carbon capture and utilization. * * * By Matilda Bathurst Another day, another influx of doomsday data about the consequences of global warming. In a recent article, The New York Times reported how close we are to the planet's climate tipping point  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 14 -- Yeshiva University issued the following news: * * * Yeshiva University's YU Global extends its reach worldwide to enhance learners' online experience and provide the tools to succeed in any career path. * * * On Aug. 28, YU Global announced an expansion of its reach through a new partnership with Hillel Yeshiva High School and strengthened collaborations with the Chief Rabbi of England and the Chabad Shluchim. These partnerships showcase YU Global's commitment to blendi  more