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State Tipoffs Involving New York Newsletter for Tuesday October 15, 2024 ( 37 items )  

'Silence' theme of Society for the Humanities Fall presentations
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Who decides whose story is told, and how? What are the ethics of giving voice to the voiceless? These and other questions on the theme of Silence are being explored by this year's Society for the Humanities fellows. Six fellows from a broad swath of humanities fields will present their projects in progress during the annual Fall Fellows' conference, on Friday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the A.D. White House.   more

A24's Janet Planet Begins Streaming Exclusively on Max November 1
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2024: A24's JANET PLANET, written and directed by Annie Baker, will make its streaming debut on Max on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1. The film will debut on HBO linear on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2 at 8:00 p.m. ET. The film stars Julianne Nicholson, Zoe Ziegler, Elias Koteas, Will Patton, and Sophie Okonedo. In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at h  more

Architecture Students Win Visionary International Design Competition
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 14 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: A team of fifth-year School of Architecture students have won first prize at this year's Home of the Next Century: Home2124 international design competition for their project, "The Domestic Nomad," which reimagines domesticity in a contemporary context. In this fourth edition of the competition, sponsored by Archiol Competitions, architects, designers and visionaries from around the world were asked to redefine the f  more

Bard College: Annual Bard Fiction Prize Is Awarded to Maya Binyam
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, Oct. 14 -- Bard College issued the following news release: Author Maya Binyam has received the Bard Fiction Prize for her first novel, Hangman (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023). Binyam's residency at Bard College is for the fall 2025 semester, during which time she will continue her writing and meet informally with students. Binyam will give a public reading at Bard during her residency. The Bard Fiction Prize committee writes: "Maya Binyam's novel Hangman intrig  more

Celebrated Inside the NBA Visionary Tim Kiely Returns to TNT Sports as Vice President, Executive Producer of NBA Studio Production
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2024: * * * Kiely Helped Drive Inside the NBA to Critical & Cultural Acclaim as Gold Standard for Studio Shows * * * TNT Sports today announced that celebrated Inside the NBA producer Tim Kiely will return to the company ahead of the 2024-25 NBA regular season. Kiely, who was instrumental in the critical success and popularity of TNT Sports' studio production during h  more

Cornell Law Launches Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Clinic
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news: At the start of the fall semester, the Law School inaugurated its Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Clinic, led by Clinical Professor of Law G.S. Hans, widely known for his scholarship in free speech, technology law, and legal ethics. Students in the clinic engage in civil litigation, policy, and advocacy, working with clients to protect and promote individual rights and liberties, with a special focus on free speech. "  more

Curtis Italy Real Estate Team Awarded at the Legalcommunity Real Estate Awards 2024
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 -- Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt and Mosle, a law firm, issued the following news: Curtis Italy has been awarded Law Firm of the Year: Fund Formation at the annual edition of the Legalcommunity Real Estate Awards. The award ceremony was hosted on October 10, at Officine del Volo, in Milan. Motivation states: "The firm has gained an increasingly influential presence in the Italian real estate market, with a team capable of operating in all area of expertise; remarkable results  more

Debevoise Advises AIA in Its $1.25 Billion Securities Offering
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has advised AIA Group Limited ("AIA") in its $1.25 billion offering of subordinated securities, consisting of $500 million of 4.950% subordinated dated securities due 2035 and $750 million of 5.400% subordinated dated securities due 2054. The offering was conducted under AIA's $16 billion Global Medium Term Note and Securities Programme. The securities are expected to qualify as "Tier 2  more

Debevoise Advises PetSafe Brands in Its Approximately $925 Million Refinancing of Existing Debt Facilities
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has advised PetSafe Brands, a portfolio company of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, in connection with the $925 million refinancing of existing debt facilities, which included an offering of $775 million 9.500% senior secured notes due 2029 and an amendment to maturity of $150 million asset-based lending credit facility. The proceeds from the 9.500% senior secured notes due 2029 were used to r  more

Debevoise Partner David O'Neil Shortlisted for 'Investigations Professional of the Year' Award by Global Investigations Review
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: David O'Neil, litigation partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and Co-Chair of the White Collar & Regulatory Defense Group, has been shortlisted for the "Investigations Professional of the Year" award by Global Investigations Review ("GIR"). The GIR Awards, taking place on November 14, "celebrate the people and firms behind the past year's most dazzling investigations and court cases." Mr. O'Neil achieved landmar  more

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: New York Times - In Heated House Race, a Moderate Republican Goes Full Trump
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: In the final stretch before Election Day, Marc Molinaro and Josh Riley are presenting starkly different agendas for Upstate New Yorkers, according to new reporting from the New York Times. Molinaro, who once was touted as a "normal" Republican, is "embracing far-right rhetoric," backing "Mr. Trump and leaning heavily on anti-immigrant sentiment," and even "going so far as to indulge in rac  more

Design Students Receive Honors at Creative Conscience Awards
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 14 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Tackling social and environmental issues through design, College of Visual and Performing Arts students in Creative Problem Solving won an award and commendation in the global Creative Conscience Awards. Creative Conscience is a global not-for-profit organization that believes that creative thinking and innovation can make positive change. The students, led by School of Design Associate Professor Jody Nyboer, partici  more

Emporia State University: 'Knight Owl' Receives 2024 Bill Martin Jr. Picture Book Award
EMPORIA, Kansas, Oct. 15 -- Emporia State University issued the following news: "Knight Owl," Christopher Denise's author-illustrator debut, has received the Bill Martin, Jr. Picture Book Award for 2024. The award aims to promote an appreciation of quality literature in young children across Kansas. "Knight Owl" is a New York Times Bestseller and a Caldecott Honor by the American Library Association. Denise has illustrated more than 20 books for children which include Brian Jacques' acclaimed   more

Engineering students teach 4-H youth about STEM careers, concepts
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news: When engineering student Sophia Pham '25 interned at DoorDash in Seattle, she found she had to simplify how she described her work to colleagues in design, project management and marketing areas. "They didn't speak engineering language," Pham said. "They talked business language, designer language, so we needed to easily explain to them how things work, because our work is complicated to explain." Honing that skill was  more

Global experts look abroad for lessons in super election year
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Voters in more than 60 countries are heading to the polls to elect new leaders in this record-breaking "super election" year. In many of those countries, democracy itself is on the ballot. Global Cornell is contributing to Interim President Michael I. Kotlikoff's campuswide Freedom and Responsibility project by hosting a year of events and discussions exploring global democratic trends. Up next is the annual Bartels Wo  more

Grow-NY to host Food and Ag Summit in Ithaca
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news: The sixth annual Grow-NY Summit, to be held Nov. 6-7 at the new Ithaca Downtown Conference Center, will feature business leaders and entrepreneurs working to advance sustainability, address global challenges and shape the future of food and agriculture. Twenty startup finalists from around the world will pitch their businesses, and their potential impact on upstate New York, at the summit. A $1 million grand prize winne  more

Hillside Public Schools Partners With Scholastic to Enhance Literacy and Family Engagement
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 -- Scholastic, a children's publishing, education and media company, issued the following news release: Hillside Public Schools has teamed up with Scholastic to promote reading, improve literacy skills, and create welcoming spaces for family involvement throughout the school year. This collaboration, which began over the summer, aims to foster a lifelong love of reading among students and engage families as active partners in their children's educational journey. The partners  more

Indigenous Educators Discuss School of Education's New Indigenous Teacher Preparation Fund
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 14 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: "Zero," answers middle school teacher Aaron Dorsey G'03, G'17, to the question: "As a student, how many Indigenous teachers have you had?" "Absolutely zero." Over his entire educational career--kindergarten to master's degree--he says there was almost no one of color standing at the helm. "In all of that time, maybe one or two of the teachers I interacted with were culturally diverse," says Dorsey, a graduate of Sy  more

Infor Cloverleaf Integrates With NVIDIA Holoscan to Revolutionize AI-Powered Clinical Decision Support With Real-Time Healthcare Data
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- Infor, an enterprise software provider, issued the following news release: Infor, the industry cloud complete company, has announced that the Infor Cloverleaf Data Integration Platform is now interoperable with the NVIDIA's Holoscan AI platform, aimed at enhancing medical devices with cutting-edge AI and deep learning technologies. Infor Cloverleaf, a leader in healthcare interoperability solutions, helps medical device customers integrate and share healthcare data  more

Lamis Abdelaaty Awarded the 2024 Montonna Fund
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 13 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Lamis Abdelaaty, associate professor of political science and director of undergraduate studies, has received this year's award from the Ralph E. Montonna Endowed Fund for the Teaching and Education of Undergraduates. Awarded by the Maxwell School, the Ralph E. Montonna Endowed Fund is intended to support a professor with notable engagement in undergraduate education. Abdelaaty is the recipient of the fund award for   more

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory: Amplifying Youth Voices in Sustainable Planning
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following Q&A on Oct. 14, 2024, with Marisa Annunziato, education and outreach coordinator: * * * In this pre-college workshop, students explore the critical role that sustainable development, planning and design play in building community resilience. * * * By Laurel Zaima-Sheehy The Columbia Climate School is excited to announce the Sustainably Developing Your Community pre-college virtual workshop for f  more

Longboard Pharmaceuticals Announces $2.6 Billion Sale to Lundbeck
PALO ALTO, California, Oct. 15 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: New York - October 14, 2024 - Cooley advised Longboard Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: LBPH), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, transformative medicines for neurological diseases, on its $2.6 billion sale to Lundbeck. Under the terms of the agreement, Lundbeck will commence a tender offer for all outstanding shares of Longboard common stock, offering Longboard shareholders $6  more

Magnetically regulated gene therapy tech offers precise brain-circuit control
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news: A new technology enables the control of specific brain circuits non-invasively with magnetic fields, according to a preclinical study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, the Rockefeller University and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The technology holds promise as a powerful tool for studying the brain and as the basis for future neurological and psychiatric treatments for conditions as diverse as P  more

MSLGROUP Americas: Climate Week 2024 - A Peek Into the Premier Event for Sustainability
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 -- MSLGROUP Americas issued the following agency statement on Oct. 14, 2024: * * * During Climate Week, the MSL U.S. Impact & Sustainability team attended events focused on climate action under the theme "It's Time." Read their key learnings from the week here. New York City became THE place to be for people in the sustainability field from Sept. 23-26. Climate Week offered over 900 events for businesses, NGOs, policy makers and more to share, collaborate and inspire sustain  more

N.Y. Comptroller: '2024 New York State Annual Comprehensive Financial Report'
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 14 (TNSres) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following report in September 2024 entitled "2024 New York State Annual Comprehensive Financial Report." Here is the Letter from the Comptroller: * * * September 1, 2024 To the Citizens of New York, the Governor and the New York State Legislature: I am pleased to present the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the State of New York for the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2024. Under genera  more

N.Y. Gov. Hochul Announces Nearly 1 Million New Yorkers Enrolled in Program to Help Older Adults Save More Than $7,000 Per Year
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 15 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2024: * * * As Medicare Open Enrollment Period Begins Tomorrow, Governor Encourages More New Yorkers to Enroll in Medicare Savings Program Governor Expanded Income Eligibility to Ensure Program Serves More Older Adults Statewide * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that nearly one million New Yorkers are now enrolled in State-administered Medicare Savings Program (MSP), which can  more

Nicole Eisenman: painting the story
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Nicole Eisenman is an American artist celebrated for their inventive, often irreverent, figurative painting and sculptures. As the fall 2024 guest speaker for the John A. Cooper Visiting Artist Lecture Series at AAP, Eisenman will give a public artist talk on October 29. The series was created with a gift from alumnus John A. Cooper (B.F.A. '97) to bring distinguished artists of particular renown to the Ithaca campus to   more

Orange Central Weekend 2024: Can't Miss Signature Programs From Alumni Office
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 14 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: The University welcomes alumni back to campus at the tailgate during Orange Central 2023 (Photo by Ross Knight) Get ready for an unforgettable weekend as Syracuse University gears up for Orange Central Homecoming 2024. This year's celebration, set for Nov. 1-3, will be a vibrant and family-friendly weekend, bringing the campus community together in a spirit of camaraderie and Orange pride. While there is a full week  more

Pillsbury Poised for Private Equity Expansion With Addition of Leading Finance Partner Robert Stein in New York
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release: In a move that significantly bolsters Pillsbury's finance and private equity offerings, the firm welcomes partner Robert "Robby" Stein in New York. Stein advises private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies, and other public and private companies in connection with debt financings of all stripes, including acquisition and venture financings. He joins the firm's Finance & Restructuring practice from Goodwin. "P  more

Programs support NSF GRFP applicants
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Thirty-six Cornell graduate students began this academic year as new National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) fellows as another round of NSF GRFP-focused Graduate School programming wrapped up. Many of this year's new fellows credit these programs with helping them craft strong--and ultimately successful--proposals. An NSF GRFP overview session offered students an opportunity to learn  more

Scientists supporting mission to assess Europa's habitability
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news: An outer ice shell marked by "chaos terrain," a vast ocean, cryovolcanoes, misty plumes, gravitational tides and intense radiation. Jupiter's moon Europa may have them all and potentially conditions that could support life. To find out, NASA has launched its next flagship science mission, Europa Clipper the space agency's first dedicated spacecraft mission to study an ocean world beyond Earth and Cornell scientists will  more

Secrets Behind Our Universe's Existence Revealed
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 14 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Graduate students from the Experimental Neutrino Physics group with Syracuse-area high school students who took part in the Syracuse University Physics Emerging Research Technologies Summer High School Internship Program in summer 2024. It takes sophisticated technology to study the behavior of invisible particles like neutrinos and cosmic rays, which pass through our bodies every second before zooming back off into   more

TNT Sports' 2024 American League Championship Series Coverage to Provide Fans With Multiple Viewing Experiences Beginning Monday, Oct. 14
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release: * * * Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur & Lauren Jbara to Provide Commentary for Guardians-Yankees Series on TBS & Max MLB DataCast on truTV & Max Throughout ALCS to Be Ultimate Analytics-Driven Alternative Viewing Experience, Featuring Host JP Morosi, Analyst Dexter Fowler & Stats Analyst Mike Petriello Dusty Baker, Pedro Martinez, Jimmy Rollins, Curtis Granderson & H  more

Turner Breaks Ground on Henry Ford Health's $2.2 Billion Hospital Expansion
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following news: * * * The transformational project will be the largest healthcare investment in Detroit history. * * * Turner Construction Company, along with joint venture partners Barton Malow and Dixon, celebrated the groundbreaking of Henry Ford Health's Detroit hospital expansion project - the single largest healthcare investment in Detroit's history. Team members, patients, neighbors and partners came together in September to ma  more

Wall Street Journal Announces Speaker Lineup for WSJ Tech Live 2024
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 -- Dow Jones, a provider of news and business information, issued the following news release: * * * The innovative multi-platform event delivers interactive experiences and newsmaking discussions on the biggest topics in tech. Speakers include Partner at Greylock and Co-Founder of LinkedIn Reid Hoffman, Co-CEO of Netflix Ted Sarandos, Composer Hans Zimmer, Founder and CEO of Lumi Colin Kaepernick, Co-Founder and CEO of Reddit Steve Huffman, Actor, Filmmaker, and Entrepreneur   more

White & Case Advises Lesha Bank on U.S. $135 Million Acquisition of Bereke Bank
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Qatar-based Lesha Bank on the approximately US$135 million acquisition of 100 percent of the share capital in Kazakhstan-based Bereke Bank JSC from Baiterek National Management Holding JSC, a Kazakhstan sovereign wealth fund. "This transaction showcased our Firm's cross-border capabilities, with contributions from lawyers across time zones also highlighting the uniqu  more

World Languages Days open to public this year
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news: To celebrate Cornell's commitment to fostering global literacy and cross-cultural understanding, the Language Resource Center in the College of Arts and Sciences hosts World Languages Day an event that shares with middle and high school students the diverse opportunities available for language learning on a university campus and the importance of connecting with people across the globe. For the first time, this year's e  more