SYRACUSE, New York, Nov. 21 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: As the holiday season approaches, there are several ways for members of the Syracuse University community to make the season brighter within the City of Syracuse and greater Central New York communities. Some giving opportunities include: PEACE, Inc. People's Equal Action and Community Effort (PEACE), Inc. is a nonprofit, community-based organization that serves nearly 10,000 clients in Syracuse, Onondaga County and  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- New York Magazine issued the following news release: On November 16 and 17, 2024, New York Magazine's Vulture held its annual Vulture Festival in Los Angeles, a pop-culture spectacle where Vulture comes to life right before your very eyes. Curated by the Vulture editorial team, this year's festival included a celebration of Dogma's 25th anniversary with Kevin Smith, Mike Myers receiving Vulture's Honorary Degree, Quinta Brunson and the writers of Abbot Elementary receiving  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 22 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders presented her balanced budget to the Joint Budget Committee of the Arkansas Legislature. The full letter the Governor sent to the Committee can be found here (https://governor.arkansas.gov/governor-sanders-delivers-her-balanced-budget/) and below. Dear Co-Chairs Rice and Wardlaw: Arkansas' fiscal discipline is strong. While California   more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 21 -- Cornell University issued the following news: After decades of growth, craft beer nationwide is in its worst-ever slump, with negative production for the second straight year and more craft brewery closures in 2023 than ever before. But the graph for New York state hasn't wobbled, with 539 craft breweries and counting, ranking it second in the nation. "We are holding steady," said Paul Leone, executive director of the New York State Brewers Association. "It's one o  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- Assurant, a risk management solutions provider, issued the following news release: * * * Former UPS executive strengthens depth of business expertise * * * ATLANTA, November 20, 2024 - Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global business services company that supports, protects, and connects major consumer purchases, today announced the appointment of Kevin Warren, former chief marketing and customer experience officer at UPS, to its Board of Directors, effective Januar  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- Assurant, a risk management solutions provider, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * For the First Time, 5G Devices Become Top-Turned in Models for Android and Apple * * * Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect, and connect major consumer purchases, reported today that a total of $1.09 billion was returned to consumers who traded in their mobile devices in the third quar  more

LAKE SUCCESS, New York, Nov. 22 -- Broadridge Financial Solutions, a provider of investor communications and technology-driven solutions to banks, broker-dealers, asset managers and corporate issuers, issued the following news release: * * * New enhancements address industry needs to quote at unprecedented scale, while optimizing trading technology to unlock significant efficiency gains for traders * * * NEW YORK and LONDON, November 21, 2024 - Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR),  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 22 -- CNN issued the following news: * * * Series Produced by Hat Trick Productions for CNN Originals * * * NEW YORK - (November 21, 2024) - CNN has renewed Have I Got News For You for a second season that will air early next year as part of CNN's Saturday primetime lineup. The American version of the long-running UK comedy series is hosted by Roy Wood Jr. along with team captains Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black. Produced by Hat Trick Productions for CNN Originals,   more

SYRACUSE, New York, Nov. 21 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Bradford Smith (left) working with Danielle Lanphere (right) during a conversation club meeting at the Gebbie Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic. He and other individuals who use Alternative Augmentative Communication to help express themselves gather weekly to build community and expand their communication abilities. Verbal communication is one of the most common and fundamental forms of interaction for humans. Whe  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- Dow Jones, a provider of news and business information, issued the following news release: * * * 'Dow Jones Korean Language Service' launch represents pathways to penetrate into untapped markets and broaden user base across non-English speaking regions * * * Singapore - [November 21, 2024] - Dow Jones Newswires took a step towards its ambitions to expand into new markets with the launch of its first AI-enabled language service in Korean. Built for the business and fina  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Nov. 21 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: As an engineer, Kevin Du has always embraced a problem-solving attitude. In his world, if no solution exists for the dilemma he's facing, he will create the solution. Kevin Du It's a mentality that has served Du, an electrical engineering and computer science professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, well as he has carved out a decorated career as a global cybersecurity expert. His labs have been  more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 21 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Ponsi Trivisvavet MBA '99 knew she had found her true north when the seeds she delivered to an Indonesian farmer helped him to increase his crop yields enough that he was able to buy a cow to provide meat for his family for the first time in his life. "Now this man can send his children to school, his grandchildren to college," she said. "He can think about the future." Trivisvavet, the CEO of Inari, was one of six fea  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * Hosted by Eric Adjepong, Season Two Premieres Tuesday, January 7th at 9pm ET/PT * * * The bets are bigger and the stakes are higher in the ten-episode return of Wildcard Kitchen, Food Network's exclusive late-night culinary card game where all-star chefs bet, bluff and backstab for cold hard cash and bragging rights. In each episode, host Eric Adjepong wel  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * An Examination Of The U.S. Parole System As Three Incarcerated Men Pursue Release * * * The HBO Original documentary NATURE OF THE CRIME, directed by Ricki Stern (HBO's "Here to Climb" and "My So-Called High School Rank") and Jesse Sweet ("Killer Robots," "The Murders Before the Marathon"), debuts TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Nov. 21 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: During the holidays, we come together with family and friends to celebrate. The end of another year is also an opportunity to reflect on the year that has passed and the meaning of the people and events that were part of our lives over the past 12 months. SU News reached out to some of the chaplains at Hendricks Chapel to ask about gratitude--what gratitude means in their faith tradition; why gratitude is important i  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 22 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP represented the CHIPS Program Office of the U.S. Department of Commerce in connection with its $1.5 billion direct funding award to GlobalFoundries under the CHIPS Incentive Program's Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facilities. The award will support the company's investment of approximately $13 billion over the next 10-plus years in its U.S. semiconductor manufacturin  more

ARMONK, New York, Nov. 22 -- IBM issued the following news release: * * * As part of intended quantum-centric supercomputing collaboration between Pasqal and IBM, unified programming model built on Qiskit will aim to integrate various quantum and classical hardware resources for advanced HPC workflows * * * Yorktown Heights, New York, and Paris, France, November 21, 2024 - IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Pasqal today announced an update to their intended collaboration to build new, integrated frameworks  more

BUFFALO, New York, Nov. 22 -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T") (NYSE:MTB) announced today that it plans to host conference calls to review 2026 quarterly financial results on the following dates: * First quarter 2026 - Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. (ET) * Second quarter 2026 - Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. (ET) * Third quarter 2026 - Friday, October 16, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. (ET) * Fourth   more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- Mary Ann Liebert Inc. issued the following news release: A new study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Neurotrauma shows that intravenous administration of immunomodulatory nanoparticles after traumatic brain injury (TBI) can limit the development of an inflammatory cascade that typically leads to substantial secondary damage. The nanoparticles limited inflammatory cell infiltration and reduced both behavioral decline and lesion size without a  more

PURCHASE, New York, Nov. 22 -- Mastercard issued the following news release: Mastercard's Multi-Token Network (MTN) has connected to Kinexys Digital Payments as a payment settlement solution to enhance the availability of B2B cross-border payments to business applications on MTN. Kinexys Digital Payments is a next-generation payment rail powering real-time value transfer using commercial bank money, offered through Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, the firm's blockchain business unit. Mastercard's MTN   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: The 15-episode Max Original drama series THE PITT, from John Wells Productions and Warner Bros. Television, created by R. Scott Gemmill and starring Noah Wyle, debuts this January. Logline: THE PITT is a realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in today's America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in a modern-day hosp  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- Morgan Stanley, a multinational financial services corporation, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * * Morgan Stanley reports on the rising need for flexible structures in family offices * Offices adapting to address need to uphold values, safeguard legacies, educate heirs, and maximize tech amid complex markets * * * Morgan Stanley Wealth Management today released a comprehensive report identifying essential focus areas and recommended ste  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today hosted an Open House on the 2025- 2029 Capital Plan at Brooklyn Borough Hall in Downtown Brooklyn, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber, MTA Construction & Development President Jamie Torres-Springer and New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow attended the event co-hosted by Repres  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 22 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * Daniel Austin, Sr. and Anthony Mordente Allegedly Enriched Themselves With Charitable Funds While Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery Fell Into Disrepair Funds Will Support the Restoration and Preservation of the Cemetery * * * New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that she has secured more than $1.6 million from former leaders of Lutheran All Faiths Ceme  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: New York City Health + Hospitals (H+H) spent $168 million more than projected on temporary staff, despite hiring over 1,660 new nurses in city fiscal year (CFY) 2024, according to a new report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "The COVID-19 pandemic led to a major nursing shortage nationwide and in New York City, but Health + Hos  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 22 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * Two Virtual Public Comment Hearings Scheduled for Jan. 21, 2025 Public Comment Period on Proposed Changes Open through Jan. 27, 2025 * * * New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced proposed changes to the regulations for Real Property Tax Law Section 480a, also known as the Fores  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 22 -- The New York State Department of Labor issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * Statewide Total Exceeds $7 Million to Strengthen Workforce Training Programs * * * The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) today announced the allocation of $1,077,190 in workforce development grants to boost skills training and employment opportunities in the Hudson Valley. These grants are part of a larger $7.4 million statewide initiative directly supportin  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * PLAs Cover Over $1 Billion of Transformational Capital Projects and Set Framework for Future PLA Negotiations Over Nearly $50 Billion of Upcoming Projects PLAs Support Fair Wages, Community Hiring, Investments in M/WBEs; Promote Efficient Project Completion * * * New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced two Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) with the Building & Construction Trades Counci  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Nov. 20, 2024: * * * Tisch Will Be Only Second Female to Serve as NYPD Commissioner, Both Appointed Under Mayor Adams' Leadership * * * New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the appointment of Jessica Tisch as commissioner of the New York City Police Department (NYPD), effective Monday, November 25. Tisch will be the second female to serve as commissioner of the NYPD in its 179-year history; the first,  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 22 -- The New York State Department of Health issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: New York State today highlighted efforts that are underway to bolster physical and behavioral health care and expand services for rural populations, which often encounter barriers to these services. On National Rural Health Day, the state Department of Health, Office of Mental Health, and Office of Addiction Supports and Services detailed investments into services and support  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- NICE Actimize issued the following news release: * * * Nordics-based digital bank is leveraging a comprehensive suite of AI-driven AML solutions to provide greater customer protections * * * Hoboken, N.J, November 21, 2024 - NICE Actimize, a NICE (NASDAQ: NICE) business, today announced that TF Bank, Sweden, has chosen NICE Actimize AML Essentials, a cloud-based offering of end-to-end anti-money laundering (AML) solutions, to elevate the digital bank's financial crime p  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 22 -- Nixon Peabody, a law firm, issued the following news release: Chicago, IL. Nixon Peabody LLP partnered with Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, a leading German law firm, to advise HRForecast in a transformative partnership with TalentNeuron. The joining of HRForecast, a Munich-based provider of innovative HR technology solutions, and TalentNeuron, a global leader in labor market analytics, will create a combined first-of-its-kind platform to integrate both inter  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Nov. 22 -- Paychex, a provider of integrated human capital management solutions for payroll, human resources, retirement and insurance services, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Paychex, Inc., a leading provider of integrated human capital management software solutions for human resources, employee benefits, insurance services, and payroll, announced today a new premium HR Analytics solution that couples real-time data with generative AI Insights capabili  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release: Led by Corporate partner Jarrod D. Murphy, global co-leader of Pillsbury's M&A and Private Equity Group, a team of Pillsbury lawyers advised CVC DIF on the acquisition of 18 water and wastewater utilities in Arizona from JW Water and Robson Communities. CVC DIF is the infrastructure strategy of CVC, a leading global private markets manager with approximately Euros191 billion of assets under management. JW Water, a   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 22 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Governor Dan McKee appointed Deborah J. Goddard to serve as Secretary of the Rhode Island Department of Housing. Goddard has more than 40 years of housing experience in the private and public sectors. She currently leads the Massachusetts-based DJ Goddard Consulting, which advises and provides organizational and process analysis for public, quasi-public, and nonprofit   more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 21 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Critics of affirmative action in higher education have argued that the policy deprives more qualified students of a spot at a university or college. A new study by Cornell researchers finds that ignoring race leads to an admitted class that is much less diverse, but with similar academic credentials. The Cornell team used data from an unnamed university to simulate the impacts of the 2023 Supreme Court ruling in Student  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- George Washington University issued the following news: The Trump Administration and Republican lawmakers are discussing cuts to Medicaid, the nation's public health insurance program for the low income population and people with disabilities. The changes might reduce funding for the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion or require that Medicaid enrollees work in order to obtain health coverage. Both would mean that many people would lose health coverage, according to   more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: * * * Through hands-on research opportunities at RWU, senior Joshua Sears contributed to a study on sea robins that has garnered national attention, showcasing the university's commitment to providing students real-world research opportunities. * * * By Jordan J. Phelan As a first-year student at Roger Williams University, Joshua Sears could not have known that his first research experience would  more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 21 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Imagine a coffee mug and a cinnamon donut on the table before you. They appear as completely different objects but to a mathematician, the mug and the donut are topologically equivalent, "homeomorphic," because (at least conceptually) you can bend and mold one shape into the other without cutting, tearing, passing it through itself or glueing. Topologists study geometric objects and how they hold up when deformed by str  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 22 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: By Mike Nolan With areas stretching from the Adirondacks to Long Island at high risk of fire danger this month, researchers at the University at Albany have been hard at work to help keep New Yorkers safe. In October, Governor Hochul announced a new weather data tool to inform New Yorkers when there is an increased risk of wildfires. The tool, a partnership between the New York State Mesonet and the state Depart  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 22 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: By Michael Parker University at Albany Professor of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Susan Sharfstein is partnering with the startup firm DeepSeq.AI on a new National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to advance AI-driven drug discovery. Funded through an NSF Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant of nearly $275,000, the project will support the development of DeepSeq's proprietary artificial inte  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 22 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention. * Researchers at the New York State Mesonet published a new paper in Geophysical Research Letters that analyzes meteorological observations from the April 2024 total solar eclipse. The Mesonet network had 55 weather stations in the path of totality that were collecting data i  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 22 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: By Margaret Hartley Political scientist Bryan Early has been researching strategic trade controls and their role in preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction since his graduate school days. In 2012, as an assistant professor at UAlbany's Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, he founded the Project on International Security, Commerce and Economic Statecraft (PISCES) to focus and continue that   more

STONY BROOK, New York, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University issued the following news release: * * * Published in eLife, the research findings could provide insight to how certain genes change in human neurological diseases * * * New research led by William R. Thomas, PhD, with Professor Liliana M. Davalos, PhD, in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University, shows how the Eurasian common shrew (Sorex araneus) changes its brain   more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 21 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Celebrate the season and give back with an apple bake-off this weekend, and enjoy symphony concerts and learn about New York's Mohawk River through an exhibit at Mann Library. Wind Symphony The Cornell Wind Symphony, led by conductor James Spinazzola, will celebrate the music of Cuba with the Yosvany Terry Quartet and guest composer Shelly Hanson. Friday, Nov. 22, 7:30 p.m., Bailey Hall Apple Bake-Off Taste-test ap  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 22 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Discussions with UChicago experts to take place in Chicago, New York * * * How will recent events across the world affect the economy in 2025? Renowned scholars from University of Chicago's Booth School of Business will tackle that question during this year's Economic Outlook events in Chicago and New York on Dec. 3-4. This year's events, entitled "Risks and Opportunities: The Impact of Geopolitics and  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * GenAI-powered tools and customer-friendly services make holiday shopping effortless * * * Verizon is taking some of the pressure off of the holidays this year. With GenAI tools and more customer-friendly services, we're making your shopping experience more personalized and easier than ever, so you can spend less time stressing and more time celebrating. H  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * Award funded at $21 million in the first year * * * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Verizon Business has been awarded a new agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), valued at over $21 million in the first year. The agreement will enable the USDA to enhance its connectivity capabilities across the nation, supporting over 60,000 lines of service. Verizon will   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: AUSTIN, TX - Verizon, a global leader in driving virtualized and Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) technologies, has deployed Open RAN (O-RAN) based Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) systems with multiple vendor interoperability at The University of Texas Moody Center and the Austin Convention Center. These are the first DAS systems commercially deployed in the Verizon network usi  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release: * * * Watch The Debuts of HBO Originals "Hard Knocks: In Season With The AFC North," "Nature Of The Crime," and "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story," Max Originals "Creature Commandos," "Fast Friends," "Rose Matafeo: On And On And On," And Season Two Of "Bookie," And Warner Bros. Film "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" Catch Max's Collection Of Courtroom Dramas, Comedies, and Documen  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised ENERGO-PRO Green Finance s.r.o. as issuer on its CZK 3.5 billion retail domestic offering of green notes due 2029, issued by ENERGO-PRO Green Finance s.r.o., guaranteed by its holding company DK Holding Investments, s.r.o. and secured over shares in ENERGO - PRO a.s. and certain other assets of DK Holding Investments, s.r.o. The notes have been admitted to trading on  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised LFH Portfolio Acquico SARL on the acquisition of a real estate portfolio comprising approximately 5,200 residential units in Germany from Peach Property Group AG and the partial resale and re-investment into Globe Trade Centre S.A. LFH Portfolio Acquico, a subsidiary of Luxembourg Finance House S.A., is expected to complete the transaction in December 2024. The purch  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised TPG on the refinancing of its portfolio company iNova Pharmaceuticals, a leading independent consumer healthcare and medicine products company. "Following the recent refinancing of Novotech, we are pleased to again work with the TPG team on this transaction," said White & Case partner Mark Wesseldine, who led the Firm's deal team. "The deal is another example of the  more