SYRACUSE, New York, April 11 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * A&S Cool Class: Chinese Art Watch the following video, where Li and Kate Holohan, curator of education and academic outreach at the museum, discuss a selection of works viewed by the class that day: By working with the museum's collections, Li says that this experience not only enhances students' cultural understanding and fosters critical thinking and creativity, but also exposes them to potential career o  more

NEW YORK, April 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * ACLU FOIA Litigation Reveals Information About Plans to Expand ICE Detention Facilities Nationwide WASHINGTON - New documents obtained by the ACLU this week reveal further details about Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) plans t  more

NEW YORK, April 11 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release: * * * AJC Statement on U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks American Jewish Committee (AJC) is monitoring the planned negotiations between Iran and the United States related to the Iranian regime's rapidly advancing nuclear program. Action toward a solution is necessary and overdue. The Iranian regime has long been a destabilizing force on the world stage. It has continuously called for the destruct  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, April 11 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Could infections accelerate aging? What one pharmacy professor is discovering in her research Assistant Professor Azadeh Nasuhidehnavi is taking a closer look at a concept called "inflammaging," where chronic inflammation is a hallmark of the aging process By Scott Sasina Everyone wishes they could stay young, but time isn't on our side. To make matters worse, research is showing that inflammation can c  more

NEW YORK, April 12 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * A New Lab Examines the Social, Political, and Economic Consequences of Disappearance Claudio Lomnitz's work on disappearance dates back to 2019, and the lab is expanding his efforts. The Social Study of Disappearance Lab, established in 2023, is dedicated to exploring the social, political, and economic dimensions of disappearance--ranging from forced disappearances in Mexico to migrant vanishings across the Mediterra  more

ITHACA, New York, April 11 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell Celebrates Breakthrough Prize for LHC Collaborations The international scientific collaborations at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have been awarded the 2024 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, honoring their groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of the universe. Cornell scientists, students, and engineers are active members of the CMS collaboration, and are currently leading a maj  more

NEW YORK, April 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Despite Lack of Evidence, Louisiana Immigration Judge Rules Against Mahmoud Khalil in Deportation Hearing LOUISIANA - In a decision that appeared to be pre-written, an immigration judge ruled immediately after a hearing today that Mahmou  more

NEW YORK, April 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * Despite Lack of Evidence, Louisiana Immigration Judge Rules Against Mahmoud Khalil in Deportation Hearing Judge in Mr. Khalil's Habeas Case in New Jersey Calls for an Immediate Hearing on the Ruling LOUISIANA - In a decision that appeared to be pre-written, an immigration judge ruled immediately after a hearing today that Mahmoud Khalil is removable under U.S. immigration law.  more

NEW YORK, April 12 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * Despite Lack of Evidence, Louisiana Immigration Judge Rules Against Mahmoud Khalil in Deportation Hearing Jena, Louisiana - In a decision that appeared to be pre-written, an immigration judge ruled immediately after a hearing today that Mahmoud Khalil is removable under U.S. immigration law. This comes less than 48 hours after the U.S. government handed over the "evidence" the  more

NEW YORK, April 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * EPA Reportedly Plans to Stop Collecting Data about Climate Pollution "According to news reports, the Environmental Protection Agency is planning to eviscerate the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program - a vital source of public information about the climate pollution that increases smog and causes the extreme storms and fires that millions of Americans are facing. That would mean w  more

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, April 12 -- Bard College issued the following news release: * * * Estimated Cost of Hate Crimes to Phoenix Residents in 2022 Between $39 and $160 Million, Reports Bard Center for the Study of Hate and Anti-Defamation League's Desert Region ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.--The Bard Center for the Study of Hate (BCSH), in partnership with the ADL Desert Region, has released a new report: The Societal Impacts of Hate Crimes: A Case Study. What emerges from this study is   more

ITHACA, New York, April 11 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Explore new digital tech at BOOM 2025 The 27th annual Bits On Our Minds (BOOM), the premier showcase for cutting-edge digital technology projects created by Cornell students, returns April 23, from 4-6 p.m. in the Duffield Hall atrium. Students from across the university will be demonstrating a variety of apps, robots, games and research projects, many aimed at solving social problems, providing entertainment   more

NEW YORK, April 11 -- Baruch College issued the following news: * * * From Queens to Shanghai: Baruch Professors Receive CUNY Grants to Explore Asian American Diasporic Life Two distinguished faculty members from the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences--Yuchen Chen and Sally Wen Mao--have been awarded research grants from the Asian American/Asian Research Institute's Faculty Research Support Program. The non-partisan institute, which was founded in 2001 by The City University of New York (C  more

NEW YORK, April 10 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Human Rights Advocates Sue Trump Administration Over Sanctions Targeting ICC WASHINGTON -- Two U.S. human rights advocates are challenging the Trump administration's executive order imposing sanctions on the chief prosecutor of the Inter  more

NEW YORK, April 12 -- The Center for Reproductive Rights issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * Idaho Court says Women Can Get Abortions for Many Pregnancy Complications Ruling expands the exceptions in one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, but many women are still left behind Today, an Idaho state court issued a ruling broadening the medical exception to the state's total abortion ban. The ban previously allowed for abortions only when necessary to prevent t  more

NEW YORK, April 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * IMOs Climate Diplomacy Sets the Course for the Shipping Sector's Energy Transition (LONDON, United Kingdom) The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations agency responsible for regulating global shipping, today concluded the 83 rd meeting of its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 83). Negotiations between Member States focused on approving a firs  more

LONDON, England, April 11 -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * Imperial strengthens international ties with new quantum project By Kayleigh Brewer Imperial has explored new quantum collaborations with the USA through a series of workshops and knowledge exchanges. The Quantum ICoNYCh project brought together researchers from Imperial College London, New York, and Chicago, to strengthen quantum research collaborations between Imperial College London, the Chicago Quantum  more

ITHACA, New York, April 11 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Inclusive Excellence Podcast: DEI - More than just an acronym In this episode of the Inclusive Excellence Podcast, co-hosts Erin Sember-Chase and Toral Patel go back to the basics - breaking down the foundational concepts of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), and exploring why understanding these terms matters to everyone, everywhere. Today, DEI is at the forefront of countless conversations, policies and   more

ITHACA, New York, April 11 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Kehlani to headline Slope Day 2025, first female headliner in 16 Years The students of the Slope Day Planning Board (SDPB) have a big job: plan an event that marks the end of the school year, satisfies more than 16,000 students, and adheres to university health and safety guidelines. Among thousands of decisions, the headliner choice weighs the heaviest. Kehlani, a multi-Grammy Award-nominated R&B artist, will  more

NEW YORK, April 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Exits Meta's Civil Rights Advisory Committee Over Harmful Content Moderation Practices, Urges Company to Reverse Course on DEIA Rollbacks In two letters sent to Mark Zuckerberg today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) has removed itself from Meta's external civil rights advisory group due to concerns over its content moderation and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessib  more

NEW YORK, April 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Legal Organizations Across Ideologies File Amicus Briefs in Support of Jenner & Block, WilmerHale Law Firms WASHINGTON - Today, a cross-ideological group of legal advocacy organizations filed two amicus briefs asking the court to strike   more

NEW YORK, April 11 [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: * * * Mississippi Poised to Enact Sweeping Educational Gag Order (NEW YORK)- In a major blow to free expression in education, the Mississippi state legislature sent HB 1193, a bill that would impose extreme restrictions on speech and ideas in public schools, colleges and universities, to Gover  more

NEW YORK, April 12 -- The National Urban League issued the following news release: * * * National Urban League Convenes Leading Civil Rights, Economic Justice, and Policy Organizations to Launch Fair Budget Coalition Coalition Advocates for a Fair, Just, and Inclusive Federal Budget that Reflects the Needs of All Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 10, 2025) -- The National Urban League today launched the Fair Budget Coalition, a new alliance of civil rights leaders, economic justice advocate  more

NEW YORK, April 11 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Nevada Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on the Advancement of Critical Violence Prevention Legislation to Keep Guns Out of Dangerous Hands and Sensitive Locations CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Today, the Nevada chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, issued the following statements after Nevad  more

NEW YORK, April 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * NYCLU Condemns Violent Arrest of Two Black Men During Traffic Stop in Syracuse SYRACUSE - On April 9, 2025, during a vehicle stop captured on video, a group of Syracuse police officers wrestled two young Black men to the ground and punched one in the face. In response, the New York Civil Liberties Union released the following statement attributable to Special Counsel for Crimina  more

NEW YORK, April 12 (TNSres) -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release: * * * Plan to Cancel Legally Obtained SSN's is an Abuse of Power, says LatinoJustice According to press reports, the Trump administration has directed the Social Security Administration to begin moving social security information of thousands of immigrants who legally have social security numbers into a database the agency uses to track who has died and is therefore no longer eligible to receive benefits  more

CANTON, Ohio, April 11 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * QB Drew Lock agrees to terms for return to Seahawks As fate would have it, Drew Lock and Russell Wilson are switching places again. Lock has agreed to terms to rejoin the Seattle Seahawks, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported Friday. Originally drafted by the Denver Broncos, Lock was traded to the Seahawks back in 2022 as part of a package in exchange for Wilson. Now, Lock is  more

ITHACA, New York, April 11 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Rafaela Uzan '25 Selected for Gaither Fellows Program Rafaela Uzan, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences has been selected to join the James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Uzan is just one of 16 students who were chosen from hundreds of applications submitted from participating colleges and universities nationwide. "My long-term goal is to work at t  more

NEW YORK, April 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Reports: Trump Administration Plans Detrimental Cuts to NOAA Climate Research (WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 11, 2025) The Trump administration is proposing to end most climate research conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in a move to further deepen cuts to NOAA. This proposal would diminish the budget of NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric   more

BRONX, New York, April 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * Roar Into Spring: Dinosaur Safari Returns to Bronx Zoo BRONX, N.Y. -- April 11, 2025 -- Dinosaur Safari is making its return to the Bronx Zoo, starting Saturday, April 12, guests can visit and get up close with some of the largest animals that ever roamed the Earth. Dinosaur Safari is a beloved tradition that features more than 60 life-size animatronic dinosaurs and   more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 12 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Capstone project results in deaf-accessible kiosks National Technical Institute for the Deaf information and computing studies students solved a problem that has made an immediate impact at RIT Dining locations across campus. The initiative, begun nearly two years ago, has resulted in state-of-the-art, deaf-friendly point-of-sale systems that use interactive monitors for easy ordering   more

NEW YORK, April 11 -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Rockefeller Foundation and Plan International Launch Emergency Response to Support Earthquake-Affected Children in Myanmar $200,000 Grant to provide emergency relief and recovery for children impacted by the recent earthquake in in the hardest-hit regions of Mandalay and Sagaing BANGKOK | April 11, 2025 -- The Rockefeller Foundation announced a $200,000 emergency grant to Plan International Myanmar to   more

NEW YORK, April 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Senate Bill Would Reduce Risk of Catastrophic Wildfires (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Sens. John Curtis (R-UT), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Tim Sheehy (R-MT) today introduced the Fix Our Forests Act (FOFA) in the U.S. Senate. This proposal will expedite forest restoration and management in the most threatened landscapes, with a focus on reintroducing prescribed fi  more

ITHACA, New York, April 11 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Texans' embrace of turbines may herald winds of change Regardless of political affiliation, Texans on average hold positive views about wind energy developments, welcoming turbines' local benefits despite state and national leaders' criticisms and efforts to disincentivize such projects, Cornell-led research finds. The analysis also found that incumbent state lawmakers in districts where wind turbines were bui  more

NEW YORK, April 11 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: * * * The LEI for Germany Increased in February Using the Composite Indexes: The Leading Economic Index (LEI) provides an early indication of significant turning points in the business cycle and where the economy is heading in the near term. The Coincident Economic Index (CEI) provides an indication of the current state of the economy. Additional details are below.  * * * The Conference Board Leading Economic Ind  more

ITHACA, New York, April 11 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Three Cornellians named recipients of Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans Current doctoral candidate Max Gotts and alumni Carina Shiau '21 and Syed Tahmid Mahbub '17 were among the 30 recipients of the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship, which provides merit-based funding for immigrants and children of immigrants to pursue graduate education in the United States. Awardees were selected from a pool   more

BUFFALO, New York, April 12 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Study examines how diet quality impacts oral microbiome BUFFALO, N.Y. - A University at Buffalo study using a sample of postmenopausal women is the first to examine the association between diet quality and the oral microbiome. The research, published earlier this year in the Journal of Nutrition, reports that women who followed healthier diets had lower abundance o  more

BRISTOL, England, April 12 -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Landmark study identifies new genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disorders, bringing long-awaited answers to families A new genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) has been uncovered by an international team of researchers. The discovery, published in Nature Genetics [10 Apr] and led by the University of Bristol, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and KU Leven in B  more

NEW YORK, April 11 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Council for International Business issued the following news: * * * USCIB Speaks at BDI Tax Forum in Berlin Left to right: Nicole Casey (OECD) Caroline Philipp (BMW), Rick Minor (USCIB), Eva Oertel (Bavarian Finance Ministry), and Karoline Kampermann (Association of the German Auto Industry). Rick Minor, SVP and International Tax Counsel at USCIB, spoke at the annual BDI Tax Forum in Berlin this week. He served as one of five experts on a   more

NEW YORK, April 12 -- The Vera Institute of Justice, an organization that says its mission is to end overcriminalization and mass incarceration of people of color, immigrants and people experiencing poverty, issued the following news release: * * * Mayor Adams Must Not Break the Law and Allow ICE on Rikers Island NEW YORK - In response to the New York City Council's resolution to sue Mayor Eric Adams for allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Rikers Island despite the city's sa  more

ITHACA, New York, April 11 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Virologist builds on Baker Institute's 75-year groundbreaking history Every time Dr. Sarah Caddy drives to her lab at the Baker Institute for Animal Health, she passes Parvo Drive, right next to the institute. It's a fitting welcome. "Parvo" refers to canine parvovirus, which causes a highly contagious, dangerous disease that researchers at the institute were the first to identify. Caddy is continuing the inst  more

NEW YORK, April 11 [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: * * * White House Censorship of Journalists' Pool Reports Is a "Blatant" Effort to Keep the Public in the Dark (WASHINGTON)-PEN America released the following statement Friday amid reports that the Trump administration withheld at least two press pool reports from news outlets through its mail  more

NEW YORK, April 11 -- The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release on April 11, 2025, with 80 plus Asian American organizations and race and law centers: * * * With 80+ Asian American organizations and race and law centers, AALDEF submits brief in support of birthright citizenship Today, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)--with the Korematsu Center for Law and Equality and the Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice--file  more