NEW YORK, April 16 [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: * * * 20th Anniversary World Voices Festival Brings 80+ Writers from 35+ Countries to NYC ad Los Angeles April 30-May 3 Bestselling Authors and Influential Thinkers Include Lara Aburamadan, Andre Aciman, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Fiona Davis, Ava DuVernay, Jennifer Egan  more

NEW YORK, April 16 [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: * * * ACLU of Tennessee Files Lawsuit on Behalf of PEN America and Families to Halt Book Bans in Rutherford County, TN Schools (NASHVILLE, TN)--Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee, along with attorney Kerry Knox, filed a lawsuit on behalf of three Rutherford County families   more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 16 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Arctic Training With Canadian Troops Complements International Studies Connor McNeil, left, holds the U.S. flag with a fellow solider just after conducting a mission in which they fended off a mock attack on snowmobiles and skis. A student in the master of arts in international relations program in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs recently returned from a unique training exercise that br  more

ITHACA, New York, April 16 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Atkinson Hall opens as a hub for research, collaboration Atkinson Hall officially opened its doors with a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 9, realizing its benefactors' vision of the facility as a home for impact-driven research across grand challenges in sustainability, cancer biology and immunology, nutrition, global health and computational biology. Located at 350 Tower Road, the new research building - the fi  more

BRONX, New York, April 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * Avian Influenza Is a Devastating Setback for the Patagonian Seal Population New York, April 16, 2025 \-- It may take 100 years for the southern elephant seal colony of Peninsula Valdes in Argentine Patagonia to look like it did in 2022. A study published in Marine Mammal Science has projected population trajectories after the 2023 epidemic of the High Pathogenicity A  more

HAMILTON, New York, April 16 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Khairallah Receives Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship Simon Khairallah '25 has been named Colgate's first recipient of the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship. The Pickering Fellowship is a merit and need-based U.S. State Department program administered by the Bureau of Global Talent Management and Howard University. After completing his master's degree and fulfilling Foreign   more

ITHACA, New York, April 17 -- The Cornell University's Industrial and Labor Relations School issued the following news: * * * Negotiation and Gender Bias Among Townsend's Research Interests Charlotte "Charlie" Townsend, a post-doctoral associate in ILR's Department of Organizational Behavior, joined the school in August as a Future of Work fellow. In an interview, Townsend discussed her background and research. Your research interests - gender, stereotypes, negotiations, work-family confli  more

ITHACA, New York, April 16 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * $4.3M gift from Autodesk names two makerspaces By Edith Fikes College of Architecture, Art and Planning A $4.3 million gift from Autodesk, one of the world's leading software companies, will name and support two "design and make" spaces that provide Cornell students with access to state-of-the-art equipment and technology for prototyping, creating and research. Autodesk is contributing $2 million each to Corn  more

ITHACA, New York, April 16 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Uncovering 'terroir': Project to explore plant-environment interactions By Krisy Gashler, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences "Nature vs. nurture" is not just a human debate: Every organism with DNA is influenced by its environment. With that in mind, a new project led by Cornell researchers will explore how genetically identical grapevines adapt to differences in temperature, humidity, soils and other e  more

NEW YORK, April 16 [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: * * * Court Declines to Rule on Constitutionality of Kansas Death Penalty and Death Qualification KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- After hearing a historic challenge to the constitutionality of the death penalty and the practice of death qualification, a   more

NEW YORK, April 17 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release: * * * Court Order Halts CWIT from Losing Funding for DEI Programs Preliminary Injunction a step Forward in Ongoing National Challenge Against anti-DEI Executive Orders, says LatinoJustice The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a preliminary injunction in the case brought by Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT) challenging anti-DEI executive orders. The injunction enjoins the Department of   more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Craft Distillery Challenges New York's Discriminatory Shipping Laws Los Angeles, CA; April 16, 2025: An LA-based craft distillery is challenging a New York law that prevents it from shipping its products directly to customers in New York. Theron Regnier, founder of The Obscure Distillery, turned his passion for spirits and cocktails into a thriving business, managing  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, April 17 -- New Jersey City University issued the following news: * * * Crossing the Hudson: NJCU Athletics Announces Historic Move to Become Founding Member of Reimagined New Conference with CUNYAC Institutions New Jersey City University (NJCU) Athletics has announced a transformative decision to join a new conference being formed that includes the eight Division III members of the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC), marking a strategic expansio  more

NEW YORK, April 16 -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: * * * Assistant Professor Rachael Piltch-Loeb on balancing early adulthood with the demands of caregiving A new book by CUNY SPH Assistant Professor Rachael Piltch-Loeb draws on her experience juggling care for elders and children whilst navigating a career. Inspired by her family's journey caring for their father who suffered from early onset Alzheime  more

NEW YORK, April 17 -- Educators for Excellence issued the following news release: * * * Educators for Excellence-Chicago Slams School Board for Failure to Prioritize Black Students Dr. Marlena Little, Executive Director of Educators for Excellence-Chicago, issued the following statement after the city's school board refused to add the Black Student Achievement Committee to its meeting agenda, and in advance of the board's agenda review meeting today: "The board's refusal to even acknowledge   more

NEW YORK, April 16 [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: * * * Federal Court Rules Mississippi's Legislative Remedial Maps Still Violate Voting Rights Act in Desoto County JACKSON, Miss. -- A federal court yesterday ruled that remedial state Senate maps passed by the Legislature earlier this year st  more

CANTON, Ohio, April 16 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Five pivotal slots in Round 1 that could change the direction of the 2025 NFL Draft Heading into the 2025 NFL Draft, five teams are facing particularly interesting decisions. Both New York clubs are trying to right the ship: The Giants have only made the playoffs once in the past eight seasons, while the Jets haven't hit the postseason since the 2010 campaign. Meanwhile, the Patriots a  more

BRONX, New York, April 17 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: * * * CNN Chief Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin Discusses the "Anomaly" of Presidential Pardon Powers By Sejla Rizvic Presidential pardons are "an anomaly" in the Constitution, often misused by past presidents, yet they remain a powerful and indispensable political and legal tool, argues CNN's Jeffrey Toobin. Toobin joined the Fordham Law community to discuss his latest book, The Pardon: The Politics of P  more

BRONX, New York, April 17 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: * * * Delaware Court of Chancery Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster Delivers 22nd Annual DeStefano Lecture By Anna Currell Fordham Law students got an up-close look at a jurist from one of the most consequential state courts adjudicating high-stakes business disputes and corporate governance matters, with a visit and lecture from J. Travis Laster, vice chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery. Vice Ch  more

CANTON, Ohio, April 16 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Giants GM Joe Schoen: Not 'mandatory' to draft QB after Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston signings New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen signed two veteran quarterbacks during free agency, Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston, moves he said on Wednesday lessen the need to select a signal-caller high in next week's draft. "With the signing of those two players, I think we put ourselves i  more

BRONX, New York, April 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * Gorillas in Congo's Nouabale-Ndoki National Park Scratch the Ground for Truffles, Not for Insects as Long Assumed Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, April 16, 2025 - A scientific paper recently published reveals that soil scratching by gorillas in Congo's Nouabale-Ndoki National Park is a foraging strategy to access a species of deer truffle, identified as Elaphomyces l  more

NEW YORK, April 17 -- The International Trademark Association issued the following news release: * * * The International Trademark Associations Opens Registration for its 2025 Trademark Practitioners and Administrators Meeting New York, New York--April 16, 2025--The International Trademark Association (INTA) opened registration for its 2025 Trademark Practitioners and Administrators (TMAP) Meeting, taking place in Berlin, Germany, from September 28 to 30, 2025. INTA's TMAP Meeting is a must-  more

NEW YORK, April 16 [Category: International] -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran posted the following news release: * * * Iran's Mass Executions of Drug Offenders Are a Human Rights Emergency Over 100 Executed in Just Three Months for Drug Offences Former Prisoner and Lawyers Reveal Blatantly Unlawful Judicial Proceedings April 16, 2025 -- Hundreds of men and women are being unlawfully executed in Iran every year--secretly, relentlessly, and without fair trials--for alleged drug offens  more

NEW YORK, April 17 -- The Radio Advertising Bureau issued the following news release: * * * J.D. Power Rejoins RAB for "Radio Works for Automotive" Live Presentation Thank you for sharing this information and resource with your readers. As part of RAB's continued 'Radio Works' initiative, the next presentation in the series "Radio Works for Automotive," will provide the latest updates into one of radio's largest categories. 2024 ended with auto sales posting their strongest sales in nearly   more

NEW YORK, April 16 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: * * * LEI for Australia Unchanged 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 Index (r) (L  more

NEW YORK, April 17 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: * * * How Does MS Impact You? MS Coalition Goes Straight to People with MS for the Answer in New Study Loss of independence was the top concern in a survey of 1,323 people with MS conducted by the MS Coalition, a network of MS organizations including the National MS Society. Other major concerns were the financial and emotional impacts of MS. Studies such as these are critical to providing personalized so  more

NEW YORK, April 15 [Category: Sports] -- The National Basketball Association posted the following news release: * * * NBA debuts new global campaign "Don't Miss a Thing" ahead of 2025 NBA Playoffs presented by Google NEW YORK - The NBA today debuted its new campaign for the 2025 NBA Playoffs presented by Google, which is now streaming across all @NBA social platforms and on the NBA App. The campaign premieres tonight on TNT during the 2025 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament, which tips off with the   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- Temple University issued the following news: * * * New York Times bestselling author delivers talk at Temple By Stephen Orbanek Nic Stone, the author of Dear Martin, took part in a conversation that was attended by nearly 100 high school students from Carver High School of Engineering and Science and Freire Charter High School last month. New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone has developed a reputation for not shying away from important topics t  more

NEW YORK, April 16 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release: * * * NYC Health + Hospitals Cuts Annual Anesthesia-Related Carbon Emissions by Over 50% through Deactivation of Central Piped Nitrous Oxide Systems NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, Elmhurst, Jacobi, and North Central Bronx have fully deactivated the use of central piped nitrous oxide in their anesthesia practices Collective carbon dioxide emissions reductions as a result of fa  more

NEW YORK, April 16 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release: * * * NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue and NETEC Lead Regional Training on Special Pathogens Lab Skills Specialized program equips lab staff with critical response skills in handling special pathogens Apr 16, 2025 Bellevue Hospital and NETEC trained 90 participants on laboratory-focused special pathogens skills. NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue and the National Emerging Speci  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Media] -- The National Press Club posted the following news release: * * * Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club To Host Virtual Event on Purpose and Future of Journalism News Advisory Event What is Journalism For? A conversation with Jon Allsop Who Jon Allsop, author and freelance journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Review of Books, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic. Where Virtual When Tuesday, April 22, 3:00PM EST   more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, April 17 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Purdue Liberal Arts history professor and author recognized as a 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellow WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Kathryn Cramer Brownell, professor of history and director of the Center for American Political History and Technology within the College of Liberal Arts at Purdue University, has been selected for the distinguished 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program. A panel of eminent jurors sel  more

ALBANY, New York, April 17 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release: * * * SUNY Chancellor King Celebrates Funding for Healthcare Workforce and Efforts to Attract Adult Learners During Fulton-Montgomery Community College Visit Highlights the Impact of Last Year's Operating Aid Increase for Community Colleges and Governor Hochul's Free Community College Program in the FY2026 Executive Budget Johnstown, NY - State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr.   more

ALBANY, New York, April 16 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * 5 Questions with Rui Li: Exploring Geographic Information Systems By Mike Nolan ALBANY, N.Y. (April 15, 2025) -- Most people are using Geographic Information System (GIS)-powered tools in their daily lives without realizing it. GIS is used to manage, analyze and visualize geographic or spatial data. The technology supports decision makers across various fields such as urban planning, environmental moni  more

NEW YORK, April 16 -- 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: * * * Trump administration ramps up on attacks on civil society, empowers DOGE to investigate independent nonprofits DOGE attempts to place team with Vera Institute of Justice, a private nonprofit, after DOJ pulled all agency grants NEW YORK -- After  more

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, April 17 -- Niagara University issued the following news: * * * Two Niagara University Nursing Students Selected to Present Research at National Conference By Lisa McMahon Two Niagara University nursing seniors were among a select few--and the first from NU--to be chosen to present their research at the 73rd annual National Student Nurses Conference, April 9-13 in Seattle, Wash. Only 25 student and faculty posters were chosen to be presented during the conference, w  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 17 -- The University of Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs issued the following news: * * * Carnegie Corporation of New York Names Peniel Joseph a 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellow The Carnegie Corporation of New York has announced that Peniel Joseph, LBJ School professor of public affairs, Barbara Jordan Chair in Ethics and Political Values and founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, is a member of the 2025 Class of Andrew Carnegie Fe  more

NEW YORK, April 16 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Council for International Business issued the following news: * * * USCIB Co-Leads Business at OECD (BIAC) Delegation to OECD Meetings on Employment and Labor Ewa Staworzynska co-leading the BIAC delegation. Last week in Paris, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) convened its Working Party on Employment and the Committee on Employment, Labor and Social Affairs (ELSAC). The Business at OECD (BIAC) delegation was  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 16 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Watch SU's Next Generation of Red-Tailed Hawks Oren and Ruth nest in the southern archway on the east side of Lyman Hall. (Photos courtesy of Anne Marie Higgins '76, G'90) Syracuse University is the proud home to multiple generations of red-tailed hawks who continue a remarkable lineage of these majestic birds on campus. Three hawk families--all descendants of the original mated pair SU-Sue and Otto--have  more

NEW YORK, April 17 -- Barnard College issued the following news: * * * Way Back Wednesday | Bestselling Author Charmaine Wilkerson '82 Following the release of her new novel, Good Dirt, the successful writer explores the resiliency of the human spirit, the connection between place, and finding herself at Barnard. Charmaine Wilkerson '82 believes there are two reasons why people move to Italy: to study art history or because they are in love. "Well, what I will say is I'm not an art historia  more