NEW YORK, April 17 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * 2 Killed and 6 Wounded in School Shooting at Florida State University in Tallahassee; Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Florida chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, released the following statements in response to a mass shooting Thursday at Florida  more

ITHACA, New York, April 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Afterschool programs in Jefferson Co. yield 'tremendous results' Kari Lehman isn't sure what she'd do without the 4-H afterschool program at Beaver River School in Beaver Falls, New York. Her two boys, aged 7 and 11, get help every day with their homework, connection to peers and adults in the school and broader community, and enrichment activities that light them up - and it's all provided at no cost, during   more

CANTON, Ohio, April 17 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Brad Paisley to headline 2025 NFL Draft concert series presented by Bud Light NEW YORK -- The National Football League today announced global country music superstar Brad Paisley will headline the NFL Draft Concert Series presented by Bud Light on Saturday, April 26, closing out an unforgettable three days at the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay. As the grand finale to Draft weekend, Brad P  more

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, April 17 [Category: Science] -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory posted the following news: * * * Cancer Genetics: History & Consequences Since 1991, overall cancer death rates in the U.S. have fallen 33%. This is due in no small part to fundamental biology research. Some of the first mutant human oncogenes were discovered at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) in the early 1980s. Less than a decade later, BRCA1, the first inheritable gene associated with breas  more

ITHACA, New York, April 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Center for Historical Keyboards boosted by $5 million gift A $5 million gift from the Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation to the Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards (CCHK) will secure the future of its museum-quality holdings, as well as a rich program of concerts, festivals and educational offerings. "The instruments, which include pianos and organs from the 18th century to the present, are the core," sa  more

BROOKLYN, New York, April 18 -- Brooklyn Law School issued the following news: * * * Chief Judge Rowan D. Wilson to Deliver Keynote Address at Brooklyn Law School's 124th Commencement The Hon. Rowan D. Wilson, Chief Judge of the State of New York and the New York Court of Appeals, will be the keynote speaker at Brooklyn Law School's 124th Commencement ceremony on May 19, 2025. Having served since 2017 as associate judge of the Court of Appeals, the highest court in the state, Wilson was nom  more

YONKERS, New York, April 18 -- Consumer Reports posted the following statement on April 17, 2025: * * * Consumer Reports statement on CFPB's scaled back priorities under Acting Director Vought Internal memo represents a dramatic retreat from CFPB's critical consumer watchdog mission WASHINGTON DC - Chuck Bell, advocacy program director at Consumer Reports, issued the following statement in response to an internal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau memo indicating that the Bureau is dramati  more

ITHACA, New York, April 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell Atkinson at 15: celebrating science, fostering hope In 2017, Environmental Defense Fund released an explosive report documenting the presence of heavy metals in baby foods. Lead - which can lower children's IQ and cause behavioral problems - was found in foods such as grape juice, sweet potatoes and arrowroot cookies. EDF reached out to their long-time partners at the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustai  more

ITHACA, New York, April 18 -- The Cornell University's Industrial and Labor Relations School issued the following news: * * * New GLI Toolkit Provides Framework on Climate Risk Resilience and Adaptation The ILR School's Global Labor Institute (GLI), in collaboration with Schroders - a global investment management company - has published the first-ever climate adaptation guidance for investor engagement with firms. "Engaging with companies on Just Resilience: An Investor Toolkit" aims to rais  more

NEW YORK, April 18 -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: * * * Americans don't think bird flu is a threat, study suggests New York, NY | April 17, 2025 - In an editorial in the American Journal of Public Health, a team led by researchers from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) say public ignorance and apathy towards bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI) coul  more

ITHACA, New York, April 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * DIY tinkerers tackle defunct tech at Earth Day Repair Fair That old laptop collecting dust on your bookshelf may have a new lease on life, or at least get responsibly recycled, thanks to the upcoming Cornell Bowers CIS Earth Day Repair Fair. This Earth Day, Tuesday, April 22, local repair pros and members of the Cornell and Ithaca reuse community will be on-hand from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Gates Hall lobby to fix   more

NEW YORK, April 18 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * Four Columbians Win Guggenheim Fellowships The prestigious prize will enable them to pursue independent projects of their choice. Four Columbia professors will receive Guggenheim Fellowships this year to pursue an independent project of their choice. They are among 198 American and Canadian scientists, scholars in the social sciences and humanities, and writers and artists of all kinds selected from nearly 3,500 appli  more

YONKERS, New York, April 16 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Groups call on President Trump to veto repeal of CFPB limits on unfair bank overdraft fees Overturning the CFPB's Rule Will Hurt Families Struggling With the High Cost of Living WASHINGTON DC - A group of consumer, economic justice and civil rights organizations sent a letter to the White House today, urging President Trump to veto S.J. Res 18, which would overturn a Consumer Financial   more

ITHACA, New York, April 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Growth across fields: Scientific collaboration tackles farming challenges From soft robots crawling through crops to bio-based fertilizers that protect waterways, the future of farming lies at the intersection of scientific disciplines, according to a new study describing how agriculture's toughest challenges require coordinated breakthroughs in biology, chemistry, engineering and data science. The study, publ  more

NEW YORK, April 18 -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following statement on April 17, 2025: * * * Hispanic Federation's Statement on the Island-Wide Blackout in Puerto Rico San Juan, PR - In reaction to the April 16 island-wide blackout in Puerto Rico, Frankie Miranda, President and CEO of Hispanic Federation, released the f  more

NEW YORK, April 17 -- United Against Nuclear Iran issued the following news release: * * * Invitation: On May 8, UANI to Unveil Iranian Shahed Drone on Capitol Hill The Public is Invited to Attend (New York, NY) - On Thursday, May 8, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) will display the Iranian regime's Shahed-136 drone--one of the world's most lethal and widely deployed terror weapons of mass destruction--on Capitol Hill. This unique event comes amid the mounting international concern over Ir  more

NEW YORK, April 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Urges New York Lawmakers to Reject a Rollback of Critical Policies that Give People Accused of Crimes Timely Access to Evidence Against Them This week, as New York state's budget continues to be held up, Governor Kathy Hochul pursues a rollback of vital policies regarding reforms that help ensure proper access to evidence for people facing criminal charges in New York,  more

NEW YORK, April 18 -- The Local Initiatives Support Corp. issued the following news release: * * * LISC and Kevin Hart's Gran Coramino Expand Successful Grant Program to Fuel Small Business Growth in Low-income Communities NEW YORK (April 17, 2025)--Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and Gran Coramino Tequila opened a new round of grants through The Coramino Fund for entrepreneurs today as part of a highly successful program to support small business growth in low-income communities  more

KAMPALA, Uganda, April 17 -- Makerere University issued the following news: * * * ARUA Early-Career Research Fellowships 2025 Background The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), with support from the Mastercard Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, is launching this Early-Career Research Fellowship program. The initiative will fund up to forty-two (42) early-career researchers to conduct globally competitive research at the host and affiliated institutions of ARUA's   more

ITHACA, New York, April 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * MLB's international Latino players, coaches face challenges despite diversity efforts Using Major League Baseball as a case study, Cornell research highlights potential shortcomings in diversity metrics that could obscure inequities in sports and other organizations. The researchers' analysis of data from the major and minor leagues found that players and coaches from Latin America on average had shorter caree  more

NEW YORK, April 17 [Category: Sports] -- The National Basketball Association posted the following news release: * * * NBA announces 36 officials selected for 2025 NBA Playoffs presented by Google NEW YORK - The NBA today announced the list of 36 officials who have earned spots to work the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs presented by Google. The same group also comprises the officiating staff available for the SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament, which began April 15. "Serving the game in the P  more

NEW YORK, April 17 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * New Everytown Report Provides Roadmap for States to Ensure Local Gun Dealers are Adequately Regulated NEW YORK - Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund today released a new report outlining the ways in which States can strengthen regulation and oversight of local gun dealers, just one week after the Department of Justice repealed the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive  more

CANTON, Ohio, April 17 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * NFL legends, active players to announce selections at 2025 NFL Draft NEW YORK -- The NFL announced today the Legends and active players representing all 32 clubs currently scheduled to make selections in Rounds 2 and 3 of this year's NFL Draft in Green Bay. The Draft, hosted in the state of Wisconsin for the first time since the 1940 NFL Draft in Milwaukee, begins with the first round   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The National Iranian American Council issued the following statement on April 17, 2025: * * * NIAC Statement on Reports of Israeli Strike Pressure and U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks in Rome Washington, DC - Jamal Abdi, President of The National Iranian American Council (NIAC), has issued the following statement as the United States and Iran prepare for the second round of nuclear talks in Rome, following The New York Times' report revealing that Israel is pressing the U.S. to  more

NEW YORK, April 17 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release: * * * NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan Adult ICU Recognized with American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Gold-Level Beacon Award for Excellence The adult intensive care unit at NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan achieved a total Beacon score that exceeded the 2024 national median and is one of three ICUs within the health system to receive a gold-level distinction This  more

NEW YORK, April 18 -- The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility issued the following statement: * * * Over 50 Investors Release Statement Calling on Companies to Take Steps to Support a Robust U.S. Public Health System Investors cite concerns, including recent funding freezes, exits from global health bodies, and appointment of unqualified officials that may threaten equitable access to healthcare. NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2025 - Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate  more

ITHACA, New York, April 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Social networks are not effective at mobilizing vaccination uptake The persuasive power of social networks is immense, but not limitless, according to Cornell research published in March in the journal Health Economics. "Social Connections and COVID-19 Vaccination" showed that vaccine preferences, based on the COVID experience in the United States, proved quite insensitive to persuasion, even through friendship   more

ALBANY, New York, April 17 -- Environmental Advocates of New York issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Environmental Advocates NY on Trump's Offshore Wind Freeze In response to the Trump administration's decision to halt offshore wind development and review existing projects like Empire Wind, Environmental Advocates NY executive director Vanessa Fajans-Turner issued the following statement: President Trump is trying to kill offshore wind before it can even get off the grou  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: * * * Texas Bill Would Strip Faculty Authority and Silence Campus Voices (NEW YORK) - PEN America vehemently opposes Texas SB 37, a bill passed by the Texas State Senate on April 16 that, if enacted, would significantly curtail the content of general education courses and sideline faculty in e  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * Trump administration issues halt order for Empire Wind energy project New York, NY : In response to the Department of the Interior issuing a memorandum directing the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to use its authority to halt construction activities at Empire Wind 1 off Long Island, NY, New York League of Conservation Voters and the League of Conservation Voters  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Halts Offshore Wind Project, Fires Thousands of Americans Washington, D.C. - The Trump Administration has demanded a halt to all construction on the Empire Wind Project, an offshore wind project off the coast of New York. The project, once completed, will generate enough electricity to power 500,000 homes in New York City, helping to meet rising power demand while strengthening the r  more

NEW YORK, April 17 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Government Illegally Detains Father of Two in Notorious Salvadoran Prison Columbus, GA - The American Immigration Council, National Immigration Project, and the Center for Constitutional Rights today filed an amended habeas corpus petition on behalf of Mr. Edicson David Quintero Chacon. He is one of more than two hundred people the U.S. government has been paying to imprison, incommunicado  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 17 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * University Announces 2025-26 Remembrance Scholars Thirty-five students have been chosen as the 2025-26 Syracuse University Remembrance Scholars. The scholarships, now in their 36th year, were founded as a tribute to--and means of remembering--the students studying in London and Florence through Syracuse University who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. T  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 18 -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication issued the following news: * * * Yphtach Lelkes Awarded 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship Lelkes will study how political hostility is shaped in an overloaded information environment. The Carnegie Corporation of New York announced today that Annenberg School for Communication Associate Professor Yphtach Lelkes has been awarded a 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship, one of the most prestigious   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 17 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Vanderbilt and Morgan Stanley co-host inspiring event on women's empowerment and mentorship On March 27, the Vanderbilt University and Morgan Stanley co-hosted a powerful event to emphasize the importance of mentorship--and of women inspiring each other to think more boldly about their present and future. Alumni, corporate partners and community stakeholders gathered at the new Vanderbilt University-New  more

NEW YORK, April 17 -- 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 on April 16, 2025: * * * Trump Administration Orders Immigration Judges to Deny Asylum Hearings, Escalating Attacks on Due Process WASHINGTON, DC - In a memo issued last week to staff at the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Trump administratio  more

ITHACA, New York, April 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Winding up value: How media shapes the luxury watch market Have you ever wondered why some luxury watch brands sell for such high prices at auctions? While paid advertising helps make these brands more desirable, new research from SC Johnson College of Business shows that nonpaid media coverage--like news articles and reviews--also plays a significant role. The researchers found that brands perform better when  more