Health

Op-Ed: A Reckoning Arrives Over Campus Sexual Assaults

By FRANK AUSTIN
The persistence of sexual assault has always relied on an imbalance of power, particularly on college campuses. Whether it’s the violence of the assault, the reliance on public pressure and intimidation to keep victims silent, or the power of universities to manage their reputations, well-funded and well-connected institutions have relied on a lopsided justice system rife with insanely short statutes of limitations, and a culture of shame to protect their interests and silence those who dare speak out and share their story.

Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center Awarded Coveted Designation by National Cancer Institute

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The newly renamed Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC) has been awarded a comprehensive and coveted designation by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health. MECCC officials said the award is the ultimate standard achieved by only 55 other NCI cancer centers in the U.S.   MECCC officials said that through NCI’s peer-review process, it was nationally recognized for what was described as “its paradigm-shifting, practice-changing, policy-impacting cancer-focused science.” They said as a result, MECCC was awarded a five-year, $20 million cancer center support grant to advance what they said was the translation of novel cancer


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Hochul Grants Clemency to Thirteen People

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Gov. Kathy Hochul granted clemency on Sept. 8 to 13 people across the State. Government officials said the action, including ten pardons and three commutations, recognizes individuals demonstrating remorse, exemplifying rehabilitation, and displaying a commitment to improving themselves and their communities. They added that the action represents what they said was the governor’s continued fulfillment of her commitment to review and act on clemency applications on a rolling basis, rather than only once at the end of the year.