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The Journal News: Ruling confronts privacy issue in a wireless age

Pace Law professor Bennett L. Gershman published an op-ed in The Journal News on the legalities of attaching tracking devices to a suspect’s vehicle. From the Op-Ed: The New...

Westchester County Business Journal: “Nation upbeat as New York plays catch-up in job recovery”

. . . Pace University economist and Lubin School of Business finance professor Ronald Filante said the financial sector’s struggles have had a sharp effect on the...

Patch: “Pace Athletes Excel in the Classroom”

Pace University's NCAA Division II athletes have showcased their work ethic and discipline in uniform and in the classroom. According to a statement from the university,...

Chicago Tribune: “A primer on building a professional e-network”

. . . "LinkedIn can be a very useful tool in the job search," said Barry Miller, manager of alumni career programs and services at Pace University. "But it's...

The New York Times, Theater Review: “A Family’s Songs of Love and Loss, ‘Myths and Hymns,’ Directed by Elizabeth Lucas”

Performing Arts students Donell James Foreman ’12, Matthew Farcher ’12 (pictured), Pace alumna Ally Bonino ’11 and Performing Arts Assistant Professor Robert...

CNBC.com: “If The Federal Reserve Is Abolished, What Then?”

. . . "While it may be far from easy, if not impossible to reign in the Fed," says Pace professor John James, "making it much more transparent in what it does would...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Ariana Hargis is a Real Livesaver

Ariana Hargis is the kind of lifeguard you want on duty when your loved ones are in the pool. She's a quick-thinking, focused professional with eyes in the back of her head. When...

New York Daily News: “Your Money: Bouncing back. Laid-off NYers get fresh start wth home businesses”

While hiring seems to be picking up again, the financial meltdown that began in 2008 resulted in a surge of home-based businesses as millions of laid-off workers scrambled to find...

Times-Union: And the countdown begins!

Incoming freshman Victoria Longo blogged about her excitement about coming to Pace on the Albany Times-Union high school student blog.

NPR: Computerized Tests For Concussions May Be Unreliable: Shots – Health Blog

A study on brain injuries by Lester Mayers, MD, team physician for Pace athletics and adjunct lecturer for the College of Health Professions, was recently highlighted on NPR.

Rye Brook Westmore News: BBHS robotics club’s robot battles at FTC tournament

Blind Brook High School’s robotics club, a.k.a “We wreck and tech,” pitted their robot against five other teams at the FIRST Tech Challenge championship...

WPIX: Chinese New Year Celebration

Pace University’s Confucius Institute celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Dragon with local officials on February 5. WPIX was there to capture the fun. View the...

NEWS RELEASE: New Book Challenges Common Perception That People Living with Alzheimer’s Are “Empty Shells”

Pace will host the culmination of an international book tour - a New York exhibition of 85 photographs, the largest and most comprehensive showing to date, on view from mid-March...

WCBS TV: Susan G. Komen for the Cure Reverses Its Decision, Says It Will Continue To Fund Planned Parenthood � CBS New York

Political Science professor Chris Malone, Ph.D., was interviewed by WCBS TV regarding the Komen Foundation’s reversal of the decision to stop funding Planned Parenthood. The...

The New York Times: A Postwar Picture of Resilience – NYTimes.com

Pace psychology professor Anthony Mancini wrote an Op-ed on post-war resilience that was published in The New York Times in print and online on February 6.

The Record: Demarest resident named national HIV Hero – NorthJersey.com

Lienhard School of Nursing alumnus Maryann Collins was recently honored as a national HIV Hero for her work with the HIV community. Winners were chosen by a panel of judges that...

The Daily Mamaroneck: Wildlife Expert – Mountain Lions May Roam Area | The Daily Somers

The Daily Somers and The Daily Mamaroneck called upon Melissa Grigione for her expertise in wildlife when large cats were rumored to be roaming Pleasantville.

NEWS RELEASE: Year of the Dragon Lunar New Year Celebration to be Held at Pace University’s Student Union, Sunday, February 5

To mark the year of the dragon, the Confucius Institute at Pace University, in conjunction with the school’s Chinese Students and Scholars Association, New York City Council...

NEWS RELEASE: New Pace U. Report Finds IT Job Market Down Marginally in Manhattan and Remained Flat in Westchester in 2011

The Pace/SkillPROOF IT Index (PSII) registered 106 in Manhattan for the fourth quarter of 2011, down from 110 in the third, and remained unchanged at 158 in Westchester, according...

914INC: “Westchester Corporations’ Charitable Involvement”

Rebecca Tekula, PhD, and Anna-Kay Sinclair of The Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Pace University are interviewed about corporate philanthropy in...

Internet Evolution: “Twitter’s Clever Censorship Policy”

. . . “Twitter is probably trying to prevent the same kind of probes that Google and Facebook have been facing by a variety of governments internationally,” said...

Cincinnati.com: “Loveland actor – and Pace Musical Theater Major – works his way onto ‘CSI’”

Beau Cybulski, a musical theater major at Pace University's campus in New York City, made his TV debut on “CSI: Miami” Sunday, January 29.

Theatermania: “Cosmin Chivu, Joseph V. Mellilo Set for Pace University’s Masters Series Discussion”

"The Masters Series" at Pace is dedicated to providing the new generation of students/artists with the opportunity of interacting with well-established, outstanding...

Taconic Opera Seeking Choral Singers for Rossini’s Beloved Petite Messe Solennelle

Finishing off its 2011-2012 season and continuing its tradition of presenting an annual choral masterwork by an opera composer, Taconic Opera will be offering two ...

Homeland1: More public-private cooperation urged on post-disaster rebuilding plans

Pace intern Alex Fischler wrote an article for Homeland1 on Pace's Summit on Resilience.

Huffington Post: Three Generations of Imbeciles are Enough

Pace Law professor Bennett Gershman’s latest entry on The Huffington Post dicsusses forced sterilizations mandated by Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in 1927....

Bloomberg Businessweek: “Pace: Compliance”

Lubin's Center for Global Governance, Reporting and Regulation won't open its doors until February 2. But it has already attracted attention and writeups from leading...

MEDIA ADVISORY: Monday, Feb 13 at 6 PM – PACE PERFORMING ARTS Presents “THE MASTERS SERIES,” Conversations with Leaders in the American Theater

Join us February 13th for an extraordinary evening bringing together visionaries from three of our most influential American theater institutions: Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM),...

TechNewsWorld: “Twitter Builds a Better Gagger”

. . . "more and more, Twitter is being used to rally to a political cause which does not want to align with [its] business model," said Darren Hayes, CIS program chair...

Westchester County Business Journal: “Pace keeps pace with global regulation”

. . . On Pace University’s Manhattan campus, the new center on Feb. 2 will start a six-month, 75-hour program leading to a new Certified Compliance and Regulatory...

The Journal News: Spano names new head to Yonkers workforce board

Pace MPA alum Carlos Moran, former deputy commissioner for the county social services department, has been named the new executive director of Yonkers' Workforce Investment...

New York Law Journal/Marketplace: Pace secures new location for its performing arts department

The leasing of new performing arts space at 140 William Street underscores Pace's commitment to being a cultural hub for lower Manhattan.

Downtown Express: “Pace University Names New Chief Financial Officer”

Pace University has appointed its treasurer and finance executive, Toby R. Winer, as the institution’s new executive vice president and chief financial officer. Winer will...

Exhibition - Tom Friedman

from:Luhring Augustine

Friedman is known for his meticulously crafted sculptures and works on paper that inhabit the intersections between the ordinary and the monstrous, the infinitesimal and the...

Patch.com: Pace Students Teach and Learn with Digital Avatars

In an article in the Pleasantville-Briarcliff Patch, editor Sarah Studley highlighted the latest in teacher education at Pace, the new TLE TeachLivE™ Lab technology.

NEWS RELEASE: “Pace University Establishes Center for Global Governance, Reporting and Regulation; John Alan James, Recognized International Corporate Governance Leader, Named Executive Director

“At no time in history have international governance and regulation been more important to the business, government and public sector than they are today,” said Neil...

NEWS RELEASE: PACE UNIVERSITY NAMES NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Pace University has appointed Toby R. Winer as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

WCBS TV: Seidenberg Professor Chen offers insight into the SOPA act

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Huffington Post: Pardoning Criminals — Appropriate Mercy or Perverting Justice

Bennett Gershman’s latest Huffington Post article covers politicians and “pardon power” and the ethics and legalities of pardoning hardened criminals.

Patch.com: Pace Programs Rank High in U.S. News & World Report Survey

The Pleasantville Patch reported, among other outlets, that Pace was named among the top online programs by US News & World Report.

The Daily Pleasantville: Former Pace Coach Leads US Team to Gold Medal

Stu Wittner, a former Pace University men’s basketball head coach and an alumnus of Pace, led the Men’s United States Basketball Team to a gold medal at the 2011 Pan-American...

TechNewsWorld: Quantum Tech Could Secure the Cloud Through ‘Blind’ Data Processing

In addition to providing greater security, blind quantum computing might help cut costs for law enforcement agencies, which need to store vast amounts of data. “A number of...

Patch.com: Pace Basketball Team Spends Afternoon at Atria

In an article in the Pleasantville Patch, Sarah Studley reported that members of the Pace men’s basketball team traded an afternoon of studying and shooting hoops to spend...

The Journal News: Pace University Names New Provost | Northern Westchester

The Northern Westchester blog of The Journal News web site and the White Plains Patch posted the announcement with photo of new Pace Provost Uday Sukhatme, Sc.D.

WABC TV: Wikipedia’s Protest of SOPA

On January 18, 2012, Wikipedia blacked out their site in a one-day protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). WABC TV called upon Li-Chiou Chen, Ph. D., PhD. Associate...

Fox 5 TV Good Day New York: Battle Over Teacher Evaluations Plan

Good Day New York spoke with Andrea Spencer, Dean of the School of Education at Pace, about the fight in New York over teacher evaluations.

NEWS RELEASE: Pace Celebrates La MaMa’s “Homecomings” Season with Tribute to Playwrights Who Called La MaMa Their Early Home: Maria Irene Forn�s, Sam Shepard and Lanford Wilson

These three one-act plays are meant to continue Ellen Stewart’s legacy of “Welcome to La MaMa, dedicated to the playwright and all aspects of the theatre.” ...

Performance - Rutherford and Son

from:Mint Theater Company

By Githa SowerbyDirected By Richard CorleyJohn Rutherford rules home and business with an iron fist, a tyrant who inspires fear in his workers and hatred in his grown children....

NEWS RELEASE: Pace University Names New Provost

Pace University President Stephen J. Friedman has announced that Uday Sukhatme, Sc.D., Executive Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Faculties at Indiana University - Purdue...

News Release: Former Pace Men’s Basketball Coach Stu Wittner Leads USA To Gold at Maccabi Games

PLEASANTVILLE, NY- Pace Alumni and former Pace University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Stu Wittner led the Men’s United States Basketball Team in the Open Division to a...