Fifteen years after 9/11, a new Yale study may help scientists develop treatments for first responders suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Researchers from Yale and the Icahn Mount Sinai Institute collaborated on an study that identified three kinds of PTSD acquired by first responders at the World Trade Center. More.

Cornell dedicated a permanent memorial to the 21 alumni who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, at a ceremony in Anabel Taylor Hall Oct. 28. Family members, friends and administrators attended the private ceremony in Anabel Taylor Chapel, held before the memorial was unveiled in the Anabel Taylor rotunda on a wall near Cornell’s WWII memorial. More.

Fifteen years and one month after 9/11, another day of technical legal arguments wrapped up in pretrial hearings for the accused. At the back of the courtroom, a woman held up a picture of the sister she lost in the attacks. Theresa Corio pressed the paperback-sized photo of Diane Marie Urban against the glass in the galley, which separates the courtroom from the observation area. More.

The event was held Sept. 25. "It is really competitive to have your film shown at a film festival because there are tons of filmmakers, thanks to the many devices available for filming, and just so many slots for screenings," said Guibert. "I am honored by this award." Guibert stars in, wrote and produced the 13:45-minute short which has been making the film festival circuit. More.

Can spending time in nature help heal veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury? As suicides from PTSD sufferers only increase, the Institute for Integrative Health (TIIH) seeks out answers to this important question through their new Green Road project, which just opened at the Naval Support Activity Bethesda, home of Walter Reed Military Medical Center, in Maryland. More.

Some 500 more victims of the September 11th terror attacks are closer to receiving compensation from a federal compensation fund that has already paid out more than $1.8 billion. Victim Compensation Fund Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya announced that the fund began payments Monday on Group B claims after the funding to pay became available on Oct. 1. More.

Saudi Arabia's lobbying and warnings to Congress were not enough to blunt the passing of legislation allowing families of Sept. 11 victims to sue the kingdom for the attacks. The oil-rich country, which has a long but often troubled relationship with Washington, maintains an arsenal of diplomatic and commercial tools it could respond with. More.

Congress on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to override President Obama’s veto of legislation that would allow 9/11 victims’ families to sue the Saudi Arabian government over its alleged support for the terrorists who carried out the attacks. The votes in the House and Senate amounted to a sweeping, bipartisan rejection of the White House’s argument that the legislation poses a national security threat because it could expose U.S. officials to similar lawsuits abroad.