MACON, Georgia, April 12 (TNSres) -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Jennifer Fairfield-Williams Mercer University will hold its 14th annual Breakthroughs in Engagement, Arts and Research (BEAR) Day on April 18-19, on Mercer's Macon campus to showcase outstanding student research and special projects from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Business, College of Education, School of Music, College of Health Professions and School of Engineering. BEAR Day will fe  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 12 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Today, Georgia state leaders held a press conference call in the wake of a shocking audit that raised questions about whether Governor Kemp's Administration "skirted" state law for political gain. The audit revealed Governor Kemp's Office of Planning and Budget and the Georgia Department of Human Services awarded a $1.1 billion contract to their hand-picked vendor in just seven da  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 12 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: A day after Trump brought his search for 11,780 votes back to Georgia -- while a sweeping measure to further manipulate Georgia elections awaits Gov. Kemp's signature -- the DPG has issued a report card giving Georgia Republicans their marks on elections during the 2024 Legislative Session. The legislature, not content with the 100,000+ voters who have been purged since the 2020 presidential electi  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 12 (TNSres) -- Emory University's Winship Cancer Institute issued the following news release: Eryka Murray is a health educator with the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. In a recent interview, she shares how the office reaches out into communities throughout the state of Georgia to engage them in Winship's research programs. Murray explains that engaging the community ensures that Winship's discoveries and trea  more

BRUNSWICK, Georgia, April 12 -- The Georgia Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: A collaboration of local and state government and community partners is set to host an open house event aimed at informing and engaging the public on vital flood management strategies for the Lanier Boulevard corridor in Brunswick. The event, scheduled 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, will take place at the Howard Coffin Park gymnasium (1402 Sonny Miller Way in Brunswi  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 12 -- The Georgia Secretary of State issued the following news on April 11, 2024: In federal court in the Northern District of Georgia today, U.S. District Court Judge Eleanor Ross granted Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's motion to dismiss all claims challenging Georgia's citizenship verification process. "Ensuring that only U.S. citizens vote in our elections is critically important to secure and accurate elections," said Secretary Raffensperger. "Georgia's citi  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 11 -- The Georgia State Senate issued the following statement on April 10, 2024, by State Sen. Brian Strickland, R-McDonough: * * * Sen. Brian Strickland (R-McDonough) issued a statement today commending the collaborative effort between the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and Norfolk Southern Corporation to address train stoppages in McDonough and Locust Grove, Henry County. "I commend GDOT and Norfolk Southern for hearing the concerns our community raised   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 12 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy's Internet Governance Project issued the following article: * * * By Milton Mueller, Cybersecurity, Digital Trade, Geopolitics of IG Many government controls on the digital economy are justified by national security claims. Too often, these controls are motivated not by sound cybersecurity principles, but by an archaic economic nationalism. The prevailing idea in the U.S. Defense Department, for example,  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 12 (TNSres) -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A team of Georgia Tech researchers is the first to study the relationship between fluctuations in attention and the brain network patterns within low-frequency 20-second cycles. * * * By Selena Langner From completing puzzles and playing music, to reading and exercising, growing up Dolly Seeburger loved activities that demanded her full attention. "It was in those times that I felt most c  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 12 (TNSres) -- Georgia State University's College of Arts and Sciences issued the following news release: A project at Georgia State University is giving incarcerated people new opportunities to express themselves and connect with those outside of the prison system through a literary journal. The project, Beyond Bars: A Journal of Literature and Art, was established in 2023 through a Mellon Grant and will span three years, resulting in six issues of the journal featurin  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 12 -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Jason Maderer Georgia Tech's College of Engineering has established an artificial intelligence supercomputer hub dedicated exclusively to teaching students. The initiative -- the AI Makerspace -- is launched in collaboration with NVIDIA. College leaders call it a digital sandbox for students to understand and use AI in the classroom. Initially focusing on undergraduate students, the AI Makerspace aims  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 12 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: A record 52 students from 13 teams across the U.S. competed in the fourth annual KU Professional Selling Program/King's Hawaiian Sales Competition on April 5-6 at Capitol Federal Hall. This year's competition featured teams from the University of Kansas School of Business, as well as the University of Arizona, University of Central Missouri, Indiana State University, University of Iowa, University of Georgia, Mar  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 12 -- LexisNexis Risk Solutions issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: LexisNexis(R) Risk Solutions, a leading data, analytics and technology provider, today announced LexisNexis(R) Claims Datafill now offers the capability to proactively inform insurance carriers about the availability of a police report or violation data to help expedite insurance claims and improve the experience for consumers experiencing a loss event. Gathering information is one of th  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 12 (TNSres) -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Jennifer Fairfield-Williams Mercer University's Center for the Study of Narrative (CSN) will host a lecture by Dr. William "Bill" Randall on Wednesday, April 17, at 5 p.m., in Room 190 of the Administration and Conference Center on the Cecil B. Day Graduate and Professional Campus as part of the 10th Narrative Showcase. Dr. Randall will deliver "The Adventures of Later Life: Aging Reimagined." In this talk,  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 12 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter with Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, Idaho Governor Brad Little, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, Missouri Governor Mike Parson, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, and Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, to President Joe Biden urging him to reverse his Administration's policies that would strip millions of Americans from access to cruc  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 12 -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: Following a national search, Georgia Tech's own Vivek Sarkar has been named dean and John P. Imlay Jr. Chair of the College of Computing, effective June 1. Sarkar brings experience and expertise to the role, having made significant contributions to computing in academia and industry throughout his distinguished career. Most recently, he has served as chair of the School of Computer Science and held the Ste  more