CORAL GABLES, Florida, April 13 -- The University of Miami issued the following news: By Caroline Val Daveed Diggs has lived a thousand lives through his work--whether it's playing a French bureaucrat on stage or a crab who lives with his mermaid friend under the sea. For 'Canes who have been fans of Diggs for years, they finally got to hear from him at Thursday's "What Matters to U" (WMTU) discussion hosted by the University of Miami's Student Government agency. Having found the courage to   more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, April 13 (TNSres) -- Eckerd College issued the following news: By Ashlyn Fransen In a lab at Eckerd College, Orlo the rescue pup stares at a screen before choosing which direction he wants to click on the controller buttons with his nose. A right choice will end in a delicious treat, so he's careful. This activity--playing a video game--is part of a study led by Allison Kenawell, a senior animal studies and biology student from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Psychology  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, April 13 -- Eckerd College issued the following news: By Tom Zucco Late winter marks the peak season for fruits and vegetables in southwest Florida, and Immokalee, a rural community in Collier County, lies in the heart of the region. Immokalee produces nearly 7% of the nation's supply of tomatoes--along with vast amounts of strawberries, bell peppers, watermelons and cucumbers. In winter months, Immokalee also is home to more than 30,000 farmworkers. These people are   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 13 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news on April 12, 2024: In case you missed it, a story first released by the Miami-Herald today uncovered a bombshell admission that Republican operatives funded ghost candidates in three races in South and Central Florida in 2020 to draw votes from Democrats in closely contested races. A top consultant for Senate Republicans admitted in a deposition that he was behind the campaign strategy to recruit candidate  more

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, April 13 -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news: Lawrence Technological University is in the process of establishing a new chapter of the National Academy of Inventors. NAI is a nonprofit membership organization based in Tampa, Fla., formed in 2010 at the University of South Florida to encourage inventors in academia. NAI now has more than 4,600 individual members, including NAI Fellows, Senior Members, and Chapter Members, affiliated with approxi  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 13 -- Miami International Airport issued the following news on April 12, 2024: Today, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and officials from Miami International Airport (MIA) celebrated the inauguration of the latest glass passenger boarding bridge at gate H17, marking a significant milestone in the airport's ongoing modernization efforts. "I am so proud to unveil our newest glass bridge at MIA and announce our ambitious plans to introduce 60 more, making MIA the  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 13 -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Andrea Honaker After her high school graduation, Johna Wright traveled independently for the first time to accept a scholarship at a National Federation of the Blind conference in Orlando, Florida. That experience showed her how many navigational challenges exist for people like herself who are blind or have low vision, and it launched her passion for disability advocacy work. The 2020 Mercer University psychology   more

LANSING, Michigan, April 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: As this pivotal election year continues, Republicans made fools of themselves this week when they tried to erase Trump's extreme anti-abortion stance, new evidence of Auditor General Ringler meddling in the 2020 election broke, and Mike Roger's Florida residence was exposed. Don't take our word for it, roll the tapes! Trump started the week off by releasing a bogus statement on abo  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Home is where the million-dollar mansion is. Mike Rogers has been "exposed as [a] Florida resident," leaving voters "disgruntled" at him for quitting on Michigan. As Rogers continues to face "heat from across the GOP spectrum," Justin Amash didn't hold back on how he really feels about him, saying "if the American people understand who Mike Rogers is, they will not want him anywhere near the Senate."  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, April 13 -- Eckerd College issued the following news: By Robbyn Hopewell Elizabeth Pellegrini's decision to transfer to Eckerd College to study marine science in Fall 2023 is already paying dividends. The sophomore from Hereford, Maryland, is one of six Eckerd students to win the coveted 2024 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship. The NOAA Hollings Scholarship provides up to $9,500 per year for two years of full-time study and   more

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, April 13 -- The South Florida Water Management District issued the following news on April 12, 2024: Join the South Florida Water Management District for the first public meeting about the 2024 Lower Kissimmee Basin Water Supply Plan Update. The plan will assess current and projected water needs in the planning area through 2045. The planning area includes portions of Glades, Okeechobee, and Highlands counties (generally northwest of Lake Okeechobee) and the Seminole T  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, April 13 (TNSres) -- Eckerd College issued the following news: By Claire Barnett Eckerd College senior Lili Kosa began testing noninvasive drug treatments on the gene that leads to central nervous system tumor growth when she was an intern at the Center for Human Genetic Research in Harvard Medical School's Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute during her first year. Lili, an animal studies and biology student from St. Petersburg, Florida, kept at it even   more

FORT MYERS, Florida, April 13 -- Lee Health issued the following news release: Lee Health Heart Institute physicians were proud to showcase the highest number of abstracts accepted to-date for the health system on a variety of topics related to cardiac care at this year's prestigious American College of Cardiology (ACC) conference held from April 6-8. These abstracts covered a diverse range of topics crucial to advancing cardiac care, highlighting Lee Health's commitment to innovation and exce  more

CORAL GABLES, Florida, April 13 -- The University of Miami's College of Engineering issued the following news on April 11, 2024: By Robert C. Jones Jr. University of Miami engineering student Joshua Prabahar grew up building paper airplanes in his native Jamaica. Today, his experimental designs could help revolutionize short takeoff or landing aircraft. It was 8-year-old Joshua Prabahar's Kitty Hawk moment, accomplished not on an isolated strip of beach in North Carolina but in a Kingston, Ja  more