MIAMI, Florida, April 23 -- Akerman, a law firm, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: BTI Consulting Group has included Akerman in its 2024 "BTI Client Service A-Team" report, recognizing Akerman as among the top law firms in the United States for client service. An annual survey of more than 300 corporate in-house counsel, the report's rankings are based on 17 objective factors identified by corporate counsel as driving strong relationships with outside counsel. As stated in t  more

SARASOTA, Florida, April 23 (TNSres) -- The University of South Florida's Sarasota-Manatee campus issued the following news: By Marc R. Masferrer, University Communications and Marketing An international training conference on cyberfraud at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee this week highlighted the university's expanding role in preparing students and others to meet growing cybersecurity challenges and threats. Among the presenters at the two-day conference were campus faculty  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 23 -- Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz issued the following news on April 22, 2024: Today, Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr., announced the 2024 Florida Principal of the Year, Florida Assistant Principal of the Year, and Florida School-Related Employee of the Year. Dr. Michael George of Atlantic Coast High School in Duval County was named the 2024 Florida Principal of the Year; John Chaires with Palatka Junior-Senior High School in Putnam County was   more

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, April 23 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced his commitment to approving $1.5 billion included in the Fiscal Year 2024 - 25 budget passed by the Legislature to support Everglades restoration and water quality improvements. This funding brings Florida's total investment in Everglades restoration and water quality improvements to a record-breaking $6.5 billion since Governor DeSantis  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 23 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bills from the Florida Legislature. The Governor has until May 7, 2024, to act on these bills. HB 7067 - Pretrial Detention Hearings CS/CS/HB 1565 - Florida Red Tide Mitigation and Technology Development Initiative CS/CS/HB 1509 - Public Records CS/CS/HB 1473 - School Safety HB 1393 - Court Interpreter Services CS/CS/HB 10  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 23 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Dena Reddick Florida State University is bringing together scholars from across humanities disciplines for a conference this week that will explore how Indigenous people have interacted with their environment in religious practice and what this means for us today. The conference, "More-than-human Religion: Indigeneity, Objects, and Ecologies," which features expert presentations, panel discussions, a publ  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 23 -- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: On April 19, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and local, state and federal authorities working together to prevent illegal immigration in south Florida and the Florida Keys, prevented a possible human smuggling operation. In Miami-Dade County, the Air and Marine Operations Center notified partner agencies of a possible human smu  more

GREENVILLE, Kentucky, April 23 -- The Tennessee Military Department issued the following news release: A Maryville native and Soldier with the Tennessee National Guard, Spc. Noah Green, has been named Region III's Best Warrior following a competition held from April 14-19, in Kentucky. Green competed against nine other Guardsmen, representing the best from Region III's states and territories. These Soldiers represented Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Car  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 23 -- Miami Dade College issued the following news release: Nicolas Gonzalez, a first-year student and member of the AI & Robotics Club at Miami Dade College (MDC) North Campus, has been selected for a coveted internship at the prestigious NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The internship spans nine weeks, starting on May 27, providing Gonzalez with an immersive and hands-on learning experience within the heart of NASA's operations. Mentored by Prof  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 23 -- The Miami-Dade County government issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Today, Miami-Dade County has officially served the Dolphin Company with a notice of eviction after the lease agreement for the management of the Miami Seaquarium officially terminated on Sunday, April 21st, 2024. Members of the media can find the Notice of Eviction attached (https://www.miamidade.gov/mayor/library/notice-of-eviction.pdf), and below is an updated joint statement fro  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 23 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Detroit News reported that Mike Rogers has "felt some blowback" after "touting the endorsement" of Kash Patel, "who suggested in December that if Trump is reelected, the administration would go after journalists to try to prosecute them 'criminally or civilly.'" On top of that, Rogers is facing more scrutiny for being "registered to vote in both Michigan and Florida" where he owns a $1.7 million  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 23 -- Norwegian Cruise Line issued the following news: Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), the innovator in global cruise travel with a 57-year history of breaking boundaries, launched its 2024 Europe travel season on April 19, 2024 with the arrival of Norwegian Epic to its seasonal homeport of Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy, before embarking on a 10-day Greek Isles and Italy voyage. During this summer travel season, guests embarking on NCL cruises in Europe will have the opportuni  more

LAKELAND, Florida, April 23 -- Florida Polytechnic University issued the following news release: Florida Polytechnic University has announced that its founding president, Dr. Randy K. Avent, will be its 2024 commencement speaker. This year's commencement comes as the University marks its 10th anniversary. Avent was appointed to his position as the institution's leader in June of 2014, just two months before the campus opened its doors for its first fall semester. He plans to step down from his  more

CARBONDALE, Illinois, April 23 -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: Alexandra Challenger, an adjunct professor and reference associate in Florida State University's Special Collections and Archives, will present "Eclipsing Boundaries: Visual Culture and Science in Early Modern Europe," on Thursday, April 25, in SIU Carbondale's Sharp Museum Auditorium. The 6 p.m. lecture is free and open to the public. Challenger studies the art and visual culture of early modern  more

NEW YORK, April 23 -- Goldman Sachs Group, an investment banking, securities and investment management firm, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Today, Goldman Sachs held its fourth-annual Market Madness competition, the culmination of Goldman Sachs' HBCU Possibilities Program, with Spelman College taking home first place and a $1 million grant for the third time in four years. Finalists from Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Howard University and Spelman Coll  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 23 -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Lisette Hilton The Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis principal investigator Damien Pearse, Ph.D., professor of neurological surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and co-investigator Manav Mehta, Ph.D., CEO of Gel4Med, a $1.75 million, three-year grant to study a novel approach to treating spinal cord injury. The researc  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Joey Garcia For 50 years, the Eastern-Atlantic Student Research Forum (ESRF) has highlighted exceptional student scientific research. This year, more than 150 abstracts filled Schoninger Research Quadrangle, showcasing novel findings from young researchers nationwide. The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine co-sponsored the forum with the American Physician Scientis  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, April 23 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: The University of West Florida placed second in the 2023 CAE-CD Community Outreach Award Competition, which is given by the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Community to a CAE-Cyber Defense designated institution. The award was announced at the 2024 CAE in Cybersecurity Symposium held in Louisville, Kentucky, on Apri  more