CORAL GABLES, Florida, April 24 -- The University of Miami issued the following news: By Barbara Gutierrez, Robert C. Jones Jr., and Caroline Val In its 8th year, the Concordia Summit at the University of Miami's Lakeside Village opened on Monday with an impressive lineup of government, academic, and civic leaders discussing topics ranging from governance in Latin America to climate change and the opportunities new technologies offer the region. The two-day international forum convenes a cros  more

ELON, North Carolina, April 24 -- Elon University issued the following news release: Fifty-seven Elon University students were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and often considered the most prestigious honor society, at an April 19 dinner and ceremony. Scott Arthur Banks, a biomedical engineer at the University of Florida whose research led to breakthroughs in joint implant treatments, delivered the keynote address and encouraged students to pursue greater purpose in life. Banks' missi  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 24 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following news release: Taking pride in offering a sustainable living experience, the Villa Marina condominium community in Aventura received the Florida Public Service Commission's (PSC) Triple E Award for energy efficiency efforts that benefit its clientele and the complex. Villa Marina's 300 residents now enjoy better visibility and security after the community installed 1,300 energy-efficient LED lights thro  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 24 -- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) issued an executive order to reopen recreational harvest of greater amberjack in Gulf state waters from May 1 through May 31, consistent with the federal reopening. NOAA Fisheries is reopening Gulf federal waters because landings indicate the recreational quota for greater amberjack has not been   more

MIAMI, Florida, April 24 -- The Miami-Dade County government issued the following news release: S&P Global Ratings, the nation's largest credit rating agency, recently raised its ratings on several Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD) bonds, as the department continues to implement its $8.6 billion Capital Improvement Program (CIP) to future-proof essential department infrastructure and facilities through the adoption of resilient and climate-ready designs. "To be recognized by such a   more

MIAMI, Florida, April 23 -- Miami Dade College issued the following news release: Representatives of Miami Dade College and the United Faculty of Miami Dade College (South Florida, AFL-CIO, Local 4253) will commence negotiations for a subsequent Agreement as per Article 22 (Procedures for future negotiations) of the Collective Bargaining Agreement dated August 2021. The meetings are scheduled as follow: Day/Date: Time: Location or Teleconference Information Thursday, May 16, 2024: 1:30 pm:   more

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, April 24 -- The South Florida Water Management District issued the following agency statement on April 23, 2024: * * * Did you know the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) works year-round to expedite the largest wetland restoration effort in the world and ensure the ecological health of Central and Southern Florida's natural resources? Together with our federal, state and local partners, we continue to make significant progress on restoration and resilie  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 24 (TNSres) -- The Miami-Dade County government issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Norfolk District, in partnership with Miami-Dade County, released the Miami-Dade County Back Bay (MDBB) Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Feasibility Study Integrated Draft Report and Environmental Assessment for a 30-day public review and comment period. The MDBB CSRM Feasibility Study Draft Report is a detailed summary o  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 24 -- The University of Houston issued the following news: By Bryan Luhn The University of Houston was crowned national champions at the 2024 ITA National Wheelchair Tennis Championships, the premier competition in all of collegiate wheelchair tennis. In a remarkable display of skill, determination and teamwork, the No. 3 Cougars defeated No. 1 San Diego State in a three-hour match at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, Florida, to win the school's first wheelchair te  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Chad Hanson The University of Miami is a research powerhouse. In 2023, UM received $760 million in externally sponsored awards to support the research enterprise and is currently ranked 26th nationally out of 227 private institutions in research and development expenditures. The Miller School of Medicine is No. 1 in the state of Florida for National Institutes of Health fu  more

CORAL GABLES, Florida, April 24 -- The University of Miami issued the following news: By Michael R. Malone Raphael Bostic, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, summarized his economic outlook in two words--"grateful" and "vigilant"--while touting the ongoing progress toward economic recovery in a talk Thursday evening to the University of Miami Patti and Allan Herbert Business School. "We've made great progress, and the economy is doing quite well today," said Bostic. "I  more