Saturday - September 7, 2024
State Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Thursday July 18, 2024 ( 10 items )  

AI Hub Planned for Clark Atlanta University With $2.79M NSF Grant in Collaboration With AI4OPT at Georgia Tech
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 18 -- Clark Atlanta University issued the following news: By Hunter Abell Clark Atlanta University (CAU) in collaboration with the NSF AI Institute for Advances in Optimization (AI4OPT) at Georgia Tech, has been awarded a $2.79 million grant over the next four years by the National Science Foundation to create an AI Hub. This collaborative effort aims to advance AI education and research at minority-serving institutions, particularly historically Black colleges and unive  more

Chairman Bonner Announces Series of Joint Hearings for Defense and Veterans Affairs and Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committees
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 17 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: State Representative Josh Bonner (R-Fayetteville), Chairman of the House Defense and Veterans Affairs Committee, today announces an upcoming series of joint hearings between the House Defense and Veterans Affairs Committee and the Senate Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee. "The purpose of these hearings is to gather essential information on the processing of veterans' benefits in   more

Emory Law Grads Compete for $1 Million in Startup Funds
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 17 -- Emory University's School of Law issued the following news release: Two recent Emory Law graduates are semifinalists in an international competition where the ultimate prize is $1 million in investment funding. Bene Owanga 24L and Chinelo Adi 24L are among the 16 semifinalist teams that will travel to the United Kingdom in August to compete for the 15th Annual Hult Prize. More than 9,400 teams initially entered the global competition, which aims to solve some of th  more

Emory Law Students Earn National Public Interest Fellowships
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 17 (TNSres) -- Emory University's School of Law issued the following news release: Six Emory Law students will spend this summer getting hands-on experience working in public interest jobs because they received fellowships through the John Paul Stevens Foundation. The students and their sponsoring organizations are: * Jillian Barger 26L | U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Georgia * Diamond Belgrave 25L | DeKalb County Office of the Public Defender * Hannah K  more

Emory Law to Open Patent Clinic This Fall
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 17 -- Emory University's School of Law issued the following news release: By A. Kenyatta Greer Emory University School of Law will open a new IP and Innovation Clinic in August that is certified through the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The pro bono clinic is the first of its kind in Georgia and one of only three certified this year by the USPTO. The IP and Innovation Clinic will allow students to practice before the USPTO prior to taking the patent  more

Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy's Internet Governance Project Issues Commentary: U.S. FCC's Intrusion Into Routing Security - A Comment
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 18 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy's Internet Governance Project issued the following commentary on July 16, 2024: * * * The U.S. FCC's Intrusion Into Routing Security - A Comment By Milton Mueller and Brenden Kuerbis The Internet Governance Project (IGP) has submitted comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Matter of Reporting on Border Gateway Protocol Risk Mitigati  more

Gov. Kemp: HOPE Scholarship Awards Reach Over $15 Billion
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 17 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that the HOPE Scholarship Program has awarded over $15 billion to more than 2.1 million Georgia students since its inception in 1993. "After three straight years of record-breaking economic development, Georgians have more opportunity than ever before," said Governor Brian Kemp. "The HOPE Scholarship has been essential to that growth by preparin  more

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Named Second Overall by Chartis' STORM 2024 Rankings
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 17 -- LexisNexis Risk Solutions issued the following news release: * * * Recognized with Three Category Wins * * * Chartis Research Honors LexisNexis Risk Solutions for its Retail Alternative Credit Risk and Analytics Capabilities * * * LexisNexis(R) Risk Solutions announced that it has been ranked second overall in the 2024 Chartis Research STORM Retail Finance Analytics50 rankings. In addition to the overall ranking, LexisNexis Risk Solutions has won the following   more

Senate Study Committee on the Preservation of Georgia's Farmlands to Hold First Meeting
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 18 -- The Georgia State Senate issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: On Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., the Senate Study Committee on the Preservation of Georgia's Farmlands, chaired by Sen. Billy Hickman (R-Statesboro), will hold its first meeting. * * * EVENT DETAILS: * Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2024 * Time: 10:00 a.m. * Location: Continuing Education Building, Georgia Southern University, 10449 US Highway 301, Statesboro, GA 30458 * This even  more

Tech Researchers Embark on Disability in STEM Study
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 17 (TNSres) -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Cassie Mitchell and Robert Quinn are examining the factors that affect the inclusion of people with disabilities in STEM fields, aiming to understand the challenges they face with the ultimate goal of improving accessibility and financial independence for * * * Cassie Mitchell and Robert "Trey" Quinn have a few questions they'd like to ask you, and there really are no wrong answers. They  more