JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Aug. 22 -- Edward Waters University issued the following news: As Pareto Clinic celebrates its fourth birthday, the transformative partnership between Edward Waters University (EWU) and this innovative healthcare provider continues to be a beacon of hope, empowerment, and transformation in our community. The collaboration between the Schell-Sweet Community Resource Center (SSCRC) and Pareto Clinic not only provides essential health services to underserved populations but  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- Eckerd College issued the following news: By Tom Zucco What Orlo is doing is no accident. In the video, Orlo, a 2-year-old Australian shepherd poodle mix, is standing in front of a computer screen in the Eckerd College Comparative Psychology Lab--which recently got a big research boost from an Association of Professional Dog Trainers Foundation grant. Using his snout, he presses one of four large buttons on a panel to guide a big blue dot up, down  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 22 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following consummating order (Docket No. 20240018-EG; Order No. PSC-2024-0370-CO-EG) on Aug. 21, 2024: * * * In re: Commission review of numeric conservation goals (Peoples Gas System, Inc.) CONSUMMATING ORDER BY THE COMMISSION: By Order No. PSC-2024-0280-PAA-EG, issued July 30, 2024, this Commission proposed to take certain action, subject to a Petition for Formal Proceeding as provided in Rule 25-22.029, Fl  more

ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, Aug. 21 -- Flagler College issued the following news: Against the backdrop of a booming regional healthcare industry, students minoring in Health Sciences at Flagler College can enhance their career prospects and personal well-being. "By offering a minor in Health Sciences, Flagler aims to provide students with a holistic understanding of health," Health Sciences Program Coordinator and Professor Taylor Behl said. "This equips them with knowledge that can improve their   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 22 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Dena Reddick A new archaeological expedition led by a team of Florida State University researchers that began in Italy this summer has captured local excitement as the first discoveries from the excavation are revealed to the public. The Montereggi Archaeological Project, co-directed by Professor of Classics Andrea De Giorgi, seeks to uncover the history of an ancient Etruscan hilltop settlement that preda  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 22 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Kelsey Klopfenstein, Montse Zeron Florida State will face Georgia Tech in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday for the first overseas football game in university history. The 2024 Aer Lingus College Football Classic kicks off at noon ET at Aviva Stadium. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN. Dublin will welcome over 27,000 international fans for the event. FSU's presence in Dublin represents an effort to dee  more

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 22 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: NEW YORK - Aug. 21, 2024 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented Tough Leaf, a tech company connecting general contractors and developers with small and diverse businesses, in an equity investment round. Tough Leaf is a mission-driven platform designed to connect construction companies with qualified business enterprises, helping contractors boost revenue while ensuring compliance with pro  more

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 22 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight has bolstered its Corporate, M&A and Securities Practice Group with the addition of Ibrahim Barakat as a partner in Miami. Mr. Barakat represents public and private corporations, private equity funds and strategic investors in connection with a wide range of transactional and corporate matters. He was previously a partner with McDermott Will & Emery. "Ibrahim is a very highly regarded  more

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 22 -- Miami Dade College issued the following news release: In September, Miami Dade College's (MDC) School of Engineering and Technology (EnTec) will offer two free events open to the public to learn about acquiring a degree in artificial intelligence (AI) and the latest trends and career opportunities in cloud computing. MDC is the first institution in Florida and one of the first in the country to offer a Bachelor of Science in Applied Artificial Intelligence. Complete   more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Aug. 21 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: A large multi-institutional collaboration, led by Northwestern University, has received $26 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch a new Engineering Research Center (ERC) dedicated to revolutionizing the ability of robots to amplify human labor. The NSF grant will fund the new center across five years, with the ability to renew for another $26 million for an additional five years. It  more

NAPLES, Florida, Aug. 22 -- Quarles and Brady, a law firm, issued the following news release: David Lupo, a skilled litigator with more than 20 years of experience, has joined the Quarles & Brady Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group as senior counsel, based in the firm's Naples, Fla., office. With a focus on construction and real property matters, Lupo advises clients on all phases of litigation and dispute resolution, handling pleadings, discovery, hearings, trials, appeals and arbi  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 21 -- The Princeton Theological Seminary issued the following news release: Rev. Kimberly Hyatt, MDiv '96, is President and CEO of Cathedral Arts Project (CAP), a nationally recognized nonprofit that provides arts education programs to children and young adults in Northeast Florida. Under her 22 years of leadership, CAP has grown from serving a few hundred students annually to reaching more than 36,000 with a budget of $4.5 million per year. Yet Hyatt's path to minis  more

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 22 -- Akerman, a law firm, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: Akerman today announced Robert Slavkin, chair of its Healthcare Practice Group, has been appointed Global Co-Chair of the Healthcare and Life Sciences Practice Group by Lex Mundi, the world's leading network of independent law firms, with 150 member firms and more than 22,000 lawyers worldwide. Members of the Healthcare and Life Sciences Practice Group work together to stay abreast of the rapidl  more

CORAL GABLES, Florida, Aug. 21 -- The University of Miami's School of Communications issued the following news: The scenic Schloss Leopoldskron villa in Salzburg, Austria, immortalized in the film "The Sound of Music," served as the venue for this year's Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change, which drew about 70 students from across the world to discuss the future of communication under the theme "Belonging in the Age of Machines: Reimagining the Role of Media." Five University of Miami   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 22 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Ahead of National Senior Citizens Day, Attorney General Moody is asking older Floridians to watch out for fraud. Florida is home to more than 5.5 million seniors. Attorney General Moody is highlighting efforts to protect these Floridians from fraudulent schemes. After taking office in 2019, Attorney General Moody launched Florida's Senior Protection Team, an intra-agency group of experts wo  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 22 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP secured a win in the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, which ruled this week that there was not enough evidence to support a Miami state court jury's US$300 million verdict in the case of Taxinet, Corp. against former Mexico City congressman Santiago Leon. The appeals court unanimously upheld a Florida federal judge's determination that evidence used to calculate the  more