TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 12 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Jenny Ralph Florida State University-affiliated startup companies took to the stage "Shark Tank" style on Wednesday, pitching their innovative ideas at the second annual Discovery Challenge event, and walked away with a combined $110,000 in new funding. Discovery Challenge was a high-energy event that allowed three startups to pitch to four judges and the audience about their plans to take FSU-developed te  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 11 -- The Florida Auditor General released the following quality assessment review (No. 2025-029) on Oct. 8, 2024, involving the Department of Elder Affairs - Office of Inspector General's Internal Audit Activity. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY In our opinion, the quality assurance and improvement program related to the Department of Elder Affairs, Office of Inspector General's internal audit activity was adequately designed and complied with during the review pe  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 12 -- The Florida Division of Emergency Management issued the following news release: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Executive Director Kevin Guthrie, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, and Major General John D. Haas Adjutant General of Florida in Sarasota County to provide updates on immediate response efforts for Hurricane Milton. Around 8:30 PM EDT last night, Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Categor  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Oct. 12 -- Forcura, a healthcare technology company, issued the following news on Oct. 11, 2024: * * * Forcura Achieves HITRUST r2 Certification Demonstrating the Highest level of information protection assurance * * * Forcura, a healthcare workflow management company, today announced its entire technology platform, inclusive of the following components, has once again earned certified status by HITRUST for information security: * MyForcura * Forcura IQ * Forcu  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 12 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Hillary Speed Shakthi Rajesh was playing video games at his friend's house one day during high school in Chennai, India, when his friend's mother started screaming from the kitchen. She had spotted a venomous saw-scaled viper on the floor. Fortunately for her, Rajesh was a budding snake enthusiast and calmly ushered the unwanted reptile into a bucket and out of the house. "Anything with venom I've always   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 12 z(TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Jenny Ralph, Michael Walsh Florida State University researchers and a guest speaker from the University of Pennsylvania considered the challenges and opportunities that technology and artificial intelligence present for aging populations in holistic health care during a panel discussion hosted by the FSU Institute for Successful Longevity. The Oct. 9 event, held at the Tallahassee Senior Center,   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By McKenzie Harris The Florida State University low-energy nuclear physics lab has received new funding from the National Science Foundation to improve the investigation of atomic nuclei and to perform experiments studying nuclear-structure phenomena, which influence the reactions in explosive stellar scenarios that form the chemical elements in our universe. The John D. Fox Superconducting Linear Ac  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Oct. 12 -- Lowndes, a law firm, issued the following news release: Lowndes is pleased to announce that real estate attorney Gerardo Ortega has been appointed to the Board of Directors for Lake Nona Regional Chamber of Commerce. Ortega will contribute to the Chamber's efforts in promoting economic development and fostering innovation in the rapidly growing Lake Nona region. As part of the Chamber's Economic Development and Innovation Committee, Ortega will help maintain and pr  more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 12 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: LAS VEGAS - Oct. 11, 2024 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP Litigation Shareholders Kyle A. Ewing and Kara B. Hendricks will speak at the 2024 National Association of Federal Equity Receivers (NAFER) Annual Conference in Santa Barbara, California, Oct. 27 - 30. Ewing will speak on a panel titled "Big Bills, Big Headaches & Receivership Cures," discussing tips for creating good habits and avoidin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- George Washington University issued the following news: Clean-up efforts are now underway across parts of Florida after Hurricane Milton made landfall near Sarasota this week as a Category 3 storm. According to CBS News, this is the third hurricane to make landfall in Florida this season, following Hurricane Helene two weeks ago and Hurricane Debby in early August. Hurricane Milton came roughly two weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated the U.S. southeast. In the afterm  more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 12 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight represented Las Mercedes Medical Centers on its acquisition of Pasteur and Wellmax Medical Centers, one of the largest Medicare-focused staff model medical centers in South Florida. The Pasteur and Wellmax centers were previously owned by Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV), a healthcare insurance provider. The transaction was announced on October 7. With this acquisition, Las Mercedes Medical  more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 12 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: NASHVILLE (October 10, 2024) - Holland & Knight represented Thriveworks, a leading provider of in-person and online mental health services nationwide backed by Regal Healthcare Capital Partners, in its acquisition of Synchronous Health, an innovative behavioral healthcare provider. The transaction was announced on October 2. The acquisition will expand access to quality mental health services within t  more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 12 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: MCLEAN, Va. (October 11, 2024) - Holland & Knight advised Piper Sandler & Co. (NYSE: PIPR) as lead book-running manager and Raymond James & Associates Inc. (NYSE: RJF) and Hovde Group LLC as book-running managers in the $40.7 million initial public offering of Chain Bridge Bancorp Inc., the bank holding company for Chain Bridge Bank, National Association. The 1.85 million shares of Chain Bridge's Class  more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 12 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: NEW YORK (October 11, 2024) - Holland & Knight was recognized by LatinFinance magazine with five Financing of the Year awards, demonstrating the firm's significant experience advising corporate and banking clients on some of the most prominent cross-border financing matters. The awards were announced at LatinFinance's annual Project & Infrastructure Finance Awards Dinner in New York on October 10. The  more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 12 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: Governor Whitmer thanked the Michigan National Guard on the ground in Florida helping communities impacted by Hurricane Milton. CH-47 Chinook helicopters and several support crew from Bravo Company, 3-238th General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG), arrived in Florida on Tuesday ahead of the hurricane making landfall. As part of the ongoing   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 12 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised Morning Calm Management and its partners on the purchase of 701 Brickell, a trophy Class AA office building totaling 685,279 square feet in the heart of Miami's financial district. The sale represents one of the largest real estate transactions in Florida history. Partner Sam Alavi led the Paul Hastings team, which included associates Lee Cumberland and Elle Infante. More detai  more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Having faced both lung and prostate cancer, Barry Farber was proud to be associated with a university conducting impactful cancer research. * * * By Stacey Bomser Throughout his life, Barry Farber, B.B.A. '56, was a rather understated and humble man. Still, he never shied away from expressing his profound pride in his alma mater, the University of Miami. Having faced both l  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 12 -- Spectrum, a part of Charter Communications, issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: * * * Key Takeaways * Commitments include $100,000 to the Volunteer Florida Foundation, $50,000 to local organizations in the heaviest impacted areas, and $250,000 in PSAs to relief organizations. * Spectrum technicians and engineers are actively working to restore service in impacted areas. * Nearly 45,000 WiFi access points remain open to keep communities conne  more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 12 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following commentary on Oct. 10, 2024: * * * The Miller School's professor of professional practice in public health sciences and director of the online M.P.H. program discusses the importance of public health professionals. * * * The Evolving Role of Public Health Professionals By Elahe Nezami Live expectancy is declining in the U.S. and continues to perform worse than other wealthy nations in diabetes  more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Lauren Comander Led by researchers from the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, heavyweights in the race to treat Alzheimer's disease gathered at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) main campus in Bethesda to determine next steps in the fight. The two-day meeting, prompted by the identification earlier this year   more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Researchers and community activists discussed the challenges of collaboration and ideas for maximizing impact. * * * By Lauren Comander Community members with a stake in the fight against HIV/AIDS gathered with University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers and physicians working on prevention, treatment and cure initiatives to discuss the barriers they face when  more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 12 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Miller School Online M.P.H. program director Dr. Elahe Nezami discusses the increasing demand for public health professionals in the U.S. * * * By Elahe Nezami The public health profession anticipates robust growth in the coming years. According to research from the University of Louisville, employment for health education specialists and community health workers is projected to gr  more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 11 -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Charlotte Schubert Peter Hosein, M.D., knows cases of patients he has never met. That's because of the tight communication among his oncology colleagues at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Hosein helps oversee pancreatic cancer care at Sylvester as co-leader of its Gastrointestinal Cancers Site Disease Group. He and h  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 12 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 11, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes led an amicus brief in Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The filing, which urges the federal appeals court to reverse a lower court ruling against the State of Florida's permitting system, was joined by 18 additional States to defend cooperative federalism. The State of Florida ado  more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 11 -- Walmart issued the following news: Many of the communities Walmart and Sam's Club are proud to call home have been affected by destruction and loss from Hurricanes Helene and Milton over the past two weeks. On the heels of Hurricane Milton, Walmart, Sam's Club and the Walmart Foundation are extending their commitment to support hurricane relief efforts to $16 million across impacted communities. This is a $6 million increase to the $10 million previously commi  more