Thursday - November 21, 2024
State Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Friday November 01, 2024 ( 14 items )  

CNN to Provide Unrivaled, Comprehensive, Cross-Platform Coverage of 2024 Election Results
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 1 -- CNN issued the following news: * * * Washington, DC - (October 31, 2024) - CNN will provide audiences with comprehensive coverage and real-time election results of the historic 2024 presidential race and key state races. The network's expert team of anchors, correspondents, analysts, and commentators will provide around-the-clock special coverage from the CNN Election Center in Washington, DC as well as New York City, with reporters stationed across the country for   more

CNN's Have I Got News For You Announces This Week's Guests
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 1 -- CNN issued the following news: * * * New Episode Premieres Saturday, November 2 AT 9PM ET/PT on CNN * * * NEW YORK - (October 31, 2024) - Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci and comedian and writer Sam Jay will join as guests on this week's episode of CNN's Have I Got News For You, the much-anticipated American version of the long-running BBC comedy series. Produced by Hat Trick Productions for CNN Originals, the ten-episode limited serie  more

CNN: New Research Shows 90% of Global Marketers are Investing in Brand Building for Long-Term Success
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- CNN issued the following news on Oct. 31, 2024: * * * Brand Power: Strategies for Instant Impact and Future Growth study launched by CNN International Commercial * * * CNN International Commercial (CNNIC), along with data and insights consultancy MTM, have conducted a new research study and released an in-depth white paper based on the views of 1,090 senior marketing leaders across 12 global markets exploring the key ingredients for successful, long term   more

Emory Researchers Launch Investigation Into Why Air Pollution Impacts Alzheimer's Disease Risk
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: Researchers from Emory University recently received two separate grants, totaling $15 million, from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to lead a first-of-its-kind, multifaceted study into why specific types of air pollution increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Previous studies have linked Alzheimer's disease and related dementias to air pollu  more

Emory University's School of Law: Historic Gift Creates the William and Jane Carney Center for Business and Transactional Law
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 1 -- Emory University's School of Law issued the following news release: William J. "Bill" Carney, a cornerstone of Emory Law for more than three decades, is once again shaping its future with a transformative $6 million gift to create the William and Jane Carney Center for Business and Transactional Law, which will encompass the school's nationally recognized Center for Transactional Law and Practice. Carney taught law at Emory for 34 years before retiring in 2012. He l  more

Ga. Driver Services Dept.: Georgia Expands Digital Driver's License and ID Program to Include Samsung Wallet
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 1 -- The Georgia Department of Driver Services issued the following news release: The Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) is excited to announce the expansion of its Digital Driver's License and ID Program to include Samsung Wallet. This enhancement provides Georgia residents who have a Samsung Galaxy with a secure, convenient, and innovative way to manage their identification documents. Commissioner Spencer R. Moore expressed enthusiasm about this development, s  more

Georgia State Astronomers Make It Easier to Discover Life on Other Planets
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- Georgia State University issued the following news: Two astronomers in Georgia State's Department of Physics & Astronomy have created a roadmap that could help scientists find life on other planets by studying the most common stars in the universe. Called M dwarf stars, these bodies make up roughly three-fourths of the stars in the universe, even though none can be seen with the naked eye. "I think nearly all types of stars could support life," said Wei-Ch  more

Georgia State University Faculty Use AI to Make Law Accessible to All
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- Georgia State University issued the following news: Kat M. Albrecht, an assistant professor of criminal justice and criminology, and Adam Pah, the assistant dean for digital innovation in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, are working with a national interdisciplinary team using artificial intelligence (AI) to transform the legal system. After several years spent developing SCALES, the nation's first AI-powered open data network created to provide fr  more

Georgia State University: $1.5 Million Grant to Expand Mindfulness-Based Smoking Cessation Tool Developed by Georgia State Researchers
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- Georgia State University issued the following news: * * * iQuit Mindfully to be linguistically, culturally adapted to serve Hispanic and Latinx communities * * * A mindfulness-based smoking cessation tool developed by Georgia State University researchers will reach a wider, more diverse audience thanks to a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. iQuit Mindfully, which was developed by a team led by Associate Pr  more

Georgia Voters Break 50% Turnout on Thursday
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 1 -- The Georgia Secretary of State issued the following news on Oct. 31, 2024: Thursday, October 31st marked the seventeenth day of Early Voting for the November 5th Presidential Election. On Thursday, Georgia voters exceeded 50% statewide turnout among active voters, with 3,653,333 Georgians having cast ballots, 3,426,851 of those voting early. Towns County lead Georgia with 68.9%, followed by Oconee (65.29%), Rabun (63.97%), Dawson (63.88%), Forsyth (63.04%), Union (6  more

ICYMI: GOP-Linked Super PACs Urge Voters in Wisconsin and Georgia to Support Spoiler Candidate Jill Stein
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: New reporting from CNN and Politico reveals that Republican-tied super PACs are urging voters in the battleground states of Wisconsin and Georgia to support spoiler candidate Jill Stein in order to siphon off votes from Vice President Harris. In Wisconsin, Badger Values PAC is reaching out to progressive voters through robocalls, which follows reporting from the Washington Post that they had previously  more

In memoriam: Jay Mancini, professor emeritus, former head of Department of Human Development and Family Science
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Jay Mancini, professor emeritus and former head of the Department of Human Development and Family Science at Virginia Tech, passed away on Oct. 10. He was 75 years old. Mancini joined Virginia Tech in 1977 as an assistant professor, and he served as department head from 1989-96. In 2009, after 32 years at Virginia Tech, he moved on to the University of Georgia as department head of Human Development and Family Science a  more

Jones Lang LaSalle: Savannah Gateway 1G Sells for $34.1M in Booming Industrial Market
CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 1 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets facilitated sale of fully leased Class A distribution center * * * ATLANTA, Oct. 31, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today the $34.1 million sale of 1001 Gateway Parkway, a Class A distribution center in Rincon, Georgia, also known as Savannah Gateway 1G. JLL represented the seller, Broe Real Estate Group, the multi-billion-dolla  more

Nanci Weissgold Receives 2024 Schumacher-Bolduc Award From Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 1 -- Alston and Bird, a law firm, issued the following news release: Alston & Bird partner Nanci Weissgold has been honored with the 2024 Schumacher-Bolduc Award from the Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (MORPAC) in recognition of her dedication to the real estate finance industry's political advocacy efforts. In making the award, MORPAC also announced that Nanci will serve as the group's chair in 2025-2026. Leading Alston and Bird's Financial Ser  more