PENSACOLA, Florida, Feb. 27 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Alex Smith named Director of External Affairs at UWF The University of West Florida announces Alex Smith as Director of External Affairs, effective March 3, 2025. Smith joins UWF after serving the City of Pensacola as Constituent and Legislative Liaison and Special Assistant to Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves. In his new role, Smith will  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Feb. 27 -- Eckerd College issued the following news: * * * Eckerd College offers new London study abroad opportunity in August By Madison DeVore '25 Going elbow to elbow with people in the London marketplace and gaining a sense of the business community are now being filtered into one Eckerd College study abroad course in August. Discover England: History, Business and Culture will be led by Bob Jozkowski, assistant professor of finance within the International Busi  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 27 -- Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Secretary Byrd Designates Overtown Business Association as Florida Main Street Program of the Month TALLAHASSEE, FLA. - Today, Secretary of State Cord Byrd announced that the Overtown Business Association, located in Miami-Dade County, has been designated the February 2025 Florida Main Street Program of the Month. "It has been wonderful witnessing Overtown Business   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 27 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU chemist elected to prestigious society for advancing magnetic resonance, supporting next generation of scientists By: McKenzie Harris A Florida State University faculty member has been elected to a prestigious scientific organization for his innovation in magnetic resonance, a scientific phenomenon known to many for its role in enabling magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI -- the non-invasive proced  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 26 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ron DeSantis Makes Two Judicial Appointments TALLAHASSEE Fla.-- Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announces two judicial appointments: John Waters, of Lakeland, to serve as Judge on the Tenth Judicial Circuit Court Waters is the Owner of Waters Law, P.A. Previously, he was an Associate at Lopez and Humphries, P.A. He earned his bachelor's degree from Florida A&M University and his  more

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig's Nikki L. Simon and Johnine P. Barnes Speak at National Bar Association-Commercial Law Section Conference NEW YORK - Feb. 24, 2025 - Nikki Lewis Simon, global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's senior vice president and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, and Johnine P. Barnes, shareholder and chair of the Washington, D.C., Labor & Employment  more

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig's Sports Law Practice Continues Growth; Adds Brian Michael Cooper HOUSTON - Feb. 26, 2025 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to expand its Sports Law Practice with the addition of Brian Michael Cooper as of counsel in the Houston and Denver offices. The multidisciplinary Sports Law team is known for their work in key industry sectors suc  more

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig's Valentin I. Arenas Named a 'Top Lawyer Under 40' by the Hispanic National Bar Association MIAMI - Feb. 25, 2025 - Greenberg Traurig, P.A. Associate Valentin I. Arenas has been selected as one of the "Top Lawyers Under 40" by the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA). This honor recognizes 20 exceptional legal professionals who have demonstrated exc  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 27 -- Florida State University's National High Magnetic Field Laboratory issued the following news: * * * MagLab Researchers Decipher the Cause of Solid-State Battery Breakdowns The next-generation batteries hold great potential to revolutionize energy storage. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A team at the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory is offering new insight into the cause of failures in solid-state lithium-ion batteries. Sol  more

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Partner Rafal Baranowski Elevated to Co-Chair of the Greenberg Traurig Global Corporate Practice WARSAW - 26 February 2025 Rafal Baranowski, Partner and Co-Head of the M&A and Private Equity Practices in the Warsaw Office of Greenberg Traurig has been appointed as Co-Chair of the Greenberg Traurig Global Corporate Practice. Rafal Baranowski joins fellow Shareholders   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 26 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+: Exclusive, Live Coverage of Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches * Coverage begins tomorrow, February 27, at 6:45 a.m. ET * Marquee and Featured groups include Spieth, Lowry, Woodland, Fowler, Horschel, Min Woo Lee * Also defending champion Eckroat, last week's Mexico Open at VidantaWorld winner Campbell, world No. 1 amateur Clanton *   more

CARY, North Carolina, Feb. 27 -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Powerhouse speaker lineup unveiled for SAS Innovate 2025 Register today for the premier data and AI conference, May 6 - 9 in Orlando, Florida SAS, a market leader in data and AI, announced today a dynamic lineup of speakers for its flagship conference, SAS Innovate 2025, taking place May 6 - 9 in Orlando, Florida. The conference will   more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Feb. 27 -- Raymond James Financial issued the following news release: * * * Raymond James strengthens private capital business and investment offerings, announces two appointments to further grow private markets platform Reorganized Capital Markets team will deliver customized financing strategies for companies and owners, new Private Markets Strategy role will develop and lead offerings across Private Wealth ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Raymond James is expanding its priv  more

PASADENA, California, Feb. 26 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Two Caltech Professors Lead Missions About to Launch Back-to-Back into Space This month will see two Caltech-led NASA missions lift off into space, one right after the other. NASA's Lunar Trailblazer is slated to launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida no earlier than February 26, while NASA's SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and  more

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 27 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * From Patient to Doctor: Brandon's Journey to Match Day By: Joey Garcia We're highlighting our Class of 2025 students in advance of Match Day on March 21. Stay connected with the Miller School of Medicine on social media for more student profiles and to follow along for live Match Day coverage. When he was a child, Brandon Apagueno and his family received care at Mitchell Wolfson Sr.  more

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 27 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Strong Partnership Between Hussman Institute and African Geneticists Benefits Alzheimer's Research By: Lauren Comander Fresh off a trip to Uganda for a conference on human genetics, Margaret Pericak-Vance, Ph.D., director of the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics and the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Professor of Human Genetics at the University of Miami Miller School of  more

CORAL GABLES, Florida, Feb. 27 -- The University of Miami issued the following news: * * * A striking impact on health A team of researchers at the University of Miami is studying how blasts can damage the human body and exploring ways that scientists can prevent further hearing and balance difficulties. By Janette Neuwahl Tannen An explosion typically lasts only a fraction of a second, but the damage to the human body can be much more far-reaching. Statistics indicate that a large number   more

PENSACOLA, Florida, Feb. 27 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: * * * UWF student provides wildlife sanctuary with valuable data on rescued animals Recent University of West Florida graduate James "Brian" Barnes put his UWF education in geographic information science to good use by helping the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge (ECWR) uncover trends on rescued wildlife in Northwest Florida. The results from  more