ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 28 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-GA Celebrates First Enrollment Period for NEW Georgia Promise Scholarship # Feb 28, 2025 by AFP Atlanta, Georgia --Tomorrow marks the very first enrollment period for the Georgia Promise Scholarship. Americans for Prosperity-Georgia (AFP-GA), a chief supporter of last year's landmark creation of the Georgia Promise Scholarship, celebrated the start of enrollmen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-GA, Georgia Muslim Voter Project Host Muslim Advocacy Day at the Georgia Capitol On Thursday February 27th, the Georgia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) and Georgia Muslim Voter Project (GAMVP) hosted Muslim Advocacy Day at the Georgia State Capitol. For the third consecutive year, this event brought over 100 Georgia Musli  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 28 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society posted the following news release: * * * Chemotherapy and Endocrine Therapy Have Different Long-term Effects on Physical Health Decline for Breast Cancer Survivors, New Study Suggests ATLANTA, February 28, 2025 -- A new study led by American Cancer Society (ACS) investigators shows breast cancer (BC) survivors in the United States receiving chemotherapy or endocrine therapy (without chemotherapy) had different long  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 1 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Study: Politics Negatively Impact Georgia Women's Mental Health By Shelby Crosier Politics are a serious source of stress for many Americans. Stress can have negative effects on both the mind and the body, especially in the long-term--leading to everything from anxiety and depression to muscle tightness, digestive issues, and heart attacks. A new paper published by Stephan  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 1 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Using Hemp in Building Insulation Could Make Structures Greener, Create Jobs, and Be a Profitable Industry CEE researchers' analysis outlines path to a U.S. construction market for hemp-based fibers, which are already used for clothing and biodegradable plastics. It's a fairly niche product now, but a new study from Georgia Tech engineers suggests insulation made from hemp fibers could be a via  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 27 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation posted the following news release: * * * How do we get more Georgia grown physicians? For Georgia fans of a certain age that follow college football recruiting, and especially ones who remember those wilderness years prior to winning national championships, the concept of "building a recruiting fence around Georgia" is a familiar one. If only Mark Richt, and later Kirby Smart, could keep all of the top players in state, Georgia  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, March 1 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: * * * Kennesaw State graduate program shines at national orthotics and prosthetics conference A current student and two graduates of Kennesaw State University's Master of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics program earned honors recently at the Hanger Live Conference in Nashville, a celebrated event in the prosthetics and orthotics industry. Second-year MSPO student Jen Self earned the Student Researc  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 28 -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Georgia Condemns HB 267 as an Extreme Attack on Trans Youth and Bodily Autonomy Today, Reproductive Freedom for All Georgia strongly condemned House Bill 267, a harmful and politically motivated measure that would ban transgender students from using school facilities that align with their gender identity and pr  more