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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Tuesday May 20, 2025 ( 4 items )  

Georgia Institute of Technology: Painting a Target on Cancer to Make Therapy More Effective
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 20 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Painting a Target on Cancer to Make Therapy More Effective A BME team is putting a synthetic flag on tumors, then engineering a patient's immune cells to find and eliminate cancer. Biomedical engineers at Georgia Tech created a treatment that could one day unlock a universal strategy for treating some of the hardest-to-treat cancers -- like those in the brain, breast, and colon -- by teaching th  more

Georgia Power, Public Service Commission staff agree to cut the public out of bill-making process
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, May 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Georgia Power, Public Service Commission staff agree to cut the public out of bill-making process ATLANTA--Today, Georgia Power and the Georgia Public Service Commission Public Interest Advocacy Staff announced an agreement reached behind closed doors to settle how much Georgia's data center boom will cost customers, shutting residents, small-busines  more

Kennesaw State Alum Receives International Scientific Honor
KENNESAW, Georgia, May 20 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: * * * Kennesaw State alum receives international scientific honor Kennesaw State University alumnus Ali Shilatifard '89 has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences of the United States, an internationally renowned association of scientists conducting cutting-edge research that advances society. One of 120 American inductees for 2025, along with 30 international honorees, Shilatifard is the firs  more

Southeastern Legal Foundation Files Brief Supporting Florida's Littlejohn in Fight Against School District for Unlawfully Transitioning Her Child
ROSWELL, Georgia, May 20 -- The Southeastern Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Southeastern Legal Foundation files brief supporting Florida's Littlejohn in fight against school district for unlawfully transitioning her child Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF) recently filed an amicus brief with other organizations in support of January Littlejohn. Littlejohn is currently fighting Leon County Public School District in Florida after it unlawfully and secretly transition  more