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State Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Friday June 27, 2025 ( 13 items )  

Chef Jose Andres' Longer Tables Fund Will Expand FAU Queen Conch Lab
BOCA RATON, Florida, June 26 -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Chef Jose Andres' Longer Tables Fund Will Expand FAU Queen Conch Lab By Kristine Gobbo Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute was awarded a grant by the Longer Tables Fund to develop a community-based aquaculture facility for conservation and restoration of the queen conch on the island of Eleuthera in The Bahamas. T  more

FIS and Visa Deepen Their Relationship to Provide Regional and Community Banks With Easier Access to Powerful Payments Capabilities
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, June 27 -- FIS, a financial technology company, issued the following news release: * * * FIS and Visa Deepen Their Relationship to Provide Regional and Community Banks With Easier Access to Powerful Payments Capabilities Key facts: * FIS and Visa have expanded their relationship to collaborate on new value-added payment capabilities for financial institutions of all sizes, helping to level the technological playing field for regional and community banks across money in  more

Fla. Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson Announces Nearly 11,000 Hemp Products Removed for Violations of Child-Protection Standards in First Week of 'Operation Safe Summer'
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 26 -- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Commissioner Wilton Simpson Announces Nearly 11,000 Hemp Products Removed for Violations of Child-Protection Standards in First Week of 'Operation Safe Summer' Nearly 11,000 hemp packages removed for violations of child-protection standards for packaging, labeling, and marketing * TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilto  more

Flagler College Launches Inaugural History Maker in Residence Program Featuring R.L. Stine and Erin Brockovich
ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, June 27 -- Flagler College issued the following news: * * * Flagler College Launches Inaugural History Maker in Residence Program Featuring R.L. Stine and Erin Brockovich Flagler College is proud to announce the launch of its inaugural History Maker in Residence program, a new initiative designed to bring nationally recognized thought leaders to campus for immersive, multi-day residencies that engage students and employees in meaningful conversations around creativity,  more

Gainesville's Emmanuel Garilus Makes History at the Apollo Theater
GAINESVILLE, Florida, June 27 -- The city of Gainesville issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * Gainesville's Emmanuel Garilus makes history at the Apollo Theater The City of Gainesville's One Nation One Project (ONOP) GNV Talent Search Winner Emmanuel Garilus joined the ranks of Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown and Lauryn Hill with a spectacular saxophone performance June 25 that won the 90th season of Amateur Night at the Apollo. This achievement marks the first time in memor  more

New Whole Foods Market in Miami, Florida, Now Open
AUSTIN, Texas, June 27 -- Whole Foods Market issued the following news release: * * * New Whole Foods Market in Miami, Florida, Now Open New store features coffee bar with Cuban-style coffee offerings and more than 500 local products from 130+ Florida-based suppliers * Miami, Fla. (June 26, 2025) - Today, Whole Foods Market opened a new 53,400-square-foot store located at 2910 Biscayne Boulevard in Miami, Florida. The Midtown Miami store's product assortment includes more than 500 local ite  more

UM Miller School of Medicine: Partial Match Parity - Increasing the Donor Pool for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
MIAMI, Florida, June 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Partial Match Parity: Increasing the Donor Pool for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Summary * A new study assessed blood cancer patients transplanted with cells from unrelated, partially matched donors. * Patients received the drug cyclophosphamide, leading to outcomes similar to those seen for fully matched donors. * The findings should expand the donor pool for p  more

UM Miller School of Medicine: Quiet Consultant of Ethics Retires
MIAMI, Florida, June 26 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * The Quiet Consultant of Ethics Retires Dr. Kenneth Goodman, a "center of gravity" for issues that matter, built the Miller School into a world-renowned biomedical ethics powerhouse. By Robert Benchley Kenneth W. Goodman, Ph.D., whose three decades of commitment and perseverance brought global prominence in the field of biomedical ethics to the University of Miami Miller School of Me  more

UM Miller School of Medicine: Strategies for Success - Writing Retreat Guides Junior Faculty Through Grant Application Process
MIAMI, Florida, June 27 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Strategies for Success: Writing Retreat Guides Junior Faculty Through Grant Application Process Summary * The Miller School and the UM Writing Center organized a writing retreat to help junior faculty with grant proposal writing. * Nearly 40 Miller School faculty members attended the retreat, with goals ranging from polishing manuscripts to discovering strategies to advance their ca  more

UM Miller School of Medicine: Turning Diagnosis Into Discovery - Grateful Patient Fuels Breakthroughs in Vestibular Schwannoma Research
MIAMI, Florida, June 26 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Turning Diagnosis into Discovery: Grateful Patient Fuels Breakthroughs in Vestibular Schwannoma Research Grateful for his care, Andrew Ansin and his family support vestibular schwannoma fund to advance research. By Debby Teich When Andrew "Andy" Ansin first noticed hearing loss, he attributed it to his hobby, free diving, or exposure to loud environments. But when symptoms worsened,  more

University of West Florida: $225,000 Gift Establishes the Charles Anderson Penton STEM Scholarship Endowment
PENSACOLA, Florida, June 26 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: * * * A $225,000 gift establishes the Charles Anderson Penton STEM Scholarship Endowment A $225,000 gift from the Penton Family has established the Charles Anderson Penton STEM Scholarship Endowment for Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering students. Through his estate, the late Carl Penton left the gift in memory of his father, Ch  more

Walt Disney World Lifeguards Teach Life-Saving Swim Skills to 1,000 Florida Students
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida, June 27 -- Disney World issued the following news release: * * * Walt Disney World Lifeguards Teach Life-Saving Swim Skills to 1,000 Florida Students LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (June 26, 2025) - 1,000 students from seven Florida nonprofits took part in The World's Largest Swimming Lesson at Typhoon Lagoon today, where they learned all about swim safety from expert Disney lifeguards and made special memories with Mickey Mouse and Stitch. The World's Largest Swimming L  more

Wine and alpine: American Airlines adds new destinations for travelers to explore more outdoors
FORT WORTH, Texas, June 26 [Category: BizAerospace] -- American Airlines posted the following news: * * * Wine and alpine: American Airlines adds new destinations for travelers to explore more outdoors * * American's industry-leading domestic network grows stronger with new service to Sun Valley, Idaho (SUN), and Santa Maria, California (SMX), coming later this year. * In addition, customers can also enjoy easier access to Fort Myers, Florida (RSW); Missoula, Montana (MSO); and Santa Fe,  more