TAMPA, Florida, July 8 -- The University of South Florida issued the following news: * * * Crying isn't the only clue: USF researchers using AI to detect silent pain in newborns By Cassidy Delamarter How do you know when a newborn is in pain -- especially one too weak to cry? A groundbreaking interdisciplinary project at the University of South Florida is answering that question with artificial intelligence, aiming to transform treatment in Neonatal Intensive Care Units across the country.   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 7 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Florida State University law students champion human trafficking bill By Suzi Baugh Evans and Fields, now 2025 FSU College of Law graduates, played a leading role in bringing the proposal to lawmakers and pushing it across the finish line. They spent months preparing testimony, working with advocacy groups and explaining to decision-makers why this bill was not only necessary but overdue. "This experi  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 7 -- Florida State University's National High Magnetic Field Laboratory issued the following news: * * * MagLab Chemist Named to Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida Rob Schurko has been director of the lab's nuclear magnetic resonance team since 2020 and is a leading authority on solid-state NMR. * TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Rob Schurko, Director of the MagLab's Nuclear Magnetic Resonance User Facility and Florida State University professor of chemis  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 8 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Sean Riggin Honors Parents with Endowed Scholarship in Nursing at UA Little Rock By Angelita Faller The University of Arkansas at Little Rock surprised longtime supporters Dee and Don Riggin with the announcement of an estate gift from their son, Sean Riggin, to establish an endowed scholarship in nursing in their honor. Though Sean Riggin, a retired healthcare administrator from Florida, could not   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 7 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Two FSU doctoral students selected for competitive Philanthropic Educational Organization scholarships By Kendall Cooper Two Florida State University graduate students have earned scholarships from an international women's organization recognizing academic excellence by high-achieving doctoral students. Clinical psychology doctoral student Morgan Robison and history doctoral student Danielle Wirsansky  more

MIAMI, Florida, July 8 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * For Better Health in Our Communities The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine's M.D./M.P.H. Class of 2029 kicked off its dual-degree journey at this year's orientation. By Joey Garcia What a difference a few weeks makes. In their pre-University of Miami Miller School of Medicine lives, the 47 students in the M.D./M.P.H. Class of 2029 were wrapping up undergraduate exams, gr  more

MIAMI, Florida, July 8 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Co-Launches Image Database of Cancer-Related Skin Toxicities Summary * Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Oncology Nursing Society have launched the first public, image-based database of cancer treatment-related skin toxicities across a spectrum of skin tones. * The database will help with early-detection efforts for skin cancer and id  more

MIAMI, Florida, July 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science issued the following news: * * * Tiny fish, big impact: Study explores how cleaner fish shape reef microbial life New research reveals that reef "cleaning stations" may influence the spread of microbes - not just parasites. By Diana Udel On Caribbean coral reefs, small striped gobies perform a vital service. These finger-length cleaner fish pick parasites and dead tissue from the s  more