ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 9 -- Atlanta Public Schools issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2025: * * * APS Students Continue to Make Strong Progress, According to 2024-2025 Georgia Milestones Students make strong gains in Math and Science, with Math returning to pre-pandemic levels. ATLANTA - Atlanta Public Schools (APS) students in grades three through eight produced gains in English Language Arts (ELA) (0.5%), Math (3.4%), Science (5.9%), and Social Studies (0.1%) compared to the 2023  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 8 [Category: BizFood/Beverage] -- Coca-Cola issued the following news release: * * * The Coca-Cola Company Names New Leader for Africa Operating Unit * JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 8, 2025 - The Coca-Cola Company today announced that Luis Felipe Avellar will become president of the Africa operating unit effective Sept. 1. Avellar currently serves as president of the company's Mexico operations, which are part of the Latin America operating unit. Avellar will succeed Luisa Orte  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 8 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * New MSPH in Data Science Coming to Rollins Fall 2026 Starting in fall 2026, data-minded students at Emory's Rollins School of Public Health will be able to enroll in the Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) in Data Science program. This full-time, in-person, 48-credit-hour program trains students to address real-world public health problems with data. Unlike the MSPH in  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 9 -- Emory University Winship Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Winship Invest$ announces latest cancer research pilot grant recipients Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University investigators have been awarded a total of $400,000 to support eight new cancer research projects through Winship Invest$. The peer-reviewed pilot grant program is designed to accelerate novel, innovative cancer research across a range of disciplines at Winship. Offer  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 9 -- The Georgia Department of Revenue issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2025: * * * July Net Tax Revenues Down 2.7% ATLANTA - The State of Georgia's net tax collections for the first month of FY 2026 totaled $2.49 billion, for a decrease of $70.1 million, or 2.7%, from July 2024 (FY 2025), when net tax collections totaled roughly $2.56 billion, in part reflecting the 20 basis point (3.7%) reduction in individual and corporate tax rates compared to the year-a  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 8 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Georgia Tech Advances 500+ Technologies Toward Market for Real-World Impact Record-breaking numbers from the Office of Commercialization drive meaningful inventions, IP, and industry partnerships. * Georgia Tech has posted its strongest year ever in research commercialization, breaking multiple records for invention disclosures, issued patents, and licensed technologies -- clear indicators of th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * IN THE STATES: Republican Senators Bring Home Higher Prices, Economic Chaos, and Health Care Cuts for August Recess * This August recess, Senate Republicans are returning to their home states with baggage that includes spiked costs, Medicaid cuts, and an economy in freefall - and they're feeling the heat from their constituents. From Alaska to Georgia, Iowa to Maine, Michigan to Nort  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 9 -- Mercer University issued the following news: * * * Mercer team triumphs in Student Case Competition By Jennifer Fairfield-Williams MACON, Ga. -- Mercer University emerged victorious at the 2025 Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) Student Case Competition, held at the IMA 25 Accounting and Finance Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. Rising senior Colin Ralph, an accounting and management double-major, and Jacob Woods, a graduate assistant in sports marketing w  more

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 9 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: * * * Thiel College Associate Professor of Communication awarded Fulbright Scholar grant GREENVILLE, Pa.-- Thiel College Associate Professor of Communication Lana V. Kulik, Ph.D. has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant and will spend nine months teaching and conducting research at the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs in Tbilisi, Georgia, beginning Sept. 1, 2025. During her Fulbright appointment, Kulik  more