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State Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Wednesday August 20, 2025 ( 8 items )  

CNN Uncovers New Orleans: Soul of a City in New 4-Part CNN Original Series
ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 19 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN Uncovers New Orleans: Soul of a City in New 4-Part CNN Original Series * August 19th, 2025 "REBIRTH OF THE SUPERDOME" SPECIAL PREVIEW EPISODE PREMIERES SUNDAY, AUGUST 24 NEW YORK, NY - (August 19, 2025) - Timed to the twentieth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the fiftieth birthday of the stadium that came to symbolize both refuge and renewal, CNN Original Series New Orleans: Soul of a City wil  more

From Alzheimer's to AI: How the TReNDS Center at Georgia State is Advancing Brain Research
ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 20 -- Georgia State University issued the following news: * * * From Alzheimer's to AI: How the TReNDS Center at Georgia State Is Advancing Brain Research The TReNDS Center at Georgia State University has hit a new stride, earning dual NIH R01 grants aimed at tackling Alzheimer's disease progression and advancing multimodal brain imaging techniques in neuropsychiatric disorders. The awards mark an exceptional year of achievement for the center and its director, Vince Ca  more

Georgia Southern Biology Professor Named 2025-26 Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Vietnam
STATESBORO, Georgia, Aug. 20 -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: * * * Georgia Southern biology professor named 2025-26 Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Vietnam Stephen Greiman, Ph.D., associate professor of biology in Georgia Southern University's College of Science and Mathematics, has been awarded a 2025-26 Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to Vietnam where he will lead a teaching and research project focused on parasite diversity in bats. "Dr. Greiman is further proof   more

Kennesaw State, Walens Family Announce Fifth Third Stadium Field Naming Partnership, Halftime Ceremony
KENNESAW, Georgia, Aug. 20 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: * * * Kennesaw State, Walens Family Announce Fifth Third Stadium Field Naming Partnership, Halftime Ceremony KENNESAW, Ga. - Kennesaw State athletics is proud to announce that the field at Fifth Third Stadium, home of the Owls' football, soccer and lacrosse programs, will be named Walens Family Field in recognition of a transformative $4 million philanthropic gift from Dave and Donna Walens. A special   more

Mercer University: Mercerians Help Preserve Environmental Knowledge in the Amazon
ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 20 -- Mercer University issued the following news: * * * Mercerians help preserve environmental knowledge in the Amazon By Andrea Honaker Mercer University students assisted an Indigenous community in preserving local plants and cultural and environmental knowledge related to them during a three-week trip to Ecuador in July. Dr. Lauren Dodaro, assistant professor of anthropology, and Dr. John White, adjunct professor of biology, took 15 undergraduate students to the Am  more

Mercer University: School of Medicine Announces Ieesha Johnson as Featured Speaker for 2025 Greenberg-Williams Lectureship
ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 20 -- Mercer University issued the following news: * * * School of Medicine announces Ieesha Johnson as featured speaker for 2025 Greenberg-Williams Lectureship By Katherine Lybarger Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) has announced Ieesha Johnson as the featured speaker for the 2025 Greenberg-Williams Lectureship, presented by the Mason Center for Organ Donation and Transplantation Education and Policy (The Mason Center). The free lecture, presented virtually   more

Piedmont Augusta First in Region to Offer Proven Treatment for Patients With Chronic Back Pain
FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, Aug. 20 [Category: BizHealth Care] -- Piedmont posted the following news release: * * * Piedmont Augusta First in Region to Offer Proven Treatment for Patients with Chronic Back Pain Augusta, Ga. (August 19, 2025) - Piedmont Augusta today announced it is the first in the CSRA to offer an innovative approach to provide relief for patients suffering from a distinct type of chronic low back pain (CLBP) called vertebrogenic pain. The treatment is the Intracept(R) Procedure  more

Sage empowers HR leaders with new tools to build smarter stronger global workforces
ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 19 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Sage Group, a provider of cloud business management solutions, issued the following news release: * * * Sage empowers HR leaders with new tools to build smarter stronger global workforces * Sage (FTSE:SGE) the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses, today announced the launch of Workforce Intelligence, a new analytics engine for Sage People, designed to give HR leaders deepe  more