KENNESAW, Georgia, Aug. 26 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: * * * AI expert Kathy Pham speaking at Kennesaw State to begin Presidential Lecture Series Kennesaw State University is launching its Presidential Lecture Series on Sept. 8 with artificial intelligence expert Kathy Pham as the speaker. Pham will discuss "AI Across Boundaries: The Only Way Forward" at 2 p.m. at the Dance Theater on KSU's Marietta Campus. What: Kennesaw State's Presidential Lecture Serie  more

SAVANNAH, Georgia, Aug. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia posted the following news release: * * * Army Officer Pleads Guilty to Theft and Sale of Government Property A commissioned officer in the United States Army awaits sentencing after pleading guilty in federal court to theft and sale of government property. As described in the plea agreement and in information presented in court proceedings, JACOB SUENKEL, 32, of Richmond Hill, Georgia, stole va  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 26 -- Georgia State University issued the following Q&A on Aug. 25, 2025, with Donald Hamelberg, vice president for Research and Economic Development: * * * Georgia State Research: What's New and What's Next? As Georgia State University's newest vice president for Research and Economic Development, Donald Hamelberg (Ph.D. '01) has a lengthy to-do list. He helps lead a community of hundreds of researchers and a program that's invested more than $1.88 billion in research   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * In The News: Sasha Thaler Quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly on Overtime and Tip Taxation Under the OBBBA * Constangy partner Sasha Thaler was quoted in a recent Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article, "On 'no tax' on tips, overtime, don't believe the hype, attorneys say," which examines the implications of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Jonathan Martin and David Smith Present at 2025 Georgia Safety Conference * Constangy partners Jonathan Martin and David Smith will be featured speakers at the 2025 Georgia Safety Conference, taking place September 3-5, 2025 at the Marriott Savannah Riverfront in Savannah, Georgia. Constangy is a proud sponsor of this event. The Georgia Safety Co  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Joyce Dos Santos Named New England Legal Award "Rising Star" Winner * Constangy is proud to announce that attorney Joyce Dos Santos has been recognized as a "Rising Star" honoree in the 2025 New England Legal Awards, presented by ALM. Joyce will be celebrated alongside fellow recipients at an awards ceremony on Oct. 23 at The Westin Copley Place in  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, Aug. 26 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: * * * Kennesaw State researcher taps engineering background to discover solutions for stomach diseases For many people, gastrointestinal (GI) disorders are chronic and life-altering conditions. Yet despite their prevalence, doctors are often challenged by patients experiencing persistent symptoms with no way to accurately identify and diagnose diseases. Kennesaw State University's Lei Shi, an assistant  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Recognizes Troutman Pepper Locke Partner Glenn Pudelka as a 'Go To' IP Lawyer * BOSTON - Glenn Pudelka, a partner in Troutman Pepper Locke's Intellectual Property Practice Group, was once again named to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly's "Go To Lawyers" for intellectual property in the 2025 edition. The program recognizes the top lawyers in a given prac  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 26 -- Mercer University issued the following news: * * * Georgia aerospace firms launch Georgia Aerospace & Defense Alliance Mercer University to house the Alliance; backed by Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., Lockheed Martin, Rolls-Royce, FlightSafety International and RTX Georgia public policy leader Ember Bishop Bentley named GADA executive director; Jay Neely, Georgia aerospace industry veteran, appointed chair * MACON, Ga. -- Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Lockheed  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, Aug. 26 [Category: BizHealth Care] -- Piedmont posted the following news release: * * * Piedmont Atlanta Hospital Performs Its First Rare Joint Liver-Heart Transplant Atlanta, Ga. (August 25, 2025) - Piedmont Transplant Institute and Piedmont Heart Institute surgeons have performed a rare joint liver-heart transplant. The joint transplant for an adult patient is the first one of its kind in Georgia in a decade - and only the second adult procedure performed in the state  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 25 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Recent Books by Alumni 2025 * Trials and Triumphs of a Plague Doctor (independently published, 2025) by Thomas C. Butler, MD'67 Living in the Light (Lighthouse Publishing, 2022) by Byron Edwards, PhD'77 Queer Virginia: New Stories in the Old Dominion (University of Virginia Press, 2025) edited by Charles H. Ford, MA'88, PhD'92, and Jeffrey L. Littlejohn Heroes and Other Mortals (University of Georgi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Southern Association of Wholesale Distributors, LaGrange, Georgia, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products, expressing strong opposition to a proposed rule regarding nicotine levels in cigarettes and other combusted tobacco products. SAWD represents manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of convenience products across 14 states, which collectively house 46% of the nation's convenience stores. In its l  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber, Cobb Chamber Host U.S. Representative Barry Loudermilk for Roundtable on Tax Reform * MARIETTA, GA - Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Cobb Chamber of Commerce hosted U.S. Representative Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11) for a roundtable discussion in Marietta, Georgia with local business leaders on the pro-growth business tax provisions in President Trump's One   more