Thursday - October 23, 2025
State Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Thursday September 25, 2025 ( 10 items )  

Donald Trump and Republicans' Government Shutdown Will Make Health Care More Expensive for Latinos Arrow
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * Donald Trump and Republicans' Government Shutdown Will Make Health Care More Expensive for Latinos Arrow * As Donald Trump and Republicans inch closer to a government shutdown, they're putting over 22 million Americans at risk of skyrocketing premiums. That's on top of the more than 15 million Americans who will lose health care thanks to Trump's billionaire-first budget bill. UnidosUS estimate  more

ESPN Announces Network Schedule for Third Annual ACC/SEC Men's and Women's Basketball Challenge, Dec. 2-4
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Announces Network Schedule for Third Annual ACC/SEC Men's and Women's Basketball Challenge, Dec. 2-4 * * Men's Challenge highlights 10 teams in ESPN's Way-Too-Early Top 25, including No. 2 Florida at No. 12 Duke, No. 25 North Carolina at No. 9 Kentucky, No. 7 Louisville at No. 11 Arkansas and No. 24 NC State at No. 14 Auburn * Women's Challenge features 12 te  more

FAU: Single Drug Shows Promise to Treat PTSD, Pain, and Alcohol Misuse
BOCA RATON, Florida, Sept. 25 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Single Drug Shows Promise to Treat PTSD, Pain, and Alcohol Misuse By Gisele Galoustian About 12 million adults in the United States are affected by PTSD, impacting between 4% and 8% of the adult population - and up to 30% of military personnel and veterans. Strikingly, 63% of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder also suffer fro  more

FIS Acquires Amount to Deliver Unified Digital Account Origination, Empowering Financial Institutions to Accelerate Growth and Simplify Banking
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Sept. 25 -- FIS, a financial technology company, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * FIS Acquires Amount to Deliver Unified Digital Account Origination, Empowering Financial Institutions to Accelerate Growth and Simplify Banking Key facts: * Acquisition of Amount strengthens FIS' account origination position with a market-leading unified solution with embedded AI functionality for deposits, lending, and card solutions to support consumers and sma  more

FSU Welcomes Armenian Educators to Campus Through Project Funded by U.S. Department of State
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 25 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU welcomes Armenian educators to campus through project funded by U.S. Department of State By Kelsey Klopfenstein This month, Florida State University welcomed officials from the Armenian State University of Economics (ASUE) as part of a growing partnership to enhance entrepreneurship education. The collaboration, funded by a U.S. Department of State grant awarded to FSU's Jim Moran College of En  more

New Kind of Campus: M-DCPS Unveils Unique K-8 School and Workforce Housing Facility
MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 25 -- Miami-Dade County Public Schools issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * A New Kind of Campus: M-DCPS Unveils Unique K-8 School and Workforce Housing Facility Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday in the Brickell area to unveil Southside Preparatory Academy's innovative new seven-story building, located on county-owned land. The facility now houses middle school grades and includes workforce housing fo  more

St. Bonaventure University: Kimberly DeSimone's Manuscript Accepted for ABR Conference
ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, Sept. 25 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: * * * Kimberly DeSimone's manuscript accepted for ABR Conference Dr. Kimberly DeSimone's manuscript "Adam as the First Failed Leader: A Feminist-Epistemological Reframing of Genesis Through Leadership Theory" has been accepted for presentation at the Academy of Business Research Conference in Marathon, Florida, Oct. 29-31. The work reexamines the Genesis story of Adam and Eve through leadersh  more

St. Bonaventure University: Pruitt Showcases Groundbreaking Sex Offense Grooming Assessment at Conference
ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, Sept. 25 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * Pruitt showcases groundbreaking sex offense grooming assessment at conference Dr. Doyle Pruitt, program director of the Master of Social Work program and associate professor of Social Work, presented on the assessment measure she and her colleagues developed at the annual Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abuse conference in Orlando, Florida, Sept. 15-17. The pre  more

The Runway at FAU Returns to the College of Business
BOCA RATON, Florida, Sept. 25 -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * The Runway at FAU Returns to the College of Business By Amber Bonefont The Runway at Florida Atlantic University will merge under the College of Business, a move designed to strengthen the synergy between entrepreneurship initiatives and the college's core mission. The transition includes not just The Runway accelerator, but also programs like  more

Two VHB Safety Projects Using AI Featured in Engineering Florida Fall 2025 Issue
WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Sept. 26 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Two VHB Safety Projects Using AI Featured in Engineering Florida Fall 2025 Issue * Two VHB transportation projects were recently featured in an Engineering Florida story about how artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) are opening possibilities ac  more