TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 1 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Dancing for a cause: Dance Marathon at Florida State University tops $10 million in total support for FSU College of Medicine since 2003 By Audrey Post Every year, Dance Marathon at Florida State University supports health care programs in Florida, including at UF Health's Shands Children's Hospital and closer to home in Leon County. This year, that support reached a milestone: more than $10 million i  more

BOCA RATON, Florida, Oct. 1 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Study First to Show if Nesting Heat Affects Sea Turtle Hatchling 'IQ' By Gisele Galoustian, ggaloust@fau.edu As sand temperatures continue to rise, concerns about the future of sea turtles are growing. Hotter nests not only skew sex ratios - producing more females - but also reduce hatchling survival, slow growth, and increase the likeli  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 1 -- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * Commissioner Wilton Simpson Announces State Approval to Preserve Over 10,000 Acres of Working Agricultural Land Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson today announced that the Governor and Cabinet, sitting as the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, have approved the preservation of more than 10,000 acres of wor  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 1 -- Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas issued the following news on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas Awards $40 Million to Expand Workforce Education Programs in Florida Today, Florida Department of Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas awarded $40 million through the Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program (Workforce CAP) to expand workforce education programs with a focus on in-demand in  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 1 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU experts analyze the role of AI chatbots on mental health By Stephen Stone and Olivia Sanchez Growing use of AI chatbots has prompted parents to seek regulations to safeguard children's mental health. In a recent Senate hearing, two parents testified against AI companies, reporting that their teenage children developed extended relationships with their chatbots that led to suicide. Analysis by digit  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 1 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU's Hate Crime Research and Policy Institute receives national award for leadership in combating hate By Logan Lowery A team of researchers in the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice has received an award for their study exploring impacts of hate crimes and their work to develop strategies that support victims and strengthen community responses through translational research and data analysi  more

ENCINO, California, Oct. 1 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Brokers Broward County Retail Center Sale PEMBROKE PINES, Fla., Sept. 30, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of Palm Square, a 77,621-square-foot retail center in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The asset traded for $25 million. "The sale  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Sept. 30 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Raymond James Financial issued the following news release: * * * Raymond James expands midwest presence hiring four Public Finance professionals * ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Raymond James is expanding the capabilities of its Public Finance division in Illinois and throughout the Midwest with the hiring of four tenured professionals. Dalena Welkomer and Stephan Roberts are joining the firm as managing directors, Amy Young as d  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, Oct. 1 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: * * * UWF Haas Center awarded $400K NSF EPIIC Grant The University of West Florida's Haas Center has been awarded a $400,000 Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity, or EPIIC, grant from the National Science Foundation. The three-year grant will support the creation of a new Office of Industrial Innovation, which will serve as  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Sept. 30 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Projects Using AI Feature * Two VHB transportation projects were recently featured in an Engineering Florida story about how artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) are opening possibilities across the state. The publication spoke to Frank Gros  more