MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 17 (TNSjou) -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * "Forever chemicals" found for first time in Miccosukee Indian Reservation Science & Technology By Angela Nicoletti A group of man-made chemicals are accumulating across the River of Grass -- raising questions about potential impacts to water quality and ongoing restoration efforts. For the first time, a preliminary analysis by FIU re  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 18 -- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2025: * * * Commissioner Wilton Simpson Announces Preservation of 1,200-Acre D & D Ranch in Lake County Today, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced the permanent preservation of more than 1,200 acres of working agricultural land through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Rural and Family Lands Protection Pr  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 17 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship professor recognized as part of Influential Women series By Stephen Stone Meredith McQuerry, the Carol E. Avery Associate Professor at the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship (JMC), was named to the Influential Women 2025 series for her contributions in the textiles industry. As director of the college's ThermaNOLE Comfort Lab and textile testing laboratory, Mc  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 18 (TNSjou) -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU physicist earns early-career award for discovering new exotic states of matter By McKenzie Harris A Florida State University faculty member has received one of the most prestigious honors for early-career researchers in condensed-matter physics for his contributions to quantum physics, including the discovery of new states of matter in the simple material graphite. Assistant Professor of  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 18 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * KU Law to host lecture on public trust doctrine and environmental rights By Julie Francisco The University of Kansas School of Law will host environmental law scholar Erin Ryan for a public lecture Oct. 30 as part of the Big 12 Law Schools Signature Lecture Series. Ryan, associate dean for environmental law programs and the Elizabeth C. & Clyde W. Atkinson Professor of Law at the Florida State University   more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 18 -- Miami-Dade County Public Schools issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2025: * * * M-DCPS Employees Get Tuition Help Through New Grand Canyon University Partnership Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) and Grand Canyon University (GCU) have announced an expanded scholarship partnership, designed to support the educational advancement of M-DCPS high school graduates, support personnel, and their families. "This partnership underscores our continued comm  more

ENCINO, California, Oct. 18 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Brokers $3.6M Sale of Waterfront Multifamily Property in Palm Beach Shores PALM BEACH SHORES, Fla., Oct. 17, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced the sale of Inlet Reef Apartments, a 14-unit multifamily property located in the waterfront community   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Soto & Moskowitz's Shutdown is a Threat to Florida Homeowners Out of touch Democrats Darren Soto and Jared Moskowitz's government shutdown is a threat to the housing market and Florida homeowners, a new report finds * With the government shut down, the national flood insurance program has lapsed, meaning 1,400 real estate transactions daily are in jeopardy and homeowners can't renew exist  more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Hope for Treating Genetic Hearing Loss Summary * Hearing loss affects one in 500 newborns and nearly half of adults older than 65. Most hereditary forms of hearing loss have been considered irreversible. * A new study led by researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and international collaborators has uncovered a potentially treatable genetic cause of  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Hurricane outages: Analysis details the where, and who, of increased future power cuts A new analytical tool from U-M provides guidance for municipal and emergency planning * Georgia and northern Florida are likely to be hardest hit by increasing hurricane-induced power outages along the Atlantic coast in the future, with Hispanic, non-white, low-income and elderly populations most affected,  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, Oct. 18 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: * * * UWF honors the late John Markowitz with new scholarship endowment On Oct. 16, the University of West Florida College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities honored the life and work of the late John Markowitz with a memorial reception that celebrated the newly named John Markowitz Memorial Painting Studio and announced a scholarship  more