NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 5 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * At Vanderbilt, education leaders from around the globe meet to shape the future of AI in learning * By Jennifer Kiilerich Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development, with Florida State University Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, and the University of Kansas School of Education and Human Sciences, hosted a four-day gathering of some of the world's lead  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2025: * * * Chairman Mast, HFAC GOP Condemn Christian Persecution in Nigeria Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast was joined by Subcommittee Chairs in issuing the following statement condemning the persecutions of Christians in Nigeria: "Radical Muslim groups in Nigeria going into churches and killing Christians is absolutely a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, chairman and raking member, of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2025: * * * Chairman Rick Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand Send Letter to FDA Commissioner Ahead of Aging Hearing on Rare Disease Treatment Authorization Today, Chairman Rick Scott and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging sent a letter to the Food   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, and Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, ranking member and chairman, of the Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2025: * * * Chairman Rick Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand Send Letter to FDA Commissioner Ahead of Aging Hearing on Rare Disease Treatment Authorization Today, Chairman Rick Scott and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging sent a letter to the Food   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2025: * * * Chairmen Mast, Moolenaar Urge U.K. to Block Construction of PRC "Super Embassy" This week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast and House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman John Moolenaar sent a letter to U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper raising concerns over the People's Republic of China's (  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 5 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Hightow-Weidman advances public health through digital platforms * Florida State University is known for positively impacting its communities. As director of the College of Nursing's Institute on Digital Health and Innovation (IDHI), Dr. Lisa Hightow-Weidman conducts research to strengthen FSU's public health leadership and improve patient care. Hightow-Weidman entered the medi  more

BOCA RATON, Florida, Nov. 6 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FAU's CAROSEL Offers New 'Spin' on Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring Study Snapshot: FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute researchers have developed the CAROSEL (Chamber ARray for Observing Sediment Exchanges Long-term), an autonomous underwater system that continuously measures how nutrients like ammonium move between sediments and  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 6 -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Special delivery: Bongos go home Born in Florida, 17 critically endangered bongo antelopes catch flight to ancestral home By JoAnn Adkins Seventeen critically endangered mountain bongo antelopes boarded a DHL Express plane at Palm Beach International Airport in February. Bound for Kenya, they included five males and 12 females, some of them pre  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 5 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU's Careers in Student Affairs Month: Leaders from local colleges share student affairs career journey * As part of Florida State University's Careers in Student Affairs Month, students from three area colleges had the chance to attend a panel with leading student affairs professionals. During the event, these panelists discussed their career journeys, the obstacles they've overcome and future opportu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Buchanan Tours Food Bank of Manatee, Pledges to Donate Pay at Emergency Food Distribution * Delivers Food at Bradenton Emergency Food Distribution Site BRADENTON, Fla. Yesterday, Congressman Vern Buchanan toured the Food Bank of Manatee, where he met with staff and volunteers addressing the surge in demand for food assistance caused by the ongoing Democrat Shutdown. Following his tour, he  more

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, Nov. 6 -- The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations issued the following news: * * * Islam's Stories of Love Film Deepens Religious Understanding In August of 2025, Islam's Greatest Stories of Love premiered nationwide on PBS. Produced by Unity Productions Foundation (UPF)--the award-winning team behind The Sultan and the Saint, Lamya's Poem, Prince Among Slaves, and The Great Muslim American Road Trip--the documentary explores how love, in its many forms, has shaped Isl  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 6 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Leaders in the Field: Miller School Otolaryngologists at the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting Article Details * Faculty and clinicians from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine were prominent at the 2025 meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. * For the eighth consecutive year,   more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Mike Rogers Says There's No Longer a "Big Three" in Michigan, Writes off Stellantis and 48,000 U.S. Autoworkers Failed GOP Senate candidate and multi-millionaire Florida resident Mike Rogers claimed in a new radio interview that there's no longer a "Big Three" in Michigan, writing off Stellantis and the company's 48,000 U.S. autoworkers. In response, Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party Curti  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Nov. 5 -- Nemours Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Nemours Children's Health Researchers Are Advancing Children's Heart Health * NEW ORLEANS (November 7, 2025) Researchers from Nemours Children's Health will discuss some of the most critical topics in children's cardiovascular health at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2025, held November 7-10 in New Orleans. Highlights of Nemours presentations include: Screening children   more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 6 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Pitch Perfect: Jaelan Phillips Music Program Opens at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center The University of Miami alumnus and former Miami Dolphins linebacker establishes a new cancer survivorship program. By Stacey Bomser University of Miami graduate and former Miami Dolphins linebacker Jaelan Phillips, B.G.S. '24, understands the healing power of music. It has helped him get thr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salazar Joins Florida Republicans in Letter Urging Senate Democrats to End Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) joined Congressman Vern Buchanan (FL-16), Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, and members of the Florida Republican delegation in sending a letter (link is external) to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and S  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Reports Confirm Sighting of Rep. Nutmeg on Capitol Hill Ahead of Holiday Season * WASHINGTON, D.C. The Office of Representative Anna Paulina Luna has received multiple confirmed reports that Representative Nutmeg has been spotted roaming the halls of the U.S. Capitol once againjust in time for the holiday season. Witnesses claim to have spotted Rep. Nutmeg this morning in the Capitol Rotunda,   more

BUFFALO, New York, Nov. 5 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center posted the following news release: * * * Roswell Park Experts Share Latest Hematology Research at 67th ASH Annual Meeting * BUFFALO, N.Y. Experts from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center will discuss their latest discoveries at the 67th annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) December 6-9 in Orlando, Florida. Every year, more than 30,000 attendees from around the world ga  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Introduces SAFE KIDS Act to Stop Foreign Adversaries from Exploiting U.S. Surrogacy Laws * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott announced the introduction of the Stopping Adversarial Foreign Exploitation of Kids in Domestic Surrogacy (SAFE KIDS) Act to prevent adversarial nations, including Communist China, from using American surrogates to obtain U.S. citizenship for their chil  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Moody Seeks to Sanction Communist Cuban Regime for Human Rights Abuses Senator Ashley Moody is cosponsoring the Denying Earnings to the Military Oligarchy in Cuba and Restricting Activities of the Cuban Intelligence Apparatus (DEMOCRACIA) Act to hold the illegitimate communist Cuban regime accountable through severe sanctions and unprecedented financial pressure. Senator Ashley Moody   more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 6 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Macrophage "Bodyguard" Disruptors Could Change Breast Cancer Treatment Summary * Certain immune cells help breast cancer resist hormone therapy. * Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers studied how blocking those cells with a new drug combo may help. * The approach could lead to better treatment options for tough-to-treat, hormone therapy-resistant breast cancer cases. B  more

GAINESVILLE, Florida, Nov. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Florida issued the following news: * * * Like sculpting from within: New technique builds advanced materials out of basic plastics By Eric Hamilton In a kind of addition-by-subtraction, chemists at the University of Florida have developed a technique to create highly porous materials from the ubiquitous building blocks of everyday plastics, and the end result could have applications in electronics, separations and battery manufacturi  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * URI engineering professor wins NSF dataset award for work on damage assessment following a major hurricane According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration almost 40% of the U.S. population lives in a coastal county. From Maine to Florida, severe flooding can be common. In the Ocean State, communities like Narragansett have houses and apartments within a stone's throw of   more