MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 7 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Enriching Medical Education: Miller School at Learn Serve Lead 2025 Article Summary * University of Miami Miller School of Medicine faculty members, students and staff showcased important contributions to medical education at Learn Serve Lead 2025, the flagship conference of the Association of American Medical Colleges. * Dr. Hilit Mechaber participated in a panel discussion about fo  more

BOCA RATON, Florida, Nov. 7 -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FAU Secures $1.4 Million Grant to Save Wildlife in Florida Everglades Grant Snapshot: Florida Atlantic University's Charles E. Schmidt College of Science has received a five-year, $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study dry-season prey concentrations in the Florida Everglades. Led by Michelle L. Petersen, Ph.D., the proje  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 7 (TNSjou) -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Global study reveals widespread illegal shark fin trade nearly decade after international protections By JoAnn Adkins Despite more than a decade of international efforts to curb the trade of threatened shark species, new research led by FIU marine biologist Diego Cardenosa and Demian Chapman, director of the Shark and Rays Conservation   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following report (No. 2026-029) on October 2, 2025, entitled "Florida Retirement System and Retiree Health Insurance Subsidy Program." Here are excerpts: * * * INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT We have examined management's assertion that the accompanying schedules of deferred outflows for contributions subsequent to the June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2023, measurement dates by employer of the Florida Retirement Syst  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following operational audit (No. 2026-034) on October 15, 2025, entitled "Hamilton County District School Board." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY This operational audit of the Hamilton County School District (District) focused on selected District processes and administrative activities and included a follow-up on findings noted in our report No. 2023-016. Our operational audit disclosed the following: Findi  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following information technology operational audit (No. 2026-035) on October 21, 2025, entitled "Network Security Controls at Selected State Agencies." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY This operational audit focused on evaluating selected information technology (IT) network security controls at the Department of Commerce (COM), the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV), and the Department of   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following operational audit (No. 2026-040) on October 30, 2025, entitled "Orange County District School Board." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY This operational audit of the Orange County School District (District) focused on selected District processes and administrative activities and included a follow-up on findings noted in our report No. 2023-038. Our operational audit disclosed the following: Finding 1  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following operational audit (No. 2026-033) on October 13, 2025, entitled "Osceola County District School Board." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY This operational audit of the Osceola County School District (District) focused on selected District processes and administrative activities and included a follow-up on findings noted in our report No. 2023-024. Our operational audit disclosed the following: Finding  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following attestation examination (No. 2026-037) on October 28, 2025, entitled "Osceola County District School Board - Florida Education Finance Program." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF ATTESTATION EXAMINATION Except for the material noncompliance described below involving teachers and reporting errors or records that were not properly or accurately prepared or were not available at the time of our examin  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following financial audit (No. 2026-032) on October 9, 2025, entitled "Pensacola State College." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF REPORT ON THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Our audit disclosed that the basic financial statements of Pensacola State College (a component unit of the State of Florida) were presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with prescribed financial reporting standar  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following operational audit (No. 2026-038) on October 29, 2025, entitled "Putnam County District School Board." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY This operational audit of the Putnam County School District (District) focused on selected District processes and administrative activities and included a follow-up on findings noted in our report No. 2023-050. Our operational audit disclosed the following: Finding 1  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following operational audit (No. 2026-039) on October 30, 2025, entitled "State University System Board of Governors." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY This operational audit of the Board of Governors (BOG) for the State University System (SUS) focused on selected BOG processes and administrative activities and included a follow-up on findings noted in our report No. 2023-049. Our operational audit disclosed t  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following report (No. 2026-031) on October 7, 2025, entitled "Summary of Significant Findings and Financial Trends Identified in District School Board Audit Reports." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY This report provides a summary of significant findings and financial trends identified in the audits of the 67 district school boards (school districts) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Pursuant to State l  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following operational audit (No. 2026-041) on November 4, 2025, entitled "Tallahassee State College." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY This operational audit of Tallahassee State College focused on selected College processes and administrative activities and included a follow-up on findings noted in our report No. 2023-037. Our operational audit disclosed the following: Finding 1: College controls over bank a  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following operational audit follow-up (No. 2026-036) on October 21, 2025 entitled "Town of White Springs." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY In our operational audit report No. 2024-051 of the Town of White Springs (Town), we noted 16 findings related to various functions and activities. This operational audit focused on the progress that the Town had made in addressing the findings and recommendations in repor  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following operational audit (No. 2026-030) on October 7, 2025, entitled "Washington County District School Board." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY This operational audit of the Washington County School District (District) focused on selected District processes and administrative activities and included a follow-up on findings noted in our report No. 2023-029. Our operational audit disclosed the following: Fi  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 7 -- The Florida Department of Education issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * Florida Department of Education Announces 3rd Annual Florida College System Cybersecurity Competition Winners Today, the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) announced the winners of the 3rd Annual Florida College System (FCS) Cybersecurity Competition. The competition brought together students from across FCS institutions to showcase their talent and put their cybers  more

LAKELAND, Florida, Nov. 7 -- Florida Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * Florida Poly and South Korean university GIST team up to drive global STEM research A new partnership between Florida Polytechnic University and South Korea's Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) is set to boost academic and research collaboration at both institutions, widely recognized for advancing STEM education. The partnership facilitates student and faculty exchanges as we  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 6 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU physicists discover new state of matter in electrons, platform to study quantum phenomena * Electricity powers our lives, including our cars, phones, computers and more, through the movement of electrons within a circuit. While we can't see these electrons, electric currents moving through a conductor flow like water through a pipe to produce electricity. Certain materials, however, allow that ele  more

GAINESVILLE, Florida, Nov. 7 -- The city of Gainesville issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * City Commission supports food bank as SNAP delays strain families The Gainesville City Commission approved allocating $100,000 at its Nov. 6 meeting to Bread of the Mighty Food Bank, a regional food distribution hub serving Alachua County and surrounding areas. The support comes as the ongoing federal government shutdown has interrupted Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 7 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Hope, Healing and Innovation: Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Survivorship Symposium Charts a Bold Future Summary * The 4th Annual Sylvester Cancer Survivorship Symposium explored one question that now defines modern oncology: How will you live? * The symposium's opening day focused on practical strategies for living well beyond cancer. * The second day spotlighted transformat  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 6 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship to host Franklin County program for aspiring entrepreneurs * Building on the success of its inaugural cohort in August, Florida State University's Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship (JMI) is hosting the second community boot camp for the Accelerate Franklin Entrepreneurship Program (AFEP) in Eastpoint, Florida, this December. AFEP seeks to h  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Nov. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * More women sought permanent contraception after Supreme Court Dobbs decision * HERSHEY, Pa. In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ended the federal constitutional right to abortion and returned authority to individual states to regulate abortion. A new study from researchers at Penn State College of Medicine, Albany Medical Center,   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 7 -- Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * Findings for Recovery of More Than $1 Million Issued Against Former Community School Head Earlier Convicted in Kickback Scheme Findings for recovery totaling more than $1 million were issued Thursday against the former head of a community school management company, who used self-dealing billing schemes to misappropriate funds from most of the schools under his administration. Mar  more

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 6 -- Omni Hotels and Resorts issued the following news release: * * * Omni Amelia Island Resort & Spa Embarks on Multi-Phase Transformation to Enhance Guest Experience First Phase Debuting November 2025, Full Completion Anticipated Spring 2026 * AMELIA ISLAND, FLORIDA - Omni Amelia Island Resort & Spa, Florida's award-winning oceanfront destination, is undergoing a sweeping renovation that reimagines nearly every corner of the property, bringing a modern perspective to t  more

GAINESVILLE, Florida, Nov. 7 -- The University of Florida issued the following news: * * * Turning questions into cures, UF student Cali Love helps transform brain cancer treatment By Danielle Ivanov Both science and ceramics are rooted in the idea that you're going to fail. One day, the wheel is your friend. You're able to mold the clay into something beautiful and balanced. In the lab, your experiment is going as planned, producing meaningful data that support your hypothesis. The next da  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Nov. 7 -- The University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus issued the following news: * * * USF and Grow Financial partner to create new clinic to empower financial literacy TAMPA -- Future generations of Tampa Bay residents will have a brighter financial outlook, thanks to a new partnership between the University of South Florida Muma College of Business and Grow Financial Federal Credit Union. The new Grow Financial Literacy and Planning Clinic at USF will pro  more

ELON, North Carolina, Nov. 7 -- Elon University issued the following news release: * * * Visionary investment establishes Roberts Academy at Elon University for children with dyslexia Through a once-in-a-generation investment in North Carolina education by Marjorie and Hal Roberts, the new academy - set to open in Fall 2026 - will be the state's only university-based private school for children with dyslexia. * A new private school serving young children with dyslexia has been established   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 6 [Category: BizConsumer Services] -- Whole Foods Market issued the following news release: * * * Whole Foods Market in Rockledge, Florida, Now Open * Rockledge, Fl. (November 6, 2025) - Today, Whole Foods Market opened a new 37,000 square-foot store located in The Crossings at Viera, 2035 Viera Blvd. in Rockledge, Fl. The Viera store's product assortment includes more than 450 locally sourced items from Florida, each meeting Whole Foods Market's rigorous quality standard  more