ORLANDO, Florida, Dec. 1 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news: * * * A League of His Own * Paul Ryan '83 was never formerly a basketball player, but his career got its start on the courts. It was there that the accounting major and former Division I baseball player was first introduced to Kenneth Dixon '75. It was the spring of 1983, the middle of a recession, and Ryan was struggling to line up a job after graduation. He had his sights set on working for one of th  more

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 1 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Art is Medicine: The Power of the Palette * A new Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center exhibit shines light on food's role in cancer risk reduction and healing. A handful of raspberries. A crisp apple. A bright bowl of veggies. These foods offer nourishment, comfort and connection. With growing research showing that your dinner plate can influence disease risk and support cancer tr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan Applauds Unanimous House Passage of "Hospital at Home" * Legislation Extends Acute Hospital Care at Home to Lower Costs, Improve Care and Expand Access for Seniors Nationwide WASHINGTON Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chair of the Health Subcommittee, released the following statement after the House unanimously passed his bipartisa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Cammack Calls on Treasury to Protect U.S. Medical Innovation from Chinese IP Theft * Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Kat Cammack (FL-03) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott K. H. Bessent, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), urging swift action to address a Chinese investment that threatens U.S. intellectual property, jobs, and national security. The letter h  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Castor Thankful for Release of U.S. Teen Mohammed Ibrahim * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) welcomed the release of Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen held for more than 9 months in Israeli detention. "Mohammed's release is long overdue. His case underscores the need for fairness, due process and respect for human rights for every civilian - especially children - caught in  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida posted the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * CRAWFORDVILLE WOMAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND FIREARM CHARGES Lisa M. Ezell, Jr., 39, of Crawfordville, Florida, was sentenced to serve 78 months in prison, followed by a 10-year term of supervised release, after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, unlawful p  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 25 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Excellence in Pediatric Care: The 2025 Micah Batchelor Awards * Four University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers are recognized for their innovative research in improving children's health. Since 2004, the Micah Batchelor Awards for Excellence in Children's Health Research have recognized trailblazing physician-researchers from the University of Miami Miller School of  more

BOCA RATON, Florida, Dec. 2 -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Hurricane Season Ends, But Weather Woes Push Floridians to Move Survey Snapshot: A new Florida Atlantic University survey finds that 36% of Floridians have moved or are considering moving due to hazards such as hurricanes, flooding and extreme heat. Nearly a quarter of North Floridians say weather hazards have influenced their past moves and about  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Dec. 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Four exclusive NHL games this week on ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu * * Tuesday Doubleheader on ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers at 7:30 p.m. ET and Chicago Blackhawks vs. Vegas Golden Knights at 10 p.m. * Thursday Doubleheader on ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu: Detroit Red Wings vs. Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:30 p.m. and Chicago Blackhawks vs.   more

MCKEESPORT, Pennsylvania, Dec. 2 -- Pennsylvania State University Greater Allegheny campus issued the following news: * * * Greater Allegheny undergraduate presents research at international conference Sandoval helps advance evidence-based teaching practices in introductory IST education * Victor Sandoval, an information sciences and technology (IST) student at Penn State Greater Allegheny, presented research on hands-on learning and student motivation at the 65th International Association   more

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Offices Recognized in 2026 Edition of GCR 100 * NEW YORK - Dec. 1, 2025 - Global Competition Review (GCR) recognized Greenberg Traurig, LLP 's Antitrust Litigation & Competition Regulation Practice as "Highly Recommended" in Poland and "Recommended" in the Netherlands in the GCR 100 2026 Guide. The Warsaw team, led by Shareholder Robert Gago, advises   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... Sen. Rick Scott in Fox News: I Grew Up in Public Housing and I Know How to Fix Obamacare * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott wrote an op-ed for Fox News highlighting his new bill, the More Affordable Care Act, to fix Obamacare and drive down health care costs for American families. Senator Scott discusses how his bill makes simple fixes that will help  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Dec. 2 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: * * * Landowner Preserves Family Land Through UAPB Forestry Program For years, Eugene Sinclair heard about his family's land in Columbia County, Arkansas - a property steeped in family legacy. However, the fact that he grew up and lived in Florida, as well as the demands of his job as a supervisor for a residential facility serving people with mental health challenges and substance abuse disord  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York posted the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to 18 Months and Ordered to Pay over $160,000 in Restitution for Health Care Fraud and Unlawful Drug Distribution Defendant Also Settled False Claims Act Liability by Separate Payment of $188,850 * ALBANY, NEW YORK - Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III announced today that Anja Salamack, age 50  more

MEDIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 2 -- The Pennsylvania State University Brandywine Campus issued the following news: * * * President of aerospace solutions company speaks with Brandywine students By Christina Billie Jason Reed, president of the Digital Solutions Group and GATES Wilmington at GA Telesis LLC, an aerospace solutions company based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, spoke with Penn State Brandywine students in Programming Language Concepts (CMPSC 461) and Data Structures and Algorithms (CMPSC  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 25 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * The Quiet Evolution: How Basic Science Transforms Lives Scientific inquiry that people outside of the lab never see is the first step of an involved process that culminates with new ways to treat disease. * Basic science research has three main goals: figure out the natural world, train the next generation of scientists and generate discoveries that can become new diagnostics and t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Laurel Lee Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Online Safety for Children * Washington, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-FL), along with Congressman Darren Soto (D-FL), introduced the Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act, bipartisan legislation that empowers parents, educators, and communities with the tools and information they need to keep children safe online. As techno  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Steube Reintroduces Clean Up DEBRIS Act * WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) reintroduced today the Clean Up Disasters and Emergencies with Better Recovery and Immediate Support Act or Clean Up DEBRIS Act. This bill would allow common interest communities, condominiums, and other private housing cooperatives to receive debris removal assistance from the federal government afte  more

SAINT LEO, Florida, Dec. 2 -- Saint Leo University issued the following news: * * * Saint Leo University, LJM Maritime Academy Sign Agreement to Expand Maritime Education and Research Collaboration strengthens efforts to advance educational access, industry readiness, and regional workforce development. * Dr. Jim Burkee, Saint Leo University president, and Dr. Richard Wiefelspuett, LJM Maritime Academy president, have signed a memorandum of understanding to create new academic and research   more

HALLANDALE, Florida, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks to the press on Nov. 30, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio and Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov: * * * SECRETARY RUBIO: (In progress) the time. I think we both are. But I just wanted to update you. We had another very productive session building off Geneva, building off the events of this week. As I told you earlier this morning, our goal here is to end the war, but  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Introduces Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act to Block Entry of Dangerous FDA-Rejected Products into the U.S. * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott announced the introduction of the Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act to crack down on the re-importation of products previously rejected by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as harmful. This bill will expand the authority o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 8, 2025, at S-216, The Presidents Room: Agenda: * Nomination of John DeLeeuw, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board * Nomination of Michael Graham, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board * Nomination of Steven Haines, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce   more

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 1 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Researcher Senior Author on Blood Journal Cover Story About Transplant Immunotherapy * Summary * Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher Dr. Robert Levy's study of regulatory T-cell expansion is featured as a Blood Journal cover story. * The protocol uses targeted immunotherapy in preclinical models to reduce transplant complication  more

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 1 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Sylvester's Researchers Lead Major Treatment Overhauls For Acute Myeloid Leukemia Summary * Updated 2025 American Society of Hematology acute myeloid leukemia treatment guidelines highlight changing outcomes for older adults with AML. * For decades, the standard treatment for AML was intensive chemotherapy, and just 20 years ago, two-thirds of people older than 65 didn't get acce  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * TALLAHASSEE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT TO A FEDERAL AGENCY Norman John Horner, II, 43, of Tallahassee, Florida, pleaded guilty to false statement to a federal agency. The plea was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. Court documents reflect that on July 13, 2024, a United States D  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Dec. 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Third annual ACC/SEC men's and women's basketball challenge takes center stage on ESPN networks, Dec. 2-4 * * Men's Challenge features 10 teams in the AP Top 25, including No. 4 Duke, No. 6 Louisville, No. 12 Alabama, No. 13 Tennessee, No. 15 Florida, No. 16 North Carolina, No. 17 Vanderbilt, No. 18 Kentucky, No. 20 Auburn and No. 25 Arkansas * Women's Challenge fea  more

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 1 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * To Walk Beside Raksha Narasimhan * Miller School of Medicine M.D./M.P.H. student Raksha Narasimhan's essay about her cervical cancer prevention efforts in El Salvador was published in Academic Medicine. Raksha Narasimhan was a sophomore pre-med student at UCLA when COVID-19 hit. Working as a contact tracer got her thinking about medicine as a tool not only for clinical care, but for  more

TAMPA, Florida, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: * * * U.S., Bahrain Open New Bilateral Combined Command Post for Air Defense * December 1, 2025 Release Number 20251201-01 TAMPA, Fla. - Officials from U.S Central Command (CENTCOM) and the Kingdom of Bahrain opened a new bilateral Combined Command Post for air defense during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Bahrain, Dec. 1. Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander, joined His Royal Highness the Crown Prince  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Dec. 1 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news: * * * UCF Alum, Theme Park Expert Returns to Enhance Themed Experience Education * Jason Surrell '95 has spent decades shaping the stories behind some of the world's most iconic theme park attractions. His credits include the Thea Award-winning Jurassic World Adventure, Halloween Horror Nights and Universal Epic Universe. He's also contributed to Walt Disney World Resort's Star Tours: The Adventures Cont  more

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 1 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following Q&A with Christine Dinh, vice chair of academic affairs, professor of otolaryngologyhead and neck surgery and neurological surgery and the George Lerner university chair in otolaryngology: * * * Q&A with Dr. Christine Dinh The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine alum and otolaryngologist is the new director of education for the American Neurotology Society. * Christine T. Dinh, M.D. '  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Dec. 2 -- The University of North Florida issued the following news: * * * UNF receives $1.3M National Science Foundation grant to support STEM education The University of North Florida has received a $1.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to support the development, testing and research of a STEM education tabletop roleplaying game. Dr. Brian Lane, assistant professor of physics and co-director of UNF's Northeast Florida Center for STEM Education, wi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The West Virginia Department of Tourism, Charleston, has completed an inventory review confirming cultural affiliation of ancestral remains to Tribal Nations of Florida and Oklahoma. The review accounts for one Native American individual whose remains were originally removed from a small mound site near Ocala in Marion County, Florida. According to documented acquisition history, geologist Noel Moebs of Bruceton, Pennsylvania obtained the remains before 1953, repo  more