HOLLYWOOD, Florida, Dec. 15 -- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, issued the following news: * * * Alex Sensation 'Noches de Neon' Poolside Party at The Guitar Hotel at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, Jan. 16, 2026 * Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood's dynamic Latin poolside party, "Noches de Neon," will feature Latin music icon Alex Sensation at The Guitar Hotel on Friday, Jan.16, from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Tickets start at $75 and   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 15 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU history student receives competitive writing award to support architectural and Indigenous landscape studies research * A Florida State University graduate student has earned a prestigious writing award for his research into Indigenous landscape histories and sacredness that informs modern land-management practices. Dean Michel, a Department of History doctoral candidate, has earned the $25,000 C  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 15 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU Leaders Named to Florida Trend's Influential Florida 500 List * Florida State University leaders are among the 500 most influential Floridians highlighted in Florida Trend's annual Florida 500 list. The prestigious listing celebrates the impact of business, research, education and community development across the Sunshine State. This year, several individuals with strong ties to FSU have been h  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Dec. 15 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news: * * * Multi-University Hypersonics Research Initiative Launches at UCF * Leading researchers from across the country gathered at UCF on Dec. 12 to launch a major Multi University Research Initiative (MURI), supported by the U.S. Army Research Office, aimed at transforming how scientists understand and design for the extreme environments of hypersonic flight. With flight tests, ground-test facilities, an  more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, Dec. 16 -- Nova Southeastern University issued the following news release: * * * NSU's Deep-Sea Donation Bolsters Renowned Fish Collection As the marine research community struggles with a dwindling number of experts capable of accurately identifying deep-sea fish species, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is taking steps to protect the integrity of marine science. In doing so, NSU's DEEPEND Consortium has donated more than 1,000 expertly identified deep-sea fish sp  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Dec. 16 -- Hilton Grand Vacations, a subsidiary of Hilton Worldwide, issued the following news release: * * * Olympic Gold Medalist Brandi Chastain, NBA All-Star Blake Griffin, World Series Champion Albert Pujols and More Join the 2026 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (NYSE:HGV), the premier vacation ownership and experiences company, announces an all-star celebrity and entertainment lineup for the 2026 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournam  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Dec. 15 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news: * * * UCF Team Places in Top 10 at Global Machine Learning Competition * A team of UCF researchers placed eighth in the 2025 EEG Challenge, a global machine learning competition that asks participants to predict behavioral responses from brain data. The Knights, who call themselves Team Marque, bested 8,400 submissions, including those from research labs and tech companies like Meta and Emotiv. The wi  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Dec. 15 -- The University of North Florida issued the following news: * * * UNF student earns research honor after work in astrophysics locally and abroad A childhood fascination sparked by a science documentary set Valentina Bonilla Villalobos on a journey that now has the University of North Florida junior exploring the origins of stars and their evolution. Today, the standout student, who is majoring in physics, is thriving in her classes and clubs. But research is  more

TAMPA, Florida, Dec. 15 -- The University of South Florida issued the following news: * * * USF commencement spotlights four visionary leaders advancing innovation and growth They have strengthened international academic partnerships, expanded global exchange opportunities, made transformative philanthropic investments in USF's new College of Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity, advanced statewide competitiveness and resilience through decades of business-government leadership, and driv  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, Dec. 16 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: * * * UWF researchers advance AI tools for wildfire damage mapping and environmental monitoring Researchers at the University of West Florida have introduced a new benchmark dataset and evaluation of artificial intelligence methods that could greatly improve how wildfire damage is mapped and monitored at scale. The study, led by Valeria Ma  more