ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, March 28 -- Eckerd College issued the following news: * * * Alumna and sailing Olympian Lara Dallman Weiss to speak at 63rd Eckerd College Commencement By Robbyn Hopewell Lara Dallman Weiss '11 fondly remembers sitting next to her Eckerd College roommate at Commencement and taking in the scene. "There was just the feeling of being proud of spending four years dedicated to something and excited for what comes next," she recalls. "We were surrounded by so many profess  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection released the following testimony by Matthew Malchano, vice president of software at Boston Dynamics, from a March 17, 2026, hearing entitled "DeepSeek and Unitree Robotics: Examining the National Security Risks of PRC Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Autonomous Technologies and Building a Secure U.S. Technology Base." PRC is the People's Republic of China. * * * Chairman Ogles,  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan posted the following news release: * * * Detroiter Pleads Guilty to Running Decade-Long Student Aid Fraud Michelle Denise Hill, 48, of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud in connection with a decade-long scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $2.5 million in federal student aid funds, announced United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. Gorgon was joined in the announcemen  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on March 27, 2026: * * * Court Victory for Florida Wetlands Protection Victory -- Federal government, not state, will remain in charge of wetlands permitting under the Clean Water Act * Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled today that permits to build in wetlands should stay in the hands of federal regulators rather than the state of Florida. The ruling u  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, March 28 -- Eckerd College issued the following news: * * * Eckerd College offers a new major track and minor in nature and environmental filmmaking this fall By Tom Zucco The film studies discipline at Eckerd College recently unveiled a major new track and minor in nature and environmental filmmaking in what is believed to be the first of its kind at an American undergraduate college or university. The unique offering will allow film studies students to concentrate  more

NEW YORK, March 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Federal Court Orders ICE to Provide People Detained at "Alligator Alcatraz" Detention Facility Access to Legal Counsel * FORT MYERS, Fl. - A federal court granted a preliminary injunction today that requires Immigrations and Customs Enf  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, March 24 -- The Florida Blue Foundation issued the following news release: * * * GuideWell's 2025 Impact Report Charts a Path Towards a More Connected People Centered Health System GuideWell, a leading not for profit health services company, today released its annual Impact Report, Empowering People for Better Health, a roadmap for building a more affordable, accessible, and people centered health system for the millions of individuals and families it serves across Fl  more

DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois, March 28 -- Midwestern University issued the following Q&A on March 27, 2026, involving Dani Sychowski, McKimmon Engelhardt: * * * CCOM Students Take Next Step in Careers with Residency Matches Among thousands of medical students placed during national residency match program * Students from Midwestern University's Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (CCOM) learned where they would begin the next phase of their medical careers on March 20, 2026. Later that day,   more

NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, March 28 -- Pasco-Hernando State College issued the following news release: * * * PHSC Convenes Regional Health Care Leaders to Address Workforce Needs Pasco-Hernando State College (PHSC), through The Institute for Nursing and Allied Health Advancement, hosted a regional Leadership Roundtable today, bringing together health care executives, education partners and state leadership to discuss Florida's evolving health care workforce needs and opportunities for collabor  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Webster - Congress Must Fully Fund Homeland Security * Washington, D.C. - Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, voted to pass the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7147, legislation that would fully fund the Department of Homeland Security for 60 days. "Congress has a fundamental responsibly to safeguard our nation and ensure that the agencies tasked with defending   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. John Rutherford, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rutherford Statement on CR to End DHS Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Saturday, U.S. Congressman John H. Rutherford (FL-05) released the following statement on the Continuing Resolution (CR) to reopen and fund the Department of Homeland Security: "Over the last 40 days, Senate Democrats have held our Department of Homeland Security, and the safety and security of the American people, hostage,  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following written testimony by Matthew Bergman, founding attorney at the Social Media Victims Law Center, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Liability or Deniability? Platform Power as Section 230 Turns 30": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) g. Arroyo v. TikTok Arriani Arroyo TikTok relies heavily on the amount of time users spend watching videos to steer users toward more videos and contin  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: * * * Opening of New Beneva Road Connector to Advance the Florida Gulf Coast Trail Trust for Public Land, Friends of the Legacy Trail, Sarasota County, and local partners recently celebrated the opening of the new Beneva Road Connector -- a half-mile multiuse trail that will link the Legacy Trail at Beneva Road to Fruitville Road. This new connector marks an exciting milestone in the developmen  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Attorney's Office Launches Inaugural Federal Prosecutor Leadership Academy for Miami-Dade High School Students The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida recently hosted its inaugural Federal Prosecutor Leadership Academy, a two-day program designed to introduce high school students to the mission and work of the Department of Just  more

GAINESVILLE, Florida, March 25 -- The University of Florida issued the following news: * * * University law clinic puts students at the forefront of AI innovation * Students at Levin College of Law's Innovation & Entrepreneurship clinic represent pro bono clients, navigating areas of technology law including intellectual property, technology licensing and AI. * Students also learn technical skills such as how to use Python, which some students have used to pursue personal projects. * These   more

GAINESVILLE, Florida, March 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Florida issued the following news: * * * Bullying and peer victimization can trigger trauma symptoms in children, study finds * Researchers found more than 40% of elementary school children who experienced bullying showed trauma symptoms, highlighting a major child mental health concern. * The study shows 9 in 10 students in grades three through five experienced peer victimization, with effects lasting at least six months. * About  more