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State Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Saturday October 05, 2024 ( 9 items )  

Fla. A.G. Moody Leads Bipartisan Fight for AM Radio to Protect Americans During Devastating Hurricanes and Other Emergency Situations
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 4 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and 10 other state attorneys general today called on Congress to pass the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2024. Last year, Attorney General Moody led a 16-state coalition urging automobile manufacturers to protect AM radio. The destruction and life-threatening conditions caused during Hurricane Helene shows th  more

Jabil Acquires Mikros Technologies to Support Demand for Liquid Cooling in AI Data Centers
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Oct. 4 -- Jabil Inc., an electronic manufacturing services company, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: * * * Mikros Technologies' thermal management capabilities complement Jabil's existing data center solutions to enable the growth of AI infrastructure * * * Jabil Inc. (NYSE: JBL), a global leader in design, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions, today announced the successful acquisition of Mikros Technologies LLC, a leader in the engineering an  more

Jones Lang LaSalle: $32.2M in Financing Secured for Shallow Bay Industrial Portfolio in Miami, FL
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 4 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets arranged the financing for the 210K SF Aventura Small Bay Portfolio * * * MIAMI, Oct. 3, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today it secured the $32.2 million financing for Aventura Small Bay Portfolio, a 210,219-square-foot shallow bay industrial portfolio in Miami, Florida. JLL worked on behalf of the East Capital Partners to secu  more

PHSC Shares Positive 2024 Fall Enrollment Numbers
NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, Oct. 4 -- Pasco-Hernando State College issued the following news release: Pasco-Hernando State College's 2024 fall enrollment totals 9,891 students. While this number is not yet final, it represents an increase from fall 2023. This growth includes a steady increase in Dual Enrollment (DE), as well as First-Time in College (FTIC) students. The number of DE students served by PHSC this fall has grown by 10% in just the last year, marking an increase in the number of high  more

UM Miller School of Medicine: Five Advances Transforming Breast Cancer Care and Prevention
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Lisette Hilton Breast cancer is the most common cancer in U.S. women and accounts for about 30% of all new cancers diagnosed in women each year. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and South Florida's only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer center, is at the forefront of breast cancer care and innovatio  more

UM Miller School of Medicine: NIH Award Supports Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Detection Through the Eye
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Marla Bercuson Researchers at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have received a $4.7 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund Venture Program Oculomics Initiative. The funding will support the creation of novel imaging techniques to identify precise changes in capillary function to detect and chara  more

UM Miller School of Medicine: Q&A With Paola Rossi, M.D.
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 1 -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following Q&A with Paola Rossi, clinical program director for lifestyle medicine at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center: * * * Dr. Rossi empowers cancer patients to take control of their health through lifestyle medicine. * * * By Debby Teich A career aptitude test suggested medicine would be a good fit for Paola Rossi, M.D. But it also warned she was too empathetic for the job. She immediately knew s  more

UM Miller School of Medicine: R37 MERIT Grant Winner Takes Aim at Immune System in Pancreatic Cancer
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Charlotte Schubert Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, will explore a new way to treat one of the deadliest tumor types, pancreatic cancer, with funding from a new grant. Project leader Jashodeep Datta, M.D., anticipates that the $2.5 million award from the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) may set   more

UWF Center for Cybersecurity Awarded $750,000 NCAE-C Grant to Lead National Cybersecurity Workforce Development Task Force
PENSACOLA, Florida, Oct. 4 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: The UWF Center for Cybersecurity was awarded a $750,000 grant from the National Security Agency National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) Program to lead the National Cybersecurity Workforce Development Task Force. The task force will bring together the eight NCAE-C-funded workforce development programs, including Cybe  more