TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 26 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Amy Walden A faculty member from Florida State University's Department of English has been selected to receive the prestigious Louisiana Writer Award, presented by the Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana. Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor David Kirby is the 25th recipient of the award, which recognizes contemporary Louisiana authors who have made outstanding contributions  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 26 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Jenny Ralph Florida State University is helping faculty members learn how to best navigate academic innovation and the pertinent topic of artificial intelligence (AI) with a new program hosted by FSU's Innovation Hub. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, Faculty Innovator Coffee Chats are offered every other Wednesday and provide an opportunity for faculty and staff from across campus to share insights   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 27 -- Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nunez announced 12 finalists and two grand prize winners for the 2024 Florida Space Art Contest. "I am pleased to announce the finalists of the Third Annual Florida Space Art Contest," said Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nunez. "Since the creation of the contest, we have received nearly 6,600 submissions, with a record-breaking number of submission  more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 27 -- Miami-Dade County Public Schools issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) held a ribbon-cutting event for a redesigned, technology-rich, innovation space at Brownsville Middle School's media center. The new space includes virtual reality headsets, makerspace area, high top seating, new furniture in an open area where students can engage in creative group activities using the new technology. The project was funded b  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Oct. 25, 2024: * * * Members of New York Task Force 1 Assisted with Search, Rescue, and Evacuations During Hurricanes Helene and Milton * * * New York City Mayor Eric Adams today welcomed home 192 members of the Urban Search and Rescue New York Task Force 1 (NY-TF1) team and the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) Incident Management Team (IMT) from their deployment to North Carolina and Florida to   more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Lauren Comander Protective factors against symptomatic Alzheimer's disease include being female, Hispanic, highly educated or living alone, according to a new study by University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers. Even more, the researchers found that the intersectionality of gender with primary language affected whether individuals with Alzheimer's disease patholog  more