MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 5 -- Akerman, a law firm, issued the following news release: Akerman, in partnership with the National Court Appointed Special Advocate/Guardian ad Litem Association for Children (National CASA/GAL), proudly announces Sanaii Williams as the recipient of the prestigious 2024 Akerman Academic Excellence Scholarship. A dedicated third-year pre-law student at Emory University, Sanaii hails from North Chicago, IL. The Akerman Scholarship was established through an endowment cre  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 5 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Nov. 4, 2024 - Greenberg Traurig, P.A. Insurance Regulatory & Transactions Practice Chair Fred E. Karlinsky has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the Florida State University (FSU) Alumni Association Service Award from FSU College of Law. The FSU Law 2024 Alumni Awards recipients were recognized during a virtual presentation Oct. 29. They will also be presented with their aw  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Stephen Stone On Aug. 28, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy issued an eye-opening surgeon general's advisory that parental stress has become a public health concern. The decision was made because of mounting evidence shown in studies on the stress and mental health challenges faced by parents. According to the American Psychological Association, a study conducted in Nov. 2023 showed that 48  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following Faculty and Staff Briefs: By Anna Prentiss Florida State University's faculty and staff are central to its mission and the key to its countless accomplishments. Throughout the year, honors and recognitions are awarded to individual faculty and staff members across campus. Faculty and Staff Briefs are produced monthly to recognize accomplishments and provide a space where honors, awards, bylines, presentati  more

STATESBORO, Georgia, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: The National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Research Center (NYARRC) at Georgia Southern University has received a federal grant totaling $126,000 through the Community Services Board of Middle Georgia (CSBMG). NYARRC co-director Chad Posick, Ph.D., from the University's College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, and co-director Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Ed.D., from the College of Education, pa  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 5 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Kendall Cooper Two-time alumnus Granville L. Larimore honored Florida State University through a $9.5 million estate gift this fall. The gift has the potential to enhance student success and research opportunities across 30 departments and more than 200 programs of study. The funds will be evenly distributed between the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy as an   more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Nov. 4 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: Gov. Ronald D. DeSantis, the 46th governor of Florida, will speak at the University of Notre Dame at 4 p.m. Nov. 8 in Room 101 of DeBartolo Hall. Sponsored by Notre Dame's Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government, the talk will serve as the center's 2024 Jeanie Poole O'Shaughnessy Memorial Lecture. Vincent Phillip Munoz, director of the Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government, said,  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 5 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: BERLIN - 4 Nov. 2024 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig continues to strengthen its Private Equity and Health Care practices with the addition of renowned Private Equity and M&A lawyer Stephan Rau as shareholder. He joins from McDermott Will & Emery, where he headed the European Health Law Practice Group. In addition, the firm anticipates Rau will lead the opening of a new Greenberg Traurig office in Mu  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 5 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: WARSAW - 4 November 2024 - In another strategic expansion aimed at solidifying its market prominence in Poland, Greenberg Traurig, a renowned global law firm, is pleased to announce that Piotr Nerwinski, a former partner and co-head of the banking and finance team at a leading international law firm, joins the firm's Warsaw office as Shareholder and Head of the Warsaw Project and Structured Finance Pract  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 5 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Kendall Cooper If Earth's history were a calendar year, humans would not appear until the last few minutes before midnight on Dec. 31. During the Proterozoic Eon -- 2.5 billion years to 543 million years ago -- the sun was still a young star, much dimmer than today, and Earth required a stronger greenhouse effect to compensate and maintain habitable temperatures for the planet's earliest lifeforms. New rese  more

SARASOTA, Florida, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of South Florida's Sarasota-Manatee campus issued the following news: By Cassidy Delamarter, University Communications and Marketing The University of South Florida has been selected as a partner in the newly funded $15 million National Science Foundation Southeast I-Corps Hub, an initiative that will advance innovation and entrepreneurship across the southeast. As part of the eight-university hub led by Georgia Tech, USF will receive $1.6 m  more