TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By McKenzie Harris It's a common sight -- ants marching in an orderly line over and around obstacles from their nest to a food source, guided by scent trails left by scouts marking the find. But what happens when those scouts find a comestible motherlode? A team of Florida State University researchers led by Assistant Professor of Mathematics Bhargav Karamched has discovered that in a foraging ant's   more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: BOSTON - Nov. 21, 2024 - Three attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Boston office will speak on the Boston Bar Association's (BBA) webinar, "2024 Year in Review: eDiscovery and Artificial Intelligence (AI)," Dec. 11. Shareholder Jackie Tambone deGrandpre will moderate the panel and Of Counsel Kelly M. Pesce and Law Clerk Luis Balaguer will serve as panelists. This virtual pa  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 21 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: A new study published in Nature Climate Change estimates that a 1-meter sea level rise by 2100 would affect over 14 million people and $1 trillion worth of property along the Southeast Atlantic coast, from Norfolk, Virginia, to Miami, Florida. The study assesses the cumulative impact of multiple climate-driven coastal hazards, including sea level rise, flooding, beach erosion, sinking land, and rising groundwater, all of  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Trisha Radulovich Adhesives are everywhere, from the tape used in households to the bonding materials in vehicles and electronics. The search for stronger, more adaptable adhesives is ongoing and may come down to adding a dash of salt to two special polymer ingredients known as polyzwitterions, or PZIs. New research from a FAMU-FSU College of Engineering team led by Hoyong Chung, an associate prof  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 22 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody's Office of Statewide Prosecution is charging a tax preparer with multiple felony counts for scheming to defraud Floridians, many of whom are seniors. The Broward Sheriff's Office arrested Ricardo Karns for using his tax preparation business to defraud at least 21 unsuspecting victims -- 19 of whom are seniors. Karns operated Karns Taxes & Investments and obtai  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 22 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody's Office of Statewide Prosecution is charging three members of an organized crime ring with multiple felony counts for stealing from retailers in South Florida. According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office investigation, Ariel McFarlane, Lequentin Butler and Eddy Etienne committed more than 35 thefts in Palm Beach and Broward counties in a four-month perio  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 22 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Belvin Perry Jr. to the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Board of Trustees. Belvin Perry Jr. Perry is retired and previously served as a Personal Injury Attorney for Morgan & Morgan and the Chief Judge on the Ninth Judicial Circuit. Active in his community, he has served as the Chair of the Trial Court Budget Commi  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 19 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Hillary Speed Florida State University's International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) team won a gold medal at an annual international research symposium promoting advancements in synthetic biology. The team of 11 undergraduate students, from six different colleges, and two co-principal investigators won its second-ever gold medal at the iGEM 2024 Grand Jamboree, held in Paris, France, fro  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 22 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: LONDON - Nov. 21, 2024 - Greenberg Traurig, LLP's London office represented Georgy Bedzhamov in UK Supreme Court proceedings, successfully upholding the "immoveables rule" and rejecting a Russian trustee-in-bankruptcy's attempt to influence the ownership of property in London. The court's judgment effectively limits the influence of Russian courts in respect of English land. Instructed by London Litiga  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 22 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: ATLANTA - Nov. 21, 2024 -Bethani R. Oppenheimer, shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Banking & Financial Services Practice, has been named the Secured Finance Foundation board chair for 2025. The Secured Finance Foundation promotes, supports, and facilitates education, innovation, and charitable initiatives to enhance organizations and professionals in the secured finance sector, as  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 22 -- Miami-Dade County Public Schools issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: At its regular Board meeting, the Miami-Dade County School Board approved the James B. Pirtle Construction Company, Inc., to complete a General Obligation Bond (GOB) project at J.C. Bermudez Doral Senior High School. The addition and renovation project at the school has a construction budget of $29.8 million. Built in 1998, the school includes two buildings with 1,193 student station  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 22 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON (November 21, 2024) - Holland & Knight has strengthened its Public Policy & Regulation Group with the addition of Sara Peters as a partner in Washington, D.C. Ms. Peters has nearly 10 years of experience working in government and on Capitol Hill, as well as 10 years in the private sector focused on the automotive industry. Most recently, Ms. Peters was the deputy staff director, budget dire  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, Nov. 22 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: The Gulf Scholars Program of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has selected the University of West Florida to join the program's fourth cohort. UWF will receive $525,000 over the course of five years from the Gulf Research Program to prepare undergraduate students to address pressing environmental, health, energy   more