PENSACOLA, Florida, Feb. 27 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Alex Smith named Director of External Affairs at UWF The University of West Florida announces Alex Smith as Director of External Affairs, effective March 3, 2025. Smith joins UWF after serving the City of Pensacola as Constituent and Legislative Liaison and Special Assistant to Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves. In his new role, Smith will  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Florida Welcomes Hate Crime Charges in Shooting of Victims Thought to Be 'Palestinians' Muslim civil rights group condemns silence from Miami Beach and Miami-Dade County mayors The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the state's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the hate crime char  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Feb. 27 -- Eckerd College issued the following news: * * * Eckerd College offers new London study abroad opportunity in August By Madison DeVore '25 Going elbow to elbow with people in the London marketplace and gaining a sense of the business community are now being filtered into one Eckerd College study abroad course in August. Discover England: History, Business and Culture will be led by Bob Jozkowski, assistant professor of finance within the International Busi  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 27 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU chemist elected to prestigious society for advancing magnetic resonance, supporting next generation of scientists By: McKenzie Harris A Florida State University faculty member has been elected to a prestigious scientific organization for his innovation in magnetic resonance, a scientific phenomenon known to many for its role in enabling magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI -- the non-invasive proced  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 27 -- Florida State University's National High Magnetic Field Laboratory issued the following news: * * * MagLab Researchers Decipher the Cause of Solid-State Battery Breakdowns The next-generation batteries hold great potential to revolutionize energy storage. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A team at the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory is offering new insight into the cause of failures in solid-state lithium-ion batteries. Sol  more

PASADENA, California, Feb. 26 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Two Caltech Professors Lead Missions About to Launch Back-to-Back into Space This month will see two Caltech-led NASA missions lift off into space, one right after the other. NASA's Lunar Trailblazer is slated to launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida no earlier than February 26, while NASA's SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and  more

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 27 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * From Patient to Doctor: Brandon's Journey to Match Day By: Joey Garcia We're highlighting our Class of 2025 students in advance of Match Day on March 21. Stay connected with the Miller School of Medicine on social media for more student profiles and to follow along for live Match Day coverage. When he was a child, Brandon Apagueno and his family received care at Mitchell Wolfson Sr.  more

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 27 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Strong Partnership Between Hussman Institute and African Geneticists Benefits Alzheimer's Research By: Lauren Comander Fresh off a trip to Uganda for a conference on human genetics, Margaret Pericak-Vance, Ph.D., director of the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics and the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Professor of Human Genetics at the University of Miami Miller School of  more

CORAL GABLES, Florida, Feb. 27 -- The University of Miami issued the following news: * * * A striking impact on health A team of researchers at the University of Miami is studying how blasts can damage the human body and exploring ways that scientists can prevent further hearing and balance difficulties. By Janette Neuwahl Tannen An explosion typically lasts only a fraction of a second, but the damage to the human body can be much more far-reaching. Statistics indicate that a large number   more

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 27 -- The Florida Charter School Alliance issued the following news release: * * * Urban Growth: Strategic Planning with Charter Schools The Florida Charter School Alliance launches the 2025 District/Charter Collaborative on Wednesday, March 5, with an electrifying livestream event where key district and charter school leaders unite to tackle the hottest issues shaping urban growth and the demand for top-tier educational opportunities. It's a game-changing conversation y  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, Feb. 27 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: * * * UWF student provides wildlife sanctuary with valuable data on rescued animals Recent University of West Florida graduate James "Brian" Barnes put his UWF education in geographic information science to good use by helping the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge (ECWR) uncover trends on rescued wildlife in Northwest Florida. The results from  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 27 -- The Vision Council issued the following news release: * * * Vision Expo East 2025 Shines in Orlando Debut, Delivering Innovation, Energy and Connection Vision Expo East, the most comprehensive event for the optical industry, concluded an invigorating relaunch into the southeast region, taking place in Orlando, FL from February 19-22, 2025. The strategic move to Orlando proved successful in attracting increased participation from Florida-based professionals, a  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 27 -- The Women's Refugee Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Women's Refugee Commission Endorses the American Dream and Promise Act Today, Representatives Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas) and Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Florida) reintroduced the American Dream and Promise Act. By creating a pathway to citizenship for DREAMers--who were brought to the U.S. as children and have lived their lives here --Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, and Deferred En  more