ATLANTA, Georgia, April 2 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation posted the following news release: * * * 2025 Session: One big win, and a scramble for the rest Every legislative session is weird in its own way. There are sessions dominated by the budget, sessions oriented toward a particular brand of election-year politics, sessions shaped by a new personality in leadership or large turnover among the rank and file. The 2025 session is unique in this way: There has been exactly one "tier   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 3 -- Emory University issued the following news release: * * * Study Finds Using Everyday Products During Pregnancy Can Affect Newborn's Metabolism A newly published study by researchers from Emory University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Columbia University found that a mother's exposure to phthalates during pregnancy can affect their newborn's metabolism and brain development. Phthalates are a group of widely used plasticizers commonly found   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 2 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Kinaxis and AI4OPT at Georgia Tech Announce Co-Innovation Partnership to Advance Scalable AI in Supply Chain Orchestration Kinaxis and NSF AI4OPT at Georgia Tech expand their partnership to transform academic innovation into real-world supply chain impact through research, applications, thought leadership, lectures, and internships. Kinaxis, a global leader in supply chain orchestration, and th  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 2 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * PatchPals Pitches Wound Care Evolution at ACC InVenture Prize The device, created by Georgia Tech students, uses AI to make chronic wound dressings 30% more efficient, which could save time and money. A team of biomedical engineering students will represent Georgia Tech at the ACC InVenture Prize Competition in South Bend, Indiana, pitching an invention that could improve wound care for chronic  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, April 2 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: * * * Kennesaw State professor honored by American Accounting Association as 2025 Presidential Scholar The American Accounting Association (AAA) has named Kennesaw State University Dinos Eminent Scholar Chair of Private Enterprise and Professor of Accounting Dana Hermanson as one of the two 2025 AAA Presidential Scholars. Each year, the president presiding over the association's Annual Meeting selects   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 3 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Rollins Research Review: MRSA Infection Risk in the U.S., Dust Storms and ER Visits, Stunting in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, and Telehealth Use for Mental Health By Shelby Crosier Last month, Rollins researchers authored papers on a wealth of public health topics. Find summaries of a few highlights below. Title: Neighborhood-Level Income and MRSA Infection Risk in the  more