Saturday - April 19, 2025
State Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Friday April 18, 2025 ( 5 items )  

FSU Chemist Awarded $3.4M Grant to Investigate Protein Complexes in Bacteria That Cause Tuberculosis
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 17 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU chemist awarded $3.4M grant to investigate protein complexes in bacteria that cause tuberculosis B: McKenzie Harris A Florida State University chemistry researcher will use new funding to explore ways to halt tuberculosis, one of the world's deadliest and most infectious diseases. Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Yan-Yan Hu will use the five-year, $3.4 million National Institutes of Health  more

Miami Dade College Announces 2025 Commencement Speakers
MIAMI, Florida, April 18 -- Miami Dade College issued the following news release: * * * Miami Dade College Announces 2025 Commencement Speakers Miami Dade College (MDC) will host three distinguished speakers at this year's Commencement Ceremonies on Saturday, April 26, at loanDepot park, home of the Miami Marlins. Working media is welcome. Below is the schedule of ceremonies and speakers: 8:30 a.m., North, Hialeah & West campuses Speaker: Reshma Saujani, Founder of Girls Who Code, CEO of M  more

Parsons Selected For Southwest Florida International Airport Terminal Expansion
PASADENA, California, April 16 [Category: BizConstruction]-- Parsons Corp., an engineering, construction, technical and management services firm, issued the following news release: * * * Parsons Selected For Southwest Florida International Airport Terminal Expansion CHANTILLY, Va. (April 16, 2025) -- Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) announced today it was selected by the Lee County Port Authority to provide project management services for Phase 1 of the Southwest Florida International Airport   more

Ranchenato Second Edition to Proceed as Planned Following Tragic Loss of Special Guest Artist Rubby Perez
HOLLYWOOD, Florida, April 18 -- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, issued the following news on April 16, 2025: * * * Ranchenato Second Edition to Proceed as Planned Following Tragic Loss of Special Guest Artist Rubby Perez Ranchenato Second Edition will proceed as planned on July 18, 2025, at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. Beloved artist Rubby Perez was scheduled to appear as a special guest but sadly lost hi  more

Reef Resilience: FSU Doctoral Student Selected for Guy Harvey Fellowship for Coral Reef Research in the Florida Keys
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 17 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Reef resilience: FSU doctoral student selected for Guy Harvey Fellowship for coral reef research in the Florida Keys By Kendall Cooper A Florida State University doctoral student has earned a competitive fellowship to conduct coastal and marine conservation research in the Florida Keys. Lillie Bradshaw, a doctoral student studying ecology and evolution in FSU's Department of Biological Science, is am  more