AUGUSTA, Georgia, Jan. 14 (TNSres) -- Augusta University issued the following news release: A prestigious pilot grant from the National Institutes of Health will help an Augusta University researcher uncover the role of the lymphatic system in chronic inflammatory diseases. Rafael Czepielewski, PhD, assistant professor at the Immunology Center of Georgia, has received the MIST Scholar Award in Mucosal Immunology from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which is part of N more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 13 -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release: Constangy is pleased to announce that Ryan Steidl, J.D., MBA, CIPP/E, and former Grant Thornton Senior Manager of Privacy & Data Protection, has joined the firm's Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Practice as a partner. Steidl is based in Seattle and will strengthen the firm's compliance advisory team, providing comprehensive data privacy and security services to clients, helping them p more PR

KENNESAW, Georgia, Jan. 14 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: Borja de Olano, a retired executive from The Coca-Cola Company, and wife Rosemary recently made a $100,000 gift to the university to support the Bagwell College of Education and KSU Athletics. Introduced to Kennesaw State University by fellow trustee Judith Moen Stanley, de Olano joined the KSU Foundation Board of Trustees. Drawn to KSU's status as a relatively new institution with one of the largest and more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 14 -- King and Spalding, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: Washington, D.C, January 13, 2025 - King & Spalding announced today that leading global investigations and technology lawyer Nema Milaninia has joined the firm as a partner in its Special Matters and Government Investigations practice group. Milaninia is based in the firm's Washington, D.C. office. Milaninia most recently served at the U.S. State Department as a senior advisor in the more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 14 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: Governor Brian P. Kemp, joined by Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, Speaker Jon Burns, and members of the Georgia General Assembly, announced his legislative package enhancing K-12 education and securing Georgia classrooms. Split between appropriations in the AFY'25 and FY'26 budgets and proposed legislation, this package fully funds K-12 formula earnings, provides funding for addition more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 14 -- Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: Lt. Governor Burt Jones announced a priority for the 2025 Legislative Session, Senate Bill 1. Senator Greg Dolezal (R - Forsyth) filed Senate Bill 1, the 'Fair and Safe Athletic Opportunities Act', which would ban biological males from participating in women's sports across Georgia. "Biological men do not belong in women's sports, period," said Lt. Governor Burt Jones. "This is comm more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 14 -- Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: Lt. Governor Burt Jones and the Senate Committee on Assignments announced new standing committee chairs for the first session of the 158th Georgia General Assembly. "I want to thank members of the Senate Committee on Assignments for their partnership during this important process," said Lt. Governor Burt Jones. "Committee chair and member appointments were based on each Senator's a more PR

STATESBORO, Georgia, Jan. 14 (TNSjou) -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: Cemil Yavas knows firsthand the devastation that earthquakes can bring to communities, which led him to research how to predict the phenomenon for many years. "My interest in earthquake prediction research stems from a deeply personal experience," Yavas said. "I was in Istanbul during the devastating Aug. 17, 1999, earthquake, a disaster that claimed nearly 18,000 lives and left hundreds of more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 14 (TNSjou) -- Georgia State University issued the following news: A new study led by a Georgia State University researcher finds that the opioid epidemic and rural homelessness are exacerbating each other with devastating consequences. School of Public Health Assistant Professor April Ballard and her colleagues examined data from the Rural Opioid Initiative on more than 3,000 people who use drugs in eight rural areas across 10 states. They found that 54 percent of study more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 13 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advised the underwriters in the sale of $565 million aggregate principal amount of its Series 2025A 6.50% Junior Subordinated Notes due March 15, 2085. The Southern Company is the parent company of three traditional electric operating companies, Southern Power Company and Southern Company Gas. The traditional electric operating companies -- Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power Compan more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 14 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets arranges sale of 656-bed Bixby community in thriving Georgia college market * * * DALLAS, Jan. 13, 2025 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has arranged the sale of Bixby Student Housing community, a 656-bed student housing community serving Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia. JLL represented the seller, Alden S more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 13 (TNSres) -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release: Constangy partner Meg Zabijaka will present at the Florida Public Employer Labor Relations Association's 51st Annual Training Conference - held from February 3 - 5 in Orlando, Florida. Constangy is a proud sponsor of this event. This event offers networking and learning opportunities for public sector labor relations, employee relations, and HR professionals. Meg's sessio more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 14 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: HOUSTON -- Troutman Pepper Locke represented The Energy & Minerals Group (EMG) and EMG Medallion 2 Holdings, LLC (Medallion), an EMG portfolio company that owns over 140 miles of crude oil pipelines and approximately 106,000 barrels of crude oil storage capacity in the core of the southern Delaware Basin, in its sale of 100% of the membership interests of Medallion to a wholly owned subsidiary of Plains Oryx Pe more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 14 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Comprehensive Guide Offers Insights Into Enforcement Actions, Challenges, and Priorities * * * RICHMOND - Ashley L. Taylor, Jr., co-leader of Troutman Pepper Locke's nationally ranked State Attorneys General Practice, co-edited a new book published by the American Bar Association titled Consumer Protection: Understanding Enforcement Actions Brought by State Attorneys General. Given the growing regulato more PR