ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 17 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Alumnus embraces life's journey in career, swimming * David Boudreau believes in embracing the journey of life and experiencing the world around him. It's a mindset that has guided the Mercer University alumnus through a successful career in the financial industry and helped him go the distance as an endurance swimmer. A 1980 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences graduate, Boudreau lives in Coral Gables, Florida more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 17 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Dr. Hassan Al Ali's Contribution to the Evolving Landscape of Drug Discovery * Summary * The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine's Dr. Hassan Al Ali is using advanced mathematics and algorithms to refine drug discovery work. * Dr. Ali's career in Miami began at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, where he worked with Dr. Vance Lemmon and Dr. John Bixby on investigati more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Dec. 18 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy Florida and community partners help families in need in 2025 * Share the Light Fund(R) contributed nearly $650,000 to help customers pay their energy bills * ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Through the Share the Light Fund(R), Duke Energy Florida and the Duke Energy Foundation, employees and customers contributed nearly $650,000 to community partners in 2025 alone - helping keep the lights on for f more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 17 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Festive Fundraising in Support of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center * The Heidi Hewes Chapter of the Woman's Cancer Association hosted its annual Home for the Holidays Walk and Tour to benefit cancer research, education and patient care. For more than 30 years, the Miami Shores community has welcomed in the holiday season with the annual Home for the Holidays Walk and Tour pres more PR

HOLLYWOOD, Florida, Dec. 16 -- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, issued the following news: * * * Fists of Fury Series Returns to Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, Jan. 4, 2026 * Boxing returns as the Fists of Fury Series returns to Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood on Sunday, Jan. 4 at 4 p.m. Tickets on sale now and start at $56. Tickets are available at www.myHRL.com. Doors open half hour befor more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 18 -- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Commissioner Wilton Simpson Announces State Approval to Protect Over 3,000 Acres of Working Agricultural Land TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Today, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced that the Governor and Cabinet, sitting as the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, have approved the preservation of more than more PR

LAKELAND, Florida, Dec. 18 -- Florida Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * Florida Poly recaps 2025: A year of bold growth and success The year 2025 is ending just as audaciously for Florida Polytechnic University as it began. In a year that launched with a public safety-enhancing police invention and drew to a close with nearly $1 billion in economic impact, Florida Poly celebrated progress, expansion and international success. With outstanding rankings, record-bre more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Dec. 17 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * From Navy to Numbers: How UM Helped Katie Martin Find Her New Mission * Originally from California, with strong ties to Florida through her Navy service, Martin served as an aviation electrician's mate. She worked as an aircraft battery technician and reached the rank of petty officer second class. While in the Navy, she met her husband, Josh, a fellow sailor. Martin's long-term goal was to bec more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 17 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU English faculty member earns prestigious literary prize for novel * A Florida State University faculty member has been awarded the Herralde Novel Prize, a prominent literary honor in the Spanish language, for his novel exploring the concepts of ownership and plagiarism inmemory and literature. Associate Professor of English Pablo Maurette earned the honor for his recent novel, "El contrabando eje more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 17 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU part of team awarded $5M to develop AI tools for children with speech and language challenges * Florida State University researchers are part of a multi-institutional team awarded a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to develop new tools using artificial intelligence to help children with speech and language limitations communicate. Andrea Barton-Hulsey and Mic more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 18 -- Miami-Dade County Public Schools issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * M-DCPS Unveils Innovation Space at Palm Springs North K-8 Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) unveiled a redesigned, technology-rich Innovation Space at Palm Springs North K-8 Center. The new space includes an Active Floor and new furniture in an open area where students can engage in creative group activities. "These innovation spaces are game changers for the school a more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 17 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Mark Wallheiser photographic archive opens at FSU Libraries offering millions of images to scholars and the public * Florida State University Libraries Special Collections and Archives has opened an extensive collection of photographs donated by local photojournalist Mark Wallheiser. Spanning decades of Florida history, it includes millions of photographic prints, negatives, film slides and digital ima more PR