KENNESAW, Georgia, Feb. 16 -- Kennesaw State University posted the following news release: * * * Associate professor serves sport management experiences, resume builders * KENNESAW, Ga. | Feb 16, 2026 Kennesaw State University alumnus Javon Tucker '23 is acquainted with the old saying that you should never meet your heroes. The Bachelor of Science in Sport Management graduate had that in mind when he transferred to KSU in 2021 and noticed a familiar name on his class schedule. He was enr more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 16 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson joins effort to block abortion drugs sent through the mail * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined 21 other states in filing a brief in support of Louisiana's lawsuit challenging a Biden-era rule that expanded access to abortion drugs through mail and telehealth, despite contrary state laws. "This is about protect more PR

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 16 -- Austin Peay State University posted the following news: * * * Austin Peay's SGI picks up $800,000 federal grant for Alabama seed collection * Native seed collections carried out by the Southeastern Grasslands Institute act as a safeguard for biodiversity, ensuring locally adapted seeds are available for restoration projects as needed. | Photo by Colby Wilson CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - The Southeastern Grasslands Institute (SGI) at Austin Peay State University h more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 17 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Feb. 16, 2026, by economist John Phelan: * * * What can Minnesotans expect from this legislative session? Minnesota's legislature convenes tomorrow. What can we expect in terms of economic policy? Not too much, perhaps, given its partisan composition. The House remains tied between Republicans and Demo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2026: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams Celebrates Accomplishments of Black Aviators on Fifth Black Aviation Professionals Day Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) celebrated Black excellence in the field of aviation on the fifth International Black Aviation Professionals Day. Black aviators-including pilots, air traffic controllers, skycaps, flight attendants, ground crew members,  more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * What You Need to Know About the Colin Gray Trial * GEORGIA - In September 2024, a 14-year-old wielding an assault weapon shot and killed two teachers, two students, and wounded nine others at Apalachee High School, where he was a student. It is alleged that Colin Gray, the shooter's father, purchased and gifted his son an AR-15 roughly five months after law enforcement launched an  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 14 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr: Hart County Man Convicted of Trafficking Teen, Targeting Victim on Snapchat Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that Reed Cohen Skelton, 26, of Bowersville, has been convicted of trafficking a 16-year-old female in Fulton County. Skelton, who is a former ICU nurse, communicated with the victim using social media apps, including Snapchat, before trafficking her months more PR

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia, Feb. 17 -- Georgia College issued the following news: * * * GCSU Doctoral program helps feed the nursing educator pipeline By Gil Pound With one of the only Doctor of Nursing Practice programs in Georgia that caters to nursing educators as well as clinicians, Georgia College & State University is playing an important role in solving the state's nursing shortage. According to a 2024-25 report by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, U.S. nursing schools h more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 17 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy Internet Governance Project issued the following commentary on Feb. 15, 2026, by Milton Mueller, founder of IGP, a scholar specializing in the political economy of information and communication: * * * Did an AI application really "bully" a human? There is a battle over the reputation of advanced AI applications going on in the news. Two worldviews conflict: Are we unleashing dangerous forces that threaten more PR

HARRISONBURG, Virginia, Feb. 17 -- James Madison University issued the following Q&A on Feb. 16, 2026, by Skyler Dixon with Amanda Sawyer and Chelsey Bollinger, professors in the Department of Early, Elementary and Reading Education: * * * Q&A: COE faculty spotlight global perspectives in mathematics Amanda Sawyer and Chelsey Bollinger, who teach in the Department of Early, Elementary, and Reading Education, recently co-wrote "Mable Mathis and the Mysterious Aunt Sally," a children's book tha more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and NAACP Ask Court to Stop Trump Administration from Misusing Seized Voting Records from Fulton County, Georgia * The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the NAACP, the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP, the Atlanta branch of the NAACP, the Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, and some indiv more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 16 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Major milestone as Mercer's 'Go Baby Go' builds 200th toy car for children with... * MACON, Ga. - Mercer University 's Engineering Honors Program and Tift College of Education will host their latest Go Baby Go build on Saturday, Feb. 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in Penfield Hall on the Macon campus, to modify battery-powered toy cars for children with limited mobility. At this event, the program will present its 2 more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 14 -- The National Black Nurses Association issued the following news release: * * * National Black Nurses Association Celebrates NBNA Members Honored as 2026 ANA National Award Winners The National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) extends its warmest congratulations to its members who have been recognized as recipients of the 2026 American Nurses Association (ANA) National Awards, among an elite group of 15 distinguished nurses honored this year. These awards, pr more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 16 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Pharmacy student awarded predoctoral fellowship for hypertension research * A Mercer University College of Pharmacy doctoral student has been awarded a two-year $70,676 American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship for her research into how the gut microbiome may influence high blood pressure. Emmanuella Ezewudo received the grant for her research project titled "Novel role of a gut-microbiota-derived metab more PR

NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, Feb. 13 -- The Southern Shrimp Alliance issued the following news release: * * * Shrimp Transparency Bill Passed by Georgia Legislature Georgia Restaurants Will Be Required to Disclose If Shrimp Is Foreign * On Wednesday, the House of Representatives of the state of Georgia voted 159-8 to pass HB 117, requiring food service establishments to disclose whether they are serving imported shrimp. Once approved by Governor Brian Kemp, Georgia will join Louisiana, Alabama more PR

TUCKER, Georgia, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Poultry and Egg Association (USPOULTRY) issued the following news release: * * * USPOULTRY Training Empowers Driver Managers to Lead Safer Fleet Operations In industries like poultry, where commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers are essential to daily operations, driver safety is not optional -- it is a shared responsibility. Recognizing this, USPOULTRY has developed a comprehensive Driver Manager Foundational Knowledge course designed specifically for man more PR

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 16 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Youth build resilience in climate-vulnerable Sierre Leone * Beginning two summers ago in a building lacking reliable power and internet, dozens of teenagers in Bo City, Sierra Leone watched videos about climate science, then discussed opportunities to build resilience in one of the world's most climate-vulnerable nations. The Community Youth Climate Science Lab and Collaboration Hub - founded by a Cornell expe more PR