NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 1 -- Albertus Magnus College issued the following news release: * * * Albertus Magnus College Announces 2026 Alumni Award Recipients Honoring Alumni Leadership as Albertus Enters a New Century New Haven, Conn. - October 1, 2026 As Albertus Magnus College enters its second century of excellence, it is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Alumni Awards. Both the Alumni of the Year and the Premier Achievement Awards recognize alumni who exemplify excellence of purpose and who make a joyful, meaningful di more PR

MELBOURNE, Florida, Oct. 4 -- Florida Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Driven Behavioral neuroscientist Leslie Matuszewich has spent her career studying motivation. As COPLA's new dean, she's putting those lessons into practice. Trey Avant October 2, 2026 It was her senior year at Illinois Wesleyan University when Leslie Matuszewich met Gandalf. Not the wizard--the rat. Specifically, a lab rat assigned to her as part of a class assignment. She was reading The Hobbit at the time, so the name felt right. Over time, more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards issued the following news release: * * * CFP Board Promotes Public Trust With 19 Actions Upholding Ethical Standards in a Thriving Network of Over 110,000 CFP(R) Professionals October 02, 2026 Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board), a nonprofit organization with more than 110,000 CFP(R) professionals, today announced actions taken to uphold its ethical standards, imposing sanctions on 19 individuals. CFP Board is a professional body that has more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (Act) (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and Sec. 225.41 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the applications are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)) more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 4 -- The Florida Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: * * * Oct. 1, 2026 In Case You Missed It: Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Cabinet Protect More Than 10,800 Acres Across Florida Projects advance Florida Forever, the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program and the Ocala-to-Osceola Wildlife Corridor TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Tuesday, Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet approved the conservation of more than 10,770 acres across Florida, including more than 2,700 acr more PR

MELBOURNE, Florida, Oct. 1 -- Florida Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Hunsucker and His Students Use New Methods to Design Navy Ships Josh Mearig October 1, 2026 If you see a boat full of people all watching a smaller, remote-control boat in the Indian River, your first thought probably isn't that they are testing Navy warships. But that may be exactly what's happening: Ocean engineering assistant professor Travis Hunsucker '11 M.S., '16 Ph.D., and his students are designing and testing scale models of Navy ships  more PR

MELBOURNE, Florida, Oct. 1 -- Florida Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Liz Llinas Named Executive Director of weVENTURE WBC at Bisk College of Business Accomplished Banking and Business Leader Ready to Help Entrepreneurs Succeed October 1, 2026 MELBOURNE, FLA. -- Liz Llinas is the new executive director of Florida Tech's weVENTURE Women's Business Center at the Bisk College of Business. An experienced and accomplished leader, Llinas is passionate about helping entrepreneurs and small-business owners start, grow and more PR

MELBOURNE, Florida, Oct. 4 -- Florida Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Practically Ambitious New dean brings vision for 'enduring and sustainable' evolution of the COES. Adam Lowenstein October 2, 2026 It probably didn't matter that it was a telescope a young Sambandamurthy Ganapathy was tasked with repairing over the course of his weekly hands-on practicum shifts at a physics lab at The American College in Madurai, India. What mattered for the first-year student, what surprisingly and wonderfully helped illuminat more PR

MELBOURNE, Florida, Oct. 1 -- Florida Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * New Research Shows How Water Would Behave on the Moon Josh Mearig October 1, 2026 As humanity looks toward future bases on the moon, plant cultivation will be critical for sustaining life there. Plants can provide food, oxygen, medicine, water purification and waste recycling, making them indispensable for lunar development. A recent study, "Assessing Water Dynamics at Lunar Gravity," from space biologist John Z. Kiss, Karl H. Hasenstein and Ch more PR

LAKELAND, Florida, Oct. 3 -- Florida Polytechnic University posted the following news release: * * * Future of nanoscience on display as research summit comes to Florida Poly * The tiny technology fueling some of the world's biggest breakthroughs was front and center at Florida Polytechnic University during Florida Association for Nanotechnology's annual NanoFlorida Conference. The conference, co-hosted by the University of South Florida, kicked off on Friday, Oct. 2, with discussions on developments in the field and their impact on global more PR

TAMPA, Florida, Oct. 3 -- The University of Tampa issued the following news: * * * Written by: Katelyn Ferral | Oct. 02, 2026 How UTampa Supports Student Mental Health From peer coaching to massage chairs, the University has expanded a wide network of wellness resources for students every year. With the fall semester well underway, mental health challenges are common for students -- especially freshmen adjusting to the demands of college-level coursework, their first round of grades, and looming midterms. These new experiences can be excit more PR

FORT PIERCE, Florida, Sept. 30 -- Indian River State College issued the following news release: * * * Indian River State College Names Associate Dean of Public Service Education Dr. Robert Gonzalez has decades of experience in law enforcement, higher education and public safety. - FORT PIERCE, Fla. (September 30, 2026) -- Indian River State College has named Dr. Robert Gonzalez as associate dean of Public Service Education. Gonzalez led some of the nation's largest public safety agencies and taught at St. John's University. "This opport more PR

TAMPA, Florida, Oct. 3 -- The University of Tampa issued the following news: * * * Written by: Eric Brosch | Oct. 02, 2026 Meet the Businesses Getting a Boost from UTampa's Incubator From fried ice cream to AI automation, companies launched by alumni and community founders are growing with support from the Lowth Entrepreneurship Center. - One entrepreneur wants to make fried ice cream as popular as popsicles. Another is using AI to automate HVAC systems. As different as they may be, the seven early-stage businesses in the Spartan Incubat more PR

WACO, Texas, Oct. 4 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Missouri bounces back with dominant win * One week after losing their first game of the season, the Missouri Tigers rebounded in a big way, beating then-No. 8 Florida, 45-17, and jumping up to No. 16 in this week's US LBM Coaches Poll. The 28-point margin of victory was its largest over a top 10 team in program history. It was also Mizzou's first win over a top 10 team at home since they beat No. 3 Oklahoma in 2010. The loss  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * New House power rankings show Florida Democrats DOOMED October 2, 2026 Florida is ground zero for House Republicans to hold and grow our majority in Congress. New power rankings from Fox News show Florida's 9th, 14th, 22nd, and 25th districts most likely to flip with just over a month away from Election Day. "Floridians want nothing to do with the radical socialists running the Democrat Party. Florida is ground zero for House Republicans more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news: * * * NIST Provides Updates on National Construction Safety Team Activities September 28, 2026 On Sept. 23 and 24, 2026, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) convened a two-day meeting of the National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory Committee. NIST provided updates on the progress of its NCST investigations into the 2021 partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South building and t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * See Ya, Soto: Darren's Sitting in the Most Competitive Seat in America October 2, 2026 In more bad news for Darren Soto, prognosticators ranked his race as the most competitive in the entire country. This comes just one day after he was named the most vulnerable Democrat in America. And it's easy to see why. Instead of fighting for Central Florida families, Darren Soto has voted against critical tax cuts, rubber-stamped woke policies like more PR

DELAND, Florida, Sept. 28 -- Stetson University issued the following news: * * * Stetson Earns Prestigious Reaccreditation for Business and Accounting Programs September 28, 2026 Stetson's School of Business Administration has successfully earned reaccreditation for its business and accounting programs from AACSB International, recognized worldwide as the highest standard of quality in business education. Stetson initially was accredited in 1996 and for 30 years has belonged to an elite group of business schools to achieve dual accreditati more PR

DELAND, Florida, Oct. 4 -- Stetson University issued the following news: * * * Open Book Event Facilitates Meaningful Dialogue About 'American Dreams, American Nightmares' October 2, 2026 The event featured raffle prizes, Chick-fil-A sandwiches for dinner, and guiding questions provided by the Multicultural Student Council to help conversations flow. On Thursday, Oct. 1, the Multicultural Student Council joined various campus groups reflecting on America's 250th anniversary with its event Open Book: American Dreams, American Nightmares, gi more PR

CORAL GABLES, Florida, Sept. 29 -- The University of Miami issued the following news: * * * Work with AI, don't fear it Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel, discussed artificial intelligence, the future of work, economic growth and the importance of lifelong learning during a Cobb Leadership Lecture Series fireside chat at the University of Miami. By Robert C. Jones Jr. rcjones@miami.edu 09-29-2026 Could the late Stephen Hawking have been right? Years ago, during an interview with the BBC, the renowned theoretical physicist and cos more PR

TAMPA, Florida, Oct. 3 -- The University of Tampa issued the following news: * * * Written by: Eric Brosch | Oct. 02, 2026 Business Accelerator Creates an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem for Students Students in any major can build their businesses at the Lowth Entrepreneurship Center. - Richard Rivera's original plan was to serve 20 years in the Army and retire, but injury forced him out after four years as a heavy equipment operator. Unsure about what to do next, he earned a commercial driver's license and started driving trucks. That led to  more PR

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 3 (TNSjou) -- Washington and Lee University issued the following news: * * * Nadia Ayoub and Natalia Toporikova Published in PLOS One The W&L professors investigated the circadian rhythm of spiders. By Lily Caldwell October 2, 2026 Washington and Lee University professors Nadia Ayoub and Natalia Toporikova recently co-authored a journal article published in PLOS One, a peer-reviewed, open-access scientific mega-journal published by the Public Library of Science (PLOS). The article, titled "Phase response curve a more PR