ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 7 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy's Internet Governance Project issued the following commentary on Aug. 5, 2024: * * * Mandated Interoperability/ Cybersecurity: The Fateful Tradeoff Underlying the Crowdstrike Incident By Brenden Kuerbis We've learned a lot in the last ten days about the software update from Crowdstrike that crashed approximately 8.5 million Windows-based PCs. In retrospect, 8.5 million is a fairly small portion of the glo  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 7 -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release: Constangy partner Guillermo Escobedo presented at the California Lawyers Association's 14th Annual Advanced Wage and Hour Conference and the 40th Annual Meeting of the Labor and Employment Law Section on July 18th in Costa Mesa, CA. The Advanced Wage and Hour Conference aims to educate California attorneys on wage and hour issues impacting the legal profession. The event's schedul  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 7 -- Noble Investment Group, a real estate investment manager specializing in the travel and hospitality sector, issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2024: Noble Investment Group ("Noble") today announced the acquisition of the Courtyard by Marriott Jacksonville Beach Oceanfront. Located on the shores of Jacksonville Beach, the hotel will undergo a comprehensive enhancement to all hotel guestrooms and suites, public areas, and meeting and event spaces. Jacksonville, Flor  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, Aug. 7 -- Piedmont issued the following news release: Snellville, Ga. (August 6, 2024) - The recognition demonstrates Piedmont Eastside's commitment to ensuring the safe and effective performance of metabolic and bariatric surgery. Piedmont Eastside Medical Center recently announced that they have received designation as a Surgical Quality Program for its metabolic bariatric surgical program through a joint quality partnership of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) an  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Jennifer Fairfield-Williams MACON - Mercer University recent graduate Ryan Brownlee has been named one of 54 Phi Kappa Phi Fellows nationwide and will receive $8,500 for his first year of graduate study at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. Brownlee, who received his Bachelor of Science degree during May's commencement, majored in biochemistry and molecular biology. While at Mercer, he wor  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 6 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The NCAA Division I Board of Directors has appointed Tim Sands, president of Virginia Tech, to serve as the board chair. He replaces Jere Morehead, president of the University of Georgia, who concluded his term at the board's Aug. 6, 2024, meeting. Sands joined the board in January as a representative from the Atlantic Coast Conference and will serve as chair until August 2026. The board is the top governing body for Divi  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: By Markita C. Rowe Mattie Moore and Kayla Hare, two multimedia journalism students from the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, have been selected as 2024 Chevrolet Discover the Unexpected (DTU) Fellows. They are two of only 10 students from historically Black colleges and universities (HB  more

CARROLLTON, Georgia, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of West Georgia issued the following news: By Julie Lineback Linking experiential learning and career readiness is something University of West Georgia English professor Dr. Maria Doyle has been committed to as a faculty member and when serving as director of study abroad programs for nearly 25 years. And with her recent appointment to the 2024-2025 class of Governor's Teaching Fellows (GTF) Program - one of only 16 faculty members throug  more