ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 22 -- Alston and Bird, a law firm, issued the following news release: Alston & Bird partners Jason Cooper, Yuri Mikulka, Chris Gegg, and Chris Lightner have been recognized among the world's top intellectual property strategists by Intellectual Asset Management in the 2024 edition of the "IAM Strategy 300: The World's Leading IP Strategists." Jason, who is the past chair of the firm's Intellectual Property Area, has been named to this prestigious guide for eight years in  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 22 -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Andrea Honaker A Mercer University alumnus is in Paris helping the U.S. Women's Sitting Volleyball National Team prepare for the 2024 Paralympic Games. Jeffery Hicks, who graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Business Administration, has been a full-time performance analyst for the U.S. men's and women's sitting volleyball teams since 2022 but first began working with them in 2013. As an analyst, Hicks collects and a  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 22 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined 17 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Rinderle v. Cobb County School District opposing a Georgia school district's enactment and enforcement of two policies (based on Georgia laws) which prohibit school staff from discussing topics deemed "divisive," undermining their ability to teach diverse books and curricu  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 22 -- Clark Atlanta University issued the following news: President French will serve a three-year term on the NAICU Board, from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027, as a member of the Class of 2027. He has been invited to join the Committee on Policy Analysis and Public Relations, which identifies current and future issues affecting independent higher education and suggests priorities and strategies for research and public relations activities. "I am honored by the invitatio  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following Q&A on Aug. 20, 2024, with Stephen Patrick, chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management: * * * Opioid-exposed newborns were 41% more likely to be discharged home from the hospital with their biological mother when the mothers receive medication for opioid use disorder (OUD) during pregnancy, according to a study published by JAMA Health Forum on July 12. The study--led by re  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 21 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: The annual Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day occurs Sept. 7 when Syracuse hosts Georgia Tech. Syracuse University will once again celebrate its faculty and staff with discounted football tickets for the Saturday, Sept. 7, game at the JMA Wireless Dome when the Orange take on Atlantic Coast Conference rival Georgia Tech. Kickoff is set for noon. Faculty and staff and their guests are invited to the Kenneth A. Shaw Q  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 22 -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Jamie Dickson Sunlight streams into Teresa Kalmbach's fifth grade classroom as she organizes a learning activity for her students. "I'm so excited to be here," she said. "This is a dream come true for me." Kalmbach is one of seven highly trained educators at Roberts Academy at Mercer University -- Georgia's only school for dyslexic students outside metro Atlanta and the most affordable for dyslexic students in the s  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 22 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Kelsey Klopfenstein, Montse Zeron Florida State will face Georgia Tech in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday for the first overseas football game in university history. The 2024 Aer Lingus College Football Classic kicks off at noon ET at Aviva Stadium. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN. Dublin will welcome over 27,000 international fans for the event. FSU's presence in Dublin represents an effort to dee  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- George Washington University issued the following news: Night two of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago featured a highly anticipated lineup of speakers, including second gentleman Doug Emhoff, and former President and first lady Barack and Michelle Obama. Speeches aside, what has a lot of people buzzing this morning is the music format the Democratic National Committee used during the ceremonial roll call an intentional selection of songs paired to each state,  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 22 -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release: For the second year in a row, Constangy partner Ken Carlson has been named to North Carolina Lawyers Weekly's "Power List" for Employment Law. North Carolina Lawyers Weekly "Power List" honorees are selected by looking at a range of criteria, including whether an attorney is considered to be a leader in his or her field, well-versed in relevant case law, statutes and regulations;   more

KENNESAW, Georgia, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: On Nov. 31, 2022, a group of students gathered around Jeanne Law's computer and stared in wonder. It was the day after OpenAI released an early demo of ChatGPT, and Law, a professor of English at Kennesaw State, was curious to see what the chatbot could do. "In that moment, I knew it could have a profound impact on all of us," Law said. At the time, graduate student James Blakely was working in  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- Georgia State University's College of Arts and Sciences issued the following news release: Researchers using Georgia State University's Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) Array have identified new details about the size and appearance of the North Star, also known as Polaris. The new research is published in The Astrophysical Journal. Earth's North Pole points to a direction in space marked by the North Star. Polaris is both a navigation   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 22 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: NEW YORK - In the year since the firmwide launch of Athena, Troutman Pepper's generative AI assistant, the firm has experienced overwhelming success and adoption by over 1,000 users, representing more than 40% of attorneys and professional staff. More than 60% of Athena users have used it at least five times. "We are proud to have been among the first large law firms to create and adopt a generative AI assista  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, Aug. 22 -- Piedmont issued the following news release: Columbus, Ga. (August 21, 2024) - Piedmont Columbus Regional has welcomed its second group of paid student workers into the organization through the Piedmont Futures program. The 20 new employees will be working in Environmental Services, Visitor Greeting, Imaging Services, Nursing, Nutrition Services and Respiratory Therapy. Launched in February 2023, Piedmont Futures creates opportunities for students to pursue an   more

STATESBORO, Georgia, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: Three 2024 Georgia Southern University Honors College graduates have been selected to participate in the 2024-2025 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. * * * The three Georgia Southern Fulbright Scholars are: James Landers ('24) English Teaching Assistant Program in Taiwan A history major, James Landers worked with Mao Lin, Ph.D., to complete his honors thesis, "Unilateralism and Strategic   more