WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2025: Today, government watchdog Accountable.US US released a new analysis finding President-elect Trump's nominee for U.S. Attorney General, Pam Bondi, faces multiple potential conflicts of interest involving her lobbying clients that have had run-ins with the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) - adding to a rapidly growing   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- The National Council on Aging issued the following news release: * * * Key Takeaways * NCOA received a $250,000, one-year grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to examine what contributes to high enrollment rates of older adults in benefits programs in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and Duval County, Texas. * NCOA will identify best practices that other counties can use to enroll eligible older adults into benefits such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assist  more

LAKELAND, Florida, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- Florida Polytechnic University issued the following news release: A Florida Polytechnic University professor's groundbreaking study has revealed how tiny water-walking insects survive torrential rainstorms, potentially paving the way for advances in biomimetics and water pollution solutions. Dr. Daren Watson, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, published his findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), one of the world  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Jan. 8 (TNSwrap) -- The Florida State University Learning Systems Institute issued the following November/December Faculty & Staff Briefs: Notable Jennie Robinette, Kate Schell, and Brenda Wawire, Ph.D. (Learning Systems Institute) led a series of qualitative data analysis sessions with the Large Class Pedagogy Research Team, which now includes two UROP students, two undergraduate OPS staff, two graduate students, and four faculty members. This research contributes to the  more

CANTON, Ohio, Jan. 8 -- The National Football League issued the following news on Jan. 6, 2025: By Grant Gordon, Digital Content Editor Once the savior of Duval County, Doug Pederson is now the latest head coach to go by the wayside in northeast Florida. The Jacksonville Jaguars have fired Pederson, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported on Monday, following a 4-13 season that fell seismically short of owner Shad Khan's expectations. Khan announced the news later Monday  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- Oceana, an international advocacy organization dedicated solely to ocean conservation, issued the following news release: * * * Oceana celebrates the permanent protection of the East Coast, West Coast, and eastern Gulf of Mexico from offshore drilling * * * President Biden permanently protected the East Coast, West Coast, and eastern Gulf of Mexico, and areas off Alaska, from offshore oil and gas drilling today. These coastlines are now off limits to offshore d  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, Jan. 9 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: The University of West Florida has created the Electrical Engineering Juergen and Helen Ihns Scholars Endowment through a $125,000 gift from Helen Ihns. The endowment, established in honor of Helen and her late husband Juergen Ihns, will provide four annual need-based scholarships to UWF electrical and computer engineering students. "We are  more