eLife

A differentiable model for optimizing the genetic drivers of synaptogenesis

This study presents SynaptoGen, a differentiable extension of connectome models that links gene expression, protein-protein interaction probabilities, synaptic multiplicity, and synaptic weights, and ...
Mint

Historic whiskey brand Uncle Nearest may file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy again after lawsuit, receivership

The company is best known for its history and legacy, dating back to the 1850s. This is the second time in 2025 when Uncle Nearest will be filing for bankruptcy. The first request for Chapter 11 ...
The Grio

Receiver reports Uncle Nearest has ‘very good’ chance of recovery weeks after falling into receivership

Almost two months after the company fell under a receivership, Uncle Nearest’s prospects for success look “very good.” On Wednesday, October 1, Receiver Phillip G. Young Jr. filed a report in the U.S.
Bloomberg L.P.

Retailers Seek Law Rounding to Nearest Nickel as Pennies Go Away

US retailers are appealing to Congress for a new law allowing them to round purchases to the nearest nickel as new supplies of pennies dry up, according to a letter seen by Bloomberg. “Businesses ...
Rolling Out

Standing with Fawn Weaver: 5 ways to support Uncle Nearest

When Fawn Weaver, the visionary founder and CEO of Uncle Nearest, spoke out after news of the brand entering receivership, her words were not of defeat, but of resolve. She reminded the world that she ...
Drinks

“I run this company” – Uncle Nearest founder reacts to court receivership ruling

Fawn Weaver, founder and CEO of Uncle Nearest, autographs a bottle of Uncle Nearest before the Florida A&M University Commencement Ceremony at Florida A&M University on 3 May 2025. Credit: Glenn ...
The Root

Devastating Update for Billion-Dollar Whiskey Brand ‘Uncle Nearest’ Amid $100 Million Lawsuit

It was once deemed the fasted growing whiskey brand in the country. Now, the fate of Uncle Nearest and its owners are up in the air after a lawsuit has rocked the spirits world. Now that shocking ...
Black Enterprise

Uncle Nearest Distillery Placed Under Receivership Over Millions In Unpaid Loans

The beloved Uncle Nearest distillery has been taken from founder Fawn Weaver over millions in unpaid loans. Financial troubles have pushed Tennessee’s Nearest Green Distillery, the celebrated ...
The Grio

Black-owned Uncle Nearest whiskey brand is placed under a receivership

The future of the reportedly billion-dollar, Black-owned whiskey brand, “Uncle Nearest,” is now dependent on what it can do while under a receivership. The role of its founder, Fawn Weaver, also hangs ...
Lexington Herald Leader

Judge orders receivership for troubled Uncle Nearest whiskey distillery

Federal judge orders receivership of Uncle Nearest due to $108M loan default. Court cites $24M in misrepresented inventory as key risk to loan security. Weavers may stay involved in brand marketing to ...
The New York Times

Whiskey Maker Honoring an Enslaved Distiller Is in a Fiscal Bind

A federal judge has ordered that Uncle Nearest be placed in receivership, after a lender claimed the company’s finances are in disarray. Uncle Nearest whiskey was named for Nearest Green, an enslaved ...
The Root

‘Billion-dollar’ Black-Owned Uncle Nearest Whiskey Brand Could Be In Big Trouble

Founded in 2017, Black-owned whiskey brand Uncle Nearest has made a permanent mark in the alcohol world. The company’s name sake, Nathan “Nearest” Green, was a former enslaved Black man credited with ...