WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSper) -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight has welcomed two notable technology-focused attorneys, Partners Daniel Ritter and Paul Stimers, as well as Senior Policy Advisor Dennis Potter, to the firm's Public Policy & Regulation Group in Washington, D.C. Mr. Ritter and Mr. Stimers were both previously partners and Mr. Potter was a government affairs counselor with K&L Gates. "Both Daniel and Paul offer a great deal of exp  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Michael F. Easley Jr., issued the following news release on March 31, 2023: A Rocky Mount leader of the G-Shine Bloods gang, a subset of the United Blood Nation gang, was sentenced today in connection with his leadership role in a violent drug trafficking organization. Tyrone Foreman, also known as "Ty Nitty," was sentenced to 360 months in prison after having pled guilty to conspiracy to distribut  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The National Collegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: The NCAA is excited to collaborate with Rising Media Stars on the shared mission of diversifying sports broadcasting and accelerating the careers of women of color aspiring to enter the field. The partnership, which will kick off at the 2023 Women's Final Four in Dallas, will give Rising Media Stars participants year-round access to NCAA college sports events for in-the-field training, help create a  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: While the outpatient management of stroke survivors through telehealth is prone to multiple barriers, it offers many advantages for addressing health equity in stroke survivors, according to a review from UTHealth Houston. The review - written by Anjail Sharrief, MD, MPH, first author and associate professor of neurology with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston - was  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, March 28 (TNSper) -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: Wake Forest University President Susan R. Wente has appointed Jacqueline Travisano, Ed.D., MBA, CPA, as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Identified in a highly competitive national search, Travisano will begin her new role at Wake Forest in July. She currently serves as executive vice president for business and finance and chief operating officer at the University of Miami.  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, March 30 (TNSper) -- The Mississippi State University issued the following news: Mississippi State Professor Robert M. West has been named head of the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures after serving as the interim head since July 2021. West will become the CMLL department head effective, July 1. He has been a faculty member in the English department since 2002 and was a key part of the 2019 installation of MSU's Phi Beta Kappa chapter, the ol  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, March 28 (TNSper) -- Western Carolina University issued the following news release: On March 1, Western Carolina University named Amber Clawson Albert as the new director of the Mountain Heritage Center following the retirement of Pam Meister in December 2022. Albert brings a wealth of experience as a public historian and preservationist to this role, as well as the following academic credentials: a doctorate in public history from Middle Tennessee State University,  more