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State Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Tuesday May 09, 2023 ( 6 items )  

Campbell University: Public Health Professor Receives University Wide Award for Excellence in Research
BUIES CREEK, North Carolina, May 9 (TNSjou) -- Campbell University issued the following news: Dr. Peter Ahiawodzi, associate professor of Public Health in the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, was awarded the 2022-2023 D. P. Russ, Jr. and Walter S. Jones, Sr. Alumni Award for Research Excellence. He will receive a commemorative trophy and $500 prize to honor his work. Ahiawodzi holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) and PhD degree in Epidemiology from the University of Louisville, Louisvil  more

N.C. Gov. Cooper Announces State Boards and Commissions Appointments
RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 9 (TNSper) -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments to boards and commissions. Gov. Cooper has appointed the following individual to the North Carolina Acupuncture Licensing Board: * Patricia Ann Bernarding of Burnsville as a public member. Bernarding is an Instructor at Mayland Community College. She was previously an Instructor at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. Gov. Coop  more

N.C. Gov. Cooper to Hold Women's Health Roundtables to Expose the Details on the Dangerous Abortion Ban Senate Bill 20
RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 9 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on May 8, 2023: On Thursday, Governor Roy Cooper released a video outlining the devastating impact Senate Bill 20 would have on women's reproductive health in North Carolina and calling on several Republican legislators to keep their campaign promises to protect women's health. This week, Governor Cooper will travel across the state to raise awareness about the dangers of this abortion ban an  more

Purdue Receives $500,000 Grant as Part of New AI Institute Focusing on Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, May 9 (TNSfund) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Purdue University has received a five-year, $500,000 grant to play an education and workforce development role in the new $20 million AI Institute for Climate-Land Interactions, Mitigation, Adaptation, Tradeoffs and Economy (AI-CLIMATE). The institute, led by the University of Minnesota, also includes Cornell University, Colorado State University, Delaware State University, North Carolina State Uni  more

UNC-School of Medicine: Maximizing Extracellular Vesicles - Diehl Authors Protocol on Isolation and Quantification to Optimize Patient Care
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, May 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * It's a big step forward in using extracellular vesicles (EVs) as a diagnostic tool. Lead study author, J. Nathaniel Diehl, PhD, at the UNC School of Medicine, led research showing how a new protocol in handling extracellular vesicles can improve significant diagnostic and therapeutic potential in disease development. * * * Extracellular vesicles (EVs) ar  more

UofM's School of Public Health to Share $10 Million Grant From U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and RTI International
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 9 (TNSfund) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: The University of Memphis School of Public Health and seven other highly respected universities will partner with nonprofit research institute RTI International after being awarded a $10 million grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). RTI will coordinate an environmental justice center "Resource for Assistance and Community Training - Region 4 (REACT4EJ)" in EPA Regio  more