TAMPA, Florida, May 12 -- The Shriners Hospitals for Children issued the following news: * * * The ESPN Events men's college basketball tournament will be played Nov. 16, 17 and 19 at TD Arena. * * * ESPN Events has announced the eight-team field - Dayton, LSU, Houston, North Texas, St. John's, Towson, Utah and Wake Forest - that will compete in the 2023 Shriners Children's Charleston Classic. The annual men's college basketball tournament will be played November 16, 17 and 19 at TD Arena in  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, May 12 (TNSper) -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: Kennesaw State University has named Karin Scarpinato as vice president for research, effective July 1. Scarpinato currently serves as senior associate vice president for research at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). In her current role overseeing the strategic planning and operations of the central Division of Research at FAU, Scarpinato has implemented initiatives resulting in research growth t  more

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

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 12 (TNSfund) -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: The Pulitzer Center has selected junior Una Wilson as Wake Forest's 2023 Reporting Fellow. She will receive a $3000 stipend to report on the impact of community gardens on poor communities near Mumbai, India. The title of her research project is "Mumbai slum gardeners plant seeds to save lives." In her application to the Pulitzer Center, Wilson highlighted the massive population growth in urban  more