WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, July 28 (TNSres) -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release: Atrium Health has received the American Heart Association's "Get With The Guidelines(R) - Stroke" Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award at 11 facilities across North Carolina and Georgia. The designation honors Atrium Health for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment, according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines. Atriu  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, July 28 -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release: According to the National Kidney Foundation, more than 100,000 Americans are waiting for a kidney transplant, and the demand for donated kidneys far exceeds the supply. In fact, only 25,498 kidney transplants were performed in 2022, and kidney disease impacts 37 million people in the U.S. But a new preclinical study, led by scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, show  more

EAST GREENSBORO, North Carolina, July 28 -- North Carolina A&T State University issued the following news: The Triad Business Journal has named Robert Pompey, vice chancellor for Business and Finance at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, among its 15 C-Suite Award winners for 2023. Pompey has worked for N.C. A&T - his alma mater - for 16 years, overseeing all financial operations and serving on the Chancellor's Executive Cabinet. The magazine previously honored him as   more

QUINCY, Illinois, July 25 -- Quincy University issued the following news release: The Quincy University Board of Trustees has elected four new members: Sam Banks '76, Jean Buckley '78, Murphy Grant '97 and Mary Mooney. "Our new class of trustees adds to an already strong board that is helping guide QU," said Ralph Oakley, chair of the QU Board of Trustees. "This group of people is committed to educational excellence and to ensuring QU will continue to grow and prosper." Sam Banks '76 is a Dir  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 27 -- The Southern Regional Education Board issued the following news release: The Southern Regional Education Board has named leaders from a diverse group of colleges to an advisory committee for a new Center for Innovative Faculty Development. As part of SREB's efforts to improve the success of postsecondary students, the center will support faculty with teaching strategies to help more students complete credentials and launch careers. Advisory committee members wil  more

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, July 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago issued the following news release: The U.S. Embassy awarded 2023 Fulbright scholarships to a new cohort of Trinidad and Tobago scholars. The United States Department of State funds the graduate-level programs for the scholars in various fields at universities in the United States. At a pre-departure orientation on July 21 at the U.S. Embassy, U.S. Ambassador Candace Bond congratulated the awardees.   more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, July 28 -- The University of North Carolina Wilmington campus issued the following news release: Dr. Brian Arbogast, professor in the Department of Biology and Marine Biology, is the recipient of the American Society of Mammalogists 2023 Joseph Grinnell Award. The award honors individuals who have made outstanding and sustained contributions to education in mammalogy over a period of at least 10 years, and recognizes excellence in teaching, public education, and st  more