CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 6 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2023: Discovery Education and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today announced a new virtual experience - An Ounce of Prevention Virtual Field Trip - empowering students in grades 9-12 to make healthy decisions and become advocates for prevention in their communities. This virtual field trip is part of Operation Prevention, a collaboration bet  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * New faculty member Sonia Bansal aims to develop courses that will give students foundational skills and practical engineering experiences they need to succeed * * * Sonia Bansal joined the faculty of Duke University's Department of Biomedical Engineering on July 1, 2023. With experience with both biomechanical research and engineering education, Bansal will teach and devel  more

GREENVILLE, North Carolina, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- East Carolina University issued the following news release: An East Carolina University faculty member and student participated in the first-ever Marine Bioinvasions Rapid Assessment Survey (RAS) of mid-Atlantic marinas this June. Dr. April M.H. Blakeslee, associate professor of biology in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, and biology graduate student Carter K. Stancil, spent five days sampling floating docks in 10 busy recreationa  more