BOONE, North Carolina, Sept. 9 -- Appalachian State University issued the following news: Appalachian State University has welcomed 21,253 Mountaineer students for fall 2023 -- a historic enrollment for the university and a 4% increase since last fall. This year's class includes the largest first-year and online student populations to date and is the most diverse in App State's 124-year history, with 19% of the total population being racially and/or ethnically underrepresented students. "In Bo  more

GREENSBORO, N.C., Sept. 8 -- North Carolina A&T State University issued the following news: By Todd Simmons North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University this fall continued its now decade-long trend of growth, enrolling 13,883 students for the 2023-24 school year, 400 more than the previous academic year. The growth was largely driven by a rise in North Carolina students in the entering, first-year class, a significant increase in doctoral students and, most importantly, improve  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 9 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he reached an agreement in principle with Kroger that will require the grocery chain to pay $1.37 billion to participating state and local governments for its role in the opioid crisis. "We are going to keep holding accountable the companies that created and fueled the opioid epidemic," said Attorney General Josh Ste  more

SALISBURY, North Carolina, Sept. 8 -- Catawba College issued the following news: Two of Dr. Sheila Browns' academic papers have recently been accepted for publication in the Psychology Journal. Brownlow wrote "The Impact of College Physical Sciences on Mental Rotation Ability" and "Sharing the Responsibility: Victim Blaming as a Function of Crime Type and Victim Behavior." "The Impact of College Physical Sciences on Mental Rotation Ability" with Abigail S. Walters, Contessa Maggard, and Kelsie  more

CEDAR PARK, Texas, Sept. 8 -- ETS-Lindgren, a manufacturer of components and systems that measure, shield and control electromagnetic and acoustic energy, issued the following news: ETS-Lindgren will feature innovative products and services as well as custom MRI Solutions for healthcare management and construction professionals at two industry-leading trade shows in the coming weeks: the Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo, or HCF 2023, from September 19 to 21, in Charlotte, North Carolina;   more

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina, Sept. 8 -- Fayetteville State University issued the following news: Fayetteville State University School of Nursing is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jennifer Johnson-Edwards as the Interim Associate Dean and Dr. Aprel Ventura as the Graduate Program Director, effective August 1. Dr. Johnson-Edwards, with over 29 years of experience as a registered nurse and 20 years as a nurse academician, has a Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Alabam  more

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina, Sept. 8 -- Fayetteville State University issued the following news: Fayetteville State University (FSU) is excited to announce the addition of two professionals to the Office of Online Education. Dr. Kizito Mukuni has been appointed as the Director of Online Education, while Tristan Daniels will serve as the Online Navigator. Dr. Mukuni brings a wealth of experience to FSU, having served as an instructional designer at two public universities. He holds a Ph.D. in   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 9 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources (DEMLR) has issued a modification of the Wake Stone Corporation, Triangle Quarry Permit 92-10 as required by the August 11, 2023, decision from the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH). DEQ has filed a petition for judicial review and a motion to stay the OAH deci  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 8 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's (DEQ) Environmental Stewardship Initiative (ESI) invites its members, business leaders, and the public to attend the annual North Carolina ESI Conference on September 26 -27 at the North Carolina Rural Economic Center in Raleigh. The ESI program helps businesses improve sustainability and pollutio  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 8 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: Today, Governor Roy Cooper hosted a roundtable discussion at the Kathy Taft Center for Leadership and Excellence in Pitt County to highlight the extreme Republican plans to undermine and underfund public education in North Carolina. The Governor was joined by superintendents, school board members, teachers and local elected officials to discuss the disastrous impact Republi  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Researchers who created a soft robot that could navigate simple mazes without human or computer direction have now built on that work, creating a "brainless" soft robot that can navigate more complex and dynamic environments. "In our earlier work, we demonstrated that our soft robot was able to twist and turn its way through a very simple obstacle course," says Jie Yin, co-correspond  more

EAST GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- North Carolina A&T State University issued the following news: By Lydian Bernhardt Research funding in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University reached an unprecedented $39.5 million this year, buoyed by major projects funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the American Heart Association. This year's gain, an increase of more than $5 million from 202  more

MOUNT OLIVE, North Carolina, Sept. 9 -- The University of Mount Olive issued the following news: Renowned Attorney Richard Ford will speak at The University of Mount Olive on September 28 at 12:30 PM in Southern Bank Auditorium. An athlete's rights advocate, Ford began his law career in the 1980s. His career has been spent analyzing the legal, regulatory, and cultural issues of collegiate athletics through a value-based lens. Ford has his own podcast, BigAmateurism, which focuses on under-repo  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Sept. 9 -- The University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: As a new school year begins, you may have noticed a recent addition to the Gillings School campus. Located on the ground floor of Armfield Atrium, not far from the common area outside Blue Cross and Blue Shield Auditorium, a new vending machine from Campus Health now makes it easier to purchase common over-the-counter (OTC) health care products on-demand.  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, Sept. 8 -- The University of North Carolina Wilmington campus issued the following news release: Two teams at the University of North Carolina Wilmington were named among humanities projects nationwide to receive grant funding from the National Endowment of the Humanities. In total, the university received $177,639 in grant funding from NEH. The grant program, which provided $41.3 million to 280 projects nationwide this cycle, aims to support humanities education, r  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Sept. 8 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: Distinguished scholar of religion Corey D. B. Walker has been named Dean of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity. Walker, who is Wake Forest Professor of the Humanities, has served as interim dean for the school since January. "Corey Walker is a remarkable leader whose impressive record of scholarship and administrative leadership inform his compelling vision for graduate theological education  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 9 -- The Wake Technical Community College issued the following news: Wake Tech has a new option for Wake County residents who want to pursue a career in the hospitality industry. The college celebrated its new Workforce Continuing Education (WCE) Kitchen Lab with a special grand opening on Wednesday. The kitchen features more than 900 square feet of baking and cooking equipment, including a large mixer, a butcher block countertop, double ovens, a grill, and a fou  more