CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 28 -- Caterpillar, a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a global leader in providing essential elements for mobility, energy, connectivity and health, signed agreements today with Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) to collaborate on solutions to support the full circular battery value chain and sustainable mining operations. The collaboration aims to support Albema  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Sept. 28 -- Appalachian State University issued the following news: Studies confirm that staying up to date on vaccinations can significantly reduce older adults' risks of hospitalization or death from the flu and COVID-19. To improve vaccination rates among adults ages 60 and older in 10 Western North Carolina counties, the National Council on Aging has awarded a $481,378 grant to Appalachian State University's Blue Cross NC Institute for Health and Human Services. In p  more

BUIES CREEK, North Carolina, Sept. 28 -- Campbell University issued the following news: In a packed classroom, students, faculty and staff from the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business gathered for the second "Food for Thought" lunch and learn event, an initiative designed to provide insightful discussions on various aspects of student success and career preparation. This time, the spotlight was on professional development, and a panel of faculty members shared valuable advice. The panel was c  more

BUIES CREEK, North Carolina, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- Campbell University issued the following news: Campbell University's Biomedical Humanities program hosted its first annual Biomedical Humanities Lecture Series, sponsored by the Staley Foundation, on Sept. 26. The inaugural lecture was given by Dr. Mark Hammond entitled: "A Life of Faith and a Life of Inquiry: Biomedical Humanities to the Rescue." Nearly 200 students and faculty from across the university gathered in Butler Chapel to hear Dr. H  more

BUIES CREEK, North Carolina, Sept. 28 -- Campbell University issued the following news: Author Cole Arthur Riley will be the guest speaker at the Office of Spiritual Life Inaugural Staley Lecture at 6 p.m. on Oct. 17 in Butler Chapel. Cole Arthur Riley is a liturgist, writer and speaker. She is the author of This Here Flesh is also the creator of Black Liturgies, a space that integrates spiritual practice with "Black emotion, Black literature and the Black body." Riley is also curator for The  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on Sept. 27, 2023: The Republican North Carolina gubernatorial primary took another messy turn as Mark Walker unloaded a series of attacks on Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson in an interview with WFAE this week. After Robinson skipped a pair of primary debates earlier this month, Walker said that the lieutenant governor's team "won't put him on the stage and let him trip all over himself." Walker -- who, li  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 28 -- LPL Financial LLC, a company that provides support from independent financial advisors to financial institutions, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: LPL Financial LLC announced today that financial advisors Patrick "Pat" M. Ricketts, MBA, AIF(R), CPWA(R), CFP(R) and Mindy S. Helfrich, CDFA(R) of Vintage Financial Group have joined LPL Financial's broker-dealer, RIA and custodial platforms. They reported having served approximately $605 mi  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 28 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Attorney General Josh Stein today asked North Carolinians in western North Carolina to file complaints with his office if they are being affected by the lack of certain cancer treatments for adults with leukemia and lymphoma at Mission Hospital in Asheville. Attorney General Stein is investigating HCA over concerns that HCA may not be meeting the agreements it mad  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 28 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Congress must act to reauthorize the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) so that people can continue to afford to connect to high speed internet, Governor Roy Cooper urged North Carolina's Congressional delegation. The ACP, administered by the Federal Communications Commission, provides qualified low-income households $30 per month off the cost of an internet subscripti  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 28 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Provalus, an IT services company, will create 92 jobs in Columbus County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest $500,000 to establish operations in the City of Whiteville. "This announcement by Provalus is a great win for Columbus County," said Governor Cooper. "The decision to operate in Whiteville is evidence of the strength of rural North Caroli  more

MISENHEIMER, North Carolina, Sept. 28 -- Pfeiffer University issued the following news: Charles Ingram '11, '14 MBA, the recipient of this year's Presidential Merit Award, made the most of what Pfeiffer offered during his time as a student. Since then, he has leveraged his education to build a promising career in finance. The Presidential Merit Award, which is given by Pfeiffer's President to alumni who are 35 or younger, have excelled early in their careers, and show potential for continued su  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: The Carolina Population Center (CPC) of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was awarded a new $90 million cooperative agreement by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to implement the Global Health Program Evaluation, Analysis, Research, and Learning (GH PEARL) project. The five-year project is housed withi  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: Opportunity in biostatistics is booming in North Carolina and across the nation. Expertise in the analysis of data related to biology and health sciences supports a broad range of activities, from environmental health research and clinical trials of cancer treatments to analysis for litigation, and biostatistics degree holders work in the nonpro  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Sept. 28 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news release: The UNC Institute for Trauma Recovery in the UNC Department of Psychiatry has been awarded a $3-million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to investigate the potential of a therapeutic agent to reduce the frequency and severity of acute stress reaction (ASR), acute stress disorder (ASD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Acute stress disorder refer  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Sept. 28 -- The University of North Carolina's School of the Arts issued the following news release: UNCSA has added 12 new full-time faculty members for the 2023-24 school year, as well as 15 adjunct and visiting faculty, in the schools of Dance, Design & Production, Drama, Filmmaking and Music, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Patrick J. Sims has announced. "I can't tell you how excited we are to welcome this year's cohort of faculty who are game-changing   more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, Sept. 28 -- The University of North Carolina Wilmington campus issued the following news release: A new Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry will soon be offered in the College of Science and Engineering at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, tentatively beginning in the fall of 2024. The degree, which was approved by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors this month, will help prepare students to enter a career in chemical engineering, the med  more