MURFREESBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 6 -- Chowan University issued the following news: By Harri Lovett After a Chowan journey that has spanned over 25 years, Syble Shellito retires from Chowan University. Having been the Director of Academic Success since 2005, Shellito has influenced countless lives in both an academic and personal sense. After graduating with the class of '98 with a Bachelor of Arts in History and a minor in Religion, Shellito transitioned into a full-time member of staff, whe  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 6 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: Duke University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Jeffrey Glass has been appointed to the Engineering Research Visioning Alliance (ERVA) Standing Council, a National Science Foundation-funded body designed to identify and develop "bold and transformative new engineering research directions and to catalyze the engineering community's pursuit of innovative, high-impact research   more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: Samira Musah has received a New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program. An assistant professor of biomedical engineering and medicine at Duke University, Musah will use this highly competitive grant to explore how to use stem cells to repair damaged kidney cells, with the long-term goal of developing new methods to trea  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: As the internet quickly fills with viral videos of futuristic robots darting and racing around like the animals they're built to mimic, Duke researchers say that there's an element of their movement's programming that should not be overlooked: rhythm. When analyzing legs, wings and fins for moving robots or animals in the real world, the mathematics looks fairly straightforward. Li  more

BEAUFORT, North Carolina, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment issued the following news: At the inaugural Nicholas School Faculty Research Symposium at the Marine Lab on September 29th, professors from each of the school's three academic divisions presented to NSOE colleagues their current work and its application in ongoing research. This is the second of six synopses of those presentations. * * * As the world endeavors to extricate itself from a carbon ec  more

SALISBURY, North Carolina, Oct. 6 -- Catawba College issued the following news: An anonymous $360,000 gift to Catawba College is dedicated to the founding of a new Center whose focus and mission is on studying North Carolina politics and promoting public service. The Center will be led by well-known politics professor Dr. Michael Bitzer, who envisions an academic center devoted to involving students, as well as the greater community, in civic engagement and public service, with a focus on the   more

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina, Oct. 6 -- Methodist University issued the following news release: Methodist University President Stanley T. Wearden announced on Thursday that the Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine has received a $1-million gift from Norwood Bryan Jr., a long-time friend and donor to the University and business executive, community leader and public servant in Fayetteville, the region, and state. The gift is foundational in establishing a state-of-the-  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 6 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2023: Attorney General Josh Stein today announced a $49.5 million settlement with software company Blackbaud for its deficient data security practices and response to a 2020 ransomware attack that exposed the personal information of millions of people across the United States. The North Carolina Department of Justice received 313 security breach notices related to the Black  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 6 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following statement on Oct. 5, 2023: * * * Attorney General Josh Stein released the below statement after the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) reversed its decision to bar UNC Chapel Hill football player Devontez Walker from playing this season. Attorney General Stein wrote the NCAA on September 26, 2023, urging it to change course and alleging that its prior decision was wrong as a matter   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 6 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has received a four-year grant totaling $14.8 million from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to support the mental health of children and families in North Carolina. The funding will be directed towards North Carolina's System of Care which connects young people and their families w  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Increased salinity usually spells trouble for freshwater insects like mayflies. A new study from North Carolina State University finds that the lack of metabolic responses to salinity may explain why some freshwater insects often struggle in higher salinity, while other freshwater invertebrates (like mollusks and crustaceans) thrive. Salinity in this case refers to the concentrations o  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 6 -- The North Carolina National Guard issued the following news on Oct. 5, 2023: The North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) delivers the first of 112 new Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) across the force. The defibrillators were acquired, in part, due to an emergency incident, where an AED was used to help save a Soldier under cardiac arrest earlier this year. A significant upgrade to the new devices is an extended lifespan of battery and pads to 5 years. Co  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, Oct. 5 -- The University of North Carolina Wilmington campus issued the following news release: Eladio Bobadilla, assistant professor in the Department of History at the University of Pittsburgh, will deliver the 2023 Sherman Emerging Scholar Lecture, "'Building Walls, Building Bridges: The Roots of Modern Nativism and the Struggle for Immigrants' Rights," at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 18. This free event, part of the Sherman Emerging Scholar Lecture Series, is presented by t  more

GOLDSBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 5 -- Wayne Community College issued the following news release: The Wayne Community College Science Club is partnering with Sound Rivers to give students hands-on scientific learning experience. Sound Rivers is an agency that is responsible for monitoring the water quality in North Carolina's rivers and sounds. They have over 40 collection sites along the Tar-Pamlico and Neuse river basins. WCC is the first community college to be involved with their work. Sci  more