CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- Bank of America, a financial institution, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Bank of America Corporation today announced the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on Bank of America common stock of $0.24 per share, payable on December 29, 2023 to shareholders of record as of December 1, 2023. The Board also declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $1.75 per share on the 7% Cumulative Redeemable Preferr  more

MURFREESBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 19 -- Chowan University issued the following news: By Kim Sherman Bailey Chowan University is pleased to announce the appointment of Zoe Beale as the Interim Director of Public Relations. Beale, who joined the University staff in July 2022 as an Admissions Counselor, has proven her multifaceted skills and dedication during her tenure. After serving as an Admissions Counselor for over a year, Beale transitioned to the marketing team in August 2023, assuming t  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Oct. 19 -- High Point University issued the following news release: The High Point University Board of Trustees has appointed three new members to its Board of Ambassadors. Among the new members are distinguished Triad community leaders, attorneys and business owners. "High Point University is blessed to have the support and advocacy of all our extraordinary Board of Ambassadors members," said HPU President Nido Qubein. "I am delighted to have these new members brin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: With failed gubernatorial candidate Bill Graham's entrance into the North Carolina governor's race, there are now half a dozen GOP candidates in the increasingly messy, crowded and expensive Republican primary. Graham, who ran in the primary for governor in the 2008 election but "finished a distant third," is the latest candidate to jump in the race as top North Carolina Republicans worry that Lt. Gov. Mark   more

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- Fayetteville State University issued the following news: Fayetteville State University recently announced its Fall 2023 Chancellor's Fellows Leadership Program recipients at the Board of Trustees September meeting. The Chancellor's Fellows Leadership Program is designed to prepare, empower, and promote elite scholars for remarkable lives of leadership and service to the local community, state, nation, and globally. As one of FSU's most prestigi  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 19 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Attorney General Josh Stein today announced a $10 million settlement with ACI Worldwide, a payment processor company, over a 2021 testing error that led to the attempted unauthorized withdrawal of $2.3 billion from the accounts of mortgage holders. The error affected more than 14,769 North Carolinians, and North Carolina will receive $395,416.80 from the settlement   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 19 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: Today, Governor Roy Cooper sued Republican legislative leaders, saying their changes to the State Board of Elections and county boards of elections clearly violate the separation of powers established in the North Carolina Constitution. The changes were a part of Senate Bill 749, which would gridlock North Carolina elections and violate the separation of powers, according   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 19 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: On Wednesday, October 18, 2023, Governor Roy Cooper signed a Type I state disaster declaration for public assistance for the Village of Cedar Rock in Caldwell County that suffered damages from a rain event on July 15. The declaration makes additional assistance available to Cedar Rock. "This state disaster declaration will help the people of Cedar Rock as they recover from  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 19 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following executive order entitled "Executive Order No. 291" on Oct. 18, 2023: * * * DISASTER DECLARATION FOR THE VILLAGE OF CEDAR ROCK IN CALDWELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA WHEREAS, the North Carolina Emergency Management Act, Chapter 166A of the North Carolina General Statutes, authorizes the issuance of a disaster declaration for an emergency area as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat.Sec. 166A-l 9.3(7) that has been imp  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 19 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is awarding $4 million to support choice and inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the workforce. This award will help expand and enhance services that support individuals to work in their communities. It also furthers a top priority of the department to build a strong and i  more

ASHEBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 19 -- The North Carolina Department of Labor issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson will convene a meeting of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Advisory Council on Wednesday, Nov. 1. The meeting--slated to begin at 10 a.m.--will be held in-person at Randolph Community College's Martha Luck Comer Foundation Conference Center. The 11-member OSH Advisory Council is composed of safety and health professionals who adv  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: A new study finds that greenspace - the vegetation in a neighborhood's yards, parks and public spaces - has a positive impact on a key genetic marker associated with exposure to stress. However, the study also finds that the positive impact of greenspace isn't enough to compensate for other environmental challenges, such as air pollution. The markers in question are telomeres, which   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Robotic prosthetic ankles that are controlled by nerve impulses allow amputees to move more "naturally," improving their stability, according to a new study from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "This work focused on 'postural control,' which is surprisingly complicated," says Helen Huang, corresponding author of the study and the J  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Researchers at North Carolina State University and global collaborators have mapped the mosquito's tree of life, a major step toward understanding important traits, such as how the insects choose their hosts, feed on blood and spread disease. The findings will help researchers make better predictions to model disease transmission and understand what makes some mosquitoes better diseas  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * The $5-million initiative, led by the UNC School of Medicine and funded through the U.S. Department of Defense, will test the efficacy of an intervention developed at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research originally designed to help service members who experience acute stress reactions during military operations. Sam McLean, MD, MPH, professor of ps  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Oct. 18 -- The University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: Rebecca Fry, PhD, Carol Remmer Angle Distinguished Professor and Interim Chair in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering has been selected to the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) and Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC). Fry will also serve on the Chemical Assessment Advisory C  more