DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 24 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: Nearly 70 faculty, staff, and students from Duke University's Department of Biomedical Engineering attended the 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society Meeting, held in Seattle, Washington from October 13-15. The event gave the department an opportunity to interact face-to-face with prospective undergraduate and graduate students, and to discuss potential collaborations with their peers at othe  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 24 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2023: Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) today declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $1.025 per share. This dividend is payable on Dec.18, 2023, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Nov.17, 2023. The company also declared a quarterly cash dividend on its Series A preferred stock of $359.375 per share payable on Dec.18, 2023, to shareholders of record at the close of busines  more

GREENVILLE, North Carolina, Oct. 24 -- East Carolina University issued the following news release: Veteran East Carolina University police officer, Jason Sugg, has been appointed chief of the ECU Police Department (ECUPD) effective Oct. 23. Sugg has 24 years of experience in campus law enforcement at ECU and has been deputy chief since 2013. He recently served as the interim police chief at Elizabeth City State University and filled the role of interim chief in 2013 and 2016 at ECU. He is a gr  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 24 -- LPL Financial LLC, a company that provides support from independent financial advisors to financial institutions, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2023: LPL Financial LLC announced today that financial advisor Daria Schumacher CFP(R), CLU(R), RICP(R), ChFC(R), NSSA(R) has joined LPL Financial's broker-dealer, RIA and custodial platforms, aligned with existing firm Balmville Wealth Group (BWG). She reported having served approximately $150 milli  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 24 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2023: Today, Governor Roy Cooper honored the Lenoir-Rhyne University Men's Lacrosse and Women's Triathlon teams on winning the 2023 and 2022 NCAA National Championship in their respective sports. "Both teams showed remarkable determination and tenacity on their respective runs to capture NCAA Division II National Championships," said Governor Cooper. "We're excited to celebrate   more

ROCKY MOUNT, North Carolina, Oct. 24 -- North Carolina Wesleyan College issued the following news: For his great career in serving the region's people and needs, North Carolina Wesleyan University presented Norris Tolson with the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award at their Homecoming game on Saturday, October 14. Mr. Tolson is the Vice President of Special Projects for the Carolinas Gateway Partnership. The award is presented to a community leader who best exemplifies excellence in character, leade  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: Areza, Johnson named ASPPH/CDC public health fellows Congratulations to Julci Areza, MPH, and Joanne Johnson, MPH, two recent Gillings School alumni who have been named to the 2023 class of public health fellows through a program administered by the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) and the Centers for Disease Control   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 24 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2023: Discovery Education and Verizon today announced a new virtual experience - Bridge to the Future: A Virtual Field Trip into Extended Reality - showing students in grades 6-12 the possibilities of the immersive world. This virtual field trip builds upon Discovery Education's immersive learning suite of resources, including a multi-year partnership   more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 24 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: Wake Forest earns national 'Career Spark Award' (https://zwly9k6z.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fnews.wfu.edu%2F2023%2F10%2F17%2Fwake-forest-earns-national-career-spark-award%2F/1/0100018b5dd18221-b41a6deb-2c6e-46d3-85ac-0feafa8038ce-000000/2eJ70GevZ3_uN-Z55Q84zdn8lCE=344) By Kim McGrath | Wake Forest News Wake Forest is one of 12 institutions earning a 2023 Handshake Career Spark Award in the   more