CARY, North Carolina, Dec. 1 -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release: Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. And stories are rampant about its promise and its threat. Will AI's potential be realized in the year ahead? SAS, the leader in AI and analytics, asked executives and experts across the company to predict trends and key business and technology developments in AI for 2024. Below are some of the predictions they shared.   more

BOONE, North Carolina, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- Appalachian State University issued the following news: Following 12 years of care and anticipation, Appalachian State University's rare corpse flower graced observers with a long-awaited bloom on Friday, Nov. 24. Officially classified as titan arum, and scientifically known as Amorphophallus titanum, the corpse flower's bloom was its first since arriving at the Department of Biology Greenhouse in 2011. Greenhouse staff first noticed the outer coverin  more

BUIES CREEK, North Carolina, Nov. 30 -- Campbell University issued the following news: Dr. Alicia Myers, associate professor of New Testament and Greek for Campbell University's Divinity School and president of the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion (NABPR) for 2023-24, presided over the organization's meeting San Antonio, Texas, on Nov. 18. NABPBR is a community of teaching scholars. Most members teach at Baptist-affiliated schools, colleges and seminaries, but members al  more

MURFREESBORO, North Carolina, Nov. 30 -- Chowan University issued the following news: On November 17th, seven student members of the STEM Mentoring Program at Chowan University, accompanied by Dr. Kyung-Hoon Lee, participated in the NCICU Career Workshop at Guilford College. The workshop provided an invaluable opportunity for these students to explore various career paths and gain insights into internship programs. As a Life Skills University, Chowan University is committed to providing its st  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Dec. 1 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: K-5 educators across Arizona's Pendergast Elementary School District (PESD92) are enhancing science instruction thanks to a new collaboration with worldwide edtech leader Discovery Education. In this latest phase of PESD92's multiyear partnership with Discovery Education, students and teachers in K-5 classrooms districtwide now have access to the company's award-w  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Nov. 30 -- Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment issued the following news: Shineng Hu, assistant professor of physical oceanography, is a climate scientist specializing in using observations, theory and climate models to better understand the relationship between global ocean and atmospheric movement, especially as that relationship indicates and informs climate change. At the faculty research symposium in Beaufort, Hu gave an overview of his lab's work,  more

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina, Nov. 30 -- Fayetteville State University issued the following news: A Fayetteville State University professor in the School of Social Work was awarded $10,000 from the Council of Social Work Education's Kendall Institute to integrate simulation-based education into preparing students to assess food insecurity with community assessment models within the classroom. Erica Campbell, Ph.D, associate professor, will lead a course to increase students' knowledge of food   more

BUIES CREEK, North Carolina, Dec. 1 -- Campbell University issued the following news: Campbell University celebrated the lives and distinguished service of five men and women, awarding honorary degrees to David Clark, Bernard McLeod, Bob Whiteman, Catherine Wood and Luby Wood in the ballroom of the Oscar N. Harris Student Union on Nov. 28. "The honorary degree represents Campbell University's highest recognition of outstanding and distinguished contributions to scholarship, creativity, leaders  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 1 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rescinded its approval for imports of waste material containing GenX from a Chemours facility in the Netherlands to the Chemours Fayetteville Works Plant in North Carolina. The EPA notified Governor Cooper by letter today of the decision. Governor Cooper strongly urged the EPA to reverse the original approval in a November 3 let  more

ELON, North Carolina, Nov. 30 -- Elon University issued the following news release: Jack B. Hicks, a partner with the international law firm of Womble Bond Dickinson and a longtime friend of Elon University School of Law, will highlight a December ceremony for 140 graduates in the Class of 2023. An attorney who has protected intellectual property rights and advanced standings in the international marketplace for a range of global companies will share wisdom learned from his accomplished career  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Nov. 30 (TNSres) -- North Carolina A&T State University issued the following news: By East L Dockery North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University professor Laquanda Johnson, Ph.D., has been awarded the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Boeing HBCU Capacity Grant. Johnson, an associate professor of supply chain management in the Willie E. Deese College of Business and Economics, will use her grant to support her Data Analytics Navigation Camp Exper  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 1 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 84 of North Carolina's counties in October 2023, decreased in five, and remained unchanged in 11. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate at 5.9 percent while Swain County had the lowest at 2.6 percent. Fourteen of the state's metro areas experienced rate increases and one remained unchanged. Among the metro areas, Fa  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 1 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2023: Jessica Holmes will serve as North Carolina State Auditor starting Dec. 15, 2023, when current Auditor Beth Wood leaves the post, bringing years of work in government and the law to the job, Governor Roy Cooper announced Thursday. "North Carolina is fortunate to have a dedicated, enthusiastic public servant in Jessica Holmes willing to take on the important role of State Au  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 30 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following executive order entitled "Executive Order No. 295" on Nov. 28, 2023: * * * EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 295 NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NOS. 293 AND 294 WHEREAS, in November 2023, western North Carolina was threatened by wildfires and drought conditions; and WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 293, Declaration of a State of Emergency Due to Existing and Potential Wildfires, was issued on November 8, 202  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 30 -- The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: North Carolina's strong literary tradition is celebrated by the 2023 North Carolina Book Awards, which will be presented Dec. 8 during the annual meeting of the N.C. Literary and Historical Association. The annual awards recognize significant works by North Carolina writers. Since its founding in September 1900, the N.C. Literary and Historical  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 30 -- The North Carolina Department of Public Safety issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: The North Carolina Department of Public Safety recognized 10 remarkable employees Nov. 28 during the department's annual Badge of Excellence Ceremony. The Badge of Excellence award is the department's highest honor. Since 2015, it has been bestowed on DPS employees who have made outstanding contributions to the department, state government and the people of Nor  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: There's a species of ant that is so rare, only a handful of records exist from across the entire eastern United States. North Carolina State University researcher Michelle Kirchner not only found these ants in the Triangle region of North Carolina, she is the first to document an entire colony for scientists, taxonomists and ant-thusiasts everywhere. Aphaenogaster mariae Forel are a r  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Transitioning away from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which offer water- and oil-repelling properties on the outer shells of firefighter turnout gear, could bring potential performance tradeoffs, according to a new study from North Carolina State University. The study showed that turnout gear without PFAS outer shell coatings were not oil-repellent, posing a potential fl  more

ROCKY MOUNT, North Carolina, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- North Carolina Wesleyan College issued the following news: Ami Thompson, Ph.D., NCWU Assistant Professor of Biology, recently traveled to Ohio to present a workshop with her colleagues Melissa Sanchez Herrera, and freelance biologist Sandra Hunt von Arb. They discussed the migration mysteries of the Common Green Darner dragonfly. U.S. Forest Service administrators Karin Theophile and Mike Rizo also accompanied them. During the workshop, they per  more

ROCKY MOUNT, North Carolina, Dec. 1 -- Nash Community College issued the following news release: Nash Community College, Nash County Public Schools (NCPS) and the United States Department of Agriculture - Rural Development (USDA-RD) celebrated a grant award to improve the quality and accessibility of education provided to Southern Nash High School (SNHS) students during an event held at NCC today. The USDA-RD grant is the Synchronous Distance Learning for Student Success. The amount of the awa  more

CARY, North Carolina, Nov. 30 -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: SAS, a global leader in AI and analytics, announced today that it has achieved the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Advertising and Marketing Technology Competency in the category of Digital Customer Experience. Achieving the AWS Advertising and Marketing Technology Competency recognizes SAS' marketing technology (Martech) business for its expertise i  more

CARY, North Carolina, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release: Lauding the AI and analytics giant's "in-depth analysis capabilities across all stages of the customer lifecycle," Chartis Research has declared SAS as a RiskTech Quadrant(R) Category Leader in FRAML Solutions. SAS scored "high" across all completeness of offering evaluation criteria and notably ranked best-in-class in the analytics and user interface (  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Nov. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: Most epidemiology studies treat race and ethnicity as confounding variables, which may mask and perpetuate systemic racism, according to new research from epidemiologists at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Their new study, published in Epidemiology Reviews, found that in 2020 and 2021, three out of every five studies in the Amer  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 30 -- The Wake Technical Community College issued the following news: Four Wake Tech Architectural Technology students are celebrating well-deserved scholarship awards. AIA Triangle, a chapter of the American Institute of Architecture, awarded $3,000 in scholarships to Emma Paulsen, Hasten Goins, Glenn MacCormick, and Michael Mileski. The students were recognized at the AIA Triangle's annual fall meeting on November 14. They were selected for scholarships after AI  more

GOLDSBORO, North Carolina, Dec. 1 -- Wayne Community College issued the following news release: The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security have designated Wayne Community College as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) through the 2028 academic year. WCC's Cybersecurity program was validated by the NSA, and its policies were examined through an in-depth evaluation based on the agency's standards. The designation process took over a   more