RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 14 -- The North Carolina Department of the State Treasurer issued the following news release: The Local Government Commission (LGC) recently approved an application by the N.C. Turnpike Authority (NCTA) for revenue bonds and a Transportation Infrastructure Finance & Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan through US-DOT. Each is not-to-exceed $550 million and would be used to begin work on Phase 2 of the Complete 540 project, also known as Raleigh's Outer Loop. The 10-mile Ph  more

WHITEVILLE, North Carolina, Dec. 14 -- Southeastern Community College issued the following news: Southeastern Community College in partnership with Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute graduated 16 more students as certified truck drivers on Dec. 13 in the SCC auditorium. "What these students have done in a short amount of time is incredible," said Dr. Sylvia Cox, SCC executive vice president. "Where can you go and who can come to the table and be willing to commit the time, the  more

BUIES CREEK, North Carolina, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Campbell University issued the following news: A team of faculty members from the Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences have earned the prestigious 2023 ACCP Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Paper of the Year Award. The paper appeared in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, the pinnacle for publication as pharmacy educators, said Dr. Riley Bowers, associate professor of Pharmacy Practice and lead author of th  more

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Dec. 14 -- Cedarville University issued the following news: By Kaylee Guetter, Student Public Relations Writer What began as Emily Vest's conversation with a Cedarville University professor, ended as a creative nonfiction piece on the front page of a national literary magazine, The Albion Review. Vest, a senior English major from Raleigh, North Carolina, had her latest piece, "What Is the Epitome of Beauty?" published in the 2023 issue of The Albion Review, a national liter  more

HICKORY, North Carolina, Dec. 14 -- Catawba Valley Community College issued the following news: On Tuesday, December 12th, CVCC recognized the newest graduates of the Human Resources Institute (HRI). This program, run through the CVCC Corporate Development Center (CDC), began mid-September and ran until the completion of the academic semester. This the second graduating class in program history. Graduates included Jayne Abernethy; Jessica Chavez; Elizabeth Cruz; Susanne Drum; Mahogany Hildebra  more

GREENVILLE, North Carolina, Dec. 14 -- East Carolina University issued the following news release: East Carolina University and ECU Health are launching an initiative to increase the number of adult gerontology acute care nurse practitioners serving as advanced practice health care professionals in ECU Health's critical care settings. This effort builds on the collective commitment of both organization to solve the rural health challenges in the region as well as the state. The effort - concei  more

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Fayetteville State University issued the following news: A team of faculty from multiple departments received a $100,000 grant from the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD) to increase research capacity in AI applied to Health Equity. The funding was provided under AIM-AHEAD's Program for Artificial Intelligence Readiness (PAIR). Faculty members from comp  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 14 -- William Peace University issued the following news: Mental health is at the forefront of conversation these days, and for good reason. College is a stressful time for many, and fostering a holistic college experience is at the core of our mission at William Peace University (WPU). That's why WPU provides various wellness and mental health support services, though some students may not realize all the Wellness Center has to offer. Read on to make sure you're  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Dec. 15 -- The University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: By Amma Agyemang-Duah, Gillings School Communication Fellow The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health proudly announces the eighth round of Gillings Innovation Lab awardees. Six Gillings School faculty members were awarded $100,000 each to pursue research using generative artificial intelligence (gAI) that focuses on solving real-world problems ove  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Dec. 15 -- The University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health has selected two first-year Master of Public Health (MPH) students for the 2023-24 Gillings School Public Health Communications Fellowship: Ethan Chupp, student in applied epidemiology, and Shriti Pant, student in maternal and child health. The fellowship is a collaboration between the Gillings School and N  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Dec. 14 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news release: Prostate cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer death for men in North Carolina. Eric Wallen, MD, professor of urology at the UNC School of Medicine and a member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, is co-leading the effort to improve diagnostic and health outcomes for all North Carolinians with prostate cancer, including Black men and Native Americans,  more

LYNCHBURG, Virginia, Dec. 14 -- The University of Lynchburg issued the following news: Jacob Jones '25, a Westover Honors Fellow at the University of Lynchburg, spent his summer working with immigrants and refugees from all over the world at the New Arrivals Institute, a charity in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Appomattox, Virginia, native met people from Afghanistan, El Salvador, Syria, the Congo, and other places. "I was able to travel outside of my home community and positively benefit a  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Dec. 14 -- The University of North Carolina-Asheville issued the following news: This spring, the Great Smokies Writing Program at UNC Asheville will offer university-level classes led by professional writers in poetic form, worldbuilding in fiction, writing braided personal essays and more. Courses will be taught in person and online and begin with a range of starting dates from late January to early April. Try your hand at creating compelling characters in any gen  more