CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Dec. 13 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2023: Wyoming's Holy Name Catholic School (HNCS) today announced a new multi-year partnership with global edtech leader Discovery Education. Thanks to this new collaboration, teachers across HNCS will soon have access to a suite of award-winning digital products that nurture curiosity and support their goal of implementing the first comprehensive STR  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 15 (TNSres) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * By studying the empty spaces between particles rather than the particles themselves, researchers can better understand structural stability * * * Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a method to identify and characterize the empty spaces between particles in any packed structure. By mapping out these empty spaces, researchers can better understand how cel  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Dec. 15 -- High Point University issued the following news release: A group of High Point University pharmacy students recently got to experience what it's like to be put on the spot and answer tough questions from a panel of stakeholders in a mock version of ABC's "Shark Tank." As part of a semester-long project designed to teach business and clinical principles, second-year pharmacy students in an Ambulatory Care Skills course co-coordinated by Dr. Angela Baalman  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 16 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein today sued HCA Healthcare for failing to comply with the Asset Purchase Agreement it executed when it purchased Mission Health System in 2019. Attorney General Stein alleges that HCA is not providing the quality, consistent emergency and cancer care for western North Carolinians it committed to deliver. * * * Attorney General Stein released the followin  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 16 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2023: Attorney General Josh Stein today won a court order requiring TikTok to comply with his investigative demand as part of his ongoing investigation. "Keeping North Carolina children safe is job one - wherever they are, including online," said Attorney General Josh Stein. "TikTok does not get to choose which parts of the law it complies with, and I'm pleased that the   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 16 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce posted the following news release: Carolina Structural Systems, a manufacturer of structural wood component systems, is establishing its first South Carolina operation in Anderson County. The $4.7 million investment will create 60 new jobs. Carolina Structural Systems is a family-owned business that supplies fabricated wood components and engineered wood products for single and multi-family homes, and light commerci  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 14 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Framatome, an international leader in nuclear energy, will invest $49.4 million to expand, modernize, and enhance its facilities in the City of Lynchburg to meet increased demand for servicing existing nuclear power plants and developing solutions for advanced and small modular reactors. Virginia successfully competed with North Carolina and Pennsylvani  more