CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Dec. 20 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: Futurelab+, an educational initiative from Discovery Education and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, was recently named the Best STEM Solution as part of the 2023 Excellence in Equity Awards. Presented by The American Consortium for Equity in Education, the Excellence in Equity Awards acknowledges, spotlights, and celebrates high-impact work across K-12 edu  more

BUIES CREEK, North Carolina, Dec. 20 -- Campbell University issued the following news: Dr. Lori Langdon, chair of Pediatrics at the Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine, spoke with WRAL this week after the death of a Wilson girl who developed myocarditis after she was infected with the flu, WRAL reports. Langdon also offered parents advice on when to see a doctor or to seek emergency care. She told the Raleigh station that it's important to closely monitor children when they're s  more

BUIES CREEK, North Carolina, Dec. 20 -- Campbell University issued the following news: Lundy-Fetterman School of Business students Taye Ghadiali, Charles Knowles, McKenzie Cannon and Raelynn Cox were named as finalists for the Fall 2023 Stock Market Game after developing their investment portfolios throughout the semester. Twenty students in both ECON 202 Principles of Economics and ECON 420 Money and Banking competed against their peers for 13 weeks under the direction of Dr. Shahriar Mostash  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Dec. 20 -- North Carolina A&T State University issued the following news: By Jamie Crockett North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University professors La'Toni Cromes and Kimberly C. Harper, Ph.D., were selected for Creative Greensboro's 2024 Greensboro Residency for Original Works (GROW). The program provides an "open flex space for Guilford County-based creative individuals and organizations to produce new and original works that encourage visitation and  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 20 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Water Infrastructure is accepting public comment on an updated Project Priority List for Lead Service Line Replacement funding until January 5, 2024. The Division administers the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds for Lead Service Line Replacements. In September and December 2023, the State Wa  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 21 -- The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2023: The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) will hold public hearings Jan. 9-Jan. 10, 2024, to receive comment on the following temporary rules: 07H .0507, .0508, .0509, 07I .0702, 07J .0203, .0204, .0206, .0207, .0208, 07M .0401, .0402, .0403, .0701, .0703, .0704 and .1101. Division of Coastal Management staff will facilitate the hearings, which will be held a  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Dec. 20 -- The University of North Carolina-Asheville issued the following news: Amanda Wolfe, professor of chemistry at the University of North Carolina Asheville, was one of eight recipients of the Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar award for 2023, a first for her and for UNC Asheville's Chemistry Department. The award, bestowed by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, honors young faculty in the chemical sciences who both hold a high standard of scholarship and sho  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, Dec. 20 -- The University of North Carolina Wilmington campus issued the following news release: Kati Chipps, Director of Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance (SPARC), has announced a decision to step away from her position with UNCW. After leading as SPARC Director since 2020, Chipps' last day at UNCW will be Jan. 16. "Kati has led UNCW sponsored programs through a challenging period with rapid growth," said Dr. Stuart R. Borrett, associate provost for resea  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Dec. 20 -- The University of North Carolina-Asheville issued the following news: WNC Health Network (WNCHN) and UNC Asheville - UNC Gillings Master of Public Health (MPH) Program have announced their partnership to support each other's efforts to enhance public health efforts in Western North Carolina. Ameena Batada, co-director of the UNC Asheville - UNC Gillings MPH Program, said, "This partnership offers students and our entire program more opportunities to learn   more