ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Jan. 17 -- Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College issued the following news release: The A-B Tech Foundation awarded more than 400 scholarships totaling more than $600,000 for the 2022-23 academic year and is set to give again for the 2023-2024 year. Students may receive up to $2,000 to cover tuition and other expenses. "One of the A-B Tech Foundation's primary goals is to help students achieve their educational goals," said Amanda Edwards, executive director  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, Jan. 18 -- Cape Fear Community College issued the following news: Cape Fear Community College is excited to introduce an online Barber Instruction Prep Course designed for experienced barbers aiming to transition into education. This four-month program is designed to equip individuals with the essential skills and knowledge needed to excel as influential educators in the barbering community. The course begins February 1. The Barber Instructor Prep Course covers a di  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: A new CNN investigation details how North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is now desperately trying to run from his long and well-documented record of pushing for completely banning abortion in "any circumstances." CNN found that since at least 2018, Robinson "regularly labeled abortion as 'murder' and 'genocide,'" and "baselessly speculated that the founders of Planned Parenthood were satanists who practice  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Jan. 18 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: Joel Collier, the Theodore Kennedy Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and Tatiana Segura, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, earned 2024 Clemson Awards from the Society for Biomaterials. Collier received the Clemson Award for Basic Research, and Segura received the Clemson Award for Contributions to Literature. The Clemson Award for Basic Research is awarded to individuals who have mad  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Jan. 18 -- Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment issued the following news on Jan. 17, 2024: Eighteen emerging leaders from water and wastewater utilities across the United States have been selected as 2024 Fellows of the Nicholas School for the Environment at Duke University's Water Innovation Leadership Development (WILD) Environment+ program. Water professionals accepted into the 8-month program are introduced to new approaches and strategies for deal  more

GREENVILLE, North Carolina, Jan. 17 -- East Carolina University issued the following news release: East Carolina University has earned the prestigious 2024 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement from the American Council on Education (ACE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. This acknowledgement highlights the work the university and its partners do together in communities across the globe. Only 40 colleges and universities across the nation received   more

MELBOURNE, Florida, Jan. 17 -- Florida Institute of Technology issued the following news: Florida Tech President John Nicklow announced today that John Z. Kiss has been named provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. The appointment follows a national search to find the university's next chief academic officer. He also will serve as an L3Harris Endowed Professor. Kiss joins Florida Tech May 1 after serving since 2016 as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor o  more

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina, Jan. 17 -- Fayetteville State University issued the following news: A Fayetteville State University department chair was selected to participate in the American Association of State Colleges and Universities' inaugural Department Chair Leadership Institute. Ji Young Kim, Ph.D, associate professor and English department chair, is a member of the first cohort of the AASCU's new leadership development institute for higher education department chairs. The experience i  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Jan. 17 -- Greensboro College issued the following news: Greensboro College has been named as the new west campus for the North Carolina Governor's School. Selected by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) and Superintendent Catherine Truitt, Greensboro College will host hundreds of academically gifted high school students as part of the residential summer program, starting this June. "Greensboro College is pleased to partner with the NCDPI to   more

SMITHFIELD, North Carolina, Jan. 18 -- Johnston Community College issued the following news: Johnston Community College is featured on an episode of "Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid," an acclaimed television series which highlights excellence and innovation in education. The show is distributed to 170 public television stations across the country for use over the next year. The episode featuring JCC looks at the college's unique partnerships with Grifols and Novo Nordisk that help shape the local   more

SMITHFIELD, North Carolina, Jan. 18 -- Johnston Community College issued the following news: Johnston Community College's Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technology students recently attended a Tools for Techs event where industry partners awarded roughly $37,000 in tools and scholarships. The North Carolina Transportation Maintenance Council awarded four $500 scholarships to Gabriel Genova (Willow Spring), Daniel Genova (Willow Spring), Lawrence Wilson (Hertford), and Richard Thrash (Four Oaks).   more

GREENSBORO, N.C., Jan. 18 -- North Carolina A&T State University issued the following news: By Jamie Crockett Solomon Bililign, Ph.D., a professor of physics at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, co-organized the "Together for cleaner air in Ethiopia" international conference held at Addis Ababa University. The three-day conference hosted 80 attendees from Ethiopia, Europe and the U.S., including air quality researchers and regulators, health professionals, community m  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 18 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following statement on Jan. 17, 2024: * * * Attorney General Josh Stein today shared an update on the North Carolina State Crime Lab's progress to test sexual assault kits in 2023 as he released the Department of Justice's 2023 annual report. In addition to updates on the State Crime Lab's work to analyze and test evidence for law enforcement, the report also provides updates on the work happening across   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 17 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following statement on Jan. 16, 2024: * * * Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after a federal court blocked JetBlue Airways' proposed $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines. Attorney General Stein and the attorneys general from California, the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York partnered with the U.S. Department of Justice to chall  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 18 -- North Carolina State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, today requested that the North Carolina Industrial Commission (NCIC) approve a "line-of-duty" death for Greensboro Police Sgt. Philp Dale Nix, who was killed on Dec. 30, 2023, while trying to stop a robbery at a convenience store in Greensboro. Three suspects were apprehended after shooting Sgt. Nix and fleeing the scene. Sg  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 17 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2024: Governor Roy Cooper today urged Congressional leaders to support the bipartisan Affordable Connectivity Extension Act. This legislation will provide $7 billion to continue the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and ensure millions of low-income U.S. households stay connected to reliable high-speed internet when current funding is projected to end in mid-2024. The progra  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 18 (TNSres) -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is committed to improving youth behavioral health in North Carolina and is leveraging the historic investment from the NC General Assembly to ensure everyone receives the care they need when and where they need it. One of the key initiatives is the Children and Families Specialty Pla  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 17 -- The North Carolina Department of Insurance issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2024: Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has announced that the North Carolina Department of Insurance saved or recovered nearly $130 million for North Carolinians in 2023. This amount represents the best single year on record in recoveries since Commissioner Causey took office in January 2017. The recovered funds include those from insurance fraud restitution and externa  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers found that more extreme and frequent droughts would dramatically increase the amount of forest burned by wildfire in the southern Appalachian region of the Southeast through the end of the century. In a study published in Fire Ecology, researchers found the most severe and frequent drought scenario would mean about 310 squar  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: The scientific community has long been enamored of the potential for soft bioelectronic devices, but has faced hurdles in identifying materials that are biocompatible and have all of the necessary characteristics to operate effectively. Researchers have now taken a step in the right direction, modifying an existing biocompatible material so that it conducts electricity efficiently in   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 18 -- William Peace University issued the following news: Whether you're a first-time college student embarking on a new academic journey or returning to complete your degree, the pathway to college can be overwhelming. Amidst the excitement and anticipation, understanding the cost of attendance is crucial. At William Peace University (WPU), we believe in providing transparency in financial matters, ensuring that every student can pursue their educational goals wit  more

MISENHEIMER, North Carolina, Jan. 17 -- Pfeiffer University issued the following news: By Taylor Brigman Cancer survivors often experience disease and treatment-related symptoms. Symptoms can persist months to years into survivorship and include pain and discomfort, cancer-related fatigue, weight changes, poor sleep quality, and mental/emotional effects. Exercise and lifestyle interventions have been found to improve symptom severity and positively impact functional capacity and health-related  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 17 -- Red Hat, a provider of open source software solutions, issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2024: Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the general availability of Red Hat Developer Hub, an enterprise-grade internal developer platform (IDP) based on Backstage, an open source Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) project. Featuring a self-service portal, standardized software templates, dynamic plug-i  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Jan. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Mara Buchbinder, PhD, professor of social medicine, and colleagues at the UNC School of Medicine and Harvard University surveyed obstetrician-gynecologists in 13 states with functional abortion bans to document the impacts on healthcare staff. * * * UNC School of Medicine researchers and colleagues have documented the perceived effects on physicians in  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Jan. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Led by Juan Song, PhD, at the UNC School of Medicine, and Wubin Bai, PhD, at the UNC College of Arts and Sciences, research suggests that a wearable patch featuring electrically triggered microneedles for on-demand drug delivery could be the next frontier in treatment of neurodegenerative disorders and neurological injuries. * * * University of North   more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina Wilmington campus issued the following news release: * * * UNCW among top U.S. coastal universities studying how sand moves on nation's beaches * * * Imagine standing at the shoreline on the beach, where breaking ocean waves rush in and out. Known as the swash zone, this area is where crucial sand movement occurs, shaping the nation's coastlines over time. To better understand how sand is transported in the sw  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Jan. 17 -- The University of North Carolina's School of the Arts issued the following news release: Will Files (B.F.A. Filmmaking '02) won an Emmy for outstanding sound editing for a limited or anthology series, movie or special for Hulu's "Prey." He also earned two nominations for Netflix's "Stranger Things" in the outstanding sound editing for a comedy or drama series (one hour) and outstanding sound mixing for a comedy or drama (one hour) categories for the "St  more

GOLDSBORO, North Carolina, Jan. 17 -- Wayne Community College issued the following news release: WCC Achievement Coach Chad Evans recently graduated from the North Carolina Student Success Center's Equity Coach Academy. The statewide program focuses on DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging). Through the program's classes, participants were taught to look at scenarios through an "equity lens." "What may look good to one person may not look good to everyone. That might be equality,   more