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

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

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 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