WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Feb. 3 -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist has partnered with two additional high schools in the Guilford County Schools system to provide official team physicians and certified athletic trainers (ATCs). Grimsley and Southern Guilford high schools will each have Wake Forest Baptist ATCs at most practices and games for major sports. Wake Forest Baptist will also provide physician medical directo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Feb. 7, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced five new Biden-Harris Administration appointees joining the DOE team to work alongside U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm in combating climate change and helping the United States achieve President Biden's ambitious clean energy goals. With these new hires and recent promotions, DOE appointees continue to make up an historically diverse te  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments to state boards and commissions. Gov. Cooper has appointed the following member to serve as chair of the North Carolina State Ports Authority Board of Directors: * Susan W. Rabon of Southport as chair. Rabon is the owner, director, and vice president of Commonwealth Home Health Care, Inc. and Commonwealth Document Management  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Feb. 6 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: A new study led by psychology researchers at Northwestern University found 84% of Black parents and 76% of white parents had spoken to their 8- to 11-year-old-children about the Black Lives Matter (BLM) Movement within the year following the 2020 murder of George Floyd. Their research revealed key differences, however, in the language parents used to explain BLM. Among Black parents, 78% affirmed   more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Feb. 8 -- The University of North Carolina's School of the Arts issued the following news release: Six permanent faculty members and one adjunct faculty member at the UNCSA have been named winners of the Excellence in Teaching Awards for 2023-24, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Patrick J. Sims has announced. They are: Allison George, High School Academic Program; Michael Miller, School of Filmmaking; Maria Serkin, School of Music; Paul Sharpe, School of Mus  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Feb. 6 -- The Wake Forest University Schools of Business issued the following news release: Wake Forest University has been recognized for excellence in preparing business students in their chosen industries and desired companies. According to the 2024 Best Undergraduate Business Schools ranking by Poets & Quants, the Wake Forest undergraduate business program ranks No. 2 nationally in career outcomes, as rated by alumni evaluating their undergraduate experience.   more