RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 21 -- The North Carolina Department of Administration issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: The NC Department of Administration's State Youth Council and Youth Advisory Council recently awarded a total of $6,292 through the annual Mini Grant Program to 15 deserving North Carolina-based organizations. This year, grantees received funding ranging from $250 to $500 to create peer-to-peer activities for high schoolers within their communities. "For over   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) is pleased to announce the "Fair Maps for North Carolina" tour. During the tour, Congressman Nickel will travel throughout the state to meet with elected officials, community leaders, and students to advocate for fair maps and ending partisan gerrymandering. Nickel will start the "Fair Maps for North Carolina" tour in Greensboro (2/22) and Charlotte (2/23), with subse  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Feb. 21 -- Wake Forest School of Medicine issued the following news release: Wake Forest University School of Medicine has launched a new Translational Eye and Vision Research Center, located inside Biotech Place, in Innovation Quarter. Leaders envision the center serving as a visionary hub that will redefine the landscape of eye and vision research. The center is led by two Wake Forest University School of Medicine faculty members: Rebecca Sappington, Ph.D., ass  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: * * * Selected news clips courtesy of the Wake Forest News & Communications team * * * FEATURED NEWS Serengeti's 'breathtaking' mammal migration shaped by grazers' diets (https://www.science.org/content/article/serengeti-s-breathtaking-mammal-migration-shaped-grazers-diets) By Elizabeth Pennisi | Science Magazine Each April, some 200,000 zebras begin their journey 800 kilometers northward   more