WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rails-to-Trails Conservancy issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: Rails to Trails Conservancy, the nation's largest trails, walking and biking advocacy organization, today marked five years of progress toward completing the country's first cross-country trail with a celebration and call-to-action at the U.S. Capitol. RTC pointed to the far-reaching demand from people for safe spaces to walk, bike and be active outside, and communities leveraging outdoor recreat  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 8 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: Two seniors have been selected for the postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award offered by the National Institutes of Health (NIH IRTA). Tahjanee Givens, a Stamps Scholar from Fuquay Varina, North Carolina, is majoring in psychology, and politics and international affairs. Eric Wang, a Reynolds Scholar from Cary, North Carolina, is a biology major. As part of this funded postbaccalaureate progr  more