ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, May 17 -- Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College issued the following news release: Four A-B Tech Community College employees graduated this spring from the Western Community College Leadership Academy. Founded in 2021 at A-B Tech, the academy has since expanded to include Blue Ridge, Haywood, and Southwestern community colleges in the year-long leadership development program. A-B Tech's 2024 graduates are Patrycja Manning, Tonya Mintz, Scott Paxon, and Megan  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 16 (TNSres) -- Bank of America, a financial institution, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Many prospective homebuyers fear the long-term consequences of renting, including 70% who feel they're not making a long-term investment in their future, and 72% who worry that rent increases could affect their current and long-term finances, according to a new Bank of America Homebuyer Insights Report (HBIR) (PDF), conducted in partnership with Bank of Amer  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 16 (TNSres) -- Brighthouse Financial issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Brighthouse Financial, Inc. ("Brighthouse Financial" or the "company") (Nasdaq: BHF) announced today that on June 25, 2024, holders of record as of June 10, 2024 (the "Record Date") of (i) its depositary shares (the "Series A Depositary Shares" (Nasdaq: BHFAP)), each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of its 6.600% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A (the "Series  more

SALISBURY, North Carolina, May 17 -- Catawba College issued the following news: Catawba College proudly announces the appointment of Dr. Robin Cass as their new Vice Provost. She will begin in mid-July, bringing with her a wealth of experience and a stellar track record in higher education leadership. In her new role, Cass will play a pivotal role in shaping the academic landscape of Catawba College, overseeing a spectrum of academic initiatives aimed at fostering excellence and student succes  more

SALISBURY, North Carolina, May 17 -- Catawba College issued the following news: Catawba College received a Gold STARS rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) reaffirming its commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship. They are one of only three higher education institutions in North Carolina with an active Gold ranking. The AASHE STARS rating system is the leading tool for colleges and universities to measure their sustainab  more

ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina, May 16 -- College of the Albemarle issued the following news release: Graduates of the 2024 Associate Degree Nursing (A.D.N.) program received their pins at College of The Albemarle's (COA) annual pinning ceremony on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in the Performing Arts Center at COA - Elizabeth City. This year, we celebrated 29 graduates who completed over 800 clinical training hours and 1,056 classroom and lab hours. This year's pinning ceremony included the presentati  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: More than two months after becoming North Carolina's Republican nominee for governor, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is still struggling to unite his own party. Asked in an interview with Spectrum News if he was "on board" with Robinson being the GOP nominee, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis yet again stated that he doesn't believe that Robinson "has the qualifications for the job." Tillis' jab is the latest in a months-lon  more

MURFREESBORO, North Carolina, May 17 -- Chowan University issued the following news: By Zoe Beale Dr. Audrey Griffin, Associate Professor of Information Systems and Management, has announced her retirement from Chowan University, effective at the end of this academic year. Dr. Griffin has been a member of the Chowan University faculty since 2011, making significant contributions to the university's academic programs and leaving an indelible mark on the institution. During her tenure, Dr. Grif  more

ELON, North Carolina, May 16 -- Elon University issued the following news release: Three members of the Elon University School of Law community were honored this spring by the Greensboro Bar Association. Margaret A. Dudley, director of the university's Emergency Legal Services Program inside the Family Justice Centers of Guilford and Alamance counties, received the association's Distinguished Service Award at its annual awards banquet and celebration held April 18, 2024. "Her commitment to ju  more

ELON, North Carolina, May 17 (TNSres) -- Elon University issued the following news release: * * * Additional findings from the survey by the Imagining the Digital Future Center and the Elon University Poll were that many are not confident they can detect faked photos, videos or audio. * * * Seventy-eight percent of American adults expect abuses of artificial intelligence systems (AIs) that will affect the outcome of the 2024 presidential election, according to a new national survey by the El  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 17 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Nineteen rural communities from across the state have been selected to participate in the Commerce Department's program to increase their capacity to plan, implement, and manage economic development programs and opportunities. The Rural Community Capacity (RC2) program, an initiative from the Commerce Department, also involves Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 17 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Water Resources (DWR) has approved a certificate of coverage to allow BlueGreen Water Technologies to conduct a pilot study of a treatment for cyanobacteria within a limited area of Lake Mattamuskeet, the state's largest freshwater lake, starting on June 1. The certificate of coverage falls under the ge  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 17 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on May 16, 2024: * * * One year ago today, North Carolina Republican legislators overrode Governor Roy Cooper's veto of their abortion ban by one vote, putting reproductive care for millions of women in jeopardy. Today, Governor Cooper issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the veto override: "Last year, every single Republican legislator, even those who promised not to   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 17 -- The North Carolina Department of Insurance issued the following statement on May 16, 2024: * * * North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance Mike Causey issued the following statement today regarding the federal jury guilty verdict against Greg Lindberg: "I wholeheartedly agree with the statement that U.S. Attorney Dena J. King made yesterday regarding the guilty verdict handed down against Greg Lindberg. "Since the day I was sworn in as Commissioner of Insura  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 16 -- The North Carolina State Treasurer issued the following news release: State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, has submitted a framework for draft legislation that introduces a monthly $25 employer match for nearly 350,000 active members in the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System (TSERS), Consolidated Judicial Retirement System (CJRS), Legislative Retirement System (LRS) and the Optional Retirement Program (ORP). While $25 may seem like a small month  more

ITHACA, New York, May 16 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Two faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences have been named as National Humanities Center (NHC) Fellows for the 2024-25 year. Kim Haines-Eitzen, the Paul and Berthe Hendrix Memorial Professor of Near Eastern studies, and Mostafa Minawi, associate professor of history and director of Critical Ottoman and Post-Ottoman Studies, will pursue research projects in residence at the NHC in Durham, North Carolina. "NHC  more

CARY, North Carolina, May 16 -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release: A collaboration between global data and AI leader SAS and the Galapagos Science Center have been recognized for their crowd-driven AI app that helps protect endangered sea turtles. The app - which received an honorable mention in the Nature category for Fast Company's World Changing Ideas Awards - provides valuable information more quickly to better track each t  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Today, a year after North Carolina Republicans overrode Governor Roy Cooper's veto of their extreme abortion ban, DNC spokesperson Jackie Bush released the following statement: "Today, North Carolina women remember the terror of witnessing their MAGA state representatives override Democrats' efforts to preserve their reproductive rights -- and know exactly who to blame. Donald Trump overturned Roe and be  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, May 17 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * The UNC School of Medicine lab of Bryan Roth, MD, PhD, and colleagues at UCSF, Stanford and Harvard determined that a protein prediction technology can yield accurate results in the hunt to efficiently find the best possible drug candidates for many conditions. * * * Artificial intelligence (AI) has numerous applications in healthcare, from analyzing me  more