MURFREESBORO, North Carolina, May 30 -- Chowan University issued the following news: By Kim Sherman Bailey Yesterday, North Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities (NCICU) revealed the names of the exceptional students who have been selected as the recipients of the prestigious 2024 Undergraduate Research Award. This year, 11 outstanding students from various NCICU institutions across the state were chosen for their work in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), and psychol  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, May 30 (TNSres) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Interpretable model almost doubles medical professionals' accuracy while showing its work, assisting their decision making rather than telling them what to do * * * Researchers at Duke University have developed an assistive machine learning model that greatly improves the ability of medical professionals to read the electroencephalography (EEG) charts of intensive care pati  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 30 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in all 100 of North Carolina's counties in April 2024. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate at 5.8 percent while Greene, Buncombe, and Ashe Counties each had the lowest at 2.6 percent. All fifteen of the state's metro areas experienced rate decreases. Among the metro areas, Rocky Mount had the highest rate at 4.5 perc  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, May 30 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: Ed Broyhill and Kyshia Brassington were re-elected to their posts as RNC Committeeman and Committeewoman on Saturday, May 25, during the business session of the NCGOP State Convention in Greensboro. Broyhill, of Forsyth County, was re-elected Committeeman. Brassington, of Mecklenburg County, was re-elected Committeewoman. NCGOP Chairman Jason Simmons said in a statemen  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 30 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Researchers have demonstrated the ability to engineer materials that are both stiff and capable of insulating against heat. This combination of properties is extremely unusual and holds promise for a range of applications, such as the development of new thermal insulation coatings for electronic devices. "Materials that have a high elastic modulus tend to also be highly thermally cond  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, May 30 -- Qorvo, a provider of advanced wireless devices, wired and wireless networks and defense radar and communications, issued the following news on May 29, 2024: Qorvo(R) (Nasdaq: QRVO), a leading global provider of connectivity and power solutions, today announced the industry's highest gain pre-driver providing 39dB gain at 3.5 GHz and achieving a peak power of +29dBm. This new massive MIMO (mMIMO) pre-driver demonstrates Qorvo's commitment to advancing 5G tec  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 30 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Nucor today announced agreements to explore new and innovative approaches to support carbon-free energy generation and help utilities serve the future energy needs of large businesses in North Carolina and South Carolina. The announcement was made at the White House Summit on Domestic Nuclear Deployment. In memorandums of understanding (MOUs) signed this mo  more

CARY, North Carolina, May 30 -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release: The corporate vision for SAS, the leader in data and AI, is to be the most trustworthy analytics partner on the planet. SAS partners with its customers, and their use of SAS data and AI offerings helps change the world for the better. Each year, through the SAS Customer Recognition Awards, SAS recognizes outstanding customers who have made exceptional contribut  more