SALISBURY, North Carolina, June 4 -- Catawba College issued the following news: Catawba College and Eremid(R) Genomic Services are now accepting applications for a unique summer program: Illumina Next Generation Sequencing Workshop and Certificate Program from August 5-16, 2024. Catawba College students, researchers, and students at the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC), and other interested scientists are invited to apply for a seat in this inaugural summer workshop and certificate progra  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 4 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Waste Management has issued Solid Waste Permit No. 0403-MSWLF-2010 to approve a horizontal and vertical expansion to the Anson Landfill in Anson County. The landfill receives municipal solid waste and is owned and operated Waste Connections/Chambers Development of North Carolina. It is located at 375 Dozer Drive   more

MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina, June 4 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Coastal Management (DCM) is accepting public comments on the Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel's draft Sea Level Rise update. Public comments will be accepted until July 3, 2024, at 5 p.m. The draft Sea Level Rise Update is available for review online (https://www.deq.nc.gov/draft-sea-level-rise-re  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 4 -- The North Carolina State Treasurer issued the following statement on June 3, 2024: * * * Statement from Treasurer Folwell: During the May meeting of the Local Government Commission (LGC), State Auditor Holmes requested that officials from City of Rocky Mount have an opportunity to address the LGC regarding its pending application for approval of debt for a refurbished fire station. That item has now been included on the agenda for discussion purposes during   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 4 (TNSres) -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host a Spanish-language webinar on Thursday, June 6, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., to discuss the new NCDHHS Community and Partner Engagement Initiative with North Carolina community advocates, partners, leaders and other members of the Hispanic and Latinx community. The public, media and   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 4 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following statement on June 3, 2024: * * * The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) has issued the following statement following the appeal of SB 749 to the N.C. Supreme Court: "We are pleased to see that the legislature's leadership has appealed the ruling of SB 749 directly to the N.C. Supreme Court. Simply put, our boards of election should operate on a bipartisan basis with transparency and consistency,"   more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 4 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: Story by Alice Manning Touchette This June, UNC Greensboro Professor of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management Joy Bhadury will take a research trip to South Africa after being named a Fulbright Specialist for 2024. The award will take him to the University of Venda (UNIVEN), one of UNCG's newest international partners, and to Vaal University of Technology (VUT). He will  more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, June 4 -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: Maj. Timothy Passmore, assistant professor in the Department of International Studies and Political Science at Virginia Military Institute, will discuss how nations use the Olympics to improve their reputation both domestically and abroad on the public radio program, "With Good Reason," May 31-June 6. In addition to Passmore, the upcoming show, "Women Enough," will feature Bonnie Hagerman from the University   more