AUBURN, Alabama, June 12 (TNSres) -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: Akond Rahman, assistant professor in computer science and software engineering (CSSE) and an affiliated faculty member of the Auburn Cyber Research Center (ACRC), is part of a multi-institution workforce development program designed to provide students with extra cybersecurity training to prepare for Department of Defense (DOD)-related careers. The project, "A Virtual Institute for Cyber Research and Exp  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on June 12, 2024: On Tuesday, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein launched Veterans for Stein alongside former Army captain Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a combat veteran who was stationed at North Carolina's own Fort Liberty -- highlighting the ways in which Attorney General Stein will stand up for North Carolina's military community as governor. At the event, AG Stein reaffirmed his commitment to making s  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, June 12 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: Emma Chory, an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University, was awarded a seed grant from the Hypothesis Fund. Unlike traditional grants, the Hypothesis Fund works with accomplished scientists, called Scouts, to identify and support high-reward, early-stage research to support. "With her research project, 'Probing the Principles of Evolutionary Decisi  more

GREENVILLE, North Carolina, June 12 -- East Carolina University issued the following news release: The East Carolina University Police Department remains one of two university police departments in the UNC System to earn dual accreditation after completing a reaccreditation process. ECU completed the reaccreditation process to be certified by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) last week. The department is also certified by the Commission for Accredi  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 13 -- Fox Rothschild, a law firm, issued the following news release: Fox Rothschild congratulates Jonathan Heyl on his selection to the 2024 Commercial and Consumer Litigation Power List by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly. For more than 25 years, Heyl has helped commercial clients across a wide range of industries resolve disputes. He has represented multiple large and mid-market corporate, banking, professional and insurance clients. His practice includes a rang  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 12 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated miniature soft hydraulic actuators that can be used to control the deformation and motion of soft robots that are less than a millimeter thick. The researchers have also demonstrated that this technique works with shape memory materials, allowing users to repeatedly lock the soft robots into a desired shape and return   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 13 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: It's Groundhog Day in Charlotte, or, rather, Kamala Day (again). "An 'economic opportunity tour' is a curious decision for the Biden administration to tout, when their failed economic policies have produced record inflation, higher gas prices, and made it harder to afford the basics," said NCGOP Communications Director Matt Mercer. "Americans remember a roaring economy under President   more

SALISBURY, North Carolina, June 13 (TNSres) -- Catawba College issued the following news: Three Catawba College students are on the list of exceptional students who have been selected as recipients of the prestigious 2024 Undergraduate Research Award by the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU). Eleven students from various NCICU institutions across North Carolina were selected for their work in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), and psychology. Among   more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, June 12 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: By Bill Studenc Western Carolina University's Master of Accountancy Program, previously located at WCU's instructional site at Biltmore Park in Asheville, is moving to an online format beginning with the 2024 fall semester. The move, which takes effect in August, is designed to accommodate the needs of students as they seek advanced degrees in a changing landscape nationally for graduate programs, sai  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, June 12 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: The Educating Character Initiative (ECI), a part of the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University, has awarded 41 grants of up to $50,000 to institutions nationwide seeking to educate and embed character in their distinctive contexts of higher education. "We look forward to the ways in which the work of these institutions will deepen collective understanding of character and expand  more