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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Thursday June 20, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Catch The Wave of June CASE
DURHAM, North Carolina, June 19 (TNSres) -- The American Society of Echocardiography issued the following news release: The latest issue of CASE is now available with intriguing reports, including "The Complex Hemodynamic Interplay between Mitral Arcade, Midventricular Obstruction, and Prosthetic Aortic Valve" by Taverna et al. CASE Editor-in-Chief Vincent Sorrell, MD, FASE, remarked, "One of the great values of CASE is the ability to use high-quality echo images matched to tomographic cardiova  more

North Carolina Professor Dismissed After Secret Recording by University in His Classroom
NEW YORK, June 18 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, issued the following news release: (NEW YORK)-- PEN America today condemned the secret recording of Professor Larry Chavis at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and his later dismissal based on what the scholar believes were comments he made in the classroom in support of indigenous and LGBTQ+ rights. "This case is pos  more

North Carolina State University's Clint Stevenson Honored With IFT Achievement Award for Excellence in Education
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 19 -- The Institute of Food Technologists issued the following news release: The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), a nonprofit scientific organization committed to advancing the science of food and its application across the global food system, is pleased to announce that Clint Stevenson, PhD, Associate Professor at North Carolina State University, has been awarded IFT's Excellence in Education Award in honor of William V. Cruess, which recognizes an IFT member who   more

Shining New Light on Old Bones
RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 19 -- The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences issued the following news release: The Dueling Dinosaurs are exceptionally preserved. Every bone remains in life position. This incredible preservation suggests that these two dinosaurs were entombed by sediment as fleshed-out carcasses and not just skeletons. Through the process of fossilization, the bones of these animals were mineralized in exceptional condition, while the soft tissues (e.g., skin, muscle and   more

Young Historians Win Awards During State Convention at the N.C. Museum of History
RALEIGH, N.C., June 19 -- The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources' Museum of History issued the following news release: Young historians from across the state gathered at the North Carolina Museum of History this spring for the Tar Heel Junior Historian Association (THJHA) Annual Convention. The all-day event featured dynamic learning experiences that help young people appreciate and understand North Carolina's rich history and recognized the junior historians for their   more