WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, issued the following news release: Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford is pleased to announce that Ashley Holloway, Dr. Richard Michaelson, and Mark Polk will join the hospital's board of directors. Ashley Holloway, a Murfreesboro native and Riverdale High School graduate, holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Samford University. Committed to community service, she is active with The Charity Circle of   more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, June 25 -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release: * * * Facility named Kennedy-Hopkins Medical Building to recognize two African American medical pioneers * * * Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is expanding services in East Winston-Salem to better meet the needs of the community. Beginning Monday, July 1, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist - Winston East, located at 2295 E. 14th St., will add internal medicine, women's services an  more

SYRACUSE, New York, June 27 -- The Central New York Community Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Six new members were elected by our board of directors to serve three-year terms. * * * The Central New York Community Foundation board of directors recently elected six new members. The following new members were appointed to serve their first three-year term: Jaime Alicea, Retired Superintendent of Schools at Syracuse City School District Jaime began his career with the Syr  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSres) -- The Council for Responsible Nutrition issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today responded to a recent commentary in JAMA Network Open questioning the value of multivitamin supplements. CRN emphasized the critical role that multivitamins play in filling essential nutrient gaps, particularly among vulnerable populations  more

GREENVILLE, North Carolina, June 25 (TNSres) -- East Carolina University issued the following news release: A group of East Carolina University students are spending the summer working with organizations that make a difference for the residents of eastern North Carolina. The State Employees' Credit Union (SECU) Public Fellows internship program partners students with local government, economic development, educational and other nonprofit agencies to work on projects that help address community-  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, June 24 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: By the end of the month, the U.S. Supreme Court must decide Loper Bright Enterprises vs. Raimondo, a case about commercial fishing and whether the federal government can compel the owners of commercial herring fishing vessels to pay for expert observers on their vessels. *** Original text here: https://news.wfu.edu/2024/06/24/fish-the-u-s-supreme-court-and-the-balance-of-power-in-the-federal-government  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSres) -- The Gerontological Society of America issued the following news release: The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has named 60 exemplary professionals as its newest fellows. Fellow status is peer recognition for outstanding contributions to the field of gerontology and represents the highest category of GSA membership. This distinction comes at varying points in a person's  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, June 28 -- Wake Forest School of Medicine issued the following news release: High Point University's Workman School of Dental Medicine and Wake Forest University School of Medicine have signed a letter of intent to begin discussions on developing dental residency programs together. Aligned with the educational and clinical objectives of both institutions, dental residency programs would provide post-doctoral training in a number of potential specialty areas, incl  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, June 26 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: Millions of Americans are expected to watch the first 2024 presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. In this Q&A, Wake Forest University associate teaching professor Nate French, an expert on political communication, explains how this first presidential debate differs from first debates in past elections and why the stakes are so high for both parties. Will the e  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, June 28 -- High Point University issued the following news release: High Point University's Workman School of Dental Medicine and Wake Forest University School of Medicine have signed a letter of intent to begin discussions on developing dental residency programs together. Aligned with the educational and clinical objectives of both institutions, dental residency programs would provide post-doctoral training in a number of potential specialty areas, including genera  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, June 26 -- High Point University issued the following news release: High Point University's Teresa B. Caine School of Nursing achieved full approval for its Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program from the North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON) after graduating its first class of students. The inaugural nursing cohort earned a 100% pass rate on the NCLEX, the national licensing exam for registered nurses. "We are thrilled to share that our BSN program has rece  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, June 28 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM) is one of nine medical schools nationwide selected to identify effective methods for bridging individuals across differences in academic medicine. The national demonstration project is championed by the Kern National Network for Flourishing in Medicine, a movement focused on four key elements within the medical profession - character, caring, practical wisdom, and f  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, June 26 -- Wake Forest School of Medicine issued the following news release: Alexis LeMone, a fourth year M.D. student at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, has been selected as one of 29 medical students from 21 medical schools across the country to participate in the NFL's Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative. Beginning Aug. 5, LeMone will complete a one-month clinical rotation with the Carolina Panthers, where she will observe and participa  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that say it combines journalism and engagement, issued the following news: By Jazmyn Gray On June 3, 2024, the Campus Consortium team welcomed the 2024 Reporting Fellows to a week-long virtual orientation. More than 40 students and recent graduates from our campus partners zoomed in from across the world--many meeting each other for the first time. Coming from journalism schools, liberal arts colleges, HBCUs, schools of public health, com  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 28 -- Trinity University issued the following news on June 27, 2024: Trinity University's Health Care Administration (HCAD) Alumni Association will gather from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, October 25, in the Korbell Great Hall inside the Chapman Center for its annual dinner and awards ceremony to honor the recipients of the 2024 Duce and Momentum Awards. The Duce Award honors a graduate of the HCAD program who has shown outstanding leadership and made significant contributions   more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, June 26 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: FEATURED NEWS On Juneteenth, freedom came with strings attached By Charles Blow | The New York Times As Corey Walker, the director of the African American Studies program at Wake Forest University, emphasizes, the idea of freedom, particularly for Black people in this country, is continuously being negotiated and contested, so "Juneteenth marks a moment in the ever-evolving and expanding project of Am  more