GREENVILLE, North Carolina, Aug. 22 -- East Carolina University issued the following news release: East Carolina University's Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Voyages of Discovery Series will feature two special guests for the 2024-25 season -- a well-known actor and literacy advocate, and a biologist and wildlife conservationist -- who will speak to the theme of trailblazing tales: telling the stories of our communities. "From uncovering the stories of our cells in a biology lab to  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Aug. 21 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: Time flies when you're accomplishing big things. Just ask Western Carolina University Chancellor Kelli R. Brown. Brown, who last month celebrated her fifth year as WCU's Chancellor, addressed faculty and staff Wednesday, Aug. 13, during the annual Fall Opening Assembly, a prelude to the start of the 2024-25 academic year. In doing so, she reflected on some of the university's accomplishments during her  more

BANNER ELK, North Carolina, Aug. 21 -- Lees-McRae College issued the following news: For the past three years Teresa Santis has devoted herself to the students and faculty of Lees-McRae as the Program Coordinator for Teacher Education (Online and Distance Learning), but that passion for supporting both learners and educators extends much further back. "I've got 29 years of experience in public education. Early in my career I actually served as a mentor to a Lees-McRae graduate," Santis said. "  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Researchers at Duke are focused on understanding how 2-meter-long DNA is organized within a micron-size cell nucleus * * * If stretched out, the DNA in a human cell would be about 2 meters long, but the nucleus of the cell is only about 6 micrometers in diameter. This is similar to packing 24 miles of thread into a tennis ball, and it's at the heart of one of the biggest q  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Aug. 22 -- High Point University issued the following news release: High Point University's Board of Stewards raised $7,000 for West End Ministries during the spring semester and restocked its pantry with nonperishable food. It's become a tradition for HPU's Board of Stewards to commit their philanthropic efforts to West End Ministries every spring. "Serving the High Point community is very important to the Board of Stewards," said Lorisa Klinger, a finance major an  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 22 -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release: For the second year in a row, Constangy partner Ken Carlson has been named to North Carolina Lawyers Weekly's "Power List" for Employment Law. North Carolina Lawyers Weekly "Power List" honorees are selected by looking at a range of criteria, including whether an attorney is considered to be a leader in his or her field, well-versed in relevant case law, statutes and regulations;   more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 21 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Natural rubber is a crucial material with limited and therefore vulnerable sources Caltech is joining a multi-institution effort to develop domestic sources of natural rubber--a crucial material that is often irreplaceable by synthetic alternatives. Dubbed the Transformation of American Rubber through Domestic Innovation for Supply Security (TARDISS) Engineering Research Center (ERC), the $26 mi  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 22 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Education Leaders Oppose Expansion of Private School Vouchers * * * As Governor Cooper continues the "Year of Public Schools," school boards from at least 10 school districts are calling on the General Assembly to make meaningful investments in teacher pay and fully fund our public schools instead of further expanding the state's dangerous taxpayer-funded private school voucher sch  more