Wednesday - November 27, 2024
State Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Saturday August 31, 2024 ( 9 items )  

Duke-Led Team Begins Plans for an Enormous 256-Qubit Quantum Computer
DURHAM, North Carolina, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * New one-year, $1 million pilot project is the first step toward increasing the United State's quantum infrastructure * * * Researchers at the Duke Quantum Center are embarking down an ambitious road to engineer the most powerful quantum computer in the world. If all goes to plan, the collaboration could become the first to demonstrate a quantum system that can outperform a  more

Estate Gift From Nancy Turner Watson '66 Adds $1.5 Million to Elon Academy Endowment
ELON, North Carolina, Aug. 30 -- Elon University issued the following news release: * * * Proceeds from Watson's gift will strengthen the renowned college access and success program that has transformed the lives of thousands of local high school students with high financial need, including those with no family history of attending college. * * * Calling the Elon Academy the "neatest thing on God's green earth," alumna Nancy Turner Watson '66 made a generous estate gift in 2017 to support th  more

Governor Cooper Visits Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Meets With Base Leadership and Tours F-15E Strike Eagle Fighter Jets on Flightline
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 30 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2024: Today, Governor Roy Cooper visited Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro where he met with base leadership and joined officials on a tour of the base including the 333 Fighter Generation Squadron of F-15E Strike Eagles. The Governor was joined by North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Secretary Grier Martin, Colonel Morgan Lohse Seymour Johnson Air  more

Governor Offers Reward for Information on Gaston County Murder
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 30 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2024: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that the State is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of Uriah Diondreus McCree, age 19. On March 22, 2022, at approximately 5:42 p.m., officers responded to a reported shooting on southbound Interstate 85 near Exit 13, within the Bes  more

KinderCare at WFU prepares to open its doors
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Aug. 28 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: Wake Forest University celebrated a milestone in its commitment to supporting faculty, staff, and students with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for the soon-to-open child care and early education facility at the University Corporate Center. The event, held August 28, marked the successful completion of construction of the new facility that will be operated by KinderCare Learning Companies for Em  more

Marcus & Millichap Announces Sale of 18-Suite Retail Strip in North Carolina
ENCINO, California, Aug. 30 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: FAYETTEVILLE, N.C., August 29, 2024 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of Elmwood Crossing, a 21,800-square-foor retail strip located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Donald Gilchrist and Nico Kerman, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap's Raleigh offic  more

N.C. State: How Hope Beats Mindfulness When Times Are Tough
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: A recent study finds that hope appears to be more beneficial than mindfulness at helping people manage stress and stay professionally engaged during periods of prolonged stress at work. The study underscores the importance of looking ahead, rather than living "in the moment," during hard times. Mindfulness refers to the ability of an individual to focus attention on the present, in a  more

Three HPU Faculty Members Receive Standout Awards
HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Aug. 30 -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Daniel Erb, High Point University's provost, presented the Extraordinary Leadership Award to Dr. Bryan Vescio, professor and chair of the Department of English. * * * Three special awards were recently presented to High Point University faculty members when the fall 2024 semester began. In 2018, HPU President Nido Qubein commissioned the establishment of these annual faculty awards: the  more

WFU in the news: Aug. 19-25, 2024
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Aug. 28 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: FEATURED NEWS In election race, prediction markets are challenging traditional polling By Seamus Webster | Fortune Before scientific polling was well established in the late 1930s and early 1940s, economics professor Koleman Strumpf told Fortune that betting markets were where newspapers got their election predictions. "Newspapers would report on this on the front page, pretty much for at least the la  more