SALISBURY, North Carolina, Sept. 18 (TNSres) -- Catawba College issued the following news: Throughout the 2023-2024 academic year, Catawba College students and their faculty mentors in the Natural Sciences had 43 oral and poster presentations by 34 undergraduate researchers, highlighted within five off-campus conferences, mentored by 11 professors within the Natural Sciences. * Students and their faculty mentors in the Natural Sciences attended several scientific conferences, locally, regional  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 17 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * * Agreement supports significant investments for safety, reliability, customer growth * Request included rate reductions for natural gas costs and income tax payment credits passed to customers * * * Piedmont Natural Gas has reached a comprehensive agreement with consumer and industrial groups in North Carolina related to its rate review request, filed in April of this year. Piedmont plans to implem  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Last night, hours after new reporting showed how abortion bans are delaying emergency medical care and leading to "preventable deaths," JD Vance doubled down on his promise that anti-choice activists would "always" have a seat at the Trump-Vance table while celebrating the end of Roe v. Wade that ushered in cruel abortion bans as "a victory": NEW: Reporting shows that abortion bans are delaying critic  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 18 -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Katherine Lybarger MACON -- A Mercer University School of Medicine professor has been awarded a $176,238 grant to study the impact of certain proteins on a variety of diseases, including cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and autoimmune disorders, which could lead to advances in screening and treatment. Pamela Cook, Ph.D., assistant professor of genetics, received the grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Hum  more