BELMONT, North Carolina, Oct. 1 -- Belmont Abbey College issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: Today Belmont Abbey College announces that beginning in Fall 2025, the college will offer direct entry to its Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program, eliminating the stress of a separate application process. The Direct Admission BSN program will allow students to secure their place in the nursing program upon acceptance to the college. Accepted students will begin the BSN curricul  more

SALISBURY, North Carolina, Oct. 2 -- Catawba College issued the following news: Catawba College has been honored by the Association of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). In its 2024 Sustainable Campus Index (SCI), the college was recognized as a top performer in air and climate reporting. Using data from its Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS), AASHE recognizes the top-performing colleges and universities worldwide in 17 impact areas. Catawba College's perf  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 2 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Duke Engineering has officially launched a new Coursera class on emerging artificial intelligence trends that is open to all * * * By Zoe Sinclair Brinnae Bent, an artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) research scientist and executive-in-residence in Duke's Master of Engineering of Artificial Intelligence program, frequently cites this quote in the AI classes she teach  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 1 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Hurricane Helene has brought widespread devastation along the East Coast, particularly in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Three Virginia Tech public health and water quality experts Stephanie Lareau, Julia Gohlke, and Alasdair Cohen share insights on the pressing health risks associated with flooding in the wake of the hurricane. Immediate health concerns "In flooded areas, initial concerns are dro  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 2 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today provided an update on price gouging complaints in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The Department of Justice has received 64 complaints alleging price gouging in western North Carolina. Most complaints are about hotel rates, grocery prices, and fuel prices and are most frequently about Watauga, McDowell, and Cleveland counties. The   more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 2 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: By Jackie Torok North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University's threat assessment manager, Lauren Ghoston, recently earned two prestigious professional certifications. Ghoston completed the Department of Homeland Security's National Threat Evaluation and Reporting Program Office's Master Trainer Program. The program certifies federal, state, local, tribal an  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 2 -- Premier, a healthcare improvement company, issued the following news release: * * * Strategic effort brings new volume-committed supplier to market and aims to enhance stable, quality supply to providers for a critical drug. * * * Premier, Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC), through its ProvideGx program, has entered into an agreement with Long Grove Pharmaceuticals to supply Norepinephrine IV bags, helping to meet immediate and long-term supply needs for a therapy to t  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 2 -- Premier, a healthcare improvement company, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: * * * Advances Premier's strategy to focus on core businesses while continuing to support supply chain resiliency for U.S. hospitals and healthcare systems * * * Premier, Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC), a leading technology-driven healthcare improvement company, today announced it has entered into a partnership with Prestige Ameritech, Ltd. ("Prestige"), one of the country  more