SALISBURY, North Carolina, Oct. 30 -- Catawba College issued the following news: Catawba College is proud to announce that Abigail Hartsoe Harnois, a 2023 graduate with a major in Mathematics and a minor in Secondary Education, has been named the Beginning Teacher of the Year by Salisbury Rowan Schools at East Rowan High School. "As a second-year teacher, I have learned that building strong relationships with my students is as vital as the content I cover daily," said Harnois. "Each interactio  more

SALISBURY, North Carolina, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- Catawba College issued the following news: Five Catawba College Honors students attended the annual North Carolina Honors Association (NCHA) conference held in Cullowhee, NC, in September. Accompanied by Catawba faculty and staff, the student presented original research spanning disciplines from science to social science and media studies, representing Catawba College with distinction. Each student's work highlighted the academic rigor and passion  more

ERLANGER, Kentucky, Oct. 31 -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: Christine Knight was at the chow hall at Camp Caldwell in Iraq when she heard of American contractors killed on a bridge in the western part of the country. Her unit was preparing to head back home when a vague request came in for medical support for an upcoming operation. Knight was randomly selected for the mission. Five teams loaded their tracked ambulances and began convoying from northeastern Iraq to Fall  more

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, Oct. 30 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association issued the following news release: Las Vegas, Nev. MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers invites automotive technicians, repair professionals, service advisors, and shop owners to join us for an exciting live demonstration of the new Tech Training Hub by MEMA at AAPEX 2024. The event will be held at The Venetian, Level 2, Booth A36001 on Wednesday, November 6, from 4:00 to 4:30 p.m.   more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 31 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * A student team rekindled a class project with the help of ChatGPT and debuted their construction site delivery scheduling system over the summer. * * * For the last eight years, a rite of passage for new Duke Engineering students has been the First-Year Design (EGR101) course. Multidisciplinary teams of students are tasked with building prototype solutions to problems presented by   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP issued the following news release: By Monica Gibbs I live in North Carolina, a state that has been in the headlines this election year more times than I can count. The type of leaders who have been voted into elected positions here do not represent the best interests of me or my community. It's as though every struggle that we thought we had overcome decades ago are far from over. Living in a world where information comes from various sou  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * More than 4 out of 5 North Carolina respondents have favorable views of M&M's, Hershey bars, Kit Kat and Reese's Cups. * * * A High Point University Poll finds that a majority (59%) of North Carolinians will celebrate Halloween this year, while 36% will not celebrate. These findings are significantly higher than a 2023 HPU Poll, when only 47% of North Carolinians said they would cel  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 30 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: By Lydian Bernhardt Community leaders and volunteers from across North Carolina will come together Thursday, Nov. 21, in Raleigh for the annual Grassroots Leadership Conference (GLC), a one-day event to discuss local issues and develop strategies for positive change. The 2024 GLC will run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley, 4500 Marriott Dr  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: New research from North Carolina State University provides a deeper understanding of precisely what is happening in organic solar cells as light is converted into electricity. Researchers developed a new method which visualizes interfaces where the sunlight's energy is converted to electrical charges and used the findings to develop a set of design rules that can improve the efficienc  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 30 -- The North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Today nonprofit NC WARN sharply criticized Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good for personally being a key driver of the global climate crisis for the past 12 years. The open letter also urges her to lead a full pivot among fossil fuel cronies as new science shows "We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster." Two new international studies conclude th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Sunrise Movement issued the following news release: In a powerful show of youth mobilization, Sunrise Movement announced this week that it has contacted over 1.9 million young voters across pivotal swing states for the 2024 general election. Throiugh large-scale phone and text banks, as well as digital advertising, Sunrise is driving voter engagement in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, emphasizing the critical role this  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced its endorsement of Rep. Chuck Edwards to represent North Carolina's Eleventh Congressional District. The U.S. Chamber endorses candidates for federal office who will stand up for free enterprise, including by vigorously advocating for public policy solutions that will spur economic growth, support jobs, and promote businesses of all sizes' ability to  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Social sciences and public policy professors say the 2024 cycle is more difficult to predict * * * Surveyed professors at UC Riverside predict Kamala Harris will prevail in five of seven battleground states, according to a straw poll conducted by UCR's news team beginning October 25. The poll considered the swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Caroli  more