CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, March 11 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: * * * Alex Gary to resign after nearly five years as Athletics Director at WCU Western Carolina University announced today that Alex Gary, Catamount Athletics director since May 2020, has resigned from his position. Kyle Pifer, deputy director of athletics at WCU, will serve as interim athletics director until a replacement is hired. "I've enjoyed serving Catamount student-athletes and coaches for   more

DALLAS, Texas, March 11 -- Trammell Crow Co., a developer and investor in commercial real estate, issued the following news release: * * * HSR Breaks Ground on 370-unit Residential Community in Apex, NC Construction is expected to be complete by late 2026 High Street Residential (HSR), the residential subsidiary of Trammell Crow Company, has broken ground on The Henley. The four-story, 370-unit residential community will be located in Apex, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh and one of the   more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, March 10 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Is America in a Housing Crisis? Is America currently in a housing crisis? Sherri Lawson Clark says individuals at all economic levels--from homeless populations to middle-income homeowners are struggling with affordability. A contributor to the 2020 national report Displaced in America, Clark's research examines the intersections of housing policy with health and welfare policies. She is devel  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, March 11 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: * * * K-State welcomes renowned scholar Rodolphe Barrangou for distinguished lecture By Lindley Lund MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University's newly reimagined President's Distinguished Lecture Series will host its inaugural lecture featuring Rodolphe Barrangou, T.R. Klaenhammer distinguished professor at North Carolina State University, on Tuesday, April 8, bringing world-class intellectual discourse to t  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, March 11 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: * * * Marshall to present Cherokee author Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle as part of Visiting Writers Series Marshall University's A.E. Stringer Visiting Writer Series will present a reading with author Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, in the Drinko Library Atrium, located on the library's third floor. The reading is free and open to the public. Clapsaddle is an enrolled cit  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 11 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: * * * N.C. A&T Researchers Use Remote Sensing, Machine Learning for Chlorophyll-A Prediction By Jamie Crockett EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (March 10, 2025) -- As a result of a North Carolina Attorney General's Office Environmental Enhancement Grant (EEG), a collaborative project between North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Wake Forest University (WFU)  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 11 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Stein Declares March 2025 as Students@Work Month Middle School Students to Participate in Career Awareness Opportunities Across North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has proclaimed March 2025 as Students@Work Month in North Carolina. Throughout the month, businesses across the state will welcome more than 25,000 students to learn first-hand about jobs and industries in local  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 11 -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * New Technique Overcomes Spurious Correlations Problem in AI Jung-Eun Kim jung-eun.kim@ncsu.edu Matt Shipman matt_shipman@ncsu.edu AI models often rely on "spurious correlations," making decisions based on unimportant and potentially misleading information. Researchers have now discovered these learned spurious correlations can be traced to a very small subset of the training data   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 10 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * NCDEQ Division of Coastal Management to hold public hearing on Mid-Currituck Bridge CAMA application The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's (NCDEQ) Division of Coastal Management (DCM) will hold a public hearing on March 18 from 5-7 p.m. at the Town of Duck's Town Hall, 1200 Duck Road, to hear public comment on North Carolina Department of Tran  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 10 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * NCDEQ Division of Water Resources now accepting grant proposals to address flood resiliency, stream restoration and water-based recreation The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources is now accepting proposals for projects that address flood reduction or flood resiliency in key river basins in the state. In addition, DWR is  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 11 -- North Carolina Community College System issued the following news on March 10, 2025: * * * North Carolina Community Colleges Career and College Promise Program Sees Remarkable 24% Increase in Credential Attainment At the February 21 board meeting, the State Board of Community Colleges approved the annual legislative report for the Career and College Promise (CCP) program for the 2023-2024 academic year, which reported a robust 10% increase in enrollment an  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 11 -- Qorvo, a provider of advanced wireless devices, wired and wireless networks and defense radar and communications, issued the following news: * * * Qorvo Expands Ultra-Wideband Portfolio with First Fully Integrated Low Power SoC Greensboro, NC, March 10, 2025 - Qorvo (Nasdaq: QRVO), a leading provider of connectivity and power solutions, today announced the expansion of its Ultra-Wideband (UWB) portfolio with the first fully integrated, low-power UWB Sys  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 11 -- Qorvo, a provider of advanced wireless devices, wired and wireless networks and defense radar and communications, issued the following news: * * * Qorvo Technologies Connect, Protect and Power the Embedded World Greensboro, NC, March 10, 2025 - Qorvo (Nasdaq: QRVO), a leading global provider of connectivity and power solutions, will demonstrate the latest technologies that connect, protect and power embedded systems at the Embedded World 2025 Exhibition  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, March 11 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: * * * Restoring through research: WCU professors assist law enforcement and National Weather Service By Matt Salerno In the days after Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, first responders and volunteers rushed to help their neighbors. Checking in on loved ones, restoring electricity to homes and businesses, and conducting search and rescue missions already looked like a daunting uphi  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 11 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * Strengthening NC Families: Governor Stein Visits Durham Child Care Center to Announce Task Force for Child Care and Early Education Today, Governor Josh Stein visited Kate's Korner, a Durham child care center, to announce a new Task Force for Child Care and Early Education and highlight the need to invest in North Carolina families. Co-Chaired by Lieutenant Govern  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 11 -- Thomas Built Buses, a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America, issued the following news release: * * * Thomas Built Buses completes Type D transition with launch of the new Saf-T-Liner EFX2 Ordering now open for the next generation of forward-control school buses HIGH POINT, N.C. - March 10, 2025 - Thomas Built Buses, a leading manufacturer of school buses in North America, has completed the full transition of its Type D product line to its state-of-the-art   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 10 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * UNC Chapel Hill Withdraws DEQ Application for Air Quality Permit Modification The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality (DAQ) will no longer process an application submitted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) to modify its Title V air quality permit after UNC withdrew its application. UNC submitted i  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, March 11 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * FDA Grants Breakthrough Device Designation for Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Device to Treat Major Depressive Disorder With a designation from the FDA, a device created and patented by Flavio Frohlich, PhD, professor of psychiatry at the UNC School of Medicine and member of the UNC Neuroscience Center, is one step closer to being available for patients. Withi  more