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

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 10 [Category: Sports] -- The National Junior College Athletic Association posted the following news release: * * * Des Moines Area Rises to No. 3 in DII Softball Rankings * * * 2025 NJCAA DII Softball Poll - Week 3 - 03-10-25 Place Name Region Record Points 1st Place Prev. 1 Jones College 23 24-3 225 11 1 2 St. Johns River State College 8 26-9 216 0 3 3 Des Moines Area Community College 11 13-2 207 0 4 4 Murray State College 2 23-1 198 0 2 5 P  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 10 [Category: Sports] -- The National Junior College Athletic Association posted the following news release: * * * Genesee Slides Up to No. 4 in Men's Lacrosse Poll 2025 NJCAA Men's Lacrosse Poll - Week 1 - 3/10/25 Place Name Region Record Points 1st Place Prev. 1 Harford Community College 20 2-0 15 5 1 2 CCBC Essex 20 4-0 12 0 2 3 Nassau Community College 15 3-0 9 0 3 4 Genesee Community College 3 3-1 6 0 5 5 Onondaga Community College 3 1-1 3  more

BOONE, North Carolina, March 10 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * In a win for customers, Virginia State Corporation Commission rejects utility proposals and sets higher energy efficiency standards Press release from the Southern Environmental Law Center For immediate release: March 10, 2025 Contact: Tasha Durrett, 571-405-1101, tdurrett@selc.org CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Earlier this month, the Virginia State Corporation Commission p  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 -- 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

WASHINGTON, March 10 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities posted the following research: * * * North Carolina's Budget Woes Worsen as Tax Cuts Drain State Revenues North Carolina's financial stability is increasingly at risk as years of tax cuts continue to erode state revenues. With additional tax cuts scheduled and potential federal funding reductions looming, the state faces growing uncertainty about how to sustain essential services such as education, health  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 10 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Proposed North Carolina PFAS rule requires no reductions of the toxic chemicals N.C. Environmental Management Commission to consider rule that would allow over 600 industries to release PFAS indefinitely CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- On Tuesday, March 11, the Water Quality Committee of the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission will consider a  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

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