NEW YORK, March 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * ACLU Joins Appeal of Incarcerated Woman Shackled During Childbirth and Deprived of Medication RICHMOND, Va. -- On Friday, February 28th, the ACLU of North Carolina joined the ACLU Disability Rights Program, Rights Behind Bars, Tycko & Za  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 12 -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * CIAA Announces Softball Weekly Honors #3 CIAA SOFTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK NAME: Aaliyah Rodriguez INSTITUTION: Winston-Salem State University CLASS: Freshman HOMETOWN: Mohave Valley, AZ. Rodriguez is batting .421 on the season. This week against Chowan, Aaliyah went 4-of-5 at the plate, one RBI, one double, two runs, one walk and only stuck-out once. Her best game ca  more

ELON, North Carolina, March 12 -- Elon University issued the following news release: * * * Advocate for first-generation students to lead Center for Access & Success By Eric Townsend Elle Collins currently guides the Machen Florida Opportunity Scholars Program at the University of Florida and will join Elon University in April as executive director of a campus office that helps students from all backgrounds thrive in higher education. A college administrator with more than a decade of progr  more

LAKE FOREST, Illinois, March 12 -- Lake Forest College issued the following news: * * * Josh Hedge publishes article on Utah dinosaur egg diversity Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Josh Hedge recently published an article on fossil eggshell diversity of the Mussentuchit Member in the scientific journal PLOS One. Hedge collaborated with researchers from North Carolina State University, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Stellenbosch University in South Africa, and the Unive  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, March 12 -- Old Dominion University issued the following news: * * * ODU Study Projects $15.6 Billion Impact if Major Hurricane Hits Hampton Roads By Jonah Grinkewitz In 2018, Hurricane Florence was headed toward Hampton Roads before it changed course and made landfall in Wilmington, North Carolina. This close encounter with a major storm prompted Old Dominion University researchers to ask the question: What would the economic impact be if a Category 3 hurricane hit the r  more