DURHAM, North Carolina, March 14 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * New CRISPRs Expand Upon the Original's Abilities By scouring thousands of bacterial genomes for new CRISPR-Cas systems, researchers have discovered some that could expand the technology's impact in research, biotechnology and medicine Researchers at Duke University and North Carolina State University have discovered a handful of new CRISPR-Cas systems that could add to the capabi  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 13 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities posted the following news release: * * * HACU, Chispa announce scholarship recipients March 13, 2025 # The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has announced the Chispa Scholarship recipients for the 2024-25 school year. Five students attending HACU-member institutions will receive a $2,000 scholarship. Student recipients are: * Steve Q. - Montclair State Universi  more

CARY, North Carolina, March 14 -- INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry issued the following news release: * * * INDA Unveils Conference Program for IDEA25 Focused on Driving Sustainability in Nonwovens Cary, NC, March 13, 2025 - INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, has announced the program for IDEA25, a two-day Sustainability in Nonwovens Conference. IDEA25 will take place April 29-May 1, at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Florida. IDEA25 will feature a  more

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, March 13 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association posted the following news release: * * * MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers Training Council Hosts Successful Inaugural Meeting RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - The MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers Training Council held its inaugural meeting on February 26, 2025, bringing together industry leaders committed to advancing training and education for automotive aftermarket professionals. T  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 13 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: * * * Biology Professor Graves' Nature Column Illuminates HBCU Underfunding By Jackie Torok EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (March 12, 2025) - MacKenzie Scott Endowed Professor of Biology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Joseph L. Graves Jr., Ph.D., is drawing renewed attention to the systemic and pervasive lack of adequate financial support for his  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 14 -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * NC State Expert Can Discuss Economic Impact of Potential Cuts to Medicaid Congress is currently weighing significant cuts to the Medicaid program. Adriana Corredor-Waldron, an assistant professor of economics at North Carolina State University, can provide insight on the potential economic and health system impacts of defunding Medicaid. "Medicaid is a joint federal-state program, so  more

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, March 13 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association posted the following news release: * * * New Video Showcases High-Tech Career Opportunities in the Automotive Aftermarket Industry BETHESDA, Md. and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - A newly released video is set to influence the way people view careers in the automotive aftermarket industry, emphasizing the cutting-edge technology and innovation that define this dynamic f  more

BOONE, North Carolina, March 13 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Overwhelming opposition to MVP Southgate submitted to federal agency March 13, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org Washington, D.C. -- On March 11, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission closed an intervention period in the federal docket for the proposed Southgate pipeline project. Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC, the devel  more

RADFORD, Virginia, March 13 -- Radford University issued the following news release: * * * Mock Trial Team caps successful season, shines in regional competition, advances to national tournament By Chad Osborne Radford's Mock Trial team just completed its most successful season ever. The team competed in three invitational tournaments at Wake Forest University, Dickinson College and Davidson College, where team members Riley Petroski, Madison Drees, Cora Burt and Ke'alohi Diehl won Outstan  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, March 14 -- The North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network issued the following news release: * * * Statewide Ads Urge NC Governor Stein to Stop Duke Energy's Climate-wrecking Practices NC WARN has begun running this 30-second video as a statewide paid ad on TV newscasts, YouTube and other platforms. The video shows the aftermath of storms worsened by Duke Energy's reliance on climate-wrecking fracked gas and urges Gov. Stein to take bold leadership. Static v  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 13 [Category: Sports] -- The National Junior College Athletic Association posted the following news release: * * * Tickets are on sale for the 2025 NJCAA Credit Union 1 DI Men's Basketball Championship, presented by Zurich Insurance Mar 13, 2025 Click Here to Purchase Tickets Charlotte, NC \- Single-session game tickets for the 2025 NJCAA Credit Union 1 Division I Men's Basketball Championship, presented by Zurich Insurance, are available now. The tourname  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, March 12 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Therapy for Perinatal Asphyxia Does Not Benefit Preterm Infants, Study Finds A national multi-site clinical trial, co-led by researchers at the UNC School of Medicine, has found that therapeutic hypothermia may be harming preterm infants recovering from a specific type of brain injury. Perinatal asphyxia, also known as hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), a  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, March 13 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: * * * RASC 2025: David Joy and campus research presentations By Matt Salerno Western Carolina University double alumnus and best-selling author David Joy will give the keynote address at the annual Research and Scholarship Conference at WCU on Wednesday, March 19 from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Ramsey Regional Activity Center. Following the keynote address by Joy, RASC will hold the annual Undergraduate Ex  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 13 -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Illuminated and ordinary: Exhibition explores the world of Islamic manuscripts By Mike Cummings In 1807, Omar ibn Said, an itinerant Islamic scholar in West Africa, was taken prisoner during a military conflict and enslaved. About 37 years old at the time of his enslavement, he survived the Middle Passage to the United States and subsequently escaped enslavement in Charleston, South Carolina. He was   more