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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Tuesday March 18, 2025 ( 6 items )  

A crisis without borders: U-M Wallenberg fellow to improve climate disaster responses
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 17 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * A crisis without borders: U-M Wallenberg fellow to improve climate disaster responses Stephanie Smith is on a study abroad in Sikles, Nepal-- a village she plans to return to during her Wallenberg year.courtesy: Stephanie Smith From Nepal to North Carolina, climate disasters are wiping entire communities off the map, leaving survivors with nowhere to rebuild. In 2024, a glacial lake outburst flood  more

HPU Poll: North Carolina Consumer Sentiment Improving as Concerns About Prices Ease (Except for Eggs)
HIGH POINT, North Carolina, March 18 -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * HPU Poll: North Carolina Consumer Sentiment Improving as Concerns About Prices Ease (Except for Eggs) HIGH POINT, N.C., March 14, 2025 - Inflation is still on the minds of North Carolinians interviewed for the latest High Point University Poll. North Carolinians were asked to consider how the prices they are currently paying for products compared to last year. A large majority (68%) said th  more

N.C. A&T Researchers: Extracellular Vesicles May Change How We Treat Cancer, Neurological Disease
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 18 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: * * * N.C. A&T Researchers: Extracellular Vesicles May Change How We Treat Cancer, Neurological Disease By Jamie Crockett EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (March 14, 2025) -- Small, membrane-bound structures that cells in the human body release to transport a variety of proteins, nucleic acids and metabolites may also be used to carry specialized treatments for a wide array of d  more

N.C. A&T, Wake Forest Law Partner to Create Pathway to Juris Doctor
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 18 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: * * * N.C. A&T, Wake Forest Law Partner to Create Pathway to Juris Doctor By Hope Baptiste EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (March 17, 2025) - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and Wake Forest University School of Law have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing a pathway for highly accomplished N.C. A&T students to matriculate into the W  more

Patrick & Henry Leads the Way in the First DIII Softball Poll
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 17 [Category: Sports] -- The National Junior College Athletic Association posted the following news release: * * * Patrick & Henry Leads the Way in the First DIII Softball Poll * * * 2024-25 NJCAA DIII Softball Poll | Week 1 - 3/17/25 Place Name Region Record Points 1st Place Prev. 1 Patrick & Henry Community College 10 20-14 50 7 1 2 North Dakota State College of Science 13 10-10-1 45 0 2 3 Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute 10 12-12   more

Two N.C. A&T Students Present Research on Impact of HBCUs on Social Justice
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 18 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: * * * Two N.C. A&T Students Present Research on Impact of HBCUs on Social Justice By Charity L. Cohen EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (March 17, 2025) -- Research by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University undergraduate students Kyla Holton and Jayden Seay, along with junior political science Honors College student Keon Jordan, is shedding new light on the ro  more