DURHAM, North Carolina, March 20 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Using Neural Networks to Precisely Model Social Behavior A new platform uses machine learning to identify and map social interactions, unlocking new ways to study behavioral disorders like autism Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a 3D imaging method to precisely map and categorize the social behavior of animals. By quantitatively measuring the movements, inter  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 20 -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Case Study: Bartonella, Babesia, Found in Brain Tissue of Child With Seizures In a new case study, researchers from North Carolina State University found Bartonella henselae, Babesia odocoilei and Babesia divergens-like MO-1 DNA in brain tissue samples from a young child with seizures and suspected Rasmussen's encephalitis. The findings further support the idea that these pathogens ca  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 20 -- North Carolina Community College System issued the following news on March 19, 2025: * * * North Carolina's Top Community College Students Honored with 2025 Academic Excellence Awards The North Carolina Community College System, State Board of Community Colleges, and the North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation announce the winners of the 2025 Academic Excellence Awards - the highest academic honor the System bestows on its students. The award was crea  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, March 18 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Who is persuasive? Study finds the power of ordinary people * Link to: Northwestern Now Story EVANSTON, Ill. --- Trying to persuade people with different political views can be fatiguing and frustrating, but it's not as pointless as we might think. New research shows that even on divisive issues, far more persuasion attempts succeeded than backfired. A novel study led by Northwestern Universi  more