WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 1 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Junior named a 2025 Truman Scholar Junior sociology major Eli Leadham has been named a 2025 Truman Scholar. The Truman Scholarship, created to support the future of public service in America, is the most competitive national scholarship program for juniors in the country. Out of 743 applications, 54 college students from 49 institutions were selected. "I am standing on so many people's shoulder  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * North Carolina Town Responds to Duke Energy's Bid to Kill Climate Deception Lawsuit CARRBORO, N.C.-- Duke Energy Corporation is sidestepping detailed allegations about its role in a decades-long campaign to deceive the public about the dangers of fossil fuels, worsening the climate crisis and costing a North Carolina town millions of dollars in damages, according to a legal fi  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, May 1 -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: * * * Toxic shine: Floor waxing releases dangerous PFAS chemicals into air, study finds By Dave Defusco When we think of clean, freshly waxed floors, we imagine gleaming surfaces and a job well done, not invisible chemicals floating in the air. But a new study led by UNC Chemistry doctoral student Michael Davern and Jason Surratt, PhD, professor of chemist  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, May 2 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: * * * UNCG Institute Charts New Future for Military Research and Innovation UNC Greensboro today launched the Institute for the Convergence of Optimized Methods for Military Advances and National Defense (iCOMMAND). The institute builds upon the university's existing strengths in military-related research and support programs for veterans, while also encouraging collaboration wit  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 1 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Virtual tutoring program launched during pandemic celebrates 5 years A virtual tutoring program started by Wake Forest University during the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved into a permanent educational resource for hundreds of families in Forsyth County. The free online program is celebrating its fifth anniversary this spring. More than 730 Wake Forest students have led weekly on  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 1 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Wake Forest students win ACC Debate Championship Wake Forest University sophomores Destiny Hale and Hanna Shakarov won the 2025 ACC Debate Championship by defeating Southern Methodist University in the tournament's final round on April 27 in Washington, D.C. Hale, a computer science major from Jefferson, Georgia, was voted the tournament's top speaker. Shakarov, a business and enterprise manageme  more