WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 9 -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release: * * * Atrium Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine Receive PCORI Funding to Enhance Cancer Patient Care Through Advanced Symptom Tracking A team from Atrium Health and Wake Forest University School of Medicine has been approved for funding by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to implement electronic monitoring of patients' self-reported symptoms durin  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 9 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Class of 2025: Jerry John Rawlings Mensah fights disease through data science Using AI and machine learning, the master's student is promoting public health and community engagement. By Olivia Trani To Jerry John Rawlings Mensah, working with data is like being a storyteller. "When I summarize data and try to draw insights, it feels like telling a story through statistics," he said. Mensah will  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 8 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Junior Evan Harris wins Pulitzer Center Fellowship The Pulitzer Center has awarded a fellowship to Wake Forest University junior Evan Harris. The $3,000 award will support reporting on the impact of overtourism on Bali, Indonesia. A politics and international affairs major from Greensboro, Harris plans to use writing, photography and audio recording to tell the stories of the local business owner  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division has released a notice announcing changes in the membership of the Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium (UTIC), as required under Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The notice, officially filed on April 9, 2025, serves to extend antitrust protections for participating organizations engaging in collaborative research and development initiatives under UTIC, which focuses   more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, May 8 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: * * * N.C. A&T Distinguished Professor's Biomedical Research Garners Collaboration, Support EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (May 7, 2025) - Robert H. Newman, Ph.D., Nathan F. Simms Distinguished Professor in the Department of Biology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, is uncovering new modes of protein kinase regulation involved in health and disease, bu  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 9 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Pope Leo XIV is Augustinian: WFU expert can provide context The newly elected pope, Leo XIV, previously led the Order of St. Augustine and identifies as an Augustinian. What does that mean? Understanding St. Augustine and his intellectual and spiritual influence can provide important context for the upcoming papacy. A Wake Forest University professor can offer insight on the teachings of a man wh  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 6 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * The plastic problem: How to solve it Plastic is a product that is ubiquitous in today's society, says Sarah Morath, Wake Forest professor of law and author of the book "Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It." The World Bank estimates that every person on the planet generates an average of 1.6 pounds of plastic waste daily. Morath explains the extent of the problem and why solutions are so dif  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 9 -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Study links maternal health risks during pregnancy to higher blood pressure in children Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC found that obesity, gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy were tied to elevated blood pressure in offspring, with effects that grow as children age. Children born to mothers with obesity, gestational diab  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 7 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Wake Forest junior named Goldwater Scholar Wake Forest University junior Mai Soliman, a biochemistry and molecular biology major and Winston-Salem native, has been named a 2025 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar, placing her among 441 outstanding college students nationwide to receive the award for the 2025-26 academic year. The Goldwater Scholarship, the nation's premier undergraduate award for STEM stu  more