GREENSBORO, North Carolina, May 15 -- The American Baseball Coaches Association issued the following news: * * * 2025 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region, All-America & Gold Glove Teams Rawlings & ABCA Logos in front of an American Flag with text stating the awards, which are All-Region, All-America & Gold GloveFor the 28th consecutive year, the American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings Sporting Goods have proudly partnered to honor the ABCA/Rawlings All-Region, All-America and Gold Glove Teams  more

SALISBURY, North Carolina, May 15 -- Catawba College issued the following news: * * * Catawba College Receives $1M to Advance Center on NC Politics & Public Service Catawba College is honored to announce a $1 million gift from an anonymous donor to establish the Catawba College Endowed Chair for the Center on North Carolina Politics & Public Service. The gift, made in recognition of Dr. Michael Bitzer and the Center's growing impact, affirms the College's mission to cultivate ethical leaders   more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, May 14 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * EPA abandons communities by weakening drinking water safeguards against PFAS, including GenX CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--EPA announced today its ill-advised plan to rescind essential drinking water standards for PFAS, eliminating standards for PFAS chemicals known to cause cancer and other health harms--including GenX, the PFAS chemical Chemours released in N  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 14 [Category: Sports] -- The National Junior College Athletic Association posted the following news release: * * * NJCAA Players of the Week - May 7 -14 May 14, 2025 CHARLOTTE, NC. - The NJCAA has announced its weekly edition of the NJCAA Players of the Week for the 2024-25 academic year, featuring outdoor track & field, men's lacrosse, softball, and baseball. 2025 NJCAA DI SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK WEEK DATES PLAYER COLLEGE CLASS 1 Jan. 29 - Feb. 4  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The State Educational Technology Directors Association issued the following agency statement on May 14, 2025: * * * SETDA Statement on the Termination of Federal Digital Equity Grants On Friday evening, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) terminated Digital Equity Act planning and capacity grant agreements for at least 20 states, including Connecticut, Illinois, Nevada, Alaska, Maine, Vermont, New Jersey, North Carolina, and North Dakota  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 14 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Using math to address Baltimore's transportation challenges When Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in 2024, the disaster added to the city's complex transportation challenges. A Wake Forest University team used mathematics to model solutions to the city's transportation woes. The three undergraduate students - Tougzhou Liang, Zhanyi Qi and Flora Yi - were awarded one of the two top   more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, May 15 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: * * * WCU to hold groundbreaking ceremony June 12 for stadium renovations project By Bill Studenc Western Carolina University will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 12, to kick off the first phase of a series of planned upgrades for E.J. Whitmire Stadium and other aging facilities used by Catamount student-athletes. Members of the campus and surrounding communities are invited   more