GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 19 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: * * * College of Engineering to Launch Aeronautical and Astronautical Degree This Fall By Jordan M. Howse EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (June 17, 2025) -- The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University College of Engineering will launch its new B.S. in aeronautical and astronautical engineering this fall, expanding academic opportunities in one of the world's m  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 19 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Climate Change May Make Prescribed Fires Rarer - but Increase Their Air Quality Impacts By Matt Shipman Prescribed burns are important for land management and preventing wildfires, but a new study finds these managed fires are also significant contributors to air pollution in the southeastern United States - particularly in areas with large minority and low-income populations  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 19 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Human development outside protected areas may harm biodiversity within By Joey Pitchford Designating areas as protected spaces for wildlife is a common strategy for preserving biodiversity, but heavy human development around those areas may largely counteract the benefit of those protections. This phenomenon is described in a new study using camera-trap data to evaluate the   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission has approved a motion by Virginia Electric and Power Co., operating as Dominion Energy North Carolina, Williamston, to revise its regulatory conditions and code of conduct (Docket Nos. E-22, Sub 551 and E-22, Sub 551A). The revisions account for changes in corporate affiliations and operational experience since a merger approved in 2018. DENC was previously subject to regulatory conditions and a code of conduct established after its  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission has scheduled public hearings regarding an application by Pluris Hampstead LLC, Wilmington, North Carolina, to provide wastewater utility service to Pet Health of Hampstead in Pender County, North Carolina (Docket No. W-1305, Sub 46). The company is also seeking approval of its proposed rates. Pluris Hampstead currently provides service to one commercial customer at the Pet Health of Hampstead location. The utility proposes to charg  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 18 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * NCDEQ Division of Water Resources awards more than $1.1M for stream restoration, water management, recreation projects * The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Water Resources (DWR) has awarded more than $1.1 million in grants to support stream restoration, water-based recreation and water management projects across North Carolina.   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 18 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * North Carolina Solar for All Community Advisory Board to meet June 24 * The North Carolina Solar for All (EnergizeNC) Community Advisory Board will meet at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, virtually. Members of the public may attend using Webex. An agenda and supporting documents are available on the Solar for All Community Advisory Board webpage. Event :   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 18 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Shellfish Lease Review Committee to hear three third-party challenges * The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a meeting of the Shellfish Cultivation Lease Review Committee at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 25, at the Division's Central District Office, 5285 U.S. 70 West, Morehead City. The committee will consi  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, June 19 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following wrapup, Newsworthy From the School of Medicine for Week of June 13-19, 2025: * * * The AMA is not properly representing physicians (https://www.statnews.com/2025/06/13/american-medical-association-lobbying-cpt-billing-codes-cme/) - Dr. Joan Perry (STAT) * * * Hidradenitis Suppurativa Genetics Point Toward the Hair Growth Cycle (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/hidradenitis-sup  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 19 -- William Peace University issued the following news: * * * Peace Ahead of the Curve with AI Dr. Michelle Corvette remembers the days when it would take five hours to create accessible documents. A change that needed to be made to a complex table or graph could prolong the entire process for much of the workday. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) makes that task a lot easier, and Corvette, for one, is thankful. "AI asks, 'Would you like to make this g  more