HICKORY, North Carolina, June 21 -- CommScope issued the following news release on June 20, 2025: * * * CommScope Announces FiberREACH and CableGuide 360 Solutions for SYSTIMAX Portfolio FiberREACH solution evolves hybrid-fiber cabling, power and chassis solutions, and PoE extenders; CableGuide 360 platform delivers cable management patch solutions for faster, denser deployments * CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM), a global leader in network connectivity, today announced the unveiling of the FiberRE  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, June 20 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Breathing New Life Into Baby CPR Training By Maddie Go A team of undergrads took on the challenge of designing a responsive CPR training manikin for their MEMS senior design capstone. It was midnight. The Wilkinson garage labs were empty, save for a handful of students huddled around a table. Before them lay a baby doll, its chest opened to reveal a nest of wires and blinking ligh  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Across North Carolina, Tillis Faces Backlash for Pushing Medicaid Cuts that "Harm the Most Vulnerable People in Our State" * North Carolinians gathered to protest outside all of Thom Tillis' offices as he pushes sweeping cuts to Medicaid and renewable energy tax credits to pay for tax cuts for billionaires, a sign of trouble for Tillis as backlash to Senate Republicans' toxic p  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 21 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following statement on June 20, 2025: * * * NCDHHS Director of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Services on Elimination of Federal Funding for 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Dedicated to LGBTQ+ Youth Services The United States Department of Health and Human Services recently announced it would eliminate federal funding for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline serv  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 20 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * New research uncovers surprising physics of 'marine snow' * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- The deep ocean can often look like a real-life snow globe. As organic particles from plant and animal matter on the surface sink downward, they combine with dust and other material to create "marine snow," a beautiful display of ocean weather that plays a crucial role in cycling carbon and other nutrients thr  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 20 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * North Carolina is drought-free for the first time since October 2024 * North Carolina is drought-free in the latest advisory issued Thursday by the North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC), marking the first time since Oct. 15 that the state has been free of drought or abnormally dry conditions. "Due the drought's timing in winter and spring,   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 20 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Reminder: DEQ accepting public comments on Draft Intended Use Plan and Priority Rating System for Funding for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems in Helene-Affected Areas * The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Water Infrastructure is accepting comments until June 30, 2025 on a draft Intended Use Plan (IUP) and Priority Rati  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, June 20 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Weighted Vests Might Help Older Adults Meet Weight Loss Goals, But Solution for Corresponding Bone Loss Still Elusive * A new randomized clinical trial, led by a team of researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Wake Forest University, did not find evidence that wearing a weighted vest or engaging in resistance training prevented bone loss in older adults undergoing intentio  more