DURHAM, North Carolina, July 8 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * MXenes: Materials on the Move By Andrew Tie Breakthroughs in MXene research from Haozhe "Harry" Wang show potential for these 2D, photoreactive materials. Haozhe "Harry" Wang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering (ECE) at Duke University and an expert in developing new methods for manufacturing materials, continues to push the boundaries in MXene research. MX  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 8 -- The North Carolina Department of Administration issued the following news release on July 7, 2025: * * * Fifteen high school girls to explore STEM careers in NC State Government Fifteen North Carolina high school girls embark July 7 on a four-week hands-on educational experience through the NC Department of Administration's Lady Cardinal Mentorship Program. The summer enrichment opportunity nurtures student interest in science, technology, engineering and ma  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 8 -- The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release on July 7, 2025: * * * Innovative NC K-12 Culinary Institute Increases School Meal Appeal School Nutrition professionals from across North Carolina have the opportunity to participate in regional NC K-12 Culinary Institute workshops this summer. The institute was developed by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Office of School Nutrition in cooperati  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 8 -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers Found a Better Way to Teach Large Language Models New Skills Researchers have developed a technique that significantly improves the performance of large language models without increasing the computational power necessary to fine-tune the models. The researchers demonstrated that their technique improves the performance of these models over previous techniques in tasks inclu  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 7 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * NCDEQ Division of Water Resources to hold public hearing on draft water discharge permit for former Alcoa aluminum facility * The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Water Resources (DWR) will hold a public hearing on Aug. 19 in order to accept public comments on the draft renewal permit for Badin Business Park, a former Alcoa Inc. al  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 7 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * State Water Infrastructure Authority to meet July 16 in Raleigh and via teleconference * The State Water Infrastructure Authority will meet in person in Raleigh and via teleconference (Webex) on Wednesday, July 16, from 9 am - 2:45 pm. The public may listen to the meeting online or by phone. WHAT: Meeting of the State Water Infrastructure Authority WHEN: Wedn  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, July 3 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following wrapup, Newsworthy From the School of Medicine for Week of June 20-26, 2025: * * * The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, June 20, 2025. Becky White Receives Citation Award From the HIV Medical Association (https://wiareport.com/2025/06/uncs-becky-white-receives-citation-award-from-the-hiv  more