CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 16 -- Brighthouse Financial issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * Brighthouse Financial Announces Preferred Stock Dividends and Related Depositary Share Distributions Brighthouse Financial, Inc. ("Brighthouse Financial" or the "company") (Nasdaq: BHF) announced today that on September 25, 2025, holders of record as of September 10, 2025 (the "Record Date") of (i) its depositary shares (the "Series A Depositary Shares" (Nasdaq: BHFAP)), each   more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 16 -- The city of Greensboro issued the following news on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * Creative Greensboro's Downtown Arts Special Commission for City Hall Highlights Education Creative Greensboro highlights students and education in the 2025 Downtown Arts Special Commission for City Hall, featuring an original painting by artist Karrington Gardner. Titled "Resilience in Bloom," the artwork portrays young people set against Greensboro's built and natural landscapes, u  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 16 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy seeks to extend operations for another 50 years at Bad Creek, supporting unprecedented growth in the Carolinas * For more than three decades, the pumped storage hydro station in South Carolina has performed a vital role as the largest "battery" on the company's system * Effort supports the intent of South Carolina leaders to address growth by continuing to operate proven electricity capacit  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Aug. 16 (TNSjou) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Light-and-Sound-Based Thermometer Helps Gold Nanoparticles Destroy Cancer By Michaela Martinez By combining high-res imaging tools with light-absorbing nanostars, researchers can more precisely treat cancerous tumors Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a method to more precisely heat up gold nanoparticles to target and destroy cancerous tumors. Using im  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 16 -- The North Carolina State Treasurer issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * North Carolina State Health Plan Premiums Finalized for 2026 The State Health Plan (Plan) Board of Trustees met today to set premiums for 2026. State Health Plan members include teachers, state employees and retirees. This is the final step in the three-pronged effort to provide financial stability as the Plan faces a half a billion-dollar deficit. The approved prem  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug. 15 -- The University of North Carolina-Asheville issued the following news: * * * UNC Asheville to Pause Proposed South Campus Development and Establish Millennial Campus Development Commission The University of North Carolina Asheville today announced it will pause its current negotiations for the recently announced development on a portion of its Millennial Campus while it continues its vetting of that project and establishes a Millennial Campus Development C  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Aug. 15 -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: * * * Mobile health smart messaging could lead to safer drinking choices Every year, millions of young people risk serious harm from excessive alcohol consumption. Avoiding alcohol can be difficult while in college, among friends or in other social settings, but experts at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health believe a mobile phone app could pl  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Aug. 16 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * UNC Health to Open Freestanding Emergency and Urgent Care Facilities New model for immediate care will reduce costs for patients, and improve access * CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - UNC Health plans to open a network of freestanding facilities with emergency departments and urgent care clinics under one roof. This is a new model for immediate medical care in North Carolina and   more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Aug. 16 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Robles, Lazear Awarded HHMI Gilliam Fellowship UNC School of Medicine third-year PhD student Celeste Robles and PhD advisor Helen Lazear named in 2025 cohort of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Gilliam Fellows Program. * The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) selected 30 graduate students for the 2025 cohort of the Gilliam Fellows Program, representing 2  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 15 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Water quality swimming advisory issued for sound-side site in Dare County * An advisory against swimming was posted today at a sound-side site in Dare County, where state recreational water quality officials found bacteria levels in the water that exceed the state's and Environmental Protection Agency's recreational water quality standards. The advisory is for  more