CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 5 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * Duke Energy Florida announces significantly lower bills in 2026; residential customers using 1,000 kWh to see approximately $44 decrease beginning in March * Storm Cost Recovery charge to be removed in March * Customer support continues through assistance programs and tools, including flexible payment plans * ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Today, Duke Energy Florida announced a substantial r  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Sept. 5 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Duke Engineering Launches Master's Program Blending AI and Materials Science The new three-semester program builds on the school's legacy of cross-training students from both disciplines to achieve powerful results. In 2020, the National Science Foundation awarded Duke University a $3 million research traineeship grant to develop a program for graduate students to   more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Sept. 5 (TNSjou) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Smart Sensor for Your Muscles and Tissues By Ken Kingery New wearable device technology continuously monitors skin and tissue stiffness to provide real-time medical and athletic insights. Engineers at Duke University have developed a wireless patch that can non-invasively measure skin and tissue stiffness at depths of up to a couple of inches. Already smaller than a smart  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 5 (TNSrpt) -- Forvis, an accounting and advisory firm, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * Forvis Mazars details strong growth, strategic investments in 2025 Integrated Report Forvis Mazars LLP, one of the largest public accounting and consulting firms in the United States, today released its 2025 Integrated Report, highlighting a year of strong performance and forward-focused investments following the firm's landmark global network forma  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * In a Major Victory for NC Voters, DOJ and NC State Board of Elections Back Down, Agree That Ballots Cast by Over 80,000 NC Voters Must Be Counted in Federal Elections Arrow * DNC wins crucial victory to protect voting rights for over 80,000 North Carolinians who had minor information missing from their voter registration records Today, in a major victory for the North Carolina voters, after in  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 4 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release: * * * Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank Launch New Alternative Investments Program to Ultra-High-Net-Worth Clients * NEW YORK, NY - Merrill Wealth Management and Bank of America Private Bank today announced the launch of the Alts Expanded Access Program, a new private market program available to ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) clients with a   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 5 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Study Shows Not All Dietary Proteins Are Digested the Same Way As protein-rich diets become increasingly popular, a new study suggests that categorizing dietary proteins as either animal- or plant-based fails to effectively capture the source-specific differences in their composition, digestive efficiency and accessibility to the gut microbiota. The North Carolina State Unive  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 5 -- The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * NCDA&CS partners with N.C. State's Hollywood Smothers to promote dairy milk as the ultimate sports recovery drink The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has teamed up with N.C. State University running back Hollywood Smothers to showcase the nutritional benefits of dairy milk in the department's latest student-athlet  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 5 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * NCDHHS and Partners Launch Juul Labs Document Database, Shine Light on Youth Vaping Epidemic The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of California, San Francisco recently launched the Juul Labs Document Repository, a public archive of nearly  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Sept. 4 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Securing the future of AI * The emerging AI field of multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) has infinite potential for use in health care, disaster response and power grid management, allowing multiple AI systems to work together to manage complex and sometimes life-threatening situations. But the risk of one AI system's failure leading to the others has kept MARL in the realm of gaming. Wi  more

MOUNT OLIVE, North Carolina, Sept. 5 -- The University of Mount Olive issued the following news: * * * Running Toward Success: Former Athlete Megan Evans Races to MBA Finish Line When Megan Evans of Raleigh, NC, began her MBA journey at the University of Mount Olive (UMO) in the fall of 2023, she was determined to balance her professional role in the financial sector with her educational aspirations. Two years later, that determination has paid off. Evans recently graduated with a Master of B  more