RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 1 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * DEQ awards $1.1 million for clean vehicle projects that will reduce air pollution * The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality (DAQ) has awarded $1.14 million in grants for projects that will reduce air pollution from diesel-powered mobile sources. Mobile sources are any type of vehicle that can pollute the air, including a  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 2 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy files 2025 Carolinas Resource Plan, continues modernizing energy infrastructure to support future growth * Update to the long-range plan approved by North Carolina and South Carolina regulators last year supports economic success of both states * Plan meets significant growth while saving customers money - future bill impacts are below inflation * Duke Energy today filed its biennial long-  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 2 (TNSrpt) -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: * * * North Carolina's August County and Area Unemployment Figures Released Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 95 counties in August 2025, decreased in two, and remained unchanged in three. Edgecombe and Halifax Counties each had the highest unemployment rate at 6.1 percent while Currituck County had the lowest at 3.0 percent. All fifteen of the state  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 2 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * 'Embodied' AI in Virtual Reality Improve Programming Student Confidence Researchers have found that giving AI "peers" in virtual reality (VR) a body that can interact with the virtual environment can help students learn programming. Specifically, the researchers found students were more willing to accept these "embodied" AI peers as partners, compared to voice-only AI, helping   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 2 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Where Financial Advisors Grew Up Influences Their Business Ethics A new study finds that where financial advisors were raised plays a significant role in establishing their core code of ethics, which has a significant impact on their professional behavior as adults. Specifically, researchers found that where advisors grew up significantly predicted the likelihood that they enga  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 1 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Wake Forest President Susan R. Wente to step down in June 2026 * Dr. Susan R. Wente announced today that she will step down as Wake Forest University's president on June 30, 2026. She has served as Wake Forest's 14th president and a Distinguished University Professor of Biology and Biochemistry since July 2021. "With a sense of gratitude and optimism, I write today to share a personal decision,  more