GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 3 -- Bennett College issued the following news: * * * Biology Department Launches Sea-Phages Research Program Bennett College advances research opportunity for students through the launch of the Sea-Phages Research Program * The Biology Department is excited to announce a new partnership with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) as we join the SEA-PHAGES Program (Science Education Alliance Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science )--an  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Oct. 1, 2025: * * * The MacArthur Foundation helps violent criminals stay free The billionaire foundation funds policies meant to remedy alleged racial disparities within prisons. But in practice, MacArthur helps violent criminals stay on the prowl. By Kali Fontanilla Widely circulated video of the senseless stabbing murder of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte, North Carolina, transit train last mon  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Tim Moore Requests His Congressional Pay Withheld During Democrat Shutdown * Today, Congressman Tim Moore (NC-14) penned a letter to the Chief Administrative Officer of the U.S. House of Representatives, Catherine Szpindor, requesting that his pay be withheld during the duration of the government shutdown. "Due to the ongoing government shutdown caused by Senate Democrats, I am requ  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 3 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Scaling Up: Building a 96-Qubit Quantum Computer by 2027 New $2.66 million grant from the National Science Foundation will support the construction of a 96-qubit quantum computer to enable future advances in the field. By Ken Kingery Researchers at Duke University have received a $2.66 million grant from the National Science Foundation to build a 96-qubit quantum computer by 2027 u  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is approving a state implementation plan revision submitted by the North Carolina Division of Environmental Quality Division of Air Quality. This action updates state regulations that establish sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission limits and compliance rules for SO2-emitting combustion sources across North Carolina. The revision applies to Rule 15A North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC) 02D .0516, titled Sulfur Dioxide Emissions  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's College GameDay Built by The Home Depot Travels to Tuscaloosa, Ala., for Top 25 SEC Showdown * College football's premier pregame show travels to Alabama ahead of the 3:30 p.m. ET ABC game * Week 5 Special Guests: Crimson Tide HC Kalen DeBoer, Alabama royalty Ms. Terry join the show live on site; North Carolina HC Bill Belichick joins from pregame warmups at Nort  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 3 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: * * * New e.l.f. Beauty, A&T Data Connect Return on Equity to Boards' Gender Diversity As the conversation around corporate governance evolves, e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE: ELF), in collaboration with North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, is sharing new data that support its Change the Board Game initiative showing companies with greater gender diversity on  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Oct. 3 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following wrapup, Newsworthy From the School of Medicine for Week of Sept. 26-Oct. 2, 2025: * * * Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of September 26 - October 2 The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, September 26, 2025. Here are the 3 shots NC doctors say to get this fall (+ when to get th  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 2 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * URECA Day showcases student research * Studio art major Blair Newsome wanted to find sustainable ways to reconcile the use of oil paint in art classes with ecological responsibility. She combined pigment powders with seed oils, plant-based solvents, and historical binders such as egg tempera as part of her research project. "These materials, though slower to prepare, proved cost-effective, reus  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 2 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * URECA Day showcases student summer research * Studio art major Blair Newsome wanted to find sustainable ways to reconcile the use of oil paint in art classes with ecological responsibility. She combined pigment powders with seed oils, plant-based solvents, and historical binders such as egg tempera as part of her research project. "These materials, though slower to prepare, proved cost-effectiv  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Announces New Piedmont Atlantic Region & Regional Leadership * As VHB continues its long arc of growth, we are strengthening our regional organization to better serve our clients and communities. The creation of a fifth region--the Piedmont Atlantic Region--wi  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 2 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Wake Forest cancer research fundraiser draws record participants * Wake Forest University's annual Hit the Bricks (opens in a new tab) fundraiser inspired a record number of runners and walkers--more than 2,264--to circle Hearn Plaza on Oct. 1 in support of the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund. In fact, no other student-led fundraiser at Wake Forest has attracted as many participants. This   more