DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 15 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Clark Scholars Forge Connections on Duke's Campus During Annual Summit Students tackled community-centered design challenges, engaged in service projects and connected to socially conscious engineering education efforts. * One of Duke Engineering's guiding principles is to imagine solutions that make people's lives better, and that spirit resonated throughout the annual Clark Scho  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 15 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2025: * * * Duke Energy announces dividend payments to shareholders Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) today declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $1.065 per share. This dividend is payable on Dec. 16, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Nov. 14, 2025. The company also declared a quarterly cash dividend on its Series A preferred stock of $359.375 per share payable   more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 15 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Making Augmented Reality Safer: Maria Gorlatova Wins DARPA Director's Fellowship Duke ECE's Maria Gorlatova earns a DARPA Director's Fellowship to advance research that makes augmented reality safer for soldiers and everyday users. By Andrew Tie Augmented reality (AR) systems are poised to assist both everyday use and national defense--helping soldiers navigate complex environment  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 15 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2025: * * * Governor Stein, NCDHHS Announce More Than $6.5 Billion in Medical Debt Erased in North Carolina Governor Josh Stein and NC Health and Human Services Secretary Dev Sangvai announced today that through North Carolina's Medical Debt Relief Program, more than $6.5 billion in medical debt has been relieved for more than 2.5 million North Carolinia  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 14 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Improved Cough-Detection Tech Can Help With Health Monitoring Researchers have improved the ability of wearable health devices to accurately detect when a patient is coughing, making it easier to monitor chronic health conditions and predict health risks such as asthma attacks. The advance is significant because cough-detection technologies have historically struggled to disti  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (TNSdok) -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission has scheduled public witness hearings regarding the "Joint Application of Duke Energy Carolinas LLC and Duke Energy Progress LLC to Engage in a Business Combination, Address Regulatory Conditions and Code of Conduct, and Request Accounting Order" (Dockets No. E-2, Sub 1383 and E-7, Sub 1332). This follows a joint application filed on Aug. 14, 2025, by Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, Greenville, South Carolina and Duke Energy Progr  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 15 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Will Whatley Denounce Endorser Peter Giunta Following Breaking Reporting on His Racist, Antisemitic Texts? New reporting from POLITICO has exposed a group chat of Young Republican leaders - who embraced and praised DC insider Michael Whatley as RNC Chairman - filled with slurs, racism, antisemitism, and sexual violence. Peter Giunta, who "was the most prominent voice in the chat spreadin  more