WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- A report titled 'What Would Happen If We Returned to Pre-COVID Attendance Levels?' issued by the American Enterprise Institute and authored by David Blazar, Seth Gershenson, and Ethan Hutt, found that the post-pandemic crisis of elevated chronic absenteeism explains less than one-tenth of the remaining learning loss in student math scores. The document was issued in October 2025 and is identified as Report 1. The analysis utilized administrative data from the sta  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- AEI issued a report in OCTOBER 2025 titled 'Everyone Is Missing More School: How Student Attendance Patterns Have Shifted over Time,' authored by Jacob Kirksey. The document, which does not list a report number, presents a longitudinal analysis of student-level data from North Carolina, Rhode Island, Texas, and Virginia covering the 2018 through 2024 school years (data from 2020 was omitted due to pandemic disruptions). The report finds that student absences have   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The American Enterprise Institute published the report, 'Absences and Achievement After the Pandemic Evidence from Maryland and North Carolina,' by authors David Blazar, Seth Gershenson, and Ethan Hutt, in September 2025. The report examines the relationship between student absences and academic achievement in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic using administrative data from two states. The study concludes that while the harmful effect of absences on achiev  more

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, Nov. 5 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association posted the following news release: * * * Auto Care Association, MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers Release 2025 Joint Powertrain Trends and Outlook Forecast Report * BETHESDA, M.D. and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. Auto Care Association and MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers, in collaboration with Strategy&, the strategy division of PwC, today announced the release of the 2025 Joint Powe  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Nov. 7 -- Bennett College issued the following news on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * Bennett College Hosts First-Ever HBCU Equine Therapy Session, Blending Art and Explorational Therapy at SheCare Wellness Pods Bennett College made history on Tuesday, November 4, by hosting the first official Equine Therapy session at an HBCU, held at the College's SheCare Wellness Pods and presented in partnership with Proof of Puddin' and Black Diamond. Under a clear fall sky, students, f  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Nov. 7 -- The University of North Carolina Charlotte campus issued the following news release: * * * Carolina Panthers team up with UNC Charlotte for new partnership The Carolina Panthers and UNC Charlotte announced today a new partnership to showcase the University's growing impact and connection to the Charlotte region and the Carolinas. The collaboration highlights UNC Charlotte's rise as a leading public research university and the Panthers' continued commitme  more

ELON, North Carolina, Nov. 7 -- Elon University issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * Community invited to Elon's first "Discovering Dyslexia" program - Dec. 10 The first Discovering Dyslexia Session will be held Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 6 p.m. in Johnston Hall on Elon University's campus. As administrators and faculty prepares to open the Roberts Academy at Elon University, a transitional school serving students with dyslexia in grades 3-4 in a temporary location starting i  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Nov. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: * * * Female College Students Fall Behind in Academic Recovery from COVID, UNCG Researchers Find A new UNCG research study published in Economics Letters found that first-year female college students are experiencing slower academic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic compared to males. The study, led by associate professor of economics Dora Gicheva, looked at trends  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Nov. 7 -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: * * * Gillings School elevates practice at annual NCPHA Educational Conference This September, the Gillings School had an outsized presence at the annual N.C. Public Health Association (NCPHA) Fall Educational Conference, in Wilmington, N.C. The event brings together public health professionals at all career stages -- students, mid-career professionals an  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances Bipartisan Holocaust Survivor Legislation, North Carolina U.S. Attorney Nominee * WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee today voted unanimously to advance the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025, led by Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.). Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is a cosponsor. The bipartisan bill would help reunite  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances Bipartisan Holocaust Survivor Legislation, North Carolina U.S. Attorney Nominee The Senate Judiciary Committee today voted unanimously to advance the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025, led by Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.). Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is a cos  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Seeks to Block Unlawful Logging Project Threatening North Carolina's Pisgah National Forest * ASHEVILLE, N.C. The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity and MountainTrue, sued the U.S. Forest Service today after the agency refused to stop an unlawful logging operation in Pisgah National Forest's Nolichucky River Gorge. C  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Rep. Addison McDowell, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * McDowell Leads Over 45 House GOP Members in Letter Urging FHFA to Reverse Harmful Mandate Limiting Homeowners' Insurance Choice * Today, Congressman Addison McDowell (NC-06) led more than 45 of his House GOP colleagues in a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William Pulte urging the agency to reverse recent guidance that restricts Actual Cash Value (ACV) homeowners' i  more

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina, Nov. 7 -- Methodist University issued the following news on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * Methodist University's Founders Council Events Support Student Scholarships Since 2021, Methodist University's Founders Council has brought alumni, community members, and friends of MU together through its annual golf tournament and tennis showcase. The two events serve one shared purpose: to support student scholarships and create connections that strengthen the MU community. Since   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Courtney Reintroduce Bipartisan HOPE Act to Combat Opioid Epidemic * Washington, D.C. Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) and Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) reintroduced the bipartisan Veteran Heroin Overdose Prevention (HOPE) Act to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a review of veteran deaths from opioid overdoses in the past five years and examine other relate  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 7 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Study: Composite Metal Foam Could Lead to Safer Hazmat Transportation A new study finds that composite metal foam (CMF) can withstand tremendous force - enough to punch a hole in a railroad tank car - at much lower weight than solid steel. The finding raises the possibility of creating a safer generation of tanker cars for transporting hazardous materials. The researchers have  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The American Public Transportation Association issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2025: * * * On Election Night, Voters Fast-Tracked $11.8 Billion for Public Transportation In 2025, voters approved pro-public transit measures 16 out of 19 times at the ballot * On Tuesday, November 4, voters in Colorado, Michigan, North Carolina, New Mexico, and Washington supported measures that boost funding for public transit improvements, expansions, operations, and suppor  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Nov. 6 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Rhino rescue: Economist is changing the conservation conversation * According to the International Rhino Foundation, on average, one rhino is killed by poachers every 15 hours. Despite aggressive anti-poaching measures, the global rhino population has continued to decline. Wake Forest economist Fred Chen's decades-long research on rhino horn poaching examines the outcomes of defensive anti-traf  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Nov. 6 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Tennesseans rally at TVA headquarters to protest construction of Ridgeline pipeline * KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Community members with Ridgeline Voices and other groups rallied at the TVA headquarters on Wednesday evening to protest the start of construction of the 122-mile-long Ridgeline Expansion Project, coinciding with the TVA board meeting. Ridgeline is a methane gas pipeline tha  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Nov. 6 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * The Original HBCU Rivalry Returns to the Field * CHARLOTTE, NC (November 6, 2025) \- Before there were marching bands shaking bleachers, before CIAA championships filled cities, before college football became a Saturday ritual in Black America, there was a snowy field, a borrowed rulebook and a belief that two Black colleges could play a game the world did  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis Delivers Opening Remarks in Support of the Lumbee Fairness Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) delivered opening remarks at a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing on the Lumbee Fairness Act, legislation that would grant the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina full federal recognition and the same benefits afforded to other federally recognized tribes. Senator Ti  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Nov. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * UNC Researchers Uncover Wildfire Smoke's Impact on Respiratory Health Breathing wildfire smoke, even briefly, can change the bacteria and immune cells in your lungs, which may contribute to adverse health effects. * Everyone knows smoking tobacco is bad for you, but what about smoke from burning wood -- in particular that of wildfires? UNC School of Medicine   more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Nov. 7 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following wrapup, Newsworthy From the School of Medicine for Week of Oct. 31-Nov. 6, 2025: * * * Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of October 31 - November 6 The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, October 31, 2025. Humacyte Announces Publication of New Data Comparing Symvess(TM) to Autol  more

ELON, North Carolina, Nov. 7 -- Elon University issued the following news release: * * * Visionary investment establishes Roberts Academy at Elon University for children with dyslexia Through a once-in-a-generation investment in North Carolina education by Marjorie and Hal Roberts, the new academy - set to open in Fall 2026 - will be the state's only university-based private school for children with dyslexia. * A new private school serving young children with dyslexia has been established   more