BOONE, North Carolina, Nov. 26 -- Appalachian State University issued the following news: * * * $838K grant fuels App State health research aimed at boosting Western NC resilience The community-engaged research examines rural health and housing challenges post-Helene By Bret Yager Appalachian State University is the recipient of a $838,276 grant from Dogwood Health Trust, which supports App State's work as part of the Health Policy Research Consortium -- an initiative aimed at addressing ph  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Nov. 25 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: * * * 24-hour App Design Competition Nets NCCU No. 2 spot * Students were tired but pleased after placing second in a 24-hour competition to design an app to solve a social challenge. From Nov. 5 - 8, five students from North Carolina Central University (NCCU) competed in the BE Smart Hackathon in Charlotte. A hackathon is an event where people engage in rapid and collaborative engineering ove  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Nov. 25 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: * * * A Veteran's Journey of Resilience, Advocacy and the Courage to Serve * Alexis Clinton is a retired U.S. Navy veteran, advocate and December 2025 J.D. candidate at North Carolina Central University School of Law. She lives with lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues and organs, often causing fatigue, joint pain and unpredictable flare  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Honeywell, Charlotte, North Carolina, has been selected by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE to provide advanced technology, proprietary catalysts, services, and equipment for a major expansion in Lekki, Nigeria. This collaboration aims to enable the facility, already Africa's largest refinery, to process a broader range of crude oil and double its production capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day over the next three years. By leveraging Honeywell's refin  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Nov. 26 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: * * * N.C. A&T's Bluford Library Earns Grants to Advance Cyberinfrastructure, AI Literacy By Hope Baptiste F.D. Bluford Library at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has been awarded two significant grants to expand its role in data analysis, cyberinfrastructure (CI) and artificial intelligence (AI) literacy. The library received a $160,902 gra  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 26 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * NEW FROM MAGA-WORLD: "It's Hard to Excite Conservative Voters" With Michael Whatley "It's hard to excite conservative voters with a candidate who has been meaner toward his own party's voters than he has to Democrats." * The conservative Daily Haymaker is highlighting DC insider Michael Whatley's vulnerability with his own Republican base, calling him the "GOP establishment champion" and  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Nov. 25 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: * * * Scholarships help WCU economic analysis, political science major pursue career goals * By Bill Studenc Thanks to financial support provided by multiple scholarships, Western Carolina University senior Tryston Weiss is well on his way toward his goal of receiving a college degree before going on to earn both a doctorate in economics and a law degree and becoming a civil rights attorney. A na  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Nov. 25 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Study finds that tweaked synthetic polymers boost conductivity * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A new study marks a significant step forward in positioning synthetic polymers as an alternative for expensive, unsustainable minerals used in the manufacture of devices such as conductors, transistors and diodes. These newly tweaked polymers developed by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign p  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Nov. 26 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: * * * Establishing New Safety Nets for Caregivers The generosity of a family caregiver goes beyond words, but even the deepest well can run dry. Becoming a family caregiver transforms lives, relationships, and family dynamics. It means reprioritizing careers, hobbies, and, sometimes, putting one's own needs to the wayside. "Family caregivers are extremely selfless," says Elis  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Nov. 25 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: * * * WCU to host magazine night at City Lights * By Julia Duvall City Lights and Western Carolina University are teaming up to host a WCU Magazine night at the bookstore on Friday, Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. in Sylva. This event will give community members an opportunity to get a copy of the university's annual magazine put out by University Communications and Marketing. In addition to UCM staff, studen  more