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

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Nov. 26 -- The University of Virginia Karsh Institute of Democracy issued the following news: * * * Politics, Demographic Shifts, and Legal Battles Shape a New Era of Redistricting How a wave of new rulings, population changes, and partisan clashes are redrawing electoral maps nationwide. By Natalie Ermann Russell In an era of rapid demographic change and heightened political polarization, debates about representation and fairness are taking center stage during th  more