CARY, North Carolina, Dec. 4 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release: * * * Climate stress testing an emerging challenge for banks worldwide * As financial institutions worldwide grapple with how to turn climate-related risks into credible stress testing scenarios, new guidance on climate stress testing for banks offers a timely roadmap. Climate Stress Testing Methodologies: Current Practice  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 4 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: * * * Eagle Weather Alert: NCCU Operating Under Condition 1 (Reduced Operations) Effective Dec. 5, midnight to 11:59 * NCCU Community: North Carolina Central University (NCCU) officials are closely monitoring the light wintry event expected to impact central North Carolina early on Friday, Dec. 5. Weather models forecast up to one inch of snow with slick roads and isolated black ice Friday night  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 5 -- Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment issued the following news: * * * High Seas Fisheries Management Falls Short of Mandates, Analysis Finds The review comes as the United Nations prepares to enforce a new oceans treaty that will require collaboration with these management bodies. * The regulatory bodies charged with managing and conserving fisheries across two-thirds of the world's oceans are threatening marine ecosystems by significantly und  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: "Senate Clearly in Play" and "Republicans on Edge" As Midterm Backlash Continues to Build * G. Elliott Morris : "Giving Democrats 8 points would give them Ohio, Maine, and North Carolina, and put Iowa and Texas in play [...]" Simon Rosenberg : "We're playing on their side of the field in a way that makes it far more likely that the [...] Senate will be competitive next year."   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Dec. 4 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * More than $320,000 in energy bill assistance available for Duke Energy Indiana customers * Qualifying Duke Energy customers can receive up to $300 account credit annually * Over the last five years, Share the Light Fund has provided more than $4 million in bill assistance, helping support nearly 15,000 Indiana households * Duke Energy Indiana is dedicating $320,000 in financial assistance to help its   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 2 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * NEW VIDEO: Grilled On FEMA Failures, Whatley Attempts to Distance Himself From "Recovery Czar" Role DC insider Michael Whatley has failed so miserably at delivering federal relief to Western North Carolina that he's now trying to rewrite history, claiming he's not the president's "hand-picked Hurricane Helene 'recovery czar'" after getting grilled about the massive delays in disaster aid.   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 5 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * NC Wine Sellers Brace for Price Increases Thanks To Whatley's Tariffs Thanks to reckless tariffs that DC insider Michael Whatley supports "wholeheartedly," North Carolina wine retailers are bracing for price increases that are expected to pass to consumers doing their holiday shopping. As tariffs drive up the cost of everything from groceries to coffee to wine, Whatley has called the tari  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 5 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * VIDEO: Pressed On Lack Of Federal Helene Aid, Whatley Lies About Recovery Efforts "Recovery Czar" Michael Whatley was asked about his failure to deliver federal aid to Western North Carolina, and in typical DC insider fashion, Whatley lied about the state of Helene recovery efforts. WATCH: https://x.com/BryanRAnderson/status/1995890600604758330?s=20 Whatley [00:15]: "Whether it's housing  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 5 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * With MAGA Base "Not Enthusiastic" About Whatley, GOP Primary Field For Senate Grows GOP Senate Candidate Don Brown: "Ramming Whatley down North Carolina Republicans' throats is not going to work." News & Observer: "Steve Bannon -- a frontman of the Make America Great Again movement -- this month is reported to have said Whatley 'is not MAGA.'" * As DC insider Michael Whatley filed to rep  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 5 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * New Statistical Tools Sharpen the Search for Causal DNA Changes in Livestock Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new suite of statistical methods that dramatically improves the ability to pinpoint DNA changes responsible for important traits in livestock. The work addresses long-standing challenges in fine-mapping - the process of identifying which D  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 5 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Natalia Litchinitser Named a Fellow of IEEE Litchinitser was honored for contributions to the photonics field, including antiresonant photonic-crystal fibers and structured light engineering. * Natalia Litchinitser, professor of electrical and computer engineering (ECE), has been named a fellow by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), one of the highest reco  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 2 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * NCDP Statement On DC Insider Michael Whatley Filing To Run For U.S. Senate In response to DC insider and Big Oil lobbyist Michael Whatley filing today to run for the United States Senate, North Carolina Democratic Party Spokesperson Mallory Payne released the following statement: "Let's be clear - Michael Whatley is running for the U.S. Senate to represent the special interests and DC poli  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 2 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following statement by Communications Director Matt Mercer: * * * NCGOP Statement on Woke Activist Anita Earls Filing for Reelection "Woke Activist Anita Earls represents everything wrong with radical left-wing judges in North Carolina courts. She is the co-author of the infamous TREC report, which pushed soft-on-crime policies into courtrooms across our state. "She injected woke politics into state Supreme Co  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 5 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following statement on Dec. 3, 2025, by Communications Director Matt Mercer: * * * NCGOP Statement on Woke Activist Anita Earls Filing for Reelection "Woke Activist Anita Earls represents everything wrong with radical left-wing judges in North Carolina courts. She is the co-author of the infamous TREC report, which pushed soft-on-crime policies into courtrooms across our state. "She injected woke politics into  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 4 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: * * * Ogbo-Gebhardt Selected for Public Voices Fellowship * Erezi Ogbo-Gebhardt, Ph.D., assistant professor of information science and program director of online and extended studies in North Carolina Central University's (NCCU) School of Library and Information Sciences, has been selected as one of only 20 fellows nationwide for the year-long Public Voices Fellowship on Technology in the Public In  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Dec. 5 -- The University of North Carolina Charlotte campus issued the following news release: * * * UNC Charlotte earns first STARS Gold rating for sustainability achievements UNC Charlotte has achieved its first-ever STARS Gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, marking a major milestone in the University's strategic plan to become a national leader in sustainability. The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and   more