CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Dec. 18 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: * * * $35K URPA grant will support engineering students to develop AI manufacturing skills * By Matt Salerno Abdallah Abdallah, an associate professor in Western Carolina University's College of Engineering and Technology, has received the UNC System Office's Undergraduate Research Program Award, a $35,000 grant that allows students to gain experience that will benefit their academic and profession  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Dec. 18 -- Appalachian State University issued the following news: * * * 1,500 App State graduates begin their next chapter Freiman and Sywassink awarded honorary doctorates for support of App State By J. Todd Coates and Brian Miller Appalachian State University celebrated the achievements of more than 1,500 graduates during its Fall 2025 Commencement, with three ceremonies held Dec. 12 in Holmes Convocation Center. The graduates, who faced challenges that included a   more

BOONE, North Carolina, Dec. 18 -- Appalachian State University issued the following news: * * * App State awarded $1.1M NCInnovation grant for digital tool supporting families of children with developmental delays By Bret Yager A project led by Dr. Gavin Colquitt at Appalachian State University has received $1.1 million in grant funding from NCInnovation to develop and scale an interactive digital tool capable of identifying and providing resources for delayed development of movement skills   more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Dec. 18 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Finding Confidence and Opportunity within UNC's Center for Molecular Medicine The newly revamped Center, located in the Thurston Bowles Building, is buzzing with undergraduates and high school students looking to get a head start on their scientific careers. * Albert Einstein. Rosalind Franklin. Louis Pasteur. These renowned scientists have propelled humanity forwards  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Dec. 19 -- The city of Greensboro issued the following news on Dec. 18, 2025: * * * GPF Partners with GCVM to Support Memorial Enhancements The Greensboro Parks Foundation is partnering with the Guilford County Veterans Memorial (GCVM) Board of Directors to support the enhancement and restoration of the GCVM located at Greensboro's Country Park. The partnership establishes GCVM as one of the Foundation's Community Impact Partners, providing fiscal sponsorship and f  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Dec. 18 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Hungarian Biomedical Researcher Named 24th Perl - UNC Neuroscience Prize Recipient University of Basel Neuroscientist Botond Roska, MD, PhD, will receive the Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize for his pivotal discoveries in restoring sight to the blind. * The UNC School of Medicine has awarded the esteemed 24th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize to Botond Roska, MD, PhD, a medical  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 18 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * DEQ modifies air quality permit for Domtar Paper Co. * After reviewing public comments, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality (DAQ) has issued a modified Title V air quality permit to Domtar Paper Co. in Martin County. The permit authorizes Domtar to increase the amount of green logs processed at its woodyard from 2.2  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 19 -- The North Carolina Department of Insurance issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2025: * * * Insurance Commissioner calls for a hearing on proposed dwelling insurance rate increase North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has set May 4, 2026, as the hearing date for the North Carolina Rate Bureau's proposed 68.3% dwelling insurance rate increase. "We are not in agreement with the Rate Bureau's proposed increases filed earlier this fall," s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Truist Financial Corp., Charlotte, North Carolina, announced the launch of electronic direct deposit switching capabilities as part of its digital client onboarding process. The feature, developed in partnership with Atomic, is intended to increase the speed and ease of opening new accounts by allowing clients to transfer direct deposits from other institutions. The Head of Digital, Client Experience and Marketing for Truist, Sherry Graziano, stated that the faster onboar  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Dec. 18 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * UNC Awarded Funding To Implement Useful Research Results to Prevent Childhood Obesity This project is co-led by Dual Principal Investigators Dr. Kori Flower at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Dr. Eliana Perrin at The Johns Hopkins University. * We are pleased to announce that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been approved for fu  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Dec. 15 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * UNC Biomedical Researcher Receives NCInnovation Grant to Transform Osteoarthritis Research Jason Franz, PhD, professor of biomedical engineering at the UNC School of Medicine, has been awarded a $400,000 grant from NCInnovation to advance groundbreaking research involving wearable sensors and artificial intelligence to revolutionize rehabilitation for individuals with a  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Dec. 19 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: * * * Mentorship Provides Immeasurable Value to Faculty Members and Advances the Science Dr. Laurie Wideman, Safrit-Ennis Distinguished Professor of Kinesiology, knows how much time, energy, and money goes into recruiting faculty members at UNC Greensboro. She believes those same resources should go into keeping them. At the School of Health and Human Sciences, that's where me  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Dec. 18 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following wrapup, Newsworthy From the School of Medicine for Week of Dec. 12-18, 2025: * * * Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of December 12 - December 18 The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, December 12, 2025. How Will ADCs Influence the Treatment Landscape in SCLC? (https://www.can  more