DURHAM, North Carolina, March 2 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: * * * Ackall Selected for 2026 NASPA Certificate in Student Affairs Law and Policy Program * Viviane Ackall, director of the LCI-Student Accessibility Center within the North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Division of Student Affairs (DSA) has been selected to participate in the 2026 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Certificate in Student Affairs Law and Policy   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by Emma Coyne: * * * No Tax on Overtime Testimonials Americans for Tax Reform has compiled testimonials on the impact of the No Tax on Overtime provision successfully enacted by President Trump and House and Senate Republicans: "We have 5 children. And me and my husband work a lot of over time to take care of our family. It has been a large amount of money in our household to help take care of our family." Selen  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 2 -- University of Virginia Health posted the following news release: * * * Analysis Highlights Untapped Potential of RNA Vaccines * A new analysis of federal funding for RNA vaccine research highlights the vast potential of the technology not just for preventing infectious diseases but treating devastating conditions ranging from cancer to Alzheimer's. Researchers led by UVA Health's Taison Bell, MD, MBA, surveyed RNA vaccine research funded by the Nationa  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL JOINS COALITION IN OPPOSING FEDERAL RULE THAT WOULD LIMIT STUDENT LOAN ACCESS FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS * Chicago - Attorney General Raoul, as part of a coalition of states, submitted a comment letter opposing a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Education that would cap federal student loans for graduate students in nursing, physician assistance and other he  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 2 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release: * * * Bank of America Announces Redemption of EUR1,750,000,000 Floating Rate Senior Notes, due March 10, 2027 * CHARLOTTE, NC - Bank of America Corporation announced today that it will redeem on March 10, 2026 all EUR1,750,000,000 principal amount outstanding of its Floating Rate Senior Notes, due March 10, 2027 (ISIN: XS3019213654; Common Code:  more

TORONTO, Ontario, March 2 -- The city of Toronto issued the following news release: * * * City of Toronto water Meter Transmission Unit replacement program * Overview The City of Toronto is launching a three-year program to replace all 470,000 water meter transmission units (MTUs) used by customers. The program will help ensure automated transmission of water-use data and timely and up-to-date billing for customers, following the early failure of MTU across the city, an issue affecting man  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 2 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The North Carolina Justice Center posted the following news release: * * * Clean energy groups reach settlement with Duke Energy in merger proposal The North Carolina Justice Center, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, was one of multiple groups to reach a settlement agreement with monopoly utility Duke Energy in its request to the North Carolina Utilities Commission to combine its Carolinas and Progress subsidiaries.  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, March 2 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Center for Responsible Lending issued the following news release: * * * Court Dismisses Case Against SAVE Plan, Restoring Affordable Provisions for Millions of Student Borrowers * WASHINGTON, D.C. -A federal district court on Friday dismissed Missouri v. Trump and refused to approve a proposed settlement that would have dismantled the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) student loan repayment plan. As a result of the dis  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 2 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Division of Marine Fisheries accepting Gulf Flounder carcass donations; participants may win prizes * The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Marine Fisheries will collect Gulf Flounder carcasses from recreational fishermen during the 2026 spring season, held March 9-22 in ocean waters from Portsmouth Island to the South Carolina line. The car  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, March 3 (TNSjou) -- Duke University issued the following news: * * * Duke Research Vies for a Deep Tournament Run Four studies from Duke scientists are featured in STAT Madness, a contest of the most innovative biomedical research * As Duke's basketball teams gear up for ACC and NCAA tournament appearances, the time has also come for another kind of springtime fever: STAT Madness. STAT Madness is a bracket-style tournament to determine the most innovative biomedical  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 2 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * During Severe Weather Preparedness Week, Governor Stein Reminds North Carolinians about Readiness Tips * During Severe Weather Preparedness Week, Governor Josh Stein is joining emergency management officials in urging North Carolinians to be prepared should severe weather impact their communities. "North Carolina is no stranger to severe weather that can strike anywhere in the st  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 3 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on March 1, 2026, by Christopher E. Baecker, vice president of the Bexar County Taxpayer Association: * * * Ticket to Ride There's no such thing as a free bus. * "Removing the financial barrier to ride has decreased car dependency" in other cities. Who said this? New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani on his free bus fares plan? No. It's one of his fellow travelers here in San Antonio in a recen  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 2 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Stein Celebrates Read Across America Day at Green Magnet Elementary School * Today Governor Josh Stein and First Lady Anna Stein visited Green Magnet Elementary School and read to students in celebration of Read Across America Day. The Governor and First Lady read The Magical Yet by Angela DiTerlizzi to a second-grade class and met with students and teachers. "Read Acros  more

LONDON, England, March 2 [Category: Electronic Products] -- GSMA, an organisation that says it is unifying the mobile ecosystem to discover, develop and deliver innovation that helps business and society, issued the following news release: * * * GSMA launches Open Telco AI to accelerate development of telco-grade AI * New initiative is supported by open-telco models, including a new family of models from AT&T, compute from AMD and TensorWave, datasets from researchers and a new portal for in  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, March 2 -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * HPU Poll: North Carolinians Share Outlooks for 2026, 2028 Elections * HIGH POINT, N.C., March 2, 2026 - The latest High Point University Poll finds Democratic advantages across a series of generic general-election ballots for federal and North Carolina offices. 2026 General Election Generic Ballots for Federal and State Offices On the generic general election ballot for U.S. House, 46% o  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division received notifications from the Expeditionary Missions Consortium-Crane disclosing updates to its membership with the addition of several parties to the venture. These filings were submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The purpose of these notifications is to invoke the provisions of the Act  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division received notifications from RailPulse LLC, Norfolk, Virginia, disclosing updates to its membership with the addition of two parties to the venture. These filings were submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The purpose of these notifications is to invoke the provisions of the Act that limit th  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSFR) -- The Antitrust Division received notifications from the Defense Industrial Based Consortium disclosing updates to its membership with the addition of numerous parties and the withdrawal of one entity. These filings were submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The purpose of these notifications is to invoke the provisions of the Act that limit   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division received notifications from the Information Warfare Research Project Consortium disclosing updates to its membership with the addition and withdrawal of numerous parties. These filings were submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The purpose of these notifications is to invoke the provisions o  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division received notifications from the National Armaments Consortium disclosing updates to its membership with the addition of 58 parties and the withdrawal of 10 entities. These filings were submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The purpose of these notifications is to invoke the provisions of the  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division received notifications from the Naval Surface Technology and Innovation Consortium disclosing updates to its membership with the addition of 54 parties and the withdrawal of nine entities. These filings were submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The purpose of these notifications is to invok  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division received notifications from the Rapid Response Partnership Vehicle disclosing updates to its membership with the addition of 89 parties and the withdrawal of one entity. These filings were submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The purpose of these notifications is to invoke the provisions of  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Tillis Lead Bipartisan Group of Senators Asking Senate Leadership to Consider National Forest Bills * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) sent a letter to Senate leadership requesting the Senate's prompt consideration of a bipartisan package of National Forest bills that advanced unanimously out of the Senate Agriculture Committee on October 21, 2025. The b  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 3 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Leads Coalition in Opposing Federal Rule That Would Limit Student Loan Access for Healthcare Workers Attorney General Anthony G. Brown co-led a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors in submitting a comment letter opposing a proposed rule under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) by the United States Department of Educatio  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 3 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Families Want More Research on How Virtual Reality May Affect Kids A new study of what families think about virtual reality (VR) technologies reveals that parents want more research-based information on how VR technologies may influence brain and behavioral development. Families also placed a higher value on VR features that increase physical activity, compared to features suc  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The National Council of Nonprofits issued the following news release: * * * Court Victory Safeguards SNAP Access, Protecting Families and Nonprofit Food Providers Nationwide The National Council of Nonprofits, the largest network of nonprofits in the nation, celebrates an important legal victory as it concludes its lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's abrupt termination of existing waivers protecting part-time workers and job seekers from losing access to the   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * The Ocean's Underwater Ears: Tracking North Atlantic Right Whales Using Sound Scientists are acoustically tracking endangered North Atlantic right whales in the Southeast Atlantic. The data we collect help us understand their presence in their less-studied calving habitat. In the vast, blue expanse of the Southeast Atlantic, a mystery unfolds every year. The  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Foushee Condemns U.S. Strikes on Iran, Reaffirms Support for Bipartisan War Powers Resolution * DURHAM, NC (March 2, 2026) -Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's escalating military strikes against Iran and the growing regional conflict: "The Islamic Republic of Iran is a brutal and repressive regime t  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Rex Healthcare to Pay $150,000 in EEOC COVID-19 Vaccine Religious Accommodation Suit * Settles federal suit alleging health care provider refused to accommodate remote employee's sincerely held religious beliefs RALEIGH, N.C. - Rex Healthcare, Inc., a private, non-profit health care provider in Raleigh, will pay $150,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Oppo  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 3 -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Robot Swarms on the Moon: NJIT Student's Concept Wins $10K From NASA Written by: Mindy Weisberger An NJIT student's proposal for robot swarms that can build and service a moon base has won first place at a NASA competition. Led by Tatiana Mejia '27, the winning team received a $10,000 grant to develop a prototype. Mejia, a mechanical engineering major at NJIT's Newark College of Engineerin  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross, Raskin, Khanna Demand Answers on Ghislaine Maxwell's Transfer To "Club Fed" * Washington, D.C. -Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17), author of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, announced a new inquiry regarding the controversial transfer of convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 2 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Routine helps children adjust to school, but harsh parenting may undo benefits * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Starting elementary school is a major milestone, but it can be a difficult transition as children can experience separation anxiety or have trouble adapting to school rules and structure. However, a team led by Penn State researchers found that consistent routines in the home can reduce   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 3 (TNSjou) -- Kentucky State University issued the following news: * * * Rural Resilience and Farm Economics Take Center Stage as Kentucky State University Researchers Shine at Southern Rural Sociology Conference At a conference framed by the theme "Distilling Change: Rural Roots & River Currents in the New South," Kentucky State University researchers and students earned broad recognition for a strong showing in Louisville. The Kentucky State contingent delivered   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * SBA & National Association of Manufacturers to Host National Supplier Matchmaking Expo Registration is Now Open for Inaugural Event to Promote Made in America * Charlotte, NC - Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that the inaugural 2026 Supplier Matchmaking Expo will take place on March 11, 2026 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carol  more

TROY, Alabama, March 2 -- Troy University issued the following news: * * * School of Music hosts 12th annual Guitar Festival * On Friday, February 20, Troy University's John M. Long School of Music hosted over 160 participants for the 12 th annual Guitar Festival. The festival featured guitar concerts, masterclasses, ensembles and competitions and had artists and adjudicators from the United States, Canada, Cuba and Mexico. Other participants traveled from Alabama, Florida, Texas, Georgi  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 2 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus posted the following news: * * * School of Nursing Expanding Care With UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North Carolina Gift * Funding will help increase access to health care in rural parts of the state. UNC Greensboro prides itself on providing students with access to excellence inside and outside the classroom. Now, thanks to a $715,000 investment from UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North Caro  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 2 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * South Arkansas College Becomes First Community College in Arkansas to Launch One Pill Can Kill Initiative * Griffin: 'Since launching the One Pill Can Kill initiative in the fall of 2024, we have trained approximately 1,450 college students to understand the very real danger of using unknown substances' EL DORADO - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement afte  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * This week: Thousands of credit union advocates in D.C. for record-breaking GAC 2026 * The House and Senate are both in session, and thousands of credit union advocates are in Washington, D.C. this week. The 2026 Governmental Affairs Conference kicked off Sunday, with opening keynote speaker Kindra Hall reviewing the power of strategic storytelling with attendees as they prepare to e  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, March 3 -- The University of North Carolina Wilmington campus issued the following news: * * * Schroeder Selected to NAI 2026 Senior Members Class Ben Blumenthal Lindsey Schroeder, associate professor of athletic training in the School of Health and Applied Human Sciences within the College of Health and Human Services, was selected to the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Class of 2026 Senior Members. Recognized for success in patents, licensing and commerciali  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 3 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Alum navigates the 'valley of death' with skills learned bringing a new lab to life As a doctoral student in mechanical engineering, Siddhartha 'Sid' Gadiraju '18 helped build the Advanced Propulsion and Power Lab. By Alex Parrish Plenty of students come to Blacksburg to work in Virginia Tech's Advanced Propulsion and Power Lab. As a Ph.D. student, Siddhartha "Sid" Gadiraju actually helped put the lab together.  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 3 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Hokies present four projects at annual 'Olympics of transportation research' Urban Affairs and Planning students made their presence felt at the Transportation Research Board's annual meeting in Washington, D.C. By Noah Frank At a recent gathering of some of the top transportation professionals from across the United States and beyond, which one attendee called "the Olympics of transportation research," Virgini  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, March 2 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Wearing a weighted vest to strengthen bones? Make sure you're moving * HIGHLIGHTS * Staying upright while wearing a weight vest shows promise for preserving bone mass while dropping pounds. * Wake Forest researchers have conducted a series of studies looking at how older adults can safely lose weight. * Next steps could include a study focused on standing vs. sitting while wearing weigh  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 3 -- William Peace University issued the following news: * * * Peace Cares Fund Provides Emergency Support for Students There are times when college students face unexpected financial hardships. Years ago, William Peace University found a way to support those students when these situations occurred. This support continues today. As part of Peace's broader commitment to student success, the Peace Cares Fund is an emergency fund designed to support currently enro  more