Sunday - May 24, 2026
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Sunday May 03, 2026 ( 3 items )  

Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment: Winners of 2026 Dean's Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Manuscript Announced
DURHAM, North Carolina, May 2 -- Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment issued the following news: * * * Winners of 2026 Dean's Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Manuscript Announced One paper analyzed legal protections for climate migrants, and the other studied drivers of parasitic infection in African mammals. * Nicholas School of the Environment Ph.D. candidate Gabriela Nagle Alverio and Ph.D. student Basil Senso are the 2026 recipients of the Dean's Award for Outstandi  more

Duke University Pratt School of Engineering: Teaching at the Speed of Semiconductor Research
DURHAM, North Carolina, May 2 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Teaching at the Speed of Semiconductor Research Aaron Franklin's ECE 512 course on emerging nanoelectronic devices gives students a current look at the fast-changing world of semiconductor device research. Andrew Tie Some courses in a college curriculum don't change that much over the course of a decade, let alone year-to-year. For example, ECON 101's fundamental lessons about suppl  more

Hofstra University: Alumna's Honors College Gift Fuels Research Opportunities Ahead of 25th Anniversary
HEMPSTEAD, New York, May 2 -- Hofstra University issued the following news: * * * Alumna's Honors College Gift Fuels Research Opportunities Ahead of 25th Anniversary Ginny Greenberg As Hofstra University's Rabinowitz Honors College (RHC) approaches its 25th anniversary, alumna Calla Hales '12, '14 is marking the milestone in a meaningful way: by investing in future generations of student scholars. Hales recently made a $25,000 gift to support RHC's research assistantship program, a hands-on  more