GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 11 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University posted the following news: * * * $16.9M NIH Award to Create New Health Disparities Research Center * EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Aug. 10, 2026) -The National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institutes of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) has awarded North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University a five-year $16.9 million award to create a research center that focuses on a  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 13 -- The city of Greensboro issued the following news: * * * Creative Greensboro Launches Sustaining Creativity Grant for 2027 Creative Greensboro, the City's office for arts and culture, will award $325,000 through the Sustaining Creativity: Community Partnership Grants program. Nonprofit organizations with a primary focus on creative programming can receive financial support for general operations, administrative needs, and programming. This opportunity is   more

BOILING SPRINGS, North Carolina, Aug. 12 -- Gardner-Webb University posted the following news: * * * Gardner-Webb Welcomes New Faculty for 2026-27 Academic Year * #Nine New Faculty Members Bring Expertise in Healthcare, Business, Public Service, Technology, and the Sciences to the University BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.-Gardner-Webb University welcomed nine new faculty members during its annual Faculty Assembly on Aug. 11. Representing a range of academic disciplines and professional backgrounds,   more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 13 -- The city of Greensboro issued the following news: * * * City Issues RFP for Homeless Day Labor and Winter Emergency Shelter The City of Greensboro's Community Safety Department (CSD) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to provide day labor services and winter emergency shelter with local Nussbaum Housing Partnership (NHP) funds during the City's fiscal year 2026-2027. Proposals are due by 5 pm on Friday, August 21. Interested homeless service prov  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 13 -- The city of Greensboro issued the following news: * * * Public Input Sought on Impact of New Housing Development The City's Neighborhood Development Department is asking for public comment on an Environmental Review Record (ERR) for a new residential construction project and its subsequent request for federal funds for the project. Read the City's notice of intent (https://www.greensboro-nc.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/67839) for both issues. Known as  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Aug. 13 -- Raymond James Financial issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2026: * * * Raymond James named PGA TOUR Championship Series sponsor for Greensboro-area event Historic tournament set to be part of PGA TOUR Championship Series in 2028 after hosting full-field event at Sedgefield Country Club in 2027 - GREENSBORO, N.C., ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., and PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- The PGA TOUR, Piedmont Triad Charitable Foundation and Raymond James today annou  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 11 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus posted the following news: * * * The New Moon Behind August's Celestial Convergence * #Four cosmic events converge within 24 hours, giving one UNC Greensboro astrophysicist a chance to explain how they're all connected. A solar eclipse, a meteor shower, a new moon, and a parade of planets might seem like four random events. But according to Dr. Anatoly Miroshnichenko, director of the UNC Greensboro Pl  more