PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 -- Fox Rothschild, a law firm, issued the following news release: Expanding the firm's services in Raleigh, Fox Rothschild is pleased to welcome Michelle D. Connell and Wesley P. Gelb as partners in the Family Law Practice Group. "Michelle and Wes bring a wealth of experience handling complex family law matters in North Carolina," said Matthew Nis Leerberg, the firm's Raleigh office managing partner. "They are well-known throughout the state for helping prof  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 9 -- The Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * - Lung-on-a-chip Technology Used to Study Toxic Agents, Develop Treatments * * * The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) is the recipient of a major research funding award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support its lung-on-a-chip technology as a model to develop chemical injury treatments. WFIRM's lung-on-a-chip technolo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will support tests of organ-on-a-chip technology to determine how it can be used to understand injuries caused by inhaled chlorine gas, a potential national security threat, and to develop treatments for those injuries. The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary  more

NORTHBROOK, Illinois, Oct. 11 -- ISSA, formerly the International Sanitary Supply Association, issued the following news release: ISSA's Cleaning Management Institute (CMI) hosted a well-received Train the Trainer workshop earlier this week at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Marion Ivey, CMI's Trainer of the Decade, and Brant Insero, ISSA's director of education, presented the session, which included walkthroughs of specialized cleaning procedures and hands-on cleaning  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 7 -- The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release: The state's highest civilian honor, the North Carolina Award, will be presented to six distinguished North Carolinians Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Raleigh Convention Center. Governor Roy Cooper will present the award at a 7 p.m. banquet and ceremony. The award was created by the General Assembly in 1961 to recognize significant contributions to the state and nation  more

RADFORD, Virginia, Oct. 9 -- Radford University issued the following news release: Radford University has appointed Teresa Ann Conner, PT, Ph.D., MBA to serve in the position of Associate Provost for Health Sciences effective December 2, 2019. Conner has approximately 20 years of experience in higher education as a professor and academic leader at large, multi-campus research institutions, including East Carolina University, Elon University, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Sa  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Oct. 8 [TNSgrantsresearch] -- The University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center issued the following news: The National Cancer Institute has awarded University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, a five-year, $2.7 million grant to develop more effective health warnings for little cigars and cigarillos. Nearly 12 million U.S. adults reported smoking cigars within a single month, according  more