GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 14 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and its F.D. Bluford Library will present "An Evening with Joshua Bennett"on Thursday, April 11, at 7 p.m. in McNair Auditorium, Room 240. The event will feature Bennett, a renowned author, artist and professor of literature and Distinguished Chair of the Humanities at MIT, along with Aggie Poet Laureate Essence more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 13 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: By Jamie Crockett Approximately 150 students pursuing the nursing track at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University participated in the inaugural Black Nurse Scientists Mentoring Program Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Tour at Union Square in downtown Greensboro. The tour kickoff featured activities for students and presentations  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 14 (TNSres) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * A new study also found that flaring and venting activities contributed to more than 700 premature deaths and 73,000 asthma exacerbations. * * * Oil and gas producers worldwide use venting and flaring to release or burn away excess natural gas in crude oil production. The practice contributes to air pollution in surrounding and downwind communities resulting in increased risk more PR

HICKORY, North Carolina, March 14 -- Catawba Valley Community College issued the following news: Brooke Kistler, PhD, RN, CNE, Department Head, Nursing at Catawba Valley Community College has been selected through a competitive application process for the National League for Nursing 2024 LEAD program, a yearlong initiative of NLN Leadership Institute in the NLN Center for Transformational Leadership under the direction of Chief Program Officer Janice Brewington, PhD, RN, FAAN. LEAD, founded in more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: After being snubbed by U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis in North Carolina's gubernatorial primary, Mark Robinson is lashing out at the state's senior senator as he kicks off the general election, claiming that he isn't "interested in anything that Thom Tillis has to say," and that Tillis "abandoned the base of our party." During the primary election, Sen. Thom Tillis refused to endorse Mark Robinson, instead choosing  more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, March 14 -- The city of Durham issued the following news: Durham organizations serving the needs of people without homes received more than $2.1 million in federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in February to further support their efforts to help those in need in the Bull City. The award is part of nearly $40 million awarded to North Carolina communities for projects that provide housing and/or supportive services to peopl more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 14 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Applications are again being accepted by the Department of Commerce for its professional development and education program for rural leaders in North Carolina. New participants in the Rural Community Capacity (RC2) program will be able to select an eastern location for the campus-based educational program as East Carolina University joins Appalachian State University in the RC2 prog more PR

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, March 14 -- High Point University issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: At a ceremony today, High Point University announced that alumnus Doug Witcher, a prominent business owner and community leader, has contributed $20 million recently to support HPU. The Board of Trustees voted to name the School of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences after him. It will be known as the Douglas S. Witcher School of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences. Named HPU's 201 more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina, March 14 -- Methodist University issued the following news release: The Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine has officially announced its senior leadership team. In February 2023, MU President Stanley T. Wearden and Cape Fear Valley Health CEO Michael Nagowski announced a partnership with the intent to create a state-of-the-art medical school that would train the next generation of healthcare professionals in Fayetteville, southeastern N more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 13 (TNSres) -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: By Jamie Crockett A research team in the College of Science and Technology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has conducted a pilot project using models available through Microsoft's Azure Open AI Service to develop a system that will lead to advancements in traffic management using physic informed deep learning. The pilot, led by pri more PR

GOLDSBORO, North Carolina, March 14 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Twelve communities will receive awards for excellence in downtown revitalization during the annual North Carolina Main Street Awards Ceremony held in Goldsboro this evening. N.C. Department of Commerce Chief Deputy Secretary Jordan Whichard, Assistant Secretary of Rural Development Kenny Flowers, and Director of the North Carolina Main Street and Rural Planning Center Liz Parham w more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 14 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in all 100 of North Carolina's counties in January 2024. Hyde County had the highest unemployment rate at 8.8 percent while Greene County had the lowest at 2.7 percent. All 15 of the state's metro areas experienced rate increases. Among the metro areas, Rocky Mount had the highest rate at 5.0 percent while Asheville had the lowe more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 14 -- The North Carolina Department of Labor issued the following statement on March 13, 2024: * * * Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson released the following statement: "After thoughtful consideration of the petitions received on December 14, 2022, I, Josh Dobson, Commissioner of Labor, have made the decision not to adopt either of the proposed rules, to include the General Industry/Construction Infectious Diseases and the Airborne Infectious Diseases for Migrant H more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 13 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Adding a fourth light to traffic signals - in addition to red, green and yellow - would shorten wait times at street corners for pedestrians, as well as improve traffic flow for both autonomous vehicles and human drivers. And the more autonomous vehicles there are in the traffic network, the shorter the wait times for everyone. "Our earlier work introduced the idea of a fourth traff more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 14 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Researchers have published a simple trick that improves the accuracy of techniques that help us understand how external variables - such as temperature - affect gene activity in plants. "There are really two contributions here," says Colleen Doherty, corresponding author of a paper on the work and an associate professor of molecular and structural biochemistry at North Carolina Stat more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 14 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following statement on March 13, 2024: * * * Following the denial of the State Board of Elections' motion to dismiss the upcoming Federal Voter ID case, please see the following statement from NCGOP Communications Director Matt Mercer. "When the Democrat-run State Board of Elections thinks this case should be dismissed, when bipartisan supermajorities enact legislation implementing the will of voters, and when more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 14 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news on March 13, 2024: Padonda B. Webb '03, DNP, FNP-BC, has been appointed assistant vice chancellor of Health and Wellness in North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University's Division of Student Affairs, Melody Pierce, Ph.D., vice chancellor for Student Affairs, announced today. "Dr. Webb has dedicated over 20 years of her adult life to helping others, always k more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following statement on March 13, 2024: * * * The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) released the following statement on North Carolina's 6th Congressional district primary election: "Congratulations to Addison McDowell on his primary victory. Addison has been fighting for North Carolina families for years as a member of Congressman Richard Hudson and then-Congressman Ted Budd's staffs. North Car more PR

CARY, North Carolina, March 14 -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release: In partnership with universities and colleges globally, data and AI leader SAS is helping students and educators prepare for an AI-driven economy. To recognize significant contributions to data analytics education, SAS Educator Awards honor university educators who excel at integrating SAS analytic tools within their academic institutions. Winners are nominate more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 14 -- The Wake Technical Community College issued the following news: Wake Tech is excited to welcome Rick Sapienza as the new dean of its Transportation Technologies Division. In this role, Sapienza will provide leadership and oversight for the college's academic transportation programs, including the high-demand Automotive Systems Technology and Collision Repair & Refinishing Technologies degrees. He will also manage the operations and serve as director of the  more PR