GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Dec. 14 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: By Hope Baptiste When ShuDon Brown, 25, walks into her future as a newly minted Ph.D. on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, at Greensboro's First Horizon Coliseum, she will become the youngest person to earn a doctorate in leadership studies at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. N.C. A&T will confer more than 300 graduate degrees at the ceremony, each repres more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Experts from around the world gathered at the first Advanced Multifunctional Metamaterials Workshop to shape the future of the field * * * The 2024 Advanced Multifunctional Metamaterials (AMM) Workshop brought together over 125 thought leaders, researchers and innovators from around the world at Duke University to explore the transformative applications of electromagnetic, more PR

JAMESTOWN, North Carolina, Dec. 14 -- Guilford Technical Community College issued the following news release: Guilford Technical Community College and HAECO Americas launched a new English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and Aerospace Manufacturing program in August, with three students recently completing. Abdoul Nazif Mohaman, Omid Noori, and Adonay Tewolde completed their training and certification Dec. 12 and will begin their employment at HAECO as structures assembly and repair mec more PR

JAMESTOWN, North Carolina, Dec. 14 -- Guilford Technical Community College issued the following news release: JAMESTOWN, N.C. (Dec. 13, 2024) - Guilford Technical Community College has been awarded a grant of more than $5 million as part of a $18.5 million Environmental Protection Agency grant to the Southwest Renewal Foundation in High Point to address environmental and climate justice challenges through a series of projects in the High Point area. The grant is part of $1.6 billion in funding more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 14 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: STAMFORD, Conn. (December 13, 2024) - Holland & Knight served as lead counsel to SunEnergy1 in the signing of a purchase and exclusivity agreement with Brookfield (NYSE: BAM), along with institutional partners including its listed affiliate Brookfield Renewable (NYSE: BEP, BEPC), for the acquisition and construction of an initial 510-megawatt (MW) portfolio of utility-scale solar projects in North Caro more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: By Jordan M. Howse Rockets can be heard as far as 15 miles away from their launch site. Jet planes and military aircrafts can be as loud as 150 decibels at takeoff, loud enough to rupture an eardrum. Similarly, highway noise annoys neighbors. Researchers in the Center for Composite Materials Research (CCMR) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at North C more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 14 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following statement on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * Today, Attorney General Josh Stein released the following statement announcing legal action challenging Senate Bill 382, the legislature's blatant power grab: "Today, Governor Cooper and I have taken legal action to stop the legislature's unconstitutional and dangerous power grab. This law threatens public safety, fractures the chain of command during a crisis more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 13 -- North Carolina Community College System issued the following news: Rural communities across North Carolina face a critical shortage of healthcare professionals, creating an urgent need for innovative solutions. In response, the North Carolina Community College System has introduced the Rural Healthcare Partnerships Toolkit, a comprehensive resource designed to strengthen collaboration among healthcare organizations, educational institutions, and workforce dev more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 13 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The NC Department of Health and Human Services this week completed the successful hiring of seven regional directors who will provide vital support to North Carolina's 100 local departments of social services. These regional directors will work closely with county DSS directors and their agencies to enhance leadership, build capacity and strengthen service delivery t more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 13 -- The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources has received a $75,000 award through a grant from the PNC Foundation to Friends of Fort Fisher. The funding will support the enhancement of the exhibit gallery in the Fort Fisher State Historic Site's newly constructed visitor center, which opened to the public in October and is expected to attract  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 14 -- The North Carolina State Treasurer issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: Winston-Salem, NC For Winston-Salem State University, Friday, Dec. 13, was Commencement Day. For State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, it was a homecoming of sorts. For University Chancellor Bonita Brown, it was Christmas come early. Treasurer Folwell, who attended the Historically Black College during his early pursuit of a higher education degree as a nontraditional stud more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 14 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: The North Carolina Republican Party is calling on the N.C. State Board of Elections to promptly issue its written order following the December 11 meeting in which the board wrongly decided to dismiss protests filed by Jefferson Griffin. The delay in providing this order raises serious concerns about transparency and fairness in the electoral process. "The most partisan State Board of Ele more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: As part of a desperate ploy to cling to their dwindling power, North Carolina Republicans passed a bill this week that strips key powers away from the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general. Instead of accepting their election losses, state Republicans plotted a lame duck power grab to overturn democracy cloaking their bogus legislation inside what was supposed to be a bill offering relief to  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Researchers have demonstrated the ability to steal an artificial intelligence (AI) model without hacking into the device where the model was running. The technique is novel in that it works even when the thief has no prior knowledge of the software or architecture that support the AI. "AI models are valuable, we don't want people to steal them," says Aydin Aysu, co-author of a paper  more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Dec. 13 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: With little knowledge of the agricultural industry, Katie Stenmark moved from a small town in North Carolina to Stillwater, Oklahoma. Now, she is opening doors by researching hops as an emerging crop. "It was my senior year of high school when I saw a plant diagram for the first time," said Stenmark, third-year crop science doctoral student. Stenmark pursued an undergraduate degree at Oklahoma State Universi more PR