DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 18 -- The Center for Responsible Lending issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule that would apply existing mortgage protections to Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loans and require lenders to approve these loans based on a borrower's ability to repay. PACE loans, often used by homeowners to purchase solar panels, are paid back through property taxes. Anneliese Lederer, seni more PR

ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina, Dec. 18 -- College of the Albemarle issued the following news release: College of The Albemarle (COA) and Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) have formalized an articulation agreement to provide a seamless educational pathway for students pursuing careers in criminal justice. The agreement was signed yesterday at 3 p.m. during a ceremony at COA. This partnership enables graduates of COA's Associate in Applied Science in Criminal Justice Technology program to  more PR

BOONE, North Carolina, Dec. 18 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: KINGSTON, Tenn. -- The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Appalachian Voices, has appealed the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation's air permit for the Tennessee Valley Authority's proposed Kingston Gas Plant, saying state regulators broke the law by providing an air permit that would allow TVA to construct the power plant without meeting standard pollution control requirements  more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 18 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Kim will use the R25 grant to develop programs that help students learn how to integrate biotechnology tools into clinical environments * * * By Michaela Martinez Cameron Kim, an assistant professor of the practice in biomedical engineering (BME) at Duke University, was awarded an R25 Grant from the National Institutes of Health's Research Education Program. Intended to aid educat more PR

BOONE, North Carolina, Dec. 17 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: RICHWOOD, W.Va. -- The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy and Appalachian Voices sued South Fork Coal Company today for ongoing violations of the federal Clean Water Act and Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act at five coal mines in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The groups are being represented by Appalachian Mountain Advocates based in Lewisburg, West Virginia. The suit identifies numerous viol more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Quantum computing may well be a vital component of our technological future. But to understand where we are in its current development, it may be easier to try to draw historical parallels to other technologies in their infancies, sitting on the verge of the now famous breakthroughs that they achieved. Consider the Wright Brothers. Their landmark flight of their Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, traveled only 8 more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: As a nanoscientist, the University of North Carolina Greensboro's Tetyana Ignatova focuses on materials at the smallest scales. Imagine the width of a human hair being split tens of thousands of times, and you get the idea. But as she explores the properties of nanomaterials that are so thin that they are essentially two-dimensional, she thinks on a much grander scale.  more PR

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Dec. 17 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: By Bill Studenc Friends and alumni contributed more than $6 million to Western Carolina University during the 2024 GivingTuesday initiative, nearly quadrupling the previous record set last year and setting the stage for a corresponding challenge gift that would unlock significant additional funding for WCU athletics facilities renovations. National construction contracting company Phillips and Jordan  more PR