WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, July 24 -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Opens Julie Ann Freischlag Tower, Elevating Critical Care Capabilities in Northwest North New tower named for Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist CEO, renowned vascular surgeon and respected health care leader * Today, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist held a ribbon-cutting event to officially mark the opening of the Julie Ann  more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, July 23 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release: * * * Bank of America Increases Common Stock Dividend 8% to $0.28 Per Share, Authorizes $40 Billion Stock Repurchase Program * CHARLOTTE, NC - Bank of America Corporation today announced the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on Bank of America common stock of $0.28 per share, up $0.02 from the prior quarter. The divid more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Demands Release of North Carolina Asylum Seeker Abducted By ICE in Apparent Case of Mistaken Identity * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil-rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the abduction of longtime North Carolina resident, father of five and Libyan asylum-seeker Mohamed Ali Aboubaker Naser, wh more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Chairman Cruz Announces Executive Session for July 30th U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a full committee Executive Session on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. ET to consider the following legislation: Agenda: * Nomination o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Statement on Speaker Johnson Shutting Down the House * Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement: "The House of Representatives is adjourning today for a five week recess. "Not because our work is complete. Far from it -- the House has passed only two of the 12 annual appropriations bills required to prevent the federal government from s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Edwards Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Increase Access to FEMA Funding for Rural Communities * WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, Rep. Chuck Edwards (NC-11) introduced the bipartisan Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Act with Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) to reinstate and reform the 2018 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program to ensure rural communi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Foushee, Ross Call on Department of Education to Release $8.1 Million Owed to Wake County Schools * Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswomen Valerie Foushee (NC-04) and Deborah Ross (NC-02) sent a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon urging the Department to immediately release millions of dollars in federal education funding that is being wrongfully withheld from school district more PR

JAMESTOWN, North Carolina, July 23 -- Guilford Technical Community College issued the following news release: * * * Guilford Technical Community College receives reaffirmation of its accreditation from SACSCOC JAMESTOWN, N.C. (July 22, 2025) - Guilford Technical Community College has received reaffirmation of its accreditation for the next 10 years from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) with no additional reports requested. SACSCOC is the accre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Improve Enforcement of No Surprises Act * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., introduced the No Surprises Enforcement Act, alongside Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), John Joyce, M.D. (R-PA), Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA), Bob Onder, M.D. (R-MO), and Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA), to reinforce the historic No Surprises Act which  more PR

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, July 24 (TNSjou) -- Wake Forest School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * New Study Validates Insulin Nasal Spray to Deliver Alzheimer's Drug Directly to the Brain Research provides a crucial method for future Alzheimer's disease treatment trials and reveals key differences in how the drug is absorbed in people with early cognitive decline * A groundbreaking brain imaging study from Wake Forest University School of Medicine confirms a vital s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross, Foushee Call on Department of Education to Release $8.1 Million Owed to Wake County Schools * Today, Congresswomen Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Valerie Foushee (NC-04) sent a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon urging the Department to immediately release millions of dollars in federal education funding that is being wrongfully withheld from school districts across the country. I more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, July 24 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: * * * The Economics of Green Hydrogen Draw Fulbright Scholar Winner to Africa Natural resources, like diamonds, uranium, or lithium, have enormous economic potential for developing countries. Stephen Holland, professor of economics at UNC Greensboro's Bryan School of Business and Economics, was recently awarded a Fulbright scholarship to travel to Namibia University of Science more PR

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, July 24 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following wrapup, Newsworthy From the School of Medicine for Week of July 18-24, 2025: * * * The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, July 18, 2025. Do wearables live up to the hype? A cardiologist weighs in (https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2025/07/18/cardiologist-evaluates-wearables-health more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 24 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Elizabeth Dole's Senate papers open for research at Dole Archives The Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archives and Special Collections at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics recently opened former U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole's Senate papers for research and public access. Featuring campaign records, constituent correspondence, press materials and legislative records, the collection offers a detailed look into D more PR