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News Tipoffs - North Carolina Editors Newsletter for 2026-04-20 ( 14 items )  
'Forever Chemicals' Detected In Dolphin Milk, Study By Texas A&M Superfund Center Shows (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 14 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * 'Forever Chemicals' Detected In Dolphin Milk, Study By Texas A&M Superfund Center Shows Research led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Texas A&M Superfund Research Center scientists found that PFAS transferred to nursing dolphin calves were present at concerning concentrations, offering new insight into how these per more PR

4 School Leaders Named National Principals and Assistant Principals of the Year (10)
RESTON, Virginia, April 18 [Category: Education] -- The National Association of Secondary School Principals issued the following news release: * * * 4 School Leaders Named National Principals and Assistant Principals of the Year * The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) has named its 2026 National Principals and Assistant Principals of the Year-four educators whose work offers a ground-level answer to some of the most pressing challenges in American schools today: men more PR

AACR Announces Recipients of AACR Trailblazer Cancer Research Grants (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 19 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * AACR Announces Recipients of AACR Trailblazer Cancer Research Grants * AACR's largest-ever grant program will award 15 early-stage and mid-career investigators with $1 million each over 3 years SAN DIEGO - The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) today announced the recipients of the AACR Trailblazer Cancer Research Grants during the O more PR

Attorney General James Wins Court Order Halting Nexstar-Tegna Merger (10)
ALBANY, New York, April 17 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Wins Court Order Halting Nexstar-Tegna Merger * April 17, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of seven other attorneys general today secured a court order halting the merger of Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar) and Tegna, Inc. (Tegna). Attorney General James and the coalition filed a lawsuit on March 19 to block the merger, al more PR

Bipartisan Coalition of 45 Attorneys General Backs Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Transparency Rule (10)
WASHINGTON, April 17 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Attorneys General issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Coalition of 45 Attorneys General Backs Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Transparency Rule * INQUIRIES: media@naag.org Washington, D.C. - April 15, 2026 -Today, the National Association of Attorneys General sent a letter on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 45 state and territory attorneys general submitted a comment letter t more PR

Dr. Michelle Aebersold Will Explore Using Simulation to Prepare for Crisis Response During the 2026 Debra L. Spunt Memorial Lecture at the 2026 NLN Education Summit (10)
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The National League for Nursing issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Michelle Aebersold Will Explore Using Simulation to Prepare for Crisis Response during the 2026 Debra L. Spunt Memorial Lecture at the 2026 NLN Education Summit Building Grit: Using Immersive Resiliency Simulations to Enhance the Capacity to Rescue * Michelle Aebersold, PhD, RN, CHSE, FSSH, FAAN, a clinical professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Michigan and clinical assoc more PR

Dr. Robbie Goldstein Named 2026 SPH Convocation Speaker (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 17 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Dr. Robbie Goldstein Named 2026 SPH Convocation Speaker *. Commissioner Robbie Goldstein. Photo courtesy of Mass.gov alumni news The commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health will deliver the 2026 convocation address, and Ali Noorani (SPH'00), president of the Barr Foundation, will deliver the alumni address. Dr. Robbie Goldstein, commissioner of the Ma more PR

FCC Implements National Strategy for U.S. Drone Dominance (10)
WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Communications Commission is executing a sweeping policy shift to secure U.S. supremacy in drone technology, manufacturing and operations. Acting under executive orders to restore airspace sovereignty, the agency is prioritizing the integration of domestic unmanned aircraft systems and anti-drone defense technology into the national economy and military infrastructure. To accelerate this mandate, the commission is removing regulatory barriers and secu more PR

Gardner-Webb University: Bulldog Nation Raises Over $2.5 Million for Double Dawg Day 2026 (10)
BOILING SPRINGS, North Carolina, April 18 -- Gardner-Webb University issued the following news: * * * Bulldog Nation Raises Over $2.5 Million for Double Dawg Day 2026 More Than 1,300 Donors Support Gardner-Webb University Students, Academics and Athletics * A shared sense of purpose and Bulldog energy fueled Double Dawg Day 2026 at Gardner Webb University, as alumni, parents, employees, students and friends rallied behind the institution's mission. More than 1,300 contributed over $2.5 mill more PR

JEA honors Logan Day of Texas as 2026 Journalist of the Year (10)
MANHATTAN, Kansas, April 18 [Category: Media] -- The Journalism Education Association issued the following news: * * * JEA honors Logan Day of Texas as 2026 Journalist of the Year * Perhaps he was propelled by a personal loss and then grief. Perhaps it was in Colorado's KRDO Channel 13 newsroom where he'd watch his uncle edit broadcasts live from his lap. Perhaps it's just who he is. It was in a time of change and instability that Logan Day found journalism in Room 3415 at Caney Creek High more PR

N.C. A&T Physics Professor to Present at First Joint Conference of African Meteorological Society (10)
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, April 17 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University posted the following news: * * * N.C. A&T Physics Professor to Present at First Joint Conference of African Meteorological Society * EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (April 17, 2026) - The first African Meteorological Society (AfMS) Scientific Conference, set for April 20-23 at the new Ethiopian Meteorological Institute (EMI) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, will feature air pollution and climate ch more PR

N.C. Commerce Dept.: North Carolina's January County and Area Unemployment Figures Released (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 17 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * North Carolina's January County and Area Unemployment Figures Released Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in all 100 counties in January 2026. Hyde County had the highest unemployment rate at 10.0 percent while Camden County had the lowest at 3.1 percent. All fifteen of the state's metro areas experienced rate increases. Among the metro  more PR

N.C. State: How Technique Will Help Us Mine Rare-Earth Metals - With Plants (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 16 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * How a New Technique Will Help Us Mine Rare-Earth Metals...With Plants Researchers have developed a technique for detecting and measuring the concentration of many rare-earth elements in plants, without destroying the plant. The technique can be used to optimize "plant mining" efforts, in which plants take up and concentrate these critical materials so that they can be harvest more PR

NLN Breaks New Ground With Vision Statement on Integrating Chemosensation in Nursing Education Curricula (10)
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The National League for Nursing issued the following news release: * * * NLN Breaks New Ground with Vision Statement on Integrating Chemosensation in Nursing Education Curricula Assessment & Nursing Care of Sensory Dysfunctions to Address Widespread Challenges to Patient Health, Safety & Welfare * The National League for Nursing, the nation's first nursing association, has issued a second new NLN Vision Statement this year focused on Integrating Chemosensation (Smell more PR