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351st Civil Affairs Command honors airborne legacy during Operation Sunset Canopy (10)
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news:
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351st Civil Affairs Command honors airborne legacy during Operation Sunset Canopy
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Soldiers with the U.S. Army Reserve's 351st Civil Affairs Command conducted Operation Sunset Canopy Sept. 11 at Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos, a tactical airborne and ground insertion exercise that showcased the command's Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations capabilities while honoring the paratroopers and airborne units who built and sustaine more PR
Alumna Receives Leadership Award from the National Dance Education Organization (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- Meredith College posted the following news:
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Alumna Receives Leadership Award from the National Dance Education Organization
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Meredith alumna Betsy Graves, '12, is a recipient of the 2026 Outstanding Leadership Award for K-12 educators from the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO).
Graves has taught dance at Raleigh's Broughton High School since 2013. She teaches all levels of dance and serves as dance team coach and dance advisor. She has received many accolades for teaching, including bein more PR
Army exceeds Special Forces recruiting target, maintaining manpower momentum (10)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Army Medicine posted the following news:
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Army exceeds Special Forces recruiting target, maintaining manpower momentum
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WASHINGTON -- For the first time in 15 years, the Army has met its recruiting goals for its most elite force.
The Army successfully fulfilled its recruiting mission for Army Special Forces military occupational specialties on Aug. 24. The service signed 2,963 for its combined active duty and accessions mission, exceeding its Special Forces mission of 2,839. The Army last comple more PR
Army Reserve division draws on former leaders' centuries of service (10)
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news:
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Army Reserve division draws on former leaders' centuries of service
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Army Reserve division draws on former leaders' centuries of service
By Shawn Morris99th Readiness Division
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -
The U.S. Army Reserve's 99th Readiness Division "DAUNTLESS" shared updates on key initiatives with several of its former leaders June 26 at division headquarters here.
"Today, the Army Reserve is operating in a very differe more PR
Attorney General Hanaway Leads 35-State Coalition To Protect Victims of Crime (10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 9 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Hanaway Leads 35-State Coalition To Protect Victims of Crime
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Today, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, alongside Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, led 34 other states in a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary supporting the passage of H.R. 909, the "Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025," which is critical to supporting victims of crime across more PR
Bank of America Names Jeff Crabtree President of Sarasota/Manatee (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 9 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release:
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Bank of America Names Jeff Crabtree President of Sarasota/Manatee
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SARASOTA, Florida -- Bank of America announced today that Jeff Crabtree, Consumer Banking region executive, has been named president of Sarasota/Manatee. He succeeds Stephenie Whitfield, who recently relocated to Georgia for another role with the company.
As president and head of the market, Crabtree will connect clients, more PR
Catawba College Announces 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients (10)
SALISBURY, North Carolina, Oct. 9 -- Catawba College posted the following news:
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Catawba College Announces 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients
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They became an entrepreneur, a theatre designer and teacher, a civic leader, a business strategist, and a coach--but the measure of a life is not always found in a title.
This Homecoming, Catawba College will honor five alumni whose lives since graduation have been shaped by the work they chose, the people they invested in, and the places they made their own.
Andrew Chambers '17 will more PR
Catawba College's Dr. Kimberly Creamer Appointed to North Carolina Principal Fellows Program Commission (10)
SALISBURY, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- Catawba College posted the following news:
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Catawba College's Dr. Kimberly Creamer Appointed to North Carolina Principal Fellows Program Commission
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The North Carolina Principal Fellows Program recruits and prepares future school leaders for principal and assistant principal roles across the state. Dr. Creamer's appointment builds on her work at Catawba in educator preparation, clinical partnerships, scholarships, and leadership development, with particular attention to preparing teachers for the r more PR
College journalism is thriving at schools that don't teach it (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Student Press Law Center posted the following news:
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College journalism is thriving at schools that don't teach it
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Hundreds of college newspapers publish at universities that don't offer journalism majors -- and that's no problem for the students.
This story was originally published in the Student Press Report, a national news desk covering student media and journalism education in higher ed. It is supported by lead partners Student Press Law Center and Flytedesk, with second more PR
Former U.S. agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack to deliver keynote at D.W. Brooks Signature Event (10)
ATHENS, Georgia, Oct. 8 -- The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences posted the following news:
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Former U.S. agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack to deliver keynote at D.W. Brooks Signature Event
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Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack will present the D.W. Brooks Lecture, "Food and Nutrition Security: The Critical Intersection of Farm Policy and the Land-Grant Mission," at the 2026 D.W. Brooks Signature Event on Nov. 19 at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hote more PR
Georgia Beats Alabama In Top 10 Showdown (10)
WACO, Texas, Oct. 11 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news:
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Georgia Beats Alabama In Top 10 Showdown
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Georgia earned its first win at Alabama since 2007 with a hard fought 20-17 victory. The defense was the key as the Bulldogs held the Crimson Tide to just 3 points in the second half and no points in the fourth quarter. With the win, coupled with Texas' loss to Oklahoma, Georgia moves to No. 1 in this week's US LBM Coaches Poll while Alabama drops to No. 7.
Tate Sandell's walk-off more PR
Governor Stein and Emergency Management Officials Urge Vigilance as Isaias Moves Through the State (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 11 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Governor Stein and Emergency Management Officials Urge Vigilance as Isaias Moves Through the State
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Governor Josh Stein and North Carolina Emergency Management officials continue to monitor impacts from the remnants of Hurricane Isaias. All North Carolinians should remain vigilant as the storm system moves out of the area throughout today because flash flooding remains a threat in some areas. There have been multiple tornado warn more PR
Identifying Solutions and National Themes: Regional Farm to Institution Networks Network! (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 8 -- Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources posted the following news:
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Identifying Solutions and National Themes: Regional Farm to Institution Networks Network!
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Farm to institution networks create a space for groups of different types of organizations to gather, brainstorm, and align towards solutions. In 2026, members of these networks from across the country connected to brainstorm solutions.
Farm to institution networks are not a new concept. These networks have been a more PR
Leaders in action: Effects Coordination Board at 63rd Readiness Division (10)
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news:
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Leaders in action: Effects Coordination Board at 63rd Readiness Division
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As the U.S. Army modernizes by leveraging technology and merging commands, the U.S. Army Reserve must also plan for the future. During the Effects Coordination Board (ECB), led by the U.S. Army Reserve Command (USARC) and hosted by the 63d Readiness Division (63d RD) at the Sgt. James Witkowski Armed Forces Reserve Center in Mountain View, Calif., on 7 and 8 August, l more PR
Leah Frerichs keeps communities at the center (10)
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health posted the following news:
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Leah Frerichs keeps communities at the center
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For Leah Frerichs, PhD, service starts with listening.
Even to 16-year-olds. Even when they tell her she's wrong.
In Frerichs' model of community-engaged systems science, that's the whole point: for researchers to listen as much as or more than they talk.
"I think it always makes sense to look at a problem from the perspective of the people closest more PR
MBA Presents Marcus Harris with the David H. Stevens, CMB(r), Real Estate Legacy Scholarship Award (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Mortgage Bankers Association posted the following news release:
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MBA Presents Marcus Harris with the David H. Stevens, CMB(r), Real Estate Legacy Scholarship Award
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CHICAGO (October 11, 2026) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today announced at its 2026 Annual Convention and Expo that Marcus Harris has been recognized as the David H. Stevens, CMB(r) Real Estate Legacy Scholarship award winner. The award recognizes students from MBA's Commercial Real Estate Finance (CREF more PR
Meredith College Announces MBA Scholarship Recipients (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 9 -- Meredith College posted the following news:
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Meredith College Announces MBA Scholarship Recipients
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The Meredith MBA has selected Danielle Richmond and Amanda Webb as recipients for scholarships that support students in the program. Both of these MBA scholarships are competitive awards of $3,000 annually.
MBA Program Director Michael Altman said the scholarship committee emphasized academic merit and leadership when selecting this year's recipients.
"Our scholarship committee looked at academic per more PR
Murphy on Face the Nation: Americans Should Be Furious at Trump's Spiraling Crisis in the Middle East (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Murphy on Face the Nation: Americans Should Be Furious at Trump's Spiraling Crisis in the Middle East
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WASHINGTON, D.C.--U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Sunday joined Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan. In the immediate aftermath of Houthi attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia, which killed at least 12 people, including an American citizen, and injured more PR
NCI renews UNC biostatistics training grant in genomics and cancer (10)
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health posted the following news:
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NCI renews UNC biostatistics training grant in genomics and cancer
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The National Cancer Institute has renewed a longstanding training grant in the Department of Biostatistics at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health that prepares doctoral students to work at the intersection of statistical methodology, genomics and cancer research.
The Biostatistics for Research in Genomics and Cancer p more PR
North Carolinians Overwhelmingly Reject Political Violence but See It as Likely Around Elections, Catawba College-YouGov Survey Finds (10)
SALISBURY, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- Catawba College posted the following news:
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North Carolinians Overwhelmingly Reject Political Violence but See It as Likely Around Elections, Catawba College-YouGov Survey Finds
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An Update from the Center for North Carolina Politics & Public Service
In the final month of the 2026 campaign, North Carolinians overwhelmingly reject the use of threats, intimidation, and violence in elections, but substantial majorities believe political violence is at least somewhat likely around November's election, more PR
School of Ed receives $10k grant to boost special-education licensure program (10)
WINGATE, North Carolina, Oct. 9 -- Wingate University posted the following news:
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School of Ed receives $10k grant to boost special-education licensure program
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Among a wider need for teachers in general, there is a particular lack of special education teachers in North Carolina.
"Special education across the state and really across the nation is the largest area where there are gaps, where school systems still have lots of openings," says Dr. Tarra Ellis, dean of Wingate University's Thayer School of Education. "The area of special more PR
USACE breaks ground on new Camp Parks barracks (10)
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news:
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USACE breaks ground on new Camp Parks barracks
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District joined Army Reserve leaders Sept. 29 to break ground on a new Advanced Skills Trainee Barracks at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, marking the start of construction on a facility designed to support Soldiers training at the installation.
The 48,000-square-foot barracks will provide modern accommodations for up to 300 Army Reserve, Nation more PR
VCU Mobile Health and Wellness Program Honored with 2026 Premier Cares Award and $100,000 Donation for Improving Health in Underserved Communities (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 8 [Category: BizHealth Care] -- Premier, a healthcare improvement company, posted the following news release:
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VCU Mobile Health and Wellness Program Honored with 2026 Premier Cares Award and $100,000 Donation for Improving Health in Underserved Communities
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- October 8, 2026 -- The VCU Mobile Health and Wellness Program (MHWP), a nurse-led initiative delivering preventive and chronic care services directly to underserved communities across Virginia, has been named the 2026 recipient of more PR
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