RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 9 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2023: President Biden and US Department of Transportation officials announced today that North Carolina will receive a $1.09 billion discretionary federal grant to design and build the first segment of the S-Line, a high-performance passenger rail line to better connect North Carolina and Virginia, and rural and urban communities in North Carolina. "This is great news and undersco  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Dec. 8 -- The University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: Leadership at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health has announced the launch of a new Department of Public Health Leadership and Practice (PHLP). This department will unite two current units, the Public Health Leadership Program and the North Carolina Institute for Public Health (NCIPH), with the goal of strengthening and elevating the scholarshi  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Dec. 8 -- The University of North Carolina-Asheville issued the following news: In a groundbreaking initiative, Tara McCoy, a renowned potter and member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), has become the first endowed artist in the "Celebrating Cherokee Heritage through Art and Making" grant. This collaborative effort is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the University of North Carolina Asheville. "The National Endowment for the A  more