WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Jan. 19 -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist held a groundbreaking ceremony today to mark the official beginning of construction on the new $78 million Cloverdale Outpatient Surgery Center. Located at the corner of Cloverdale Ave. and Medical Center Blvd., across from Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, the 72,000-square-foot facility will provide easy access and c  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Jan. 17 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news on Jan. 17, 2024: At the kickoff to Grand Valley's events to commemorate the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the keynote speaker asked if the civil rights leader remains relevant today. Melissa Harris-Perry, who is the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University, told an audience gathered in the Kirkhof Center January 16 that it was "an easy yes" for her. Then Harris-Perry asked  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Jan. 17 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Starting Monday during the final run of its tour, PETA will bring its eye-opening exhibit "Without Consent," (https://www.peta.org/blog/animals-laboratories-without-consent-exhibit/) which explores the troubled history of experiments on animals, to Wake Forest University, where animals have suffered acutely in painful, pointless tests. These animals include pigs who were kill  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: * * * Key Takeaways * Researchers from Mass General Brigham tested the effects of a daily multivitamin on cognitive changes in a study of 573 participants with in-person visits in the COSMOS trial. * The researchers also conducted a meta-analysis among over 5,000 non-overlapping participants across the three separate cognition studies within the COSMOS trial. * Results showed   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture issued the following news: The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is launching a multi-city film screening tour of the documentary film, gOD-Talk: Reimagining Faith in the 21st Century, including panel discussions exploring how and why African American millennials are creating new ways to engage with religion and spirituality. Originally premiering in Octo  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The Wake Forest University Schools of Business issued the following news release: Stacie Petter, together with research colleagues, has secured nearly $1 million in funding from the National Science Foundation for an interdisciplinary project related to illicit decision-making within supply networks. Petter, Area Chair and Professor of Management Information Systems at the Wake Forest School of Business, will collaborate with colleagues Gisela  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- Wake Forest University issued the following news wrap up entitled "WFU in the News": * * * Selected news clips courtesy of the Wake Forest News & Communications team * * * FEATURED NEWS Triad visits by Martin Luther King Jr. were few. But when he came, he brought 'thunder' (https://greensboro.com/news/local/martin-luther-king-jr-bennett-college-greensboro-wake-forest-winston-salem/article_041f06c2-b03c-11ee-ba02-93eaa5ef2ad9.html) By Nancy  more