GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 23 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: By Todd Simmons EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Aug. 21, 2024) - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University launches the 2024-25 academic year today with a growing student body, new degree programs, milestones in its development and nearly $150 million in construction projects underway across the university. While the exact size of this year's student body won't   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 22 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Viruses like SARS-CoV-2 don't respect boundaries, moving between species and continents and leaving destruction as they go. Beating the next pathogen with pandemic potential means getting good at crossing borders ourselves between fields of study, between research universities, and between scientists and the wider community. An $18 million grant announced by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) will put that goal w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency issued the following news: * * * Accelerators will help advance and scale early-stage technologies for national and economic security * * * DARPA has selected five top technology accelerators from across the nation as DARPA Commercial Accelerators to facilitate rapid commercialization and scale of DARPA-funded technologies. The regional Commercial Accelerators are: * Capital Factory,   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Aug. 23 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * 11 Tournaments and Events Totaling 120+ Hours of Men's and Women's College Basketball Programming * * * Today, ESPN Events announced the matchups and schedules for 11 of its owned-and-operated and partnered events during the 2024-25 men's and women's college basketball seasons. Combining for more than 120 hours of programming across ESPN platforms, ESPN Events will showcas  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Aug. 23 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * * ESPN+ to stream 1,000 games live, highlighted by 60 conference championship matches * ESPN's Men's College Soccer Play by Play Dalen Cuff teams up with Analyst Devon Kerr as lead match commentators * * * ESPN platforms - ESPNU, ACC Network and ESPN+- will present more than 1,000 men's college soccer matches this season, beginning Thursday, Aug. 22 at 5:30 p.m. ET when N  more

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * More than 30 Miller School scientists shared their research and plotted paths forward at this year's Alzheimer's Association International Conference. * * * By Josh Baxt Each year, the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) showcases the latest developments in Alzheimer's research and clinical practice, and University of Miami Miller School of Medicine sc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Early detection and prevention of potential pandemics whether they affect humans, animals or plants are vital to the health, economy and security of the United States. The U.S. National Science Foundation has funded a series of projects totaling $72 million that will bring together the multidisciplinary research and training, technology and data, and sustained collaboration needed to tackle this g  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Aug. 19 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: FEATURED NEWS Shell oil non-profit donated to anti-climate groups behind Project 2025 By Geoff Dembicki | The Guardian A US foundation associated with oil company Shell has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to religious right and conservative organizations, many of which deny that climate change is a crisis, tax records reveal. "Shell has every reason to want to maintain close relationships wit  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Aug. 19 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: A promising technology developed by Wake Forest University researchers and designed to address a common problem in treating critically ill patients with kidney issues has received a grant from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBiotech) to support next steps in research and development. The novel approach uses light and nitrite to reduce the unwanted blood clotting called "device thrombosis" tha  more