BELMONT, North Carolina, Sept. 11 -- Belmont Abbey College issued the following news release: Belmont Abbey College announces The Haid Symposium on Catholicism in the American South in commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of Abbot Leo Haid's death. This symposium, taking place from October 11th to 12th, 2024, aims to foster scholarly engagement and promote collaboration among academics from esteemed colleges and universities across the nation as they consider the formation and flourishing  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Kate Langsdorf deepens her knowledge of Asia through the Source Project and language study * * * By Rebecca Kahn An honors program sealed the deal for North Carolina native Kate Langsdorf when she was considering where to attend college. "I didn't know research in the humanities could even be an option for me my first semester," she says. "The Source Project really showed me how much I love re  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 11 -- Bank of America, a financial institution, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * The bank has committed to $25 per hour by 2025 * * * Today, Bank of America announced that it has raised its U.S. minimum hourly wage to $24 per hour, the latest step in the company's commitment to $25 by 2025. With the increase, the minimum annualized salary for full-time employees in the U.S. will rise to nearly $50,000. The increase applies to all ful  more

ELON, North Carolina, Sept. 11 -- Elon University issued the following news release: Playbill has again recognized Elon University as one of the most represented colleges on Broadway. Elon was ranked No. 8 on this year's iteration that recognizes colleges and universities with the most alumni performing on Broadway as part of Playbill's "Back to School Week" series. This is Elon's third consecutive year being mentioned on the list, following three straight years from 2016 to 2019 of being reco  more

MURFREESBORO, North Carolina, Sept. 11 -- Chowan University issued the following news: By Catherine Vickers Martin Luther King, Jr. said, " Life's most persistent and urgent question is what are you doing for others?" James Elliott Moore, Angie Felton Salerno, Nicola J. Khoury, Christopher J. Moore and Vaughn Edward Byrd are Chowan University's Distinguished Alumni recipients; Grace Graham Brown, Alton W. Parker, Jr.and Mark Elton Parker are Outstanding Community Service recipients. All will   more

MURFREESBORO, North Carolina, Sept. 11 -- Chowan University issued the following news on Sept. 10, 2024: By Catherine Vickers Jill Awuni, Assistant Professor of Religion, opened Chowan University's 2024 Founders Day Convocation in prayer, marking a new day, a new beginning for the Class of 2028. Dr. John Dilustro, Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs, led the Founders Day assembly with an introduction of Dr. Rosemary Thomas, "Today marks a historic moment for Chowan University as we we  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 12 -- The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is now accepting applications for a second round of America 250 NC grants. The grants are designed to spark programs and activities on a local level to create a memorable and meaningful commemoration of the nation's 250th anniversary in 2026. Applications may be submitted in two grant cate  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Sept. 11 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Between The Young Investigators Workshop and Duke Soft Matter Day, the summer saw collaborations in the field that spanned North Carolina ahead of ISMC 2024. * * * Ahead of the 8th International Soft Matter Conference, the first such conference for the U.S., institutions in The Triangle helped organize events specifically focused on the field to strengthen the relationship between  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 12 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: Governor Roy Cooper took an important step to advance his Clean Transportation Plan by announcing the first round of conditional awards for developers to install and operate electric vehicle charging stations using North Carolina's share of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program funds. The N.C. Department of Transportation awarded contracts totaling $5.92 m  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 12 -- Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: Today, Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson expressed his strong support for the conservative Republican lawmakers of the General Assembly: "I applaud our conservative Republican lawmakers and legislative leadership for their actions today which maintain our trajectory of financial responsibility. These budget revisions will help ensure that even more North Carolina   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 11 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: A new study finds there are two simple editing changes companies can make to their annual reports that improve investor confidence. At issue are so-called "material weaknesses in internal control." Internal controls are practices that prevent companies from inadvertently misrepresenting any aspect of their finances in their public-facing financial statements. Material weaknesses in   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: During Suicide Prevention Week, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced the release of a new report, Transforming North Carolina's Behavioral Health System: Investing in a System That Delivers Whole-Person Care When and Where People Need It. The report outlines the state's expansive and strategic efforts to tr  more

MARYVILLE, Missouri, Sept. 11 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: Northwest Missouri State University students and faculty learned a multitude of skills related to preparing for an emergency in August by participating in the annual New York Hope training exercise. Taking place at the State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, New York, college students and faculty from Northwest as well as Connecticut, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina and Penn  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Sept. 11 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: Wake Forest University School of Divinity has received a $3.3 million gift the second largest individual donation in the school's 25-year history from the estate of Edward Kent Griffin. The gift will support the recently launched Wake Div Promise, a bold initiative designed to provide full-tuition scholarships for all graduate students enrolled in the Master of Divinity program. Read more here. *** O  more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, Sept. 11 (TNSres) -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: * * * NC Governor's Race: Stein Leads Robinson 51% - 41% * * * NORTH CAROLINA: Harris 49%, Trump 46%, Stein 1% GEORGIA: Trump 49%, Harris 45%, West 1%, De la Cruz 1% On the eve of the presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, the 2024 race for the White House is close with no clear leader in the two Southeast battle  more