While university students are on campus pursuing their degrees, another group at Elizabeth City State University is busy preparing future students for success. On Saturday, March 10, two of ECSU’s Pre-College programs, NC-MSEN and the Upward Bound Program, hosted a PREP (Practical Real-World Experiences and Preparation) Day for 65 high school students. The day began …
A study at North Carolina Central University that monitored air quality at intersections near the university found patterns of pollution that could pose a health risk to residents, commuters and pedestrians. NCCU Environmental Health Professor John Bang, M.D., Ph.D., led the two-year study with funding from the Health Effects Institute/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a collaboration with …
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission has named 110 individuals as the inaugural class of North Carolina Teaching Fellows. Following the program’s return last year, the Commission received 232 total applications and named approximately 150 semi-finalists. Teaching Fellows applicants were evaluated on the following measures: GPA, standardized test scores, leadership and …
Providing Business Opportunities for Underserved Populations Fayetteville State University, in partnership with the Carolina Small Business Development Fund (CSBDF), announces Forward Cape Fear, a program providing emerging entrepreneurs and existing small business owners with significantly improved access to funding through training and mentorship support programs. The program will focus on underrepresented populations in Bladen, Cumberland, Harnett, …
Fayetteville State University (FSU) Chancellor James Anderson announced today a gift of $500,000 by brothers Dohn Jr., Charles and Richard Broadwell in memory of their parents, Dohn B. Broadwell Sr. and Charlotte L. Broadwell. Dohn Sr. was a residential developer in Cumberland County for more than 60 years. He died in 2017. Charlotte Broadwell was …
Finding Math Pathways for Every Student In elementary school, students learn that reading, writing, and arithmetic are the pillars of any robust education. But by the time these elementary school students have grown into university-bound students, their sights set on careers in the not-too-distant future, many find themselves questioning the wisdom of a singular well-rounded, …
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has selected outstanding University faculty members to receive the 2018 Awards for Excellence in Teaching. The 17 recipients, who represent all 16 of North Carolina’s public universities as well as the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, were nominated by special committees …
CHAPEL HILL – North Carolina A&T State University and North Carolina Central University have released the names of this year’s recipients of the prestigious Cheatham-White Scholarship. These recipients represent the inaugural class for this merit-based scholarship, which was approved by the General Assembly in 2017. The scholarship is available to incoming first year students attending …
Every day, firefighters risk their lives as they run into burning buildings and face the deadly power of wildfires — and also as they deal with the long-term effects of smoke, soot and toxic chemical exposure. Cancer now ranks as their leading cause of death, according to the International Association of Firefighters. NC State experts …
Researchers at East Carolina University have received more than $840,000 in grant funding since June to continue their studies of a rare disease that can lead to a fatal form of leukemia. The retrovirus human T-cell leukemia virus type 1, or HTLV-1, is a cousin of HIV that is transmitted in similar ways, but has …