Thursday - March 26, 2026

Public Policy Tipoffs Involving North Carolina

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Collector instincts and abstract thinking are behind immunologist James Crowe's drive to use game-changing technology to prevent infectious disease
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 12 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Collector instincts and abstract thinking are behind immunologist James Crowe's drive to use game-changing technology to prevent infectious disease Nashville-born, North Carolina-bred Dr. James Crowe, Jr. was a curious kid. His appetite for reading was insatiable--which was evident in his weekly trips to the library, where he'd max out the number of books allowed each visit. Like many of his peers, young  more
MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers Appoints Meghan MacDonald as New Vice President, OE Member Content
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, Feb. 13 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association posted the following news release: * * * MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers Appoints Meghan MacDonald as New Vice President, OE Member Content Southfield, MI, Feb. 13, 2025 - MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers is pleased to announce the appointment of Meghan MacDonald as Vice President, OE Member Content. In this role, MacDonald will help shape a multi-year strategic roadm  more
NJCAA partners with Lightcast
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Feb. 13 [Category: Sports] -- The National Junior College Athletic Association posted the following news release: * * * NJCAA partners with Lightcast Feb 13, 2025 Charlotte, NC: The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) has announced a partnership with Lightcast, a leading provider of labor market analytics to support the Association in analyzing the impacts of athletics and tracking, analyzing, and promoting the career outcomes of its student athle  more
Why eliminating the penny makes sense
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Feb. 13 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Why eliminating the penny makes sense For more than two decades, economics professor Robert Whaples has advocated for an end to the penny. In 2007, when he published an article about the imperative to eliminate America's one-cent coin, Whaples received a personal note from Paul Volcker, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve: "Get it done, and you will deserve the Nobel Prize!" For news out  more