WSSU: An Economic Engine in the Triad
Winston-Salem State University’s economic impact on the region tops $500 million, according to a recently released study.
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UNCW Swain Center Launches Online Programs to Help Business Leaders, Alumni
The UNCW Swain Center for Executive Education and Economic Development is offering valuable new resources to help business leaders and alumni lead in today’s volatile market.
Biology professor receives NSF Breakthrough Technology Award to enhance food security
Gregory Copenhaver’s work at UNC-Chapel Hill aims to find a solution for food shortages around the world by advancing functional genomics and crop breeding. Biology professor Gregory Copenhaver has received …
UNCW Receives $1.6M DOJ Grant to House National Drug Court Resource Center
UNCW has received $1.6M in funding from the U.S. Department of Justice to transition the National Drug Court Resource Center (NDCRC) to North Carolina. Currently housed at the Justice Programs …
Data analytics firm launched at UNC Charlotte to expand, add 200 jobs
Stratifyd, a tech startup founded at UNC Charlotte, will expand its operations and add at least 200 jobs and move to a new 30,000-square-foot office located within an opportunity zone in Charlotte’s FreeMoreWest …
UNCW Doctoral Clinic Offers Affordable Mental Health Services to the Community
A UNCW clinic is providing affordable mental health and testing services to residents of the Cape Fear region. The $20 sessions are conducted by UNCW psychology doctoral student clinicians under …
Telling NC’s Ghost Stories
UNC System Institutions Help Uncover NC Histories Every North Carolinian inhabits a haunted landscape. Our ghosts don’t rattle chains. Objects don’t dance when the clock strikes midnight. But we live …
Forging connections across the Carolinas – one greenway, trail and waterway at a time
Nestled off a quiet street of attractive suburban homes in Waxhaw, there’s a quarter-mile trail in the woods along the Twelve Mile Creek. Near the end of a stone stairway …
NCSU is Preserving History Through Design + Build
NC State’s School of Architecture’s Design + Build studio has tackled a number of distinct projects since its inception, each with their own connections to location, culture, and history. In …
Fermenting Revitalization on Main Street
NC Beer is Hopping—Universities Give It Lift Fifteen years ago, downtown Morganton was like any other small town in North Carolina. Once the sun went down, few shoe heels tapped …