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Source: Daily Art Magazine According to West, Dorothea Lange ranks among America’s best-known photographers, but her contributions to the world of photography go beyond her own famous photographs. She also played an important but largely unheralded role in creating The Family of Man photography exhibition. Here, 70 years after the opening of the exhibition, is the story of […]

Source: CityBiz Saurin Shah is an accomplished technology executive with over 20 years of experience in product management, design and strategy. He serves as chief product officer at TigerConnect, where he leads product management, design and product operations for the company with a mission to transform communication and collaboration within the health care industry. In a question-and-answer […]

Source: Queen City Nerve Jim Frakes considers the University’s Arts Department “young,” yet its nascent momentum and unlimited potential inspired him to dig into its history nonetheless.  “I’ve only been here for 20 years, so I didn’t have the institutional memory,” he said. “If a student hadn’t been there in the last 20 years, I […]

Source: MIT News Qiang Zhu, associate professor of mechanical engineering in the W.S. Lee College of Engineering, was interviewed about this research. Zhu, who was not part of the study, is a materials discover specialist and stated, “Their method enables effective training with a small dataset, while achieving superior accuracy and computational efficiency compared to […]

Source: Chip Chick Archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered the earliest known evidence of this kneading behavior in the form of prints on a 1,200-year-old piece of clay. During an excavation project at Mount Zion, the laboratory director, Gretchen Cotter, had been examining artifacts collected from outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem when […]

Source: Richmond Observer Richmond Community College’s Foundation has named Rockingham native Gene McLaurin its 2025 Distinguished Citizen of the Year. McLaurin is president/CEO of Quality Oil Company with offices in Rockingham, Laurinburg, Wadesboro and Lumberton. Read the story at https://richmondobserver.com/local-news/distinguished-citizen-of-the-year-mclaurin-to-be-honored-at-richmondcc-gala.html.

Source: WFAE Mark West, professor of English and co-editor of the book “The Literary Legacy of Jimmy Carter,” joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry to discuss the recently released work. According to West, Carter had a lot to say, and he wanted to be able to say it in the level of complexity that reflected his thought […]

Source: North Carolina Health News Poler’s research involves a process called ion exchange, which, in the most basic of explanations, works by trading an atom or group of atoms (ions) with ones that do not degrade the quality of drinking water. “There’s really no hazardous waste for our processing and the materials that we start […]

Source: The New York Times Apryl Alexander, director of UNC Charlotte’s Violence Prevention Center, said city nonprofits have responded by offering mentoring programs and activities for teenagers. She noted that as Charlotte grows, rents are increasing, “causing stress and strain on community.” Read the story at https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/us/murders-decline-crime-concerns.html.

Source: WCCB Reid, an associate professor of criminology and criminal justice, said early intervention is key. “Parents and the families, they know these children the best,” Reid said. “They have to be the first line of sort of raising an alert if they feel like the child has changed behavior dramatically or is becoming more self-isolating or starting […]