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WRAL TechWire keeps tabs on the latest and greatest meetups, panels, workshops, conferences, application deadlines and all things happening in the North Carolina startup/tech world. “The Headliners” is a multi-part weekly roundup of upcoming events to add to your calendar. Following is a list of April events in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and the greater Triangle area. To find out what’s happening this month in cities outside of the Triangle, check out part two of the “Headliners” co...

A bipartisan group of senators is crafting legislation that would find ways to expand broadband access in North Carolina. The bill, filed Monday, appears unfinished. Several sections remain unfilled, presumably with details to come in later editions. But the goals are significant, starting with the title: “Innovative Statewide Broadband Infrastructure.” The legislation would convene the Institute for Emerging Issues to tackle ways to remove regulations that prevent broadband expansion from ...

Keeping up with WRAL TechWire’s ongoing initiative to track events happening across North Carolina, here’s a look at what’s to come in April: April 1, 5-6 p.m. (online) PayCLT’s next meetup will feature Don Cardinal and Tom Carpenter of the Financial Data Exchange (FDX), who will share how the organization is enabling secure and convenient access to financial data. April 1, 5-6:30 p.m. (online) NC State Entrepreneurship is hosting a series of workshops in which textile business experts ...

Sometimes, timing really is everything.  Carol Mattocks, the winner of this year’s Community Fabric Award for Individual leadership, learned just how true that warmed-over axiom is in 2018, when she worked as the founding chair of the Filling Station, the nonprofit outreach in Pollocksville that serves the needs of disadvantaged citizens across Jones County. The Filling Station opened just two weeks before Hurricane Florence roared through the area, flooding much of Pollocksville, Trenton an...

CSO kicks, calls for amendment of controversial CAMA 2020 Act On As human rights are infringed upon, calls on Senate to act fast By Gabriel Ewepu and Alice Ekpang – Abuja A Civil Society Organisation, CSO, Yiaga Africa, Wednesday, expressed worry, kicked and called for the amendment of the controversial Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020. Speaking at a Stakeholders’ Round-table on CAMA 2020 and Emerging Issues’, the Director of Programmes, Yiaga Africa, Cynthia Mbamalu, argued that as...

Plenty of technology and life science events and deadlines are on tap for April. If you're interested in events coming up in the immediate future, check out our

by Special — March 15, 2021 . Editor’s note: LimeLight is a new feature from WRAL TechWire offering another means of publishing noteworthy news. Be sure to check out more LimeLight worthy news at this link. RALEIGH –  COVID-19 has exposed the digital divide in North Carolina and its consequences for all of us. Students and adults who don’t have access to the internet, don’t have a computer or laptop, or don’t know how to use them – for education, work, health or connection �...

The National Industrial Safety Council of Nigeria (NISCN) have called on the government as well as all stakeholders to make the issue of the health and safety of workers in the workplace a priority in the country.

JEFFERSON CITY — Legislation that would require athletes who compete in gender-specific sports to play in the category based on their biological sex will be heard Wednesday in the Missouri House of Representatives committee. House Joint Resolution 53 is sponsored by Rep. Chuck Basye (R-47) and would allow Missouri voters to decide on a constitutional amendment to add the legislation.  Wednesdays hearing will allow testimony from both proponents and opponents, one hour from each group.Â...

Dr. Leslie Hossfeld joined Clemson University as Dean of the College of Behavioral, Social, and Health Science (CBSHS) in July 2018 after serving as Head of the Department of Sociology, Social Work and Criminology at Mississippi State University. Dean Hossfeld serves as the chief academic, fiscal and administrative officer for the college that has over 4,000 students, over 200 faculty, and 100 staff.  CBSHS has 7 schools and departments, 9 centers and institutes comprising the disciplines of c...