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Atlanta: Average daily new coronavirus cases in the United States dipped below 100,000 in recent days for the first time in months, but experts cautioned on Sunday, local time, that infections remain high and precautions to slow the pandemic must remain in place.
The seven-day rolling average of new infections was well above 200,000 for much of December and went to roughly 250,000 in January, according to data kept by Johns Hopkins University, as the pandemic came roaring back after it had been tamed in some places over the summer.
That average dropped below 100,000 on Friday for the first time since November 4. It stayed below 100,000 on Saturday.
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As part of a statewide program, ACTS team members will work with similar programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University to share best practices in support of community college transfer students. Additionally, NCA&T will expand its ACTS partnerships to include other North Carolina community colleges that have articulation and dual enrollment agreements with the university.
“It is exciting to see this important investment in bridging the gap and advancing academic STEM opportunities in a way that has regional and statewide significance, leveraging the strength of NCA&T and our community college system,” said Nancy Johnston, executive director of the Piedmont Triad Office of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center.
A $1.5 million gift from the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation will help community college students pursue science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) degrees at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro.
The gift will support the university’s new Aggie Commitment Trailblazer Scholars (ACTS) program for students transferring to NCA&T from 11 community colleges in North Carolina.
ACTS is a STEM Pathways program that will support full in-state tuition scholarships, transfer-centric learning communities, mentoring, a co-advising student success model, experiential learning opportunities and work strategy planning.
“The ACTS program is about student success and STEM Pathways, but it is also about equity in opportunities for STEM degrees,” said Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. “As part of our diversity and inclusion efforts at A&T, we are committed to removing barriers to access so that all students have opportunities to succeed.
Bervette Carree has been named ABC11/WTVD-TV Raleigh Durham s news director, effective Jan. 11, 2021, announced Tuesday by Rob Elmore, president and general manager, WTVD-TV, to whom she will report. Carree is an accomplished and award-winning journalist with a career that spans nearly 20 years working in various top 10 television markets and cable news networks, including CNN. I am thrilled to welcome Bervette back home to North Carolina and especially to joining our family at ABC11, said Rob Elmore, president and general manager, WTVD-TV. During our search, it was clear that Bervette s leadership style, combined with her knowledge across all platforms in top markets, was exemplary. Additionally, her passion and track record of producing fair and balanced content that focuses on all community voices makes her the ideal choice to lead our news team s mission to reflect our communities within the content we produce.