Education
Free OT presentation at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
April 21. Occupational therapy assistant students at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences will present information and pamphlets on the profession at a free presentation April 28. Topics include using adaptive equipment, reducing fall risk, strengthening your hands, technology in OT, and health and wellness promotion. Presenters will answer questions and engage the audience in discussion about the […]
Cornelius firm one of six winners at Charlotte Venture Challenge
April 21. By Dave Vieser. Guide Pro 3D of Cornelius was one of six winners at the 15th annual Charlotte Venture Challenge finals yesterday at the NC Research Campus in Kannapolis. Two other Lake Norman companies, Dogphrendly, of Cornelius, and Fridayd, of Huntersville, were also semi-finalists. They were among 92 emerging companies competing for attention […]
CPCC receives NSF grant to combat counterfeiting
March 31. Central Piedmont Community College has landed a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a new certificate program focused on anti-counterfeit printing and packaging technology. CPCC will use the NSF Advanced Technological Education grant to support a number of project activities, including course development and adaptation leading to a new technician […]
Anti-bond group claims cronyism in bond campaign
March 11. A group called NC Against the Bond says that North Carolina’s universities and community colleges have provided “Connect NC” contributions proportional to the funding they would receive from the bond if it passes in the March 15 election. The money is being spent to help promote passage of the bond package, which originally […]
Statewide bond would provide $7.2 million to Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
March 6. As part of a statewide infrastructure bond slated to come before voters on March 15, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College would receive $7.2 million to upgrade facilities and grow the college’s fire and emergency services training facility. Governor Pat McCrory signed a bill that will allow voters to decide on the passage of the 2016 […]
CMS Board member is speaker at Newsmakers Breakfast March 24
Cornelius resident Rhonda Lennon, a member of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education, will be in the hot seat at the Cornelius Today/Business Today Newsmakers Breakfast Thursday morning at The Peninsula Club. Lennon was elected to the Board of Education in 2009 to represent District 1, the northern part of Mecklenburg County. CMS is in […]
JPMorgan Chase grant drives CPCC truck program
Nov. 19. Even with high-tech, finance and social media dominating business headlines, trucks still move just about everything there is to move. Indeed, Central Piedmont Community College is launching a truck driver certificate program in January thanks to a $180,000 grant from JPMorgan Chase. Naturally, the program at CPCC’s Huntersville campus includes a high-tech truck-driving […]
Duke increases its presence on the North Carolina Research Campus; Clinical research is a growth industry in Kannapolis
By Marty Price. Ashley Dunham, PhD, director of operations for Translational Population Research, part of the Duke Translational Medicine Institute (DTMI), was one of the four original employees hired by the Duke University School of Medicine to work the MURDOCK Study Community Registry and Biorepository—the research that most people think of as the Murdock study, that […]
Banana, pineapple doctors: New degree set for Costa Rican students
Aug. 6. Dole Food Co. is sponsoring banana and pineapple PhD programs through a partnership with NC State University and the Costa Rican government and universities. NCRC officials said this is the beginning of what will become a fruitful partnership. Researchers at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis have met with Dole scientists from […]
RCCC, community leaders confab on downtown Kannapolis
July 23. The recent Rowan-Cabarrus Community College summit with North Carolina Research Campus representatives, the mayor of Kannapolis and community members centered on NCRC’s and RCCC’s pivotal role in the growth and development of the campus and downtown Kannapolis. Mayor Darrell Hinnant said he envisions downtown Kannapolis as a mixed-use destination with living, dining and […]
