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Three recent graduates of the North Carolina State College of Education were recognized for their scholarship with outstanding paper awards at the university's May 2024 Commencement Ceremony. Luke Borden Carman ’24PHD won the award in the Department of STEM Education, Courtney Samuelson ’23PHD won the award in the Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences, and Dana Thomas ’23PHD won the award in the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development. You can learn more about these recent graduates and their papers in the articles below. luke borden carman PhD in Learning and Teaching in STEM Mathematics and statistics…

Three former executives of bankrupt virtual currency lender Cred were indicted on Thursday on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and engaging in financial transactions for illegal purposes.Cred co-founder and former CEO Daniel Shutt, former CFO Joseph Podulka, and former Chief Capital Officer James Alexander were indicted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California. According to a press release issued Friday, Shutt and Podulka were arrested and appeared in court in San Francisco earlier in the day.Cred filed for bankruptcy in November 2020, saying its debts at the time were estimated at between…

Alexander Vinnik, one of the former operators of cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e, pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy charges on Friday, the US Department of Justice announced. According to the Justice Department, Vinnik operated BTC-e from 2011 to 2017, during which time the exchange processed more than 1 million users who traded more than $9 billion in cryptocurrencies. BTC-e has been linked to the hack of now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt.Gox after it was used to launder approximately 300,000 (BTC) from Mt.Gox. BTC-e was shut down in July 2017, at the same time that Vinik was first arrested.Mr. Vinnik was arrested in…

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — “Call before you dig.” As you know, state law requires that utility lines be professionally marked before groundbreaking. But one small business owner said he waited two weeks for a locator, which cost him his business. “I used to work in an office. [the pandemic] It's in the heart of the city,” said Erin Snyder Dixon, who runs a landscaping business and builds homesteads for people who want to live on the land. “We had extra staff. Now we don't have any additional staff and we don't have any additional funding.” Dixon's job involves digging, but…

On April 26, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) published a final rule entitled HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (the “Final Rule”) to address new privacy issues that have resulted in the wake of the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (“Dobbs”). The Final Rule aims to strengthen reproductive health care privacy under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and its implementing regulations (collectively, “HIPAA”) by prohibiting covered entities and business associates (collectively, “regulated entities”) from using or disclosing protected health information (“PHI”) to…

American journalist and Big Tech founder Alex Kantrowitz emailed X owner Eon Musk about his plans to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) news into social media platforms. he claimed. He claims that Elon Musk plans to bring together AI breaking news and commentary with the help of Grok, X's AI chatbot.Elon Musk creatively uses Grok AIThe journalist said he tried using Grok but found he couldn't link to the Time article he summarized. He also tried to click on the article to read more, but when he couldn't, he contacted Musk. In response, Musk informed Kantrowitz of upcoming advanced iterations he…

The National Association of Music Merchants recently named Avon's local schools to its list of Best Communities for Music Education, according to District Communications Coordinator Julie Short. Short said the award recognizes the community's dedication to providing musical education opportunities to students for 25 years. Avon Schools took home the honor in the first year it applied for the award list, she said. “This is the first time Avon has been recognized,” Short said. “To receive the Best Communities designation, Avon Local Schools must answer detailed questions regarding funding, graduation requirements, participation in music classes, class hours, facilities, and support…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State Smeal College of Management's first-ever International Business Case Competition team recently placed fourth in the NASBITE International Student Case Competition. Sponsored by the Global Business Research Center, the team includes Tommy Davis, a supply chain and information systems major and international business minor, Kadidatou Dia, a management major and international business minor, and Finance major. The four undergraduate students included Amanda Lee and Amanda Lee, who is minoring in international business. International Business minor, Harrison Mulkey is a Business major. The students headed to Las Vegas for a two-day competition. Together, they finished fourth…

The Alabama Senate passed a $9.3 billion education budget Thursday that includes teacher pay increases and increased funding. This is the largest education budget in state history. The Senate also passed an additional $651 million in spending. All public schools, colleges and universities in the state will undergo additional testing in the coming weeks. The House of Representatives has already passed an education budget bill. The budget now returns to the House to consider changes to the bill in the Senate. If approved and signed by Gov. Kay Ivey, the budget would go into effect Oct. 1. The education budget…

coinbasethe largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange, is all about crypto after all. As with all cryptocurrency stories, there are drawbacks as well. — and the Wild up. Coinbase on Thursday (May 2) reported earnings per share of $4.40, compared to Wall Street's expectations of $1.28, representing a 244.83% increase. Cryptocurrency platform beats Wall Street revenue forecasts In the same way, It was a relatively modest 19.74%. “The performance of our platform in the first quarter clearly demonstrates the growing trust and interest in digital assets,” said Coinbase Co-Founder and CEO. brian armstrong About the company's first quarter of 2024 financial statement.…