AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoHigher Ed Oversight: Yavapai College is under Higher Learning Commission “embedded monitoring,” with a mid-cycle assurance review due by February after a board complaint raised accreditation concerns. Privacy Tech & Policing: Asheville is moving to end its Flock license-plate camera contract, as residents and officials debate surveillance and data-sharing risks. Energy Resilience: North Carolina electric co-ops are rapidly adding battery storage to blunt outage impacts and rising demand from storms and data centers. Biotech & Manufacturing: Roche/Genentech is investing $750M to expand injectable manufacturing in Hillsboro, Oregon, while Roche also continues building in North Carolina. Renewables & Recycling: NC solar recycling firms face certification deadlines as economics push more reuse-focused recovery. Health & Research: UNC researchers report Mediterranean-style eating supports weight loss and diet quality, and a NC tick study finds Lyme bacteria in nearly 40% of adult deer ticks. Local STEM & Community: Precise Bio’s 3D-printed corneal implants aim to ease donor shortages, and UNCW received a $10,000 Willie Stargell Foundation scholarship for renal-care nursing students.
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