It’s unclear what causes autism. The proportion of people for whom researchers can currently identify a specific genetic cause is only about 10% of cases, said Fannin.
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Derrick Stanfield, a spring 2022 graduate of North Carolina Central University (NCCU), was named a 2022-2023 Presidential Scholar for the University of North Carolina (UNC) System.
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has named Dr. Mohammad Ahmed dean, College of Health and Sciences, effective July 1, 2022.
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has named Dr. Will Guzmán as the assistant vice chancellor for International Programs and Community Engagement, effective July 1, 2022.
After two years of virtual spring elections and campaigning, the North Carolina Central University (NCCU) student body returned to normalcy, as dozens of dedicated students vied for positions in-person on NCCU.
NCCU has named Derrick Magee as the associate vice chancellor of Campus Enterprises, effective June 1, 2022.
NCCU remembers Dwight Butler, a transportation driver in the Division of Student Affairs, who passed away on June 13, 2022.
The NCCU community remembers Arnold George, an assistant professor of music and member of the NCCU Class of 1975, who passed away on May 18, 2022.
North Carolina Central University has named Johnny Bernard Hill, Ph.D., director of Corporate and Foundation Engagement, effective May 2, 2022.
The North Carolina Central University administration invites members of the university community to express their opinion on the matter of renaming the Angus M. McLean Residence Hall.
North Carolina Central University has appointed Stephen W. Fusi as chief brand officer after a competitive, national search. He began his new role at NCCU on May 9, 2022.
Chancellor Akinleye hailed the Spring 2022 graduates as a “distinct class,” noting that they “matriculated and graduated at a time like no other – when a global pandemic interrupted and uprooted our lives.”
When Olesia Headen arrived at North Carolina Central University in fall 2019, she had already earned an associate’s degree in science education.