CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, July 4 (TNSres) -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: Dr. J. Allyn Smith, an Austin Peay State University professor of physics and astronomy at Austin Peay, and two students, Meagan Porter and Sean Peete, participate in the Department of Energy's Visiting Faculty Program at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory this summer. The Fermilab program, which saw over 100 applicants for the 11 available spots in 2022, enables faculty members from around the  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 29 -- Bridgestone, a tire and rubber company, issued the following news release: * * * * Bridgestone and Pilot Company launched a trial program in July 2022 to establish a robust tire monitoring and service network aimed at providing actionable tire intelligence for commercial fleets. * Today the two companies announced Bridgestone Fleet Care's tire monitoring technology is now available at more than 300 Pilot and Flying J locations across North America, surpassing   more

HARROGATE, Tennessee, June 29 (TNSjou) -- Lincoln Memorial University issued the following news: Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) School of Business Dean Kelsey Metz, PhD, in collaboration with University of the Cumberlands Assistant Professor of Business and Director of Graduate Business Programs Daniel Kanyam, PhD, authored a research paper which was accepted and published in the latest edition of the Journal of Marketing Development and Competitiveness (Vol. 17 No. 1 [2023]). The article e  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 30 (TNSper) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Fred Sauceman, news director at WETS-FM, will sign off the news desk for the last time on Friday, June 30, 2023, after a decade of delivering local and regional news at the station. In 2013, WETS-FM introduced its first news department in its 40-year history, with Sauceman at the helm to add local news content during National Public Radio's newsmagazines "Morning Edition" and "All Things Con  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, July 5 (TNSres) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University continues to expand its long-standing presence as a leader in rural health research, earning millions of dollars in competitive grant awards and conducting research that impacts national, state, and Appalachian rural health issues. "The past year has certainly been a busy and productive year for rural health research at ETSU," said Michael Meit, Director of ET  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 4 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: On June 30, 2023, the Delaware legislature passed the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (HB 154). Subject to the procedural formalities in the legislature, the bill will move to Delaware Governor John Carney for consideration. Assuming the bill becomes law, Delaware will become the twelfth state - and seventh this year - to pass a consumer data privacy law. The other states that have passed bills   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 6 (TNSper) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) has announced new leadership for its University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). Julie Lounds Taylor, PhD, and Pablo Juarez, MEd, BCBA, LBA, have succeeded Elise McMillan, JD, who retired June 30. Taylor and Juarez each have long-standing histories with the VKC and bring unique expertise to the UCEDD leadership team with an emp  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, July 7 (TNSper) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news on July 6, 2023: After a national search and several on-campus interviews and presentations, Raaj Kurapati, AIFA, a seasoned executive with more than three decades of experience in public higher education and private industry, has been named the new executive vice chancellor and chief operating officer for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). Kurapati comes t  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 6 (TNSper) -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Tim Capria has joined as a partner and as a member of the firm's Intellectual Property team. Capria--based in Nashville, Tennessee--focuses his practice on trademark portfolio management and counseling, including both the registration and filing of trademarks and the policing of potential mark infringement domestically and abroa  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 4 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release on July 3, 2023: Today, the Tennessee Department of Education announced over $2.6 million in Perkins Reserve Grant (PRG) grant funds have been awarded to 32 school districts for the 2023-24 school year to support Career and Technical Education (CTE) across the state. The purpose of PRG awards is to foster local innovation through the identification and promotion of CTE, and to support implem  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 7 (TNSper) -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: Last week, Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds was sworn in as the commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Education, effective July 1. Reynolds' career reflects a deep commitment to high quality education for all students, including work in school choice, assessment and accountability, college and career pathways, and education policy. To view photos of the swearing in ceremony, click   more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, July 6 (TNSper) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Tennessee Tech University has named a longtime diversity champion and former Golden Eagle football player as chair of its Alumni Association Board of Directors. Dontrell Baines, a native of Dover, Delaware and 2009 Tech graduate with a degree in accounting, will serve as chair of the Alumni Association's board through June 2025. Baines works as a business transformation manager for C  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 8 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on July 6, 2023, and a letter: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today joined 24 states in challenging new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations on tailpipe emissions. This unlawful action would forcibly phase out gas-powered vehicles and restructure the automobile industry around electric vehicles (EVs) at a breakneck pace. The proposal aims to boost certain EV sales fr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 4 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on July 3, 2023: Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed an executive order to position Tennessee to lead the nation as the best state for service members, veterans and their families to thrive. Executive Order 102 reconstitutes an existing council as Tri-Stars and Stripes: The Governor's Council for Service Members, Veterans and Their Families to support current and former service members, including vetera  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 6 (TNSper) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Following a national search, Vanderbilt's Department of Anesthesiology has named Thomas Long, MD, to the role of executive vice chair for Pediatric Anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, effective Aug. 14. In this role, Long will lead Pediatric Anesthesiology for the department, most visibly in Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, but also across the entire   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, July 4 (TNSpro) -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, launched three new degree-granting academic units on July 1: the Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, the College of Music, and the College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies. The university's Board of Trustees unanimously approved the new units, the first major academic structure change in 50 years, in February. "Each new academic unit is uni  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 4 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Vanderbilt University scientists Charles Sanders, PhD, and Roy Zent, MD, PhD, have received a $1.2 million award from the W. M. Keck Foundation for their groundbreaking project, "Genetic Intolerance Patterns as a Treasure Map to Genes that Define Us as Human." "This innovative project led by Professors Sanders and Zent underscores the caliber of transformative research we aim to foster at V  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 6 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Using a four-dimensional microscope that allows them to watch a tissue putting itself together, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have achieved a rare feat in science -- they have shattered a long-standing dogma about how the lung develops. Their tour de force raises the possibility that one day scientists will be able to repair damaged lungs by triggering the growth of no  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 6 (TNSawa) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Rafael Arrojo e Drigo, PhD, assistant professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and a faculty member of the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research Center, received the inaugural Robert L. Sorenson Young Investigator Award from the Midwest Islet Club (MIC) in recognition of his research excellence and innovation in the field of islet research. Arrojo e Drigo's research focuses on understanding   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 6 (TNSper) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Public health researcher Shana Alford has joined VUMC as director of Evaluation and Equity. This position, which spans the Office of Health Equity and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, was created as part of VUMC's Racial Equity Plan. In this role, Alford will evaluate the progress of the more than 200 specific actions and systems changes that VUMC and Vanderbilt University School of   more