CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 12 -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: By Zoe Huffman Upon graduating from Austin Peay State University's College of STEM, many students have chosen to pursue their careers with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) - a research institution that focuses on various specific scientific fields. These alumni credit the rigorous coursework, hands-on training and dedicated mentoring they received at Austin Peay for preparing them to take on innovat  more

AUBURN, Alabama, Aug. 10 -- Auburn University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Auburn University's McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security hosted members from leading utility companies and a national laboratory on July 19-20 to discuss and share industrial control system (ICS) security best practices and cyber threat mitigation lessons. Representatives from Southern Company, American Electric Power, Dominion Resources, Duke Energy, Tennessee Valley Au  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 9 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Baker Donelson's Rodney Dillard II has been named by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) as an MCCA 2023 Rising Star. The MCCA Rising Stars is an annual list featuring stellar attorneys, regardless of the stage of their careers, whose accomplishments and dedication to the legal profession and their communities, place them among a select group of "attorneys to watch." This is the second rec  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 12 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Aug.11, 2023: Attorney General William Tong this week joined a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general in opposing dangerous laws in Kentucky and Tennessee that severely limit transgender youths' access to critical and lifesaving healthcare. The plaintiffs in L.W. v Skrmetti are suing to block Tennessee's Senate Bill (SB) 1 and Kentucky's SB 150, which restrict medical treatment  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 12 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Peggy Reisser Robert M. Craft, MD, a native of East Tennessee and an alumnus of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has been named dean of the UTHSC College of Medicine in Knoxville. Dean Craft has served since October 2022 as the interim dean of the College of Medicine in Knoxville and the senior vice president and chief academic officer for the University of   more

HARROGATE, Tennessee, Aug. 8 -- Lincoln Memorial University issued the following news: Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) School of Business Dean Kelsey Metz, PhD, has named Dr. Lisa Blair-Cox chair of the LMU School of Business undergraduate programs. In her new role, Blair-Cox will oversee the undergraduate business programs and faculty in addition to her teaching duties. She has been a part of the School of Business faculty since 2019. With an interest and expertise in human resources manage  more

DYERSBURG, Tennessee, Aug. 5 -- Dyersburg State Community College issued the following news release: Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) signed an articulation agreement with Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Northwest on Monday, July 31, at the Dyersburg campus. TCAT Northwest President Youlanda Jones and DSCC President Scott Cook signed an articulation agreement allowing students to transfer credits toward an associate degree. The articulation agreement will allow TCAT indu  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University's Center for Applied Research and Evaluation (CARE) in Women's Health was recently awarded two separate grants to research child and maternal health outcomes as well as the intersection of postpartum contraception and infant feeding throughout Western North Carolina. CARE Women's Health, part of ETSU's College of Public Health, is committed to improving the li  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Aug. 5 (TNSres) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Most can probably recall scenes from the supply chain crisis that unfolded following the COVID-19 outbreak. Transport trucks needing drivers. Ships languishing at sea. Storehouses overflowing with no way to move their product. A range of experts have declared that crisis behind us, and are now examining what precisely caused this catastrophe. "The supply chain crisis was caused by complex   more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Aug. 10 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: A $2.6 million grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has been awarded to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga School of Nursing program to prepare advanced practice nurses to meet the needs of rural and underserved communities in the Chattanooga region. Dr. Amber Roache, assistant professor and coordinator of the UTC Nurse Practitione  more

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia, Aug. 9 -- Georgia College issued the following news: Thanks to Georgia College & State University's new medical physics program, this graduate's future is off to a healthy start. Kaylee Kallam of Cumming was Georgia College's first student to complete its new medical physics pathway. Now, she's been accepted into the University of Tennessee's Medical Physics master's program with a full assistantship teaching position, tuition waived and a monthly stipend. "I feel very  more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: Two Austin Peay State University (APSU) students spent their summer breaking down boundaries and embracing global learning through the Doctors in Italy Fellowship Program, which was created to allow future healthcare leaders to study internationally. Shelby Batson, who graduated from APSU in May with a degree in biochemistry, and Scarlett Morales Pon, a freshman medical lab science major, were a  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 12 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Aug.11, 2023: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general opposing dangerous laws in Kentucky and Tennessee that severely limit transgender youths' access to critical and lifesaving healthcare. The amicus brief supports the blocking of Tennessee and Kentucky senate bills, which restrict medical treatment for transgender minors seeking gender-affi  more

HARROGATE, Tennessee, Aug. 12 -- Lincoln Memorial University issued the following news: Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) Assistant Vice President for Academic and Student Support Services Blaze Bowers has announced the promotion of Dawson Delph to assistant dean of students, overseeing student life. Delph joins Bowers and Dean of Students Elise Syoen in leadership of the LMU Student Services team. In his new role, Delph serves as the chief conduct officer overseeing the Office of Community St  more

HARROGATE, Tennessee, Aug. 12 -- Lincoln Memorial University issued the following news: By Marisa Anders Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) Assistant Vice President for Academic and Student Support Services Blaze Bowers has announced the promotion of Director of Career Services Sheri Schatz to assistant dean of students, overseeing student engagement. Schatz joins Bowers and Dean of Students Elise Syoen in leadership of the LMU Student Services team. In her new position, Schatz oversees the st  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 12 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Aug.11, 2023: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general in opposing dangerous laws in Kentucky and Tennessee that severely limit transgender youths' access to critical and lifesaving healthcare. The plaintiffs in L.W. v Skrmetti are suing to block Tennessee's Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) and Kentucky's SB 150, which restrict medical treatment for tra  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Aug. 8 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Gary W. Rollins College of Business has named Mike Bradshaw director of the UTC Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) was established in 2018 to engage, equip and encourage UTC's innovators and entrepreneurs. The Center supports the entire University community through cross-cam  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 8 -- The Mississippi State University issued the following news on Aug. 7, 2023: Mississippi State's Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity president is one of only 12 students from across the nation to receive the 2023 North American Interfraternity Conference Undergraduate Award of Distinction. Ryan McMinn, a senior from Collierville, Tennessee, is being recognized for leadership and service shown throughout his collegiate career. As the MSU Interfraternity Council Chapters'  more

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- Middle Tennessee State University issued the following news: Rural Tennesseans will have a better chance at recovering from opioid addiction through a $2.92 million federal grant awarded to MTSU's Center for Health and Human Services, in partnership with Cedar Recovery treatment clinic. The three-year grant comes from the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and is part of the R  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 11 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Youth violence prevention researcher Krista Mehari joined Vanderbilt University Peabody College of education and human development in May as an assistant professor of psychology and human development. As a community-based researcher, Mehari works with schools, police departments, local businesses, and organizations to understand factors that catalyze youth violence and to develop violence prevention programs and s  more

IRVING, Texas, Aug. 11 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and WJHL-TV, the Nexstar Media Inc. television station serving Tri-Cities, Tennessee, parts of Virginia, and the surrounding area, today announced that the Foundation will donate $6,500 to the Make-A-Wish East Tennessee. The donation was presented to Make-A-Wish during WJHL-TV's annual telethon, designed to raise awareness   more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 9 -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: From the historic city of Rennes, France, to ancient castles of Europe, Austin Peay State University (APSU) students have been charting new territories in scientific research and cultural discovery. Six dedicated APSU students have returned from a transformative summer participating in an international research project called the International Research Experience for Students (IRES) program. The program,   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 8 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Danny Bonvissuto Years before COVID-19, autism experts at Vanderbilt University Medical Center noticed a need for a remote assessment tool to give families who live far from medical centers quick answers to early concerns. A large team of psychologists, clinicians and researchers within the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) and Division of Developmental Medicine created the TELE-ASD-PEDS (TAP), a   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 12 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news and letter: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led a coalition of 24 states in urging Congress to protect funding for school archery, hunting, and firearm safety courses by enacting the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act, co-sponsored by Tennessee Congressman Mark Green (TN-07). The letter comes immediately after the U.S. Department of Education at least for these course  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 10 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news and letter: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a bipartisan coalition of 34 attorneys general in issuing a letter to congressional leaders expressing support for the passage of legislative proposals included in Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act. In the letter, the coalition explains the legislation would hold un  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 9 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2023: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and RedDOT Corporation officials announced today the company will invest $18 million to expand its manufacturing and distribution operations in Memphis, Tennessee. Through this project, RedDOT will create 50 new jobs in Shelby County. The company will   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 9 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2023: Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee issued the special session proclamation and presented the administration's legislative and budget priorities that will go before the Tennessee General Assembly during the special session on public safety, convening August 21. "As our nation faces evolving public safety threats, Tennessee remains vigilant and is taking continued action to protect communities   more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: When Russell Perry of Johnson City, Tennessee first stepped onto Tennessee Tech University's campus, he brought with him an interest in chemical engineering and enough dual-enrollment credits to start as a sophomore. His father had graduated from Tech with a degree in chemical engineering, so when Perry showed up at SOAR, the university's student orientation program, he felt he was e  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Tech President Phil Oldham (right) surveys a research project at Tech's annual Research and Creative Inquiry Day. Tennessee Tech University announced an all-time record for externally funded research in fiscal year 2023, surpassing its previous record by nearly $13 million and reaffirming Tech's status as a high research activity university. The university secured more than $36.3  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 11 -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: The Tennessee State athletic department received multiple academic accolades from the Ohio Valley Conference this week, as the league announced the 2022-23 Team Academic Achievement Award, Medal of Honor, and Commissioner's Honor Roll. TSU men's tennis earned the 2022-23 Team Academic Achievement Award. The award is presented annually to each conference-sponsored sport to the member institution's team with t  more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: Marc Donegan, a passionate undergraduate student at Austin Peay State University, has seized a unique research opportunity that has taken him on a remarkable journey of scientific exploration. As a junior studying geology and GIS, Donegan's fascination with the natural world has led him to work alongside Dr. Erik Haroldson on a grant-funded project investigating the origins of minerals and past e  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 11 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Christopher Green A. Brian Wilcox, Jr., MD, an alumnus of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, has been named associate dean of Clinical Affairs and Graduate Medical Education of the College of Medicine in Nashville. Dr. Wilcox succeeds Gregory James, MD, who recently retired after leading the Nashville campus, based at Ascension Saint Thomas, since 2  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: Eight graduate students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, were recently awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. The oldest graduate fellowship of its kind, the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program supports outstanding graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields and ensures the quality, vitality and diversity of the scientific a  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Peggy Reisser Lawrence Pfeffer, PhD, has spent the better part of 20 years trying to improve treatments for glioblastoma, the most common malignancy of the brain and the most lethal. After over 30 years as a professor in the Department of Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Dr. Pfeffer was nearing retirement and thought he would finish his longtime   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: Qixin Zhong, professor in the University of Tennessee Department of Food Science, has been named an Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Fellow. The honor was bestowed as a result of Zhong's years of contribution to food science and to IFT through his scientific, engineering and leadership efforts. In his research enhancing food quality, safety and healthfulness,  more

MARTIN, Tennessee, Aug. 9 -- The University of Tennessee's Martin Campus issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2023: Students at Volunteer State Community College in Springfield have a new pathway to earning a bachelor's degree thanks to an introduction of a new university partner with the University of Tennessee at Martin at the Vol State Springfield campus location. This agreement is pending THEC and SACSCOC approval with an anticipated finalization date of December 2023. Students would begin   more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: The challenge was tasty: Make pavement out of chocolate and graham crackers. Then eat it. The task was assigned by Forest "Juney" Shober to his high school science class when he taught at The Howard School. "If you ask, 'Hey, do you think kids would like to make their own little snack and eat it? Of course, they're going to say, 'Yeah.' That seems kind of silly, righ  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Aug. 8 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga raised $14,113,826 from 6,100 donors during the fiscal year 2023, exceeding the University's fundraising goal by more than $3 million. This fundraising total represents a 38% increase from the previous fiscal year and a 115% increase from two years prior in dollars raised to support students, faculty and staff. "As Chattanooga's univer  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 9 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Tom Wilemon Chronic immunotherapy-related complications are more prevalent and persistent than previously shown among melanoma survivors, according to new research published Aug. 3 in JAMA Network Open. Almost one-third (29.2%) of patients treated with either pembrolizumab or nivolumab experienced prolonged complications from the immunotherapies. The researchers analyzed data from 318 melanoma p  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 10 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Erin Wides Ed Sherwood, MD, PhD, has been selected as this year's recipient of the Foundation of Anesthesiology (FAER) Mentoring Excellence in Research Award. The FAER Academy of Research Mentors in Anesthesiology (ARMA) presents one award annually to an outstanding mentor who epitomizes successful development of mentees who go on to become physician scientists, ultimately shaping the future of   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 8 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news on Aug. 7, 2023: By Craig Boerner Most individuals diagnosed with opioid use disorder are not on recommended medications and even fewer remain in care, according to a research letter published today in JAMA Internal Medicine by lead author Ashley Leech, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). In 2021, there were more than 100,000 ov  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Jill Clendening It's easy to become overwhelmed with electronic messages coming in from every corner. This has become especially problematic in health care, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center has just rolled out changes to streamline and better manage messaging between patients and their care providers. "Increasingly, health care occurs asynchronously through the electronic medic  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Tom Wilemon Seven new leaders have been appointed to guide Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center's research programs. "The researchers who have been appointed to lead these programs are committed to continuing the record of excellence established by their predecessors," said Ben Ho Park, MD, PhD, Benjamin F. Byrd Jr. Professor of Oncology and director of Vanderbilt-Ingram. "These programs ar  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 12 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news on Aug. 11, 2023: By Matt Batcheldor Vanderbilt University Medical Center has started its first virtual nurse program, in which a team of dedicated nurses complete certain tasks such as documentation remotely via a teleconference in the patient's room, giving nurses at the bedside more time to care for patients in person. The goal of the program is to improve patient-and-staff satisfaction. The pro  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 9 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Christina Echegaray Every detail of operating rooms 12 and 13 at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt was carefully planned to match the precision of the seasoned surgeons that use them and to give children the best in pediatric health care. Augmented lighting on easy-to-move booms, enhanced imaging that automatically loads into patients' medical records, and cameras with live fee  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 5 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Stanford University researchers discovered a potent, cross-neutralizing human monoclonal antibody against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV). The findings, published July 28 in Cell Host and Microbe, describe not only the potency of the RSV-199 antibody but the mechanisms through which it cross-neutralizes eight different s  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Jill Clendening A multidisciplinary team at the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) is working to create a real-time navigational system to decrease residual stone fragments left behind after kidney stone surgery. Of the 100,000 patients who undergo an endoscopic kidney stone removal each year in the United States, 25% will require a repeat stone surgery within 20 mo  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 5 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Upon receiving a $9.7 million grant from The Warren Alpert Foundation (WAF), the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Medicine) has partnered with Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) and three other institutions to design and provide continuing education programs for genetic counselors. This will be the first of its kind as there are currently no f  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 9 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Piran Kidambi, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has received a 2023 Young Investigator Award from the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum (NSEF) of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). Nicole Moehring, a graduate student in Kidambi's Research Group, has won a Graduate Student Research Award in the Membrane Area of the AIChE's Separations Division. The early career   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 11 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Laurie Cutting, Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor and professor of special education, psychology and human development, electrical and computer engineering, radiology and pediatrics, has been appointed associate provost in the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation, effective Aug. 1. Cutting has built a career dedicated to the cognitive neuroscience of learning and child development. She brings a   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 9 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt researchers are part of an alliance supported by the National Science Foundation that seeks to build on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical imaging in Middle Tennessee. Called the Mid-TN AI for Interdisciplinary Imaging Interpretation Alliance (AI4A), it is comprised of the School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Fisk University, Tennessee Tech, and Tennessee State Un  more

GALLATIN, Tennessee, Aug. 12 -- Volunteer State Community College issued the following news: Vol State Springfield announced plans for students to have a new pathway towards earning a bachelor's degree thanks to an introduction of a new university partner with the University of Tennessee at Martin at the Vol State Springfield campus location. This agreement is pending THEC and SACSCOC approval with an anticipated finalization date of December 2023. Students would begin taking classes on this pa  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 10 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Bill Snyder Researchers in the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) have been awarded two five-year federal grants totaling $51 million to harness new and existing approaches for boosting recruitment and removing roadblocks to the efficiency of conducting clinical trials throughout the country. The grants, from the National Center for Advancing Translational Scie  more

MARTIN, Tennessee, Aug. 11 -- The University of Tennessee's Martin Campus issued the following news: Wednesday wasn't a typical day in the office for Dr. Yancy Freeman - instead, it was his first official day as the University of Tennessee at Martin's new chancellor. The university's 12th chief executive officer was confirmed July 14 for the position by the UT Board of Trustees after being recommended for the position by UT President Randy Boyd. Freeman comes to UT Martin following 25 years in   more