CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 12 -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: Austin Peay State University recently hosted the Tennessee Higher Education Commission's (THEC) Veteran Reconnect Conference 2023 after winning the event's namesake grant for the third year in a row. The University's newly formed Military and Veterans Affairs Division (MVA) hosted this year's conference from Oct. 9-10. Through the MVA, Austin Peay is dedicated to supporting active-duty service members, v  more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 11 -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: The race for speaker of the House is on following Rep. Kevin McCarthy's historic removal, and Dr. Michael Bednarczuk, an assistant professor of political science at Austin Peay State University, says the path to victory will require navigating a minefield of factional interests within the GOP. Bednarczuk took a deep dive into the factors that could determine the winner with an opinion piece published in   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 11 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: For the fourth consecutive year, Baker Donelson has achieved Mansfield Certification Plus status, a structured certification process designed to ensure all talent at participating law firms has a fair and equal opportunity to advance into leadership. Mansfield, a project of Diversity Lab, is focused on broadening the talent pool for consideration, including those historically underrepresented in the l  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 11 -- Bridgestone, a tire and rubber company, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2023: * * * U.S. Paralympians Aaron Pike, Blake Leeper, Chuck Aoki, Dani Aravich, Daniel Romanchuk, Justin Phongsavanh, Scout Bassett, and Susannah Scaroni are joining Team Bridgestone as athlete ambassadors. The roster of elite athletes will support Bridgestone brand initiatives that reflect the company's belief that equitable access to sports and athletic equipment for peopl  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Oct. 12 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news on Oct. 11, 2023: Dubbed "the weird Thoreau" by The New Yorker, VanderMeer's work has captured a range of awards. His "Southern Reach" trilogy, a New York Times bestseller, has been translated into over 35 languages. The first novel in the series, "Annihilation," won the Nebula Award and Shirley Jackson Award, and Paramount made it into a movie in 2018. "The Bert C. Bach Written Word Initiative is thr  more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: Austin Peay State University students are working side-by-side with Eriksson College of Education faculty members to produce original, scholarly research through four Collaborative Research Labs, which have produced multiple presentations and publications. New students are now being accepted to join these labs, which provide resume enhancement, foster academic support and offer valuable mentorin  more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 13 -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: After hearing of a shortage of Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians (AEMT) in Montgomery County, three local businessmen and former Army buddies decided to take action by founding a scholarship to help students at Austin Peay State University's Professional & Workforce Development Center. Robert Roof and John Montgomery of The JR Group of Crye-Leike Realtors, along with Paul Rhodes, Tropical Smoothie C  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Cuneo Gilbert and Laduca LLP, a law firm, issued the following news on Oct. 11, 2023: On October 4, 2023, Chief Judge Sheryl H. Lipman of the Western District of Tennessee granted final approval of the settlement reached in Fusion Elite All Stars et al. v. Varsity Brands, LLC et al., Case No. 2:20-cv-02600-SHL-cgc (W.D. Tenn.). The settlement achieves monetary relief of $43.5 million, along with significant structural reforms to Varsity Defendants' and Defendant USASF's   more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Oct. 13 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding over $2.7 million in investments to two projects across Western Tennessee through the States' Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP). Funding for this program was made available, in part, by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden, a key part of his Investing in America agenda to grow local economies from the middle out and b  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Oct. 14 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding over $2.9 million in investments to three projects across Western Tennessee through the States' Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP). Funding for this program was made available, in part, by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden, a key part of his Investing in America agenda to grow local economies from the middle out and  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Oct. 14 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Dozens of faculty, alumni and students represented East Tennessee State University at the 2023 International Bluegrass Music Association World of Bluegrass Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina - one of the most significant bluegrass events in the world. Several ETSU faculty and alumni from the ETSU Bluegrass, Old Time and Roots Music Studies Program earned nominations for awards, and four took home h  more

HENDERSON, Tennessee, Oct. 14 -- Freed-Hardeman University issued the following news: The Freed-Hardeman University College of Business has announced the appointment of Dr. Kristen Roberson as Director of Graduate Business Programs. She joined the College of Business in 2017 as an instructor in marketing and assumed her new role in Fall of 2023. Roberson earned a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership and a Master of Business Administration at Union University. She has also completed  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 13 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following joint statement on Oct. 12, 2023: * * * Attorney General Ashley Moody and the attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming released the following joint statement in respo  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 13 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following joint statement on Oct. 12, 2023: * * * Attorney General Chris Carr, along with the attorneys general of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming, today released the following joint statement in   more

ONEONTA, New York, Oct. 13 -- Hartwick College issued the following news: The Hartwick College Board of Trustees has announced that Darren Reisberg will step down as college president at the end of the fall 2023 semester to take a position as Senior Counselor to the Chancellor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. In a message to the Hartwick community, Board Chair David Long '83, H'14 and Vice Chair Kathy Fallon '88 also announced the appointment of Dr. James H. Mullen, Jr., to ser  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 13 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following joint statement on Oct. 12, 2023: * * * Today, Iowa led a coalition of Attorneys General from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming in a joint statement following the terrorist att  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 13 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2023: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today joined attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming in releasing the following joint statement in respon  more

CLEVELAND, Tennessee, Oct. 10 -- Lee University issued the following news on Oct. 9, 2023: Lee University has received a grant of $1.24 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish the Center for Exemplary Pentecostal Preaching within the School of Theology & Ministry (STM). "We are so grateful to Lilly Endowment for this generous investment in our project," said Dr. Mark Walker, president of Lee University. "It will enhance not only our ability to serve our students, but also our abil  more

HARROGATE, Tennessee, Oct. 10 -- Lincoln Memorial University issued the following news: The Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa inducted 10 new members in a ceremony held at the Richard A. Gillespie College of Veterinary Medicine on Saturday, September 30, 2023. New student members include Christian Piercy, a sophomore biology pre-health major; Sinead "Cas" Cummins, a first-year veterinary medicine student; Hannah Diehr, a Master of Science in biomedical science deg  more

MILLIGAN, Tennessee, Oct. 4 -- Milligan College issued the following news release: Milligan University President Dr. Bill Greer was inducted into the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association's (TICUA) 2023 Hall of Fame. This accolade celebrates Greer's 30-year tenure at Milligan and the advancement of the university's mission under his leadership. TICUA created the Hall of Fame to honor distinguished alumni of its 35 member institutions while highlighting their contributions  more

MILLIGAN, Tennessee, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- Milligan College issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2023: Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded Milligan University a grant of $1,201,100 to help strengthen and expand the preparation, support and development of engaging and effective preaching. These funds will also help establish a Center for Preaching at the university. The program is being funded through Lilly Endowment's Compelling Preaching Initiative. The aim of the initiative is to foster a  more

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, Oct. 12 -- Middle Tennessee State University issued the following news: MTSU College of Education alumna Kay Martin was recently named deputy director for Rutherford County Schools. "Dr. Martin has an exceptional track record as a school and district leader," said Jimmy Sullivan, RCS director of schools and also an MTSU education alumnus. "I look forward to working alongside her as we continue to put our students, staff, schools, parents and community as our top priori  more

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, Oct. 13 -- Middle Tennessee State University issued the following news: By Hunter Patterson Middle Tennessee State University's Dual Enrollment program is seeing record enrollment because of strengthening partnerships with Rutherford County Schools as well as expansion into Sumner and Wilson counties. With dual enrollment, high school students can get a head start by taking MTSU courses for college credit at little to no cost. Currently, MTSU partners with 16 area hig  more

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, Oct. 13 -- Middle Tennessee State University issued the following news: By Nancy DeGennar Middle Tennessee State University's Albert Gore Research Center has been awarded a $213,000 federal grant to fund the Brown v. Board of Education Oral History Project. Funded by the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Park in Topeka, Kansas, the 30-month research project will allow Gore Center staff to conduct extensive oral history interviews documenting the impact of   more

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, Oct. 11 -- Middle Tennessee State University issued the following news: Middle Tennessee State University's Information Technology Division earned a top award at a higher education conference for its effort to upgrade campus classrooms and has been spotlighted by other vendors for their implementation of technology improvements. James Copeland, MTSU's director of classroom technology, and his team recently received the Classroom Installation Gold Award from the Higher   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 11 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news on Oct. 10, 2023: By Matt Batcheldor Blane Hollingsworth, PhD, had just recently been hired at Vanderbilt University as a senior lecturer in the Department of Mathematics in 2020 when he learned he had cholangiocarcinoma, or bile duct cancer. Instead of lecturing at Stevenson Center as planned, at least initially, he would spend a lot of time a few buildings away -- at Vanderbilt University Medical  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 13 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following joint statement on Oct. 12, 2023: * * * Attorney General John M. Formella announces today that he along with his fellow Attorneys General from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyo  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 14 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement on Oct. 13, 2023: * * * Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a coalition of Attorneys General from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming in a joint statement following the at  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 13 -- Trevecca Nazarene University issued the following news: Trevecca Nazarene University's Doctor of Education in leadership (Ed.D.) degree program has enrolled its largest group of students on record during fall 2023, accentuating a recent string of successes for a program that also ranks first in Tennessee for Ed.D. conferrals. Trevecca offered Ed.D. cohorts both online and in person this fall, with a combined enrollment of 70 students across multiple start dates  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Edward "Ted" Fischer, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Anthropology, and T.S. Harvey, associate professor of medical and linguistic anthropology, have received a three-year, $1 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The award will fund their project, "Advancing a decolonizing agenda to address health inequities and help build global and local U.S. solutions." "Working with the World   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 13 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming in releasing the following joint statement in response to  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 12 -- Vanderbilt University School of Nursing issued the following news: For the fourth year in a row, the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has won a Higher Education in Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. The award honors VUSN's commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion shown through mentorship, education, research and staffing practices. "Rece  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 13 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: The national law firm of Baker Donelson has added asset finance attorney Daniel Rodgers to its Financial Services Transactions Group. Mr. Rodgers, who focuses his practice on transactions in the shipping and offshore industries, joins as a shareholder in the Firm's New Orleans office. Mr. Rodgers advises financial institutions and corporate borrowers in domestic and international commercial transactio  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 13 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Bill Snyder A research paper co-authored by 23 high school and undergraduate students participating in Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Aspirnaut summer research program has been selected as one of the "Editor's Picks" by the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Aspirnaut is a STEM pipeline program "for diversity and wellness" that offers intellectually challenging experiences and op  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 12 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Tennessee Tech University senior and current student trustee Addison Dorris was a featured guest on the latest episode of the university's "College Town Talk" podcast. The Portland, Tennessee native previously served as Tech's Student Government Association president for the 2022 - 2023 academic year and serves as president of the university's College of Business Ambassadors program. "Each   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 13 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following joint statement on Oct. 12, 2023: * * * Attorneys General from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming released the following joint statement in response to the terrorist   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 12 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, joined by 19 States, submitted a comment letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) opposing EEOC's new rule to require workplace abortion accommodations. EEOC's rule relates to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which a bipartisan coalition of Congress passed to protect the rights of pregnant workers and their babies. P  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 14 -- The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance issued the following news: The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance ("TDCI") proudly announces a record-breaking amount of $13.08 million has been returned to Tennesseans so far in 2023 through TDCI's Consumer Insurance Services mediation and restitution efforts. With less than three months remaining in 2023, this amount represents the largest amount of money ever repaid to consumers in the Department's  more

TULLAHOMA, Tennessee, Oct. 13 -- The Tennessee Military Department issued the following news release: More than 125 Soldiers from the Tennessee National Guard's 1175th Transportation Company departed Tennessee Wednesday, October 11, on the first leg of a year-long deployment to the Southwest border. The 1175th, headquartered in Tullahoma and with a detachment in Brownsville, is a transportation unit comprised of National Guardsmen trained in various logistics, maintenance, and combat function  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Oct. 13 -- Tennessee American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release: Through its program that encourages employees to volunteer in their community where they live and work, Tennessee American Water employees assisted this fall with two different projects in Marion County. During the monthly Food Bank Ministry at the Whitwell Church of God, employees worked side by side other volunteers to distribute food from the Chattanooga Area Food B  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Often in manufacturing, power generation and other similar industries, water is a byproduct of the systems used. In some cases, these processes introduce molecules into the water that make it unsafe to be returned into the main water supply. Tennessee Tech University students and faculty are piloting an experimental process designed to make this "process water" a source of valuable r  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 12 -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: Tennessee State University student leaders said their emotions ran the gambut from disbelief, hurt, to disappointment following the announcement that the State of Tennessee underfunded their university by a reported $2.1 billion. The top five leaders believed the next best step was to seek advice from a legal heavyweight to discuss the underfunding crisis. Those top five, Derrell Taylor, student government as  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 11 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: The University of Tennessee (UT) System, Tennessee's oldest and largest public higher education institution, is extending its use of Oracle Cloud by implementing Oracle Fusion Cloud Student (Oracle Student). With the offering, the UT System aims to streamline processes to make it easier for students to get the classes, financial aid, and support they need to succeed from enrol  more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 14 -- The University of Tennessee System issued the following news release: At a time when national enrollment numbers are facing various challenges, members of the UT Board of Trustees learned more about how the UT System is breaking records at its annual fall meetings. The UT System saw all-time record enrollment this fall with 58,726 students enrolled in the system's five campuses, representing a 4.8 percent increase from last fall. Student enrollment growth was  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Peggy Reisser The 2023 Frank Norfleet Forum for the Advancement of Health is set for Friday, October 20, from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Held for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, this prestigious health forum will focus on artificial intelligence (AI) in health care and how it could be used to improve patient outcomes  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 14 -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees on Friday approved the construction of new residential communities at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, through a public-private partnership. The project will allow the university to meet student housing needs more quickly as demand continues to increase. The board also approved naming Keith Carver Jr. permanent senior vice chancellor and senior vice presid  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 11 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Peggy Reisser The Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation (CHIPS) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center was one of five recipients of the 2023 Innovation Awards presented today by Inside Memphis Business magazine and Memphis Magazine. CHIPS was recognized for putting Memphis and Tennessee on the map for cutting-edge simulation training across all healt  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 12 -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: At just five years old, the University of Memphis Commercial Aviation program can't drive much less fly, yet that didn't prevent two of its top students from landing prestigious scholarships at the University Aviation Association's 76th annual conference held in St. Petersburg, Fla., in September. Cade Plunk and Brandon Carrol, both commercial aviation majors from Pickwick, Tenn., represented the UofM a  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Oct. 14 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga received an $8-million gift from the Kennedy Foundation, Inc. to name the forthcoming home of the UTC School of Nursing the Dorothy and Jim Kennedy Health Sciences Building. This is the largest single gift in UTC School of Nursing history. The UT Board of Trustees approved this naming gift at its fall meeting today (Friday, Oct. 13).   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: Faculty researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are redefining how to tackle big problems, and four of them have been awarded prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER awards for the 2022-23 submission period. The honor is NSF's most esteemed award in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to become academic leaders in research and education. UT recipients includ  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Oct. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has awarded $1.1 million for research to enhance detection of "vulnerable road users" within the Smart City Corridor overseen by the Center for Urban Informatics and Progress (CUIP) at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. In addition to the funding awarded through the FHWA "Exploratory Advance Research" program, UTC and  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Oct. 14 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: Chattanooga's NPR affiliate radio station WUTC-FM 88.1 achieved its $55,000 fall pledge drive goal early, thanks to 234 contributors--including two individuals who each pledged $11,000 in support. WUTC, on the campus of and a public service of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, routinely conducts pledge drive fundraisers in spring and fall each year, when listeners ar  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 14 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following joint statement on Oct. 13, 2023: * * * Yesterday, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined Attorneys General from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming for the following joint state  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Oct. 10 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: Can storytelling change the world? A pair of best-selling authors are coming to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga for a conversation exploring how storytelling can broaden perspectives. National Book Award winner Colum McCann, author of the New York Times bestseller "Let the Great World Spin," and Ishmael Beah, a Quill Award-nominated author and human rights activist  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Lee Ferguson A recent spate of awards shines a light on the strides UTHSC researchers are making in translating their discoveries into novel solutions for human health and well-being. Three licensees, two spinoffs founded by UTHSC researchers and one long-standing partner, have received funding from the highly competitive Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small B  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Janay Jeans Yangbo Sun, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine in the UTHSC College of Medicine, is helping to expand the national discussion of cardiovascular health and healthy lifestyles. With a research focus on chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, and breast cancer, Dr. Sun conducts research in areas of modifiable lifestyle risk f  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 14 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Bill Snyder The public's mistrust of medical science, including vaccination, is being driven in part by a top-down research enterprise that does not give human subjects a voice in the studies that affect them, according to a national leader in biomedical ethics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. "Investigators, legislators, lawyers, doctors, funders -- all have a say in what rese  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 13 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Nancy Humphrey A Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published recently in Child Welfare of "plans of safe care (POSC)" for infants affected by maternal substance use found that there is variability in practice driven by vague policy, challenges of cross-system collaboration and a lack of general knowledge about substance use disorder. "The opioid crisis has had a substantial ef  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 13 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Jill Clendening David Stevenson, PhD, MS, professor of Health Policy, has been named chair of the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, effective Oct. 1. Stevenson began serving as interim chair in July, succeeding former chair Melinda Buntin, PhD. He has been a member of the Department of Health Policy since it was established in 2013. The department includes a m  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Paul Govern At two large academic medical centers a review of electronic health record (EHR) user access logs found that EHRs of adult inpatients from minority racial and ethnic populations on average received lower engagement from health care teams than the records of white adult inpatients. The finding, reported Oct. 9 in JAMA Network Open by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 10 -- Vanderbilt University School of Nursing issued the following news: By Tatum Lyles Flick, Communications Specialist Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has received a four-year, $2.8 million Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Workforce grant for a primary care nurse practitioner residency program that will recruit, train and retain primary care providers with a passion for helping rural and underserved communities. Associate Profes  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Douglas L. Christiansen, vice provost for university enrollment affairs and dean of admissions and financial aid, has been recognized with the 2023 Coalition Champion award by the Coalition for College, a national nonprofit organization of more than 170 colleges and universities dedicated to expanding access to higher education. Under Christiansen's leadership, Vanderbilt University was a founding member  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Oscar Castorena, PhD'19, senior statistician and online research lead, and Valerie Schweizer-Robinson, statistician and student programs lead, explore how society's evolving understanding of gender is taking shape in Latin America and the Caribbean in new research published by Vanderbilt's LAPOP lab, a center for excellence in international survey research. "Measuring Gender Identity in Latin America and  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Art, has been awarded a 2023 MacArthur Fellowship, according to a release from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The MacArthur Fellows Program is designed to support people in pursuit of their creative, intellectual and professional passions. Fellows receive an $800,000 "no strings attached" stipend to enhance their expertis  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Cynthia Osborne has been selected as a 2023 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow, recognized for her leadership in working across sectors to support the well-being of children and families. Osborne is professor of early childhood education and policy as well as the founder and executive director of the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of education and human developmen  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 14 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: How do young people develop an understanding of societal and systemic injustices, and how are they compelled to challenge those injustices? These questions lie at the center of new research published in Child Development that illuminates the interplay between youth participation in community-based activism and the development of critical action, critical reflection, and critical motivation, the three dime  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 13 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Darren Reisberg, a highly collaborative and distinguished higher education leader, has been named senior counselor to Vanderbilt Chancellor Daniel Diermeier. In this role, Reisberg will develop and advance strategic initiatives on campus, in the Nashville community and globally on behalf of the university and work with key stakeholders across the institution. Reisberg currently serves as president of Hartwick Col  more

GALLATIN, Tennessee, Oct. 11 -- Welch College issued the following news release: Dr. Matthew Barrett, Professor of Christian Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri, will deliver a series of guest lectures during the 2023 Leroy Forlines Lectures at Welch College, according to President Matt Pinson. The presentations are scheduled for November 9-10, 10:00 to 12:00, in Celorio Auditorium on the Welch campus. Barrett's topic will be "The Reformation as Renewal.  more