MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 5 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Jennifer L. Curry, Tonya Mitchem Grindon, and John McJunkin have been elected to Baker Donelson's board of directors by the Firm's shareholders. Ms. Curry, managing shareholder of the Firm's Baltimore office and chair of the Labor & Employment Health practice, focuses her practice on advising and defending employers on all manner of employment and compliance issues. She has represented clients in compl  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 6 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Baker Donelson attorneys Kenneth L. Burgess and Jill C. Walters have been named to the 2024 edition of North Carolina Super Lawyers. Mr. Burgess was recognized in the area of Health Care, and Ms. Walters was recognized in Bankruptcy: Business. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer reco  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 3 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Baker Donelson has been recognized by the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance as a law firm that is "Tipping the Scales" toward gender parity by having 50% or more women in its 2023 new partner class. Baker Donelson was among 78 law firms recognized at the Alliance's annual conference. These firms were honored in conjunction with the results of the Alliance's 2023 New Partner Report, a compilation of publ  more

MOUNT BERRY, Georgia, Jan. 6 -- Berry College issued the following news on Jan. 4, 2024: On Jan. 15, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Berry College welcomes motivational speaker Inky Johnson to campus. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be at 10 a.m. in the College Chapel. Parking is limited by the chapel, but other lots are available. The event kicks off Berry's Be Love Week which includes service projects in the community as well as additional events for students. Johnson earn  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Jan. 5 -- Chattanooga State Community College issued the following news release: Brighter futures lie ahead for incarcerated individuals in the Hamilton County Jail thanks to a partnership between the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office and the Tennessee College of Applied Technology at Chattanooga State Community College. While jailed, individuals can participate in a vocational program to earn as many as 200 hours toward an industry-recognized cosmetology credential. Up  more

HENDERSON, Tennessee, Jan. 5 -- Freed-Hardeman University issued the following news: Freed-Hardeman University is committed to recognizing and rewarding academic achievement through an extensive Merit Scholarship Program. Ranging from $3,000 to $11,000 annually, these scholarships provide students with valuable financial assistance to make their college dreams a reality. High school GPA, national test scores, submission date of application and supporting data are factors in determining the doll  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 5 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on Jan. 4, 2024: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Technology Lab officials announced today the company will invest $1.8 million to expand its services in the Greater Nashville region. As part of the project, Technology Lab will create 71 new jobs in Davidson County at the company's headquarters on   more

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, Jan. 3 -- Middle Tennessee State University issued the following news: By Nancy DeGennaro John Roberson has been named the new development director for the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences at Middle Tennessee State University. The 37-year-old native of Gadsden, Alabama, will be responsible for securing private donations for the college. "John comes to us with a diverse array of experience that includes time spent in the private sector, time at a large land-g  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 2 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Dec. 31, 2023: Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee released 2023 "Leading the Nation" (https://www.tn.gov/governor/sots/2023-state-of-the-state-address.html) highlights and accomplishments that have contributed to greater opportunity, security and freedom for all Tennesseans. "Tennessee is leading the nation as the best state to work, live and raise a family," said Gov. Lee. "As we continue to make strateg  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 4 -- Trevecca Nazarene University issued the following news: Trevecca Nazarene University has been selected to receive a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant that will enable the Trevecca Urban Farm to expand its Treecycle initiative as a year-round program. Through Treecycle, Trevecca's Urban Farm employs youth interns to plant trees and to refurbish bicycles for underserved populations in Nashville. With the USDA grant funds of more than $300,000, the Trevec  more

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 5 -- Tusculum University issued the following news: By Jim Wozniak Tusculum University will enhance security measures on campus with funds received in a grant from the state of Tennessee. The Department of Finance and Administration and the Office of Criminal Justice Programs recently awarded a $120,000 Higher Education Safety Grant to Tusculum. The funds will enable Tusculum to continue advancing its proactive approach to maintaining a safe environment on campus u  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 4 -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: The University of Tennessee Foundation and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, announce the appointment of Brian Broyles as senior vice chancellor for advancement for UT Knoxville, a position of pivotal importance in advancing the university's mission and strategic vision. Broyles, who has served as interim vice chancellor for advancement since July, brings a track record of leadership and excellence in   more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Jan. 5 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: A fledgling program for University of Tennessee at Chattanooga students in recovery or treatment for substance misuse has received full accreditation. The Mocs Recovery Program, a collaboration between the Center for Wellbeing and the Counselor Education Program, has been fully accredited through the Association of Recovery in Higher Education's Standardized Review for Collegia  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 29 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Leigh MacMillan B cells - white blood cells that are required for antibody-mediated immune responses - are activated and mature in structures called germinal centers located in lymphoid organs like lymph nodes and the spleen. The capacity of germinal centers to promote B cell affinity maturation (the process by which B cells generate antibodies of increasing affinity during an immune re  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 3 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Paul Govern Automation could speed high-throughput phenotyping of acute disease, a new study shows. Electronic health records (EHRs) are a mainstay of observational clinical studies, epidemiological studies and disease surveillance. Teams often begin by training a machine learning (ML) algorithm to find cases and controls in the EHR population. Creating training sets for this supervised  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 5 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By John Howser C.J. Stimson, MD, JD, assistant professor of Urology and Senior Vice President of Value Transformation in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) Office of Population Health, has been named Executive Vice President for Population Health. His appointment was effective Jan. 1. Stimson succeeds David Posch, MA, who is transitioning to the role of Senior Vice President for Busine  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 6 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By John Howser David Posch, MA, Executive Vice President for Vanderbilt University Medical Center's (VUMC) Office of Population Health and Executive Director for Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network (VHAN), has transitioned into the new role of Senior Vice President for Business Consulting effective Jan. 1. Posch will be succeeded as Population Health leader by C.J. Stimson, MD, JD, Senior Vice Pre  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 5 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Tom Wilemon A potential therapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) targets the residual leukemic stem cells in bone marrow after treatment that are responsible for relapses and drug resistance. The potential therapy, NC525, is an agonist antibody to the leukocyte-associated immunoglobulin-like receptors (LAIR-1), which have abnormally elevated expression on leukemic cells. NC525 induced d  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 5 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Jessica Pasley According to a recent study released in Pediatrics, youth who suffer nonfatal firearm injuries have a significantly increased risk of hospitalizations, emergency department (ED) visits, outpatient visits and costs in the 12 months following injury compared to youth without a firearm injury. "We've seen firearm injuries in youth dramatically climb over the last few years,   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 5 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Jill Clendening A new study published in the journal Diabetes demonstrates that a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonist, a member of a class of medication used to treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity, can lead to a rapid improvement in insulin sensitivity. Insulin sensitivity is how responsive cells are to insulin, an essential hormone that controls blood glucose levels. An inc  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 5 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Hiba Baroud, A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation Faculty Fellow and associate chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been appointed as a fellow of the International Science Council in recognition of outstanding contributions to promoting science as a global public good. She is among the 100 fellows appointed by the Council. The fellowship is the highest honor that can be conferred on an indi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 5 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: A front-end lens, or meta-imager, created at Vanderbilt University can potentially replace traditional imaging optics in machine-vision applications, producing images at higher speed and using less power. The nanostructuring of lens material into a meta-imager filter reduces the typically thick optical lens and enables front-end processing that encodes information more efficiently. The imagers are designe  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 30 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Kathy Whitney Vanderbilt University Medical Center's new Program for Health Equity Research (PHER), which will kick off next year, aims to become the nation's leader in health equity research that's inclusive, supportive and diverse by creating a rigorous environment for application-driven research with rapid response to policies and practices. The mission of PHER is to establish a com  more