GREENVILLE, Tennessee, March 14 -- Tusculum University issued the following news: * * * Presentation on One of his Books and Exciting Drawing Workshop to Follow * * * A renowned artist from Bulgaria, who has traveled the globe to participate in a variety of events in his profession, will showcase and sell some of his work and conduct a workshop on drawing Thursday, March 21, at Tusculum University. Doncho Donchev has produced a diverse portfolio during his prolific and extensive career. He   more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, March 16 (TNSres) -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: By Megan Simpson A new study led by Dr. Zachary Barnes, an assistant professor in the Eriksson College of Education at Austin Peay State University, revealed that U.S. students from higher socioeconomic status (SES) families are more likely to score higher in science than their lower-income peers. The study, published in the journal Infant and Child Development, suggests interventions are need  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, March 12 -- The Tennessee Military Department issued the following news release: The Tennessee National Guard's 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment conducted a change of command ceremony at West High School's football field, in Knoxville, on Sunday, March 10. Col. Timothy Shubert, a Kingsport native, relinquished command of the 278th to Col. Donny Hebel, who resides in Nashville. Shubert served as the regimental commander since January 2021. During those three years, he and h  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, March 15 -- Dow, a materials science company that says it serves customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications, issued the following news release: Ducks Unlimited (DU), the world's leader in wetland conservation, and Dow (NYSE: DOW), a global leader in materials science, announce a collaboration to drive sustainability and conservation efforts in the Gulf Coast region of the United States benefitting wildlife habitat,   more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, March 12 -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: By Colby Wilson Austin Peay State University (APSU) has named Dr. Stefan Woltmann as the director of the Center of Excellence for Field Biology, effective Aug. 1, 2024. Woltmann has served as the center's interim director since August 2022. "We view the center as an outdoor research arm of the biology department; that's the nature of the work we do," Woltmann said. "We attract students from all over th  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 16 -- Endeavor Business Media issued the following news release: Subsea Tieback Forum & Exhibition, presented by Offshore Magazine and owned and produced by Endeavor Business Media announced a highly successful event with more than 1,200 registered attendees and 80 exhibitors. This event took place February 27-29 at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio, TX. "I am thrilled with the overwhelming success of the event this year. The amount of support w  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, March 15 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news on March 14, 2024: The Class of 2024 at East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy got some incredible news on Match Day, which was Wednesday, March 13: Their Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) match rate of 92% ranked No. 1 in Tennessee and the Southeast, as well as No. 6 in the nation among pharmacy schools. The national average is 74%. The Class of 2024 matched in the following pl  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, March 15 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: After the regional alignment of trauma care, ETSU Health's trauma surgeons are saving more lives while caring for more patients with severe injuries. That's affirmed by an article soon to be published in the American Surgeon, a peer-reviewed journal from the Southeastern Surgical Congress. The article examined a matter of community interest - patient outcomes after the alignment of the region's mos  more

BRISTOL, Tennessee, March 13 -- FICO, an analytics software company, issued the following news: FICO (NYSE: FICO), a leading analytics software firm, has teamed up with Richard Childress Racing (RCR) to help drive forward its effort to raise awareness about the need for financial education. The collaboration starts as RCR's Kyle Busch races the No. 8 FICO Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 during the Food City 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday, March 17. The race will be broadca  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 15 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on March 14, 2024: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Schneider Electric officials announced today the company will expand its manufacturing presence in Middle Tennessee. Schneider Electric will create 355 new jobs in Mt. Juliet as the company locates a new facility on Maddox Road in Wilson County.  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 13 -- GTCR, a private equity firm, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced today that portfolio company RevSpring, Inc. ("RevSpring" or "the Company"), a leader in patient and consumer engagement and payment solutions, has been acquired by healthcare-focused investment firm Frazier Healthcare Partners. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, RevSpring is a leading provider of end-to-end communication and paymen  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, March 14 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: The national law firm of Baker Donelson has added Jay Saxon as of counsel in its Birmingham office, growing the Firm's Complex Litigation and Class Actions Group. A litigator with a wealth of experience guiding his clients through various complex litigation matters, including hospitality, franchise, product liability, class actions, and commercial litigation, Mr. Saxon has routinely obtained dismissa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 15 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has assessed an $18,400 penalty to a Tennessee-based company for improperly transporting hazardous waste from Plymouth, MA, to a disposal facility in Rhode Island. Following an investigation by MassDEP's Environmental Strike Force and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Final Forge,   more

MILLIGAN, Tennessee, March 14 -- Milligan College issued the following news release: Milligan University has awarded its most prestigious academic scholarship, the Jeanes Honors Scholarship, to two incoming freshmen - William Hauser of Sindou, Burkina Faso, and Abigail Pauls, of Dundas, Ontario, Canada. Named in memory of former Milligan president Donald Jeanes, the Jeanes Honors Scholarships are full-tuition, merit-based academic awards that are part of the Milligan Honors Program. As the 202  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 12 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following statement on March 11, 2024: * * * On Monday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led 16 state Attorneys General in raising concerns over proposed legislation in Maine that would interfere with other states enforcing their state laws restricting childhood gender transition if those laws differed from Maine law. "We have enough disagreement in America these days without state government  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 13 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on March 12, 2024: This week, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced that Tennessee joined a 19-state coalition filing an amicus brief supporting Montana's legislation that would prohibit the app in the state unless it separates from its parent Chinese company ByteDance. "I'm glad to support Montana's right to protect its consumers and our national security," General Skrmett  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 14 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on March 13, 2024: On Wednesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a 26-state coalition calling on the United States Senate to quickly pass the Laken Riley Act. "Laken Riley's murder should not have happened. I encourage the Senate to pass this legislation to prevent similar evils in the future, and to recognize that our open border policies must end immediately," General   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 12 -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the following news on March 11, 2024: The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) mobile household hazardous waste collection service will be in Gibson and Montgomery counties on Saturday, March 16. Tennesseans are encouraged to bring household hazardous waste - including cleaning fluids, pesticides, swimming pool chemicals and more - to a designated drop-off location. A person  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, March 15 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: A Tennessee Tech University alumnus, adjunct instructor and local attorney has taken home top honors at the American Farm Bureau's recent convention in Salt Lake City, Utah. Matt McClanahan, a 2011 graduate of Tech's School of Agriculture, won first place in the Farm Bureau's "discussion meet." The competition simulates a committee or board meeting, and participants are evaluated on their a  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, March 12 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: For the second year in a row, Tennessee Tech University has earned the "homeschooling-friendly certification" seal from Homeschooling Parent magazine. The designation recognizes organizations and companies' commitment to homeschooling communities - something that Ted McWilliams, assistant director of admissions at Tech, says has been a concerted effort on the university's part in recent yea  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, March 13 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Tennessee Tech University is further strengthening its longtime partnership with supply-chain industry leader Averitt - this time through a major gift from the transportation powerhouse supporting Tech's rebuilt football stadium. Tech previously announced plans to completely rebuild the west side of Tucker Stadium, home of Tech's Golden Eagle football team since 1966, to offer new amenities  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 16 -- Trevecca Nazarene University issued the following news: Trevecca Nazarene University officials have named Charity Mugge, Aubree Hester and William Blackmon as the 2024 recipients of the McClurkan Scholarship. Named for founder J.O. McClurkan, the full-tuition scholarship is the largest awarded by the University. Mugge, Hester and Blackmon were chosen from an exclusive group. To be invited to apply for the McClurkan Scholarship, students must have displayed a c  more

JACKSON, Tennessee, March 14 -- Union University issued the following news release: The story of Barnhart Crane and Rigging is a "journey of generosity" that has resulted in millions of dollars donated to Christian causes, company president and CEO Alan Barnhart told a Union University audience March 1. "Greed is one of the choice tools of our enemy," Barnhart said. "I'm convinced that generosity, and holding what you have with an open hand, breaks the power of greed in your life." Barnhart w  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 13 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a bipartisan comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its new rule under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) urging the Commission to "update the COPPA Rule to keep pace and give State Attorneys General the tools they need to respond to a digital world rife with risk." The letter, which was led by the States of Oregon, Illinois,  more

JACKSON, Tennessee, March 13 -- Union University issued the following news release: Union University has named Ray Van Neste, dean of its School of Theology and Missions, as vice president for university ministries. Van Neste will continue to serve as dean in addition to his new role, where he will oversee Union's chapel program, church relations and pastoral care responsibilities for the university community. "Ray Van Neste has a combination of theological depth, personal integrity, commitme  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 14 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: One-third of biotech executives are women, a statistic that shows progress toward gender diversity in industry leadership. This trend, however, is juxtaposed against a stark reality: In the U.S., only 13 percent of venture capital funding goes to startups with a woman on the founding team. These figures reflect the persistent challenges faced by entrepreneurs, particularly women, in getting funding to bring their  more