NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 30 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: In a recent episode of Smarter Every Day, YouTube sensation and host Destin Sandlin talks with Vanderbilt Professor Tina Iverson and Senior Research Associate Prashant Singh about bacterial "motors" and how they work in the microorganisms that make us sick. The video racked up more than 1.4 million views in its first day. Humans have always battled infections caused by bacteria--everything from abscessed teeth an  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 30 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Students in Professor Holly Tucker's immersion program with the Institute of National Security conducted a "Get Phished" campaign on campus to recruit people to take a survey for their research project. (Harrison McClary/Vanderbilt University) By Michael Blanding Click here. Open this attachment. Log into your account. People get dozens of emails daily asking us to perform these kinds of tasks--but all it takes   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 31 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The Vanderbilt Alumni Association is pleased to announce new and returning alumni leaders to its board for terms effective July 1. The Alumni Association's mission is to engage Vanderbilt alumni in the life of the university, encourage lifelong connections and support the university's goals. "Vanderbilt alumni are fundamental in shaping the university's future," Vanderbilt University Chancellor Daniel Diermeier s  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 31 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The Vanderbilt Alumni Association Board of Directors has announced the 2024 recipients of its annual alumni awards. The honorees will be celebrated during Reunion and Homecoming Weekend Nov. 7-10. Robert Hatcher Robert D. Hatcher Jr., BA'61, MS'62, is the 2024 recipient of the Alumni Professional Achievement Award, recognizing Vanderbilt alumni who have distinguished themselves through professional accomplishmen  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, July 31 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Baker Donelson recruited the talent of its workforce and its partners to provide skills-based volunteering to local nonprofits * * * Business Volunteers Maryland (BVM) and Baker Donelson came together on July 18, 2024, to host skillCONNECT, a highly structured several hour event to bring the expertise of business professionals to nonprofit leaders facing unique challenges. Twenty-four voluntee  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Aug. 1 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) has recognized Dr. Keith Johnson of East Tennessee State University for his contributions to the field. Johnson recently received the ASEE James H. McGraw Award, which consists of a $1,000 honorarium and a plaque. The presentation was made during the organization's annual conference in Portland, Oregon. Johnson, ETSU's vice president for Equity an  more

KINGSPORT, Tennessee, July 30 -- Eastman Chemical issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: Eastman Chemical Company (the "Company" or "Eastman") (NYSE:EMN) today announced that it has commenced a cash tender offer (the "Tender Offer") to purchase up to an aggregate principal amount of $250 million (the "Tender Cap") of its outstanding 3.800% Notes due 2025 (the "Notes"). A comprehensive description of the terms of the Tender Offer is included in the Company's Offer to Purchase, dated  more

KINGSPORT, Tennessee, Aug. 2 -- Eastman Chemical issued the following news release: Effective August 15, 2024, or as contracts allow, Eastman Chemical Company is announcing an off-list price Increase in North America and Latin America for the following products: * Eastman NPG(TM) 90, all grades and packages: USD 0.03/lb (USD 0.07/kg) * Eastman NPG(TM) Molten, all grades and packages: USD 0.03/lb (USD 0.07/kg) * Eastman NPG(TM) Glycol Platelets, all grades, and packages: USD 0.03/lb (USD 0.07  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, July 30 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University's Quillen College of Medicine capped off its new student orientation program on Friday with a White Coat Ceremony officially welcoming the 78 members of the Class of 2028. This year's class was selected from a pool of more than 3,000 applicants, and represents 35 undergraduate institutions, with ETSU sending the most graduates to Quillen. Of the 78, all but four hail   more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Aug. 2 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University and Mayland Community College are launching a new partnership to provide a streamlined pathway for students pursuing a career in Human Services. This agreement, effective immediately, allows MCC students to transfer their associate in applied science degree in Human Services to ETSU, where they can complete their bachelor's degree. Students will also have the opportunit  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 30 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Colleges and universities across the region reached a significant milestone in their collaborative efforts to boost research administration and innovation, as Vanderbilt hosted the culminating Middle Tennessee Research Administration and Innovation Network workshop at the Wond'ry, Vanderbilt's Innovation Center. The June 12 event was last in a series of four workshops that engaged 70 individuals from 20 instituti  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 1 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Iola Manoogian, BSN'47, seated, center, with nursing classmates at the 1987 Vanderbilt Reunion (Vanderbilt Special Collections and Photo Archives) Helen Iola McClellan Manoogian, nursing missionary to the Middle East and founder of a nursing school in Lebanon, died March 16, 2024, in Richmond, Virginia. She was 102. Manoogian was born in Palmyra, Missouri, on June 2, 1921. She formed her early habits of diligence  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, July 31 -- The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis issued the following news release: * * * The Frances Dancy Hooks Art Award, Exhibition to explore 'The Beauty of Change' * * * The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis invites submissions of visual-based artwork from Memphis-area artists on the theme "The Beauty of Change." Named in honor of Frances Dancy Hooks, the award is the first of its kin  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 30 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt's Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is seeking Friendship Families for the 2024-25 academic year. The Humphrey Fellowship Program at Vanderbilt brings accomplished mid-career educational leaders from developing nations and emerging democracies to the United States for an academic year for leadership and professional development as well as fostering mutual exchange. Humphrey Fellows for 2024-2025 are  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 1 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Joseph J. Cunningham Joseph Cunningham, 82, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2024, at his home in Lake City, Pennsylvania. Cunningham was an accomplished administrator and professor at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development. Upon moving to Nashville in 1969, Cunningham joined the Peabody College faculty as an assistant professor, even before completing his education doctorate in special   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 1 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Judge Dinkins served on the Tennessee Court of Appeals from 2008 until his retirement in 2022. On the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Judge Dinkins meticulously authored hundreds of appellate opinions and heard thousands of cases on civil law issues. His kindness was on full display in 2019 when a video of him holding a new attorney's toddler while she took her oath went viral and was viewed by millions across the cou  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 30 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: On the morning of July 22, shortly before lunch at the Seigenthaler Center, 60 student-athletes quickly filled two circles of seats. But the football players, who had just finished a weightlifting session, weren't gathered to discuss strategy or play. They were about to engage in a debate. Hosted by Vanderbilt Civil Discourse Lab, the event--which kicked off Dialogue Vanderbilt fall activities--was an effort to m  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 29 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health has renewed a five-year grant through the NIH's flagship T32 institutional training grant program. T32 grants provide funding to support students and postdoctoral trainees working in focused areas of research that advance the NIH mission. The training plan and track record of each T32 program is evaluated ever  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Aug. 1 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: A historic partnership for the state of Tennessee and the nation is being launched with an $800,000 funding award from the National Science Foundation. EXPAND TN (Experiential Learning in Advanced Manufacturing towards Novel and Diverse Career Opportunities for Rural Tennessee Students) was successfully proposed by Dr. Bradley Harris, director of the Chemical Engineering program at the   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 30 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: From Monday, Aug. 13, to Friday, Aug. 16, Natchez Trace will be closed between Vanderbilt Place and Jess Neely Drive. Road work on this stretch will happen 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.; during the day metal plates will cover the area to maintain two-way traffic flow. Pedestrian pathways in the area will be open. Traffic controllers will be in the area to help direct vehicle and pedestrian traffic. VEHICLES (10 p.m. to 6   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, July 30 -- Sedgwick, a provider of technology-enabled risk and benefit solutions, issued the following news release: * * * Industry leaders Neil Best and Liew Boon Tat join growing team of experts * * * SINGAPORE, 30 July 2024 -- Sedgwick, a leading global provider of claims management, loss adjusting and technology-enabled business solutions, has launched a suite of solutions to address the evolving loss adjusting and claims management needs of energy and natural resourc  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 30 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: A series of underground boring and probes will begin on Aug. 12 to survey and inspect underground soil and rock conditions as part of the Central Utilities Initiative. The geotech work will take place daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for five to seven days. Sampling along 25th Avenue South near the Kensington Promenade (A-1 and A-2) and the Student Life Center circle (A-3, A-4, and A-5) will cause temporary roadway c  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 30 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * A target of their investigations is serotonin, a signaling molecule that is well known for its critical roles in regulating mood and which also plays an important role in the development of the brain and nervous system. * * * Researchers from Columbia and Vanderbilt universities, the University of Illinois Chicago and colleagues across the country are making steady progress  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 30 -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order approving settlement agreement (Docket No. 24-00006) on July 29, 2024: * * * In Re: Petition Of Atmos Energy Corporation For Approval Of Its 2024 Annual Rate Review Filing Pursuant To Tenn. Code Ann. Sec. 65-5-103(D)(6) ORDER APPROVING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT REVISING 2024 ANNUAL RATE REVIEW FILING This matter came before Chairman Herbert H. Hilliard, Vice Chairman David F. Jones, Commissioner Cl  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 26 -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order granting petition to intervene (Docket No. 24-00032): * * * In Re: Petition Of Tennessee-American Water Company To Modify Tariff, Change And Increase Charges, Fees, And Rates, And For Approval Of A General Rate Increase ORDER GRANTING THE PETITION TO INTERVENE FILED BY THE UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO AND UWUA LOCAL 121 This matter is before the Administrative Judge of the Tenness  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 2 -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order (Docket No. 24-00027) on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * In Re: Impact Telecom, LLC Application For Certificate To Provide And/Or Resell Telecommunication Services In Tennessee INITIAL ORDER GRANTING CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY This matter came before the Administrative Judge of the Tennessee Public Utility Commission (the "Commission" or "TPUC") at a Hearing held on July 17, 2024 to co  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 2 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Tennessee Tech University was recognized for its dedication to first-generation student success as one of eighty new members of the FirstGen Forward Network for 2024-2025. Universities selected for membership in the FirstGen Forward Network must demonstrate a clear commitment to improving experiences and advancing success for first-generation college students. As of fall 2023, roughly 20 perc  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Aug. 2 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga raised $60,056,026 from 6,762 donors during the fiscal year 2024. This is the single largest fundraising year in UTC's history. This fundraising total represents a 325% increase from the previous fiscal year in dollars raised to support students, faculty and staff. "This fundraising success showcases the incredible work that's happening on our c  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Aug. 2 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: A new partnership between the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Erlanger will provide UTC students the opportunity to obtain their Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) license for free and secure employment at Erlanger while also training Erlanger's non-certified medical assistants. Starting in August, UTC pre-health student services, the UTC Center for Professional Education (CPE)  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 29 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Professor of Mechanical Engineering Deyu Li has been awarded an inaugural National Science Foundation TRAILBLAZER Engineering Impact Award to extend Max Planck's theory of thermal radiation from equilibrium thermal sources to a regime where non-equilibrium energy carriers can lead to significantly enhanced radiative heat dissipation. The resulting super-efficient radiative cooling approaches could revolutionize a  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 30 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: In a continued commitment to expand its presence, reputation and impact around the world, Vanderbilt University has appointed Megha Madan as its inaugural senior director of global engagement and external partnerships. Megha Madan Madan, who starts her position in August, will support efforts to bring the world to Vanderbilt and bring Vanderbilt to the world. She will report to Tracy Sharpley-Whiting, who holds  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 29 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The university has reviewed an incident that occurred at a June 25 admissions event on campus. We have taken the disciplinary action that was determined to be warranted under the circumstances. We typically do not provide detail on personnel decisions and will not do so here. To be clear, it is inappropriate, and contrary to our long-standing value of institutional neutrality, for any staff member at Vanderbilt t  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 2 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: in response to questions about a recent social media post by Olympic athlete Veronica Fraley: "Vanderbilt is committed to supporting our student-athletes as they pursue their full potential. We provided our student-athlete Veronica Fraley with the maximum financial aid consistent with NCAA regulations. We also help our student-athletes navigate name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities, acknowledging that thes  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 31 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University School of Nursing issued the following news: The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host its 2024 Research Day Wednesday, August 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the School of Nursing. The day will be sponsored by VUSN's Center for Research Development and Scholarship and the Vanderbilt Center for Research on Inequality and Health, with generous support from the Patricia Meador Fund. This year's research day will feature key  more