JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, April 11 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * ETSU launches new scholarships to bolster addiction recovery ecosystem After being awarded millions of dollars in grant funding from the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council (OAC) in 2024, East Tennessee State University - along with its regional partners - set out to bolster Northeast Tennessee's addiction recovery ecosystem. In total, the Regional Recovery Ecosystem Advisory Council, establ  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 11 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Final floor's opening completes expansion of Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Monroe Carell now has a footprint of more than 1 million square feet and 363 beds, making it the largest pediatric hospital in Tennessee. By Christina Echegaray Ten years after leaders at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt announced the Growing to New Heights Campaign   more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, April 11 -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: * * * George Zepp creates the Zepp Family Endowed Scholarship for APSU students By Emily Evans CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Austin Peay State University alumnus George Zepp ('72) recently made a generous donation to support APSU students through the Zepp Family Endowed Scholarship, named in honor of his parents Virginia and Randall Zepp. To qualify for this scholarship, students must be enrolled full-time in  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 9 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * How students are impacting national security policy through the Institute of National Security and Immersion Vanderbilt Eleven Vanderbilt students are engaging in cutting-edge national security research through a new, dynamic partnership between Immersion Vanderbilt and the Vanderbilt Institute of National Security. This partnership emphasizes the collaborative and interdisciplinary nature of Immersion Van  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 11 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Get Ready for the Return of 17-Year Cicadas Most East Tennessee Counties Will See and Hear Brood XIV Adult Cicadas KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - In the next few weeks, the brood of periodical cicadas that last emerged in 2008 will be singing and looking for mates before laying their eggs for the next emergence in 17 years. The 17-year periodical cicadas of Brood XIV will be  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, April 12 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: * * * UTC to host ISDFS conference in Boston The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga continues to make significant strides on the global stage of cybersecurity and digital forensics by coordinating the 2025 International Symposium on Digital Forensics and Security (ISDFS), to be held this year at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. Since 2023, UTC has played a central  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 12 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Vanderbilt College Republicans and Democrats engage in Insight Debate about religion's role in politics Vanderbilt University's College Republicans and Democrats came together Tuesday for an Insight Debate on the intersection of faith and governance, exemplifying the school's commitment to "dialogue across difference" in pursuit of understanding. The debate was in the Central Library Community Room in c  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 11 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * $4.1 million grant awarded to study unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions Antibiotic prescriptions handed out in unplanned care spaces contribute to antimicrobial resistance, especially if they are not necessary to treat infections. By Evan Dorian Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have been awarded a five-year, $4.1 million grant from the National Institutes of H  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 9 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Innovation in nursing education Dean Pamela Jeffries of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing does research around innovative instruction using technology and simulations. The need for skilled nurses is ongoing, not just in the life-and-death situations of critical care, but also for an aging population with chronic illnesses. Making the right decisions for a patient's care takes time, experience an  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 9 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Moving Discoveries Assistant Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and Principal Investigator at the Wankowicz Lab Stephanie Wankowicz explores how protein movement influences function. When proteins are on the move, the way they wiggle, jiggle and form shapes within a cell informs the jobs they perform. From simple interactions, to making chemical reactions happen, to helping drugs reach their  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 11 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * New science building to house collaborative space for three Vanderbilt schools and colleges Radical collaboration is the driving vision for the state-of the-art science building planned for the current site of Stevenson Center 6. The new building will be a shared space for the College of Arts and Science, the School of Engineering and the School of Medicine Basic Sciences; it will address the growing need  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 11 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Provost launches Discovery Bridge Funding Program Over the past few months, the federal research funding landscape has begun to shift. As a response to some of the transitions taking place, Vanderbilt University is launching the Provost Discovery Bridge Funding Program. This program will provide short-term financial support ranging from three to six months to faculty researchers affected by changes in fed  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 9 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Research at the Junction of Theology and Culture Charles G. Finney Professor of Homiletics and Liturgics Eunjoo Kim explores where culture and Christian ministry meet. The elegiac ballad "On the Willows," from the musical Godspell by Stephen Schwartz, was adapted from Psalm 137, which describes the despondency of the Israelites during the Babylonian exile. Both song and psalm ask, "How can we sing the Lor  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 9 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * VUMC to implement team-based effort to improve high blood pressure control This project will implement findings from a PCORI-funded study comparing clinic-based and telehealth models for controlling hypertension, leveraging evidence-based strategies to enhance patient care. Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCOR  more