JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 9 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Dr. Candace Forbes Bright of East Tennessee State University is a co-author of a recent article presenting a new method researchers, museums and historic sites could employ to better tell their stories that won the 2020 Zumkehr Prize for Scholarship in Public Memory. The prize, which is supported by the Charles E. Zumkehr Professorship in Communication Studies at Ohio University (OU), was awarded to t  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 9 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Duke Energy, through its foundation, is pledging $1 million to nonprofit organizations committed to social justice and racial equity. Grants will be distributed across seven states where the company has electric and gas customers - North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee. In a first for the company, employees of Duke Energy and subsidiary Piedmont Natural Gas will help id  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 11 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University's College of Public Health is now offering a Health Data Analytics Graduate Certificate, which is designed to help health care workers use data to improve decision-making and enhance communication skills. The program, which can be completed in as few as nine months either on campus or online, was designed by faculty with substantial experience working in data manageme  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 10 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University psychologist Dr. Andrea Clements is a recipient of the 2020 Harold Love Outstanding Community Involvement Award from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC). Clements, a professor and assistant chair of curriculum in the College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Psychology, is praised for her work in the community and region in two areas: promoting trauma-in  more

HENDERSON, Tennessee, June 12 -- Freed-Hardeman University issued the following news: Freed-Hardeman University President David Shannon has announced plans for a full, traditional fall semester with an adjusted schedule in light of COVID-19. Shannon said, "We can't wait to welcome new students and reunite with returning students on campus in August. Our faculty, staff, administration and COVID-19 Task Force have been working steadily on a plan for us to deliver the traditional on-campus FHU exp  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 12 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Dustin Fulton, EdD, has been named interim assistant dean for Admissions in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Dr. Fulton most recently served as associate director of student affairs and student conduct officer. He previously held positions as senior equity assurance administrator and deputy conduct and compliance officer in the Office of Equit  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 11 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee's Economic Recovery Group (ERG) has called upon the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy and the university's Social Work Office of Research and Public Service (SWORPS) to assist in the collection and analysis of survey data. The group will conduct surveys every other week throughout the summer to track citizens' sense of safety and economic well-being a  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 13 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Craig Lindsley, the William K. Warren, Jr. Chair in Medicine and University Professor of biochemistry, chemistry and pharmacology, has been named interim Editor-in-Chief of ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science in addition to his current parallel role at ACS Chemical Neuroscience. In a blog post, ACS said "Professor Lindsley will further serve ACS Publications and the biomedical research community in the comin  more

CLEVELAND, Tennessee, June 12 -- Lee University issued the following news: Lee University will continue its gradual reopening by offering a third session of summer school in a "hybrid format" in which all classes will be offered both in-person and via online Zoom teaching. Lee president Dr. Paul Conn has earlier announced that the university plans to welcome students back to campus in mid-August. He said that the "gameplan for our fall semester reopening" will be announced to the public the we  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 12 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: Many industries were challenged by the introduction of COVID-19 to the United States earlier this year. Healthcare workers rose to a significant challenge, educators learned new ways to teach, and businesses needed to adjust to social-distancing and essential worker requirements. A new type of capitalism emerged as companies shifted the focus from earning a profit for itself, to valuing the well-being of the custome  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 11 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: Roger Wiemers, professor with the College of Education and founder of Tamar Ministry in Mumbai, India, was honored as the 2020 Mary Morris Award winner, presented in memoriam to Dr. Mary Morris, another member of the faculty in the College of Education who passed away in 2005. The Mary Morris Award for Exemplary Service to Society is given each year to a member of the Lipscomb family who has demonstrated a dedicati  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 11 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: Lipscomb University will launch new master's degree and graduate certificate programs in advertising and public relations with classes beginning this fall, Provost W. Craig Bledsoe recently announced. The public relations and advertising fields are projected to continue to grow over the next few years providing a number of new jobs as well as opportunities for growth industry professionals. Lipscomb's Master of Ar  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 12 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: The Masters in Health Care Informatics program at Lipscomb University was named one of the top programs in the country by the Top Master's in Healthcare Administration. The leadership and excellence of Elizabeth Breeden, Chair of Health Care Informatics, and her team is evident with a program ranked among renown universities including Harvard, Duke and Vanderbilt. "We are thrilled to receive the latest top 20 nati  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The partisanship of Tennesseans strongly influences their views on COVID-19, according to the latest Vanderbilt Poll-Tennessee. The poll also found that economic worries abound as Tennesseans feel the financial effect of the safer-at-home order. "It's really a tale of two cities, but instead of the urban-rural differences, we're seeing views really break much more along party lines," said John Geer, Ginny and Conn  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 10 -- Rhodes College issued the following news: Neuroscience major Yavin Alwis '20 will have an article he coauthored with psychology professor Dr. Jason Haberman published in a forthcoming issue of Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications. The article, titled "Emotional Judgments of Scenes Are Influenced by Unintentional Averaging," examines how the perceived emotion of an individual can be unintentionally influenced by the emotional content of a surrounding cr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 11 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee in coordination with his Unified Command Group will release guidance on requirements and options permitting Tennessee's long-term care facilities to provide limited visitation options while keeping their resident populations safe from COVID-19. "From my own family experience, I know how heartbreakingly difficult and stressful it is to not see loved ones for weeks at a time," Gov. Lee  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 11 -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: With new coronavirus hot spots emerging across the country as states continue to ease restrictions, and some universities consider re-opening for the fall, a TSU infectious disease control expert says, "not so fast." Dr. Wendelyn Inman, professor and director of public health programs in the College of Health Sciences, says when it comes to universities, re-openings and easing of restrictions must be done in  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 11 -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: Tennessee State University is using a $50,000 grant from Regions Bank to purchase additional digital devices to ensure students have the tools they need to complete their coursework as a result of COVID-19. In March, TSU students had to transition to remote learning because of the coronavirus. The University purchased laptops and tablets for those students who needed them. TSU is planning to resume classes o  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: More than three-quarters of teachers in the recent Tennessee Educator Survey selected technological supports for remote learning as the most helpful supports needed to promote educational access during COVID-19 school closures. Today the Tennessee Education Research Alliance at Vanderbilt University released a brief from the Tennessee Educator Survey highlighting responses about COVID-19 school closures. More than  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, June 9 -- The University of Alabama Birmingham campus issued the following news: The University of Alabama at Birmingham is now recruiting cancer survivors in Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee for two new, web-based healthy lifestyle trials. The AiM Plan and act on LIFestYles, or AMPLIFY, sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, aims to test the impact of diet and exercise interventions on change in health behaviors, physical performance, body weight, m  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, June 9 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release on June 8: A report with recommendations by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Fall 2020 Task Force on resuming face-to-face instruction and campus operations in the fall semester has been completed, reviewed by UTC leadership and moved forward for implementation. The implementation team is comprised of Vice Chancellor Yancy Freeman, Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor Je  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, June 10 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: From bachelor's to doctoral degrees, all programs of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga School of Nursing just earned a 10-year accreditation by the national Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The accreditation--which includes bachelor's, master's and doctor of nursing practice degree programs--was granted by the CCNE Board of Commissioners in May and i  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 10 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: The mountain hydrangea (Hydrangea serrata) has always been relegated to playing second fiddle behind the more popular and lauded mophead hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla). However, over the last several years at the State Botanical Gardens of Tennessee (particularly at the UT Gardens, Knoxville), we have simply fallen in love with this understated beauty. And why not? There  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 10 -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: As plans progress toward safely bringing University of Tennessee, Knoxville students back to campus this fall, construction projects are moving ahead at full speed. Buildings and pedestrian areas are taking shape, but most importantly, numerous enhancements are under way to protect the health and safety of students, faculty, staff, and visitors. "Visitors to campus, especially those who have not been back   more

MARTIN, Tennessee, June 12 -- The University of Tennessee's Martin Campus issued the following news release: The University of Tennessee at Martin University Outreach is offering Captain Skyhawk's Coding Crew, an online summer program for students in third through fifth grade to learn about coding, from 9-9:45 a.m., June 22-26 and July 6-10. Students will create games and projects through lessons about sequencing, functions, conditionals, variables, loops and sprites through interactive games   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 13 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center ranks number 16 in annual research funding from the National Institutes of Health, according to a new listing published by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy of its 142 member institutions. Over the past few years, the UTHSC College of Pharmacy has maintained a top 20 ranking and this year jumped f  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 8 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association and Office of Postdoctoral Affairs has announced its 2020 award winners. The association's annual symposium, at which postdoctoral scholars from across campus present their research, network and are recognized for their excellence within the postdoctoral community, was canceled this year due to COVID-19. The award recipients who would have been recognized at the symposium are  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Julianne Vernon has been appointed interim associate dean for academic success in the Vanderbilt School of Engineering by Philippe Fauchet, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering. She fills a role previously held by William H. Robinson, who has been appointed the university's vice provost for academic advancement and executive director of the Provost's Office for Inclusive Excellence. "Julie has extensive ex  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 11 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Addiction thrives in isolation, so sheltering in place and social distancing during COVID-19 can be challenging for people in recovery as well as for those who are susceptible to substance misuse. "With bars closed down, there may be less exposure to alcohol, which can be an advantage. But, typically, if someone really wants to drink or use, they will find a way," says Andrew Finch, an addiction expert and profes  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 11 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: A rapid response grant of $150,000 by the Henry Luce Foundation will continue the intensive humanitarian efforts of Vanderbilt Divinity School after tornadoes wreaked havoc across Tennessee in early March, followed by the COVID-19 pandemic. "I am grateful to the Henry Luce Foundation for this timely and important grant, which will allow the Divinity School to continue their excellence in academic inquiry, collabo  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 11 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Encouraging the participation of underrepresented groups in the arts is a goal shared by thousands of local arts agencies across the country, but challenges to equitable participation remain. Part of the reason is that there isn't much data on what actually works, making it difficult for arts organizations and policymakers to set effective goals. A two-year, $17,000 National Endowment of the Arts research grant w  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 13 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: When Laura Love, BS'93, founded her own public relations agency in 2001, she envisioned that philanthropy would be a central part of her company's culture. As her agency, GroundFloor Media (https://groundfloormedia.com/), and its sister digital agency, CenterTable (https://meetatct.com/), began to grow, so did her desire to give back to the community that supported her as she built her business. In 2015, Love est  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 8 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The university has scheduled additional listening sessions for staff next week to provide a space for discussion about how Vanderbilt can meaningfully respond and take tangible next steps for action in the wake of George Floyd's death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, and subsequent protests for racial justice in a number of cities. Registration is required for the staff sessions, which will be hosted   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 12 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Two leaders from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center are among the seven notable global authors of an important commentary on COVID-19 that calls for the global initiation of Precision Epidemiology to fight the pandemic. The article, "COVID-19: Time for precision epidemiology," was recently published in Experimental Biology and Medicine (EBM). Two of the authors were Steven   more

GALLATIN, Tennessee, June 10 -- Volunteer State Community College issued the following statement: The tragic events, which led to the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd laid bare the systemic racism, discrimination and violence that black and brown people face. These acts have reinforced our resolve at Volunteer State Community College to examine and act against the multidimensional nature of racism in the United States. Like our society at large, higher education has its  more