NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 18 -- HarperCollins Christian Publishing, a subsidiary of HarperCollins Publishers, issued the following company news: "America's Pastor" and New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado is launching a new podcast on July 20, 2020, called The Max Lucado Encouraging Word Podcast. The new podcastwill be distributed across all major platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Pandora, TuneIn, and Alexa. The Max Lucado Encouragin  more

DYERSBURG, Tennessee, July 21 -- Dyersburg State Community College issued the following news release: Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) President Karen Bowyer has announced the appointment of Chad Kline as the men's head basketball coach and athletic director for the College. "DSCC is fortunate to attract such an experienced head coach who also believes in providing community service with his teams," states Dr. Bowyer. "He has worked as an Assistant NCAA Compliance Director, which will   more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, July 23 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: For the past 10 years, East Tennessee State University's College of Public Health has been part of a global health collaboration that has improved the quality of life for citizens in underserved communities around the world. In 2009, the global health nonprofit Hope Through Healing Hands launched the Frist Global Health Leaders (FGHL) Program, which provides volunteer services and builds self-sustaini  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, July 21 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: A grant awarded to the Department of Family Medicine at East Tennessee State University's Quillen College of Medicine will help prepare more family medicine resident physicians to practice as primary care physicians (PCPs) in rural and underserved communities. The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded ETSU approximately $2.4 million over five years to fund a project titled "Family Med  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, July 24 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Northeast Tennessee is home to a large number of museums, state parks and heritage sites, and cultural heritage tourism is one of the most important segments of the region's economy. This fall, students at East Tennessee State University will be able to enroll in a new undergraduate minor or in a graduate certificate in heritage interpretation and museum studies. The programs are offered through the   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 25 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: Dodd Galbreath, conservationist and founder of Lipscomb University's Institute for Sustainable Practice, has received a Robert Sparks Walker Lifetime Achievement Award recipient from the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation. The award is part of the annual Governor's Environmental Stewardship Awards announced on Friday, July 24. Galbreath was one of two 2020 recipients. Bobby Fulcher, park manager and  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 22 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: When Eddie Woodhouse transferred to Lipscomb in 1980 from North Carolina State University, little did he know how this decision would lead to a fascinating political career. Woodhouse recently received a White House appointment with the Trump Administration. In April, the White House appointed Woodhouse as the new state executive director for the USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) in North Carolina. In this role, Woo  more

HENDERSON, Tennessee, July 24 -- Freed-Hardeman University issued the following news: Freed-Hardeman University and Middle Tennessee Christian School in Murfreesboro have entered a partnership whereby students at MTCS can enroll in classes at FHU to meet both high school and college requirements. The first courses: English Composition I, American History I, Life of Christ and College Algebra, will be offered this fall. Spring semester courses will be English Composition II, American History II  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, July 18 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: Two transportation projects that involve the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga have received more than $3.6 million from the U.S. Department of Energy. One project received a grant of almost $1.9 million to fund the ongoing "MLK Smart Corridor" study being run by the UTC Center for Urban Informatics and Progress (CUIP), which is researching transportation systems to make   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 22 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Financial Stimulus Accountability Group announced $150 million in Coronavirus Relief Funds will be made available to Tennessee non-profits to assist their ongoing efforts to address the ongoing health and economic impacts of COVID-19. "The COVID-19 pandemic has placed enormous strain on all aspects of our society, and non-profit organizations are no different. Non-profits  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 21 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Financial Stimulus Accountability Group announced an additional $115 million in Coronavirus Relief Funds will be made available to local governments to offset costs incurred from responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. "This pandemic has required a high level of coordination and support across all levels of government to ensure local needs are met and the health and wellbein  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 23 -- The Tennessee Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 22 by chair Mary Mancini: Republican Secretary of State Tre Hargett testified in front of a U.S. Senate committee regarding Tennessee's preparations for our elections. During his testimony he lied to one Senator about the reason we couldn't expand absentee voting and was called "pitiful" by another. * * * "Tennessee Republicans can't be trusted to do the right thing for the people of the sta  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 21 -- The Tennessee Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chairwoman Mary Mancini: A report shows hundreds of hardworking Tennesseans are risking their lives and the lives of their families because the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA) does not have clear workplace standards or guidelines for addressing COVID-19. "The failure of Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA) is a direct result of Governor Le  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 24 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the State will launch a public service announcement campaign that urges all Tennesseans to fight against the spread of COVID-19 by wearing a mask. The ad campaign, titled "Face It. Masks Fight COVID-19", will run on broadcast and cable television, digital, social media, print, and billboards statewide. You can view the video here. "Wearing a face covering when in publi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 22 -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: Tennessee State University is using a $375,000 grant from the state Department of Education to address the need for more special education teachers across the state. The SPED Endorsement Program allows certified teachers within Tennessee to receive their special education endorsement at no cost to them or their school district. At least 70 teachers are scheduled to take the online course in the fall. "The C  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 22 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The brain has an uncanny ability to enhance or reduce communication between brain cells. Whether or not communication is fast or slow changes the brain's overall function. Understanding how these cells communicate within the brain is critical to understanding how our bodies and minds work together. Terunaga Nakagawa, associate professor of molecular physiology and biophysics, has spent years exploring how neurotr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 24 -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: Tennessee State University is helping Apple deepen its existing partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities by using its national coding hub to reach even more HBCUs, allowing them to expand coding and creativity opportunities to their own communities. Apple announced it is adding 10 more HBCU regional coding centers that will serve as technology hubs for their campuses and broader commun  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, July 21 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: According to news reports, the National Football League may play "Lift Every Voice and Sing," the Black National Anthem, to start the first week of games in the upcoming season. Roland Carter isn't all that impressed. "Quite honestly, I don't think much of it due to the lack of knowledge about the piece," says Carter, professor emeritus at the University of Tennessee at Chatt  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, July 21 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: The latest research from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture indicates that during late April and early May 2020, approximately 525,000 Tennessee households were food insufficient, meaning they sometimes or often did not have enough to eat - that's one in 10 families. About 30% of these struggling households were food sufficient prior to the onset of the pa  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 24 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: The State of Tennessee wants to make Tennesseans aware, that in several western states, there is currently an outbreak of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus type 2 (RHDV2). At present, RHDV2 has not been found in rabbits in Tennessee or any neighboring states. The virus is highly contagious and lethal to wild and domestic rabbits and hares. In Tennessee, eastern cottontails,  more

MARTIN, Tennessee, July 22 -- The University of Tennessee's Martin Campus issued the following news release: Dr. Mark McCloud has been named interim chief diversity and inclusion officer at the University of Tennessee at Martin and will assume duties Aug. 1. In this new role, McCloud will be responsible for developing a comprehensive cultural competency plan for faculty, staff and students in order to promote institutional diversity and inclusion. "As a proud UTM alumnus and change agent, I am  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, July 24 -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Chancellor Donde Plowman has been appointed to the NCAA Division I Presidential Forum, becoming the first woman president or chancellor in the history of the Southeastern Conference to represent the conference in that position, it was announced Thursday by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. The NCAA Division I Presidential Forum is composed of one president or chancellor from   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 24 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Astronomers are preparing to further study the atmospheres of planets discovered through NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission, to identify the most promising exoplanets--planets in solar systems beyond our own-- for habitability and signs of life. Set to launch in late 2023, Twinkle is a space mission that will deliver unprecedented data via satellite telescope to astronomers about the elem  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 22 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Without question, Nashville's exhilarating growth has provided immense benefits to the region. The flip side of all that expansion is that traffic has increased by a whopping 60 percent since 2005 along the area of I-24 that connects Nashville with Murfreesboro, the fastest growing city in Tennessee. Nashville is the 19th most congested city in the U.S. To manage the dramatic increase in traffic caused by the gro  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 23 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The pandemic is having profound effects on mental health for people around the world. One of the first longitudinal studies to assess COVID-19 related stressors and mental health symptoms led by Autumn Kujawa, assistant professor of psychology and human development, shows that many people will recover as the situation improves. A preprint of the article, "Exposure to COVID-19 Pandemic Stress: Associations with De  more