WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The American University Investigative Reporting Workshop issued the following news: Tennessee state Rep. Jason Hodges wanted to do something about the soaring cost of insulin. He learned that in the United States, the average list price for insulin tripled from 2002 to 2013 and then doubled from 2012 to 2016, forcing some diabetics to spend as much as $1,200 a month. So he wrote a bill to forbid any pharmacy in Tennessee from charging more than $100 for a 30-day insulin s  more

AUBURN, Alabama, Aug. 28 -- Auburn University issued the following news article: Following a national search, Jeffrey T. Fairbrother, associate dean in the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has been named the next dean of Auburn's College of Education and a professor in the School of Kinesiology, effective Oct. 1. An accomplished scholar and higher education administrator, Fairbrother brings 20 years of leadership and experience to Aubur  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Aug. 27 -- Chattanooga State Community College issued the following news release: Chattanooga State Community College recently moved into the state budget winner's circle when the General Assembly approved funds for a new $21.7M Advanced Manufacturing building for the Tennessee College of Applied Technology at Chattanooga (TCAT). Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance Danny Gibbs said, "TBR Facilities Development staff looks forward to working with TCAT Chattanooga to  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee., Aug. 28 -- Chattanooga State Community College issued the following news release: The State Collaborative On Reforming Education (SCORE) recently named Chattanooga State's Julius Dodds as one of 30 participants to its Complete Tennessee Leadership Institute (CTLI) cohort for the 2020-2021 year. Participants chosen for this cohort bring varied expertise and perspectives to the program. Dodds, director of Academic Retention, has been with Chattanooga State since 2008. Da  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Aug. 28 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Abby N. Lewis is serving as the editor of the 2020-21 edition of The Mockingbird, East Tennessee State University's literary magazine. Lewis is starting her third and final year as a graduate student at ETSU. She is pursuing a dual master's degree in English and communication and storytelling studies, as well as a certificate in teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). In her first th  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Aug. 27 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University received one of seven Rural Health Research Center grants, awarded by the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, to create the Center for Substance Misuse in Rural America. The $2.77 million award, which ETSU won in collaboration with the NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis, part of NORC at the University of C  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 29 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: The Raymond B. Jones College of Engineering has long been leading the way to incorporate vocational mission trips to disadvantaged communities in its curriculum, and now the National Science Foundation (NSF) is tapping into that expertise to discover how such programs are impacting the engineering industry's workplace culture. Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Kirsten Dodson ('12) was recently awarded a  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Aug. 25 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga was recently chosen as the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) newest partner in a national network to help students pursuing a career in microelectronics. The Scalable Asymmetric Life Cycle Engagement Consortium (SCALE) is a national network of private and public agencies and universities--including Vanderbilt and Purdue--focused on incre  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 28 -- Rhodes College issued the following news: Rhodes College will have a new supercomputing center, thanks to a two-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant of $389,662. Dr. D. Brian Larkins, associate professor of computer science, is principal investigator, and Jose Rodriguez, chief information officer, is co-principal investigator for the project, which is titled "CC* Compute: A High-Performance Computing Cluster To Accelerate Research, Education, And Training   more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 26 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news on Aug. 25: Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III today announced a $91 million multistate settlement with American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and Honda of America Mfg., Inc. (collectively "Honda"), over allegations Honda concealed safety issues related to defects in the frontal airbag systems installed in certain Honda and Acura vehicles sold in the United States. The systems were designed and ma  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 25 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news: Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III joins a coalition of state and territorial attorneys general representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories urging Congress to adopt key changes to the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) that provide critical financial support to victims of violent crimes and their families. In a letter, the attorneys general call on Congress to  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 25 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news: The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has affirmed a federal judge's decision against a group of inmates with chronic Hepatitis C ("HCV") who sought to challenge Tennessee Department of Correction ("TDOC") policies and procedures. In the decision, the Court rejected plaintiffs' claims that TDOC's medical director, Dr. Kenneth Williams, acted with "deliberate indifference to  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 29 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Aug. 28: Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the appointment of Janet Vest Hardin as Special Judge in General Sessions Court for Washington County. "Janet Vest Hardin's decades of experience as a prosecutor and attorney make her an exceptional addition to the bench in Washington County," said Gov. Lee. "I'm grateful for her willingness to serve and am proud to appoint her to this position." Prio  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 29 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Aug. 28: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee today signed Executive Order No. 59 to extend certain, targeted provisions of Executive Order Nos. 36, 38, 49, 50, 54, and 55 through September 30, 2020 to facilitate the continued treatment and containment of COVID-19 through regulatory flexibility, promoting social distancing and wearing face coverings in public places, and protecting vulnerable populations. Gov. Lee  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 29 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: A national multicenter study that includes a data analysis component by physicians from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center determined that patients who have undergone solid-organ transplants do not have a higher risk of death than those without transplants when admitted to an intensive care unit with a COVID-19 diagnosis. The "Study of the Treatment and Outcomes in Critica  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 25 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Jarrod Fortwendel, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy, has been appointed director of the UTHSC Center for Pediatric Experimental Therapeutics. The mission of the Center for Pediatric Experimental Therapeutics (CPET) is to integrate basic, applied, and clinical   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 27 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The coronavirus pandemic has ushered in a new realm of potential cybersecurity scams, according to Chris Madeksho, lead cybersecurity analyst in Information Technology Services at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. "Scams around the pandemic and working from home have increased," Madeksho said. "It has given scammers some great ideas on how to get money or information out  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Aug. 28 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: Marcus Willis has lost about 25 pounds since mid-April. He didn't go to a gym or jog or stay away from carbs. He was working on renovations to the Decosimo and Guerry housing facilities. Doing the job means a lot of time on foot, in motion. "We average about eight to 10 miles a day," said Willis, the onsite project manager for P&E Construction. While he joined the work in Ap  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Aug. 27 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: Assistant Professor in Occupational Therapy Cindy Poole won the 2020 Educator of the Year award from the Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association. She is the first occupational therapy professor from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to be chosen for the award. "I am humbled and proud that their advocacy for statewide recognition of our OT department and UTC includ  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 28 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has chosen a familiar face across Tennessee agriculture to serve as an interim assistant dean of UT Extension. Rob Holland will step into the role on September 1 while maintaining responsibilities as director of the UT Center for Profitable Agriculture. Holland, a native of Giles County, has devoted his professional life  more

MARTIN, Tennessee, Aug. 27 -- The University of Tennessee's Martin Campus issued the following news release: Briana Cash Jimenez has been named the new director of the University of Tennessee at Martin Margaret N. Perry Children's Center. In this role, Jimenez will be responsible for overseeing all center operations, which includes implementing a high-quality childcare curriculum, ensuring the center is up to date with state licensing regulations, training staff members, providing academic sup  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 28 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The Student Emergency Support Fund established by the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has distributed $6,600 in emergency aid to students in need and will distribute another $11,000 this fall and winter. In 2018, the college started a fund-raising campaign to formalize a means to help students cope with unforeseen financial needs that threatened to  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 27 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt University has named Bunmi Olatunji, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology, as interim dean of the Graduate School. Olatunji currently serves as associate dean of academic affairs for the Graduate School and takes over as Dean Mark T. Wallace returns to the faculty starting Sept. 1. Reflecting the increased importance of graduate education at Vanderbilt, the new dean of the Graduate Schoo  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 27 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt University's College of Arts and Science has launched the Grand Challenge Initiative to invest in collaborative research projects with the potential of making a significant impact on some of society's most pressing questions. Arts and Science scholars across the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences recently submitted proposals for collaborative research and teaching projects on current topi  more

GALLATIN, Tennessee, Aug. 28 -- Volunteer State Community College issued the following news release: Extensive mentoring, counseling, and tutoring are just a few of the services that are provided in the TRIO Student Support Services program at Volunteer State Community College. The program has been awarded $1.375 million in funding by the U.S. Department of Education for another five-year cycle: 2020-2025. Vol State has served students with TRIO services since 2005. "I'm a first-generation co  more