JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Oct. 28 (TNSPer) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Dr. Wilsie Bishop, Senior Vice President for Academics and Interim Provost, announced that she will retire on June 30, 2021, after a 43-year career at East Tennessee State University. Bishop came to ETSU as a temporary faculty member in the College of Nursing in 1978. Since that time, she earned tenure and progressed through the faculty ranks, serving in administrative roles including depart  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Oct. 27 (TNSCon) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University's College of Public Health is now offering a Master of Health Administration (MHA), expanding opportunities for current health care professionals, as well as individuals without previous experience in health care. The MHA prepares professionals to plan, direct and coordinate the business activities of health care providers. ETSU's MHA has four areas of focus:   more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Oct. 27 (TNSAwa) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University's Dr. Beth Anne Fox received the 2020 John S. Derryberry M.D. Distinguished Service Award, presented by the Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians. Fox serves as associate dean and chief of staff at ETSU's Quillen College of Medicine. The John S. Derryberry M.D. Distinguished Service Award is given to persons who deserve recognition of their outstanding servi  more

CLEVELAND, Tennessee, Oct. 23 (TNSCon) -- Lee University issued the following news: Lee University recently launched the Work-Study Research Assistant Program (WRAP) to provide research experience to undergraduates under faculty mentorship. According to Dr. Kevin Ung, WRAP partners first-year freshman and sophomore students with select faculty to conduct research they are interested in and utilizes the Federal Work-Study Program to identify the students who demonstrate a financial need and pri  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 28 (TNSJou) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: Zac Cox was awarded the Outstanding Paper of the Year Award from national network of scientists. An article published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology: Heart Failure has earned Zac Cox, associate professor of pharmacy, the 2020 Cardiology PRN Outstanding Paper of the Year Award. The article "Diuretic Strategies for Loop Diuretic Resistance in Acute Heart Failure: The 3T trial" was chosen   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 27 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees approved a request from UT Health Science Center to name the new dental building under construction on the Memphis campus, the Delta Dental of Tennessee Building. During its fall meeting, which was held virtually, the board also approved naming the entire grounds of the College of Dentistry, located at 875 Union Avenue, the Delta Dental of Te  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 28 -- Rhodes College issued the following news: Rhodes College alumna Amy Coney Barrett '94 has been confirmed to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. President Donald Trump nominated Barrett on Sept. 26, 2020, to be an Associate Justice. After the nomination was considered by the Judiciary Committee and reported to the United States Senate, the Senate confirmed the nomination on October 26, 2020. After taking the oath of office, Barrett is the 115th justi  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 29 (TNSRes) -- Rhodes College issued the following news: A new book by Professor of History Dr. Jeffrey H. Jackson has been selected for the longlist for the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, which is a joint initiative of Carnegie Corporation of New York and the American Library Association. Only 46 books (26 fiction, 20 nonfiction) were chosen. Jackson's Paper Bullets: Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis tells the   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 31 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Oct. 30: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee today issued a proclamation honoring U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander for his outstanding work in support of the country's 419 national parks with the passage of the Great American Outdoors Act. Spearheaded by Sen. Alexander, the Great American Outdoors Act was signed into law in August and represents the most significant conservation and outdoor recreation legislation in 5  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 27 -- The Tennessee Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 26 by Chair Mary Mancini: * * * "Today, Tennessee's GOP Senators, Lamar Alexander and Marsha Blackburn, have irreparably damaged the legitimacy and reputation of the Supreme Court confirmation process. "Before Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was even buried, and opposite her dying wish, Alexander and Blackburn assisted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in ramming a far-right partisan justic  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 27 (TNSRes) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: The University of Memphis and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have had a working relationship for more than 25 years, but it was never formalized until now. In July 2020, the University of Memphis (UofM) and the U.S. Geological Survey Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that builds upon their many years of collaboration and commences a   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 30 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Nursing is opening a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree with a dual pediatric concentration to ensure continuity of care for children. The college has opened applications for a dual concentration in Pediatric Acute Care and Pediatric Primary Care in its DNP program, a terminal degree that prepares nurses to serve as nurs  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 29 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Regional One Health have established a post-COVID-19 clinic to provide specialized outpatient follow-up care to individuals who have tested positive for the virus and may be experiencing long-term symptoms after recovery. The clinic will also be available to individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are asymptomatic but int  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 26 -- The University of Tennessee System issued the following news release: The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees celebrated new enrollment records as well as the safety of its campuses during discussions of the ongoing impact of COVID-19 during its meetings Thursday and Friday. Board members met virtually in committees on Thursday and then as a full Board on Friday. UT Board of Trustees Chair John Compton praised the work by the system and campuses for the s  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Oct. 30 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: Let's say you have a computer running an application that can solve specific problems, and you're getting a performance out of that application running at 50% efficiency. When you run the application on a bigger and better computer, though, it runs at 20% efficiency. While the program cranks up its computations quickly because that's part of its whole infrastructure, you are g  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Oct. 30 (TNSRes) -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: More than two years of in-the-field research followed by more than two years of in-the-lab work. More than 20,000 different beetles captured. More than 50 species never before found in the Tennessee Valley. That's the work and findings of research conducted by Stylianos Chatzimanolis, Guerry professor in biology, geology and environmental science at the University o  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 28 (TNSRes) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: How much will it cost? For many, this question is the most critical determining factor in receiving quality medical care but can be difficult to broach with a health care provider. A new research effort led by the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture aims to better facilitate these conversations, leading to improved health outcomes, especially for rural  more

MARTIN, Tennessee, Oct. 27 (TNSMon) -- The University of Tennessee's Martin Campus issued the following news release: The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) has recommended that the University of Tennessee at Martin receive $393,000 in additional outcomes-based formula funding in the next budget year based on established standards. The announcement was made by University of Tennessee President Randy Boyd in comments Oct. 23 during the fall meeting of the UT Board of Trustees. The meet  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 29 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt University has announced the University Diversity Council members for 2020-21. Formed last year, the University Diversity Council advocates for equity, diversity and inclusion across all areas of Vanderbilt and provides strategic recommendations to Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente. The University Diversity Council is co-chaired by Dr. Andre  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 28 (TNSJou) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt researchers--including Charles Sanders, associate dean for research and professor of biochemistry, and graduate student Justin Marinko--have illuminated the cause of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, putting them on the road to developing therapeutic approaches for the disease that affects one in 2,500 people. The discovery was published in the article "Direct Relationship Between Increased Express  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 29 (TNSJou) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: A trans-institutional team of Vanderbilt engineering, data science and clinical researchers has developed a novel approach for monitoring bone stress in recreational and professional athletes, with the goal of anticipating and preventing injury. Using machine learning and biomechanical modeling techniques, the researchers built multisensory algorithms that combine data from lightweight, low-profile wearab  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 28 (TNSRes) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: A cell-penetrating, anti-inflammatory peptide developed by Jacek Hawiger, Louise B. McGavock Chair and Distinguished Professor of Medicine, and licensed to biopharmaceutical company Amytrx, has been approved by the FDA for testing as a potential therapeutic for mild to moderate eczema. The peptide, known as AMTX-100, has been in clinical trials since March. The licensing agreement, facilitated by the Cen  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 28 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Rare photographs of and by the Rev. James M. Lawson Jr., a pivotal figure in the history of the civil rights movement and Vanderbilt University, have been acquired by the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. "We are thrilled that the James M. Lawson Jr. Photograph Collection now has a permanent home in the Heard Libraries Special Collections and University Archives," said Vanessa Beasley, vice provost for academic  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 29 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The worldwide cost of cybercrime is expected to reach $6 trillion by 2021, according to CyberSecurity Ventures. The projections were made prior to COVID-19 and according to the FBI, cybercrime has increased 300% since the beginning of the pandemic. During his more than 30 years with the FBI, retired Special Agent Scott Augenbaum responded to thousands of cybercrime incidents and saw how victims could not recover   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 27 (TNSRes) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Our brains function thanks to billions of connections between neurons firing off at the right time and in the right place. But how do our bodies ensure that these neurons correctly connect to one another? Rick Sando, a new assistant professor of pharmacology joining Vanderbilt's faculty in January 2021, will soon arrive in Nashville to work on this brain teaser. Specifically, Sando is interested in how n  more