PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 2 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 31: Today, Martha McSally is making her final case to Arizona voters with help from a colleague who's vocally backed Republicans' ongoing lawsuit to eliminate pre-existing condition coverage protections. While continuing to lie about her long record of voting to eliminate pre-existing condition coverage protections, McSally is spending the day campaigning with Tennessee U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Nov. 5 (TNSCon) -- Chattanooga State Community College issued the following news release: The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) named Tennessee as one of the top ten states for employment of Industrial Maintenance Mechatronics Technicians. Chattanooga State's Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) offers this program at the main campus, the Kimball Site and will introduce this one-year program to the Dayton schedule beginning spring 2021. Graduates of the Industr  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 31 (TNSAwa) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Ambareen Siraj has been always been an advocate for diversity and inclusion. Now, the Tennessee Tech computer science professor is being rewarded for her efforts. Siraj, who is the founding director of Tech's Cybersecurity, Education, Research and Outreach Center (CEROC), has been named the recipient of the 2020 Claire L. Felbinger Award for Diversity and Inclusion by ABET, the Accr  more

DYERSBURG, Tennessee, Nov. 6 (TNSPer) -- Dyersburg State Community College issued the following news release: Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) President Karen Bowyer has announced the appointment of Baker McCool as the College's new emergency medical services (EMS) program director. "Baker is a good example of how Dyersburg State is able to grow its own leaders," stated Dr. Bowyer. "We are fortunate to be able to welcome him back in a leadership role after years of experience and progr  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Nov. 3 (TNSRes) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Dr. Ronald Hamdy, a physician at ETSU Health and professor at East Tennessee State University's Quillen College of Medicine, has announced the start of patient recruitment for the LUCIDITY study (NCT03446001), a new clinical research study to evaluate an investigational drug in people who are experiencing memory loss, or have been diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI or MCI-AD), Proba  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Oct. 31 (TNSPer) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University has named Cesar Gracia as chief of police and director of Public Safety. He assumes this new role on Nov.9. For the past five years, Gracia has served as dean of campus safety and chief of police at Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) in Harrogate where he provided leadership, direction and management for the police and security department and its programs, serv  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Nov. 4 (TNSRes) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Dr. Erik Petersen, assistant professor in East Tennessee State University College of Public Health's Department of Health Sciences, has received $300,000 to study Salmonella sensing-based antibacterials for use in poultry. The award is a collaborative bi-national grant with Dr. Erez Mills from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Rehovot, Israel. "Currently, among the food-borne zoonoses,   more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Nov. 2 (TNSPer) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Jeffrey Shell has been appointed head coach of the ETSU Esports Varsity Team. He is the first person to hold this new position. Shell has served as interim head coach since November 2019 when East Tennessee State University announced plans to launch its first esports varsity team. During his tenure he organized and led seven open tryout events for high school and college students and was inst  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Nov. 7 (TNSPer) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Dr. Colin Glennon is serving his first semester as chair of the Department of Political Science, International Affairs and Public Administration at East Tennessee State University following the tenure of longtime department chair Dr. Andrew Battista. Glennon, an associate professor, also serves as the pre-law advisor and coordinator of the legal studies minor. "I am honored to lead the Depar  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 3 (TNSJou) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: While the nation's attention turns to the fight against breast cancer every October, Dr. Beth Conway and her team of student researchers are continually hard at work seeking to discover clues at the cellular level for understanding and treating this prevalent form of cancer. According to the National Breast Cancer Research Center, in 2020, an estimated 276,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be di  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 6 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: Four of Tennessee's top leaders guiding the state through the Covid pandemic met on the Lipscomb University campus on Oct. 29 for a discussion on leadership during the current crisis, citing sincerity, communication, humbleness and decisiveness as some of the characteristics needed to help Nashville and Tennessee weather the crisis. The College of Leadership & Public Service's annual Don R. Elliott Distinguished Lec  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 3 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued the following news release on Nov. 2: Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company LLC (Tennessee Gas) and its contractor, Henkels & McCoy (Henkels), Inc. have agreed to pay a total of $300,000 in penalties and payments to the Massachusetts Natural Resource Damages Trust to settle allegations that they violated environmental protection laws when their workers damaged a vernal pool and other protected wetland resources areas,   more

MILLIGAN, Tennessee, Nov. 6 -- Milligan College issued the following news release on Nov. 5: Milligan University President Dr. Bill Greer joined 20 regional leaders in issuing a joint statement today urging the region to follow public health recommendations. While Milligan has maintained relatively low positive COVID-19 cases, Greer explained that the spread of the virus has the potential to overwhelm the region's health delivery system. Ballad Health and local health department officials are   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 3 (TNSRes) -- Rhodes College issued the following news: Dr. Kiren Khan, assistant professor of psychology, has been supervising a team of Rhodes students on research related to the Summer Success kindergarten readiness program she co-developed with researchers at The Ohio State University and implemented in Memphis across the previous two summers. Four psychology majors who are members of Khan's Language and Literacy Lab were involved in summer 2020 research. They are T  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 5 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: Governor Bill Lee and the Tennessee Department of Education announced $5 million in grants to be distributed to charter schools across the state, with a focus on supporting charter schools that demonstrate sustained and significant academic growth. This charter school support grant is funded through the Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER). Every charter school will be awarded  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 2 -- The Tennessee Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Tennessee Democratic Party and the Marquita Bradshaw for U.S. Senate Campaign have filed a lawsuit against state election officials for refusing to release absentee ballot information, as required by state law. The suit names Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett and Coordinator of Elections Mark Goins as defendants. Tennessee open records law requires the Secretary of State's office to rel  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 6 -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: College campuses across the country are using creative ways to battle the latest surge of the coronavirus. At Tennessee State University - with one of the lowest number of cases among Tennessee colleges - officials are using technology and offering incentives to students to help curb the spread of the virus among the campus population. The university has stepped up its rapid testing, encourages students to do  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 4 -- Trevecca Nazarene University issued the following news: When he thinks about criminal justice and the need for change in policing, Commander Dwayne Greene finds himself thinking about a question someone recently asked him. "I attend a lot of community meetings, and a young lady asked me a question: What does justice mean to you?" Greene said. "I could give a textbook answer, but we really have to reimagine what justice looks like. How do we address all the issu  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 4 (TNSRes) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: The University of Tennessee Center for Profitable Agriculture and Department of Animal Science are combining their expertise with experts from Kentucky and North Carolina to enhance the success of regional dairy businesses. The team, led by Liz Eckelkamp, the UT Extension dairy specialist, and Hal Pepper, a CPA financial specialist, has been awarded a $6 million gra  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Nov. 3 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: The largest academic conference at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is getting more creative. ReSEARCH Dialogues, the annual campus-wide celebration of research endeavors at UTC and the Chattanooga community, is moving to an online format this academic year. The event will be held virtually in the spring as part of the first-ever UTC Research and Creative Activities W  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 7 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release on Nov. 6: Taxodium distichum, commonly known as bald cypress, is a deciduous conifer native to the southeastern United States. Pyramidal in shape, bald cypress grow to be a towering 70 feet tall with a spread that measures to 50 feet. These trees require full sun to thrive. T. distichum loves wet sites. If you've ever seen it growing by a pond or lake, you may have noticed   more

MARTIN, Tennessee, Nov. 3 -- The University of Tennessee's Martin Campus issued the following news release: Dr. Lajuan Davis, University of Tennessee at Martin associate professor of business communications, will serve as the annual fall Phi Kappa Phi recognition ceremony keynote speaker, scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, via Zoom. Davis will discuss how educators can assess their strengths to be effective teachers during her presentation titled "Teaching Professors: Know Your Su  more

MARTIN, Tennessee, Nov. 6 (TNSCon) -- The University of Tennessee's Martin Campus issued the following news release: To protect his family and their wellbeing, Dr. Stan Dunagan, professor of geology, prepares for the worst. Now, through the University of Tennessee Martin's new disaster preparation course, Dunagan can use the knowledge that he has gained to help prepare students to deal with natural disasters and other calamities. The idea for the course stems from Dunagan's understanding of No  more

MARTIN, Tennessee, Nov. 6 (TNSPer) -- The University of Tennessee's Martin Campus issued the following news release: Randy Boyd, president of the University of Tennessee System, has recommended Carey Whitworth as vice president for government relations and advocacy, pending approval by the Board of Trustees. Whitworth currently serves as associate vice president for government relations and advocacy and has been with the UT System since 2012. If approved, she will succeed Anthony Haynes, who w  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 7 (TNSJou) -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: In the tropics and subtropics, families and communities frequently rely on bushmeat for food security as well as basic income. So, while the harvest and trade of wildlife are illegal in many locales, the practice is commonplace, and with it comes the potential for transmission of a zoonotic disease among human populations. Even before the emergence of COVID-19, public health experts have been on ale  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 6 (TNSRes) -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: 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 patients. "Access to care and foll  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 5 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association held its 14th Annual VPA Symposium on Oct. 29. The event featured a keynote seminar, poster sessions, presentations and talks by Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and University of Kentucky consortium postdoctoral scholars. The event was originally scheduled to be held at the end of April, but was rescheduled due to CO  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 3 (TNSPer) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: This academic year, Vanderbilt is welcoming an impressive group of educators and researchers to its faculty, including 26 full-time, tenure-track and tenured faculty members across nine of the schools and colleges. The new faculty come from more than 20 disciplines and include scholars at multiple points in their academic careers. Among them are a globally renowned scholar of race and religion, a celebrat  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 4 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt University alumni were offered the unique opportunity this fall to hear two of the country's foremost political science experts, John Geer and Jon Meacham, discuss the U.S. presidential election in the four-part webinar series, "The 2020 Election: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly." "This is a historic election, taking place in a polarized environment," says John Geer, Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean of the C  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 3 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt University faculty are sharing their expertise on a range of topics related to COVID-19. Subscribe to Vanderbilt's "Ask an Expert" series on YouTube to get the latest updates. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the homeless community and homelessness crisis, including posing unique health risks to the homeless population and spurring a likely increase in homelessness due to job losses. "People e  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 4 (TNSJou) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: As the COVID-19 crisis hit, businesses around the world pushed pause. GreenLight Medical CEO Austin Dirks saw things differently. "If we could double down and get aggressive, this could be an opportunity," he says. "As medical supplies became scarce, we could connect the dots--linking hospitals and health care systems with suppliers." GreenLight bills itself as a smarter way to evaluate new medical techn  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 3 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: When first-year student Kurt Urban came to Vanderbilt, he arrived with a retro Polaroid camera, hoping to capture campus sights from a new perspective. But as the College of Arts and Science student became involved in an American Studies class amid a heated election season, he started seeing through what he considers a surprising new lens: one of dynamic and respectful political discourse. Urban said he's learnin  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 3 (TNSRes) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news on Oct. 29: Deliverance--the debut novel by James Dickey, BA'49, MA'50--reached the polished age of 50 years old in the spring. First published in 1970, the novel was a critically acclaimed bestseller and boosted the growing celebrity of its author. However, the 1972 film, which Stephen Farber of The New York Times called the "most stunning piece of moviemaking released this year," quickly eclipsed the nov  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 4 (TNSRes) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Ediciones Vigia, a publishing house in the town of Matanzas, Cuba, began to create handbills and invitations in 1985 for local cultural events. Now a collective of artists and editors who produce books by hand, they thrive today in the same house on the Plaza Vigia, or Watchtower Square. The Special Collections Gallery at the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries displayed a selection of these handmade books  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 6 (TNSJou) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Bees that ingest nonlethal levels of popular pesticides resembling nicotine, known as neonicotinoids, are losing sleep, according to new research from Vanderbilt University. That disruption of their circadian rhythm causes honey bees to lose their sense of time and navigation, leading to broader stress within highly social bee populations and lower hive survival rates. There has long been a mysterious co  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 3 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt University Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Jerri Rook has been recognized with the 2020 Melvin R. Goodes Prize for Excellence in Alzheimer's Drug Discovery. Presented by the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, the prize recognizes leading researchers who are developing treatments for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Rook was formally recognized at the ADDF virtual fall luncheon and symp  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 2 (TNSRes) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt University may submit one application to the Conservation, Food and Health Foundation (CFH) Grants program. The CFH seeks to protect natural resources, improve the production and distribution of food, and promote public health in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. The foundation supports projects that demonstrate local leadership and promote professional development in the conserva  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 4 (TNSRes) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery has been selected among spring 2020 applicants to receive support from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation for an exhibition of medieval and Renaissance artworks. The Artist's Workshop in Medieval and Renaissance Europe will be exhibited at the gallery Nov. 4, 2021-Jan. 23, 2022. This exhibition will draw from Vanderbilt's collections approximately 35 works from the   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 5 (TNSPer) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: On Oct. 19, Nancy Carrasco, professor and chair of the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and the Joe C. Davis Chair of Biomedical Science, was elected to the National Academy of Medicine. The election process recognizes individuals who have made major contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care and public health. According to a release, current members elected Ca  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 5 (TNSJou) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The COVID-19 pandemic has induced stress in everyone this year, but for those marginalized by disabilities, and especially those already dealing with social inequity and poverty, the pandemic has dealt additional blows. In a November article published in Rehabilitation Psychology, Anjali J. Forber-Pratt, assistant professor of human and organizational development, reviews research on disabilities and COVI  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 3 (TNSRes) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Drawing on granular, nearly real-time data from sources like credit card companies and remote learning platforms, economist Raj Chetty highlighted some of the economic and social inequalities being exacerbated by COVID-19 as part of a virtual lecture on Oct. 22. The event--attended by several notable local, state and national policymakers--was hosted by Vanderbilt University Data Science Institute, depar  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 4 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Noted medieval historian Patrick J. Geary, emeritus professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, will present "The Challenges and Dangers of integrating Genomic Data into History" on Wednesday, Nov. 18. The online lecture and discussion will begin at 4 p.m. and is sponsored by Vanderbilt's Program in Classical and Mediterranean Studies. Geary's work extends over a vast range of topics i  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 3 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, social unrest throughout the country and a polarizing political climate can mean that members of the Vanderbilt University community are experiencing a heightened level of stress and anxiety. The Office for Inclusive Excellence (OIE) and Identity Centers are partnering with the University Counseling Center (UCC) and Center for Student Wellbeing to provide the time and space for stude  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 3 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt will be migrating its staff recruiting and onboarding activities from Taleo into Oracle Cloud as the 2021 calendar year begins. With this upgrade, hiring managers will be able to recruit new team members and manage new hire onboarding in the same system they are already using to manage their current teams. In addition, a new enhanced careers site for recruiting and hiring new staff will be introduced, a  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 7 (TNSRes) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: As a structural biologist, Yi Ren, assistant professor of biochemistry in the School of Medicine Basic Sciences, studies the structure of biological molecules at the atomic level to understand fundamental cellular activities that are critical to genome maintenance and cancer therapy. More specifically, Ren's lab conducts research on the process of gene expression, paying close attention to the crucial step  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 4 (TNSRes) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt pharmacologists have reported the first evidence that aberrant spontaneous release of neurotransmitters in the brain can cause a range of severe intellectual and neurodevelopmental disorders in infants and children. Ege Kavalali, who holds the William Stokes Chair in Experimental Therapeutics and is acting chair of pharmacology, and postdoctoral scholar Baris Alten, describe their research in t  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 3 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The Student Care Network recognizes that many students are experiencing stress and grief due to the ongoing global pandemic, identity-based trauma, anxiety about the U.S. presidential election, and ongoing stress related to academic coursework. Given these myriad stressors, it is important to set aside time to support mental and physical well-being, which can include going for a walk, joining the Center for Student  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 5 (TNSPer) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: On Oct. 19, Velma McBride Murry, university professor of health policy and human and organizational development in Peabody College and the School of Medicine, and the Lois Autrey Betts Chair of Education and Human Development at Peabody College, was elected to the National Academy of Medicine. The election process recognizes individuals who have made major contributions to the advancement of the medical   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 3 (TNSRes) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: It's often hardest to collect data when you need it most, according to Elizabeth Zechmeister, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair and professor of political science and director of the Latin American Public Opinion Project. When data is needed the most--when it is most informative--is often during times of civil unrest and national crises, such as a pandemic. LAPOP's research efforts never stopped when Vanderbilt   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 7 -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: West Cancer Foundation and the University of Memphis Division of Research and Innovation are proud to announce the formation of a new research initiative. Established in the fall of 2020, the West Cancer Foundation Initiative was created to cultivate research across the UofM campus in areas that advance cancer treatment, promote community health and wellness and/or provide supportive patient care. The r  more