BRISTOL, Tennessee, Nov. 9 -- Contura Energy, a coal supplier, issued the following news release: Contura Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CTRA), a leading U.S. coal supplier, today reported results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2020. The chart can be views at: https://conturaenergy.com/news/contura-announces-third-quarter-2020-results/ "Our third quarter results continued to highlight the discipline and safe, strategic performance of our operations team as we achieved the lowest full-quarter  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Nov. 10 (TNSJou) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: A study by Dr. Martin Olsen of ETSU Health OB/GYN reveals new information about the prevention of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), which occurs when infants go through withdrawal from an addictive drug they were exposed to in the womb. Olsen's study, published in the November 2020 issue of the Southern Medical Journal, reviewed the charts of 21 pregnant patients who were enrolled in an ou  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 10 (TNSPer) -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release on Nov. 9: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced that former House Speaker Pro Tem Bill Dunn (R-Knoxville) will join the Tennessee Department of Education as a senior advisor to Commissioner Penny Schwinn. "Bill Dunn is one of the most experienced and thoughtful advocates for education in our state who has dedicated his career in state government to improving outcomes for Tennessee  more

CLEVELAND, Tennessee, Nov. 12 (TNSMon) -- Lee University issued the following news: Bill Bellah, majority owner of Bel Air MT and founder of Compass Chemical International, recently donated a six-figure gift to Lee University to establish a scholarship in honor of his parents, Ellen and the late Delbert Bellah. The Delbert and Ellen Bellah Scholarship will assist with tuition and other fees for selected students with demonstrated financial need. Over the next five years Bellah will also match   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 11 (TNSRes) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: This is a joint competition for VU and VUMC investigators. All investigators should follow these instructions. Applications are due Dec. 3, 2020. Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) has been invited to nominate one candidate for the Mary Kay Foundation Innovative/Translational Cancer Research Grant program for 2021. These awards provide $100,000 over two years to support innovative translational re  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Nov. 13 (TNSAwa) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University's Women's Studies Program has announced Dr. Martha Michieka and Dr. Judy McCook as 2020 recipients of the Notable Women of ETSU award. The two award recipients will be honored during the 19th annual Notable Women of ETSU Colloquium, which will be held virtually on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 5 p.m. The awards and colloquium highlight the expertise and accomplishmen  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 10 -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission issued the following order consolidating dockets (Docket No. T-100; T-4802): In the Matter of Petition for Declaratory Ruling by Bellhops, Inc. In the Matter of Application of BHH Services, LLC, d/b/a Bellhop Moving, 1110 Market Street, Suite 502, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402 for Certificate of Exemption to Transport Household Goods. ORDER CONSOLIDATING DOCKETS, DISMISSING WITHOUT PREJUDICE PETITION FOR DECLARATORY R  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 13 (TNSMon) -- Tennessee State University issued the following news on Nov. 12: Houston Rockets forward Rob Covington is paying it forward to his alma mater Tennessee State University and announced today he would fund a major project on the campus. The 2013 TSU graduate said the University played a major role in his personal and professional development, and now he will play a pivotal role in helping to develop its future basketball program at the "Covington Pavilion"  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 11 (TNSRes) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt and VUMC researchers have created a technique that corrects distortions in MRI images, which helps researchers and radiologists to better interpret brain scans. The work by Bennett Landman, professor of electrical engineering and computer science and radiology and radiological sciences, and Kurt Schilling, research assistant professor of radiology and radiological sciences was published onlin  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 13 (TNSRes) -- Rhodes College issued the following news: Dr. Kijan Bloomfield, assistant professor of religious studies, has been awarded a $7,500 grant for her project titled "Lived Africana Religion in the Time of COVID-19." The award is from Columbia University's Center on African American Religion, Sexual Politics and Social Justice (CARSS), with support from the Henry Luce Foundation. Bloomfield will document and archive the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandem  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 14 (TNSJou) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: A study led by Burt Sharp, MD, Distinguished Professor in the UTHSC Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics in the College of Medicine, was recently published in ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science. The study sought to determine whether compounds called positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) reduce the likelihood of stress-induced smoking relapses in nicotine-addict  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 13 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news: Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III announced a settlement with DOC Disinfectant (DOC) for making allegedly deceptive and misleading claims related to its cleaning products and services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In the complaint, the State says DOC claimed its products and services were FDA and EPA approved, could eliminate COVID-19 and protect against the virus on surfaces for up  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 13 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Nov. 12: Today Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced Carter Lawrence will serve in his cabinet as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance, effective immediately. "Carter is a proven public servant who has stewarded key priorities for the administration throughout his tenure and I'm confident he'll continue to support Tennessee businesses and consumers with integrity," said Gov. Le  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 13 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Nov. 12: Today Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced Reconnect to Workforce, a partnership between the Tennessee Higher Education Commission's Tennessee Reconnect program and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development that will assist up to 500,000 Tennesseans claiming unemployment benefits to earn a college degree while fulfilling work search requirements. "As federal unemployment benefits end, we  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 10 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Nov. 9: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee today announced that former House Speaker Pro Tem Bill Dunn (R-Knoxville) will join the Tennessee Department of Education as a senior advisor to Commissioner Penny Schwinn. "Bill Dunn is one of the most experienced and thoughtful advocates for education in our state who has dedicated his career in state government to improving outcomes for Tennessee's students," said Go  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 11 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release on Nov. 10: Today, the Tennessee Department of Education released the 2020-22 Tennessee Promoted Industry Credential List, which includes 157 approved industry credentials available for students to earn in Tennessee. Ensuring students can earn high-quality industry certifications, certificates, and other credentials, and have access to aligned coursework or training programs, is a critical c  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 11 -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: Tennessee State University (TSU) and Meharry Medical College, two historically Black academic institutions in Nashville, today announced a new partnership focused on establishing a pipeline of African-American doctors and dentists who will provide essential care to underserved communities. The initiative is named after one of TSU's most distinguished graduates, Dr. Levi Watkins Jr., an internationally renowne  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Nov. 14 (TNSCon) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: The Tennessee Institute of Public Health (TNIPH) at the East Tennessee State University College of Public Health has been awarded a second grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to further expand the Correctional Career Pathways program in Appalachian Tennessee. The first of its kind in the state, and possibly nationally, the Correctional Career Pathways (CCP) program began in   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 11 -- Rhodes College issued the following news: The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for English teaching assistantships as well as for individually designed study/research projects. Recipients are chosen for their academi  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 13 (TNSEco) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: The University of Memphis has announced plans for moving forward with an additional student housing development on its Park Avenue Campus master plan, which has already seen investment of $107 million in construction since 2015. Despite an uncertain economic period, enrollment at the UofM remains strong along with the march to Carnegie Research I status. As the UofM continues to pursue its Delo  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 7 -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: Nuvelus Inc., an innovative biotechnology company that seeks to heal and transform damaged skin caused by inflammation, disease and environmental stress is dedicated to building a novel solution to treat the body's largest organ - the skin. Nuvelus is the first startup to come out of the University of Memphis FedEx Institute of Technology and Epicenter's joint Patents2Products (P2P) Program and, over the   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 10 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: University of Tennessee AgResearch presented the 2020 Director's Award for Outstanding Professional Service to Dalton McCurley of the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center in Jackson. The award honors the UT AgResearch employee who exhibits outstanding support service. McCurley, a resident of Milan, Tennessee, is a research associate who supports the Unive  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 12 (TNSRes) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Preliminary results from a national survey reveal how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), while findings related to the temporary easing of practice restrictions show little effect on APRN practice. In states with restrictive practice requirements, barriers that impact patient care and access continued to exist despite waivers issued to  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 12 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: As the senior vice chancellor for Finance and chief financial officer for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Anthony A. Ferrara, CPA, MAS, sees his job as "helping move the institution forward." Ferrara has guided the financial reins of the state's academic health science institution since 2005. It's no easy task, however, he has managed expertly through periods   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 13 (TNSCon) -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is launching a new leadership development program: the Volunteer Impact Academy, created through a partnership between UT's Clay and Debbie Jones Center for Leadership and Service and Office of Undergraduate Admissions. The academy will provide an immersive four-year leadership and service cohort experience to students who embody what it means to be a Voluntee  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 13 (TNSRes) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: While the weather, terrain and soil obviously differ, thus bringing differences in available crops, farming a hillside in rural East Tennessee bears many resemblances to farming a floodplain in Cambodia or anywhere else. Food and fiber production equals food security and economic prosperity, and small-scale farmers hold one of the keys to improving food security an  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Nov. 10 (TNSRes) -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: For more than a quarter of a century, Civil War researchers from across the country have annually descended upon the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus to share current research and develop a series of books as part of a formal academic conference. A pandemic might have prevented an in-person congregation this fall, but it hasn't slowed research pursuits.   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 11 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt University and the city of Nashville, Tennessee, have announced a Green Invest partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority and Nashville Electric Service--a collaboration that will allow the region to take a bold step forward in expanding availability and access to renewable energy at a critical time in global efforts to address the threat of climate change. Through this new partnership, Vanderbilt  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 10 (TNSRes) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt University researcher Yi Ren is part of an international team that has confirmed the mechanism by which SARS-CoV-2, the scientific name for the strain of coronavirus causing COVID-19, targets and impacts its host factor protein. The article "SARS-CoV-2 Orf6 hijacks Nup98 to block STAT nuclear import and antagonize interferon signaling" was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Ac  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 13 (TNSRes) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The Human BioMolecular Atlas Program has brought together 18 research teams, including collaborators from Vanderbilt, Harvard, CalTech, Stanford and others around the world, to build a comprehensive, three-dimensional molecular atlas of the human body. On Sept. 1, HuBMAP released its inaugural data of several organs, including that of the kidney, mapped out by Jeffrey Spraggins, research assistant profe  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 14 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Several Vanderbilt University diversity and inclusion programs are being recognized by a federal office with a strong commitment to protecting workers, promoting diversity and enforcing nondiscrimination laws for government contractors. The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs website lists the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Next Steps at Vanderbilt, Frist Center for Autism and In  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 10 (TNSPer) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Mark Abkowitz, professor of civil and environmental engineering and director of the Vanderbilt Center for Environmental Management Studies, has been appointed chair of the committee on Extreme Weather and Climate Change Adaptation on the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Craig Philip, research professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been appointed to the Tr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 14 (TNSAwa) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt University has been honored with a 2020 Leadership Award from the U.S. Green Building Council for the institution's achievements in green building and its commitment to creating a healthy, sustainable future. The university was among 10 companies, projects and individuals across the nation to be spotlighted during the Greenbuild Virtual conference on Nov. 12. "We are thrilled for this recogni  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 12 (TNSAwa) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The School of Engineering's Lori Troxel, who is dedicated to empowering her students' career success while they contribute to the betterment of their communities, has been awarded the 2020 Chancellor's Cup by Chancellor Daniel Diermeier. Troxel, professor of the practice of civil and environmental engineering, was completely surprised when Diermeier visited her Civil Engineering Design I class in Feather  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 8 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Nashville Metro Council honored Joseph H. Hamilton, Landon C. Garland Distinguished Professor of Physics at Vanderbilt University, on Nov. 5 for his pivotal role in the discovery and naming of chemical element 117, known as "tennessine" on the periodic table of elements. The resolution commending Hamilton, introduced by At-Large Council Member Burkley Allen, notes that "Hamilton initially proposed the name tenness  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 14 (TNSPer) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: On Oct. 19, Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCI, professor of Medicine in the School of Medicine and Vice President for Health Equity at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), 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  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 8 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Paul Jacobson, MBA'97, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Delta Air Lines, will discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the aviation industry at Owen Forward. A weeklong virtual celebration of Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management, Owen Forward runs Nov. 9-13 and is open to the entire Vanderbilt community. Jacobson will be joined by M. Eric Johnson, Owen dean and Bruc  more