NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 10 (TNSPer) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Esteemed sociologist and child and adolescent psychologist C. Andre Christie-Mizell has been named vice provost for graduate education and dean of the Graduate School at Vanderbilt University, effective Jan. 1, 2021, pending Board of Trust approval. The new vice provost role, which reflects the increased importance of graduate education at Vanderbilt, will enable direct connectivity with the academic dean  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 8 -- Benedict College issued the following news on Dec. 7: Today, in celebration of Computer Science Education Week (December 7-13), Benedict College announced that it will become a Community Center for Coding and Creativity as part of Apple's Community Education Initiative and Tennessee State University's HBCU C2 program designed to bring hands-on coding experiences to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and their communities. "Benedict College   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 9 (TNSMon) -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: Chattanooga Gas, Southern Company Gas and its parent, Southern Company, are donating $100,000 to Tennessee State University to support remote learning initiatives. The gift is part of the Southern Company Foundation's and its subsidiaries' $50 million Historically Black College and Universities Initiative, a multiyear funding strategy announced in January that provides HBCU students with scholarships  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee., Dec. 10 -- Chattanooga State Community College issued the following news release: Students on Chattanooga State's 'Unknown Unknowns' Cyber Defense team recently nabbed second place during the annual Capture The Flag (CTF) event sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory (MAGIC). Chattanooga State Computer Information Technology Assistant Professors Noman Saied and Patrick Ward mentored the student team that included Kenneth Coleman, Evan Orr, Joseph   more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee., Dec. 8 -- Chattanooga State Community College issued the following news release: After being selected as the Tennessee Board of Regents SOAR Student of Excellence award winner at Chattanooga State in October 2020, Deborah Hale was named an institutional finalist during the Statewide Outstanding Achievement & Recognition (SOAR) awards competition on November 13. Three years ago, at age 50, Deborah began her educational journey following unexpected life circumstances and  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 12 -- Christian Brothers University issued the following news: Dr. Kumar Annavarapu, Coordinator of Overseas Education for the state government, and Bhupal Panga, CEO of the Indo-American Student Council, were joined in the meeting by Jack Shannon, President of CBU; Dr. Paul Haught, CBU Vice President for Academics; and Dr. Divya Choudhary, Director of Graduate Engineering and Dean of the College of Adult Professional Studies at CBU. Discussions thus far have been focu  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 9 -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: The Rev. Al Sharpton, one of the nation's most renowned civil rights leaders and activists, will join Tennessee State University as a Distinguished Guest Lecturer for the 2021 spring semester starting in January. Sharpton will be a featured lecturer in the area of political science grounded in social justice during the academic term. "We are excited to have the Rev. Al Sharpton, a civil rights icon, serve as  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 10 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation has established a $1 million endowment at the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering to support its faculty. This investment honors Courtney Clark Pastrick's service on Vanderbilt's Board of Trust from 2010 to 2020. The A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation Faculty Endowment will enable the creation of two engineering faculty fellowships or an endowed chair position. T  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 12 (TNSJou) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: Two professors in Lipscomb's College of Business have recently been published in the Journal of Biblical Integration in Business. Joseph Bamber, clinical professor of marketing, and Andy Borchers, professor and associate dean, wanted to help their students, as well as company owners, to make a positive change using their places of work as they developed their study -- "Revisiting the Purpose of Business" p  more

BRISTOL, Tennessee, Dec. 11 -- Contura Energy, a coal supplier, issued the following news release on Dec. 10: Contura Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CTRA), a leading U.S. supplier of metallurgical products for the steel-making industry, today announced the closing of its transaction with Iron Senergy Holding, LLC (Iron Senergy) for the divestment of the Cumberland Mine and related assets in Greene County, Pennsylvania. The subsidiaries that hold the Cumberland and Emerald mines and the associated coal re  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 8 -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release on Dec. 7: The Dr. Timothy F. Goldsmith Scholarship Fund has been created to support University of Memphis Lambuth psychology students who have expressed interest in a career in youth services. The scholarship has been established by the Goldsmith family in loving memory of Goldsmith, who passed away in September at 64 following a seventh-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Goldsmith was a champion for   more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Dec. 8 -- J.F. Drake State Community and Technical College issued the following news on Dec. 7: Today, in celebration of Computer Science Education Week, Drake State Community & Technical College announced it will become a community center for Coding and Creativity as part of Apple's Community Education Initiative and Tennessee State University's HBCU C2 initiative designed to bring coding and creativity experiences to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) an  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Dec. 9 (TNSPer) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Following a national search, Dr. Janna Scarborough has been named dean of the Clemmer College at East Tennessee State University. Scarborough joined the ETSU faculty in 2006 and has served as interim dean for the past 20 months. For six years, she served as chair of the Department of Counseling and Human Services and also held an associate dean appointment in the Clemmer College before assumi  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Dec. 9 (TNSJou) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Dr. Kate Beatty and Michael Meit, faculty in the East Tennessee State University College of Public Health's Center for Rural Health Research, have co-authored an article in the Journal of Appalachian Health. The article, "Rural Appalachia Battling the Intersection of Two Crises: COVID-19 and Substance Use Disorders," discusses rural Appalachia's great risk of unforeseen side effects of the C  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Dec. 9 -- Edward Waters College issued the following news on Dec. 8: Edward Waters College recently chartered a new chapter of Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society and nine students were inducted as charter members in a virtual ceremony. Alpha Kappa Mu (AKM) is a general collegiate national honor society that was founded at Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial College (present-day Tennessee State University) in 1937 by Dr. George W. Gore, Jr., dean of the institution at the tim  more

ENTERPRISE, Alabama, Dec. 9 -- Enterprise State Community College issued the following news release on Dec. 7: During a virtual meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 1, a new Mechatronics-focused articulation agreement between Enterprise State Community College and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga was made official after 18 months of discussions between the two institutions. According to the agreement, students completing the Associate of Applied Science in Mechatronics degree at the Alabama Avia  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 12 (TNSPer) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Gregg Mitchell, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Family Medicine in Jackson for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Medicine. Dr. Mitchell has been serving as interim chair since 2015 and serves the department as both the program director and fellowship director. Dr. Mitchell, who assumed his new role in November, received his undergraduat  more

HAMPTON, Virginia, Dec. 10 -- Hampton University issued the following news release on Dec. 9: In celebration of Computer Science Education Week, Hampton University announced it will become a community center for Coding and Creativity as part of Apple's Community Education Initiative and Tennessee State University's HBCU C2 initiative designed to bring coding and creativity experiences to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and their communities. "Our founder, General Samuel Ch  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 9 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: Many people spent the Thanksgiving break at home with their families, studying for finals or simply enjoying the week off. For one Lipscomb student, however, the break was spent earning a spot in the 2021 College Fishing National Championship. Dalton Dowdy, a South Carolina native, won the tournament by a one-pound margin taking the top spot in the 119 team tournament. He caught a total of five bass for a 15 pound   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 9 (TNSRes) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news on Dec. 8: A Lipscomb University chemistry professor's nugget of an idea, sparked on a mission trip 15 years ago, has now made its way into a top tier multidisciplinary scientific publication, and someday could make a big dent in the prevalence of infections in hospitals and beyond. Back in 2005, Professor Brian Cavitt, then at another university, served on a mission team to Nias, a small island in Indonesia  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 8 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news on Dec. 7: As universities across the country faced declining enrollments this fall due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lipscomb celebrated record numbers topping 4,800 students for the first time in school history. Contributing to this record success is increased enrollment in Lipscomb's graduate programs. Over the past three years Lipscomb's graduate programs have experienced remarkable enrollment growth wi  more

MACON, Georgia, Dec. 12 (TNSPer) -- Middle Georgia State University issued the following news: Dr. Christopher Blake, Middle Georgia State University president, has been elected to the Board of Trustees for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). He will serve a two-year term. SACSCOC is the recognized regional accrediting body in the eleven U.S. Southern states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Caroli  more

COLUMBUS, Mississippi, Dec. 11 -- Mississippi University for Women issued the following news release: Inexperience isn't preventing Claudia Garcia and Danielle Richardson from learning about the stock market. Instead, Garcia and Richardson, who recently completed their first semester as members of Mississippi University for Women's Investment Club, are focused on turning their curiosity into dollars. Last month, Garcia and Richardson experienced another first as they attended the Tennessee Va  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- Norfolk State University issued the following news on Dec. 10: Today, in celebration of Computer Science Education Week, Norfolk State University announced it will become a community center for Coding and Creativity. NSU is working in collaboration with Apple's Community Education Initiative and Tennessee State University's HBCU C2 initiative designed to bring coding and creativity experiences to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their commu  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Dec. 11 -- Norfolk State University issued the following news on Dec. 15: Today, in celebration of Computer Science Education Week, Norfolk State University announced it will become a community center for Coding and Creativity. NSU is working in collaboration with Apple's Community Education Initiative and Tennessee State University's HBCU C2 initiative designed to bring coding and creativity experiences to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their commu  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 12 -- Rhodes College issued the following news: Rhodes sophomores Hadley Lim and Lily Whitesell are part of an international astronomical research team, thanks to the work their Rhodes physics professor Dr. David Rupke is doing in preparation for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to launch in 2021. The team of astronomers--made up of students, postdoctoral researchers, professors, and other scientists from around the world--met over the summer to study quasars a  more

ELON, North Carolina, Dec. 10 (TNSJou) -- Elon University issued the following news release: Sabrina Thurman, assistant professor in the Psychology Department in Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences, recently published a first-authored peer-reviewed article, "Using network analysis to capture developmental change: An illustration from infants' postural transitions." This research was published in the journal Infancy. In this methodological report, Sabrina Thurman and co-author Daniel  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 10 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news on Dec. 9: * * * Nashville-Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III today released the following statement after joining Missouri's amicus brief in support of Texas's action in the Supreme Court. "The Tennessee Attorney General's Office has consistently taken the position that only a State's legislature has the authority to make and change election laws. "This Office pressed that argumen  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 10 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news on Dec. 9: Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III today joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Facebook Inc., alleging that the company illegally stifles competition to protect its monopoly. The lawsuit alleges that, over the last decade, the social networking giant illegally acquired competitors in a predatory manner and cut services to smaller thre  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 8 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news: Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III has joined 50 attorneys general and other federal and state agencies in an $86.3 million settlement with Nationstar Mortgage. Nationstar, which does business as "Mr. Cooper," began purchasing mortgage servicing portfolios from competitors back in 2012 and grew quickly into the country's fourth-largest mortgage servicer. The lawsuit alleges that during t  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 8 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Dec. 7 Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced Major General Tommy H. Baker as the interim commissioner for the Department of Veterans Services. Former commissioner Courtney Rogers will return to the private sector. "Gen. Baker is a committed public servant and I thank him for his willingness to lead the Department of Veterans Services during this critical time for our state," said Gov. Lee. Gen. Bak  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 10 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Dec. 9: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Jeff McCord today announced a new campaign, "Let's Get to Work Tennessee," to help Tennesseans find and obtain meaningful employment. As COVID-19 has caused significant disruptions to employment and the economy across the state, and with federal unemployment programs expiring soon, the new campaign encourages Tennesseans t  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 9 (TNSGra) -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: Tennessee State University has received a $1 million federal grant to lead development of a national platform that allows high school agricultural courses to be taught remotely because of the pandemic. The two-year grant and work, which will target underserved communities, are supported by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative/Education and Workforce Development Program of the U.S. Department   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 8 (TNSJou) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: A fast-paced and comprehensive study has shed new light on how SARS-CoV-2 replicates within host cells. This foundational work may lead to therapeutics that target the replication process, instead of targeting the virus overall. Early in the pandemic, Lars Plate, assistant professor of chemistry and biological sciences, along with graduate students Katherine Almasy, Jonathan Davies and Eli McDonald, inves  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 9 -- Trevecca Nazarene University issued the following news on Dec. 8: As the home of the state's first physician assistant (PA) program, Trevecca Nazarene University understands the value of well-trained health science professionals in our world. Today, University officials announced several actions that will make it possible for Trevecca to continue equipping graduates to make a difference through health science professions long into the future. "In 2021, we will   more

TUSKEGEE, Alabama, Dec. 11 -- The Tuskegee University issued the following news on Dec. 10: Today, in celebration of Computer Science Education Week, Tuskegee University announced it will become a community center for Coding and Creativity as part of Apple's Community Education Initiative and Tennessee State University's HBCU C2 initiative designed to bring coding and creativity experiences to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and their communities. "Coding is essential and   more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Dec. 12 (TNSGra) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Grant Drawve, an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology and associate director of the Crime and Security Data Analytics Lab, has been awarded a $700,000 grant from the federal Bureau of Justice Assistance's Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative. The award is in collaboration with the Chattanooga, Tennessee, Police Department and Rick  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 8 -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: The University of Memphis has joined JED Campus in support of student well-being and mental health. The program is a nationwide initiative of The Jed Foundation (JED) https://www.jedfoundation.org/ designed to help schools evaluate and strengthen their mental health, substance misuse and suicide prevention programs and systems to ensure that schools have the strongest possible mental health safety nets.   more

MARTIN, Tennessee, Dec. 11 -- The University of Tennessee's Martin Campus issued the following news release on Dec. 10: The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees took the next step in a possible acquisition of Martin Methodist College on Dec. 9, by giving its approval for UT System leaders to continue negotiations and seek necessary approvals. "Our mission here is to provide education to the people of Tennessee and to support the state so the state can achieve its mission," Board Chair Joh  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 9 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is pleased to launch an accelerated curriculum program to allow students committed to practicing in primary care fields to complete their medical education and training in three years, instead of the customary four years. The Accelerated 3-Year MD Program was approved in late October by the Liaison Committee on M  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 11 (TNSGra) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: John L. Jefferies, MD, MPH, Jay M. Sullivan Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine and chief of Cardiology in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has received a $2.1 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, to study how exercise impacts childhood cancer survivors. His co-principal investigator is Kirsten K. Ness, PT, PhD, FAPTA  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 11 (TNSGra) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: Researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) and Colegio de Postgraduados (ColPos) Campus Cordoba in Mexico have received a $25,000 grant from the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund to launch a pilot academic exchange program, the first of its kind in Mexico to be offered to UT students. The Innovation Fund supports the U.  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 11 (TNSPer) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: A veterinarian, beef industry partner and expert in teaching and community engagement has been chosen as the new dean of UT Extension in the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. Ashley M. Stokes, DVM, Ph.D., MBA, who currently serves as the associate vice president for engagement and deputy director of Colorado State University Extension, will begin h  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Dec. 10 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: Chattanooga is one of two U.S. cities invited to join the 2020 G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance, a group of 36 cities from 22 countries. Work organized through the Center for Urban Informatics and Progress (CUIP) at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is the main reason the city was selected, according to the alliance. San Jose, California, is the other U.S. city invite  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Dec. 11 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: Chattanooga is one of two U.S. cities invited to join the 2020 G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance, a group of 36 cities from 22 countries. Work organized through the Center for Urban Informatics and Progress (CUIP) at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is the main reason the city was selected, according to the alliance. San Jose, California, is the other U.S. city invite  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Dec. 10 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: The black bear lives in Northwest Alabama, but it's hungry and food is getting kind of scarce, so it heads out. Moseying along the Tennessee/Georgia state line, it eventually turns north, rambling to the southern end of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It hangs out there for a while, but the same lack of food begins, so it turns around and heads back the same way it came. The bear'  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Dec. 10 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: During a virtual meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 1, a new mechatronics-focused articulation agreement was made official between the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Enterprise State Community College located in Enterprise, Alabama. Through the agreement, students completing the associate of applied science in mechatronics degree at the Alabama Aviation College, a unit of En  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Dec. 11 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: During a virtual meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 1, a new mechatronics-focused articulation agreement was made official between the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Enterprise State Community College located in Enterprise, Alabama. Through the agreement, students completing the associate of applied science in mechatronics degree at the Alabama Aviation College, a unit of En  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Dec. 11 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Hamilton County Schools (HCS) and Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation have united to create a state-accredited Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program to support current and future demand for frontline health care workers. The CNA Academy will be administered by the UTC Center for Professional Education (CPE) and housed at   more

MARTIN, Tennessee, Dec. 10 -- The University of Tennessee's Martin Campus issued the following news release: Phase II of the University of Tennessee at Martin Fine Arts Building construction project has been renamed the Northwest Tennessee Arts Center. The facility will be used by the fine and performing arts programs at UT Martin, as well as host guest performers, academic speakers, fundraising events, conferences and regional competitions. Construction for the Northwest Tennessee Arts Cente  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 8 -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, announced the selection of Elise "Josie" Campbell as a 2021 Marshall Scholar, a prestigious designation awarded to no more than 50 US students each year to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom. Campbell is a senior in music with a minor in Africana studies. She is the first UT student to receive the award since 1983 and only the third since it was launched in 1  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 11 -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: Back home in West Virginia this past summer, Jason Trautwein was working as a clerk for a circuit court judge not far from where he grew up in Huntington, a city dubbed by the national media as the overdose capital of America. "I thought I understood the level of chaos opioids had unleashed on southern West Virginia," says Trautwein, a second-year law student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. "I di  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 11 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: Virginia Sykes, assistant professor at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, received the Inspiring Young Scientist Award from the Environmental Quality Section of the American Society of Agronomy. This accolade recognizes member scientists for early-career achievement and excellence in environmental quality. A faculty member in the Department of Plant Scie  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 8 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: The University of Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center at Milan is one step closer to officially expanding its holdings along Highway 70A in Milan. The proposed transfer of land from the Milan Army Ammunition Plant has been added to the annual National Defense Authorization Act currently under consideration by Congress. Should the bill pass and be signed into law by Pr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 8 (TNSJou) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The Literacy Research Association has honored Kevin Leander, professor of literacy, language and culture at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development, with the P. David Pearson Scholarly Influence Award. The award was presented during the association's December conference to Leander and his co-author, Pennsylvania State University Professor Gail Boldt, for their 2013 paper titled "Rerea  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 8 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, in partnership with Human Resources, has announced a new framework to establish, manage and sustain university-supported Employee Affinity Groups. Employee Affinity Groups, or EAGs, are created and facilitated by employees around interests, backgrounds, identities and common bonds to help foster a positive work environment at Vanderbilt and support the university's v  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 8 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: A back-assist exoskeleton developed at Vanderbilt University that blends comfort, ease of use and accessibility for all and is built for maximum range of motion is being recognized by the Association of American Universities and the Association of Public Land-Grant Universities for their annual innovation showcase. The maker of the exosuit, HeroWear, will be one of 22 companies from across the country spotlighted   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 8 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news on Dec. 7: Derrick Gragg, BS'92, can point to a number of highlights over his lengthy career in athletics administration, but arguably it's the one he didn't see coming that means the most to him. In October, the University of Tulsa surprised Gragg, the outgoing athletics director, by naming a leadership and legacy award in his honor and making him its first recipient. And adding to the occasion was the fact that i  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 8 (TNSRep) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, the Tennessee College and University Security Information Act, and the Fire Safety Right-to-Know provisions of the 2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act, Vanderbilt University publishes an annual report to provide information on security-related s  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 9 (TNSPer) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: David Cortez, Richard N. Armstrong Chair for Innovation in Biochemistry and professor of biochemistry, has been named interim chair in the Department of Biochemistry beginning Jan. 1. This follows the departure of John York, who was recently named chief science officer of food technology startup Impossible Foods and will be moving to California. "The investments that Dr. York directed into the infrastr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 10 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Through a Faculty Fellowship Challenge, donors have established endowments that will support rising faculty talent in the School of Engineering. Sally Baker Hopkins, BE'78, and David L. Hopkins, Caroline and Jack P. Williams Jr., BE'86, and Laura J. and William W. Hoy Jr., BA'64, have provided support for faculty fellowships that will receive a match from the Chancellor's Faculty Challenge, which was established   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 12 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news on Dec. 11: A Vanderbilt University emeritus trustee noted for civic leadership, a late-night movie host and actor with an alter ego, the first woman photographer for the Nashville Banner, a seasoned journalist at Sports Illustrated, and a VTV pioneer-turned-rocket scientist are the five newest members of the Vanderbilt Student Media Hall of Fame. Selected for the 2020 class are Eugene H. Vaughan, BA'55; John Bloo  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 9 (TNSPer) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Michael Goldfarb, H. Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has been elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors. The NAI Fellows Selection Committee chose Goldfarb, also, a professor of electrical engineering and physical and medical rehabilitation, for demonstrating "a highly prolific spirit of innovation  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 8 (TNSJou) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news on Dec. 7: In groundbreaking new research, an international team that includes a Vanderbilt engineer has developed a unique process for producing a quantum state that is part light and part matter. The discovery provides fundamental new insights for more efficiently developing the next generation of quantum-based optical and electronic devices. The research could also have an impact on dictating the path f  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 8 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Active Vanderbilt University employees can opt out of receiving paper W-2 forms by mail and instead access them electronically through Oracle. Electronic W-2 forms have several benefits: * Enhanced security: The online form is accessed through Oracle using your secure VUNetID and password. Sensitive personal information is not sent through regular mail. * Earlier access: Electronic forms are available online soo  more