MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb. 26 (TNSJou) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease has been shown to reduce cost and improve patient outcomes, but current diagnostic approaches can be invasive and costly. A recent study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, has found a novel way to identify a high potential for developing Alzheimer's disease before symptoms occur. Ray Romano, PhD, RN, completed the research as  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 24 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news: Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear joined Herschend Enterprises Chief Executive Officer Andrew Wexler, state officials and community leaders to announce that Herschend Enterprises has become a majority partner and operator of Kentucky Kingdom and Hurricane Bay amusement and water park located in Louisville, Kentucky. Georgia-based Herschend is the nation's largest family-owned theme attractions and entertainm  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 24 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: Lipscomb University civil engineering students have competed in the American Society of Civil Engineers' Regional Conference competitions since 2015, but in 2021, Lipscomb was tapped to be the co-host of the national association's regional competition along with Nashville's Vanderbilt University on March 25-27. Each year, Lipscomb's civil engineering students compete in the ASCE concrete canoe and the American Inst  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 23 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: During the course of pursuing a college degree, life does not always go as planned for students which can lead to unexpected hardships that can jeopardize their academic journey. The Lipscomb University Office of Student Wellbeing understands that unexpected circumstances such as the death of a loved one, an accident, a sudden physical or mental health crisis or the loss of income can result in financial or emotion  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb. 24 -- Rhodes College issued the following news: Rhodes College faculty have a strong investment in training future scientists, according to Dr. Larryn Peterson, associate professor of chemistry. With a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant she received in 2017, Peterson and her team of students have been working to broaden the understanding of the complex relationship between the structure and function of a family of enzymes called dioxygenases, including L-DOPA dioxy  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 26 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee outlined key administration bills in his 2021 legislative package. "We have a number of conservative proposals for consideration that will reduce crime, support strong families and get our economy back up to speed," said Gov. Lee. "These proposals will also position us well to continue the recovery that has already begun across our state." In addition to legislative proposals, G  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement: * * * Tennessee Governor Bill Lee released the following statement to accompany his signing of Executive Orders 77, 78, and 79: "Our state's COVID-19 numbers continue to improve thanks to efficient vaccine distribution and efforts to protect our most vulnerable citizens," said Gov. Lee. "I have authorized continuation of a limited state of emergency through April 28th in order to keep critical healt  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 27 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education announced the 18 schools selected to participate in the first cohort of the Teaching All Students (TAS) Initiative to serve students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. Through a five-year, $5.5 million State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG), the first cohort of this initiative will strengthen instructional practices in schools across th  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 24 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education announced applications are open for an additional $5 million grant to support charter schools in Tennessee and expand the number of new high-quality charter school seats available to students across the state. The Charter School Support and Expansion Grant application can be found here and additional information here. The application deadline is March  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 23 -- Tennessee State University issued the following news on Feb. 22, 2021: Tennessee State University says it looks forward to students being on the cutting edge of technology in the fields of finance, digital manufacturing and military affairs now that the institution is a member of the IBM-HBCU Quantum Center. TSU announced today that it has joined the nation's first quantum education and research initiative for historically black colleges and universities. The ai  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb. 24 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Veronica Jones, a campus security officer with the UTHSC Campus Police Department, has been an awareness advocate for heart disease for 11 years. "It's personal for me," she said. "My mother, father, brother, cousins, and brother-in-law have passed away from heart disease, so every moment that I get to spread awareness about it, I do so with passion and urgency. I want people to know tha  more

MARTIN, Tennessee, Feb. 26 -- The University of Tennessee's Martin Campus issued the following news release: The University of Tennessee at Martin received a donation from Reggie Hill, a 1977 alumnus, to fund the Skyhawk Retention, Inclusion, Student-Success and Equity, or RISE, program on campus. The Skyhawk RISE Program was established to help create a strong foundation for incoming students from underrepresented communities through experiential learning, mentorship and continued support. Th  more

MARTIN, Tennessee, Feb. 23 (TNSPer) -- The University of Tennessee's Martin Campus issued the following news release: University of Tennessee at Martin Chancellor Keith Carver has appointed Dr. Mark McCloud as the chief diversity and inclusion officer. McCloud has served as the interim chief diversity and inclusion officer since August 2020. The chief diversity and inclusion officer position was recommended by the UT Martin Strategic Plan Inclusion Task Force to provide strategic leadership in  more

MARTIN, Tennessee, Feb. 25 (TNSPer) -- The University of Tennessee's Martin Campus issued the following news release: Dr. Erik Nordberg has been named the dean of the University of Tennessee at Martin Paul Meek Library. Nordberg is joining UT Martin from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where he served as dean of the libraries. He earned his doctorate in industrial heritage and archaeology from Michigan Technological University, a master's degree in library science from Wayne State Universi  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 26 -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has entered into a collaborative partnership with two regional postsecondary institutions: Knoxville College and Tennessee College of Applied Technology Knoxville. Strengthened by a letter of intent in the summer of 2020, the partnership reinforces UT's commitment to connect the university's knowledge and resources with the community in mutually beneficial ways. As the  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Feb. 25 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: Horseback riding as a form of physical therapy for cerebral palsy patients has been well-respected and used for decades. Known as hippotherapy, it can improve coordination, balance and strength as the patient responds to the horse's motions. But horses are not accessible for everyone. They're expensive. They require food and shelter. They need space. Some patients are scared o  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 23 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management will begin work on the renovation and expansion of Management Hall in March 2021. The estimated $55 million project will extend the business school's space by 50 percent, encompassing a total of 48,000 square feet. The expanded building will include areas to better accommodate the wider Vanderbilt and Nashville business communities. Virtual tours of the completed b  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 27 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Three of Vanderbilt University's key initiatives to prevent sexual harassment are highlighted in a searchable repository launched by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine in its Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education. Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center are founding members of the Action Collaborative, established in 2019 to suppor  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 26 (TNSRes) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: A new partnership between Vanderbilt University's Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery and clinical stage biopharmaceutical company Soleno Therapeutics will further research into new clinical treatments for multiple obesity syndromes. Leading the collaboration are WCNDD director Craig Lindsley, who holds the William K. Warren, Jr. Chair in Medicine, and Jerod Denton, professor of anesthesiology   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 23 (TNSGra) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news on Feb. 22, 2021: Vanderbilt's Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy has won a grant to expand its Racial Equity in Arts Leadership program, in cooperation with the Metro Nashville Arts Commission. The $50,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts will enable the REAL program to expand and deepen its programming. "The REAL program is at the very heart of some of the most important con  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 25 (TNSRes) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt researchers are prolific and resolute in their pursuit of transformative research and innovation. During the Research Ramp-up process, more than 3,000 Vanderbilt research personnel have returned to in-person research activities, while many others have continued remotely through perseverance and ingenuity. On campus and at home, they are making discoveries that advance knowledge and improve live  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 25 (TNSJou) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news on Feb. 24, 2021: Vanderbilt paleoclimatologists using pioneering research have uncovered evidence of ancient climate "whiplash" in California that exceeded even the extremes the state has weathered in the past decade. Their findings present a long-term picture of what regional climate change may look like in the state that supplies the U.S. with more than a third of its vegetables and two-thirds of its fr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 26 (TNSRes) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Blythe Corbett, PhD, professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and investigator with the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, recently led a study which found that on average, females with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experienced the onset of puberty 9.5 months earlier than their peers. Corbett, Simon Vandekar, PhD, Rachael Anne Muscatello, PhD, and Yasas Tanguturi, MD, made up the research team, represent  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 22 (TNSGra) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The National Institutes of Health has now posted information for the 2021 S10 Shared and High-end Instrumentation Grants programs. These programs and links to their program announcements are as follows: * Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (SIG) - the SIG Program funds grant awards in the $50,000 to $600,000 range. * High-End Instrumentation Grant Program (HEI) - the HEI Program funds grant awards in   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 24 (TNSRes) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Faculty at Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management are drawing important lessons from the fascinating and unlikely saga of the GameStop stock "short squeeze" that captured the attention of the world in late January. The episode, in which the seemingly failing retailer's share price soared by hundreds of dollars only to fall just as spectacularly within two weeks' time, pitted establishment Wall Stre  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 24 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The co-editors of The Black Trans Prayer Book, an interfaith collection of stories, poems, prayers, meditations and more about the experiences of trans and nonbinary Black people, were the featured guests during a two-day virtual event hosted by the Vanderbilt community. Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi and J Mase III provided a historical overview celebrating the livelihoods and communal care of Black trans people from   more

GALLATIN, Tennessee, Feb. 23 (TNSPer) -- Volunteer State Community College issued the following news release: Jerry Faulkner, president of Volunteer State Community College, has announced that he will be retiring this summer. Faulkner will have served as president for more than nine years, guiding the college through a period of growth and challenge. "It has been a great privilege and honor to have served in the Vol State college community," Faulkner said. "My time here has been the most reward  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Feb. 24 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: A team from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is part of a conservation initiative that has launched a $5.25-million fund to support land protection and climate-change work in the region. The fund is guided by a map created by a group at UTC who spent three years on the project. Charlie Mix is director of the UTC Geographic Information System (GIS) and Interdisciplina  more