CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee., April 10 (TNSMon) -- Chattanooga State Community College issued the following news release: When Nokian Tyres announced plans for their new $360M manufacturing facility in Rhea County, Chattanooga State Community College leadership met with area leaders to develop plans for the expansion of two Chattanooga State Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) programs into Rhea County: Industrial Maintenance Mechatronics (IMM) and Industrial Electricity (IE). "Chattanoo  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 6 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on April 5, 2021: Attorney General William Tong today called on Twitter, eBay, and Shopify to act immediately to prevent people from selling fraudulent CDC vaccination cards on their platforms. A bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general, led by North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein and Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery, raised concerns about the public health risks of   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 10 -- The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party issued the following news release: The Democratic-NPL Party is excited to announce Daniel Stone as our new Communications Director. Daniel has worked in Democratic politics since 2017, including managing the Senate campaign of Marquita Bradshaw. During his political experience, Daniel has worked in several statewide races in Tennessee, taking on roles in policy, communications, and campaign management. He also fought and  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, April 8 (TNSPer) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Dr. Daryl A. Carter of East Tennessee State University was recently selected to serve a three-year term on the Tennessee Historical Society (THS) board of directors. Founded in 1849, the THS is the oldest continually operating historical organization in Tennessee. Its early collection of documents and artifacts related to the state's natural, aboriginal and civil history became the basis for  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, April 7 (TNSPer) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Dr. Cathy Galyon, a faculty member in the Clemmer College at East Tennessee State University, has been elected incoming chair of the American Council on Rural Special Education (ACRES). ACRES is a national organization of nearly 200 members dedicated to advancing the delivery of special education in rural locations. Galyon, who teaches in ETSU's Department of Educational Foundations and Spe  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, April 7 (TNSPer) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Laura Martin, a junior in East Tennessee State University's Dental Hygiene Program, was selected as the 2021 American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) District VI Delegate. As the delegate, she will represent dental hygiene students from Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi at the ADHA's National Conference, which will be held in person and virtually this year. "My d  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 8 (TNSPer) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: Hannah Stolze believes that getting a product from point A to point B is critically important to the success of organizations around the world, but that supply chain also has the power to positively impact the lives of those in the process. Stolze is passionate about the transformative power of supply chain management and about inspiring and preparing future generations of business leaders to serve others  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 7 -- Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron issued the following news release on April 6, 2021: Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III to file a lawsuit to stop the Biden Administration from enforcing an unconstitutional mandate in the American Rescue Plan Act (the Act) that prohibits States from providing tax relief to their citizens. The lawsuit, filed against Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in the United States Distr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 6 (TNSGra) -- Tennessee State University issued the following news on April 5, 2021: Tennessee State University could be due more than a half-billion dollars because of years of unpaid land-grant matches by the state. A joint legislative committee that met Monday to discuss the issue said the university could receive between $150 million and $544 million, dating back to the 1950s. "We are pleased with the findings of the land-grant study committee and excited about   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 7 (TNSBook) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: COVID-19 has sparked a new normal, and that includes how we perceive and care for others in our society. Lipscomb University's Associate Professor of English and Writing Jan Elaine Harris, has written a new book of poetry that examines this idea and the human experience. Set to release this fall, Isolating One's Priority in a Time of Crisis, will be an opportunity of learning for readers, herself, and ev  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 7 (TNSPar) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: Lipscomb University's educational program for students with developmental and intellectual disabilities is partnering with a new Nashville start-up that is quickly becoming the next big name in rideshares. The Lipscomb University College of Education's IDEAL (Igniting the Dream of Education and Access at Lipscomb) program has announced a new partnership with Earth Rides, a rideshare organization that was   more

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, April 7 (TNSPro) -- Middle Tennessee State University issued the following news: Middle Tennessee State University's Board of Trustees approved new bachelor degree programs in supply chain management, media management and photography at its quarterly meeting Tuesday, April 6. Trustees approved the recommendations of the Academic Affairs, Student Life and Athletics Committee, which included: * Elevating the existing concentration in Supply Chain Management within the B  more

ALBANY, New York, April 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on April 8, 2021: New York Attorney General Letitia James today continued her leadership in the national fight to ensure women's reproductive health care is not stifled or infringed upon in any way. As part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general from around the nation, Attorney General James filed an amicus brief supporting a group of Tennessee abortion providers in Bristol Regional Women's Ce  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 9 (TNSEve) -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: Tennessee State University spring commencement ceremonies will return to the campus as live events with National Urban League President Marc Morial, and CBS national correspondent Michelle Miller delivering the keynote addresses. The former New Orleans mayor is the guest speaker for the undergraduate ceremony on Saturday, May 1 at 8 a.m. He follows his award-winning journalist wife Miller who will s  more

GALLATIN, Tennessee, April 9 (TNSEco) -- Volunteer State Community College issued the following news release on April 8, 2021: Longtime Volunteer State Community College leader Patty Powell was honored today for her achievements. The college officially named the pedestrian walkway that connects the SRB Humanities Building to the Wood Campus Center the Patty Powell Bridge. Friends, family, and co-workers gathered for the ceremony. Powell served at Vol State for more than 30 years, retiring in 20  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 9 (TNSRes) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center are participating in a project to improve COVID-19 health outcomes among underserved Tennesseans. The Tennessee Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities was established in response to the National Institutes of Health nationwide CEAL initiative. The $1 million statewide effort is being led   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 8 (TNSOps) -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital issued the following news release on April 7, 2021: Scientists are reporting results of the first frontline clinical trial to use targeted therapy to treat high-risk pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma. The study showed that the addition of brentuximab vedotin achieved excellent outcomes, reduced side effects, and allowed for reduced radiation exposures. The study was the result of work by a multi-site consortium dedicated t  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 7 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news: Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III urged the U.S. Department of Education to cancel federal student loan debt for some students who attended ITT Technical Institute. The now defunct for-profit school defrauded thousands of individuals by encouraging them to enroll and borrow loans based on false and misleading information about the value of an ITT degree. The borrower defense application  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 7 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news on April 6, 2021: Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III today joined Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron in a lawsuit challenging a mandate from the Biden Administration in the American Rescue Plan Act (the Act). The lawsuit, filed against Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, argues that the tax mandate unconstitutional  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 8 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: This week, the Tennessee Department of Education and the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network (TSIN) announced the launch of the Spring STE(A)M Resource Hub, which provides weekly challenges and activities for families and students to explore sustainability efforts around a healthy and safe world, food, a clean earth, and industry innovation. Additionally, each week highlights a different nati  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 10 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education announced $2 million for round two of competitive Grow Your Own grants to help remove barriers and increase access to the education field for prospective teachers in Tennessee. The application deadline is May 7 for Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs) who wish to participate. Application requirements and additional information are available here. T  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 6 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: Tennessee's Emotional Support Line for Pandemic Stress is adding a new method for people to reach out for help. The free and confidential line now has the capability to offer assistance via text message. Tennessee healthcare workers, first responders, and all Tennesseans working in education, including educators and district and school administrators and staff, dealing with feelings of st  more

JACKSON, Tennessee, April 10 (TNSMon) -- Union University issued the following news release: Union University trustees celebrated the 25th anniversary of the McAfee School of Business, approved a $95 million budget and granted tenure and promotions to several professors during their April 9 meeting on the Union campus. In his report to trustees, Union President Samuel W. "Dub" Oliver updated them on the status of the university's "United in Spirit. Grounded in Truth." strategic plan, which was  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 8 (TNSPer) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis welcomes Yolanda Baptist-Green, Reverend Dr. Lasimba Gray Jr. and Kenya Hooks to its' Board; as well as Patricia Hooks Gray and Johnnie R. Turner as Honorary Board Members. The Board assists the Institute in the strategic development and implementation of its mission and programs. Members have included community acti  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 10 (TNSEco) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: After more than 100 years in operation, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Nursing has moved to a home of its own. As part of the $70 million renovation of the Historic Quadrangle on the UTHSC Memphis campus, the College of Nursing has a dedicated building for faculty, students, and staff, for the first time in its history. The five-floor building in  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 10 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Jarrod Young, MBA, BSE, CHSOS-A, interim co-director and simulation operations lead at the UTHSC Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation (CHIPS) has received the Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist-Advanced(TM) Credential (CHSOS-A) from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. Young is among the first cohort of professionals to achieve the dis  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 7 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: Two University of Tennessee Department of Plant Sciences faculty earned the Blue Ribbon Extension Communication Award from the Southern Region of the American Society for Horticultural Science's for their publication Operation of a Garden Center During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The project was led by Amy Fulcher, an associate professor and Extension specialist, and su  more

MARTIN, Tennessee, April 10 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Tennessee's Martin Campus issued the following news release: WUTM 90.3 FM "The Hawk," the University of Tennessee at Martin student-run campus radio station, won 14 awards from the 2021 virtual Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Annual Conference. For the 11th consecutive year, WUTM won the Platinum Award, which is the highest peer-reviewed award given by the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System. WUTM won one first-place award, as well  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 10 (TNSOps) -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: Inside the back cover of her cell phone, Maria Urias, of Lenoir City, Tennessee, keeps a small sheet of paper with the word resilience written on it. Urias has carried that slip of paper with her for the past four years. During Ignite Summit, an extended orientation program she participated in as an incoming first-year student, Urias was challenged to identify her top personal values. Resilience is  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 9 (TNSGra) -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: Last summer, reporter and editor Heather Duncan--a frequent contributor to WUOT, the National Public Radio station licensed to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville--proposed an idea to News Director Brandon Hollingsworth for a serious of stories about Knoxville's predominantly African American downtown communities of Willow Street, Mountain View, and Morningside that were razed between 1959 and 19  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, April 7 (TNSPar) -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Department of History and RISE Chattanooga have expanded an ongoing collaboration, partnering with Leadership Chattanooga on a new initiative: telling the stories of black churches. "Understanding the role of black churches in our communities is crucial to understanding the black experience more broadly. Our hope is that we t  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, April 7 (TNSOps) -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: Drew Reynolds admits he knew very little about the SMILE Fund during his first couple of years as a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga student. That shouldn't be surprising. Reynolds, now a senior, had plenty on his docket as a mechanical engineering major. And the SMILE Fund (Student Managed Investment Learning Experience) is housed in the Gary W. Rollins College  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 9 -- Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring issued the following news release on April 8, 2021: Attorney General Mark R. Herring today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, supporting a group of Tennessee abortion providers who are challenging a law requiring women seeking abortions to attend two in-person appointments with physicians no fewer than 48 hours apart. Attorney General Herri  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 10 (TNSOps) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The Employee Learning and Engagement team held virtual opening sessions for Vanderbilt Leadership Academy (VLA) and Vanderbilt Leadership Enrichment (VLE) in late February. VLA is a learning experience that brings together a diverse group of university leaders from both academic and administrative areas to increase their knowledge in leading at Vanderbilt as well as their passion for furthering the inst  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 6 (TNSAwa) -- Vanderbilt University School of Nursing issued the following news: Vanderbilt Chancellor Daniel Diermeier announced the establishment of a new faculty honor, the Chancellor's Award for University Service, at the Vanderbilt University Spring Faculty Assembly on April 1, and the first recipient was VUSN's Pam Jones, BSN'81, MSN'92, DNP'13, senior associate dean for clinical and community partnerships. "It goes without saying that the past year has demons  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 6 (TNSAwa) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt civil engineering undergraduates reimagined infrastructure of a future megacity to support vertical gardens as an answer to food shortages. They devised ways to make in-person conferences more sustainable. In a timed transportation engineering challenge, they tasks such as documenting traffic light signal timing and redesigning an existing street for safer pedestrian use. Those were among the   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 10 (TNSEve) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Andre Churchwell, Vanderbilt vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, will moderate a discussion with veteran civil rights leader Andrew Young at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 19. The conversation will focus on voting rights and the future of democracy. The event is a part of the University School of Nashville's Evening Classes, which are open to the public. Register fo  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 10 (TNSRep) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: While populations' access to health care is crucial to combating the spread of COVID-19, a team of Vanderbilt researchers has found that understanding the cultural context of health within a community is an equally significant factor--and can help leaders better prepare for future crises. "When we think about response to the pandemic, often we credit the strictly medical components, such as sequencing t  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 8 (TNSEve) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Dr. Nicole Woods, associate professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, will discuss "Back to Basics: Cognition, Curriculum and Context in Medical Education" on Monday, April 19, beginning at noon CT. Her talk is The John E. Chapman, M.D. Lecture in Medical Education for the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Flexner Deans' Lecture Series. Register he  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 7 (TNSJou) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: A team of researchers led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory microscopist Miaofang Chi and Vanderbilt theoretical physicist Sokrates Pantelides has used a new Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope technique to image the electron distribution in ionic compounds known as electrides-- especially the electrons that float loosely within pockets and appear separate from the atomic network. The new technique,  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 8 (TNSPer) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Sally Parker, senior assistant provost, has been named chief of staff in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Government and Community Relations, effective May 3, Vice Chancellor Nathan Green has announced. "Sally's work in and with various nonprofit and government sectors spans 20 years and ranges from higher education to the military to economic development and industry associations," Green said. "As   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 10 (TNSAwa) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente is one of five members of the Vanderbilt community who were honored recently by the Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center. The Women's Center presents awards each spring to recognize Vanderbilt community members who have demonstrated leadership, fostered mentorship, promoted gender equity and contributed significantly to the advancement of wome  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 9 (TNSAwa) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news on April 8, 2021: Tony K. Stewart has been awarded the Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy Book Prize by the Association for Asian Studies for his recent monograph, Witness to Marvels: Sufism and Literary Imagination (University of California Press). The Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy Book Prize recognizes a distinguished work of scholarship in South Asian studies that promises to define or redefine the understandin  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 10 (TNSJou) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: An interdisciplinary fellowship with the Data Science Institute has resulted in a promising machine-learning technology that can effectively track complex surgical activity, thus having the potential to improve patient outcomes, safety and documentation. TingYan "Nicholas" Deng, a third-year student majoring in computer science, mathematics and economics, used algorithms similar to those that control au  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 8 (TNSEve) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Kevin G. McDonald, vice president of diversity, equity, inclusion and community partnerships at the University of Virginia, will kick off Vanderbilt University Employee Learning and Engagement's Thought Leader Speaker Series on Tuesday, April 20. McDonald's virtual talk will be from 2 to 3 p.m. CT. Register here: http://vanderbi.lt/ele-thoughtleaderseries-april The Thought Leader Speaker Series is part  more

GALLATIN, Tennessee, April 6 (TNSPer) -- Volunteer State Community College issued the following news release: Shane Talbott has been named dean of the Mathematics and Science Division at Volunteer State Community College. Talbott comes from Florida Gulf Coast University where he was director of Academic Advising. "This job spoke to me, because it allowed me to bring everything full circle in my career; my science background, my work as a teacher, and my positions as advisor," Talbott said. "We  more