NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 14 (TNSEve) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: In recognition of Alcohol Awareness Month, the School of Medicine Basic Sciences will host a conversation between Will Welch, global editorial director of GQ magazine, and the Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research on Wednesday, April 21, from 11 a.m. to noon CT. Registration is required. The virtual event, "Addiction, Sobriety and Art in the Time of COVID-19," will include Danny Winder, director of V  more

LEBANON, Tennessee, April 15 (TNSOps) -- Cumberland University issued the following news on April 14, 2021: Cumberland University announced today that it will hold its annual Commencement Ceremonies on May 7 and May 8, 2021. The Master's Hooding and Commencement Ceremony will take place on Friday, May 7 at 5:30 p.m. on the Memorial Hall Lawn on Cumberland's campus. The Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 8 at 10:00 a.m. on the Memorial Hall Lawn. Graduates wi  more

LEBANON, Tennessee, April 13 (TNSMon) -- Cumberland University issued the following news on April 12, 2021: Cumberland University announced today that its inaugural Giving Week raised over $34,000 and exceeded its initial goal of 179 donors in honor of 179 years of Cumberland. The campaign, which ran from Monday, April 5 through Friday, April 9, received gifts from 213 donors. Gifts will be allocated to various university areas as designated by each donor. "We are thrilled with the incredib  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, April 16 (TNSPro) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University's College of Nursing now offers an online Forensic Nurse Certificate, a graduate certificate designed for nurses who want to expand their training beyond the education acquired as a sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE). Sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) are registered nurses who have completed specialized education and clinical preparation in the medica  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 9 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, supporting a group of Tennessee abortion providers. The providers are challenging a law requiring women seeking abortions to attend two in-person appointments with physicians no fewer than   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 17 -- Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron issued the following news release: Attorney General Daniel Cameron led a coalition of 21 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Tennessee to enforce its abortion waiting-period law while a lower court reviews the case. After the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit declined to stay a District Court's ruling invalidating Tennessee's abortion waiting-period law, Tenn  more

CLEVELAND, Tennessee, April 16 (TNSAwa) -- Lee University issued the following news: Lee University's Dr. Dewayne Knight recently received the Tennessee Athletic Trainers' Society (TATS) Jerry Robertson Educator Award. The announcement was made during a virtual ceremony on Saturday, March 27. "I am very surprised and honored to be named athletic training educator of the year by TATS," said Knight, an associate professor of athletic training at Lee. "What is most special to me is to have been n  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 14 (TNSBook) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: Lipscomb University's Scott Sager, vice president for church services, has released his first book. Jesus in Isolation: Lazarus, Viruses and Us was released in March and is published by WIPF & Stock. In Jesus in Isolation, Sager revisits the New Testament story of Lazarus and uses the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic to view it through a modern-day lens addressing issues such as illness, suffering, isol  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 15 (TNSPer) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news on April 14, 2021: John M. Lutz, who has served as Vanderbilt University's interim vice chancellor for development and alumni relations since April 2020, will assume the role permanently, Chancellor Daniel Diermeier announced today. Lutz's appointment as vice chancellor for development and alumni relations is effective immediately. "Over the past year, John has executed a vision for Development and Alumn  more

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, April 14 (TNSMon) -- Middle Tennessee State University issued the following news: Middle Tennessee State University is one of 16 institutions across the country participating in the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities' Powered by Publics initiative to each receive an additional $15,000 investment and support to advance student-centered transformation. The cohort of participating institutions will engage in an in-depth institutional needs assessment, share  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, April 14 (TNSOps) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: The East Tennessee State University Appalachian Studies program is set to launch an online magazine later this spring. Appalachian Places will continue the program's long literary tradition of highlighting the people, places, issues and themes relating to the Appalachian region. The new magazine will help continue that tradition by following the example of its print-version forerunner, Now   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 16 (TNSJou) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: A diet involving processed food may affect one's metabolism more than realized, according to a recently published paper in the scientific journal Communications Biology by Joseph F. Pierre, PhD, an assistant professor in the Divisions of Neonatology and Pediatric Obesity and the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Biochemistry in the College of Medicine at the University  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 13 (TNSAwa) -- Rhodes College issued the following news: Dr. Cara Djonko-Moore, assistant professor of educational studies at Rhodes College, is the recipient of a Fulbright Global Scholar Program Award to Finland and Canada, granted by the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. She will conduct research at Cape Breton University in Nova Scotia, Canada, and at the University of Turku in Finland as part of a project to learn how  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 15 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced Major General Tommy H. Baker will serve in his cabinet as commissioner for the Department of Veterans Services, effective immediately. "Gen. Baker is a proven public servant who has dedicated his career to protecting our state and nation," said Gov. Lee. "I'm confident he'll lead the department with integrity and look forward to his continued service." Baker formerly   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 14 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced his amendment to the proposed Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget. The amendment includes $580 million in available funds as a result of fiscal prudence. These funds will be invested in strategic long-term projects that focus on a return to pre-pandemic priorities and deliver critical services while not growing government. The budget amendment also includes nearly $100 millio  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 13 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn and members of the General Assembly urged school districts to ensure federal education funding goes directly toward student achievement. Tennessee has received nearly $4.5 billion in federal COVID-19 relief stimulus funding allocated specifically for K-12 education. "By using these funds wisely and returning to in-person learning, we have th  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 14 (TNSPer) -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: Looking to take the program to the next level, Tennessee State University has named Eddie George as head football coach. TSU director of athletics Dr. Mikki Allen made the announcement Tuesday as George was introduced to the Tiger family. "Eddie George has been a winner in every facet of the game, and we look forward to him bringing that same commitment to our players and having it translate into w  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, April 15 (TNSOps) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Throughout her academic career, Holly Stretz has followed the research, seeking answers to questions some have never asked. At Tennessee Tech, her research is helping students ask unique questions and find those answers through chemical engineering. "There have been Nobel prize winners who have said, 'Follow the research. Follow where the data takes you,'" said Stretz. "That's wher  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 15 (TNSRes) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: Dr. Maryam Salehi, assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering in the Herff College of Engineering, was recently awarded a $453,144 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for her project titled, "An Investigation of Microplastics Fate and Contaminant Transport in Storm Runoff, The Nexus of Environmental Engineering and Material Sciences." "I am so excited and honored to   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 15 (TNSBook) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis has selected the following finalists for the 2020 Hooks National Book Award: * Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own, by Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. (Crown/Penguin Random House) * The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X, by Les Payne & Tamara Payne (W.W. Norton & Company) * Franchis  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 16 (TNSPar) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: PopCheck Technologies Inc. and MakeScope are the most recent startups to come out of The University of Memphis FedEx Institute of Technology and Epicenter's joint Patents2Products (P2P) Program. The partnership's first startup, Nuvelus, was announced in October, and additional companies will launch over the next year as part of the partners' initiative to support and cultivate innovative and de  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 13 (TNSAcc) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: The Fogelman College of Business and Economics (FCBE) at the University of Memphis had its accreditation renewed by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) for another five years. The accreditation covers both the entire Fogelman College of Business and Crews School of Accountancy programs, confirming the high-quality educational experience provided to students across  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 14 (TNSGra) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Toni M. Whitaker, MD, professor of Pediatrics and chief of the Division of Developmental Pediatrics in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, has received a $94,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Association of University Centers on Disabilities to provide s  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 16 (TNSGra) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Southeast Regional Sun Grant Center at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 regional competitive grants program. After selecting 42 applications for review by a panel of scientists from around the country from more than 73 preproposals that were received, six projects have been selected for fund  more

MARTIN, Tennessee, April 15 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Tennessee's Martin Campus issued the following news release: Four Hickman County students have received the Bill and Rosann Nunnelly Family Scholarship from the University of Tennessee at Martin for the 2021-2022 academic year. The scholarship, funded by Bill and Rosann Nunnelly, is a four-year scholarship currently open to Hickman County residents. The four recipients are incoming students in the class of 2025. * Spencer Tomlinson, of  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 16 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Communication and Information hosted the 13th annual CCI Experience Diversity Banquet virtually April 9. Civil rights pioneer Theotis Robinson Jr. served as the keynote speaker, and two individuals who have made outstanding contributions to diversity and inclusion were presented with the 2021 CCI Diversity Award: Tyvi Small, vice chancellor for di  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 16 (TNSEve) -- The University of the Sciences issued the following news: James M. Hoffman, P'00, PharmD'01, will address the graduates at the 9th Annual Bachelor's Degree Conferment Ceremony on Friday, May 21, 2021. Dr. Hoffman is Chief Patient Safety Officer and a member of the Pharmaceutical Sciences Department at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. The ceremony honors students enrolled in the University's Doctor of Pharmacy, Doctor   more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, April 15 (TNSRes) -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release on April 14, 2021: John Graef, mathematics professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, recently hit a huge milestone: The publication of his 500th academic paper. "That's one of the things that happens if you stay in a profession long enough," he laughed. "Is it unusual? Yeah. There are probably not many people who have published that many papers, and I d  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, April 13 (TNSRes) -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: Korede Ajumobi has some advice for students conducting research: Embrace failure because you probably are, at least, at first. "Failure is very good. Failure is your best friend, actually," he said. If one hypothesis doesn't pan out, you can dump it and move on to something that might work, said Ajumobi, one of the first presenters at the virtual 2021 ReSEARCH Dial  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, April 14 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: Lola Oke has a busy summer ahead of her, and she can't wait to get started. Oke, a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga sophomore political science major and Brock Scholar in the Honors College, recently learned that she was accepted into the Fulbright Canada Mitacs Globalink program in which U.S. undergraduate students work with a Canadian education institution. T  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, April 13 (TNSRes) -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: It all fit together so snugly. Chelsey Paige was already working in Special Collections in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Library when she was chosen to do the same thing for the URTOPS program. Launched in fall semester of academic year 2020-21 by the Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavor, or URACE, the program is a combination of hands-on resear  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 15 (TNSGra) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: A new Nanomaker Immersion course coming to Vanderbilt aims to train the next generation of nanotechnology entrepreneurs in a facility rarely utilized by undergraduates. The course is made possible by a $30,000 VentureWell Faculty Grant awarded to Alice D. Leach, research assistant professor of materials science and the immersion leader at the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering. The  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 16 (TNSRes) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Davidson County voters have slightly less confidence in their elected officials and core institutions as compared with last year, including the Metro Nashville Police Department and Nashville public schools, according to the latest Vanderbilt Poll-Nashville. A majority of Nashville residents, however--59 percent--still think things in Nashville are "generally headed in the right direction." That is down   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 14 (TNSJou) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Pioneering research from Vanderbilt scientists shows that cells respond differently to acute stress than to gradual stress. The findings establish an entirely new way to look at cell-to-cell communication, or signaling, and may fundamentally change how biomedical researchers study cells. Research led by Alexander Thiemicke, former graduate student in chemical and physical biology, and Gregor Neuert, ass  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 16 (TNSRes) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Effective assistant principals have the potential to greatly impact a school's success, though they are often underutilized, a new Vanderbilt-led study finds. The report--developed by Peabody College of education and human development faculty Ellen Goldring and Mollie Rubin, and Mariesa Herrmann of Mathematica--also sheds light on the varied functions of assistant principals across the country and sugges  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 16 (TNSJou) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: When you think of sabertooth cats, chances are you picture the iconic Smilodon fatalis, which has massively elongated canines and is best known from specimens found in the La Brea Tar Pits in Southern California. (Smilodon fatalis fossils were also found in Nashville, Tennessee--which led to the name and mascot of the NHL's Nashville Predators hockey team.) However, the cat that once occupied all contin  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 15 (TNSPer) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt Divinity School has announced the hiring of Yara Gonzalez-Justiniano, assistant professor of religion, psychology and culture. Gonzalez-Justiniano, who will focus on Latinx studies, brings a wealth of experience in theological and cultural study and nonprofit program leadership. "We are excited to have Professor Gonzalez-Justiniano join our faculty," said Emilie Townes, dean of the Divinity S  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 15 (TNSEve) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The Division of Government and Community Relations is kicking off a new series to celebrate women who blazed the trail and their legacy with "A Tribute to Betty C. Nixon," a discussion at noon on Tuesday, April 27. Register for the event: https://events.vanderbilt.edu/event/34129-a-tribute-to-betty-c-nixon Nixon was a pioneering civil and women's rights activist who left a lasting mark on Vanderbilt Un  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 12 (TNSAwa) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The Vanderbilt Graduate School has recognized outstanding research among Ph.D. candidates across the university in 2020-21 through the nomination and awarding of endowed scholarship funding. Family S Graduate Scholarship - Autism studies In 2018, anonymous donors established the Family S Graduate Scholarship to provide financial support for deserving graduate students who are conducting basic research   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 15 (TNSPer) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news on April 14, 2021: Vanderbilt University Cornelius Vanderbilt Distinguished Professor of Education H. Richard Milner IV has been voted president-elect of the American Educational Research Association, the largest interdisciplinary research association devoted to the scientific study of education and learning in the world. Milner's presidency will begin at the conclusion of the association's 2022 annual me  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 16 (TNSRes) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: A more comprehensive, equitable approach to researching gun violence can lead to better policy solutions. The mass shootings in Atlanta and Colorado in March again put a spotlight on gun violence in America and sparked renewed discussion about prevention policy. Despite a global pandemic, 2020 recorded the highest-ever number of civilian lives lost to firearms: Guns were used to kill almost 20,000 Ameri  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 13 (TNSEve) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Climate scientist Carlos A. Nobre, who is renowned for his work on the impact of Amazon deforestation, will deliver the 2021 Earth Day Lecture on Wednesday, April 21, at 1 p.m. CT. Nobre's talk, "The Amazon Near a Tipping Point: The urgent need of a novel standing forest bioeconomy," is part of a joint venture by the Vanderbilt Evolutionary Studies Initiative and the Center for Latin American Studies to   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 13 (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

GALLATIN, Tennessee, April 13 (TNSEve) -- Volunteer State Community College issued the following news release: Comedienne Karen Mills will be the keynote speaker at the 2021 Educate a Woman (EAW) luncheon on Friday, May 14. The event supports scholarships for women at Volunteer State Community College. Mills has been in the humor business for more than 21 years, touring clubs, colleges, and theaters across the country. A publicist said: "She finds the funny in everyday life and that didn't chan  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee., April 14 (TNSPro) -- Chattanooga State Community College issued the following news release: Chattanooga State's Economic and Workforce Development Division can offer customized technical or essential skills training that keep your workforce up-to-date, active and thriving whether you're looking to upskill machinists on the factory floor or IT specialists working from home. We provide the resources to keep up with the constant changes in today's business world. While ou  more