CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee., April 24 (TNSEve) -- Chattanooga State Community College issued the following news release: Chattanooga State Community College has announced that its 2021 Commencement ceremonies will be held throughout the week of May 10 and, "we have a lot to celebrate!" shared Brad McCormick, assistant vice president of Enrollment Services. Thirty-five smaller in-person ceremonies will encompass all academic divisions including Business, Engineering and Information Technologies, Hu  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee., April 24 (TNSPro) -- Chattanooga State Community College issued the following news release: Chattanooga State's Nursing Program prepares students to be registered nurses to help meet current and emerging needs in the workplace; however, an unexpected pandemic in 2020 added an entirely new layer of urgency for the program, helping to further prepare students for their future in healthcare. As the pandemic raged and agencies raced to provide testing availability, it wasn  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 20 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong today called on OfferUp, an online mobile marketplace, to act immediately to prevent fraudulent or blank COVID-19 vaccine cards from being sold on its platform. A bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general, led by North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III, and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul rai  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, April 21 (TNSPro) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University recently received full accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education to offer its Master of Social Work (MSW) program fully online. Previously, the MSW program has been offered on-ground on ETSU's main campus and at distance sites in Asheville, North Carolina, and Abingdon, Virginia. While the on-ground program still will be offered on the main ETSU  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 21 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release on April 19, 2021: Attorney General Clare E. Connors today called on OfferUp, an online mobile marketplace, to act immediately to prevent fraudulent or blank COVID-19 vaccine cards from being sold on its platform. A bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general, led by North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III, and Illinois Attorney General  more

CLEVELAND, Tennessee, April 23 (TNSAwa) -- Lee University issued the following news: Over 400 walkers and runners met on Lee University's campus last Saturday for the 65 Roses 5K race, held annually to raise funds and awareness for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. "It was so good to see people back running the streets of Cleveland," said Dr. Bill Estes, race coordinator. "There were so many young runners in this year's event, and we had our youngest ever overall winner, 14-year-old Owen Clemons  more

CLEVELAND, Tennessee, April 23 (TNSOps) -- Lee University issued the following news: Lee University students recently delivered Easter baskets to residents of three senior living centers as part of a LEAP service project. The service project was designed for LEAP (Learn, Engage, Achieve Program) students and initiated by Dr. Angela Waltrip, LEAP community coordinator. Students put together Easter baskets containing sensory bottles, a wreath, a toy, and easter eggs with candy, and delivered the  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 23 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education announced that $1,000 stipends for completion of the two-week Early Reading Training will now be available to fifth grade classroom teachers, special education teachers and English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers--in addition to kindergarten through 4th grade classroom, special education, and ESL teachers-- expanding the number of teachers who are   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 22 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the addition of Senator Ferrell Haile and Representative Patsy Hazlewood to the Financial Stimulus Accountability Group (FSAG). The bipartisan group will continue its work to support Tennessee's economy and ensure proper fiscal management of federal relief funds, meeting publicly and reporting regularly to bring transparency to the process. "As Tennessee's strong econo  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 23 (TNSPro) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Nursing is opening a traditional, two-year bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) program as a complement to its existing 12-month, accelerated BSN program. The traditional BSN will be geared to students who have completed 60 hours of prerequisite courses at a community college or other college and want to complete a   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 13 (TNSGra) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have received a $500,000 grant over three years from the Department of Defense to test a novel strategy using mitochondria transplantation therapy for restoration of neuromuscular structure and function after injury. Poor or incomplete muscle repair after an injury delays or prevents normal function and can decr  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 22 (TNSMon) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases recently awarded a team of UTHSC researchers $1.99 million for their work to advance understanding of the pathophysiology of prediabetes, diabetes, and related complications. Sam Dagogo-Jack, MD, professor of Medicine and director of the General Clinical Research Center, is a principal investigator, along with   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 21 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced "Untold Tennessee" as the theme for a yearlong celebration commemorating 225 years of statehood. Tennesseans are invited to attend events and activities in all 95 counties and submit stories that showcase their area of the state. Gov. Lee will kick off a 95-county tour and year of celebration by visiting Bicentennial Mall in Nashville and the Blount Mansion in Knoxvill  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 23 -- The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today welcomed Renee Hoyos as director of the agency's new environmental justice office. Hoyos, who has 14 years of experience as an environmental justice advocacy leader in Tennessee, will direct efforts on the continued development - with community and stakeholder input - of the environmental justice program at DEQ. Prior t  more