NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 14 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced a new series of partnerships to fight human trafficking in Tennessee. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, human trafficking is a demand-driven crime that involves exploiting a person for labor, services or commercial sex and particularly impacts women and children. It is one of the fastest growing criminal enterprises in the country, and cases have been r  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee., May 10 (TNSPro) -- Chattanooga State Community College issued the following news release: When Tennessee Gov. Lee's GIVE Grant was announced in November 2019, Chattanooga State, as one of its recipients, was poised for action to expand healthcare training in three of its rural service areas. In little more than a year's time, industry certifications in OSHA, CPR, and Certified Patient Care Technicians were awarded to high school students from Bledsoe, Sequatchie and Mar  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 11 (TNSOps) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Lee Ferguson The Clinical Trials Network of Tennessee (CTN2) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has contracted a new clinical trial to test possible therapeutics for COVID-19 in hospitalized patients. This new trial brings the total generated by CTN2 contracts for the university to nearly $7 million. Since its launch in 2018, CTN2 has brought more than 200   more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, May 10 (TNSEve) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University continued its four-day Commencement celebration on Saturday as degrees were presented to graduates of the colleges of Nursing, Public Health, and Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences and the Clemmer College. Throughout the weekend, degrees are being conferred to over 2,000 students. In addition, the university held a special ceremony on Friday at 10 a.m.  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, May 12 (TNSJou) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University graduate student Robyn Dolson has had her thesis containing new findings on childhood sexual abuse published in an international journal. "Pocket ACE: Child Sexual Abuse Survivors Missed by the ACEs Study Questionnaire" appears in the July 2021 edition of Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal published by Elsevier. It is co-authored by ETSU Departmen  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 14 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined a coalition of 44 attorneys general led by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, Nebraska Attorney General Douglas Peterson, Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III and Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan urging Facebook to abandon its plans to launch a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13, citing serious concerns ab  more

CLEVELAND, Tennessee, May 11 (TNSPro) -- Lee University issued the following news: Lee University Online will offer scholarships toward multiple online academic programs, along with two leadership courses. Lee Online programs are flexible, fully online, and fully asynchronous. New applicants can receive up to $5,000 in scholarships toward their first academic year. Awards include up to $2,000 for Bible and theology, Christian studies, or ministry leadership programs; $3,000 for business admini  more

CLEVELAND, Tennessee, May 8 (TNSAwa) -- Lee University issued the following news: Lee University's Dr. Christopher Blake has been named the recipient of the 2021 Janet Rahamut Award. This award is given in recognition to the faculty member that exhibits a heart for students evidenced by frequent interaction and positive involvement with them outside the classroom. The award is named in memory of Dr. Janet Rahamut, a veteran English professor whose tragic death in 2000 shocked the campus and le  more

CLEVELAND, Tennessee, May 8 (TNSAwa) -- Lee University issued the following news: Desiree LaPeer was recently named Lee University's 2021 Charles Paul Conn (CPC) Award recipient and was recognized for this achievement during Honors Chapel last month. The CPC Award is given to a Lee senior who demonstrates the greatest promise of achievement in graduate or professional studies after graduating from Lee. Established in 1996, it is named after Lee's 16th president. Each department may nominate on  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 7 -- Gov. Michael Parson, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Governor Mike Parson appointed Megan Benton as Associate Circuit Judge for the 6th Judicial Circuit. She will fill the Associate Circuit Judge vacancy created by the appointment of the Honorable W. Ann Hansbrough to Circuit Judge. Ms. Benton, of Parkville, currently serves as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Platte County. She holds a bachelor's and master's degree in political scien  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 11 -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following news release: Attorney General Doug Peterson joined in co-leading a letter along with the attorneys general of Massachusetts, Tennessee, and Vermont. The letter cites serious concerns about the safety and well-being of children and the harm social media poses to young people and contends that Facebook has historically failed to protect the welfare of children on its platforms. The coalition of 44 attorne  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 13 (TNSPer) -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital issued the following news release: M. Madan Babu, Ph.D., director of the Center of Excellence for Data Driven Discovery at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, has been elected to a fellowship with the Academy of Medical Sciences, a British organization dedicated to the advancement of biomedical and health research. The academy is an an independent organization that works to translate and implement health research t  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 14 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news: Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III has joined a coalition of 19 states supporting an Arkansas law that would prohibit abortions solely based on a pre-natal Down Syndrome diagnosis. The Missouri-led group has filed an amicus brief this morning in Leslie Rutledge v. Little Rock Planning Services. Click here to read the brief: https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/attorneygeneral/documents/pr/20  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 11 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news: Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III is leading a coalition of 44 attorneys general urging Facebook to abandon its plans to launch a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13. "Facebook has a record of failing to protect the safety and privacy of children," said General Slatery. "Let's not take their word for it that this time- and with a product specifically created for childre  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 12 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the end of all federally funded pandemic unemployment compensation programs in Tennessee, effective July 3. "We will no longer participate in federal pandemic unemployment programs because Tennesseans have access to more than 250,000 jobs in our state," said Gov. Lee. "Families, businesses and our economy thrive when we focus on meaningful employment and move on from sho  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 14 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced he will kick off Tennessee's yearlong celebration commemorating 225 years of statehood with a special musical appearance by Country Hall of Fame members The Oak Ridge Boys in downtown Jonesborough on June 1. "As we reflect on 225 years of statehood, I'm honored to welcome the legendary Oak Ridge Boys to historic Jonesborough," said Gov. Lee. "These remarkable musicians h  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, May 14 (TNSPar) -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: The Tennessee Valley Authority and a Mississippi State flight research laboratory have agreed to collaborate on expanding the company's use of unmanned aircraft systems for inspections in order to improve safety and lower costs. The partnership between TVA, which supplies electricity to nearly 10 million people across seven southeastern states, and Mississippi State's Raspet Flight Research Labo  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 14 (TNSPar) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: The University of Memphis has partnered with InStride to join its academic network, increasing both entities' ability to reach more corporations interested in sponsoring strategic workforce education for their employees. The University of Memphis has a proven track record in online learning, launching its first online programs more than 25 years ago in 1995, and now boasting more than 100 accredi  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 14 (TNSPol) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center's Advisory Board Wednesday unanimously approved the university's proposed operating budget of $633.8 million for FY 2022. While the budget holds tuition steady, it proposes raising the minimum wage at the university to $16 an hour and includes $5.2 million in infrastructure support. It will go to the UT Board of Trustees when the   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 15 (TNSEve) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The Memphis Institute of Regenerative Medicine (MIRM) is hosting a major international scientific conference in Memphis this fall with the Society of Experimental Biology and Medicine (SEBM) and its journal Experimental Biology and Medicine (EBM). The International Experimental Biology and Medicine Conference (IEBMC) is slated for October 8-10, 2021 at the Central Station Hotel i  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 13 (TNSPer) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news on May 12, 2021: By Amber Carter Ryan D. Mire, MD, FACP, an alumnus of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Medicine, was named president-elect of the American College of Physicians (ACP) during the organization's Annual Business Meeting May 2. The ACP represents internal medicine physicians, related subspecialists, and medical students. It is the larges  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 14 (TNSPer) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Jonathan Wall, PhD, a professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's Graduate School of Medicine (GSM) in Knoxville, has been appointed as a University Distinguished Professor. The title is reserved for those who have contributed in a superlative way to UTHSC and brought distinction and respect to the university. Dr. Wall's appointment comes from UTHSC Graduate   more