MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 1 (TNSGra) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: UofM professor Jim Adelman and researchers from Virginia Tech, University of San Diego and University of Connecticut received a $1.75 million grant to study variation in host susceptibility to infectious disease. The four-year study is funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences within a multi-agency program, the Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID). "As we've al  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Oct. 2 (TNSPer) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news on Oct. 1, 2021: Jessica Vodden has been named Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for East Tennessee State University. Vodden comes to ETSU with more than a decade of experience in higher education marketing and public relations. "Jessica brings an impressive record in creating and leading successful strategic integrative marking initiatives in higher education and other settings," sai  more

LEBANON, Tennessee, Sept. 28 (TNSEve) -- Cumberland University issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2021: Cumberland University will welcome the founder of the Resiliency Project and retired officer of 13 years Nick Wilson to campus for the first event in a year-long Psychology and Criminal Justice Speaker Series. Law enforcement and first responders from across Middle Tennessee, along with the general public, are invited to attend "Reality: A Night with Nick Wilson" in Alumni Hall on  more

JACKSON, Tennessee, Oct. 2 (TNSEve) -- Union University issued the following news release: Award-winning historian David A. Bell will speak at the 24th annual Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lecture on Oct. 25 at Union University. An internationally recognized historian of early modern France and Napoleon Bonaparte, Bell serves as the Sidney and Ruth Lapidus Professor in the Era of North Atlantic Revolutions at Princeton University. Bell will host two lectures that are free and open to the public.  more

JACKSON, Tennessee, Oct. 1 (TNSEve) -- Union University issued the following news release: Award-winning historian David A. Bell will speak at the 24th annual Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lecture on Oct. 25 at Union University. An internationally recognized historian of early modern France and Napoleon Bonaparte, Bell serves as the Sidney and Ruth Lapidus Professor in the Era of North Atlantic Revolutions at Princeton University. Bell will host two lectures that are free and open to the public.  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 30 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: Janssen E. Evelyn has joined Baker Donelson as of counsel and as a member of the Firm's Labor & Employment Group in the Baltimore office. Prior to joining Baker Donelson, Mr. Evelyn worked in the public sector as an Assistant Chief Administrative Officer for Howard County, Maryland, where he adjudicated employee appeals and grievances, advised on personnel issues and labor relations  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Oct. 2 (TNSPro) -- Chattanooga State Community College issued the following news release: * * * Chattanooga State Announces IT Skill-Up Program Chattanooga State Community College will premiere its highly anticipated IT Support certificate program at the Office of Family Empowerment, 501 W. 12th Street, Chattanooga, on Monday, October 4 at 8:00 a.m. "This has been an incredible journey over the past 10 months, but our focus has never wavered, stated Bo Drake, Chattano  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Sept. 25 (TNSOps) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Machine vision system company senswork GmbH has officially opened its subsidiary at the East Tennessee State University Innovation Lab. The German-based company will use the subsidiary, senswork Inc., to enter the U.S. market. senswork has been an affiliate member of the Innovation Lab since August 2020 and a residential member since May 2021. The company is also an International Soft Landi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 28 -- Endeavor Business Media issued the following news release: Endeavor Business Media is excited to announce the launch of the ASTech Summit, a new digital event dedicated to advancing autonomous systems technology within the photonics, vison systems, military, and aerospace industries. "The ASTech Summit will provide actionable knowledge-based content for industry says Paul Andrews, Vice President and Group Publisher for Laser Focus World, Visions Systems Design  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 1 -- Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron issued the following news release: Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost in filing a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit urging the court to uphold a Tennessee abortion law. The law bans abortions where a doctor has knowledge that the abortion is sought because the unborn child has Down syndrome or because of the unborn child's race or gender. Tennessee's anti-discrim  more

CLEVELAND, Tennessee, Oct. 2 (TNSBook) -- Lee University issued the following news: Lee University's Dr. William Simmons' newest book, "The Holy Spirit in the New Testament: a Pentecostal Guide," will be released next month. The book explores the presence o f the Spirit through a Pentecostal lens and is published by IVP Academic. "A major goal of the book is to join the gifts of sound biblical study with the discipleship needs of the church," said Simmons. "I can honestly say that for me, the   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 29 (TNSPar) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: * * * Lipscomb, Nashville State announce partnership to provide pathway to bachelor's degree Students at Nashville State Community College have a new pathway to earning a bachelor's degree thanks to a new partnership with Lipscomb University' online program. Shanna L. Jackson, Nashville State Community College president, and Candice McQueen, Lipscomb University president, along with other college repre  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 28 (TNSOps) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: Hackers are continually working to find new and better ways to access devices without the knowledge of users to compromise the security of their data. Just last week Apple released a software upgrade for its phones, computer and watches that contained an emergency security patch following a report of zero-click access to its devices. Cybersecurity expert Chris Simmons, associate professor in the College   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 30 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced it is working with the United States Department of Agriculture to help prevent the spread of rabies by distributing oral rabies vaccine for wild raccoons along western North Carolina's borders with Tennessee, Georgia and Virginia. The annual baiting program, administered by USDA's Animal and   more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 28 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news: Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III has appealed and will immediately seek a stay of two recent federal district court decisions against the enforcement of Governor Bill Lee's Executive Order 84, which allows a student's parent or guardian the right to opt out of any requirement to wear a face covering at school, on a school bus, or at school functions. In the G.S., et al. v. Lee, et al.  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 28 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news: A U.S. district court has ruled in favor of Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron in their lawsuit to stop the Biden Administration from enforcing an unconstitutional tax mandate. The mandate in the American Rescue Plan Act prohibits states from providing tax relief to their citizens. The American Rescue Plan Act was passed by Congress  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 1 -- The Tennessee Arts Commission issued the following news: This year the Tennessee Arts Commission was pleased to award three Individual Artist Fellowships in Literature. The fellowships are five thousand dollars each and are awarded for artistic excellence and are not geared towards a specific project. This year was an exciting one for the Literary Arts department as we offered our second annual prize in Children's/Young Adult Literature in addition to our usual F  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 1 -- The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance issued the following news: In a combined effort to provide additional protection for investors, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) have announced a new campaign urging investors to provide their financial firms with a trusted contact. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (SEC OI  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 1 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. officials today announced the U.S.-based leader in firearms manufacturing and design will relocate its headquarters and other major operations from Springfield, Massachusetts to Maryville, Tennessee. In addition to its headquarters, Smith & Wesson  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 1 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education announced 79 school districts, over half of all districts in the state, intend to participate in the Tennessee Accelerating Literacy and Learning Corps (TN ALL Corps) tutoring program to mitigate learning loss and accelerate student achievement. The participating districts and the department will invest a projected $200 million in federal education fundi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 28 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education, in collaboration with Tennessee PBS, has launched Starting with Sounds, a Reading 360 statewide awareness campaign to help Tennessee parents and students understand the importance of reading in an engaging and fun way. In collaboration with Tennessee PBS, the state's six PBS stations- WCTE, WETP, WKNO, WKOP, WLJT, WNPT, WTCI- covering east to west an  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 28 -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the following news: The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) mobile household hazardous waste collection service will be in Cumberland, Hamblen, and Sullivan counties on Saturday Oct. 2. Tennesseans are encouraged to bring household hazardous waste - including cleaning fluids, pesticides, batteries and more - to a designated drop-off location. A person does not need to live   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 29 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Sept. 28, 2021: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee today announced a new Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) to be developed on the Memphis Regional Megasite in conjunction with Ford Motor Company and SK Innovation's Blue Oval City. "Leading companies select Tennessee because of our skilled workforce," said Gov. Lee. "This unique partnership with Ford and SK Innovation will enable Tennesseans to skill up  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 1 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee called for the Tennessee General Assembly to convene on Monday, October 18, 2021 for a special session to address funding, buildout and oversight of Ford Motor Company's historic $5.6 billion investment at the Memphis Regional Megasite. "Our partnership with Ford and SK Innovation will transform West Tennessee, and it's important we ensure this project has the structure, funding a  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 1 (TNSsro) -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order (Docket No. 21-00094): In Re: Joint Request Of Chattanooga Gas Company And Kordsa, Inc. For Approval Of Special Contract PROTECTIVE ORDER To expedite the flow of filings, discovery, exhibits, and other information, and to facilitate the prompt resolution of disputes as to the confidentiality of information, to adequately protect information entitled to be kept confidential, and to ensur  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 28 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2021: Tennessee Tech president Phil Oldham has been selected to serve as one of the 25 members of the NCAA Board of Governors. The board oversees all aspects of collegiate athletics at the Division I, Division II and Division III levels. "I've had the opportunity to be on the Division I Board of Directors for the last couple of years," said Oldham. "Now to be asked to be on the   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 2 -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: Ted Townsend has been named chief economic development officer of the Greater Memphis Chamber, launching his transition to the region's primary economic development organization. Since Sept. 1, 2020 (901 Day), Townsend had headed economic development for both the Chamber and the University of Memphis in a partnership to grow the local economy. "Serving the University of Memphis has been the honor of my p  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 30 (TNSMon) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Two researchers in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have received a $3 million award from the National Institute on Aging to study why bones become more frail and prone to fracture in diabetics who achieve long-term weight loss. Qi Zhao, MD, PhD, associate professor of Epidemiology, and Karen Johnson, MD, MPH, department   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 1 (TNSEco) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: The West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center is harvesting 44 acres of pine trees. The three-week-long harvest started in late September and is expected to last through early October. The pine trees are part of a 235-acre, internationally recognized, certified tree farm at the research center. They were planted in the late 1980s, on land that was previously u  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 30 (TNSGra) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: "It's pest management the right way," said Heather Kelly, plant pathologist at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, "With integrated pest management, we are managing pests with more than one tool, only when you need to and as sustainably as possible." Kelly is the lead investigator for a new $225,000 grant from the USDA National Institute of Food  more

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 25 (TNSRes) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Two Utah State University College of Engineering graduate students recently presented their research at the Association of State Dam Safety Officials Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Emma Lyon and Caitlin Arnold attended the conference earlier this month. Lyon presented her research about what communities can do to prepare for hundred-year floods. "Some places say, we are just going to build one big structur  more