JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Jan. 21 (TNSPer) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Poet, editor and award-winning essayist Dr. Amy Wright is the Spring 2022 Wayne G. Basler Chair of Excellence for the Integration of the Arts, Rhetoric and Science, a prestigious honor given by East Tennessee State University for nearly 30 years. Wright coordinates the Creative Writing Program at Austin Peay State University, where she also teaches writing, and serves as the senior editor fo  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 20 (TNSPer) -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: Lonnie T. Brown Jr. has been named dean of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Law and Elvin E. Overton Distinguished Professor of Law. He begins July 1. Brown, the Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor and A. Gus Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism at the University of Georgia School of Law, previously served at Georgia as associate dean for aca  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 21 (TNSPer) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2022: Renowned University of Tennessee tobacco breeder and geneticist Robert Miller has retired. His forty-year career with UT AgResearch, much of it based in Greeneville, was filled with breakthrough achievements that transformed tobacco production in northeast Tennessee and around the globe. Miller is internationally recognized for his development of   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 22 -- The Nashville International Airport issued the following news release: With the release of 2021's total passenger data, the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) has taken stock of the previous 12 months. Although the pandemic continued to impact air travel throughout the country, the calendar year closed with over 15.5 million passengers moving in and out of Nashville International Airport(R)--87.3 percent higher than in 2020 and just 15.1 percent low  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 17 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Jane Roberts Within weeks of the first COVID-19 case in Shelby County in early March 2020, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and its clinical practice partner, University Clinical Health, had the largest drive-through testing station in Shelby County up and running, staffing it morning to night with dozens of volunteers, many of them students. For the blanket  more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 19 (TNSPar) -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: Austin Peay State University marketing and graphic design students experienced a little cross-disciplinary collaboration, similar to working in a real-world agency, last semester thanks to an innovative collaboration between the College of Business and the Department of Art + Design. Rachel Bush, associate professor of art + design, and Dr. Terry Damron, APSU assistant professor of marketing, pa  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 21 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2022: Baker Donelson has achieved ISO 27001 certification, an internationally recognized certification for information security management. Earning the ISO 27001 certification shows that Baker Donelson is in compliance with rigorous international standards regarding utilization of best practices, ongoing governance, and management of information systems to ensure the security of client and   more

DYERSBURG, Tennessee, Jan. 21 (TNSOps) -- Dyersburg State Community College issued the following news release: DSCC awarded a $327,262 grant to expand higher education opportunities to students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is awarding Dyersburg State Community College a $327,262 grant to expand higher education opportunities to students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Dyersburg State  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Jan. 20 (TNSOps) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Continuing to engage with community startups and businesses, the East Tennessee State University College of Business and Technology announced the completion of several marketing projects with Winter Innovations, an East Tennessee-based medical device startup company. Winter Innovations developed an industry-first surgical suture with a specialized patent-protected needle design that dramatic  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Jan. 21 (TNSOps) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news on Jan. 20, 2022: The East Tennessee State University Department of Art & Design and Slocumb Galleries in partnership with ETSU Student Activities Allocation Committee, Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies and Black American Studies Program, present "The Yellow Book" by Johanna Warwick, a collection of photographic works available at Slocumb Galleries through Feb. 18. Warwick will give a talk a  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 21 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on Jan. 20, 2022: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and 3M Company officials announced today the company will invest approximately $470 million and add around 600 new jobs by 2025 as it expands manufacturing operations in East Tennessee. As part of 3M's expansion at the Eagle Bend Industrial Park, the company pl  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Jan. 19 (TNSPar) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: A collaboration between the Center of Excellence for Sports Science and Coach Education (CESSCE) at East Tennessee State University and the globally acclaimed International Soccer Science and Performance Federation (ISSPF) has resulted in multiple new shared learning opportunities for students at ETSU. The news comes as a part of an official announcement on behalf of the ISSPF. "We are deli  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Jan. 20 (TNSOps) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Anthony Salas happened to notice an email that arrived late one evening announcing a partnership between the United Negro College Fund, also known as UNCF, and the Walt Disney Company. The Kingsport, Tennessee, native went to work. He connected with professionals on LinkedIn, applied for an internship, interviewed for a post and ultimately learned that he would be a member of the inaugural c  more

CLEVELAND, Tennessee, Jan. 18 -- Lee University issued the following news: Cleveland community leader Steve Hartline will serve as honorary chairman of 2022 Great Strides, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's largest national fundraising event for those with cystic fibrosis. The 21st annual Great Strides Walk and 19th annual 65 Roses 5Kwill be held Saturday, March 26, on Lee University's campus. "We are thrilled that Steve has agreed to serve as honorary chair for this event. He is the voice of Cl  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 19 (TNSPar) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: In the United States, the privilege of clean running water is one we often don't give much thought to. Our expansive water system is often taken for granted, and so are its designers. In Los Limones, Guatemala, fresh drinking water is never taken for granted. In good times, it comes from two places -- off the roofs of its homes or from a tiny spring within the village. However, when dry seasons arrive or a  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 19 (TNSOps) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: The Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music recently launched Strike a Chord: Scheidt School of Music Drive for Excellence Fund at the University of Memphis. Together, Susan Arney, Rudi Scheidt Jr., Elkan Scheidt and Helen Gronauer, all children of the late Honey and Rudi E. Scheidt, committed, $500,000 to create a matching fund to secure donations to support students who will be learning and performing  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 19 -- The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance issued the following news: To help support the lifesaving mission of the over 500 volunteer fire departments in Tennessee the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) and the Tennessee State Fire Marshal's Office (SFMO) announce that applications will be accepted starting Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, from volunteer fire departments for $1 million in grants through the Volunteer Firefighter Equipment and Tr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 20 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: Following months of strong engagement and conversations about public education funding in Tennessee, today the Tennessee Department of Education announced over 1,300 public comments have been submitted on a potential student-based K-12 public education funding formula in Tennessee. Comments and input have been submitted by hundreds of parents, educators, superintendents, elected officials,   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 20 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Jan. 19, 2022: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced he will deliver his fourth State of the State address to the General Assembly and fellow Tennesseans on Monday, January 31 at 6 p.m. CT. The joint session will take place in the House Chamber of the Tennessee State Capitol. "I look forward to sharing my vision for Tennessee, including my budget and legislative priorities for the year," said Gov. Lee.   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 19 (TNSOps) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Lee Ferguson A project aimed at helping Memphis-area youth with sexual abuse issues has received support from the U.S. Department of Justice. Principal investigator Jacqueline Page, PsyD, professor, and William Murphy, PhD, professor emeritus, both in the Psychiatry Department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, were recently awarded $475,000 by the Office o  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 20 (TNSPro) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Leigh Ann Roman Professor Sarah Jane Rhoads, PhD, DNP, WHNP-BC, RNC-OB, APRN, FAAN, has been selected to lead a new department in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Nursing. Dr. Rhoads will serve as chair of the Department of Community and Population Health. The development of a third department in the college is a response to growth in programs a  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 19 (TNSOps) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Peggy Reisser Over the past decade, the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has increased its research awards significantly, revised its curriculum, launched new degree programs, expanded its statewide footprint, and ranked as a Top 20 school of pharmacy. All these accomplishments have come under the leadership of College of Pharmacy Dean   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 19 (TNSRes) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: The research team of Troy Rowan, Jon Beever, Kurt Lamour and Liesel Schneider, at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, has been awarded a grant from the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI) to advance research in developing cost-effective methods for collecting molecular phenotypes in cattle. The project is one of 11 seed grants award  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 19 (TNSRes) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Effort To Include Refining the App 'WildType' for Engaging Citizen Scientists * * * The research team of Irene Cobo-Simon and Jill Wegrzyn, of the University of Connecticut, and Margaret Staton, with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, has been awarded a grant from the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI) to increase communit  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 22 (TNSOps) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: A program within the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has been recognized as the nation's leading educator of high school agriculture teachers. The Herbert College of Agriculture's Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications Department (ALEC) received the 2021 National Association of Agricultural Educators Outstanding Postsecondary Agricu  more