KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 17 (TNSper) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has appointed Gary Bates, professor and interim head of the Department of Plant Sciences, as the department's permanent leader. Bates has served in the interim position since 2020. Bates joined UTIA in 1993 as an Extension forage specialist, where he has worked to help producers across the state improve the sust  more

DYERSBURG, Tennessee, May 20 (TNStalk) -- Dyersburg State Community College issued the following news release: Dyersburg State Community College celebrated its 52nd graduating class in its annual commencement exercises on May 7 on the Dyersburg campus. The front lawn and grand columns of the E.B. Eller Administration Building set the stage as Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) celebrated its 52nd graduating class in its annual commencement exercises on May 7 on the Dyersburg campus. The   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 18 (TNSawa) -- Endeavor Business Media issued the following news release: Firehouse Magazine's September cover has been awarded a 2022 National Gold Award of Excellence and Regional Gold Award of Excellence Azbee for Best Cover Design from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASPBE). The Azbee Awards honor the best in business-to-business awards, recognizing outstanding work by B2B, trade, association and professional publications. More than 830 entri  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 17 (TNSacc) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: Lipscomb University recently received official notification from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) that its Board of Commissioners granted continuing accreditation to its Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. The BSN program, housed in Lipscomb's School of Nursing, received the continuing accreditation and were found in compliance with all standards. The next scheduled evaluati  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Jeremiah Holt has wanted to be a doctor since the first time he realized as a child that biology and anatomy were really guides to how life works. Later, he worked in a lab and found he also enjoyed asking questions. It is probably no surprise that he is now among the cadre of medical students at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center also pursuing a PhD. He recently r  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 19 (TNStalk) -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following statement : * * * Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III issued the following statement following the Tennessee Supreme Court's ruling on the Education Savings Account Pilot Program: "The Education Savings Account program (ESA) has always been about helping Tennessee students-giving eligible families a choice in education, an opportunity they currently do not have. "It challenged the s  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 19 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on May 18, 2022: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Five Star Food Service, Inc. officials announced today the company will expand its headquarters operations in Hamilton County. Through this expansion, Five Star will create 25 new jobs as the company relocates to 412 E. 10th St. in Chattanooga. The new downto  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 17 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education and the University of Tennessee System announced the launch of the Tennessee Grow Your Own Center, a $20 million investment to support statewide scale for innovative educator pipeline work through Tennessee's Teacher Apprenticeship model. As a part of the department's Best for All strategic plan, the Grow Your Own initiative aims to set a new path for   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 20 -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the following news: Officials from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), TennGreen Land Conservancy, and Fentress County residents gathered Saturday to celebrate the transfer of 227 acres of land to the Pogue Creek Canyon State Natural Area, a donation from the Allardt Land Company. Rep. Kelly Keisling, R-Byrdstown, and Fentress County Executive Jimmy Johnson also attended  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 19 -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the following news on May 18, 2022: Gov. Bill Lee and Commissioner David Salyers of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced a $17.5 million loan from the State Revolving Fund Loan Program for the City of Cookeville to improve water infrastructure. The loan is one of two approved by the Tennessee Local Development Authority, with loans for Smyrna and Cookeville  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, May 19 (TNSpar) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Tennessee Tech University is a member of the core leadership group of an Upper Cumberland collaborative aimed at alleviating poverty in the region that has been selection to receive $25 million in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Opportunity Act funds. As one of the central partners, Tech is committed to engaging the university community and its many strengths to help t  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, May 17 (TNSacc) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) recently announced that the Tennessee Tech University College of Business has achieved extension of accreditation. As a global association of education, business, and professional leaders, AACSB is the world's longest-standing and most prestigious accreditor of business schools. Tennessee Tech is part of a distinguishe  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 17 (TNSpol) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news on May 16, 2022: By Peggy Reisser The University of Tennessee Health Science Center's Advisory Board met Wednesday, May 11, in Memphis, welcoming new members, hearing a report from Chancellor Peter Buckley, MD, on his first few months in office, receiving updates from the deans of UTHSC's six colleges, and approving the university's FY 2023 budget, which raises its minimum wage to  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: A collaborative network between the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is funding its first two pilot projects. The Emotion Well-being and Economic Burden Research Network (EMOT-ECON), co-led by Michelle Martin, PhD, professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at UTHSC, and Maria Pisu, PhD, professor in t  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture professor Andrew Muhammad and then graduate student Emily Greear have won the 2021 Best Article Award by the Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. They will be recognized at the 2022 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association's annual meeting June 12-15 in Mystic, Connecticut. Muhammad and Gre  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 19 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University School of Nursing issued the following news: Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Assistant Professor Alvin Jeffery is one of 12 nurse scientists accepted into the third cohort of the Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators. The fellowship program, funded by a $37.5 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, recognizes early- to mid-career nursing scholars and innovators with high potential to  more