NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 (TNSper) -- Belmont University issued the following news release: Belmont recently announced four new appointments to its leadership team. Dr. Jason Rogers (pictured far left) will serve as Executive Vice President for External Engagement. Dr. Susan West (pictured middle left) will serve as Executive Vice President of Administration and Chief of Staff. Both are newly-created roles on the University's new Executive Leadership Team. Dr. Tamika Williams (pictured mi  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 7 (TNSbook) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: "Foundations for Performance Training: Skills for the Actor-Dancer," a new book by East Tennessee State University faculty member Cara Harker, explores the physical, emotional and practical components of performance training. The book aims to equip readers with the tools needed to successfully advance in their development as artists and entertainers. "The book has a dual purpose - as a teach  more

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, June 7 (TNSper) -- Tusculum University issued the following news: Shane Matthews, a law enforcement officer for more than 20 years, is the new chief of the Office of Campus Safety at Tusculum University. Matthews comes to Tusculum from the Unicoi County Sheriff's Department, where he had served since 2020, most recently as a sergeant. Before that, he served for nearly 19 years with the Greeneville Police Department, concluding his career there with the same rank. He join  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 (TNSres) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: A new wind tunnel research facility will allow Tennessee Tech University researchers, students and industry partners to do hands-on, large-scale research that could shape developments in wind engineering, aerospace, electric vehicle research and more. "The tunnel and facilities will increase our ability and capacity in performance computing and will also enhance teaching," said Tech   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 (TNSpro) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: Lipscomb University has launched a new graduate program designed to prepare students and working professionals for a life of public service in government and the public nonprofit world. The Master of Arts degree in public administration is designed to equip leaders for their first years in public policy. The program is housed in Lipscomb's College of Leadership & Public Service, where Tennessee turns for l  more

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, June 8 (TNSper) -- Tusculum University issued the following news on June 7, 2022: When you ask Jennifer Hollowell to name her favorite productions at Tusculum University, it is a challenging task for her because she has assisted with so many. Hollowell has been in the thick of Tusculum productions for about 20 years, handling behind-the-scenes tasks and running the box office for shows in the Annie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts Center as coordinator of Tusculum Arts Outreach. In   more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, June 10 (TNSper) -- The Mississippi State University issued the following news: Eric Moyen, Mississippi State professor and head of the Department of Educational Leadership, is beginning a new role as the university's first assistant vice president for Student Success. The appointment, in the MSU Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President, will be effective July 1, and is a direct report to Interim Associate Vice Provost for Student Success and Dean of Students  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 8 (TNSper) -- Nashville State Community College issued the following news release: The English, Humanities, and Creative Technologies Division at Nashville State Community College has a new dean. Dr. Michael Sundblad, former dean of Liberal Arts, Business, and Information Technology at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, Illinois, was chosen after a nationwide search. Sundblad started on June 1, 2022. As dean, Dr. Sundblad will be responsible for academic,   more

CLAREMONT, California, June 10 (TNSjou) -- Pomona College issued the following news: Environmental advocacy organizations now have new tools to help them motivate their constituencies, thanks to groundbreaking research at Pomona College, the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and The Nature Conservancy published on May 31 in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. Analysis of Twitter data from about a half million English-speaking users in 14 countries identified six distinct personas which d  more

TULLAHOMA, Tennessee, June 7 (TNSper) -- The University of Tennessee Space Institute issued the following news release: University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) Professor and H.H. Arnold Chair John Schmisseur has been selected to serve as the institute's next director and as associate dean in the Tickle College of Engineering, effective August 1. "I'm very honored and grateful to have been selected to be the next executive director of UTSI, a position that I hoped I would have an opportu  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 9 (TNSpro) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Leigh Ann Roman Nurses who care for patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) can have a major impact on improving health outcomes and quality of life for their patients. But this is not possible without the knowledge and clinical skills necessary to provide specialized comprehensive care. That is why the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Nursing is at t  more

CARBONDALE, Illinois, June 8 (TNSawa) -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: The SIU Alumni Association is awarding $89,250 to 62 new and returning students Southern Illinois University Carbondale students for the 2022 fall semester. Funded by association members and donors throughout the year, the scholarships include more than $58,000 in regional chapter and legacy awards, as well as $25,000 in textbook awards to students in Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, Arizona,  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 2 (TNSper) -- The Tennessee Arts Commission issued the following news: By Ann Brown, Associate Director of Grants Alicia Lark Fuss, TN Arts Commission Director of Arts Education, has accepted a tenure-track position in Theatre Education at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) beginning in August 2022. Alicia joined the Arts Commission in 2020 after a decade-long career in Arts Education at the Nashville Children's Theatre. During her time at the Arts Commission,   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 7 -- The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance issued the following news: At the midpoint of 2022, the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance ("TDCI") is highlighting the robust health of Tennessee's insurance industry as well as the work of the Department's team to assist consumers and insurance professionals. "During the past two years, Tennessee's insurance industry has risen to face numerous challenges, and I am proud to say that our team has equal  more

BLOUNTVILLE, Tennessee, June 7 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on June 6, 2022: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Advanced Call Center Technologies (ACT) President and CEO Hunter Croft announced today the company will establish new operations in Bristol and Kingsport, creating 650 new jobs in Sullivan County. ACT's expansion in the region will create 350 new jobs at it  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 7 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education released the proposed rules to implement the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) Act. Informed by input from a variety of stakeholders--parents, educators, superintendents, and business and community leaders-- all Tennesseans are now encouraged to submit public comment on the proposed rules by Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Comments should be e  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 8 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced Commissioner Bob Rolfe's departure from state government to enter the private sector. Stuart McWhorter will return to the Lee administration to serve as the Commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD), effective July 11. "Bobby has played an invaluable role in my cabinet by recruiting new businesses and industry to our state, sup  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 7 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee will sign an executive order directing accountability measures for school safety and an evaluation of training for Tennessee law enforcement. The order also establishes additional resources to support parents, teachers and law enforcement in improving school security practices. "Parents need to have full confidence that their children are safe at school, and thankfully, Tennessee   more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, June 7 (TNSpro) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Beginning this fall, students in the School of Human Ecology at Tennessee Tech University will be able to get their bachelor's of science in design studies. The existing concentration of housing and design will become architecture and interior design. Merchandising and design will become a fashion merchandising and design concentration within the new degree. "This new degree is one o  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, June 10 (TNSfund) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Going to college at Tennessee Tech University just got more affordable for thousands of students receiving HOPE Scholarship funds. Students will begin receiving the increased funds for the Fall 2022 semester. Governor Bill Lee has signed a bill approved by the Tennessee State Legislature that will mean an $85 million increase in HOPE Scholarship funding. Some aspects of the HOPE E  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 1 (TNSpol) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: For the third time in five years, the University of Memphis will have no tuition increase for all in-state students for the 2022-23 academic year. The University will implement a nominal 1-2.16% increase for nonresident and international students. Both tuition proposals were announced at the UofM Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday. This year, based on Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and the general   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 10 (TNSper) -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: After 27 years at the helm of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research, Bill Fox is transitioning to serve Chancellor Donde Plowman and her leadership team as special advisor to the chancellor effective July 1. In the new role, Fox will provide economic analysis to inform the areas of budget and finance, workforce development, corporate engagement, and   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 (TNSper) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: Ethan Parker, a group leader in herbicide biological research and development with Syngenta Crop Protection, has been named as the new director of the University of Tennessee's East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center. The center is one of ten research and education centers operated by University of Tennessee AgResearch, a division of the UT Institute of Agric  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Kristen Centers The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Vanderbilt Department of Biostatistics, and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) have partnered on a new program to train a cohort of highly skilled Nigerian biostatisticians to lead and supervise high-level biostatistics activities for HIV research studies in West Africa. Biomedical HIV research is growing in West Africa, but b  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 (TNSper) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Kelly Dooley, MD, PhD, MPH, has been appointed professor and Addison B. Scoville Jr. Chair in Medicine and director of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, effective Sept. 12. Dooley comes to Vanderbilt from The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, where she is professor of Medicine, and Pharmacology a  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 10 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Jake Lowary In a new study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers, women who filled two or more prescriptions for opioids after childbirth faced a 46% greater risk of death than women who did not. The study, led by the late Arlyn Horn, PharmD, MPH and Margaret Adgent, MSPH, PhD, research assistant professor in the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology, Department of Health   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Matt Batcheldor Younger patients with atrial fibrillation who had rare genetic variants associated with inherited cardiomyopathy and arrythmia syndromes were associated with a significantly higher rate of death than those without the variants, a Vanderbilt-led study has shown. The research, "Mortality Among Patients with Early-Onset Atrial Fibrillation and Rare Variants in Cardiomyopath  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 8 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Emily Stembridge Arie Nettles, PhD, NCSP, HSP, professor of Clinical Pediatrics and director of the Office of Inclusion and Health Equity (OIHE), was presented with a State Resolution from the Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD) passed in honor of her work as chair of the Statewide Planning and Policy Council (SPPC). Arie Nettles, PhD, NCSP, HSP, w  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 8 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Leigh MacMillan Children with medical complexity (CMC) -- children with one or more complex chronic conditions -- who live in low opportunity areas utilize more acute care than those who live in higher opportunity areas, according to a new study in the Journal of Hospital Medicine. Cristin Fritz, MD, MPH, and colleagues used the Pediatric Health Information Systems database to identify   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Bill Snyder Research that began at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has found evidence that a viral infection followed by a "robust" immune response is the cause of a polio-like paralyzing illness in children called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). Matthew Vogt, MD, PhD, a former research fellow at VUMC who is now on the faculty at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine at  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 (TNSper) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Vanderbilt University recently honored several faculty members for their years of service and bestowed on them the title of emeritus or emerita faculty. Among them were 15 from the School of Medicine. Joey V. Barnett, PhD, professor of Pharmacology, emeritus. Barnett's research identified specific roles of the transforming growth factor Beta (TGFBeta) receptor (TGFBetaR3) in regulating cell  more