NEW YORK, June 18 -- ABC News, the news division of Walt Disney Television, issued the following news on June 17, 2022: ABC News announced today a new special edition of "20/20" that takes viewers inside the making of "Elvis," the highly anticipated cinematic drama starring Austin Butler as Elvis Presley and Oscar winner Tom Hanks as Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Ahead of the film's June 24 release date, "Exclusively Elvis: A Special Edition of 20/20" follows as ABC News contributor C  more

BURBANK, California, June 13 -- ABC, a division of the Walt Disney, issued the following news release: Following Billy Ray Turner's conviction in the murder trial of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, "20/20" reports on the mysterious case that haunted Wright's family and the city of Memphis, Tennessee, for years after authorities discovered Wright's body in a field beside a desolate road in 2010. "20/20" reports on how Wright's ex-wife, Sherra Wright-Robinson, made a shocking admission and ple  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 16 (TNSpar) -- Nashville State Community College issued the following news release: Austin Peay State University (APSU) and Nashville State Community College (NSCC) have developed an innovative partnership to help attract and retain a specific student population that is decreasing nationwide - Black male college students. On May 18, APSU and Nashville State officially endorsed the Black Male Bridge Program Memo of Understanding, making it easier than ever for these st  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 17 (TNSeco) -- Belmont University issued the following news release: Belmont University hosted a Topping Out ceremony on June 14 that involved putting the last beam in place on a significant campus construction project--the Jack C. Massey Center-- estimated to be complete by fall 2023. The building has been named in honor of one of the greatest entrepreneurs and businessmen in American history and is being made possible thanks to a $15 million gift from Mr. Massey's d  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, June 17 (TNSper) -- Chattanooga State Community College issued the following news release: Dr. Linda Coslett, department head and associate professor of History at Chattanooga State Community College, was recently chosen to serve as a community college representative on the Committee for Community Colleges for the Organization of American Historians (OAH). Coslett has also been selected to participate in a roundtable discussion during the annual OAH conference in 2023.   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 16 (TNSfund) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Craig Boerner Dolly Parton is donating $1 million to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, another transformative gift aimed to help in the fight against serious infectious diseases such as coronavirus that have worldwide ramifications. Ongoing research in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases includes understanding how viruses and bact  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 14 (TNSper) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University's Clemmer College has announced that Dr. Dawn A. Rowe will serve as the James H. Quillen Chair of Excellence in Teaching and Learning. She will assume her position on July 1, 2022. The James H. Quillen Chair of Excellence in Teaching and Learning, originally established in 1994, is an endowed chair in the Clemmer College created specifically to address issues   more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, June 17 (TNSres) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Students studying in the College of Education at Tennessee Tech University are getting a head start on their experience in the classroom thanks to a grant-funded tutoring partnership with Putnam County school system. These teachers-in-training worked with small groups of children in elementary classrooms this past spring. "I chose to participate in the program because I wanted to ga  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: What is the value of a gaze? In the hands of researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, the value could be immense. The Institute's Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics recently launched the REM Lab -- an acronym for research, extension and marketing -- to capture visual attention data that can be used to develop a myriad of s  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 15 (TNSper) -- Ogletree Deakins, a law firm, issued the following news release on June 14, 2022: Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce Luther Wright, of counsel in the firm's Nashville office and Assistant Director of Client Training, has been named co-chair of Ogletree Deakins' Black Attorney Resource Group (ODBAR). Wright will serve as co-chair alongside Brandon Shelton, a shareholder base  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 16 (TNSper) -- Vanderbilt University School of Nursing issued the following news: Assistant Professor Megan Simmons, DNP'13, PMC'13, MSN'05, has been named academic director for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Specialty at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, effective August 1. "Megan is an experienced psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner and has been increasingly active in leadership for the PMHNP program. She knows the needs of pa  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 16 (TNSper) -- Southwest Tennessee Community College issued the following news: Southwest Tennessee Community College announces the hiring of Shawn Loth as the new head coach of the Saluqi women's soccer team. Loth has been the program's interim head coach for the past two seasons after serving as an assistant coach for two years. Southwest Director Jarrett Stephens said, "Coach Loth has been an asset to our Women's Soccer program for years. First as an assistant coach  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 15 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news and letter: Nashville- Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III is leading a coalition of 26 state attorneys general calling on President Joe Biden to withdraw the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) new guidance on sex discrimination for schools and programs that receive federal nutritional assistance. The attorneys general say recent guidance from the USDA imposes new--and unlawful--regula  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 17 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on June 16, 2022: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Rockford Spring Company officials announced today the company will establish new manufacturing operations in Lewisburg. Rockford Spring will invest $10.3 million and create 62 new jobs in Marshall County as the company locates in an existing facility at 11  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 15 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education released the 2021-22 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) state-level results, which show how the state's and districts' shared commitment to mitigating learning loss and investing in student achievement is helping our students to recover and accelerate learning. These results include both spring 2022 and fall 2021 end-of-course exams in En  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 17 (TNSawa) -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the following news on June 16, 2022: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) Commissioner David Salyers today announced the winners of the 2022 Governor's Environmental Stewardship Awards. The winners will be formally recognized at an awards ceremony July 25 in Franklin for their achievements and positive impact on the state's natural resourc  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, June 13 (TNSres) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: To some people, clothes are just clothes. However, those in the School of Human Ecology at Tennessee Tech University take a different view. "I tell people all the time, every garment has a history, has a story to tell, has a narrative," said Hannah Upole, assistant professor of human ecology at Tech. "It doesn't matter if it's a sweatshirt or if it's an evening gown. There's a reaso  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, June 14 (TNSres) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Turkey populations are declining nationwide, but Tennessee Tech has partnered with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to research what is happening and how to help. "The population decline of wild turkeys has been noticeable across the southeastern United States Tennessee and Kentucky included. But there are some differ  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 16 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Marissa Shapiro Mariana Byndloss, DVM, PhD, assistant professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and William Wan, PhD, assistant professor of Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences, have been named 2022 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences. The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Alexander and Margaret Stew  more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, June 17 (TNSper) -- The University of Tennessee System issued the following news release on June 16, 2022: University of Tennessee System President Randy Boyd announced today that Linda C. Martin will serve as interim chancellor for the University of Tennessee Southern, beginning July 1. Martin currently serves as the vice president for academic affairs and student success for the UT System. She has been serving as interim senior vice chancellor/senior vice president fo  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 16 (TNSper) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Erika Wynn Matthew W. Wilson, MD, FACS, has been named the Barrett G. Haik Endowed Chair for the Department of Ophthalmology in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and director of the Hamilton Eye Institute. He began his new roles this month. Dr. Wilson has served as the acting chair of the UTHSC Department of Ophthalmology since Apri  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 15 (TNSpro) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is launching the UT Center of Farm Management, with a dedicated purpose of enhancing the long-term profitability and sustainability of agricultural enterprises in the state and across the Southeast. Launching July 2022, the Center will integrate established  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 14 (TNSper) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Kathy Whitney Vanderbilt University School of Medicine's Medical Innovators Development Program (MIDP), which trains candidates through a four-year, innovation-centered MD curriculum, has been revised to grow the program in both enrollment and scope. The program also has a new director in Ryan Buckley, MD. Buckley, assistant professor of Clinical Medicine in the Section of Hospital Med  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 17 (TNSpro) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Paul govern Vanderbilt University Medical Center is among 11 centers that will pilot a new federally sponsored training program, the Joint Infectious Diseases/Epidemic Intelligence Service (ID/EIS) Fellowship. Established in 1951 and housed in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the EIS is a two-year hands-on training program with a focus on epidemiological field work. Post  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 17 (TNSfund) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Christina Echegaray Delta Dental of Tennessee's charitable arm, the Smile180 Foundation, recently made a $1.075 million commitment to the Cleft and Craniofacial Program at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Children's Hospital will use the funds to establish the Delta Dental of Tennessee's Smile180 Foundation Directorship for the Cleft and Craniofacial Program and to  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 17 (TNSawa) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Paul Govern In recognition of significant hands-on contributions to health information technology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Sara Horst, MD, MPH, associate professor of Medicine, and Barron Patterson, MD, associate professor of Pediatrics, have received 2022 Physician Builder Awards. The eStar Physician Builder Program supports VUMC physicians and other employees in devis  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 14 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Paul Govern Reported June 13 in Neurology, an Alzheimer's disease risk study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center measures significantly reduced risk associated with healthy lifestyles, including non-smoking, leisure-time exercise, low-to-moderate alcohol consumption, adequate sleep, and healthy diet. In a group of 17,209 study participants age 65 or older, healthy lifestyles were  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news on June 15, 2022: By Lee Ferguson Steve Goodman, PhD, vice chancellor for Research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), was recently honored for his work as editor in chief of Experimental Biology and Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research in the biomedical sciences. Leadership of the Society of Experimental  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 16 (TNSpar) -- Wake Technical Community College issued the following news: In a special online ceremony, Wake Tech signed a new articulation agreement with Baptist Health Sciences University in Memphis, Tennessee, that allows Wake Tech students to transfer up to 53 hours of electroneurodiagnostic technology program credits toward BHSU's corresponding bachelor's degree program. "Baptist Health Sciences University is excited to collaborate with Wake Technical Commun  more