CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, July 29 (TNSper) -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: Austin Peay State University Career Services is moving into a new era of engagement, after the hire of new director Eric Morgan. Morgan comes to Austin Peay from Nashville State, where he worked in Career Services and advising. Morgan earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Lyon College in Arkansas, and a Master of Divinity from Vanderbilt University. After several years in Middle Tennessee,  more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, July 26 (TNSeco) -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: In the fall of 2025, Austin Peay State University students will likely take classes and help local community members in an impressive new campus showpiece - an iconic, glass and brick Health Professions Building. Earlier this month, the Nashville-based Hastings Architecture and the Maryland design firm Ayers Saint Gross released initial conceptual renderings for the facility, which proposes a bol  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, July 26 (TNSpro) -- Chattanooga State Community College issued the following news release: Chattanooga State Community College is launching a new workforce development training to prepare individuals for a lucrative career in freight brokering. The 8-week Chattanooga Freight Broker Academy, offered on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, begins August 2 and ends September 22, 2022. Classes meet from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. ET. Freight brokers serve as middlemen between shippers and  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, July 28 (TNSawa) -- Chattanooga State Community College issued the following news release: Zennia Nesmith, a 2022 Chattanooga State Community College graduate, was recently honored with House Joint Resolution 1128 commending her unflagging commitment to academic excellence, exceptional resilience, and immeasurable contributions both as a student leader and within the community, and as someone who actively demonstrates her passion for advocacy, service, and justice. Pres  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 28 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: The governors of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas united in providing a response to President Biden's statement in which he celebrated the decline in gas prices in their respective states: "From the first day of his Administration, President Biden has repeatedly undermined America's energy independence with a series of decisions that led to record high gas prices in  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 30 (TNSper) -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Julia Rubens Veteran arts administrator and Mercer University alumnus Dr. Frank E. Wood has been named executive director of Macon's historic Grand Opera House, effective Oct. 17. He succeeds Joe Patti, who resigned in May to pursue other professional opportunities. Dr. Wood, who was director of arts marketing and communications at Mercer from 1995-2001, currently serves as vice president for advancement at  more

MILLIGAN, Tennessee, July 27 (TNSacc) -- Milligan College issued the following news release: Milligan's Physician Assistant (PA) Program has achieved full accreditation status by their national accrediting body and is one of only 287 programs to achieve this accomplishment nationwide. The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Milligan University Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Milligan   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 27 -- Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt issued the following news release on July 26, 2022: Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that his office joined 21 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit today against the Biden Administration's new guidance on sex discrimination for schools and programs that receive federal nutritional assistance. The lawsuit names the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and was filed in the Eastern District of  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 27 (TNSawa) -- The Nashville International Airport issued the following news release: The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority for its annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. The report has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program  more

HENDERSON, Tennessee, July 26 (TNSper) -- Freed-Hardeman University issued the following news: Freed-Hardeman University President David R. Shannon has announced the hiring of Nathan Kitchen as FHU's new director of information technology. Kitchen is an FHU alumnus, having earned his Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Education degrees from the university. Kitchen began teaching math in 2001 in Hampton, Virginia. His work there in a 1:1 student laptop pilot program led to a move  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 29 -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following news release: The Office of the Attorney General has learned that the Nebraska ACLU is disseminating misinformation regarding our recent lawsuit filed in Tennessee. The lawsuit is not seeking to stop children from receiving lunches. Such an assertion is ridiculous. The Biden Administration is threatening to withhold lunch money from underprivileged kids because their schools require males to play on b  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, July 30 (TNSper) -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Perry F. Sofferman, a corporate, intellectual property, and international law attorney, has joined Baker Donelson as a shareholder in the Firm's Fort Lauderdale office, marking the latest in a number of recent additions to the Firm's growing Corporate Practice Group. Mr. Sofferman represents clients in business transactions, including corporate structuring, reorganizations, mergers and acquis  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, July 28 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Verility Inc., led by co-founder and CEO Liane Hart, has closed Series A funding worth $3.5 million. The round was led by Mountain Group Partners of Nashville, Tennessee, and includes a previous investment from Purdue Foundry. Verility has created a global platform called Fertile-EyezTM that provides fertility analysis products that enable livestock producers and breeders to accelerate reproductiv  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 27 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release on July 26, 2022: Attorney General Alan Wilson joined 21 other attorneys general in a lawsuit filed today against the Biden administration's new guidance on sex discrimination for schools and programs that receive federal nutritional assistance. The lawsuit names the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and was filed in the Eastern District of Tennessee. On May 5, 2022, the USDA'  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, July 26 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: The annual appropriation for Tennessee Tech in the 2022-2023 State of Tennessee budget includes nearly $100 million for the university and its programs. This is in addition to the more than $100 million in capital construction and maintenance projects. All told, Tech received $201.3 million in the state's appropriation and capital budgets for the new fiscal year. "To say this year's budget   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 30 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news on July 29, 2022: Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III and a bipartisan group of attorneys general announced an agreement in principle to address the opioid crisis for the second time this week. The proposed settlement on important financial terms would require former opioid maker Allergan to pay up to $2.37 billion to participating states and local governments. If finalized, the Aller  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 27 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news on July 26, 2022: Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III, leading a 22-state coalition along with Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, filed a lawsuit today in the Eastern District of Tennessee. The lawsuit seeks to stop the Biden Administration from enforcing an expansive and unlawful interpretation of federal antidiscrimination laws under the threat of withdrawing key food assistance pr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 27 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news: Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III has reached an agreement in principle on key financial terms with opioid maker Teva, which would provide up to $4.25 billion to participating states and local governments. While critical details of the settlement remain the subject of ongoing negotiations, Teva disclosed the key financial terms in its earnings announcement Wednesday. "This settleme  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 27 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news and letter on July 26, 2022: Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III is notifying the Tennessee Code Commission that the U.S. Supreme Court has issued the judgment in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, 142 S. Ct. 2228 (2022). "As required by State law, I am notifying the Tennessee Code Commission that Roe and Casey have been overturned by the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs,   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 28 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on July 27, 2022: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and Duksan Electera America, Inc. officials announced today the company will invest $95 million to locate its first North American manufacturing facility in Shelbyville, Tennessee. A branch of South Korean-based Duksan Group, Duksan Electera will create  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 26 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on July 25, 2022: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and Highland Ventures Ltd. officials announced today the company will invest $8.2 million to relocate its headquarters operations from Glenview, Illinois, to Brentwood, Tennessee. Highland Ventures will create 80 new jobs in Williamson County over the n  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 28 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on July 27, 2022: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter, and WACKER officials announced today the company's intention to expand its presence in Southeast Tennessee with the addition of new silicone production facilities in Charleston. A feasibility study is currently underway for the first step of WACKER's p  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 29 -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the following news on July 28, 2022: The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced that 12 entities will receive $5.2 million in total grant funding to install direct current fast charging (DCFC) infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs) along prioritized interstate or major highway corridors across the state. The 12 projects will involve the installation of 32 to  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 25 (TNSawa) -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the following news: Judy Murray, who has led an inspired life dedicated to conservation in Southern Appalachia, has been named winner of the 2022 Robert Sparks Walker Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is part of the annual Governor's Environmental Stewardship Awards administered by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC). The announcement was made at the annual   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 25 (TNSsro) -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III issued the following opinion (No. 22-10) on requirement that local governmental entities seek competitive bids for the purchase of insurance following passage of chapter 719 of the 2022 Tennessee Public Acts: * * * Question 1 If a local governmental entity is using the professional services of an insurance producer under 2022 Tennessee Public Acts, chapter 719, may it purchase insurance from a private   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 27 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on July 26, 2022: Attorney General Paxton joined 22 attorneys general in a lawsuit filed against the Biden Administration's new guidance on sex discrimination for schools and programs that receive federal nutritional assistance. The lawsuit names the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as a defendant and was filed in the Eastern District of Tennessee. On May 5, 2022, the USDA's Food and Nu  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 30 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on Friday began hosting colorectal surgeons to demonstrate robotic surgery in action, as one of 15 designated da Vinci Observation Epicenters nationwide. UAMS is the only hospital in Arkansas designated as an Epicenter. Conan Mustain, M.D., a colorectal surgeon who heads UAMS' robotics steering committee and is the m  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, July 28 -- 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 has received a generous endowment to create the Jerry L. Gibbs Professor of Practice, a multifaceted position designed to prepare students at the Herbert College of Agriculture for careers in the business world. Retired Farm Credit Mid-America chief executive office  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 29 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Bill Snyder The bacterium Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile), which causes severe diarrhea and an estimated 400,000 infections annually in the United States, may be a previously unrecognized contributor to colorectal cancer. The findings from human colon cancer specimens, culturing, and mouse models were reported last month by researchers at Johns Hopkins University and Vanderbilt  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 26 (TNSeco) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news on July 25, 2022: Leaders with Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced plans today for construction of the largest expansion to date for Vanderbilt University Hospital (VUH). Through this project a new VUH inpatient tower will be built atop an existing parking structure located between 21st Avenue South and Medical Center Drive. Access to the new tower's entrance will be through Vivie  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 29 (TNSpar) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Mia Garchitorena Vanderbilt University's Master of Science in Applied Clinical Informatics (MS-ACI) program and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have partnered with Omnicell, a leading provider of medication management solutions and adherence tools for health systems and pharmacies, to create a new two-year pharmacy informatics fellowship. Nicholas Goldsmith, PharmD, Hanna Semega,   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 29 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Joshua Baker Relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) is the most common form of multiple sclerosis. Since there is no cure, patients are maintained on disease-modifying therapy (DMT) to help slow disease progression, reduce disease relapses, and limit new disease activity. However, long-term persistence to DMTs is low, with many patients switching or discontinuing DMT treatment. Low DMT pe  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 29 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Tom Wilemon New research from Vanderbilt investigators suggests that clinicians should take a deeper dive into distinguishing EGFR mutations when prescribing targeted therapies for non-small-cell lung cancers. EGFR exon 19 deletion mutations are the most common EGFR mutations in patients with lung cancer. However, the term "exon 19 deletion" is a catch-all phrase used to denote more th  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 29 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Craig Boerner Pediatricians with the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program are looking for healthy infants and children (6 months - 8 years of age) to take part in a nasal influenza vaccine study. Influenza remains a common infection in children. Current flu vaccines are effective, but vaccines continue to be developed that are even more effective and may be given in ways other than inje  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 28 (TNSpro) -- Vanderbilt University School of Nursing issued the following news: Vanderbilt University School of Nursing is creating a new leadership development program for nurses new in health care leadership and academic positions who are from groups historically underrepresented in nursing and/or those who support them. The Academy for Diverse Emerging Nurse Leaders will be held in Nashville November 14-18. Applications for the inaugural class of fellows are now   more

GALLATIN, Tennessee, July 29 (TNSawa) -- Volunteer State Community College issued the following news: Volunteer State Community College's Respiratory Care Program received the Distinguished RRT Credentialing Success Award from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). Vol State is among a select group of national programs recognized by the CoARC. This award is presented as part of the CoARC's continued efforts to value the RRT credential as a standard of professional achiev  more