CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 7 (TNSacc) -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: Austin Peay State University's bachelor's degree programs in computer information systems, computer information technology and computer science have been accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology. ABET accreditation assures that programs   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 5 (TNSper) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: * * * During his 25-year tenure as provost, W. Craig Bledsoe led tremendous growth in academic programs, conferred degrees on thousands of students. * * * The lifeblood of every institution of higher education is an academic program that inspires, instills knowledge and prepares students for successful futures. And at the heart of an academic program is a chief academic officer who casts vision, provid  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 29 -- Bridgestone, a tire and rubber company, issued the following news release: Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) is taking a pivotal next step in its drive to commercialize the woody desert shrub, guayule, as a domestic source of natural rubber, and as a more environmentally sustainable crop in America's drought-stricken desert southwest. Bridgestone plans to invest an additional $42 million to establish commercial operations, with additional investment and expan  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 8 -- Bridgestone, a tire and rubber company, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2022: Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) today announced the launch of the all-new Firestone Firehawk AS V2 all-season ultra-high performance tire designed to deliver exciting, sporty performance. Inspired by the INDYCAR Firestone Firehawk rain race tire, the Firestone Firehawk AS V2 tire also delivers relentless performance in inclement weather, delivering faster lap times/2 t  more

GALLATIN, Tennessee, Sept. 9 (TNSper) -- Welch College issued the following news release: Mrs. Davida Black recently joined Welch College as Office Manager for the Institutional Advancement department, according to Todd Parrish, Vice President for Institutional Advancement. Black is a Robertson County native with over thirty-three years of experience as an office manager with communications and financial services corporations and a local Christian school. Her new role will combine her skills a  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 8 (TNSper) -- Belmont University issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2022: Dr. Darrell Gwaltney has announced his plan to retire as Dean of Belmont University's College of Theology and Christian Ministry (CTCM), effective the end of the Fall 2022 semester. Gwaltney came to Belmont in May 2004 when the University had just under 4,000 students and the School of Religion served about 1,900 students. Today, Belmont's student body has grown to 8,995 and CTCM ser  more

DYERSBURG, Tennessee, Sept. 8 (TNSpro) -- Dyersburg State Community College issued the following news release: Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) will offer a Patient Care Technician (PCT) class at Dyersburg High School (DHS) as part of the dual enrollment program. DSCC's Healthcare Technician program provides students with credentials to become a Certified Patient Care Technician (CPCT). The CPCT class will allow high school students to begin their college careers in healthcare. Kim Ye  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Sept. 10 (TNSfund) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University's Geoinformatics and Disaster Science Lab, a group that helps colleges across the nation better plan for extreme weather events, has already received national attention. Last year, FEMA recognized the lab in its exclusive Mitigation Planning Success Stories series, a prestigious honor that only a handful of organizations and jurisdictions across the country r  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 7 (TNSper) -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2022: Freeman B. Foster, who previously served as a senior assistant city attorney for the City of Memphis, has joined Baker Donelson as of counsel in the Firm's Memphis office and a member of the Health Care Litigation Group. Mr. Foster is experienced in a variety of areas, including tort and civil rights defense, municipal law, and employment law. During his tenure with the City   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 7 -- FedEx issued the following news release: FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world's largest express transportation companies, has expanded FedEx(R) International Connect Plus (FICP), an international, day-definite, e-commerce shipping service that combines competitive speed with attractive prices to four more markets across the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region, including Indonesia, New Zealand, the Philippines,   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 8 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on Sept. 7, 2022: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter announced today that Ebbtide Holdings, LLC doing business as TN Composites will invest $23.1 million to expand its manufacturing operations in Dickson County over the next five years. Through this investment, TN Composites expects to create up to 132 jobs  more

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, Sept. 9 (TNSbook) -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: Dr. Chad Luke, associate professor of counselor education, is the co-author of a recently published book and several papers. The book, "Career-Focused Counseling: Integrating Culture, Development, and Neuroscience," co-authored with Dr. Melinda M. Gibbons of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, integrates neuroscience into the practice of counseling for work-related concerns. Luke  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 7 (TNSsro) -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order establishing procedural schedule (Docket No. 22-00072) on Sept. 6, 2022: * * * In Re: Petition of Tennessee-American Water Company Regarding the 2022 Investments and Related Expenses Under the Qualified Infrastructure Investment Program Rider, the Economic Development Investment Rider and the Safety and Environmental Compliance Rider ORDER ESTABLISHING PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE This matter   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 10 (TNSsro) -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order (Docket No. 22-00004) on Sept. 9, 2022: * * * In Re: Chattanooga Gas Company Petition For Approval Of Tariff Amendments To Its T1, T-2 And T-3 Tariffs ORDER GRANTING PERMISSION TO PLEAD AND PRACTICE PRO HAC VICE This matter is before the Hearing Officer upon the Application to Appear Pro Hac Vice ("Application") filed by Floyd R. Self, attorney for Chattanooga Gas Company ("CGC"). Th  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 10 (TNSsro) -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order (Docket No. 22-00004) on Sept. 9, 2022: * * * In Re: Chattanooga Gas Company Petition For Approval Of Tariff Amendments To Its T-1, T-2 And T-3 Tariffs PRE-HEARING ORDER Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. Sec. 4-5-306(d) and Commission Rule 1220-1-2-.12, this matter came before the Hearing Officer of the Tennessee Public Utility Commission ("Commission" or "TPUC") at Pre-Hearing Conferences  more

JACKSON, Tennessee, Sept. 10 (TNSeco) -- Union University issued the following news release: Union University broke ground Sept. 9 on a 40,000-square-foot academic building on the Great Lawn that will house the McAfee School of Business and the departments of computer science and engineering. Site work on the building is expected to begin in the next couple of months, with an estimated completion date in time to open for the fall 2024 semester. TLM Associates of Jackson is the architectural fi  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: A University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) initiative recently gave students from UAPB, North Carolina A&T State University and Tennessee State University the chance to travel to the western African country of Ghana. The study abroad program allowed students from the three historically Black universities to learn about agricultural topics and familiarize themselves with the history,   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 3 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: Nine Faculty Exchange Program (FEP) and five Scientific Exchange Program (SEP) veterinary medicine fellows have arrived in Knoxville from four countries in East Africa and will be at University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture College of Veterinary Medicine for three months. These programs are funded through the Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) at the United States De  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 8 (TNSfund) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture recently received a grant to implement 4-H Tech Changemakers, a unique program that enables teen leaders to learn and train on topics focused on digital literacy, broadband access and evidence-based programming to enhance their communities and bridge STEM (science, technology, education and math) gaps, no matter  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Scientists, Students and Stakeholders Come Together in Knoxville to Discuss Disease Threats * * * More than 250 scientists from 25 countries gathered in Knoxville on August 4-10, either in person or virtually, for the inaugural Global Amphibian and Reptile Disease Conference. Pioneering research on amphibian diseases conducted through the University of Te  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news on Sept. 8, 2022: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) Office of Research has reported another record-breaking high for grant and contract awards received in a single fiscal year. The final numbers for UTHSC's fiscal year ending June 30, 2022 (FY22) show annual grant and contract awards totaled $133 million, a $6.3 million increase from last year's $126.7 mill  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 9 (TNSper) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Pablo Juarez, MEd, BCBA, LBA, has been named director of behavior analysis within the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) and the Division of Developmental Medicine (DDM) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Juarez is a senior associate in Pediatrics, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Special Education and serves as co-director of the Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Di  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Vanderbilt University Medical Center's award-winning podcast, Vanderbilt Health DNA: Discoveries in Action, (DNA) is back for its third season with a new format emphasizing collaboration to convene in-depth, vibrant explorations of how the current era of rapid change impacts mental and physical well-being. 'Shapeshifters: Changing the Mental Health Story,' released on Sept. 5, explores how  more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 10 (TNSgov) -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: Late last month, the Biden Administration announced an innovative new plan aimed at tackling the national teacher shortage, and a key component of that plan - teacher apprenticeship programs - was originally developed at Austin Peay State University. "Our work is being discussed nationally because it provides a solution to these persistent problems facing our field," Dr. Prentice Chandler, dean  more