LEHIGH VALLEY, Pennsylvania, Sept. 20 -- Air Products and Chemicals issued the following news release: Air Products (NYSE:APD), the global leader in the production of gas separation and purification membranes, will highlight its new PRISM(R) GreenDry membrane separator for the biogas industry at the RNG Works Technical Workshop and Trade Expo at the Music City Center, in Nashville, Tennessee, from September 20-22. "As a leader in membrane technology for 30 years, Air Products is continually w  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 23 (TNSper) -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Michael W. Reynolds, formerly deputy policy director and team lead for aviation for the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, has joined Baker Donelson as a senior public policy advisor in the Government Relations and Public Policy Group, based in the Firm's Washington, D.C., office. "We are extremely pleased and fortunate to welcome Michael as a public policy advis  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 22 (TNSper) -- Belmont University issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2022: Following an extensive national search, Dr. David Gregory--dean of Belmont's College of Pharmacy who has served as Interim Provost since June--was named today as the University's Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. This new role is effective immediately. Belmont President Dr. Greg Jones said, "In his nearly five years as pharmacy dean and in the past three-p  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 22 (TNSper) -- Belmont University issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2022: Belmont University announced two new leadership appointments intended to further build upon the institution's capabilities while advancing the interdisciplinary and cross-functional aims of its Strategic Trajectory to 2030. Dr. Lori Baker--former Vice Provost for Faculty Development & Diversity and Professor of Anthropology at Baylor University--has been named Belmont's new Executi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 23 -- Bridgestone, a tire and rubber company, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) announced today an investment of $60 million to expand its Bridgestone Bandag, LLC manufacturing plant in Abilene, Texas. The 50,000-square-foot expansion of the Abilene plant is aimed at the growing demand for the company's tread rubber products, driven by the rapid growth of its retread business. The expansion includes an immediate i  more

LEBANON, Tennessee, Sept. 16 (TNSfund) -- Cumberland University issued the following news release: Cumberland University announced today it received a generous gift of $1 million from the Hatfield and McClain families that will go to the McClain Sisters Scholarship for nursing students in the Jeanette C. Rudy School of Nursing and Health Professions. A check presentation was held in McClain Circle, the entrance to Cumberland University that was funded by and dedicated to the Hatfield and McCla  more

DYERSBURG, Tennessee, Sept. 23 (TNSpar) -- Dyersburg State Community College issued the following news release: The $1.5 million grant will provide educational, training & employment opportunities to increase EMS practitioners in rural West Tennessee. Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) partnered with Baptist Memorial Hospital - Union City and Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County to provide educational opportunities to increase EMS practitioners in rural West Tennessee. The Health   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 23 (TNSawa) -- Endeavor Business Media issued the following news release: Endeavor Business Media is proud to announce that 20 of Endeavor Business Media's brands were recognized as 2022 Folio Eddie and Ozzie award winners. The Folio Eddie and Ozzie Awards are recognized industry-wide in excellence in editorial content and design across print and digital media. "At EBM, our whole business model revolves around creating important content for our audiences to keep the  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Sept. 22 (TNSpro) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University's commitment to interprofessional education is strengthening and expanding with the recent creation of the ETSU Center for Interprofessional Collaboration. Interprofessional education (IPE) is rooted in students learning and practicing team-based, collaborative care in order to improve health outcomes for patients. Ten years ago, ETSU began its formal approa  more

HENDERSON, Tennessee, Sept. 23 (TNSeco) -- Freed-Hardeman University issued the following news: Freed-Hardeman University President David R. Shannon led the campus community in hosting a groundbreaking ceremony for FHU's new dining hall Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. The dining hall will include a licensed Chick-fil-A(R) location; both the dining hall and the Chick-fil-A(R) will welcome and serve the public, along with FHU faculty, staff and students. "Dining together creates wonderful moments for   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education (ACE) has announced that Lipscomb University President Candice McQueen has been invited to serve on the Carnegie Classifications Institutional Roundtable. The Institutional Roundtable will offer expert perspective as part of updates to the Carnegie Classifications of Institutions of Higher Education, which will in  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: * * * This summer Lipscomb undergraduates engaged in an array of research specialties in preparation for pursuing health care degrees. * * * This year, seven undergraduate students were awarded a Ward Research Fellowship to participate in summer research opportunities offered at Vanderbilt University and Meharry Medical College, directly with a physician in his research lab at Vanderbilt and with a neon  more

HELENA, Montana, Sept. 21 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release and letter on Sept. 20, 2022: Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, along with Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and a coalition of 22 other states, is alerting the Chief Executive Officers of three major credit card companies that the recent creation of a Merchant Category Code for the processing of firearms purchases from gun stores is potentially a violation of consumer protec  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Tara Jackson Lemoine, DO, came to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center to lead the Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation (CHIPS) on the Memphis campus, as much for the state-of-the-art facility, as for the outstanding staff members who operate it. "The building is beautiful, and it is a standout, but I think the people inside it, the simulation e  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 22 (TNStalk) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following agency statement on Sept. 21, 2022: * * * Vanderbilt University Medical Center is now the subject of social media posts and a video that misrepresent facts about the care the Medical Center provides to transgender patients. VUMC began its Transgender Health Clinic because transgender individuals are a high-risk population for mental and physical health issues and have been consistently unders  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 23 (TNSper) -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Jennifer Exum has joined Baker Donelson as of counsel in the Firm's Chattanooga office and a member of the Tax Group. Ms. Exum advises individuals and families on probate, estate and tax planning, and conservatorships, and advises and defends them in situations where litigation is necessary. She counsels clients - including executors, trustees, heirs, and advisors - on matters ranging from s  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 21 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Sept. 20, 2022: Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti along with Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is leading a coalition of 24 states alerting the Chief Executive Officers of three major credit card companies that the recent creation of a Merchant Category Code for the processing of firearms purchases from gun stores is potentially a violation of consumer protection and antitrust laws  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 21 (TNSawa) -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the following news: Tennessee State Parks have been honored with the Project Excellence Award from the Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals for the parks' innovative Tires to Trails program, which recycles tires. The award was presented this month at the National Outdoor Recreation Conference in Knoxville. "This is a wonderful recognition of an outstanding program," said David Saly  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 23 (TNSper) -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Sept. 22, 2022: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the appointment of Lance Villio as executive director for the Governor's Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives. Villio will fully transition to the role on October 1 as Dave Worland returns to the private sector. "Government is not the answer to the greatest challenges we face - faith and community partners play a critical role in ens  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 23 -- The Tennessee Military Department issued the following news release: A medical flight crew from the Tennessee National Guard conducted an emergency air evacuation of a hiker suffering chest pains along the Appalachian Trail, Sept. 20. Shortly after 12:30 p.m. EST, the Tennessee Military Department and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency were notified of a 56-year-old hiker suffering cardiac distress. The hiker was located at the Derrick Knob Shelter off   more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 23 (TNSper) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Tennessee Tech University's Oakley Farm Greenhouse Research Complex has a new manager. Anna Fancher, a 2018 Tech agriculture major with a concentration in horticulture, became the manager in April 2022. She is the first ever official manager at the greenhouse. "I believe that this is a somewhat new or developing position as this operation has been largely managed and maintained by   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 20 (TNSfund) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: Truist Financial Corporation has awarded $40,000 to the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis to support the Institute's Student Success and Career Readiness Initiatives. About the Hooks Institute's Student Success and Career Readiness Initiatives The Hooks Institute's Student Success and Career Readiness Initiatives address college retention, graduation   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 20 (TNSfund) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has received a $40,000 grant from UnitedHealthcare to help West Tennessee primary care practices in UTHSC's Tennessee Heart Health Network hire, train, and deploy health coaches. UnitedHealthcare proudly partners with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center to strengthen primary care to ensure that every Tennessean has  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The National Cancer Institute has awarded more than $5.2 million to a team lead by researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) for a study that will fill critical gaps in knowledge around obesity-mediated cancer risk. Liza Makowski, PhD, professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology in the UTHSC College of Medicine, is the lead investigator   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 22 (TNSfund) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: As farmers across the U.S. look for ways to improve productivity amid a changing climate, the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has received a $30 million grant to help grassland farmers enter the emerging carbon economy while enhancing productivity and ecological benefits. Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, this project is one of 70 sel  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 20 (TNSpar) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: Fourteen independent community pharmacies will team with UVA Health to help residents of rural Appalachia quit smoking and test the effectiveness of multiple smoking cessation programs, including one based on text messaging. The project ultimately aims to lower the region's cancer rates, which are among the highest in the country. Backed by more than $5 million in funding from the N  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 20 (TNSper) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: An experienced leader who has filled a variety of roles in higher education has been appointed as a special assistant to University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel. Kelsey Kyne, most recently the chief operating officer in the University of Tennessee's Division of Student Success, will begin her job at UW Oct. 24. She will be responsible for a broad range of public relations activities related t  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 24 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: A national databank of de-identified voices, combined with artificial intelligence, could lead to diagnosing and treating cancer, depression, autism, Alzheimer's disease and voice disorders. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is partnering with 11 institutions on a $14 million NIH-funded project led by the University of South Florida and Weill Cornell Medicine that aims to establish voi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 23 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Immature nerves and neural precursor cells accumulate in a type of premalignant tumor in the pancreas as it progresses to invasive disease, according to a recent study in the Journal of Pathology. Marcus Tan, MBBS, and colleagues used detailed histologic analysis and multiplex immunohistochemistry, including machine learning methods, to analyze nerves in surgically removed specimens of in  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 23 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and newly enacted state laws limiting or banning abortion can be expected to bring new scrutiny to the privacy vulnerabilities of electronic health records. This likelihood is discussed at some length in an article published Sept. 1 in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, written by three health informa  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 21 (TNSper) -- Vanderbilt University School of Nursing issued the following news: Professor Jennifer Kim, DNP, MSN'97, GNP-BC, GS-C, FNAP, FAANP, was named president of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA) September 17 at the 2022 Annual Conference in Orlando, FL. GAPNA supports gerontological APRNs at all career levels, helps members prepare for leadership roles and supports policies that lead to equitable access to care for older adults.   more

GALLATIN, Tennessee, Sept. 22 -- Welch College issued the following news release: Welch College enrolled 388 students for the 2022 Fall semester, according to Dr. Matthew McAffee, Provost at Welch College. This number marks the first increase in enrollment since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, up 15 percent from a total enrollment of 336 in the fall of 2021. "It has been tough navigating the challenges resulting from COVID-19 over the last two years," McAffee said, "so we are thankful for   more