CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 22 (TNSper) -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: The Austin Peay State University Office of Philanthropy recently welcomed three new staff members to their team. Blythe Manuel is now the Data and Reporting Analyst, Erin Morton ('17) is now the Director of Development for the APSU College of Business and Lee Persinger ('91) is the Director of Development for the College of Arts and Letters, the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences and the W  more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: Several students in the Department of Physics, Engineering and Astronomy at Austin Peay State University experienced a stellar treat last month when they got the opportunity to use the world-renowned Mauna Kea Observatories in Hawaii to observe some massive stars. The students joined Dr. J. Allyn Smith, professor of astronomy, and a team of astrophysicists from Canada and the United States over   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 19 (TNSper) -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Baker Donelson has added two attorneys in its New Orleans office: Melanie Breaux, who joins as of counsel in the Real Estate/Finance Group, and Lauren E. Burk, who joins as of counsel in the Business Litigation Group. "We continue to focus on adding elite attorneys with the skills and experience to meet evolving and growing needs of our clients and marketplace. Melanie and Lauren exemplify th  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 20 -- FedEx issued the following news release: As a part of humanitarian relief efforts following Hurricane Ian, FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) has donated 20,400 meals ready-to-eat (MREs) to the American Red Cross to support those impacted by the natural disaster. FedEx maintains a high level of preparedness so that team members are supported, customers may be served, and operations continue without disruption year-round. The company maintains a reserve of MREs as part of its  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 21 (TNSfund) -- Florida State University issued the following news: A $1.3 million grant will fund a Florida State University College of Social Work project that aims to combat the opioid epidemic across eight southeastern states. The two-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will go to FSU's Center for the Study and Promotion of Communities, Families and Children (CFC Center) and will target youths in 168 rural counties across Florida, Ala  more

CLEVELAND, Tennessee, Oct. 17 (TNSconf) -- Lee University issued the following news: Lee University will host "The Exiles Experience," a conference for college students and young adults on Oct. 28-29 in Pangle Hall. The weekend-long event will include evening worship, guest speakers, discussion panels, and a baptism commissioning service. This conference is co-sponsored by Church of God World Missions, and its purpose is to facilitate encounters with Jesus through intercessory prayer and worsh  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: The John Templeton Foundation, a philanthropic organization that supports leading scientists, philosophers, and theologians from around the world, has awarded Lipscomb University a grant for Tokens Media. The Templeton Foundation grant will provide funding to grow the reach of Tokens Media offerings, which includes a philosophical and theological variety show hosted throughout the Nashville area, along wi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 22 (TNSper) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center posted the following news: Travis Osterman, DO, MS, director of Cancer Clinical Informatics at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, has been appointed chair of the executive committee for the Minimal Common Data Elements (mCODE) initiative. Eric Winer, MD, president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), appointed Osterman to the post after he served as chair of mCODE's Technical Review Group. The mCODE in  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 20 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release and letter: Attorney General Ken Paxton has signed a Tennessee-led letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland in response to the medical establishment asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to censor and prosecute speech that criticizes permanent, life-altering procedures currently being done to children suffering from gender dysphoria. The recent demand by the American Academy of Pediatrics, American  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 22 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on Oct. 21, 2022: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and Hardcoat Technologies LLC officials announced today the company will invest $6.6 million to expand manufacturing operations at its Papermill Drive location in Knoxville. Hardcoat Technologies will create 85 new jobs in Knox County as the company loc  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 19 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on Oct. 18, 2022: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and New Balance Athletics officials today announced the leading athletic footwear and apparel manufacturer will invest $68.5 million to establish a new distribution center in Lebanon, Tennessee. Located in the Speedway Industrial Park, New Balance will c  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 21 -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the following news on Oct. 20, 2022: The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced the acquisition of an additional 838 acres of land for Fall Creek Falls State Park from a purchase arranged by multiple partners, expanding the extensive conservation footprint in the region. The acquisition is the result of collaboration between TennGreen Land Conservancy, The Natur  more

CLEVELAND, Mississippi, Oct. 22 (TNSres) -- Delta State University issued the following news: Dr. Rolando Herts, director of The Delta Center for Culture and Learning and executive director of the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area at Delta State University, was recently named a Tourism RESET Research Fellow. "The coordinators of the Tourism RESET initiative are honored to list Dr. Herts among its Research Fellows," said Dr. Derek Alderman, founder of Tourism RESET and Professor of Geogr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 18 (TNSper) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Three Vanderbilt University faculty members have been elected this year to membership in the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), a prestigious, non-governmental organization that advises the nation and the world on important aspects of medical science, health care and public health. They are: Christopher "Kitt" Carpenter, PhD, E. Bronson Ingram Professor of Economics, elected by his peers   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 21 (TNSfund)(TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Library of Medicine (NLM) awarded Meharry Medical College, Fisk University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center a five-year R25 grant to engage and support diverse undergraduate and graduate students who participate in biomedical informatics and biomedical data science summer research programs. The five-year, $679,000 award will  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: To provide enhanced safety for Vanderbilt LifeFlight's team and the patients they transport, the use of helium balloons outside is now prohibited on VUMC's downtown campus. However, helium balloons are still permitted inside buildings. "Landing and takeoff are critical phases of flight for pilots, requiring focus and precision. As innocuous as a balloon may seem, they can impede a pilot's   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 21 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) -- a chronic, progressive syndrome -- is marked by persistent activation and proliferation of fibroblast cells and the pathologic accumulation of extracellular matrix (scar tissue). Most patients die within 3-5 years of diagnosis. Timothy Blackwell, MD, James West, PhD, and colleagues have now discovered that TBXA2R (thromboxane-prostanoid receptor) sig  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have found that the change in a single letter of the genetic code promotes, in a mouse model, the development of inflammation, high blood pressure and resulting kidney damage. Their findings, featured Oct. 14 on the cover of Circulation Research, suggest that targeting inflammatory cytokines, signaling proteins produced by immune cells, c  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: A female adult patient with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) is now the first to receive neuromodular stimulation of the brain to see if it can help with seizures. IGE, which is diagnosed in childhood or adolescence and often results in lifelong seizures, accounts for 15-30% of epilepsies. It is the second most common type of epilepsy, after focal onset epilepsy, but there are curren  more