NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 25 (TNSrpt) -- The Tennessee Department of Education posted the following news release on Oct. 24, 2022: Today's release of the 2022 Nation's Report Card from the National Center of Educational Progress (NAEP) highlighted the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on students in Tennessee and nationwide and confirms the need for comprehensive academic supports and interventions that Tennessee has already launched to recover and accelerate student learning. The Nationa  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 25 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: For the third consecutive year, Baker Donelson has achieved Mansfield Certification Plus status. To accomplish this achievement, the Firm collaborated with Diversity Lab over a 12-month certification period with built-in measurement, transparency, and accountability mechanisms. Mansfield aims to increase and sustain diversity in leadership within law firms by broadening the pool of women lawyers, LGBT  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 28 -- Eagle Hill Consulting, a management consulting services provider, issued the following news on Oct. 27, 2022: Eagle Hill Consulting has launched Season Four of its podcast, cultur[ED],which helps leaders create organizational cultures that drive business performance. Episode One features Lauren Morris, founder and executive director of Move Inclusive Dance, located in Nashville, Tennessee. Lauren established this innovative dance studio to meet the unique needs o  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Supported with a first-of-its-kind joint $4.7 million cooperative agreement from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), six U.S. universities have come together to conduct robust public health workforce research, evaluation and analysis: * University of Minnesota * Johns Hopkins University * Columbia University * I  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 29 -- FedEx issued the following news release: EIT Climate-KIC and EIT Digital have announced an open call for submissions in the first edition of a Sustainable Climate Impact Challenge for Cities. Made possible via a charitable grant from express transportation provider, FedEx, applicants are invited to request seed funding from EIT Digital, to facilitate the implementation of solutions and accelerate the transition of EU cities towards cleaner, greener, and smarter mo  more

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- Tusculum University issued the following news: Tusculum University celebrated the achievements of five student scholars who recently completed research projects that will further equip them to be career-ready professionals after they graduate. Undergraduates Sarah Calfee, Joe Calloway, Avery Carper, Emma Harriman and Maggie Vickers were selected as Ledford Scholars by the Appalachian College Association in the spring. They received stipends to conduct  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 29 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture posted the following news release: * * * Fewer Restrictions Resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic May Mean Heightened Exposure to Flu * * * After nearly three years of restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic stifled flu cases across the nation, University of Tennessee Extension health experts are warning Tennesseans that this year may be different. "Flu season is expected to be more severe this year  more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 25 (TNSjou) -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news on Oct. 24, 2022: While working as a graduate research assistant with Austin Peay State University's Center of Excellence for Field Biology and the Southeastern Grasslands Institute, Thomas Murphy identified four new species of Clematis and one species that had been forgotten for more than a century. He did this through a form of scientific gardening in conjunction with observations of herbarium s  more

LEBANON, Tennessee, Oct. 28 (TNSsel) -- Cumberland University issued the following news release: Cumberland University hosted former Tennessee Supreme Court Justice and active Cumberland University Board of Trust member William C. Koch, Jr. as he participated in the university's Vise Library Speaker Series on Oct. 26 at 11 a.m. Justice Koch shared his experience with the pardon and parole scandal that ousted a Tennessee governor from office and sent the governor to prison. Justice William C.   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 25 (TNSconf) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: Lipscomb University's College of Leadership & Public Service presents David Gergen, a leader in the public arena for more than half a century, as the speaker for the 2022 Don R. Elliott Distinguished Presidential Lecture Series on Thursday, Nov. 3. The presentation begins at 6 p.m. in Lipscomb's George Shinn Center. The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are recommended. Register here.  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 27 (TNSawa) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: The Be A Light tour stopped in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Monday, Oct. 24, where more than 100 alumni, parents of students, prospective students, donors and friends gathered to hear the latest updates from Lipscomb University. As President Candice McQueen has challenged the Lipscomb community to be a light, at each stop on the tour someone in that community is selected to receive the Shining Light Award   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 29 (TNSper) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Two volunteer leaders have been named to positions on Vanderbilt University Medical Center's advisory boards. Liz Potocsnak, who has worked closely with the Potocsnak Family Foundation and spearheaded efforts to support health care initiatives, is the new chair of the Vanderbilt Eye Institute Advisory Board. Potocsnak succeeds Louise Adams. Larisa Featherstone, CEO and co-owner of the wor  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 25 (TNSrpt) -- FedEx issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2022: FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today released the findings from its 2022 report that analyzed the company's impact on the global economy with key regional and market-specific analyses from around the world at the conclusion of its 2022 fiscal year (FY 2022). The report, produced in consultation with Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE: DNB), a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, for the  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 27 (TNSjou) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: The oddly satisfying small domes that you press on your soda's to-go cup lid may one day save a winged drone from a nosedive. Patterns of these invertible domes on a drone's wings would give it a way to remember in microseconds what dangerous conditions feel like and react quickly. The study, conducted by researchers at Purdue University and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is among the fir  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Oct. 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news release: * * * Dissertation results on tiny house living published in Journal of Business Ethics * * * The rising cost of housing across north Mississippi, and around Oxford in particular, led a former University of Mississippi graduate student to seek out options, including building a so-called tiny house. The results shaped Derek Ezell's academic journey to a doctoral degree and led to a resea  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 28 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on Oct. 27, 2022: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and Ferrari Stampi USA Inc. officials announced today the company will invest $1.4 million to expand manufacturing operations at the company's U.S. headquarters in Clarksville. As a result of the project, Ferrari Stampi will create 30 new jobs in Montgo  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 27 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on Oct. 26, 2022: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and Gold Creek Foods (GCF) officials announced today the company will invest $15 million to establish manufacturing operations in Campbell County. Through this project, GCF will create 218 new jobs in Caryville as the company acquires the assets of Camp  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 27 -- The Tennessee Military Department issued the following news release: At the request of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, the Tennessee National Guard has provided two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters to support the wildfire response in Warren County. Around 9:30 a.m., one Blackhawk helicopter departed from Nashville's Berry Field Air National Guard Base with a Bambi Bucket used to provide hundreds of gallons of water to fight wildfires. The aircraft will m  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 27 (TNSsro) -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order granting petition to intervene (Docket No. 22-00084) on Oct. 26, 2022: * * * In Re: Atmos Energy Corporation 2021- 2022 ACA Filing For Tennessee Excluding Union City And For Union City Tennessee ORDER GRANTING THE PETITION TO INTERVENE FILED BY THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE This matter is before the Hearing Officer of the Tennessee Public Utility Commission ("Commission" or "TPUC") to conside  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Oct. 29 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: As we approach National First Responders Day on October 28, Tennessee American Water has awarded, through its Firefighting Support Grant program, over $15,000 to 16 fire departments in Hamilton, Marion, and Sequatchie Counties in Tennessee, and Catoosa, Dade, and Walker Counties in Georgia. The grants provide supplemental funding to fire and emergency organizations supporting Te  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 26 (TNSawa) -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education received the inaugural ACT State Equity and Access Champion Award, which celebrates and honors the state's commitment to postsecondary access by enabling more students to achieve their goals and dreams. Tennessee leads the nation in ACT access, offering public high school students the opportunity to take the ACT two times for free during norm  more

JACKSON, Tennessee, Oct. 28 (TNSsel) -- Union University issued the following news release: Michael Neiberg said the fall of France in World War II was a cataclysmic event that posed a massive quandary to the United States as leaders considered how to respond. "All American military planning up until May of 1940 had presumed that the French army would do in the second World War what it had done in the first," Neiberg said. "It would hold the German army off long enough for the United States to  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 29 (TNSeco) -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees on Friday approved several projects at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, including a new building for the Haslam College of Business, elevating a department within the UT Institute of Agriculture to a school, a major in international business and an honorary doctoral degree for former Gov. Bill Haslam. * * * Campus Master Plan Amendment The boar  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 26 (TNSawa)(TNSbook) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2022: The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis has selected "Soul City: Race, Equality, and the Lost Dream of an American Utopia" by Thomas Healy, Esq., (Metropolitan Books) as the 2021 Hooks National Book Award winner. The book award is presented in partnership with Memphis Public Libraries. Healy will receive the award and discuss his   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 25 (TNSfund) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center's Campus Cupboard received a $1,400 donation in supplies from initiated members of the Alcorn State University Delta Epsilon chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. during their recent Reunion Service Day in Memphis. Initiated members of the Delta Epsilon chapter from across the country raised $1,400 to donate food and toile  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 26 (TNSper) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Charleen McNeill, PhD, MSN, RN, has joined the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Nursing as a professor and the executive associate dean of Academic Affairs. Dr. McNeill comes to UTHSC from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, where she filled a similar role as associate dean for Academic Affairs. Dr. McNeill brings a wealt  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Focusing on Heifer Health Could Improve Sustainability of U.S. Cattle Production * * * While cattle production has historically focused on increasing the feed efficiency of steers to produce a marketable beef product, researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture are studying the feed efficiency of heifers, whose health and pregnancie  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 25 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news on Oct. 24, 2022: The administration of supplemental oxygen has long been one of the most common therapies in the treatment of hospitalized patients. Yet, despite its frequency, there has been little scientific information available about what level of oxygen best optimizes clinical outcomes. A Vanderbilt University Medical Center study released today in the New England Journal of Medicine,  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 25 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Over 10% of adults worldwide suffer from diabetes, with China home to the largest number of people with diabetes worldwide. To improve Type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk prediction, Danxia Yu, PhD, and colleagues investigated the blood metabolites profile of over 2,000 Chinese adults. Metabolites describe the thousands of small molecules produced during metabolism and other bodily processes. With  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 28 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Cribriform prostate cancer is an aggressive subtype of the disease characterized by its histology, but little is known about its molecular pathways. Research from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center has revealed new information about these pathways, including potential therapies. The findings, which are the result of single-cell RNA-sequencing, were published Oct. 13 in Nature Communications.   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Michael Dewan, MD, MSCI, assistant professor of Neurological Surgery and surgical director of the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Program at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, has received a grant from the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (PBTF) to study why some low-grade gliomas, a type of non-cancerous brain or spine tumor, spread and behave like cancerous tumors. The study i  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Investigations of a recently discovered biomarker in the blood could lead to a precision medicine approach to identifying and treating early cardiovascular disease. A family- and community-based behavioral intervention that encourages healthy lifestyles potentially may help stem the alarming rise of obesity in young children. Laboratory research is revealing potential ways to diagnose and  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 26 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Sepsis -- an exaggerated response to infection -- is a life-threatening emergency and common cause of morbidity and mortality. During sepsis, overproduction of inflammatory signaling molecules causes blood vessels to lose tone and become leaky. Ryan Stark, MD, and colleagues examined the impact of Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1), an enzyme that regulates cellular homeostasis, on the function of blood v  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 29 (TNSsel) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: The 21st annual Levi Watkins Jr. MD Lecture was held on Oct. 18, honoring Watkins, who was the first African American to graduate from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Class of 1970), and recognizing the contributions of several Vanderbilt faculty, trainees and students who have made contributions to diversity, equity and inclusion. "This year it is not quite a lecture, which is d  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: In the early spring 2019, the Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment (ISCE) hosted a National Science Foundation career workshop for social science researchers. Among the attendees were Ben Katz, assistant professor of human development in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, and Tae-Ho Lee, assistant professor of psychology in the College of Science. Newly hired at Virginia Tech, Lee had alr  more

GALLATIN, Tennessee, Oct. 27 (TNSbook) -- Welch College issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2022: "Before we let the radical left tear down all the statues of our American founders, we need to read Forlines's insightful book. . . . Thank God for this book, and for these United States of America!" That's what Former Arkansas Governor and talk show host Mike Huckabee said about Secularism and the American Republic, the most recent book released by Welch College Press, the publishing imp  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Oct. 28 (TNSsel) -- Chattanooga State Community College issued the following news release: Chattanooga State's Dusty York recently attended the World Federation of Nuclear Medicine and Biology (WFNMB) in Kyoto, Japan as a representative and past president for the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI). York, ChattState's Nuclear Medicine Program clinical coordinator, presented a program on the current status of nuclear medicine technology education in   more