MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Nov. 15 (TNSfund) -- West Virginia University issued the following news: West Virginia University students pursuing degrees in political science, law and petroleum and natural gas engineering will benefit from a dedicated alumna's planned gift estimated at more than $1 million. Devon Gosnell, of Germantown, Tennessee, pledged a portion of her estate to support scholarships and more at the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, College of Law and Benjamin M. Statler Col  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 14 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Nov. 14, 2022: Attorney General Skrmetti today announced that Tennessee, along with 39 other attorneys general, has reached a $391.5 million multistate settlement with Google over its location tracking practices relating to Google Account settings. This is the largest multistate Attorney General privacy settlement in the history of the United States. Tennessee will receive $14,560,086.13 f  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 19 (TNSper) -- Appalachian Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Appalachian Power has named Jason Baker vice president distribution operations, effective Nov. 26. Baker is currently director of distribution region operations for Indiana Michigan Power (I&M). American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) is the parent company of both utilities. Baker will be responsible for construction, engineering, maintenance and operations of   more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 18 -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: The Austin Peay State University College of Business hosted the first-ever 15K Entrepreneurship Challenge on Nov. 15. The event encouraged student teams to display their creativity and teamwork by presenting viable business solutions to problems within their communities. After completing a preliminary round of judging, six student teams advanced to the live competition on campus. The winning teams includ  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 16 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Nov. 15, 2022: Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today announced that he has reached a settlement with Walmart to resolve allegations that the company contributed to the opioid addiction crisis by failing to appropriately oversee the dispensing of opioids at its stores. The settlement will provide more than $3 billion nationally and will require significant improvements in how Walmart's p  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 14 (TNSper) -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Trial lawyer and appellate advocate Joel Dewey has joined Baker Donelson as a shareholder in the Firm's Complex Torts Group. Mr. Dewey is a graduate of Harvard Law School and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He focuses his practice on the preparation, trial, and appeal of complex product liability and class action cases, many of which involve   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 18 -- Bridgestone, a tire and rubber company, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2022: Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) announced today it has been awarded a $35 million climate-smart grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to invest in desert shrub guayule to expand natural rubber production in the U.S. and offer a solution for growers amid the ongoing water crisis in the Southwest with a more environmentally sustainable crop. As part of the U  more

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 15 (TNSper) -- Tusculum University issued the following news: Dr. Tim Carter, a two-time Tusculum University graduate who has taught for 23 years in the collegiate classroom and served in ownership and other leadership roles in the private sector, has been promoted to dean of his alma mater's College of Business. An associate professor of marketing and management at Tusculum since 2014, Dr. Carter will oversee bachelor's and master's programs that have achieved nati  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 17 -- Endeavor Business Media issued the following news release: Endeavor Business Media announces the acquisition of Automation World from PMMI Media Group, a market-leading B2B media company that produces information for packaging, processing and automation professionals. Automation World reports on successful implementations that maximize return on industrial automation. Each issue offers information for the entire automation team across all industries, including b  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 16 -- FedEx issued the following news release: FedEx Express Europe, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world's largest express transportation company, has begun using renewable diesel- made from organic matter or waste materials - to fuel a portion of its company-owned trucks in the Netherlands. As of the beginning of November, FedEx Express instructed the drivers of these heavyweight, long-distance vehicles to refuel using renewable diesel as an environm  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 18 (TNSper) -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Richard Gregson, an intellectual property attorney with more than 25 years of experience, has joined Baker Donelson as of counsel in the Baltimore office. Mr. Gregson's experience includes patent prosecution of U.S. applications for electrical and mechanical systems, computer software, and medical devices. He also works with clients to develop and analyze patent portfolios and assist in paten  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Nov. 16 (TNSfund) -- Chattanooga State Community College issued the following news release: It is no secret that the cost of living has skyrocketed, often making the choice of affording higher education a difficult one. At Chattanooga State's Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT), Automotive Technology students will now be able to breathe a bit easier because several local automotive groups stepped forward and successfully raised funds for toolkits in just two w  more

CLEVELAND, Tennessee, Nov. 19 (TNSsel) -- Lee University issued the following news: As part of its commitment to making college more affordable, Lee University has announced the launch of LeeU Promise, a scholarship program for incoming freshmen who reside in Tennessee. LeeU Promise will begin awarding by fall semester 2023. "In this time, when college affordability remains one of the top concerns for students and parents who are considering college, we feel LeeU Promise will be especially goo  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 18 (TNSper) -- Nashville State Community College issued the following news release: Nashville State Community College's Nursing program has a new director. Elizabeth Youngblood, RN, WHNP, BC, CNE, Ed.D., is leading the highly-respected associate degree-level program. "I am exceptionally proud to say that Nashville State Community College Nursing is a highly-regarded program, having educated leaders in the field for years, with expert instructors who have years of cli  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 17 (TNSres) -- FedEx issued the following news release: New research commissioned by FedEx Express, one of the world's largest express transportation companies, shows that small- and medium-enterprises (SMEs) that embraced e-commerce during the COVID pandemic are underestimating the importance consumers now place on sustainability in their purchase decision-making. Seventy five percent of SMEs surveyed said their customers are more interested in receiving their goods a  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 18 (TNSres) -- FedEx issued the following news release: New research commissioned by FedEx Express, the world's largest express transportation company, shows that small- and medium-enterprises (SMEs) that embraced e-commerce during the COVID pandemic are underestimating the importance consumers now place on sustainability in their purchase decision-making. Eighty five percent of Indian SMEs surveyed said their customers are more interested in receiving their goods as q  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 15 (TNSrpt) -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education released the 2020-2022 Accelerating Tennessee Report, highlighting how Tennessee continues to take bold action and increase opportunities for students across the state through strategic investments and initiatives aimed at accelerating academic achievement and promoting future success. Across the state, the department serves 950,000+ students,  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 16 (TNSawa) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Tennessee Tech University graduate student, Mark Rine, a biology major from Dickson, Tennessee, has been awarded the John Lewis Youth Leadership Award by the Putnam County chapter of The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). "At first, I was a little hesitant to accept the award," admits Rine, who is the president of the NAACP chapter at Tech. "But I wa  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 18 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on Nov. 17, 2022: Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter announced today that Halls and Lewisburg have achieved Tennessee Main Street accreditation. Lewisburg, the county seat of Marshall County in Middle Tennessee, and Halls, a community in Lauderdale County in West Tennessee, join 43 other Tennessee Main Street communities  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 15 -- The Tennessee Military Department issued the following news release: More than 80 Soldiers from the Tennessee Army National Guard's 268th Military Police Company returned to Tennessee from a nearly year-long deployment overseas on Nov. 11. The 268th, which is based in Millington, is comprised of military police Soldiers trained in security operations, base defense, movement control, and law and order. The Soldiers spent the last ten months serving at Chabelley   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 18 (TNSawa) -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: the Tennessee Department of Education announced a west Tennessee teacher Alexa Guynes, a 5th-grade teacher at Dogwood Elementary School in Germantown Municipal Schools, has been named a recipient of the prestigious Milken Educator Award, one of the highest honors in education that has been dubbed the "Oscars of Teaching" by Teacher Magazine. "Tennessee is home to exceptional educa  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 18 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of 21 states in filing a Petition for Rulemaking, requesting that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) repeal the unlawful federal vaccine mandate for healthcare workers and withdraw related guidance. "Evidence continues to mount that the ongoing mandate is an unpreceden  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 17 (TNSfund) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has awarded $2.6 million to Alex M. Dopico, MD, PhD, Van Vleet Chair of Excellence and professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Addiction Science, and Toxicology (PHAST) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, to study cerebrovascular dysfunction that could contribute to alcohol-induced blackouts. Alcohol-  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 17 (TNSper) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: Margarita Velandia, professor and interim head of the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, is the newly appointed president of the Food Distribution Research Society. She officially began her appointment at the Society's 2022 conference, held October 22-25 in Pensacola, Florida. The Food Distrib  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 17 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Myocarditis is a complication that can occur in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Although the adverse event is rare -- affecting less than 1% of patients given the immunotherapy -- the mortality rate is nearly 50%. Now, researchers from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center have identified the mechanism for the deadly heart inflammation. The researchers discovered that   more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 18 (TNSres) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2022: When Pedro Arce, professor of chemical engineering at Tennessee Tech University, came to campus to become department chair around 2003, he noticed there were no women at all in the chemical engineering graduate program, and records show that the undergraduate program was only about 22 percent female. "As a faculty, we wanted to change that," Arce said. "We wanted to  more