GALLATIN, Tennessee, Nov. 22 (TNSper) -- Welch College issued the following news release: Anna Pinson, a member of the Welch graduating class of 2022, recently joined the Marketing Team as part-time communications assistant, according to Daniel Webster, Enrollment Services and Marketing Director. Webster said, "I'm so excited to add Anna to our team. She brings a wonderful blend of interests to the table with her liberal arts education in English and her interest in the arts. These types of at  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 23 (TNSper) -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the appointment of Dr. Ralph Alvarado, MD, FACP, as commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH), effective January 16. Dr. Alvarado will succeed Interim Health Commissioner Dr. Morgan McDonald, MD, FACP, FAAP. "Dr. McDonald is a dedicated public servant, and I commend her continued leadership during this time of transition," said Lee. "Dr. Alvarad  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 23 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter announced today the 16 Tennessee Main Street and Tennessee Downtowns communities that are recipients of Downtown Improvement Grants. "Downtown districts and main streets are central to Tennessee's economic growth and community development," said Gov. Bill Lee. "I cong  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 22 (TNSsel) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news on Nov. 21, 2022: The Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance sponsored the Clifton K. Meador MD Inaugural Lectureship on Nov. 8 with Christopher Lathan, MD, MS, MPH, chief clinical access and equity officer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, serving as keynote speaker. The lectureship honors Meador, who served as the first executive director of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance from 1999 to 2012. Founded in  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 23 (TNSawa) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: Lipscomb University's Institute for Sustainable Practice (ISP) has been recognized for its excellence in its commitment to environment and programming as a recipient of the President's Award through Tennessee Urban Forestry Council's (TUFC's) Awards of Excellence Program. The award was announced during the TUFC's awards banquet on Nov. 9. These Awards of Excellence are selected for outstanding leadership,  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 22 (TNSsro) -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order granting petition to intervene (Docket No. 22-00087) on Nov. 21, 2022: * * * In Re: Joint Petition of Superior Wastewater Systems, LLC And TPUC Staff As A Party To Increase Rates And Charges 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 consider th  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 22 -- The Tennessee Arts Commission issued the following news: The Tennessee Arts Commission Folklife Program has awarded funding to twelve projects as part of the 2023 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program. Entering its seventh year, the Program is designed to sustain Tennessee's diverse folklife practices by investing in the passing of traditional art forms from master artists to the next generation. "The Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program has developed into  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 23 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Attorney General Skrmetti today joined a coalition of eight attorneys general, led by Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, in sending a letter to Dividend Solar Finance, GoodLeap, Riverbank, Sunlight Financial, and Solar Mosaic. The letter urges these solar lending companies to suspend loan payments and the accrual of interest for customers who financed the purchase of a solar power sys  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 23 (TNSfund) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: A chemistry professor at Tennessee Tech University has won a prestigious Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award which includes an unrestricted research grant for $75,000. He is the first at the university and in the state of Tennessee to have done so. Jesse Carrick won the award for his research proposal entitled: "Synthetic Approached to Minor Actinide Separations from Lanthanides Co  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: During 2020, the use of terms like the "China virus" by public officials and in the media negatively connected COVID-19 to China, where the virus originated, causing a detrimental impact. New research from scholars of the hospitality industry at the University of Houston and Penn State University found that this type of virus-naming contributed to hostility toward and boycotting of Chinese restauran  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 23 (TNSper) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Jim Hayman, MS, MBA, Senior Vice President and chief pharmacy officer, has been named to the newly created role of Executive Vice President for the Shared Clinical Services Division. The newly forming division will follow a shared services model and will initially include administrative and organizational alignment of Vanderbilt University Medical Center's pharmacy, laboratory and sterile p  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 23 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder affecting boys and characterized by progressive muscle loss and weakness. This muscle deterioration eventually involves the heart, culminating in cardiac-related death. While some DMD patients survive into their 40s, others have accelerated disease onset and die before adulthood. Joseph Starnes, MD, MPH, and colleagues sought to iden  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 22 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Diagnostic codes used in health care billing speed large-scale observational studies, but codes representing suicidal behavior are often omitted from records. For signs of suicidal behavior in the electronic health record, Cosmin Bejan, PhD, Colin Walsh, MD, MA, and colleagues turned to natural language processing (NLP) of notes written by the patient care team. As reported in Scientifi  more