MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 5 (TNSfper) -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Michael Catalano, an attorney with more than 20 years of experience in various in-house leadership roles, has joined the law firm of Baker Donelson in Birmingham as of counsel in the Firm's Corporate Group. Mr. Catalano, whose leadership roles have included chief operating officer and several general counsel positions, has worked in highly regulated industries such as health care, technology,  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 5 (TNSpar) -- Belmont University issued the following news release: Belmont is entering a new program with the University of Arkansas in which Belmont engineering physics graduates are guaranteed placement and funding for a postgraduate degree. The University of Arkansas' partnership with Belmont's College of Science and Mathematics guarantees admission to graduate school, tuition funding and stipend for Belmont engineering students who meet the requirements. "Belmo  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Jan. 7 (TNSper) -- Kentucky American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release: Kentucky American Water has announced that David Pippen has been named general counsel for the company. Based in Kentucky American Water's Lexington office, Pippen will provide legal counsel and guidance for both Kentucky and Tennessee American Water. A native of Indiana, Pippen brings more than 25 years of experience as an attorney to this role. He has served as   more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Jan. 7 (TNSpro) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University's Office of Professional Development will offer its three-month Pharmacy Technician Certification Training Course starting Feb. 7. The class, limited to 35 students, will provide an overview of skills and knowledge required to assist pharmacists in handling medications and serving patients in retail and hospital pharmacy settings. Those who pass the Pharmacy Te  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 3 (TNSper) -- Endeavor Business Media issued the following news release: Endeavor Business Media announces the promotions of Reggie Lawrence to the role of Chief Revenue Officer of Endeavor Business Media and Kylie Hirko to Executive Vice President of Endeavor's Transportation Group, effective January 1, 2023. Reggie Lawrence joined Endeavor as part of the Informa acquisition in 2019; and has served for the past three years as Executive Vice President of the Energy,   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 5 -- Endeavor Business Media issued the following news release: Endeavor Business Media announces the launch of five new cross-market Market Moves newsletters, covering key sectors which transect several industries served by Endeavor including Cybersecurity, Electric Vehicles, Energy, Infrastructure and Manufacturing. "We are pleased to launch this exciting initiative that truly highlights one of Endeavor's top strengths as a B2B media company in leveraging our exper  more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 6 (TNSres) -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: The third episode of the Experience Austin Peay podcast is now available, concluding season one's exploration of "Forgotten Tennessee" with a conversation about the Walker-Smith Expedition of 1779. The Austin Peay State University Office of Public Relations and Marketing launched the new podcast in October to highlight what the University is doing to become the region's university of choice by AP  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 7 -- FedEx issued the following news release: FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and a leader in less-than-truckload (LTL) services, has expanded its FedEx Freight Direct e-commerce solution for returns of big and bulky items (such as outdoor patio furniture, grills, and exercise equipment) from-or through-the-door of residences and businesses. Offering label-less returns, flexible pickup windows with proactive notifications, shipment visibility, and  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 5 (TNSper) -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced appointees to a series of key state boards and commissions. "I am proud to announce these appointees who will ensure that Tennessee continues to lead the nation," said Lee. "Our state's success depends on engaged citizens, and I thank these Tennesseans for their dedicated service." Appointees will fill a variety of roles to ensure that Tennessee's boards and co  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 4 (TNSper) -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the appointment of Frank Strada to serve as commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC), effective January 9. Strada succeeds Lisa Helton, who has served the department as interim commissioner since December 2021. "I commend Lisa's strong leadership as interim commissioner and appreciate her continued service to the department," said Lee. "Fra  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 6 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Jan. 5, 2023: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee presented his administration's strategic infrastructure plan to accommodate Tennessee's record growth, address traffic congestion and meet transportation needs across rural and urban communities. In the coming weeks, the Lee administration will introduce the Transportation Modernization Act of 2023. "As Tennessee continues to experience tremendous growth, we have a  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 7 (TNSres) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news on Jan. 6, 2023: From conducting cancer research to learning about the pathology of infectious diseases to exploring computational biology, Lipscomb University's Master of Science in biomolecular science (BMS) has prepared graduate students for more than a decade to work in some of the most in-demand and impactful fields in clinical and laboratory science today. The program prepares students to work in rese  more

WACO, Texas, Jan. 7 (TNSper) -- Baylor University issued the following news on Jan. 6, 2023: Following a nationwide search, Baylor University Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., announced today that Daniel J. Pack, Ph.D., dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) and a 2005 Carnegie U.S. Professor of the Year, has been selected as dean of the Baylor School of Engineering and Computer Science. His appointment is effective June 1. Pa  more

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 4 (TNSres) -- Tusculum University issued the following news: Research by undergraduate chemistry and biology students at Tusculum University into another method to treat cancer, one that would spare healthy parts of the body, will benefit from a new grant that will enable the professor guiding them to dedicate additional time to the initiative. The Appalachian College Association has selected Dr. Dennis Ashford, associate professor of chemistry, for a fellowship dur  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 6 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice lab details mechanism of DNA-repair enzyme that's been linked to cancer * * * Researchers from Rice University and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, took a close look at one of the ways cells repair broken strands of DNA and discovered details that could help make a particular enzyme a promising target for precision cancer therapy. Not unlike patching a tire, the job o  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 7 -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the following news on Jan. 6, 2023: The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced 24 grants totaling $125,954,007 from the state's American Rescue Plan (ARP) fund, part of which TDEC is administering in the form of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure grants. The grants announced today follow the announcement of 18 grants totaling $72,496,030 fr  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 5 (TNSfund) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Tennessee Tech University was one of the 10 applicants awarded a part of the U.S. Department of Energy's recently released $73.9 million in funding for research to advance technologies and processes for recycling and reusing batteries from electric vehicles. Tech received $4,531,642 of this funding for a project dedicated to bringing more electric vehicles and charging stations to r  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 6 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on Jan. 5, 2023: The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development today announced that three sites have been certified through the Select Tennessee Certified Sites program. Seventy sites across Tennessee have been certified to date. The newest certified sites and their local sponsoring agencies include: Macon-Lafayette Industrial Park - Tennessee Central Econo  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 7 (TNSper) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture posted the following news release: Chris Hicks, director and agricultural and natural resources agent with University of Tennessee Extension in Smith County, has been named as the new director for the UT Extension's Central Region. The Central Region includes 31 counties in Middle Tennessee surrounding Nashville. It stretches between Robertson and Pickett counties along the Kentucky border and includ  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 7 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Huntington disease (HD) is a rare, inherited disease that results from a mutation in the Huntingtin gene. HD is commonly described as having Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and ALS at the same time. The mutation causes a progressive degeneration of select nerve cells in the brain. Historically, HD has been considered a disease which manifests in patients between ages 30 and 40. However, this time  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 6 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Kathryn Edwards, MD, an internationally recognized Vanderbilt University Medical Center physician who has made countless contributions to vaccine evaluation and implementation, public health advocacy, and the mentorship and training of new generations of experts in infectious disease over the past four decades, retired on Dec. 31, 2022. A native of Williamsburg, Iowa, Edwards came to VUMC 4  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 7 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Inflammation can arise from oxidative stress, leading to a variety of diseases. This stress can result in injury to lipids, called lipid peroxidation. Dysregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs), which regulate gene expression by degrading and/or suppressing multiple mRNA molecules, is associated with many pathological processes, including oxidative stress. Gong Yang, MD, MPH, and colleagues uti  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 6 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Calgary have devised a new approach for conducting gene-based analyses for cancer susceptibility that outperforms existing models. Their research, published online Nov. 19 in Nature Communications, tested a new model for transcriptome-wide association studies (TWAS), a gene-based method for investigating susceptibil  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 4 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: A tool developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to address disrespectful workplace behaviors through trained peer-to-peer messaging can be successfully implemented in the nursing workforce with the appropriate support, according to a new study published in the January 2023 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. The first author of the article, "Impleme  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 4 (TNSper) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Kyla Terhune, MD, MBA, Vice President for Educational Affairs and Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, has been named Senior Vice President for Educational Affairs. The promotion is effective Jan. 1. Terhune, who is also professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology, and serves as an associate chief of staff for Vanderbilt University Hospital, has led Vanderbilt University Medical Cente  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 6 (TNSper) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Three physicians in the Vanderbilt Department of Pediatrics have been elected to the American Pediatric Society (APS). The newest members of the APS are: Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, Jill Simmons, MD, and Jorn-Hendrik Weitkamp, MD. Including this year's inductees, the Department of Pediatrics now has 37 faculty who are members of the APS. The APS, founded in 1888, was the first North American h  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 6 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: COVID-19 hospitalizations are again increasing this winter, and researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are redoubling their efforts to aid the recovery of patients hospitalized with severe disease from the viral infection. VUMC's Sean Collins, MD, MSc, Wesley Self, MD, MPH, and Matt Shotwell, PhD, oversee the nationwide ACTIV-4 Host Tissue clinical trial platform, which is desi  more