CAMDEN, New Jersey, Jan. 19 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2023: American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced today that applications are now being accepted for the 2023 Environmental Grant Program in the following state subsidiaries: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. "Am  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 17 (TNSper) -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kamron Massumi has joined the law firm of Baker Donelson as of counsel in the Firm's Real Estate Group in Atlanta. He focuses his practice on the leasing, development, acquisition, disposition, and management of retail and mixed-use real estate developments across the U.S. "We are thrilled to continue to add talented attorneys like Kamron to our real estate team," said Denise Killebrew, chair  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Battelle, a nonprofit research and development organization, issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2023: The Southeast Hydrogen Hub coalition today announced it is among the limited number of organizations encouraged by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to submit a full application in response to the $8 billion in funding for regional clean hydrogen hubs under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The coalition, which includes major utility companies Domi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 19 (TNSper) -- Belmont University issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2023: Belmont today named Edward "Ed" Magee as Vice President for Strategic Operations, a new role that will be responsible for connecting the work of major University initiatives including the Belmont Data Collaborative, Belmont Innovation Labs, Story Studio and the Office of Educational Innovation. This work will enable creative synergies among these important initiatives and will suppor  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 21 (TNSres) -- Belmont University issued the following news release on Jan. 20. 2023: Belmont University, in partnership with Nashville Public Television (NPT), celebrated the premiere of NPT's "Facing the Laughter: Minnie Pearl" on Thursday, Jan. 19, a documentary honoring the life and legacy of Ward-Belmont alumna Sarah Cannon ('32) and her beloved character Minnie Pearl. The soon-to-be-released documentary features the dichotomy between Sarah and her character Mi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 21 (TNSper) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Kathy Whitney Lourdes Estrada, PhD, associate professor of Biochemistry, has been named assistant dean for Health Equity Education, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, effective Feb. 1. In this role, she will work to develop and expand initiatives that integrate core principles of health equity into VUSM's health sciences educational programs, with an initial primary focus on the  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Jan. 21 (TNSfund) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University has won an important Federal Emergency Management Agency grant, the second such award in the last six months. ETSU is the only university in the state to receive the FEMA grant, worth $160,000 and is part of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program. "We are thrilled to receive this honor," said Dr. Andrew Joyner, an associate professor  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 10 (TNSawa) -- FedEx issued the following news release: Raj Subramaniam, President & Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX), the world's largest express transportation company, has been recognized with the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, the highest civilian award in India for overseas Indians. The award acknowledges the contribution of the Indian diaspora for creating a better understanding of India abroad, support India's causes and work   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 17 -- HarperCollins Christian Publishing, a subsidiary of HarperCollins Publishers, issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2023: HarperChristian Resources will be releasing a new six-session video study based on the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on sale August 8, 2023. Share the Dream: Shining a Light in a Divided World through Six Principles of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will cover six biblical principles that shaped Dr. King, Jr.'s life a  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 18 (TNSper) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: When Jeff Dale graduated from then-David Lipscomb College with an undergraduate degree in accounting in 1988, little did he know the career path that he would follow that would lead him back home to his alma mater more than three decades later. On Feb. 1, Dale will become Lipscomb University's chief of campus security following a 20-year career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He retired from the  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 19 (TNSawa) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: The Lipscomb College of Pharmacy brought home four national awards and additional accolades from the 2022 American Pharmacists Association annual meeting this past spring. For the second time in chapter history, Lipscomb's chapter of the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists was crowned the national first place winner for their Operation Immunization activities in the 2020-2021 s  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 21 (TNSper) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Christina Echegaray Gretchen K.D. McCullough, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, has been named chief nursing officer of Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. McCullough, who will start March 6, comes to Vanderbilt from OHSU Health: Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland, Oregon, where she serves as associate chief nursing officer for Women's and Children's Services. She will succeed  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 18 (TNSfund) -- Vanderbilt University School of Nursing issued the following news: Vanderbilt School of Nursing has received a $3 million Health Resources and Services Administration grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to create a training program, standardized set of competencies and certification for community health workers in Tennessee. The new initiative is in partnership with the Tennessee Community Health Worker Association and Rural Health A  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 21 (TNSfund) -- Southwest Tennessee Community College issued the following news: Southwest Tennessee Community College was recently selected as one of 14 community colleges across the nation to participate in the Cyber Skills for All: Community Colleges Lead the Way Initiative, made possible by the American Association of Community Colleges (AAACC) and a $20,000 grant award from the Microsoft Foundation. As part of the grant, Southwest will join a "community of practice  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 19 -- The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance issued the following news: The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance ("TDCI") announces that grants totaling $399,999 were recently awarded by the Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners to programs at 13 Tennessee universities in 2023. Through funding provided by the Board's Grants to Higher Education Program, eligible public and private universities applied for grant funds that could be used  more

CLEVELAND, Tennessee, Jan. 20 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on Jan. 19, 2023: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and SK Food Group, Inc. officials announced today the company will invest $205.2 million to construct its fourth production facility with Cleveland, Tennessee, as its newest location. As a result of the project, SK Food Group will create 840 new jobs in   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 19 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on Jan. 18, 2023: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and ZLINE Kitchen and Bath officials announced today the company will be investing in a multimillion-dollar expansion in its Northwest Tennessee distribution operations by locating a new facility in Milan. Four years after establishing its distribution h  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Jan. 20 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2023: Tennessee American Water announced today that applications are now being accepted for its 2023 Environmental Program. "Tennessee American Water is proud to launch the 2023 Environmental Grant Program, a long-standing initiative that aims to support local organizations that share our environmental vision," said Lori Stenzel, Tennessee American Water Manager for   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 19 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Jan. 18, 2023: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced today he joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the Western District of Texas in the case of Carter v. McDonough. In September 2022, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reversed long-standing agency practice and adopted an interim final rule that purports to authorize taxpayer-funded  more

JACKSON, Tennessee, Jan. 20 -- Union University issued the following news release: Union University women's basketball coach Mark Campbell won his 700th career game Jan. 18, reaching that mark faster than any collegiate coach in history. The achievement came in a victory at the University of West Georgia in Campbell's 811th career game. "I am overwhelmed with all the people that God has surrounded me with over the years at Union," Campbell said following the game. "From assistant coaches, to   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 20 (TNSconf) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The 3rd Annual Opioid Conference and Pre-Conference will bring together experts in substance use disorder to share how genetics, trauma, and opportunity contribute to developing opioid use disorder across the lifespan. This conference will be hosted by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing March 3, with a pre-conference for prescribers March 2. Te  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 20 (TNSawa) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news on Jan. 19, 2023: During his 30 years at UTHSC, Hungarian-born Gabor Tigyi, MD, PhD, Harriet Van Vleet Endowment Professor and former chair of the Department of Physiology in the UTHSC College of Medicine, has traveled to his birth country many times. However, in December, the trip back was a milestone. He traveled to Budapest at the invitation of the NOVOFER Foundation for Techni  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: Artificial intelligence, turfgrass and the supply chain are just some of the topics discussed by University of Tennessee, Knoxville, faculty experts in an 11-episode interview series on "The Hallerin Hilton Hill Show." The radio series originally aired on Knoxville station NewsTalk 98.7 in late 2022. * * * A Peek into the Series In each episode, Hill interviews a faculty expert from UT focusing o  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: When COVID-19 hit the Mid-South in 2020, researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center quickly saw how Memphis was struggling to keep pace with the rapid advance of the pandemic. So, they got to work. In a report recently published in Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, senior authors David Schwartz, MD, FACR, professor and chair of the Departmen  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 21 (TNSawa) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Jake Lowary The Tennessee Emerging Infections Program (EIP) was recently recognized with the Toby Merlin Award for Excellence in Emergency Response, presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. The award was given for the EIP team's collaboration with partners across 14 states and agencies for its surveillan  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 21 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Sarah E. Glass Tea drinking is acclaimed for its health benefits, including preventing obesity and some metabolic diseases, which may be due partly to the beneficial effects of tea compounds on microbiota, the range and diversity of bacteria in the gut. Lei Wang, MPhil, Danxia Yu, PhD, and colleagues utilized the Shanghai Women's and Men's Health Studies to conduct a large-scale, popu  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 20 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Diets with a high sodium-to-potassium ratio are linked to poor cardiovascular outcomes. Attention has mostly focused on high sodium, but low potassium is also a culprit in cardiovascular disease. Andrew Terker, MD, PhD, and colleagues have now discovered that low dietary potassium also causes direct kidney injury. Using in vitro and in vivo approaches, the researchers demonstrated that th  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 21 (TNSper) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Christina Echegaray Meg Rush, MD, MMHC, President of Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, has been elected to the Children's Hospital Association Board of Trustees. Her term began Jan. 1. The Children's Hospital Association is a member organization representing more than 220 children's hospitals nationwide. Serving as a voice for its members and champions of children's   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 21 (TNSper) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Matt Batcheldor The American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN) Board of Directors has appointed Beth Sparks, MSN, RN, CNML, as co-chair of its Workplace Safety Task Force. Sparks, administrative director in the VUMC Adult Walk-In Clinics, was chosen for her leadership abilities and continued dedication to workplace violence prevention work. She has been actively involved with   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 21 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Bill Snyder Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have confirmed the existence of an alternative pathway to atherosclerosis, a finding that may lead to new ways to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease. Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory process that causes the buildup of plaque, deposits of fatty substances including low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, in the i  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 21 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Bill Snyder An international consortium co-led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center immunogeneticist Ruben Martinez-Barricarte, PhD, has discovered a new genetic disorder that causes immunodeficiency and profound susceptibility to opportunistic infections including a life-threatening fungal pneumonia. The discovery, reported Jan. 20 in the journal Science Immunology, will help ident  more