JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Sept. 6 -- Ballad Health, a community health improvement organization, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: Ballad Health Cancer Care at Johnston Memorial Hospital is hosting Celebrate Women, its free event that offers health screenings and increases awareness and support of women's health, on Thursday, Sept. 5, from 4-7 p.m. at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon, Virginia. The Ballad Health Mobile Health Coach will be onsite duri  more

WACO, Texas, Sept. 4 -- The American Football Coaches Association issued the following news: With the game tied at 13 apiece, Notre Dame scored 10 points in the final two minutes to register a 23-13 road win over then-No. 20 Texas A&M. The Fighting Irish hold their spot at No. 7 in this week's US LBM Coaches Poll. Georgia still sits No. 1, now followed by Ohio State, Texas, Alabama and Ole Miss. The Longhorns put their No. 3 ranking on the line in week 2 as they travel to Ann Arbor to face the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The American Journal of Public Health, a journal from the American Public Health Association that says it advance public health research, policy, practice and education, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2024 edition (Vol. 114, Issue 10): RESEARCH & ANALYSIS - ABORTION ACCESS 2 YEARS AFTER DOBBS V JACKSON RULING * Abortion Return Rates and Wait Times Before and After Texas' Executive Order Banning Abortion During COVID-19 * Unequal Spat  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Sept. 7 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University has announced award-winning author and historian Dr. Keisha Blain as the keynote speaker for the sixth annual Equity & Inclusion Conference. The event, open to the public, will be held Sept. 26-27. The conference will feature a book signing for Blain's most recent title, Wake Up America: Black Women on the Future of Democracy. This collection brings together the voice  more

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 7 -- Tusculum University issued the following news: An accomplished writer with a deep understanding of the Southern Appalachian culture will share his wisdom and his words during an upcoming reading at Tusculum University. Dale Neal, a novelist, teacher and journalist, will appear in Behan Arena Theatre Thursday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. as part of the Fall Humanities Reading Series. He will read some of his works, answer questions and participate in further interactio  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Sept. 6 -- Ballad Health, a community health improvement organization, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: A new partnership will bring employment opportunities to students with intellectual disabilities through a newly announced internship program at Johnson City Medical Center and Niswonger Children's Hospital--the first of its kind in the Appalachian Highlands. Project SEARCH, which has international reach and helps students with significant intellec  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Appalachian Regional Commission issued the following news release: * * * Five new Appalachian Regional Commission ARISE grants drive multi-state collaboration to transform the regional economy. * * * Chattanooga, Tenn., September 5, 2024--Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) announced $16.9 million in funding for five collaborative projects to expand the region's infrastructure, tourism, business development and workforce opportunities. Funded through A  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report in August 2024 entitled "Center for Economic Studies Research Report: 2023." Here are excerpts: * * * CONTENTS A Message From the Chief Economist ... 1 Chapters 1. 2023 News ... 3 2. New Health Care Business Data at the U.S. Census Bureau: Hospital Management Practices, Workplace Health Insurance, and Retail Health Clinics ... 17 3. Studying the Impact of Industry Credentials on Earnings and Employment   more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Dartmouth anthropologists tout the benefits of monkey bars for child development. * * * By Morgan Kelly With schools nationwide back in session, millions of children across the United States will clamber up the jungle gyms and hang from the monkey bars that have been a fixture of playgrounds since they were invented in the 1920s. But in that time, the steel structures have also become a symbol of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: The U.S. Department of Labor, in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission, Delta Regional Authority and the Northern Border Regional Commission, today announced $49 million in grant awards to prepare workers for good-quality, secure jobs in high-demand industries in their communities. These awards deliver on the Biden-Harris administration's   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 4 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Acid mine drainage. Digitally printed legal documents. Drone photographs. Core samples. Appalachian bituminous coal. The artists represented in Extraction/Interaction--the Curb Center's fall exhibition--use these and other materials to create bodies of work that galvanize responses and resistance to the climate crisis. Featuring the work of Will Wilson, Eliza Evans and John Sabraw, Extraction/Interaction considers  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 14-RD-347354) by Region 14 Director Andrea J. Wilkes: * * * SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, Employer and Marissa Martinez, Petitioner and National Nurses Organizing Committee-National Nurses United, AFL-CIO/1, Union DECISION AND ORDER On July 31, 2024, Marissa Martinez (the Petitioner), an employee of SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital (the Employer) at its facility located i  more

SOMERSET, Kentucky, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) announced the kick-off of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge for middle and high school students. The challenge provides a national spotlight for Eastern Kentucky students who are learning to write code and design mobile apps. "Eastern Kentucky students have submitted excellent mobile app demos for the Congressional App Challenge in recent years, proving our  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Summer Lee, alongside public officials and clean energy leaders, convened a press conference to underscore the importance of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), a landmark $27 billion investment enabled by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The Congresswoman highlighted how this historic funding is driving critical clean energy projects across the   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: As the world transitions to cleaner energy sources, the need for energy-relevant metals and critical minerals has surged dramatically. Driven by the rise of electric vehicles and other green technologies, these essential materials are in high demand across the globe. Metals, such as lithium, cannot be grown. They must be mined or recycled, making this a top priority for researchers in the mining industry. Traditional me  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 5 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Tennessee Tech University is set to pour nearly $10 million into college readiness efforts in some of the state's most rural and underserved communities, all thanks to a major grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) grant is the second largest grant in Tech's 109-year history and the university's largest gran  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Sept. 5 -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: Hannah Gowarty, a student at West Virginia University School of Nursing, was selected for the Appalachian Gerontology Experiences - Advancing Diversity in Aging Research (AGE-ADAR) Scholars Program. This program allows underrepresented students from MSTEM fields to take courses on aging and health disparities in Appalachia, as well as participate in intensive  more