NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 15 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Bigger. Bolder. Better. Vanderbilt's Dare to Grow campaign surpasses initial fundraising goal Vanderbilt's Dare to Grow campaign has surpassed its initial $3.2 billion fundraising goal. In addition to underscoring the incredible generosity of Vanderbilt's donors and the widespread enthusiasm for the university's vision, this early achievement has established a launching pad for bolder, more far-reaching imp  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 13 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release: * * * Chattanooga State and Tennessee American Water Host Hamilton County Students in 2025 Elementary Science Olympiad CHATTANOOGA, TN (May 13, 2025) - The Elementary Science Olympiad, an annual event educating Hamilton County youth about STEM, returned this year with a record number of elementary students in attendance. The Elementary Science Olympiad is a p  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 14 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Class of 2025: Sophie Laman aimed straight for VCU's forensic science program The Tennessee native will continue exploring crime investigation and medical research this summer. By Joan Tupponce Even before the autopsy, Sophie Laman had discovered what forensic scientists have known for years: The field "is really cool," she said. Forensic science hadn't been on Laman's radar until her father, a   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 12 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Decoding young minds: Time sensitivity of knowledge and false belief recognition by Jenna Somers When a first grader has a spelling test on a Friday, they probably understand that the more they study throughout the week, the better they'll perform on the test. They also probably understand that if they only study on Monday, then by Friday, they may not remember how to correctly spell all the words. That s  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 14 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Digging for the Truth: Jim Emison, BA'65, devotes retirement to civil rights-era cold case In 1939, Elbert Williams helped found the Brownsville, Tennessee, chapter of the NAACP, which sought to regain voting rights for Haywood County African Americans. The next year, police and one civilian forcibly removed Williams from his home. Williams' body was pulled out of the Hatchie River three days later with two  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, May 16 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * Preserving Appalachia's past, expanding its reach A transformative new chapter is underway for one of East Tennessee State University's most celebrated scholarly works. The Center of Excellence for Appalachian Studies and Services earned a $350,000 implementation grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to digitize and revise the "Encyclopedia of Appalachia." It's a landmark refer  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, May 15 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * ETSU's Kleinman awarded $2.6 million grant to study macular degeneration EThe study will look at how certain proteins regulate a layer of cells in the eye that allow people to see clearly. Across the United States, millions of people struggle with the effects of age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of permanent vision loss worldwide. East Tennessee State University's Dr. Mark   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 12 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * From Subjects to Scientists: Vanderbilt's autism research and autistic researchers are reshaping discovery Vanderbilt University has been at the forefront of autism research for 60 years. Its groundbreaking studies span disciplines from medicine and neuroscience to education and engineering. Today this legacy of discovery is thriving as people with autism emerge as vital contributors to research and scholar  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 15 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * How To Read a Poem: Expert Advice from Major Jackson, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English By Maria Browning Major Jackson believes in the sacred practice of bringing together poets, poems and people. His most recent book, Razzle Dazzle: New and Selected Poems 2002-2020, was praised by Publishers Weekly for the poems' "insight and warmth" and Jackson's "capacious poetic world." The New York Ti  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 13 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Innovative research, enduring impact: 100 years of the visual disabilities program at Peabody By Jennifer Kiilerich In rural Monroe County, Tennessee, the school district's only teacher of students with visual impairments (TVI) is approaching retirement. But her daughter, Andrea Leatherwood, is almost ready to step into the role. Leatherwood is among the first cohort of teachers accepted last summer into   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 14 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Joanna Winston Foley, BA'65: Representation Matters When nearly 100 Confederate monuments were removed in 2020 after the death of George Floyd, Joanna Winston Foley jumped into a national conversation about the lack of racial representation in public art. She wrote an op-ed that August that was headlined, "Should the Statue of My Ancestor in Greensboro Come Down?" for the Greensboro News and Record. The m  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 14 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Jurassic Discovery: A long-lost centerpiece of Vanderbilt's natural history museum from the 1870s is found University Archivist and Associate Director of Special Collections Kathleen Smith does not wear a fedora or carry a whip, a la Indiana Jones. But one day last spring, she and Scott Martin, former director of logistics and access services for the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries, found something in th  more

BRENTWOOD, Tennessee, May 15 -- Lifepoint Health, a healthcare company, issued the following news: * * * Lifepoint Rehabilitation breaks ground on new rehabilitation hospital in Milwaukee Lifepoint Rehabilitation has officially broken ground on a planned 58,000-square-foot rehabilitation hospital in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The new 40-bed rehabilitation hospital will be specially designed to create a therapeutic environment for patients and will be outfitted with leading-edge amenities and adap  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 15 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Limited Submission Opportunity: Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research Applications due June 5 This is a joint competition for VU and VUMC investigators. All investigators should follow these instructions. Vanderbilt (VU + VUMC, collaboratively) may nominate up to two candidates (one per project type) for the Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research opportunity. Overview Gabrielle  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 15 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Limited Submission Opportunity: Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholars Fellowship Translational Award in Translational Immunology (Non-Cancer) Applications due June 6 These instructions are for VU investigators. VUMC investigators should visit the OOR funding opportunity site. Vanderbilt may nominate up to two candidates for the 2026 Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholars Fellowship Award in translational i  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 12 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Nashville Jazz Connections at Blair While most people associate Nashville with country music, jazz has a long history in Music City. As long as Nashville has been a center for recording and education, it has drawn musicians of all types who found places to play--as well as to teach. Many have connections to Vanderbilt Blair School of Music. From 2009, a Blair School of Music student teaching piano to a ch  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, May 13 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: * * * New research by UTC sociologist challenges one-size-fits-all intervention models Changing behavior is hard. Changing identity--especially the deeply ingrained ideas of what it means to "be a man"--is even harder. Dr. Chris Vidmar, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, explored that challenge in a recent ethnographic study of court-mandate  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 13 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * One year at Vanderbilt's Roberts Academy: transforming lives, building community By Jennifer Kiilerich The Roberts Academy at Vanderbilt University welcomed its inaugural class of third and fourth graders in August 2024. Since then, the school has celebrated many more firsts, from a groundbreaking ceremony to festivities and innovative collaborations. Established in 2023 with an unprecedented gift from   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 12 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Pascal Le Boeuf: A Vanderbilt 'Strand' in Grammy-Winning Music Pascal Le Boeuf, assistant professor of the practice in music and technology, won the Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition on Feb 2; it was his third nomination in the category. He won the honor for "Strands," performed with the Akropolis Reed Quintet (which commissioned the piece from Le Boeuf) and drummer Christian Euman, who joined him on  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 13 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Peabody's federally funded research: Building knowledge to help children and families thrive By Jenna Somers When parents need answers about their child's cognitive and emotional development or mental health, they may first ask the child's pediatrician or a specialist. The parents may find the help they seek, or the doctor might say something like, "The research isn't clear on that yet." Scientific rese  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 15 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Redefining legacy in pediatric care by Jenna Somers After consulting with the palliative care team, Jessika Boles, MEd'08, found herself speaking with a mother about honoring her daughter's legacy.  "One of the ways we can do that is through handprint art, since handprints and fingerprints are unique to each person. Would you like to make something like that?" said Boles, a child life specialist in the p  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 12 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Sharon Shields, senior associate dean of Peabody College, named Peabody Distinguished Alumna Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development bestowed its 2025 Distinguished Alumna Award on Sharon Shields, PhD'76, during Commencement ceremonies on May 9. Shields earned her doctorate in health and physical education at George Peabody College for Teachers in 1976. At the University of Louisville,  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, May 13 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Tennessee Tech class helps pen textbook chapter on AI in technical communication A group of students at Tennessee Tech University is contributing their learning about the intersection of technical communication and artificial intelligence (AI) to a chapter in a forthcoming academic book that examines the emerging technology. "Technical Communication and AI" is taught by Associate Prof  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, May 14 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Tennessee Tech economics major presents research at Federal Reserve Bank conference When the Federal Reserve, the United States' central banking system, hosted its annual Economic Scholars Program earlier this spring, a Tennessee Tech University Golden Eagle was front and center. Gavin Edleson, a junior economics major from Pingree Grove, Illinois, was selected for a highly competitiv  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 12 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * The Grant Game In today's competitive research landscape, Vanderbilt University has developed a strategic approach that's generating groundbreaking scholarship, creativity and innovation. Internal grant programs--developed by Chancellor Daniel Diermeier, Provost C. Cybele Raver and Vice Provost for Research and Innovation and Chief Research Officer Padma Raghavan--are accelerating discovery of solutions for  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 14 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Through the portal: the transfer portal is one more way for Vanderbilt to fulfill its mission of unlocking potential By Graham Hays Two decades before head coach Clark Lea led his alma mater's football team to a historic win over top-ranked Alabama, a Birmingham Bowl victory over Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt's first winning season since 2013, he was a transfer student-athlete looking for a place to grow.   more

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, May 13 -- Tusculum University issued the following news: * * * Tusculum University celebrates the renaming of a prominent space on campus as the Dr. Nancy B. Moody Lecture Hall By Jim Wozniak Multiple sectors of the Tusculum University family gathered recently to share fond memories and celebrate the legacy of Dr. Nancy Moody as they bestowed a special honor on the higher education institution's former president, who passed away in December. Members of the Board of Tr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 15 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * New clinic focuses on pediatric feeding and swallowing issues Feeding and swallowing problems, known as dysphagia, occur in an estimated 25% to 45% of normally developing children. Swallowing is an action many people don't think about. While most people are unaware of the act of swallowing, it is a complex neuromuscular process that involves multiple muscles and nerves working toget  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 14 -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences issued the following news release: * * * CISR Life is Beautiful Image Contest Returns to Showcase Spectacular Scientific Imagery The Cell Imaging Shared Resource is hosting its second annual Life is Beautiful Image Contest. The contest, which features stunning scientific imagery of the inherent beauty of life at the microscopic level, is open to anyone who has captured an image using a CISR microscope. Su  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 14 -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Redefining synaptic architecture: Nanoblocks as key organizing units in the postsynaptic density Cellular function relies on the nanoscale organization of molecular components. Pre-synaptic, post-synaptic, and cell adhesion proteins within the synapse are carefully organized in nanostructures to facilitate the transmission of information between neurons. This proces  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 14 -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Yi Ren's journey as an international researcher highlighted at the 2025 VIRAL research symposium At the annual research symposium of the Vanderbilt International Researchers Alliance on April 18, the audience was treated not only to groundbreaking science but to first-hand stories of resilience, discovery, and mentorship. Yi Ren, associate professor of biochemistry   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 15 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Vanderbilt volleyball team to embark on Japan tour For the first time in 45 years, Vanderbilt volleyball is back--and they're already making history. This month, the team will embark on a 10-day tour of Japan, where they will train and scrimmage with local teams in Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo. Throughout the trip, they'll immerse themselves in high-level athletic training while experiencing Japanese culture, lan  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 14 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Vanderbilt's Roberts Academy welcomes independent educators for neurodivergence-informed conference By Jennifer Kiilerich When top special education researchers, a cutting-edge dyslexia academy and research center, and influential school leaders converge at Vanderbilt University, big ideas are bound to emerge. That is exactly what happened at the Tennessee Association of Independent Schools Neurodiverge  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 13 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Where leaders learn: Inside Vanderbilt's online Leadership and Learning in Organizations doctoral program By Jenna Somers Where can professionals from K-12 and higher education institutions, non-profits, private industry, and federal and local governments collaborate to learn from and with one another on how to strengthen their leadership within their respective organizations? The answer to that question   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 14 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Wyatt Smith, BS'10: Solving the Skilled Workforce Shortage Wyatt Smith, BS'10 (Courtesy of UpSmith) Wyatt Smith grew up in a small town in west Alabama, surrounded by a community of carpenters, builders and plumbers who were building not just houses, but better lives for themselves and their families. However, the nation's skilled trades workforce has been decreasing for decades. As a student studying h  more