MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, May 27 -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center issued the following news: * * * $2M in planned gifts to establish scholarships for students in 4 WVU colleges and schools West Virginia University students pursuing degrees in education, engineering, nursing and oral health care will benefit from a generous alumni couple's planned gifts totaling $2 million. Paula and Keith Lilly, of Cookeville, Tennessee, met as undergraduate students at WVU and will   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 4 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Alumni Association welcomes new, returning board members * The Vanderbilt Alumni Association will welcome new and returning alumni leaders to its board for three-year terms that start July 1, 2025. The Alumni Association's mission is to engage Vanderbilt alumni in the life of the university, encourage lifelong connections and support the university's goals. "Vanderbilt alumni are a fundamental connection   more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, June 3 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: * * * Chattanooga from space: UTC faculty research featured by NASA Dr. Azad Hossain didn't expect to hear from NASA, so when an email from NASA's Science Systems and Applications Inc. showed up in his inbox, he took a second look. "I didn't have any idea," said Hossain, an environmental geoscientist and associate professor in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Department of B  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 4 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * ETSU offers new pathways with Chattanooga State Community College A new partnership between East Tennessee State University and Chattanooga State Community College expands opportunities for students to seamlessly transition from associate to bachelor's degree programs, opening doors to more accessible and affordable four-year degrees in high-demand fields like allied health leadership, industri  more

JACKSON, Tennessee, June 5 -- Union University issued the following news release: * * * Faculty cohorts foster research and community in Union mentoring program JACKSON, Tenn. -- June 5, 2025 -- Eleven Union University senior faculty members concluded their year-long peer mentoring program entitled "Remembering the Call: Innovative Approaches to Collegial Mentoring." The program used mentoring cohorts to stimulate research conversations and renew investment in excellent Christ-centered highe  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, June 6 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Governor Bill Lee visits Tennessee Tech to deliver remarks at Boys State Governor Bill Lee returned to Tennessee Tech University last week to speak at Tennessee American Legion Boys State, a weeklong leadership and citizenship program for rising high school senior boys from across the state. Lee delivered remarks during the program's inaugural ceremony, held in Tech's Hooper Eblen Cen  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Tennesseans Have a Message for Andy Ogles: "Kick Him Out Next Election!" * Tennesseans are fed up with Andy Ogles' self-serving media circus and betrayal of Tennessean values. As Ogles continues to cozy up to Trump and Washington's Republican elite, voters are feeling increasingly abandoned and ignored in the face of Ogles' antics. Read what Tennessee voters have to say in   more

BRENTWOOD, Tennessee, June 4 -- Lifepoint Health, a healthcare company, issued the following news: * * * Northeast Georgia Health System and Lifepoint Rehabilitation Celebrate Opening of Northeast Georgia Rehabilitation Institute GAINESVILLE, Ga. (June 3, 2025) - This week, Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, celebrated the opening of Northeast Georgia Rehabilitation Institute, a free-standing, 40-bed inpatient rehabilitati  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 4 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * People, Culture and Belonging to launch Project Polaris skills-based job architecture * People, Culture and Belonging has announced the upcoming launch of the university's new skills-based job architecture, a framework that brings clarity and visibility to all career paths and expands opportunities for staff at Vanderbilt. This initiative is the culmination of years of staff expressing the need for clearer  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 2 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Series of single-lane, full road closures planned near Roberts Academy construction site * To allow for installation of upgraded sewer and underground utilities, a series of single-lane and full road closures will occur along 18th Avenue South and Edgehill Avenue. Vehicles * The northbound lane of 18th Avenue, between the Seigenthaler Center and the Roberts Academy construction site, will be closed Ma  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 5 -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: * * * University of Memphis to Raise Tuition for Upcoming School Year The University of Memphis Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to approve a 4.92% increase in tuition and mandatory fees for in-state undergraduate students. This increase amounts to an additional $264 per semester based on a typical 15-hour course load. The vote was held during the board's quarterly meeting at the UofM Lambuth Campus.   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 6 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * UT Institute of Agriculture to Report on Flood Recovery Initiative Field Day to Detail How Eastern Tennessee Farms Are Bouncing Back from Hurricane Helene * LIMESTONE, Tenn. - The floodwaters may have receded, but the challenges left behind are far from over. After Hurricane Helene tore through East Tennessee in September 2024, local farmers found their fields cove  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 4 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Weed Infestations Impact Tennessee Row Crop Production UTIA Offers Weed Management Solutions for 2025 JACKSON, Tenn. - The 2025 growing season is in full swing, and weed control remains a top concern for row crop producers. Experts at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture are continuing to provide research-based recommendations to help farmers manage   more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, June 4 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: * * * UTC engineering student talks research and sustainability with East Ridge High juniors Grace Pippin loved her physics classes as a high school student at Baylor School, but she wasn't sure how to turn her passion for science into a career. She'd never even heard of civil engineering. Now as a rising senior civil engineering major at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Pi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 6 -- Vanderbilt University School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Vanderbilt spin-off company launches AI driving simulator to empower neurodivergent learners With more than 60% of autistic teenagers and young adults facing challenges obtaining a driver's license, technology developed at Vanderbilt University's School of Engineering is aiming to close that gap with an AI-powered driving simulator that assists neurodivergent learners. Neurodiverse Te  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 6 (TNSxrep) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Many Tennessee parents still have concerns about community violence, school safety The latest analysis is based on the results of the annual Vanderbilt Child Health Poll of approximately 1,000 Tennessee parents. By Jake Lowary New analyses from researchers at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt show that nearly 8 in 10 Tennessee parents report some level of  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 6 -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences issued the following news release: * * * New Warren Center TREK channel compounds reveal power of academic-industry partnerships in drug discovery Ion channel modulators hold enormous promise for treating neurological and psychiatric conditions, but a lack of selective, in vivo proof-of-concept tool compounds have hampered drug development efforts. Now, after more than a decade of collaboration, researcher  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 3 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * VU SBER IRB phase two launches July 1 * Vanderbilt's phased transition to its recently launched Social, Behavioral and Educational Research Institutional Review Board (VU SBER IRB) will reach its next major milestone on July 1, when phase two of the launch begins, building on the successful implementation of phase one earlier this year. Since the soft launch of phase one in March, the VU SBER IRB has pro  more