NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 8 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * AI requires responsible stewardship. Peabody's new online hub guides the way. * By Jennifer Kiilerich Generative AI is ubiquitous these days, but its use tends to raise as many questions--from practical to ethical--as it answers. A Vanderbilt website launched this spring, the Peabody Hub for Mindful AI Innovation, provides a space for users to take a breath and reflect on what it really means to create   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 11 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * An educator's guide to Section 504 plans: Q&A with Vanderbilt special education researcher Meghan Burke * By Jennifer Kiilerich and Krystal Schmidt If you are an educator--or work with educators--then it's likely you have encountered Section 504 plans. These plans support more than 1.3 million students with disabilities across the country, but they differ from Individualized Education Plans, or IEPs.   more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Sept. 12 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * ETSU experts predict stunning fall foliage for Appalachian Mountains By O.J. Early East Tennessee State University experts predict a remarkable fall color season across Appalachia, with recent cool weather potentially triggering an earlier-than-usual start to the region's autumn display. "The majority of the greater Tri-Cities metro region has seen a very wet spring and summer, which has pr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 10 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Limited Submission Opportunity: 2025 Nordstrom Foundation Community Grants * Applications are due September 18, 2025 These instructions are for VU investigators. VUMC investigators should contact LSO@vanderbilt.edu for more information. Vanderbilt University may submit only one (1) application to the 2025 Nordstrom Foundation Community Grants. Nordstrom is dedicated to supporting causes that provid  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 8 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * NEW FACULTY: Professors explain how their research could better the world * Vanderbilt's newly hired faculty join Provost Raver at new faculty orientation, Aug. 2025 (Vanderbilt University) As a thriving research university and global hub for innovation and discovery across numerous disciplines, Vanderbilt faculty are at the forefront of innovative research. Here some of Vanderbilt's newest faculty me  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Sept. 13 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: * * * NSF awards $1.33 million to UTC-led effort to protect nation's power grid The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has been awarded a $1.33 million planning grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a blueprint for a QuantumGrid Innovation Hub in Chattanooga, a collaborative testbed where researchers, utilities, startups and industry partners will develo  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Sept. 9 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: * * * Searching for Columbus' last ships: UTC team leads survey for undiscovered shipwrecks and Jamaica's layered history By Peyton Schultz A crossbow shot from shore. A quarter league from the Taino village of Maima. And beached side-by-side. Those are some of the "clues" 15-year-old Ferdinand Columbus recalled when describing the location of the shipwrecks from the fourth and  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 12 -- Sedgwick, a provider of technology-enabled risk and benefit solutions, issued the following news release: * * * Sedgwick brings enhanced Lloyd's delegated authority services to Canada Expansion builds on momentum and supports regional market needs and broader North American strategy * TORONTO, September 11, 2025 Sedgwick, the world's leading risk and claims administration partner is accelerating its North American strategy with the expansion of delegated auth  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 11 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Students discover music as a universal language through Immersion Vanderbilt * For sophomores William Perez and Pierce Ruch, traveling to Colombia in June meant stepping beyond the classroom and into a week of music, friendship and discovery--an experience that broadened both their musicianship and their worldview. The two Blair School of Music students traveled with Associate Professor Thomas Verrier,  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 9 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Tennessee Tech sets new retention record to reach highest total enrollment in a decade Tennessee Tech University reached its highest total enrollment in a decade and enrolled the fourth-largest freshman class in its 110-year history, according to fall 2025 census data released this week. Final numbers show that Tech eclipsed last year's totals to enroll 10,701 students this semester,  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 12 -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: * * * Haslam College of Business Launches Podcast with Global Business Icons The Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, announces the launch of its highly anticipated podcast, "Office Hours: Business Edition," premiering Sept. 10. Monica Langley, professor of practice in the college and former Wall Street Journal reporter and corporate executive, serves as host. Jamie Dimon  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Sept. 9 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: * * * UTC announces record fall enrollment, surpassing 12,000 for first time The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga today announced a record enrollment figure for fall 2025, reporting an official enrollment of 12,060 students--the largest in school history. This fall's headcount includes 10,396 undergraduates and a record 1,664 graduate students, according to the University's just  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Sept. 12 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: * * * UTC Quantum Center announces new advisory committees to guide growth in quantum research By Jenelle Beeler The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Quantum Center has announced the formation of new internal and external advisory committees designed to strengthen the center's research, education and community partnerships in quantum information science and engineering. The  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 9 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * UTIA Hosts Workshops for Value-Added Producers Workshops Will Be Held in Murfreesboro, Camden and Greeneville in October * Farmers who plan to apply for grants, cost-share programs and loans to support their value-added enterprises are welcome to attend workshops held across the state in October by the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture's Center for   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 12 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * UTIA Participates in National Study Analyzing Microbial Communities, Environmental Factors Impacting Cotton Development Findings Could Improve Crop Production Practices, Overall Yield * JACKSON, Tenn. - Soil microbial communities play a vital role in plant health, influencing root development, disease resistance, nutrient and soil water uptake and more. In a pion  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 10 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Vanderbilt professor joins Jordanian research team to innovate teacher education * Vanderbilt Peabody's Emily Pendergrass has been named to the new global cohort " Empowering Teachers: 21st Century Skills." The University of Jordan, in Amman, recently assembled the research team, which aims to boost teachers' professional development in an age of evolving technologies and rapidly transforming learning en  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 8 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Vanderbilt's Sesquicentennial Ceremony and Celebration set for Oct. 3; Brandi Carlile, Alabama Shakes and SistaStrings to headline Nov. concert * V150 continues with a celebratory roster of events commemorating the university's opening in 1875. The slate of fall festivities kicks off with Arthur Brooks' Commodore Classroom on Sept. 19, continues with the V150 Sesquicentennial Ceremony and Celebration on O  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 11 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Volunteer Opportunity: Help at the Student Entrance Gate on Football Game Days * The Vanderbilt Athletics Department is seeking volunteers to help staff the student entrance gate on football game days. This is a great way to be part of the game day atmosphere and support our students as they enter the stadium for the game. Volunteers should be faculty or staff members of the university ; spouses and othe  more