NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 27 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Civil Rights Corps and Choosing Justice Initiative sent a letter to the Davidson County Criminal Court, the Nashville criminal court clerk and the city of Nashville today detailing how a court rule establishing the garnishment of bonds for payment of fines, court costs and restitution viol  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The American Federation of Teachers issued the following statement by President Randi Weingarten after Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, introduced a reauthorization of the Higher Education Act: "The AFT is the country's largest higher education union. "Bipartisanship may be shriveling in Washington, but education has been an area in which Sens. Murray and Alexander have regularly forged agreements. I deeply respect and have worked with Alexander in the past, so it's d  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 24 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release: The new Food and Farm Facts book, map and pocket guide, produced by the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture, are now available. "Food and Farm Facts provides the opportunity to share the story of agriculture - how and why farmers and ranchers do what they do to produce food, fiber and renewable fuel. I hope it also puts into perspective how blessed we are to be Americans," said   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 25 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release: The United States and Japan today announced they reached an agreement on a trade deal that further opens markets for both countries. Agriculture is among the biggest beneficiaries. The following statement may be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: "Today's announcement that the two countries have reached an agreement and have completed agricultural negotiat  more

RESTON, Virginia, Sept. 27 -- The American Society of Civil Engineers issued the following news: Robert Clark Ewing, a structural engineer in demand during America's rapidly growing postwar years, and an expert on foundations who shored up famed Pulitzer Prize-winning author Eudora Welty's house, has died at 99. Ewing, P.E., F.ASCE, "Bob" to his friends, was a dedicated engineer whose trail of works took him from Seattle to the Willamette Valley in Oregon through Memphis, Tennessee, and down t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities issued the following statement by President Peter McPherson after Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, cosponsored the College Transparency Act (S. 800): "We are deeply appreciative that Chairman Alexander is now a cosponsor of the College Transparency Act. It's long past time Congress lift the ban on student-level data so the public, policymakers, and schools can have access to much more complete data on student outcom  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health issued the following member research: Dr. Matthew Zahner, assistant professor, and Dr. Allan Forsman, professor, in East Tennessee State University College of Public Health's Department of Health Sciences, received a three-year, Academic Research Enhancement Grant for $437,335 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)'s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to study the how the brain regulates metabo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Board of Pharmacy Specialties, an autonomous division of the American Pharmacists Association, issued the following news release: The Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) is pleased to announce the appointment of new Board members. Cyrine-Eliana Haidar, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP has been appointed to the BPS Board of Directors as a Specialist Pharmacist Member for the three-year term ending December 31, 2022. Dr. Haidar is currently Clinical Pharmacogenomics Coordinator at  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 26 -- Career Education Colleges and Universities issued the following statement by President and CEO Steve Gunderson on Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, release of eight bipartisan bills to rewrite parts of the Higher Education Act: "Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act is one of the most important items this Congress can accomplish. While everything in higher education has changed since the last reauthorization, the law underpinning higher education remains   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following statement by Antoinette Flores, associate director of postsecondary education, in response to Senate HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, releasing the text of his plan to reform the Higher Education Act: "Our higher education system is failing students and taxpayers. Rather than make meaningful change, this proposal would increase the max Pell Grant for the most low-income students by just $20. "Ra  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 26 -- The Country Music Association Foundation issued the following news release: The CMA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Country Music Association (CMA) that works to ensure every child has access to a high-quality music education, is now accepting applications for its fifth annual Music Teachers of Excellence awards. The CMA Foundation will celebrate music educators from across the United States alongside those in Tennessee and within Nashville Metro Publi  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 26 -- Ducks Unlimited issued the following news release: Ducks Unlimited (DU) recently announced Dillon Schroeder as the 2018-2019 recipient of the National Regional Director (RD) of the Year award. Schroeder was recognized for his outstanding fundraising leadership efforts as a staff member of Region 8, an area that encompasses Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. "Dillon's success during fiscal year 2019 was incredibly impressive and it's a direct reflection of the relat  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 28 -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following statement by President and CEO Antonio R. Flores on Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, objection to the passage of the FUTURE Act: "HACU is extremely disappointed in Chairman Alexander's decision to object to the passage of the FUTURE Act, which will allow $255 million of critical annual funding to lapse not only for Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), but also for Historically Black Co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Institute for Higher Education Policy issued the following statement by President Michelle Asha Cooper in response to the introduction of the Student Aid Improvement Act by Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, chairman of Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee: "Students and families across the United States - especially low-income students and student of color - deserve a higher education bill that addresses longstanding barriers to college access and   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 23 -- The Nashville Symphony Association issued the following news release: The Nashville Symphony has released the 2019/20 lineup for its free Chamber Music Series, which features small ensembles of Symphony musicians performing in an intimate setting designed to encourage audience interaction. The series has expanded to seven performances, with the addition of two Friday-morning concerts and a Sunday matinee in addition to four weeknight concerts. Offered complete  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 27 -- The National Consumer Law Center issued the following statement by Director Persis Yu in response to the introduction of a scaled-back higher education bill by Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee: "Students and borrowers need real, wholesale reform of the Higher Education Act to make it easier for borrowers to succeed in student loan repayment and ensure that falling behind does not threaten families' financial security. "We also need to hold institutions acco  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 24 -- New Phytologist, a journal that says it features plant science and its applications, published 38 research articles, including the following topics, in its October 2019 edition: * Age-dependent heteroblastic development of leaf hairs in Arabidopsis * Alterations in cellular RNA decapping dynamics affect tomato spotted wilt virus cap snatching and infection in Arabidopsis * Auxin-mediated statolith production for root gravitropism * Comparative genomics revea  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 24 -- The Oak Ridge Associated Universities issued the following news release: Laura Kopp, former alliance manager for MITRE Corporation (new ORAU strategic partner), has been named business development and capture manager for ORAU. In her new role, Kopp will share her extensive expertise in identifying and capturing new large-scale business opportunities; identifying emerging markets, growth opportunities and new contract vehicles that will help enable growth; and   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 22 -- Tennessee Citizen Action issued the following news release: Our friends at Americans for Financial Reform explain more about the importance of the FAIR Act, which passed the House last week with the support of Tennessee Representatives Jim Cooper of Nashville and Steve Cohen of Memphis: Today, the House of Representatives passed the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act in a 224-186 vote. The FAIR Act prohibits companies from forcing harmed consumers,  more