ORLANDO, Florida, Dec. 3 -- The Amateur Athletic Union issued the following news, dated Dec. 7: AAU Cross Country will hold their National Championship Race on Saturday, December 7 at the Victor Ashe Park in Knoxville, Tennessee. The event is scheduled to have approximately 365 teams, running more than 1,500 athletes. Participants will compete in six age groups, ranging from six and under to 18 and under and will represent four different countries - United States, Bahamas, Bermuda and Puerto R  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 26 -- The American Economic Association has announced the following event: * * * American Economic Association 2020 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 3-5 - San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina, Manchester Grand Hyatt. * * * For more information about these events, click here: https://www.aeaweb.org/conference/ [Category: EconomicsEvent]  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 2 -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital issued the following news release: * * * - Researchers from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will present their work at the 61st annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology. * * * Children's Research Hospital investigators are set to present original research findings and share their expertise at the 2019 American Society of Hematology annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, Dec. 7-10. From presenting oral abstrac  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following statement by International President Robert Martinez Jr. regarding the proposal by Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Louisiana, and Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, addressing the multi-employer pension plan crisis: "Proponents of this plan can call it whatever they want, but it is nothing more than a tax on one of our most vulnerable groups--senior citizens. The proposal would take a sledgehammer to the  more

TAMPA, Florida, Nov. 27 -- The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business has announced the following events: * * * Blockchain in Business School Curricula, December 11, 2019 Business Accreditation Seminar, December 11-12, 2019, Dubai Department Chairs Seminar, January 7-8, 2020, Tampa, Florida Art and Science of Teaching Seminar, January 9-10, 2020, Tampa, Florida Leading Faculty and Succession Planning Seminar, February 1, 2020, Nashville, Tennessee Deans Conference, February  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 2 -- The Country Music Association issued the following news release: * * * - Dierks Bentley, Kristin Chenoweth, for KING & COUNTRY, Chris Janson, Tori Kelly, Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts, Runaway June, CeCe Winans, Trisha Yearwood, Brett Young and Chris Young Perform Seasonal Favorites - Watch Artists Create a "Tacky" Country Christmas Sweater in Support of the CMA Foundation and Write "Letters to Santa" In Hilarious Mad-Lib Christmas Game * * * Get into the ho  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 5 -- The Country Music Association issued the following news release: The Country Music Association has today announced its new Board of Directors for both CMA and the CMA Foundation. The appointments are effective on Jan. 1, 2020. Jody Williams (Vice President, Creative, Nashville at BMI) completes his term as Chairman of the CMA Board, while current CMA Board President Kurt Johnson (Senior Vice President of Programming at Townsquare Media) assumes that post. CMA Pr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 4 -- The Nashville Symphony Association issued the following news release: * * * - Free celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and civil rights movement will include special guests, exhibits, presentations and panel discussion * * * The Nashville Symphony's annual Let Freedom Sing concert - which celebrates the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement - will take place at 7 p.m. on Sunday, January 19, at Schermerhorn Symphony Center.   more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Dec. 4 -- The National Association of Educational Procurement has announced the following events: * * * 2020 National Association of Educational Procurement Procurement Academy, Jan. 13-15, 2020, DoubleTree by Hilton Phoenix - Tempe, Arizona National Association of Educational Procurement 2020 Annual Meeting, April 5-8, 2020, Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, Tennessee National Association of Educational Procurement Building an Education Culture to P  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 3 -- New Phytologist, a journal that says it features plant science and its applications, published 34 research articles, including the following topics, in Part 1 of its January 2020 edition: * Class B heat shock factor selected for during soybean domestication contributes to salt tolerance by promoting flavonoid biosynthesis * Diffuse light and wetting differentially affect tropical tree leaf photosynthesis * Dominant inhibition of awn development by a putative zi  more

BRENTWOOD, Tennessee, Dec. 2 -- Psycho-Oncology, a journal that says it features cancer and AIDS-related tumors, epidemiology, palliative and supportive care, psychiatry, psychology, sociology and nursing from the American Psychosocial Oncology Society and British Psycho-Oncology Society, published 13 research articles on the following topics in its November 2019 edition: * Associations of preloss and postloss factors with severe depressive symptoms and quality of life over the first 2 years of  more

BRENTWOOD, Tennessee, Nov. 25 -- Psycho-Oncology, a journal that says it features cancer and AIDS-related tumors, epidemiology, palliative and supportive care, psychiatry, psychology, sociology and nursing from the American Psychosocial Oncology Society and British Psycho-Oncology Society, published 16 research articles on the following topics in its October 2019 edition: * Adaptations to cognitive problems reported by breast cancer survivors seeking cognitive rehabilitation: A qualitative stud  more

BRENTWOOD, Tennessee, Dec. 7 -- Psycho-Oncology, a journal that says it features cancer and AIDS-related tumors, epidemiology, palliative and supportive care, psychiatry, psychology, sociology and nursing from the American Psychosocial Oncology Society and British Psycho-Oncology Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its December 2019 edition: * Between empathy and grief: The mediating effect of compassion fatigue among oncologists * Demographic, occupational  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 3 -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital issued the following news release: For the first time ever, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(R) has partnered with Facebook to launch the St. Jude Hall of Heroes, a virtual reality experience inspired by St. Jude patients and brought to life by creative agencies BBDO New York and Flight School. A 360 video of the experience is now available on Facebook and starting Dec. 6 the experience will be available for demo on Oculus  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release: Mechanics at ExpressJet, a regional carrier for United Airlines, recently wrapped up a week of informational picketing at the company's locations in Cleveland; Houston; Newark, New Jersey; Chicago and Alcoa, Tennessee. The picket was geared towards informing the flying public of ongoing negotiations with the company. "ExpressJet customers have a right to know that the company is likely going to   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 2 -- The Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association issued the following news: By Trent Scott * * * - State's Electric Cooperatives Gather in Nashville to Explore the Opportunities Facing Co-Ops * * * The 78th annual meeting of the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association was held Sunday, Nov. 24, through Tuesday, Nov. 26, in Nashville. Nearly 400 electric cooperative leaders from across the state attended the event where they discussed the significant impact co  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 2 -- USA Rice Federation issued the following news: A new webinar series focused on the impressive sustainability record of the U.S. rice industry continues tomorrow at 12:00 noon EST. The webinars are an extension of the work done around the U.S. Rice Industry Sustainability Report, and are open to anyone interested in learning about rice sustainability efforts and practices. The second in the four-part series, hosted by the American Society of Agronomy and sponsored  more