NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 4 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: * * * - Colleges and universities across the nation are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about how Lipscomb is responding to this crisis. * * * This week Lipscomb University students "returned" to classes following a spring break that was extended to two weeks as part of the institution's response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has impacted the United States in recent weeks. Ami  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 31 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: * * * - Lipscomb is leading the way with giving data science students an opportunity to learn from technology that can detect coronavirus * * * Lipscomb University's College of Computing & Technology is partnering with Qualex Consulting Services Inc. to use EMMA Care(TM), an innovative telemedicine software solution that may be used to detect the coronavirus, as a teaching tool that gives data science students a  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 1 -- Rhodes College issued the following news: Dr. Patrick Shade, associate professor of philosophy at Rhodes College, is the author of the book Habits of Hope. His teaching and research interests include medical ethics, care ethics, the history of philosophy, and philosophy of education. It's easy to multiply fears during this time of uncertainty. Will I get the virus, and if so, will I survive? If I survive, will I suffer long-term effects? And what will happen to m  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 3 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- Rhodes College issued the following news: Dr. Brooke Schedneck, assistant professor of religious studies at Rhodes, has published widely in fields of Asian studies, Buddhist studies, and religious studies. Her latest book is a co-edited volume with Courtney Bruntz of Doane University titled Buddhist Tourism in Asia. The book contains nine chapters, which capture facets of Buddhist tourism in temples, cities, and monuments throughout Asia. A  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 3 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on April 2: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee will sign Executive Order 23 requiring that Tennesseans stay home unless they are carrying out essential activities as data shows an increase in citizen movement across the state. "Over the last few weeks, we have seen decreases in movement around the state as Tennesseans socially distance and stay at home," said Gov. Lee. "However, in recent days we have seen data ind  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 30 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee's COVID-19 Unified Command announced the following actions taken for a COVID-19 outbreak at the Gallatin Center for Rehabilitation and Healing. Unified Command is a joint operation between the Tennessee Department of Health, Tennessee Department of Military and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. "Unified Command has worked in partnership with the Gallatin Center for Reha  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, March 28 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: With classes at Tennessee Tech set to go online Monday and most of the faculty and staff telecommuting from home because of COVID-19, Tech's Information Technology Services (ITS) has been busy preparing for these new challenges. "ITS has worked with all departments on campus to assist in making sure the resources to transform face-to-face classes and the daily work of the university availab  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 1 -- Trevecca Nazarene University issued the following news: Undergraduate research is more than just a component of coursework required for graduation. It has become a defining characteristic of Trevecca academics, and this semester is no different. Senior exercise science students recently had the opportunity to participate in a new class curated around research. Dr. Aaron Hall, the lead professor of the class, said that the program aims to prepare students for g  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 3 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center's Plough Center for Sterile Drug Delivery Solutions is meeting the need to supply a high-demand item during the coronavirus pandemic - hand sanitizer. Production of the hand sanitizers began this week in the facility in the Medical District. Since the start of the pandemic, hand sanitizer has been in severe short supply globally. "We ha  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 4 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has received a donation of thousands of face masks from China, as a result of the university's affiliations with academic institutions there. UTHSC's College of Graduate Health Sciences, which has developed strong ties with several academic and health care institutions in China, secured the donations. They include surgical masks and N95 m  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 4 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: A research team at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has been awarded $2.27 million to study a potential next-generation treatment for late-stage breast cancer. Wei Li, PhD, professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and director of the UTHSC College of Pharmacy Drug Discovery Center, and Tiffany Seagroves, PhD, professor of Pathology in the UTHSC College o  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 1 [TNSgrants] -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release on March 31: * * * - New Research to Enhance Chicken-Raising Practices * * * Smile, chickens. You're soon to be on candid camera. Hao Gan, a biosystems engineer with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, is working to develop a system of multi-angle and multi-range cameras to monitor commercial broilers at both the individual and flock levels   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, March 30 -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: In labs across campus, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, faculty and staff are fabricating face-shield headbands and other personal protective gear for use by Tennessee medical professionals in the fight against COVID-19. In just three days, UT has fabricated about 1,500 face-shield parts, which will be sent by air to a facility in Tennessee on Tuesday for preparation for use by medical professionals. U  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 2 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: After watching news of the coronavirus and its spread across the world last week, Sarah Colby, associate professor of nutrition at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, wondered what she could be doing to make a difference. "What are the skills I could donate? I knew I could be doing more to help," said Colby. Colby sent an email to colleagues in the nutrition and public health depar  more

MARTIN, Tennessee, April 3 -- The University of Tennessee's Martin Campus issued the following news release: Dr. Todd Winters, dean of the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, has been appointed interim executive director of research, outreach and economic development at the University of Tennessee at Martin, effective April 1. Winters will be responsible for working with the UT System's Office of Government Relations and Advocacy in support of regional and state relationships; oversig  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, March 31 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The UTHSC College of Dentistry has successfully created highly effective biologic filtration masks using a 3D printer used by the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. "We were having difficulty obtaining the proper PPE (personal protective equipment) N95 mask," said Jeffrey Brooks, DMD, executive associate dean and associate dean of clinical affairs for the UTHSC College of Den  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 4 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news on April 3: Steven M. Doettl, AuD, CCC-A has spent years working to help children with balance and dizziness issues. Dr. Doettl, a clinical associate professor in the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, founded the Dizziness Clinic on the Knoxville campus. Since inception, the Dizziness Clinic has become t  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 28 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: As COVID-19 continues to push unprecedented challenges on medical communities, one of the most pressing threats for hospital staff across the country is a dwindling supply of ventilators. Now, an interdisciplinary team of Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty is taking on the challenge by way of a fabricated, open-source ventilator design. Led on the Vanderbilt side by engineers  more