NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 24 -- Trevecca Nazarene University issued the following news: A decade ago, when Trevecca began offering online programs, the University was among the first institutions of higher education in the region to do so. Over the years, Trevecca officials have continued to invest in online--and a big part of that investment comes in the form of the Center for Innovative Instruction (CII). Established in 2014, the CII was designed to provide technology and training that wo  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 25 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Nurses are at the forefront of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, providing life-saving care for affected patients. Psychological distress can be significant for nurses and other healthcare workers who provide direct care for these patients. To best support nurses, understanding the psychological effects of COVID-19 on them, the impact of secondary traumatic stress (STS), and ways to manage these e  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 24 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Eradicating homelessness in America is possible, but it will take "political will," according Vanderbilt University research professor and author Marybeth Shinn. "The inequality that leads some to live in mansions while others live on the streets is not an inexorable consequence of market forces; it is a consequence of social policies," says Shinn, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor at Vanderbilt Peabody College of   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 21 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news: Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday advised the commonwealth's education leaders to keep facilities closed to in-person instruction for the rest of the school year. "Every health care professional has advised us that this is the right course of action to take," the Governor said of the state's continuing efforts to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Gov. Beshear noted that same advice was  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 24 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: More than 300 people joined a free webinar hosted by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's Department of Diagnostic and Health Sciences in the College of Health Professions Wednesday on "The Role of Laboratory Testing in the COVID-19 Pandemic." The webinar for health care professionals and the community featured a panel of experts in laboratory sciences, who spoke on the h  more

CLEVELAND, Tennessee, April 22 -- Lee University issued the following news, dated April 19: Dr. Brad Moffett has been appointed to serve as Vice President for University Relations at Lee University and will assume his new position during the summer. Moffett's appointment was announced by Lee President Dr. Paul Conn following a recent board meeting. "I'm pleased that Dr. Moffett will be joining the Cabinet in this important position," said Conn. "He has been very effective in everything he has   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 23 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: While millions of people across the globe have been isolated at home for a period of several weeks as the world fights the COVID-19 pandemic, the change in activity has had a noticeable effect on the planet. According to Scientific American, geoscientists have noticed a reduction in seismic noise because of the changes in human activity which indicates that the Earth itself is moving a little less. Vibrations caus  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 23 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein, along with Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery, led a group of 27 Attorneys General in urging the telecommunications industry to make further commitments to protect consumers who are struggling financially as a result of COVID-19 and in calling upon the FCC for support. "COVID-19 has impacted every facet of our daily lives - but life must go on,  more

ALBANY, New York, April 24 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on April 23: New York Attorney General Letitia James led a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general in seeking to stop the State of Tennessee from banning almost all procedural abortions in the state, using the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) public health crisis as an excuse. Continuing her leadership of the nation's fight to protect women's reproductive health, Attorney General Ja  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 23 -- Rhodes College issued the following news: Dr. Shana Stoddard, assistant professor of chemistry, and students in her research lab have co-authored articles recently published in two peer-reviewed journals--the International Journal of Molecular Sciences and the Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. The students in Stoddard's Molecular Immunotherapeutics Research (MIR) lab at Rhodes use a combination of computational chemistry, biochemistry, and biological assay  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 21 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Governor Bill Lee announced the order for Tennesseans to remain at home will expire April 30, with the vast majority of businesses in 89 counties allowed to re-open on May 1. "Our Economic Recovery Group is working with industry leaders around the clock so that some businesses can open as soon as Monday, April 27," said Gov. Lee. "These businesses will open according to specific guidance that we will provi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 25 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on April 24: Gov. Bill Lee issued the first steps from the "Tennessee Pledge," the state's rollout of guidance and best practices for Tennessee businesses in 89 of the state's 95 counties to keep employees and customers safe during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The first industries to receive guidance through the plan include the restaurant and retail industries. "Tennesseans pulled together to flatten the  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 21 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced more than 11,000 Tennesseans received free COVID-19 tests through the weekend efforts of Unified-Command Group to offer tests regardless of traditional symptoms. The Unified-Command Group is a joint partnership between the Tennessee Department of Health, the Tennessee Department of Military and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA). "Tennesseans across the s  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, April 25 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release, dated April 21: After a very rigorous national search, Jennifer Taylor has been named as the new vice president for research at Tennessee Tech University. "Dr. Taylor has over 20 years in progressive senior administrative roles at research institutions and an extensive background in research and economic development," said Tech President Phil Oldham. Currently, Taylor is the assistant vic  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 22 -- Trevecca Nazarene University issued the following news: Popular media has a history of portraying the college years as a period of coming of age, diving into self-exploration and pursuing different avenues of personal growth. The years spent on a college campus are also often years of increased independence and, of course, thoughtful study. The coursework a student engages in during their time in college is often the foundation of the knowledge needed to ente  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 21 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The College of Health Professions Department of Diagnostic and Health Sciences will host a webinar on Wednesday, April 22, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. titled "The Role of Laboratory Testing in the COVID-19 Pandemic." The webinar, which is free to the UTHSC community and the public, will feature a panel of experts in laboratory sciences, who will speak on the importance of dependable test  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 24 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The results of a 10-year ongoing study led by Penny A. Asbell, MD, FACS, MBA, FARVO, chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and director of the Hamilton Eye Institute (HEI), have been published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Ophthalmology. This surveillance study examines isolates from eye infections across the United States and analyzes trends in an  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 22 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Amateur birders and citizen scientists will soon have a novel way to contribute to groundbreaking research. With a new app, created and shared by the team at the Creanza Laboratory at Vanderbilt, researchers can better leverage crowdsourced fieldwork and audio recordings from bird enthusiasts to accelerate the progress of research on naturally occurring songbird behaviors. Coined Chipper for its ability to 'c  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 22 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Primary voters prefer incumbents with a proven record of success, according to a new working paper from the Center for Effective Lawmaking, co-directed by Alan Wiseman, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt, and Craig Volden, professor of public policy and politics at the University of Virginia. Turning Legislative Effectiveness into Electoral Success analyzed data from congressional   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 23 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The Vanderbilt University Board of Trust elected four new members at its April 16 meeting. Adena Friedman, MBA'93, and Cindy Kent, MBA'99 and MDiv'01, will serve five-year terms. The board also elected Daniel Lovinger, BA'87, to a two-year term as alumni trustee. In addition, senior Nicholas Gardner-Serna was elected to be a Young Alumni Leader for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2023, following his three-year  more