NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 22 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * David Boaz, BA'75: Voice of Libertarianism David Boaz (Cato Institute) David Boaz, a foundational figure of modern libertarian thought who brought libertarian ideas into the mainstream, died June 7, 2024, at his home in Arlington, Virginia. He was 70. In Libertarianism: A Primer --a 1997 book that was updated and rereleased from Simon & Schuster in 2015 as The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom - more PR

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, May 23 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * Celebrating 25 years of the Gray Fossil Site Twenty-five years ago, a road construction project near Gray resulted in the discovery of ancient bones. These bones ended up being the first of thousands uncovered at what would soon become one of the most important paleontological sites in eastern North America, the Gray Fossil Site. On Saturday, May 31, East Tennessee State University will kic more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 19 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Empowered teachers could unlock "science of reading" success, finds Vanderbilt researcher By Jennifer Kiilerich Only a third of American students read proficiently, according to the 2024 National Assessment of Education Progress. Scores continue to lag behind those from 2019 and 2022, and there has been little overall improvement since the NAEP began tracking reading in 1992. Educators and policymakers ha more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 20 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * From Anger to Advocacy: Robby Barbieri, BA'13, MSF'14 After he was paralyzed below the neck in a car accident, football alumnus Robby Barbieri became an advocate for change that improves lives in his adopted home state Family, football and country music brought Minnesotan Robby Barbieri south for college. He found all three at Vanderbilt, following in a sister's footsteps on campus, suiting up for the Comm more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 22 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Inaugural public programing series in New York City draws standing room-only crowds Since announcing plans last fall to enhance its presence in New York's Chelsea neighborhood, Vanderbilt has made building community and connection there one of its foremost priorities. "With Vanderbilt-New York City, we are creating a dynamic space for scholarship, dialogue and connection--bringing the university's bold int more PR

BRENTWOOD, Tennessee, May 23 (TNSrep) -- Lifepoint Health, a healthcare company, issued the following news: * * * Lifepoint Health Publishes 2024 Community Benefit Report Brentwood, Tenn. (May 22, 2025) - Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network dedicated to making communities healthier, has published its annual companywide community benefit report for the 2024 calendar year. The report highlights the many ways the organization continues to contribute to the health, economi more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 18 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Looking back for the future Had someone told Larisa DeSantis that in 2025, she'd be a Guggenheim Fellow writing a book about protecting Earth's future using knowledge gained from the fossils she loved as a kid, the conservation paleobiologist probably wouldn't have believed them. Her long-standing love of fossils began during childhood--compliments of the La Brea Tar Pits in her hometown of Los Angeles--an more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 23 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Neuroscientist Huda Akil wins Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science Established by VUMC in 2006, the Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science recognizes scientists of national reputation who have a stellar record of research accomplishments and are known for mentoring others in science. By Bill Snyder Huda Akil, PhD, an internationally known neuroscientist whose research has helped  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 22 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * No Limits: Together, We Achieve Even More Chancellor Daniel Diermeier (Vanderbilt University) When most people think of jazz music, a few words come to mind. There's improvisation: an extemporaneous process to create, innovate and discover... to grow from the present into the new. Another might be ensemble, as in to bring together a group of many who act as one. Is it any surprise, then, that jazz is an more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 21 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Osher Lifelong Learning Institute announces courses for summer 2025 From the art of landscape painting to the exploration of iconic movies and the history of beer, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt is offering an exciting lineup of summer courses for the 50-plus community. With engaging topics in music, history, literature, wellness and more, OLLI provides a wealth of opportunities for l more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 22 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Research pediatricians Orr and Heerman prep study for Tennessee toddlers Colin Orr (Vanderbilt University Medical Center) For Dr. Colin Orr, assistant professor of pediatrics in Vanderbilt University's School of Medicine and a general pediatrician and health services researcher at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, being able to contribute to medical literature and patient care is the culmination of ye more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 22 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Shirley Watts, BMus'57, MA'61, MLS'67: Musician and Librarian Shirley Marie Watts (Submitted photo) Shirley Marie Watts of Nashville, a musician and a longtime librarian for the Blair School's Anne Potter Wilson Music Library, died Oct. 21, 2024. She was 89. Watts was a born librarian and true musician with perfect pitch and a love of the art. She enjoyed a wide range of music, from opera to choral to b more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 20 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Speaking Freely: Five Questions for Jacob Mchangama Jacob Mchangama was a young lawyer and blogger in 2005 when his country, Denmark, was thrust into the global spotlight after a Danish newspaper printed cartoons depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad--a practice widely considered taboo among many Muslims. Mchangama's fascination with free speech began as a worldwide conversation erupted about a complicated more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 20 -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation issued the following news on May 19, 2025: * * * TDOT Announces Partnership for Multimodal Freight Transportation Project Expected to Bring New Jobs and Revenue to Area Nashville--The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has secured a public-private partnership between the state, Cheatham County, and Ingram Marine Group to develop the Ashland City River Port project. The project will enhance connectivity with more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 23 -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation issued the following news on May 22, 2025: * * * TDOT Awards Contract for Bedford County Safety Project The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) awarded a contract for a safety project at the intersection of US 231 (State Route 10) and State Route 82 (Sawney Webb Memorial Parkway) in Bedford County. TDOT awarded the project to local contractor Tinsley Asphalt with the lowest bid of $1,875,792. The Franklin Co more PR

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, May 22 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: * * * Communication students win big at Tennessee Golden Press Card Awards Inside the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Department of Communication, students spend countless hours working on projects ranging from news articles to documentaries--work that has been earning national recognition for years. On May 15, they broke their own record at the Tennessee Golden Press Card Awa more PR

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, May 22 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: * * * UTC awarded $500K from state of Tennessee to build the future of traffic safety and smart streets The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Research Institute's (UTCRI) Center for Urban Informatics and Progress (CUIP) has been awarded $500,000 through the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development's (TNECD) Transportation Network Growth Opportunity (TNGO). This fu more PR

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, May 24 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: * * * UTC hosts statewide higher ed conference, wins first TCPRA award The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Office of Communications and Marketing (OCM) wrapped up two days of hosting the Tennessee College Public Relations Association's (TCPRA) annual conference on Friday, May 23. Held at The Westin Chattanooga, the event drew higher education professionals from across the state.  more PR

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, May 21 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: * * * UTC professor earns patent for new tech blending rehab and robotics Dr. Erkan Kaplanoglu moves like someone with three calendars and no off switch--teaching, mentoring, inventing, and leading the Department of Engineering Management and Technology at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. His relentless pace paid off this spring when he secured his first U.S. design patent f more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 21 -- Vanderbilt Law School issued the following news: * * * Converting Regulations into AI Agents John Nay, MS'13 / Ph.D.'17, a Vanderbilt Law Visiting Scholar and the founder of norm.ai, presented a public lecture on converting regulations into AI agents earlier this month. His talk centered primarily around business and regulatory AI agents, their broader use, and the implications of such technologies. Nay began with an overview of the various uses for business A more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 21 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Vanderbilt Peabody students team up with Disney Books and Bloomsbury By Jennifer Kiilerich Marissa Tessier, Melanie Hundley and Elizabeth Seeker. Photo: Krystal Schmidt Convincing tweens and teens to read books can be an uphill battle. But a collaboration between two Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development students, their professor, and best-selling Disney Books author Jen Calonita more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 23 -- Vanderbilt University School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Vanderbilt researchers get top honors at cyber-physical systems conference Vanderbilt researchers received top honors at the recent 16th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems (ICCPS), including Best Paper, Best Artifact, and Best Poster awards. ICCPS is the premier forum for presenting and discussing the most significant technical research contributions in the fi more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 24 -- Vanderbilt University College of Arts and Science issued the following news: * * * Scientists discover new evidence of intermediate-mass black holes By Mary-Lou Watkinson In the world of black holes, there are generally three size categories: stellar-mass black holes (about five to 50 times the mass of the sun), supermassive black holes (millions to billions of times the mass of the sun), and intermediate-mass black holes with masses somewhere in between. Whi more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 20 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * New study highlights improved treatment approach for people with mild asthma A multicenter trial found that adding budesonide, an inhaled steroid, to albuterol significantly reduced severe asthma attacks compared to using albuterol alone. By Christina Echegaray Mild asthma sufferers have another rescue therapy option when they experience asthma symptoms. In a new multicenter, late-s more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 21 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Psychologists included as part of medical teams to support children's mental health awareness These psychologists work with the medical team and families to help support patients during their hospital visits and in coping with and treating their medical diagnosis. The most recent Tennessee Child Health Poll found that nearly 1 in 3 Tennessee children had a mental health diagnosis, in more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 22 -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Gene expression during differentiation depends on timing of epigenetic changes A person's full genetic code has the instructions to create every protein needed for every cell in the body, but, somehow, these instructions are selectively applied to create unique cell types. Multicellular organisms such as humans use epigenetic modifications to ensure that each cell t more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 23 -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences issued the following news release: * * * New ketamine study promises extended relief for depression Roughly 10 percent of the U.S. population is afflicted with major depressive disorder at any given time, and up to 20 percent will exhibit MDD symptoms over their lifetimes. Yet despite its prevalence, methods to treat MDD often fall short for a not-insignificant portion of the population. Antidepressants--t more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 23 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Vanderbilt's nationally recognized Trauma Center treats amazing array of injuries On a given day, the Vanderbilt Trauma Center may admit multiple gunshot and motor vehicle accident victims. For 27 years, across nearly 100,000 admissions, the Trauma Center's physicians, nurses and staff have been treating patients arriving from a region covering 80,000 square miles. By John Howser Du more PR