OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The parable of "The Blind Men and the Elephant" tells of a group of blind men encountering an elephant for the first time and trying to imagine what it looks like purely from touch. Each man feels just one part the trunk, the ears, a tusk and attempts to describe it, but none of them can fully comprehend the immensity and complexity of the animal based on their indiv more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: When your home has been damaged or destroyed in a disaster and you aren't sure what your insurance will cover or if you qualify for federal help, you may put off applying for FEMA assistance. Don't. Gather your documents and take time to complete an application. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, Jan. 7. Tennessee survivors of Tropical Storm Helene who live in  more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Arka Daw's passion for artificial intelligence started with a simple, almost serendipitous introduction during his undergraduate years. It was 2015, and Daw, then a sophomore at Jadavpur University in India, stumbled upon machine learning while working with a professor at the Indian Statistical Institute. "I was always intrigued with physics and math, but when I saw t more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a first-ever urban heat wave simulation that takes into account the compounding effects from building infrastructure. The method provides a more accurate picture of the impacts from excessive heat on at-risk populations, which can guide local planners seeking mitigation solutions.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: * * * One Tennessee applicant selected to receive funding for three zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, along with infrastructure and workforce development projects, to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice * * * NASHVILLE, Tenn. - On December 11, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Tennessee Department of Enviro more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scientists and land managers interested in accessing the first dataset of its kind on one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems in the world were given hands-on tutorials during a recent workshop by researchers supporting the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center for Biogeochemical Dynamics, or ORNL DAAC. The ORNL DAAC is the main rep more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Tennessee - 2023": * * * Private industry employers reported 53,300 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Tennessee in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that this resulted in a tota more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory had a major presence at this year's International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis (SC24). A research team led by the University of Melbourne, with Dmytro Bykov from the Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate at ORNL, took home the top award of the weekend more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (December 9, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined an automotive aftermarket parts distributor based in Nashville, Tennessee, for allegedly selling illegal "defeat devices" designed to render automobile emission controls inoperative, in violation of the federal Clean Air Act. Diesel Performance Parts, Inc. (DPPI), has agreed to pay $320,000 in civil penalties more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-680): * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T Tennessee (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required  more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: As cities continue to grow globally, characterizing the built environment is essential to understanding human populations, projecting energy usage, monitoring urban heat island impacts, preventing environmental degradation, and planning for urban development. Buildings are a key component of the built environment and there is currently a lack of data on building heig more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: The National Park Service today awarded $1,501,260 in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants through the American Battlefield Protection Program to protect 100.63 acres at two Civil War battlefields in Tennessee and Virginia. "The National Park Service is proud to help state and local organizations preserve these historic, cultural, and natural resources," said Na more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The ORNL nuclear nonproliferation team contributed to development of the certificate, bringing unique expertise and experience from decades of work in the field and within policy. ORNL's nuclear nonproliferation division and its groups span materials science, treaty verification and physical security capabilities, with work executed domestically and internationally.  more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: ORNL computing staff members Hector Suarez (middle) and William Castillo (right) talk HPC at the Tapia Conference career fair in San Diego, California. Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept of Energy The National Center for Computational Sciences, located at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, made a strong showing at computing conferences this fall. Staff f more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: A research collaboration between the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and several partner institutions was honored with the Best Event Report award at the 2024 International Conference on Game Jams, Hackathons and Game Creation Events. The eighth annual conference for researchers, educators, professionals and event organizers in high-performance c more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- President Biden issued the following statement on Dec. 11, 2024, on the death of Nikki Giovanni: * * * In 2020, Nikki Giovanni's majestic voice echoed her powerful words, "and sometime, there has to be something called courage. You have it in your hands." Born in segregated Knoxville, Tennessee, she became a renowned activist, professor, and literary legend who had that courage in her hands and in her heart. A pioneering poet of the Black Arts Movement and the Civil Ri more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Project lead Edgar Lara-Curzio said the effort provides three key benefits: Enabling wider adoption of electric vehicles to slow climate change impacts; protecting national security by reducing dependence on foreign materials; and bringing economic development to former coal mining communities. Bishnu Thapaliya, an electrochemist on the research team, said the poten more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to list the eastern hellbender as an endangered species throughout its range under the Endangered Species Act. Eastern hellbenders are found in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release: Memphis, TN - The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Offices in Mississippi and Tennessee coordinated to capture a murder fugitive, Tony Lott,18, in Memphis. On October 25, 2024, Jerrian King was shot to death in the 1300 block of N. St. Mary's Circle in Greenville, Mississippi. Five days later, a murder warrant was issued out of Washington County, MS for the arrest of Tony Lott. The fugi more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Since their establishment in 2020, the five U.S. Department of Energy National Quantum Information Science Research Centers. or NQISRCs, have been expanding the frontier of what's possible in quantum computing, communication, sensing and materials in ways that will advance basic science for energy, security, communication and logistics. The centers have strengthened  more PR