Lawrence J. Marnett, who has served as dean of Vanderbilt University’s School of Medicine Basic Sciences since its creation in 2016 and has led its dramatic ascension as one of the nation’s top biomedical research and doctoral programs, will step down as dean effective June 30, 2022. Marnett, Mary Geddes Stahlman Professor of Cancer Research, University Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry and professor of pharmacology, will return to the faculty in 2023 after taking a sabbatical. Marnett was appointed dean at the time of the legal separation of the university and Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2016. Under Marnett’s leadership, the university…
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ATLANTA, Oct. 12, 2021 — Clark Atlanta University (CAU), Augusta University, and Mississippi State University consortium has been awarded $1.5 million from the Griffiss Institute, a nonprofit talent and technology accelerator for the U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense. Clark Atlanta University One Exceptional University! (PRNewsfoto/Clark Atlanta University) The award will fund the establishment of a virtual institute in the southeastern United States with the VICEROY program (Virtual Institute for Cyber and Electromagnetic Spectrum Research and Employ) focused on the development of expertise in critical cybersecurity skills under the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act of 2019. VICEROY…
CLARKSVILLE, TN – G is eleven years old and can’t legally speak for herself. When she turns 12 she’ll be able to tell a judge that her mother abuses her. G could testify how her mom committed her to Cumberland Hall Hospital in Hopkinsville, Kentucky because she was “suicidal and homicidal”. “My daughter wasn’t having a psychiatric crisis. My daughter was reacting to abuse,” said the girl’s dad, Ralph Ulysses. On September 18, 2020, G’s mother, Christina Blankenship, took her to the Tennova Hospital in Clarksville. They found opiates in her blood. According to Ulysses, the girl told the triage…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)- Unite Williamson will hold its 4th Annual Community Event Saturday, October 16th at 9 a.m. This year’s virtual event will be a live broadcast via Facebook Live and YouTube. Click here the link to register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fourth-annual-unite-williamson-community-event-tickets-188442305007 In-between music and prayer, Unite Williamson co-founder Dr. Ken Moore will sit down with Amy Alexander, co-founder of the Refuge Center, and Chancellor Randy Lowry of Lipscomb to discuss individual and community strategies for connecting with others, loving your neighbor, and finding hope. Franklin Mayor, Dr. Ken Moore and Shorter Chapel AME Church pastor Dr. Kenneth Hill founded the organization- not in his…
NASHVILLE, TN –The Black Nashville Assembly held a press conference last week to talk about violence. Several speakers talked about the root causes. “Public safety is more than police and fire. It’s mental health. It’s adequate housing, it’s jobs, it is economic development that creates safe communities,” said Davie Tucker, Pastor of the Beech Creek Missionary Baptist Church. Tucker drew a distinction between community policing and policing the community ”As a city we continue to want to criminalize poverty,” he said. In his mind, there has been too little civilian oversight of the MNPD and too much cooperation by the…
NASHVILLE, TN –The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported a new scam that uses social media to defraud consumers. Emergency broadband program impersonators offer a free device and Internet service in exchange for money or personal information. Don’t believe them. While there are programs to help people to connect during the pandemic, they do not cost money to enroll. The FTC posted an August alert about fake stem cell therapies. There is a lot of misinformation out there about the coronavirus and stem cell products, too. But those have not been shown to be safe or effective for most ailments, and…
NASHVILLE, TN (TN Tribune)– To honor their history as Nashville’s earliest ambassadors of music and to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ensemble, the Fisk Jubilee Singers will host and perform at a benefit concert in the historic Ryman Auditorium on November 11, 2021. The show will take place just over one month after their official anniversary on October 6. Tickets are on sale now. “This has been an extraordinary year, and we are so excited about the future of the Fisk Jubilee Singers,” said Dr. Jens Frederiksen, Executive Vice President, Fisk University. “The voices of the Fisk Jubilee Singers have inspired generations across the…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Walk Bike Nashville, Strategize 619, and Simone Boyd are co-hosting the 2nd Open Streets on Buchanan. Open Streets is a global movement started in Bogota, Columbia, in the 1970s. In Bogota, over 60 miles of city streets are closed every Sunday to cars, allowing bicyclists and pedestrians to use the main roads. Open Streets is an invitation to see what our neighborhoods can be if we see streets as flexible, that can be used sometimes for cars and sometimes for people, art, and activities. When only 19% of our streets in Nashville have sidewalks, we should be…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–This is the 5th year for the Free, Family Friendly (FFF) concert series recently ranked Nationally as the #1 Destination for Jazz in Music City, USA. Jazz On The Cumberland is held once a month, May thru October, on designated Sundays at the Nashville Cumberland Park 592 S. First St. (next to the Titans Nissan Stadium) overlooking the scenic skyline of downtown Nashville. The Jazz series has an average monthly attendance of 3,000, except for Mother’s and Father’s Day which always has a record breaking attendances of more than 5,000. Jazz On The Cumberland was founded in…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Memphis Field Office is reminding Tennesseans to #BeCyberSmart. Cybersecurity Awareness Month, observed in October, is a government and private sector partnership that raises awareness about cybersecurity and stresses the collective effort required to stop cyber-crimes, online thefts, and scams. The FBI works to keep you safe online, but you should follow the tips below to help protect yourself and your family. If you do become a victim, contact us to report online crime. Cyber Safety Tips Keep software systems up to date and use a good anti-virus program. Examine the email address and URLs in…