News Tipoffs - Tennessee Editors
AANA Honors Excellence in Nurse Anesthesiology: John Maye to Receive Helen Lamb Outstanding Educator Award
ROSEMONT, Illinois, July 23 [Category: Nursing] -- The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology issued the following news release:
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AANA Honors Excellence in Nurse Anesthesiology: John Maye to Receive Helen Lamb Outstanding Educator Award
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Rosemont, Ill. -The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) will present John Maye, PhD, CRNA, CAPT, USN (Ret.), with the 47th Annual Helen Lamb Outstanding Educator Award during its 2026 Annual Congress, August 21-25, in Boston.
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Ariz. A.G. Mayes Announces $29.6 Million Settlement With Glenmark Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition
PHOENIX, Arizona, July 25 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on July 23, 2026:
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Attorney General Mayes Announces $29.6 Million Settlement with Glenmark Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition
Attorney General Mayes today joined a coalition of 48 states and territories announcing a $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturer engaged in a widespread, long-running conspiracy to artific
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Attorney General Brenna Bird Leads Fight to Protect Iowa Pensions
DES MOINES, Iowa, July 23 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Brenna Bird Leads Fight to Protect Iowa Pensions
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DES MOINES- Today, Attorney General Brenna Bird announced she is leading a coalition of 13 states to defend pension plans regulated by Iowa's Insurance Commissioner.
It is common for employers to transfer employee pensions to state-regulated insurance companies. Here, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), a pharmaceutical company,
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Attorney General Clark Alerts Vermonters to Potential Restitution In $29.6 Million Glenmark Generic Drug Settlement
MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 23 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release:
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Attorney General Clark Alerts Vermonters to Potential Restitution In $29.6 Million Glenmark Generic Drug Settlement
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Co nsumers Who Purchased Certain Generic Prescription Drugs Between May 2009 and December 2019 May Qualify for Settlement Money
Attorney General Charity Clark recently joined a coalition of 48 states and territories in announcing a $29.6 million settlement with Gl
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Behind the research at UTC: Dr. Reetesh Ranjan
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, July 24 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus posted the following news:
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Behind the research at UTC: Dr. Reetesh Ranjan
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Dr. Reetesh Ranjan joined the College of Engineering and Computer Science faculty in 2019. Photo by Angela Foster.
At the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, research reaches from the lab to the launchpad.
Dr. Reetesh Ranjan, an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, develops and applies multi-sca
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Belmont's 2026-27 Performance Season Celebrates 75 Years of Legacy
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 23 -- Belmont University posted the following news:
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Belmont's 2026-27 Performance Season Celebrates 75 Years of Legacy
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College of Music & Performing Arts marks the School of Music's 75th anniversary with a season built around honoring the past and shaping what comes next
Belmont University's College of Music & Performing Arts will open its 2026-27 performance season under the theme "Legacy," celebrating 75 years since the founding of the School of Music.
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Building a Bridge as We Cross It: A Conversation with Bradley Edwards, Beeson's First Global Methodist Graduate
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, July 23 -- Samford University issued the following news release:
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Building a Bridge as We Cross It: A Conversation with Bradley Edwards, Beeson's First Global Methodist Graduate
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Bradley Edwards, MDiv ' 23, borrowed a phrase from Global Methodist Bishop Scott Jones to describe what it's like being the pastor of the only Global Methodist church in the town of Magee, Mississippi. "We're building this bridge as we're going across it," he said.
Edwards, who leads Chr
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Calling on North Carolina Lawmakers to Help Patients Across State
WASHINGTON, July 23 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release:
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Calling on North Carolina Lawmakers to Help Patients Across State
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RALEIGH, N.C. - The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) advocates for evidence-based policies that reduce the cancer burden. As the North Carolina legislature prepares to return to the General Assembly next week, ACS CAN urges the Senate to pass House Bill 567 to increase a
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Campbell Law Welcomes Jacqueline Venezia as Assistant Professor of LRW
BUIES CREEK, North Carolina, July 25 -- Campbell University issued the following news:
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Campbell Law welcomes Jacqueline Venezia as Assistant Professor of LRW
RALEIGH - Campbell Law School will welcome Jacqueline A. Venezia as Assistant Professor of Legal Research and Writing in August, Dean J. Rich Leonard has announced.
Venezia will teach the Advanced Legal Writing course required of all second-year students, Leonard said.
Prior to joining Campbell Law, Venezia worked as a Senior Ass
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Civil engineering graduate student spends summer with TDOT
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, July 24 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus posted the following news:
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Civil engineering graduate student spends summer with TDOT
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Nishat Tasnim Nisha during testing of the Market Street draw bridge. Photo by Angela Foster.
Nishat Tasnim Nisha's internship at the Tennessee Department of Transportation began with a visit to a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga career fair.
After learning about the opportunity, the master's student in civil
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Commerce Dept. Authorizes Foreign-Trade Zone Production for Eastman Chemical
WASHINGTON, July 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board authorized limited production activity for Eastman Chemical Co. in Kingsport, Tennessee, covering paraxylene derivative products.
The July 20, 2026, decision, signed by Elizabeth Whiteman, Executive Secretary, authorizes the activity for one year under FTZ regulations.
-- Kripaa Chhughani, Targeted News Service
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View July 23, 2026, Federal Register source information here: https://www.federalre
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Congressman Cohen Announces NIH Grants to St. Jude and the University of Memphis
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Cohen Announces NIH Grants to St. Jude and the University of Memphis
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WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive two grants from the National Cancer Institute and that the University of Memphis will receive one grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
One of the St. Jude grants, for $62
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Federal Judges Deny Injunction Against State's New Congressional Map
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 23 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog:
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Federal Judges Deny Injunction Against State's New Congressional Map
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A federal three-judge panel has denied an injunction in a combined case that included constitutional challenges to Tennessee's new congressional map, the Daily Memphian reports. The combined case was the last of a number of suits -including one from Democratic congressional candidates and one fr
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GSA Announces Plan to Sell Historic Bozeman Federal Building and Post Office
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release:
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GSA Announces Plan to Sell Historic Bozeman Federal Building and Post Office
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GSA cuts long-term federal costs and opens the landmark downtown property to reinvestment
BOZEMAN, MT - Today, the U.S. General Services Administration announced plans to sell the Federal Building and U.S. Post Office located at 10 E. Babcock St.
The divestment advances the Administration's broader effort to rei
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Interior Releases Major Update on Coal Potential Beneath Federal Lands
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release:
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Interior Releases Major Update on Coal Potential Beneath Federal Lands
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Cheyenne, Wyo. -The Department of the Interior today released a U.S. Geological Survey report on coal resources beneath federally managed public lands in the United States, estimating that there are 4.2 billion short tons of reported coal reserves associated with active mines and an additional 356 billion short tons of av
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Judge Denies Reconsideration of Immigration Lawsuit
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 23 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog:
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Judge Denies Reconsideration of Immigration Lawsuit
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A federal judge has denied a motion to reopen a legal challenge to a new immigration law enacted in Tennessee this year, The Tennessee Journal reports. U.S. District Court Judge Eli Richardson of Nashville on Monday denied the plaintiffs' motion for reconsideration as moot. Earlier this month, the ACLU and Natio
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Labrador Defends Rule Blocking Illegal Immigrants from Obtaining CDLs
BOISE, Idaho, July 24 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release:
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Labrador Defends Rule Blocking Illegal Immigrants from Obtaining CDLs
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BOISE, ID - Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a coalition of states led by Florida in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, backing a federal rule that cracks down on states issuing commercial driver's licenses to illegal immigrants in violation of federal law. The brief was fi
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Lebanon City Attorney Suspended by Mayor
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog:
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Lebanon City Attorney Suspended by Mayor
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In a letter dated June 30, Lebanon Mayor Rick Bell suspended City Attorney Andy Wright for "poor communication and poor responsiveness, coupled with low productivity." According to the Tennessean, the letter states that Wright's actions "are negatively impacting city operations and the ability of the legal department to ap
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Missouri Publishes First-Ever Freight Electrification Strategy, Marking Major Milestone for Cleaner, More Efficient Goods Movement
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 24 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news:
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Missouri Publishes First-Ever Freight Electrification Strategy, Marking Major Milestone for Cleaner, More Efficient Goods Movement
By Jessie Lund
Missouri has published its first Freight Electrification Strategy, establishing a statewide framework to support the transition to cleaner, more efficient freight transportation and to prepare the state's infrastructure, industries, a
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Mo. Natural Resources Dept.: State Geological Survey Awarded USGS Grant to Study Landslides
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 25 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release:
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Missouri Geological Survey awarded USGS grant to study landslides
The Missouri Geological Survey, a division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, will identify and map the location of historic landslides in southeastern Missouri through a grant recently awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey. The study area will be along the Interstate 55 corridor through the B
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Moreno Applauds Sixth Circuit Confirmation of Judge Flowers
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued the following news release:
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Moreno Applauds Sixth Circuit Confirmation of Judge Flowers
Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) praised the Senate confirmation of Benjamin M. Flowers to be a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
"Mr. Flowers has spent his career fighting for Ohio and its citizens, including before the United States Supreme Court," said Senator Moreno. "I am confident that Mr. Flowers w
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MTSU on 2: MTSU educators share tips to help families prepare for smooth return to classroom [+VIDEO]
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, July 24 -- Middle Tennessee State University posted the following news:
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MTSU on 2: MTSU educators share tips to help families prepare for smooth return to classroom [+VIDEO]
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -With the back-to-school season quickly approaching, education experts from Middle Tennessee State University and Homer Pittard Campus School offered tips on WKRN-TV's " MTSU on 2 " segment to help parents get their children ready for a smooth and successful return to the
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News/Media Alliance Applauds AI Bot Transparency Bill Introduction
VIENNA, Virginia, July 23 [Category: Media] -- The News/Media Alliance issued the following news release:
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News/Media Alliance Applauds AI Bot Transparency Bill Introduction
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Washington, DC - Today, Representative Laurel Lee (FL-15), Representative Valerie Foushee (NC-4), and Representative Gus Bilirakis (FL-9) introduced the Stealth Bot Prohibition Act, a bipartisan piece of transparency legislation that would require AI stealth crawlers ("bad bots") to disclose their identity and pur
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Pepperdine University: Paying It Forward - Bob and Jane Bland Establish a $1 Million Endowed Professorship in Conducting at Seaver College
MALIBU, California, July 25 -- Pepperdine University issued the following news:
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Paying it Forward: Bob and Jane Bland Establish a $1 Million Endowed Professorship in Conducting at Seaver College
David Holden
Travelling beyond the peaks of the Rocky Mountains and his childhood home in Colorado to attend Pepperdine, Bob Bland ('73) discovered a land of opportunity on the West Coast.
Arriving in California, Bob was introduced to a new life. The farm kid spent his free days with Pepperdin
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Pinnacle Financial Partners is the No. 1 Workplace in Knoxville
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 24 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Pinnacle Financial Partners, an asset regional bank that says it provides banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services, posted the following news release:
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Pinnacle Financial Partners is the No. 1 Workplace in Knoxville
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Pinnacle Financial Partners was named the No. 1 Top Workplace in Knoxville, as announced by the Knoxville News Sentinel and Energage at a ceremony Thursday night at The Mill & Mi
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Rep. Van Epps Speaks at SST Budget Hearing on Revitalizing American Scientific Research
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Matt Van Epps, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2026:
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Rep. Van Epps Speaks at SST Budget Hearing on Revitalizing American Scientific Research
Rep. Van Epps (TN-07) participated in a Science, Space, and Technology (SST) Committee hearing titled, "Unleashing the Golden Age of Science: Examining the Priorities of the FY2027 Research and Technology Enterprise."
Read Rep. Van Epps' opening remarks here:
"Thank you, Director Kratsios, f
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Sedgwick Announces Leadership Changes in South Africa
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, July 25 -- Sedgwick, a provider of technology-enabled risk and benefit solutions, issued the following news release:
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Sedgwick announces leadership changes in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Sedgwick, the world's leading risk and claims administration partner, has announced that Ken MacLean will transition from Chief Executive Officer to Senior Executive Major and Complex Loss Adjuster, where he will focus on continuing to deliver valuable outcomes for clien
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Shelby DA: No Charges Against DEA Agent in May Shooting
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 23 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog:
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Shelby DA: No Charges Against DEA Agent in May Shooting
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The Shelby County District Attorney's (DA) Office on Tuesday announced that no charges will be filed against Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Agent Levy Blandon in the fatal shooting of Darren Pigram in May. Pigram was working the breakfast shift at a local Burger King when he was shot and killed. The Commercia
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Steak and Potatoes Field Day Scheduled for August 20
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, July 24 -- The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release:
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Steak and Potatoes Field Day Scheduled for August 20
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Annual Event Will Highlight Beef and Produce Production
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. -Explore the latest research on beef cattle, vegetable and fruit production during the annual Steak and Potatoes Field Day. Hosted by the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, the community is invited to this free event on Thu
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Tennessee Tech elevates fan experience with expanded concessions at new Tucker Stadium
COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, July 24 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release:
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Tennessee Tech elevates fan experience with expanded concessions at new Tucker Stadium
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As excitement builds around a new era of Tennessee Tech University football, Golden Eagle fans will soon have more ways to enjoy gameday at the newly renovated Tucker Stadium.
The new stadium's expanded concessions will feature six food trucks, a new campus outpost of Cookeville's iconic Cream
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Three Men Charged in $1.5 Million Deed Fraud and Money Laundering Schemes
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release:
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Three Men Charged in $1.5 Million Deed Fraud and Money Laundering Schemes
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BOSTON - Three individuals, including one from Massachusetts, have been charged for their alleged involvement in multi-state schemes to defraud property owners by impersonating them and selling their land, and launder the proceeds of the deed fraud scheme. One defendant allegedl
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Two Xavier Alumnae Elected to Lead The Links, Incorporated
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 25 -- Xavier University of Louisiana issued the following news:
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Two Xavier Alumnae Elected to Lead The Links, Incorporated
Two Xavier University of Louisiana alumnae have been elected to the highest leadership positions of The Links, Incorporated, one of the nation's oldest and most distinguished organizations of professional Black women.
Shuana Tucker-Sims, Ph.D. ('90), has been elected the organization's 19th National President, while Sharon Dixon Gentry,
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Vanderbilt Staffing Collaborative expands workforce flexibility across Vanderbilt Health
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 24 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center posted the following news release:
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Vanderbilt Staffing Collaborative expands workforce flexibility across Vanderbilt Health
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Nurses are foundational to delivering consistent precision care to patients, however, 40% nationwide reported in 2025 they anticipate leaving healthcare in the next five years. They're experiencing burnout and seeking healthier work-life balance through flexible work models that offer variety
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