East Tennessee State University students Malendie T. Gaines and Marc Stevens Jr. were recently selected by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) as SREB-State Doctoral Scholars.
A professor from Tennessee State University has been recognized for his public service and contributions to the rural farming community. Dr. Roy Bullock, professor of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, received the accolades when he was inducted into the George Washington Carver Public Service Hall of Fame.
The public service award, presented to Bullock December 7, is given to those individuals whose work mirrors the philosophy of world-recognized scholar George Washington Carver – “the greatest good for the greatest number of people.”
Medical technology is an important tool for doctors and often a blessing for patients, but it can also mean a race for colleges, as health educational programs must move quickly to keep up with the latest techniques and equipment.
After 73 days living underwater, two community college professors surfaced Monday and enjoyed the feel of sunlight for the first time in more than two months.
A Tennessee State University scientist and a group of researchers from Washington University School of Medicine at St. Louis have come up with an experimental vaccine for breast cancer that appears to be safe in a preliminary trial.
According to a study published in Clinical Cancer Research, Dr. Venkataswarup Tiriveedhi, assistant professor of Biological Sciences in the College of Agriculture, Human and Natural Sciences, and his colleagues found that the experimental vaccine, Mammaglobin-A, was “overexpressed” in 40 to 80 percent of primary breast cancers.
Pellissippi State Community College pumped an average of $274 million each year into the local economy over the past five years, a recent study shows.
SAILS (Seamless Alignment of Integrated Learning Support) is designed to help students who, without intensive instruction, are on a trajectory for placement in remedial math when they get to college.
Throughout the spring, summer and early fall, paleontologists, students and volunteers added significantly to the collection of fossils from previous dig seasons and also used new methods to dig out small, fragile fossil material.
Students from Tennessee State University recently had the opportunity to hunker down with other like-minded “techies” and programmers from throughout the city to build products, share coding skills and participate in real-world programing exercises.
Volunteer State Community College placed number 21 in the nation, in terms of student satisfaction, for community and junior colleges for the 2013-2014 RateMyProfessors.com report.
