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ETSU students and locals weigh in on campus free speech executive order

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing federal agencies to link grants and funding for higher education with how colleges and universities protect campus free speech.

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Dr. Bill Brooks, assistant professor in ETSU’s College of Public Health, has received a Major Grant award from the university’s Research Development Committee.
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ETSU College of Public Health studying heroin use in Central Appalachia

Researchers at East Tennessee State University are using group and one-on-one interviews to identify factors influencing fentanyl-related overdose risk in Central Appalachian heroin user communities.

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Doctors Without Borders physician to give lecture at ETSU on children in disasters

Dr. Daniel Martinez Garcia, a pediatric advisor for Doctors Without Borders, will speak at East Tennessee State University on Monday, March 25, at 6 p.m. in the Millennium Center ballroom.

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On April 2, ETSU will publicly unveil its new solar panels on top of the Charles C. Sherrod Library.
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Solar energy

ETSU students help lead the push for solar energy on campus, sustainability director says

In recent years, the East Tennessee State University campus community has been making more moves toward sustainable energy usage and production on campus.

Mar 21, 2019 at 11:34 PM
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Report examines impact of ineffective teachers on students, locals weigh in

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office recently released a new report conducted at the request of Sen. Dolores Gresham exploring the effect on public school students when they are taught by ineffective teachers for two consecutive years.

Mar 19, 2019 at 11:36 PM
Harlem Globetrotter “Money” Merriweather teaches South Side Elementary students about the importance of stopping bullying in schools. Harlem Globetrotters “Money” Merriweather, a former ETSU basketball player, and "El Gato" Melendez, teach South Side Elementary students about the importance of stopping bullying in schools. Harlem Globetrotter "El Gato" Melendez shows students Caroline Dwyer, right, and Krayson Sanders some tricks. Harlem Globetrotters “Money” Merriweather, a former ETSU basketball player, and "El Gato" Melendez, right, speak to South Side Elementary students Tuesday afternoon about the importance of stopping bullying in schools.
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PHOTOS: Harlem Globetrotters visit South Side Elementary to stop bullying

Harlem Globetrotters “Money” Merriweather, a former ETSU basketball player, and "El Gato" Melendez, taught South Side Elementary students on Tuesday afternoon about the importance of stopping bullying in schools. The two Globetrotters' presentation

Updated Mar 19, 2019 at 5:33 PM
Selena Wheeler, 13, will be moving on to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May.
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Local News

Ashley Academy student moves on to national spelling bee

On Saturday, Selena Wheeler, a seventh-grader at Ashley Academy, won this year’s annual News Sentinel Southern Appalachia Spelling Bee in Knoxville – three years after her older sister, Sunny, took the title in 2016.

Mar 18, 2019 at 5:58 PM
Sara McHenry and Kristina Mouksian, right, find out they will be going to Memphis for their residency program at Friday's ETSU Match Day.
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health care

Couple looks to continue medical training together after ETSU Match Day

Hoping for one’s ideal training program can be nerve-racking enough, but for couples like Sara McHenry and Kristina Mouksian, it isn’t just about getting their first choice. It’s about going there together.

Mar 15, 2019 at 9:00 PM
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Archives of Appalachia to host ‘Readings from Visionary Women’ March 19

East Tennessee State University’s Archives of Appalachia will host “Readings from Visionary Women” in conjunction with Women’s History Month on Tuesday, March 19, at 5 p.m. in room 422 of the Sherrod Library.

Updated Mar 15, 2019 at 4:25 PM
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Community, alumni invited to ETSU’s National Pan-Hellenic Council Plaza Kickoff Celebration

Designs for a new space on campus honoring the significant contributions of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) will be revealed at a kickoff celebration on Friday, March 22, at East Tennessee State University.

Updated Mar 15, 2019 at 4:24 PM
Band members are, from left-right, Gabe Epstein, Keegan Luckey-Smith, Olivia Phillips, Rheva Myhre and Charly Smith.
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ETSU Celtic band Roaring Jelly to perform on St. Patrick’s Day at Down Home, March 17

Roaring Jelly, one of the Celtic bands in East Tennessee State University’s Bluegrass, Old-Time and Country Music Studies program, will perform a St. Patrick’s Day concert at Down Home, 300 W. Main St., on Sunday, March 17.

Updated Mar 15, 2019 at 4:23 PM
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ETSU named a ‘Voter Friendly’ campus for second consecutive term

East Tennessee State University has been designated as a “Voter Friendly Campus” for the second consecutive two-year term.

Updated Mar 15, 2019 at 4:21 PM
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ETSU’s concussion management program expanding its services

East Tennessee State University’s concussion management program has expanded its testing protocol and increased its services for the university’s student athletes.

Updated Mar 15, 2019 at 4:20 PM
Shelly Weiner, a childhood Holocaust survivor, spoke about her experiences to approximately 2,000 students from Greeneville and the surrounding area at Wednesday's East Tennessee Holocaust Conference.
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Holocaust survivor speaks about experience, indifference to injustice

GREENEVILLE – Before World War II, Shelly Weiner and her cousin Raya Kizhnerman were living a normal childhood, playing with their friends and enjoying time with their family.

Mar 13, 2019 at 6:45 PM
Randy Wykoff, Dean of the East Tennessee State University College of Public Health, said he was proud of the recent U.S. News ranking.
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ETSU College of Public Health ranked among top third in nation

The 2020 U.S. News Best Graduate Schools Rankings named the East Tennessee State University College of Public Health in the top third of schools and programs of public health accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, according to a Tuesday news release.

Mar 12, 2019 at 4:41 PM
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