Listen Community colleges in Tennessee are likely to see an influx of adult students as they start classes in the coming days, thanks to the official rollout of the Tennessee Reconnect grant. Higher education officials say the number of adult learners at some colleges could increase by 50 or 60 percent.
With Tennessee Reconnect, Community Colleges See More Applicants — And More Adult Students
Listen: Vanderbilt Researchers Mic Zebra Finches To Study How Humans Learn To Talk
Listen Dozens of zebra finches are learning to sing inside makeshift recording booths in a Vanderbilt lab. Adult and baby birds are paired up to live together, and some have more difficult living conditions than others. The idea is to study how struggling for survival can impair the learning process and how to get around […]
Overdose Deaths Show No Signs Of A Turnaround In Tennessee
Listen Last year set another record for overdose deaths in Tennessee. The state’s health department released the latest figures Monday that showed 1,776 fatal overdoses in 2017.
How A Nashville Startup’s App Is Becoming Part Of Tennessee’s Opioid Response
Listen A small slice of the money Tennessee dedicated to the opioid crisis this year is going to a social network developed by a Nashville startup. It’s an app designed for people in recovery.
Breaking Down The Debate Over A Soccer Stadium At The Nashville Fairgrounds
Listen One of the most-debated subjects in Nashville right now is how — or whether — the city will build a new Major League Soccer stadium at the Nashville Fairgrounds. Almost every day, there’s a new contract being discussed or another city agency making a decision. WPLN’s Jason Moon Wilkins and Tony Gonzalez sort out […]
After Years Of Division, Nashville’s Ethiopian Churches Gather To Mark Reconciliation
Listen Hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants and their families held a rare show of religious unification in South Nashville on Sunday, after more than a quarter century of division. The community is seeking to reconcile a political and religious rift 12,000 miles away that has had a real impact on Nashvillians.
Curious Nashville: How One Man Created A Peace Sign Visible From The Sky
From the proper vantage point it materializes unmistakably: A gigantic peace sign, cut into roughly 3 acres of forest next to the Nashville International Airport.
Nashville’s Desperate Need For Dental Work Inspires New UT Residency Program
Listen A clinic in North Nashville has expanded its dental department in response to a growing need among people who lack insurance coverage. The manpower and money come from new partners who also see a glaring problem.
Nashville Vice Mayor Candidates Have Disagreed On Hot-Button Subjects
Listen Nashvillians go to the polls again starting Friday, as early voting begins in the runoff race to choose a vice mayor to serve for the next year. Acting Vice Mayor Sheri Weiner and At-Large Councilman Jim Shulman are facing off for the second-highest-post in the city.
Nashville Sheriff’s Grand Plan To Decriminalize Mental Illness Still Needs Blessing Of The Courts
Listen The Davidson County Sheriff has started construction on a facility that will force the local criminal justice system to change how it treats people with a mental illness. But at its official groundbreaking this week, the sheriff admitted he still has some convincing to do.
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