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Tennessee Tech

Student reporter roundup

By Mary Mancini

April 16, 2024

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Today, we’re hosting a reporter roundup — student edition!

Filed Under: Education, Programs Tagged With: journalism, Middle Tennessee State University, MTSU, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee Tech University, TSU

Listen: A Tennessee student’s podcast teaches the best way to stir your coffee

By Tony Gonzalez

March 29, 2024

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On a groggy morning, maybe you’ve wondered: What’s the fastest way to stir this creamer into my cup of coffee? A student at Tennessee Tech is trying to find the answer — and gaining national attention for his endeavor.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: coffee, Science, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee Tech University

Here are our 10 best college podcasts in America

By Janet W. Lee~https://www.npr.org/people/1006770203/janet-w-lee?ft=nprml&f=1235364602|Steve Drummond~https://www.npr.org/people/6576424/steve-drummond?ft=nprml&f=1235364602

March 11, 2024

In its third year, NPR’s College Podcast challenge received more than 500 entries from all around the U.S. We’ve listened to them all and narrowed it down to 10 finalists.

Filed Under: NPR News Tagged With: NPR, podcasts, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee Tech University

Black males aren’t graduating with their peers from Tennessee colleges. What are the solutions?

By Damon Mitchell

May 6, 2022

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The six-year graduation rate for Black males at public colleges is at least 20 percentage points below the rates of their peers each year, according to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.

Filed Under: Education, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: APSU, Austin Peay State University, college, college graduation rate, East Tennessee State University, Higher Education, Middle Tennessee State University, MTSU, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee Tech University, TSU, University of Memphis, University of Tennessee, UT

State Will Build Cummins Falls Flood Warning System ‘With All Possible Speed’

By Emily Siner

June 12, 2019

Listen When rangers were alerted to rising water at Cummins Falls State Park last weekend, they had about two minutes to evacuate visitors to safety. A 2-year-old boy was swept away during a flash flood at the base of the waterfall. But a system of gauges that was proposed for the area around the park […]

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Cummins Falls, Tennessee Tech

Cummins Falls State Park Still Hasn’t Put In Flood Gauges Proposed 2 Years Ago

By Emily Siner

June 10, 2019

Listen Two years after a 2017 fatal flash flood at Cummins Falls State Park, officials still have not implemented an early warning system that they announced at the time measuring water levels in nearby rivers.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Cummins Falls, Tennessee Tech

Black Says She Has No Regrets For Intervening With EPA On Behalf Of Tennessee Trucking Company

By Chas Sisk

April 2, 2018

Listen Congressman Diane Black says she stands by her decision to intervene in a dispute between an East Tennessee trucking company and the Environmental Protection Agency. That’s even though Tennessee Tech University has walked back a study that it did — and that Black cited — supporting the company.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Diane Black, Tennessee Tech

Campus Pruning At Tennessee Tech Described As ‘War On Trees’

By Blake Farmer

July 7, 2014

They’re calling it the “War on Trees” at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, according to a spokesperson. Chainsaws are revving this summer, pruning century-old hardwoods and chopping down others altogether. The campus arborist has been forced to defend his strategy in order to smooth things over on campus.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Tennessee Tech

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