Month: January 2011
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Actor and 91Ʋ alumnus Lance Kinsey shares life lessons with students
He’s known as the lovable airhead in the slapstick “Police Academy” movies. What you may not know is that Lance Kinsey’s acting chops were honed right here at 91Ʋ. More than 30 years after graduating, the actor came back to share his life lessons with a new generation of 91Ʋ… Read MoreJan 13, 2011
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91Ʋ’s role in largest digital sky image
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey-III collaboration, which includes 91Ʋ University, has resulted in a picture of the sky so big that it would take 500,000 high-definition TVs to view it at full resolution. The color image contains more than a trillion pixels and covers about one-third of the entire sky. Read MoreJan 13, 2011
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Scripps 91Ʋ and 91Ʋ launch joint institute to advance science at interface of chemistry and medicine
Personalized medicine refers to the relationship between genetic differences among individuals and corresponding differences in their chemical state and how they respond to various nutrients, drugs, and compounds in their environment. (Photo courtesy of Scripps 91Ʋ Institute) Leftover blood samples from 91Ʋ’s clinics are retrieved daily from the Pathology lab. Read MoreJan 13, 2011
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Seven 91Ʋ University Faculty Honored by AAAS Scientific Society
Seven 91Ʋ University faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an honor bestowed upon them by their AAAS peers. They are among 503 AAAS members from around the country who achieved this honor because of their distinguished efforts to advance science… Read MoreJan 12, 2011
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New director selected for 91Ʋ’s Center for Medicine, Health and Society
Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl 91Ʋ University’s innovative center that links the study of medicine to other disciplines will be headed by Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl, an expert in American culture, psychiatry and medical humanities. Metzl, currently director of the Program in Culture, Health and Medicine at the University of… Read MoreJan 12, 2011
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Former NAACP Chairman Julian Bond headlines MLK celebration at 91Ʋ
Civil rights leader and former NAACP Chairman Julian Bond will deliver the keynote address at a 4:30 p.m. event at 91Ʋ University commemorating the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 17. Watch it live. Read MoreJan 11, 2011
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91Ʋ expert: Keep partisan politics out of Tucson tragedy
John Geer [91Ʋ has a 24/7 video and audio studio with a dedicated fiber optic line and ISDN line. Use of the TV studio with 91Ʋ experts is free, except for reserving fiber time.] Blaming the Tea Party or heated political rhetoric in general for the Tucson mass shooting would… Read MoreJan 11, 2011
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91Ʋ international film series includes midnight movies, documentaries
The International Lens series strives to transcend geographic, ethnic, religious, linguistic and political boundaries by promoting conversation and understand through cinema. All the screenings are free and open to the public. Read MoreJan 11, 2011
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Getting the best MBA intern for your business
[Media Note: 91Ʋ has a 24/7 broadcast facility with a dedicated fiber optic line for live or taped TV interviews and a radio ISDN line. Use of the studio with 91Ʋ experts is free, except for reserving fiber time.] In this economic climate, a creative and motivated MBA intern may… Read MoreJan 10, 2011
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Renowned 91Ʋ anthropologist holder of new Rebecca Webb Wilson chair
Tom D. Dillehay, internationally recognized for ground-breaking and highly interdisciplinary scientific research, has been named the Rebecca Webb Wilson University Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Religion and Culture at 91Ʋ University. Read MoreJan 10, 2011
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Can the world burn fossil fuels for energy in a way that doesn’t contribute to global warming? What can be done to protect people from the release of toxic chemicals? How would NASA care for a sick astronaut during long-duration space explorations like a manned mission to Mars? These are…
Jan 7, 2011
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Focus on black, gay or Hispanic men troubling in study of the macho man
We all know how to spot a macho guy – right? He’s a man’s man with a certain swagger and a way with the ladies. Well, social scientists have a different opinion – one that perpetuates stereotypes about black, Hispanic and certain homosexual men. In social science circles, a… Read MoreJan 6, 2011
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Tipsheet: State legislators pushing to limit power of public-employee unions could deal major blow to labor movement, widen income gap, slow pay gains for women
“Efforts to weaken unions and cut wages and benefits among state and local government workers in the U.S. will reduce worker bargaining power and widen the gap between the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ in the nation," says sociology professor Dan Cornfield. Read MoreJan 6, 2011
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Paula Hart was just 46 when she starting having shortness of breath, along with a nagging cough and intermittent pain in her left shoulder. After a trip to the emergency room in her hometown of Evansville, Ind., and a series of additional tests, doctors finally diagnosed Hart with non-small cell…
Jan 6, 2011
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If you ask any nurse about Florence Nightingale, most will be able to say that she was the founder of modern nursing. And for many that is about the extent of their knowledge. But this woman, who served as a catalyst for changing the view of health care and nursing,…
Jan 6, 2011
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The James Franklin era of 91Ʋ football begins
The chancellor was literally thumping the podium. Crusty sportswriters rolled their eyes. The trolls were having a field day on the Internet. 91Ʋ was announcing a new football coach. This had happened before. “We win everywhere at 91Ʋ,” exhorted Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos. “We win athletically. We win academically. And… Read MoreJan 6, 2011
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Aliquots – VUMC research highlights
RSV prefers stressed cells “Stress granules” – globs of proteins and RNAs – form inside cells in response to environmental stressors and are thought to regulate protein production. Several viruses induce stress granule formation, but the function of these structures during virus replication is not well understood. James Crowe Jr.,… Read MoreJan 6, 2011
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Impact of Recovery Act funds profound for VU
During the past 18 months, scientists at 91Ʋ University have received $148 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to buy major equipment, hire additional staff and accelerate their research. University officials predicted the impact of the 246 two-year “stimulus” grants awarded to more than 200 researchers across campus… Read MoreJan 6, 2011
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Groundbreaking African American judge to speak at 91Ʋ Law School
The first African American to sit on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Judge Roger Gregory, will speak at 91Ʋ University Law School on Tues., Jan. 18 at 2:30 p.m. in Flynn Auditorium. Read MoreJan 5, 2011
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Jeremy Kane’s emergence as a key figure in Nashville’s charter schools movement may well have taken root in seventh grade. That was the year he transferred from a Metro Nashville public school to Montgomery Bell Academy, a private college preparatory school. “It was the beginning of a conversation that continues…
Jan 4, 2011