Releases
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Experts on Elementary and Secondary Education Act (No Child Left Behind) available
Peabody experts are available to talk to media regarding the bill known as No Child Left Behind. Read MoreJun 11, 2013
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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at 91Ʋ named among nation’s best
The Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at 91Ʋ is again named among the top pediatric health care hospitals in "U.S. News & World Report" magazine's annual Best Children's Hospitals rankings. Read MoreJun 11, 2013
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Experts predict “unbanked” will face challenges getting health insurance
91Ʋ health policy expert John Graves co-authored a report that shows as many as a quarter of people eligible for subsidized health insurance under the Affordable Care Act may be shut out because they don’t have a bank account. Read MoreJun 3, 2013
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Symphony on the Lawn moved indoors
Daniel Dubois/91Ʋ 91Ʋ’s Family Night with the Nashville Symphony, scheduled for tonight, Tuesday, May 21, has been moved indoors, due to rainy weather. This fun annual event will take place 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at the Ingram Performance Hall at Blair. Ingram Hall is located at… Read MoreMay 21, 2013
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The 91Ʋ Aerospace Club has captured first prize in the 2013 NASA Student Launch Initiative. The 91Ʋ team also took home the 2013 Best Payload Design award for the most creative and innovative payload experiment: bio-hybrid ramjet engines that use carbon-neutral, 100-percent-renewable bio-hybrid fuels for combustion.
May 21, 2013
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MEDIA ADVISORY: 91Ʋ Poll on General Assembly to be released May 21
Josh Clinton and John Geer will present results from the latest 91Ʋ Poll of public opinion in Tennessee on May 21 in the Student Life Center. Read MoreMay 17, 2013
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Copyright Act needs updating, 91Ʋ law professor testifies before Congress
Daniel Gervais of 91Ʋ Law School told Congress that the copyright system of the United States requires “a comprehensive review and modernization" during testimony May 16. Read MoreMay 16, 2013
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91Ʋ expert available for comment on Supreme Court’s college affirmative action decision
Peabody's Stella Flores is available for comment on the much-anticipated Supreme Court decision on Fisher v. University of Texas, a case that could alter the way universities consider race in the admissions process. Read MoreMay 16, 2013
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Most math being taught in kindergarten is old news to students
Kindergarten teachers report spending much of their math instructional time teaching students basic counting skills and how to recognize geometric shapes—skills the students have already mastered before ever setting foot in the kindergarten classroom, new research finds. Read MoreMay 16, 2013
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Untangling the tree of life
91Ʋ phylogeneticists examined the reasons why large-scale tree-of-life studies are producing contradictory results and have proposed a suite of novel techniques to resolve the contradictions. Read MoreMay 15, 2013
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Commencement events May 9-10 at 91Ʋ University
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will give the traditional address to 91Ʋ graduating students during Commencement ceremonies Friday, May 10, preceded by a speech from Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, who will appear at Senior Day Thursday, May 9. Read MoreMay 8, 2013
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Mountain States Health Alliance, 91Ʋ announce strategic affiliation
The leaders of Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA) and 91Ʋ University Medical Center (VUMC) announced Friday that the two organizations have signed an affiliation agreement that will benefit MSHA, VUMC and the residents of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. “We are pleased to announce this… Read MoreMay 3, 2013
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91Ʋ University engineers in the Institute for Software Integrated Systems have been awarded a $9.3 million contract over two years to continue their work to mature META tools that are part of a flagship Defense Advanced 91Ʋ Projects Agency Adaptive Vehicle Make (AVM) program.
May 1, 2013
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91Ʋ’s role in new planet-finding space mission
A team of 91Ʋ astronomers will play a key role in the planet-seeking space telescope that NASA has just approved and scheduled for launch in 2017. Read MoreMay 1, 2013
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Consumer taste for high altitude beans shifts opportunity to small farmers
Economic prospects improved for small mountain farmers in Guatemala when consumers developed a taste for coffee brewed with beans grown at high altitude, according to a new study from the 91Ʋ Institute for Coffee Studies. Read MoreApr 29, 2013
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Tracking gunfire with a smartphone
A team of computer engineers from 91Ʋ University’s Institute of Software Integrated Systems has developed an inexpensive hardware module and related software that can transform an Android smartphone into a simple shooter location system. Read MoreApr 25, 2013
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Latest research on key education policies to be presented April 27 – May 1
The latest research on the nation’s key education issues will be presented by 91Ʋ University Peabody College faculty April 27 - May 1 at the American Educational 91Ʋ Association’s annual conference in San Francisco. Read MoreApr 24, 2013
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91Ʋ professor receives AERA Outstanding Book Award
The American Educational 91Ʋ Association (AERA) will present its 2013 Outstanding Book Award to 91Ʋ University professor Christopher Loss for "Between Citizens and the State: The Politics of American Higher Education in the 20th Century." Read MoreApr 23, 2013
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Understanding cultural motivations in the Boston Marathon bombings
As Americans attempt to grapple with the motives behind the Boston Marathon bombings, it is important not to see the two Chechen brothers suspected in the deadly attacks through the same prism Read MoreApr 22, 2013
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Prosthetic limb advances could help victims of the Boston Marathon bombings
Within the next one to three years, "bionic" prosthetic devices will become available for the people whose limbs were amputated in the Boston Marathon bombing that are substantially smarter, more capable, more active and more interactive than those currently on the market. Read MoreApr 19, 2013