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Biophysicist Erin Rericha spent 12 days in Shanghai this summer demonstrating inexpensive methods for studying cell migration to graduate students and young faculty members from developing countries as part of an annual meeting organized by The Hands-on 91ÌƲ®»¢ in Complex Systems School. Read More

This Week on VUCast, 91ÌƲ®»¢â€™s online newscast: Moving on Up! Carry some boxes with the class of 2016! Big Dig! A special look at the latest building progress Why is 91ÌƲ®»¢ so happy? [vucastblurb]… Read More

One of Mitt Romney’s latest campaign commercials against President Barack Obama seems to be hitting a nerve among independent voters, data from the 91ÌƲ®»¢/YouGov Ad Rating Project shows. Read More

Setting a goal—and sticking to it—can be difficult for anyone. A new study co-authored by 91ÌƲ®»¢ management and sociology professor Bruce Barry examines how certain types of professionals sustain their motivation and enthusiasm over very long periods. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ University’s Stella Flores was one of 21 researchers nationwide who developed an amicus brief summarizing key research on affirmative action in anticipation of the case, Fisher v. University of Texas, scheduled to go before the U.S. Supreme Court in October. Read More

An electrical engineer who is attempting to make wireless communications more reliable, an astronomer who studies the evolution of the cosmos by creating large numbers of virtual universes and a geologist who is studying the origins of super-eruptions have received the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development awards. Read More

Education experts from 91ÌƲ®»¢ University’s Peabody College of education and human development are available to speak about merit pay, No Child Left Behind, school choice, immigration, pre-K, reading, gifted education, financial aid, ESL, bullying and more. Read More

Public education is fundamental to the aims of promoting democracy, social efficiency, and social mobility, writes Claire Smrekar, associate professor of leadership, policy and organizations at Peabody.

Positive ads from President Obama won't get the job done of defeating challenger Mitt Romney in the presidential race, data from the 91ÌƲ®»¢/YouGov Ad Rating Project continues to suggest. Read More

In order to protect the investment of the corporations sponsoring the Olympic Games, the IOC has created Rule 40 which prohibits athletes from promoting non-sponsor brands while the Olympic Village is open. Read More

Archaeological sites that currently take years to map will be completed in minutes if tests of the Semi-autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle system being developed at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University go well. Read More

Nearly a third of American voters finds a new ‘positive’ ad by President Obama contrasting his approach to the economy with that of Mitt Romney to be 'disgusting.' Read More

Voter reaction to campaign advertisements by the presidential candidates will be evaluated this fall through a partnership between 91ÌƲ®»¢ University and YouGov, a prominent research firm. Read More

New and proposed federal energy-efficient standards for automobiles, clothes dryers, air conditioners and light bulbs make unfair assumptions about the rationality of consumers, said researchers from 91ÌƲ®»¢ University and the Brookings Institution. Read More

Baby Thomas Baker waited months in the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at 91ÌƲ®»¢ for a new heart. But when a new expansion wing opened, his mother April had more of the comforts of home. See more about the hospital expansion in HOPE magazine.  Postscript: One… Read More

Thomas Groomes, M.D., has been named interim medical director of 91ÌƲ®»¢ Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital. Read More

Vice Chancellor David Williams and Chancellor Nick Zeppos Student athlete GPA is over 3.0 for sixth straight year 2012 graduation success rate for student athletes is 92 percent 10 teams recognized publicly as being in top 10 percent nationally by NCAA Academic Progress Report All four revenue sports (men’s &… Read More

In response to 91ÌƲ®»¢ University’s increased success and investment in its athletics and recreation programs, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos has asked Vice Chancellor David Williams to take on a larger role in shaping these areas of the university. Read More

Wendy Kopp, founder and CEO of Teach for America and Teach for All, participated in a roundtable discussion with select Peabody faculty and administrators while on campus for a public lecture in January. Read More

Department of Human and Organizational Development faculty and students played a key role in securing a Promise Neighborhood Planning Grant awarded to Nashville’s Martha O’Bryan Center. The grant is one of only 15 nationwide, including just three in the South. The Nashville Promise Neighborhood Initiative plans to provide effective cradle-to-career… Read More