Releases
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Volunteers needed to help Alabama storm victims May 7-8
Members of the 91Ʋ community are invited to help Alabama storm victims May 7-8. Read MoreMay 5, 2011
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Could bacterial hitchhikers influence formation of new host species?
91Ʋ researchers are exploring what role, if any, bacteria play in environmental diversity, with the aim of answering one of biology's most fundamental questions. Read MoreMay 5, 2011
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Domestic partisan politics remain key to presidential election
Domestic issues are likely to trump foreign policy successes in determining Barack Obama’s chances for re-election, says historian Thomas Alan Schwartz. Read MoreMay 3, 2011
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Nanotechnologists take lessons from nature
Accepting and understanding natural variability is the key for engineers seeking to make nanoscale devices that are as efficient as living microorganisms. Read MoreApr 28, 2011
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Understanding causes of mortality among infants with Down syndrome
A new study finds higher infant mortality rates among babies with Down syndrome, offering insights into a variety of health issues among children with Down syndrome. Read MoreApr 28, 2011
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Experts to discuss biggest financial reform law since Great Depression
The passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is considered the most sweeping change to financial regulation since the Great Depression. It was created and signed into law in 2010 as a result of the recent recession, with the goal of bringing more accountability to Wall Street and big banks. On May 5-6, experts and leaders from the financial and banking industries will come to 91Ʋ University to discuss the challenges and regulatory changes surrounding implementing this massive financial regulation. Read MoreApr 26, 2011
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Principals do not feel competition from charter schools
New research finds principals at non-charter schools are not motivated by competition from charter schools, debunking a commonly held perception about one of the impacts of charter schools on a school system. Read MoreApr 21, 2011
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Evolution points to genes involved in birth timing
91Ʋers have identified a gene associated with accelerated evolution in humans that may increase some women's risk to deliver their baby prematurely. Read MoreApr 19, 2011
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Listen: History of blood transfusion speaks to stem cell debate
Holly Tucker, an associate professor of French, has written a fascinating early history of blood transfusions that reads like an eerie murder mystery. Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution has implications for modern ethical dilemmas such as cloning and stem cell procedures. Read MoreApr 18, 2011
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91Ʋ partners with Fort Worth to aid low-performing students
A new partnership between a Texas school district and the National Center on Scaling Up Effective Schools at Peabody College aims to identify what factors make some high schools more effective at reaching low-performing students. Read MoreApr 18, 2011
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OpEd: Justice: Too much and too expensive
Legal experts Nancy J. King and Joseph Hoffmann propose a new approach to habeas corpus cases, in this op-ed which ran in the April 17, 2011, New York Times. Read MoreApr 18, 2011
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Conquer and Prevail
By Bonnie Arant Ertelt As university traditions go, music has charms to do more than soothe the savage breast. In fact, music has the ability to invoke nostalgia for the old “alma mater,” pump up school spirit at athletic events, and stitch together collegiate memories in ways that override the… Read MoreApr 15, 2011
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Illegal immigrants finding it harder to pay taxes, submit tax returns
Illegal immigrants are finding it increasingly harder to find work, pay taxes and submit tax returns because of tighter immigration restrictions. Read MoreApr 14, 2011
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Prenatal education class offered April 21
A prenatal yoga class is offered noon to 1 p.m. April 21 in Room 415 Light Hall. Read MoreApr 13, 2011
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Transcript of Michael Burry’s talk, “Missteps to Mayhem: Inside the Doomsday Machine with the Outsider who Predicted and Profited from America’s Financial Armageddon”
Michael Burry spoke April 5, 2011 on “Missteps to Mayhem: Inside the Doomsday Machine with the Outsider who Predicted and Profited from America’s Financial Armageddon,” as part of the Chancellor’s Lecture Series Burry, a 91Ʋ University School of Medicine alumnus profiled in author Michael Lewis’ bestselling book “The Big Short,”… Read MoreApr 13, 2011
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Latest research on key education policies to be presented April 8-12
Matthew Springer, director of the National Center on Performance Incentives, is one of the Peabody researchers who will be presenting new research at the American Educational 91Ʋ Association Conference in New Orleans April 8-12. (Anne Rayner / 91Ʋ) The latest research on the nation’s key education issues, from incentive pay… Read MoreApr 8, 2011
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Power to Greek Row still out while storm cleanup continues
(last updated 2:50 p.m., April 5) (91Ʋ University/Bill Randles) Electricity remains out along Greek Row due to a blown transformer. Due to the severity of the damage done to a transformer, 91Ʋ will use a temporary generator for the next two to three days to power the Tarpley, West… Read MoreApr 5, 2011
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Preparing teachers for diversity
91Ʋ from Peabody College faculty members Donna Ford and Rich Milner is featured in the latest volume released by the American Educational 91Ʋ Association (AERA). Read MoreApr 5, 2011
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Power still out along Greek Row
Electricity remains out this evening along Greek Row due to a blown transformer. High winds that swept through the 91Ʋ campus shortly after 2 p.m. April 4 left the area buildings without power. Read MoreApr 4, 2011
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Storm downs trees, knocks out power
(Jenny Mandeville / 91Ʋ) View update on this story. Several trees were downed and power knocked out to some areas of the 91Ʋ campus as a result of high winds that accompanied a storm that swept through campus shortly after 2 p.m. April 4. Only one, apparently minor, injury… Read MoreApr 4, 2011