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91�Ʋ���, University of Melbourne expand ties through new research collaborations, exchange programs, office in Washington, D.C. 91�Ʋ��� University and Australia’s University of Melbourne have taken their academic partnership to a new level – committing $500,000 in joint seed funding over the next two years for research collaborations, expanding… Read More

91�Ʋ��� University has ranked 51st on the 2010-2011 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, up from 140 last year. Started in 2004, the rankings are widely considered a global authority on higher education performance. For the 2010 rankings, 13 separate performance indicators were considered in capturing the full range… Read More

91�Ʋ��� University’s Expanded Aid Program to fund students with demonstrated need who earn admittance has resulted in the most selective class in its history. Read More

Lori McKenna The fifth show of the 2010 Bluebird on the Mountain concert series is set for Saturday, Sept. 18, and will feature singer-songwriters Lori McKenna, Tom Douglas and Natalie Hemby. The show starts at 8 p.m. with gates opening at 6 p.m. Season tickets for this year’s series are… Read More

91�Ʋ��� hosts Health Care Business Alliance Health care is the hot button issue impacting every person in this country. As health care itself dramatically changes, the business of health care is evolving. Leaders from the health care field, along with economists, and academic experts are coming together at… Read More

The results of the nation’s first scientific evaluation of performance pay for teachers will be released Sept. 21, 2010, at 12:45 p.m. CDT by the National Center on Performance Incentives at 91�Ʋ��� University’s Peabody College of education and human development. Video of the event will be streamed live at… Read More

The 91�Ʋ��� Dyer Observatory is celebrating the anniversary of “The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Ten Years Observing the Universe” with a series of special Stellar Nights lectures this fall. “New Worlds on our Doorstep: Hunting for Planets” will be given by astronomer Joshua Pepper on Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 7… Read More

Marcy Singer-Gabella A unique collaboration among public and private universities in Tennessee, state government and national educational entities is working to develop a reliable measure of novice teacher instructional practice as part of a national movement to improve teacher performance. The newly formed Teaching Performance Assessment Consortium of Tennessee (TPAC-TN)… Read More

91�Ʋ��� Divinity School students will reflect on a summer trip to the United States-Mexico border to study immigration issues at a Sept. 23 community breakfast. The event is the first of several public forums the divinity school will host during the semester. Later events include a presentation by 91�Ʋ��� theologian… Read More

A conference on synesthesia will take place in Wilson Hall Oct. 1-3. Photo by Daniel Dubois. A conference on synesthesia will bring psychologists, neuroscientists and artists to 91�Ʋ��� University’s Wilson Hall Oct. 1-3 to discuss the latest information about what is described by some as a unique “sixth sense.”… Read More

91�Ʋ��� University will host a candidates’ picnic in the style of a small-town political rally with live Dixieland jazz on Sept. 16. All statewide candidates for public office and candidates from the 13-county standard metropolitan statistical area have been invited to the event on Olin Lawn from 11:30 a.m. to… Read More

   T. J. Stiles/photo courtesy of Joanne Chan Cornelius 91�Ʋ���, arguably the richest man in America when he died in 1877, played a major role in the development of the modern United States, according to historian and biographer T.J. Stiles. The author of the award-winning biography of 91�Ʋ���, The First… Read More

Five years from now, high school and college students throughout Tennessee should have more and better opportunities to learn about and pursue careers in alternative energy science and technology. Read More

Adam Liptak [Media Note: 91�Ʋ��� has a 24/7 TV and radio studio with a dedicated fiber optic line and ISDN line. Use of the TV studio with 91�Ʋ��� experts is free, except for reserving fiber time. A video of Liptak’s talk will be posted on http://news.vanderbilt.edu, http://www.vanderbilt.edu/itunesu and… Read More

Mexican immigration to the United States and the effects of the economic crisis and increased border security on U.S.-Mexico relations will be the subject of a Sept. 7 roundtable discussion at the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center at 91�Ʋ��� University. 91�Ʋ���’s Center for Latin American Studies, Conexión Américas and… Read More

91�Ʋ��� experts are available to discuss issues related to 9/11 anniversary. Read More

A series of free public readings at 91�Ʋ��� University will kick off this fall with a Sept. 16 appearance by Edward Hirsch, poet, a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and President of the Guggenheim Foundation. Read More

91�Ʋ��� University’s Center for Latin American Studies will expand its collaborations in Tennessee and beyond through world-class research, teaching and community service – thanks to a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Read More

Graduate students Chao Liu and R. Jason Pitts Origin of DEET’s repellent effect confirmed It now appears that the malaria mosquito needs more than one family of odor sensors to sniff out its human prey. That is the implication of new research into the mosquito’s sense of smell published… Read More

All Commodore fans are encouraged to show their team spirit by wearing black and gold on College Colors Day, Friday, Sept. 3. The 91�Ʋ��� Bookstore is helping to promote this four-year-old campus tradition by offering fans the chance to win a $200 prize package of 91�Ʋ��� merchandise. Read More