Releases
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Anderson Sa visit to 91ÌÆ²®»¢ canceled
A visit to 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University by Anderson Sa and Grupo Cultural AfroReggae has been canceled, including a Feb. 25 concert that is part of 91ÌÆ²®»¢ ‘s Great Performances series. Great Performances series subscribers may call (615) 343-2160 for refunds, exchanges and other ticket options. Single ticket holders may visit… Read MoreFeb 23, 2010
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91ÌÆ²®»¢’s Lorraine Lopez nominated for 2010 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
A short story collection by a 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University professor described as "an amazingly original Flannery O'Connor/Loretta Lynn collision" is one of five nominees for the 2010 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. Read MoreFeb 23, 2010
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91ÌÆ²®»¢ student political journal to host conference on activism Feb. 27
The 91ÌÆ²®»¢ Political Review, a non-partisan political journal run entirely by 91ÌÆ²®»¢ undergraduate students, will host the first Nashville Intercollegiate Activism Conference on Feb. 27. The one-day conference will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Nashville civil rights sit-ins and will examine how students were able to defeat segregation as well as how students can be involved in social change today. Read MoreFeb 23, 2010
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91ÌÆ²®»¢ University to host American Debate Association 2010 National Championship Debate Tournament March 6-8
Several hundred of the nation's top college debate teams from dozens of universities will fill 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University campus March 6-8 to determine the winner of the American Debate Association (ADA) 2010 National Championship Debate Tournament. Read MoreFeb 23, 2010
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Leader of U.S. Central Command Gen. David Petraeus available to media before March 1 event at 91ÌÆ²®»¢
The current chief of the United States Central Command and the former top U.S. commander in Iraq, Army Gen. David Petraeus, will speak about his actions as commander of the surge in Iraq, the role of U.S. forces overseas and the latest developments in the surge. The event will be held Monday, March 1, at 5 p.m. at the Student Life Center. Read MoreFeb 22, 2010
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Food Inc. screening Feb. 27 at Sarratt Cinema
The student-run 91ÌÆ²®»¢ Initiative for Vegetarian Awareness will join several other student organizations to host a screening of the documentary Food Inc. Saturday, Feb. 27, at 2 p.m. at 91ÌÆ²®»¢'s Sarratt Cinema, located at 2301 91ÌÆ²®»¢ Place. Read MoreFeb 22, 2010
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Six students chosen as newest class of Ingram Scholars
Six incoming first-year students have been chosen as the newest members of the Ingram Scholarship program. The six are among 575 high school seniors who applied for the prestigious program. Read MoreFeb 19, 2010
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How Christians and Jews understand Jesus, the New Testament and each other
Amy-Jill Levine, a leading Biblical scholar from 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University Divinity School, will address "Jesus, Judaism and Jewish-Christian Relations" at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ on Thursday, March 18, at Wilson Hall, Room 103. Read MoreFeb 19, 2010
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91ÌÆ²®»¢ physicists play key role in measuring material hotter than the sun
Three 91ÌÆ²®»¢ physicists are members of the scientific team that have reported creating an exotic state of matter with a temperature of four trillion degrees Celsius. It's the hottest temperature ever achieved in a laboratory and 250,000 times hotter than the heart of the sun. Read MoreFeb 19, 2010
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91ÌÆ²®»¢ professor to be inducted into Blues Hall of Fame
91ÌÆ²®»¢ University writer-in-residence Peter Guralnick will be inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame during a May 5 ceremony in Memphis. Read MoreFeb 18, 2010
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Football signee Rajaan Bennett killed in shooting
Recent 91ÌÆ²®»¢ football signee Rajaan Bennett, a leader on and off the field from McEachern High School north of Atlanta, died tragically Feb. 17. He was 18. Read MoreFeb 18, 2010
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Benson Hall and Library Archives at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University awarded LEED certification
Benson Hall and the Library's Archival Storage Facility have received certification by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program of the U.S. Green Building Council. Read MoreFeb 18, 2010
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A new type of genetic variation could strengthen natural selection
The unexpected discovery of a new type of genetic variation suggests that natural selection – the force that drives evolution – is both more powerful and more complex than scientists have thought. Read MoreFeb 18, 2010
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Media Advisory: Obama ‘executive pay czar’ to speak at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ Feb. 26
Ken Feinberg, special master for executive pay for the government's Troubled Asset Relief Program, will deliver the keynote speech for a daylong executive pay conference Feb. 26 at the 91ÌÆ²®»¢ Law School. Read MoreFeb 18, 2010
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91ÌÆ²®»¢ students launch new apps for iPhone, Android
Finding out where to eat, what's happening and how to get around are common questions on every college campus. Now at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University, the answers to these questions can be quickly and easily found using new applications developed by 91ÌÆ²®»¢ engineering students for iPhone and Android mobile devices. Read MoreFeb 17, 2010
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Memorial service set for prominent economist Ren Fels
A memorial service for Rendigs Thomas Fels, professor of economics, emeritus, is set for 2 p.m. Feb. 26 at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Read MoreFeb 17, 2010
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Mural project Feb. 22-27 in 91ÌÆ²®»¢’s Rand Dining Hall
A mural depicting an epic battle between junk and healthy food will transform a large wall of Rand Dining Hall at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University as part of a week-long mural workshop. Read MoreFeb 16, 2010
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Scientists transplant nose of mosquito, advance fight against malaria
Scientists at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ and Yale universities have successfully transplanted most of the "nose" of the mosquito that spreads malaria into frog eggs and fruit flies and are employing these surrogates to combat the spread of the deadly and debilitating disease that afflicts 500 million people. Read MoreFeb 16, 2010
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91ÌÆ²®»¢ students’ Feb. 19 Dance Marathon to benefit Craniofacial Treatment Center
Hundreds of 91ÌÆ²®»¢ students will dance the night away Friday, Feb. 19, at the Student Recreation Center during the university's annual all-night 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University Dance Marathon. Read MoreFeb 15, 2010
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Bestselling author to discuss black sexuality Feb. 18 at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University
New York Times best-selling author L.A. Banks will be at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University on Thursday, Feb. 18. Banks will address the Black Student Alliance on a panel about black sexuality during the group's weekly lunchtime gathering. Read MoreFeb 12, 2010