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A new national survey of high school writing instruction finds it lacking, with 50 percent of teachers reporting they are not prepared to teach students how to write well and rarely assign complex writing tasks. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ University seniors Kathryn Moreadith and Rob Whiting will spend a year traveling the world after graduation this May as the recipients of the university's Michael B. Keegan Traveling Fellowship. Read More

Current issues surrounding the national HIV/AIDS epidemic and its impact on the Nashville community will be explored at an April 25 conference at the Edgehill United Methodist Church. Read More

The 91ÌƲ®»¢ University SustainVU office, in conjunction with Plant Operations and Housekeeping staff, will construct a one-day exhibit – Mt. Trashmore – for Earth Day Wednesday, April 22, on Alumni Lawn near the flagpole. Read More

Urban school districts across the country have shifted back to managing segregated schools following the recent lifting of court-ordered desegregation plans, a new book finds. Read More

Traffic patterns in and around 91ÌƲ®»¢ University will be modified on April 25 because of several events taking place, including the Country Music Marathon, a concert by the Dave Matthews Band, a tennis tournament and a baseball game. Read More

Cecelia Tichi, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of English, is this year's Hubbell Medal winner, given by the American Literature Section. Read More

A team of synthetic chemists at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University report in the March 18 issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society that they have created an efficient way to make a naturally occurring alkaloid that could have anti-cancer properties and may combat memory loss from scratch. Read More

A time could soon come when genetic tests and neurological brain scans are introduced as evidence in criminal trials as readily as DNA evidence is today. Read More

Three courses will be offered this summer by the Master of Liberal Arts and Science program at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University. The program offers working adults the chance to earn a graduate degree on a convenient one-evening-per-week class schedule. Read More

Early data from a project evaluating the first-year impact of New York City's performance pay program, the School-Wide Performance Bonus Program (SPBP), finds no discernable impact on student achievement thus far. However, the report's authors caution that it is too soon to draw any overall conclusions about the program's impact. Read More

The 91ÌƲ®»¢ University Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps will host a Spring Pass in Review and Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 16, on the Commons Center Lawn at 3 p.m. Pass in Review is a formal military ceremony that honors the students' hard work and dedication. Read More

K-12 and higher education experts from 91ÌƲ®»¢ University's Peabody College of education and human development will present their latest research April 12-18 in San Diego, Calif., at the American Educational 91ÌƲ®»¢ Association's annual conference. Read More

As parents and policymakers increasingly worry about the quality of public schools, alternatives such as charter schools, magnet schools and vouchers appear more attractive. But experts wonder: What difference do schools of choice make? Read More

Comparing different ways of solving math problems is a great way to help middle schoolers learn new math concepts, researchers from 91ÌƲ®»¢ and Harvard universities have found. Read More

New research from 91ÌƲ®»¢ University has found students benefit more from being taught the concepts behind math problems rather than the exact procedures to solve the problems. The findings offer teachers new insights on how best to shape math instruction to have the greatest impact on student learning. Read More

Tuesday morning, surgeons at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at 91ÌƲ®»¢ successfully completed the hospital's first separation of conjoined twins. Read More

On April 18, a group of 91ÌƲ®»¢ engineering students will fire off a 16-foot, 82-pound rocket. If all goes as planned, the vehicle will power its way one mile directly overhead where it will release a remotely piloted aircraft that will collect images and infrared data of the ground below as it is guided back down to earth. Read More

The work of art students at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University will be displayed April 17-May 8 at the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Art Center. The exhibit is open to the general public, as is a reception April 17 highlighted by the announcement of the $25,000 Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet award funding a year of travel and research for a graduating senior. Read More

Stephenie Dodson and Kristine LaLonde, candidates in the Metro Council District 18 election run-off, will face each other during a public forum Sunday, April 19, at Eakin School. The meeting will be from 3 to 4 p.m. in the school's auditorium. Read More