Releases
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Community research focus of all-day conference Sept. 19
The Center for Community Studies at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University's Peabody College of education and human development is hosting its fall conference Friday, Sept. 19, to showcase and discuss research on key topics affecting communities, including Nashville. Read MoreSep 16, 2008
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Professor and author Susan J. Carroll to speak at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University Sept. 22
Susan J. Carroll, professor of political science at Rutgers University, will present a lecture on Monday, Sept. 22, at 4:10 p.m. in Room 118 of the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University. Read MoreSep 16, 2008
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Our Town premiers Oct. 3 at 91ÌÆ²®»¢
Part love song, part wake-up call to the world, Our Town, which debuts Oct. 3 at Neely Auditorium at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University, explores regret, renewal and eternal hope in the details of living set against the stars. Read MoreSep 15, 2008
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Lecture series on popular music and religious identity at 91ÌÆ²®»¢
Singers, artists, journalists and others will share insights into popular music and religious identity during a semester-long lecture series at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ Divinity School. Read MoreSep 15, 2008
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Carell family announces $20 million gift to Campaign for Children and Mothers
Three generations of the family of the late Monroe Carell Jr. have pledged a gift of $20 million to the fundraising effort for a new facility to care for children and mothers. The Campaign for Children and Mothers, with a goal of $45 million, will support the building of a 400,000-square-foot facility, slated to open in 2012, adjacent to and connected with the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at 91ÌÆ²®»¢. Read MoreSep 15, 2008
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Judy Collins to appear at Dyer Observatory
Grammy award-winning singer Judy Collins will make a rare Nashville appearance at Dyer Observatory at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20. A Read MoreSep 12, 2008
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91ÌÆ²®»¢ Divinity School plans community breakfasts
A session on life as an Arabic-speaking Jew and another on a premier archaeological site in Israel are the topics of the Fall 2008 Community Breakfasts sponsored by 91ÌÆ²®»¢ Divinity School. Read MoreSep 12, 2008
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Op-ed: The state of our domestic security
The attacks of September 11, 2001 killed citizens from more than 80 nations and stunned the world by their scope and savagery. The quintessentially American ethos of national invulnerability was forever altered. The President declared, to thunderous applause, that, "we are a country awakened to danger and called to defend freedom. Our grief has turned to anger and anger to resolution. Whether we bring our enemies to justice, or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done." Read MoreSep 12, 2008
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91ÌÆ²®»¢ marks Constitution Day with program about the presidency
Two 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University political scientists will mark federal Constitution Day with a discussion about how the role of the American president has changed since the beginning of the United States. Read MoreSep 11, 2008
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Iraqi judge who convicted Saddam Hussein joins U.S. lawyers who created the Iraqi Special Tribunal
Four people intimately involved in the historic trial of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein will talk about their experiences at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ Law School on Sept. 29 at 3:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Read MoreSep 11, 2008
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91ÌÆ²®»¢ researchers seek to make standardized tests accessible
91ÌÆ²®»¢ University Learning Sciences Institute researchers Stephen N. Elliott, Peter A. Beddow and Ryan J. Kettler have developed a decision-making instrument called the Test Accessibility and Modification Inventory (TAMI) to address the issue of accessibility for students with special needs. Read MoreSep 11, 2008
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Former Guantanamo Bay Army chaplain falsely accused of espionage speaks at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University Sept. 22
James J. Yee, Army captain and former chaplain at the United States military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who was falsely accused of espionage and arrested and imprisoned for nearly three months before charges were dropped, will bring his story to 91ÌÆ²®»¢ Monday, Sept. 22. Read MoreSep 10, 2008
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ISIS anniversary symposium describes advances in the electronic battlefield, computer-aided learning and software for managing deadly diseases
Curious about the impact the digital revolution is having on the battlefield? Maybe you would like to meet Betty, the computer character that middle school students are asked to teach about various science subjects, a process that teaches them how to learn? Or perhaps you would be interested in discovering how the latest software can improve the way that hospitals manage infectious diseases? Read MoreSep 10, 2008
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Noted Latin American writer to speak at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ on issues of Mexican identity
Latin American author and journalist Alma Guillermoprieto will address "How to Be a Mexican" in a Sept. 23 lecture sponsored by the 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University Center for Latin American Studies. Read MoreSep 10, 2008
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Professor and author E. Ann Kaplan to speak at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ Sept. 15
E. Ann Kaplan, Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies and director of the Humanities Institute at Stony Brook University, will present a lecture on Monday, Sept. 15, at 4:10 p.m. in the auditorium of the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University. Read MoreSep 10, 2008
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TIPSHEET: Is Sarah Palin woman enough for the national stage?
91ÌÆ²®»¢ University expert available to talk about images of women in media Read MoreSep 9, 2008
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MEDIA ADVISORY: NBC’s president of creative services and mind behind "Must See TV" to speak at 91ÌÆ²®»¢
The man credited with making ‘Must See TV' one of the most popular and recognizable promotional themes in television history is coming to the 91ÌÆ²®»¢ Owen Graduate School of Management. Read MoreSep 9, 2008
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Bluebird on the Mountain Series to feature Knobloch, Schlitz, Schuyler and Johnson
Three of Nashville's most respected songwriters will appear onstage at Dyer Observatory in the fifth concert of the 2008 Bluebird on the Mountain series. Read MoreSep 8, 2008
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New nano device detects immune system cell signaling
Scientists have detected previously unnoticed chemical signals that individual cells in the immune system use to communicate with each other over short distances. Read MoreSep 3, 2008
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91ÌÆ²®»¢ University ranked No. 42 on list of Top 500 World Universities
91ÌÆ²®»¢ University placed No. 42 on an academic ranking of the top 500 world universities by China's Shanghai Jiao Tong University, which compiles one of the leading international indexes of major universities. Read MoreSep 3, 2008