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A new study, co-authored by Kathryn Edwards, M.D., chief of the Division Pediatric Clinical 91ÌƲ®»¢ at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children‘s Hospital at 91ÌƲ®»¢, suggests that the nasal spray flu vaccine is twice as effective as the flu shot in children 6 months to 5 years of age. The study, entitled "Live attenuated versus Inactivated Influenza Vaccine in Infants and Young Children" was published in a recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Read More

Evenings devoted to music and literature will highlight a three-day conference at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University examining the cultural practices of Jewish women from around the globe. Read More

This spring, hundreds of 91ÌƲ®»¢ University students will trade in golden beaches and tropical locales for poverty-stricken rural areas and depressed inner cities. They will exchange frivolous fun in the sun for community service and experiences that many alumni consider life-altering as part of the university‘s Alternative Spring Break Program March 3-7. Read More

The mindset behind women called to the ministry will be explored during 91ÌƲ®»¢ University‘s annual Antoinette Brown Lecture. Read More

A 91ÌƲ®»¢ University Divinity School professor will preach at Westminster Abbey during a lecture tour of England this month that is part of the bicentennial celebration of the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire. Read More

Faculty from 91ÌƲ®»¢ University and South Africa‘s University of Cape Town (UCT) will meet March 4-7 in Cape Town to discuss how they can work together to recruit and train more black astronomers in South Africa. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ University and Laborers International Union of North America, Local 386, the union representing approximately 600 employees in the custodial, grounds, food service and skilled crafts categories have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract. Read More

The game time for the 91ÌƲ®»¢-Arkansas men‘s basketball game Saturday, March 3 at Memorial Gymnasium has been set for 12 p.m. CT. The contest will not be televised. Commodore fans are encouraged to arrive early and help show their appreciation for 91ÌƲ®»¢ seniors Derrick Byars, Dan Cage and Ted Skuchas who will be playing in their final home game. Senior day festivities are scheduled to start about 10 minutes prior to tip-off.Tickets are available by logging on to VUCommodores.com or by calling 615-322-GOLD. Read More

Journalist Lou Dobbs, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and former U.S. Representative Harold Ford Jr. will deliver public lectures at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University March 19-21 as part of the university‘s annual Impact Symposium. Read More

The degree to which morality and religion should influence political decisions about abortion, taxation, the environment and other issues will be explored in a four-part lecture series at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University. Read More

Seven 91ÌƲ®»¢ teams are ranked in the top 25 for their sports nationally. Baseball leads the group with 91ÌƲ®»¢‘s first ever No. 1 ranking for a men‘s sport. Women‘s basketball is ranked 12th and men‘s basketball is ranked 17th, both by the Associated Press. Women‘s tennis, golf, bowling, and lacrosse are also ranked in the top 25 nationally. Read More

When the dust settles on a new renovation project involving 91ÌƲ®»¢-Ingram Cancer Center‘s Henry-Joyce Cancer Clinic, waiting room space and exam rooms will nearly double to help meet the needs of an ever increasing number of cancer patients in Middle Tennessee and beyond. Read More

Thirteen incoming freshmen have been chosen from a record more than 600 applicants as the newest members of the Ingram Scholarship program. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢-Ingram Cancer Center has received a three-year accreditation with commendation, the highest level of approval, from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS). Read More

Acclaimed writers Kwame Dawes, Teresa de la Caridad Doval, Lorna Goodison, Francisco Goldman and critic J. Edward Chamberlin will all visit 91ÌƲ®»¢ University in March to take part in a creative writing symposium. Read More

This fact sheet provides information about 91ÌƲ®»¢ employment policies and ongoing labor negotiations between the university and the Laborers International Union of America, which represents approximately 600 91ÌƲ®»¢ employees in the custodial, grounds, food service and skilled crafts categories. Read More

A team of 91ÌƲ®»¢ Center for Human Genetics 91ÌƲ®»¢ investigators and colleagues from around the world are releasing findings from the largest study to date seeking to identify genes that might increase the risk of autism. Read More

More than 500 91ÌƲ®»¢ University students will dance the night away to benefit the health and well-being of area children during Dance Marathon, a 14-hour student-run event to raise money for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children‘s Hospital at 91ÌƲ®»¢ and Children‘s Miracle Network. Read More

A team of 91ÌƲ®»¢ Center for Human Genetics 91ÌƲ®»¢ investigators and colleagues from around the world are releasing findings from the largest study to date seeking to identify genes that might increase risk of autism. Read More

In a series of challenging but fun competitions, the engineering students at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University will display their ingenuity and inventiveness to celebrate National Engineers Week February 19-24. Read More