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Playboy of the Western World inflamed audiences and caused weeklong rioting when it debuted in the National Irish Theater in Dublin in 1907. It debuts Feb. 16 at Neely Auditorium at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University. Read More

Ministers and others interested in combating domestic violence may attend a seminar on Feb. 9 hosted by 91ÌƲ®»¢ University Divinity School. Read More

Civil rights pioneer and 91ÌƲ®»¢ Distinguished University Professor James Lawson will give a lecture at 91ÌƲ®»¢‘s Benton Chapel on Feb. 2 at 1 p.m. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ University has advanced one place in one of the principal national rankings of the value of federal research grants awarded to faculty members, according to an annual report compiled by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Read More

With the first votes cast in the next presidential election less than a year away, this month C-SPAN debuts the new Campaign 2008 Bus, dedicated to following the action in one of the most competitive races in history. The 45-foot mobile production studio, a revamped version of the network‘s award-winning School Bus, promotes and enhances C-SPAN‘s extensive political coverage by traveling to major political events in battleground states, touring state capitols, and visiting universities and high schools around the nation while meeting with local political leaders and journalists, candidates and voters on the campaign trail. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ University School of Engineering is ranked in the top ten universities nationally as measured by the impact that their publications have had on the field. Read More

Like a seed needs soil to grow and flourish, a tumor relies on its environment to grow and spread in the body -- something the 91ÌƲ®»¢-Ingram Cancer Center will be exploring more closely with the help of a new $6.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Read More

Jennifer A. Pietenpol, Ph.D., has been selected to lead the 91ÌƲ®»¢-Ingram Cancer Center as interim director. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ University researchers, in conjunction with colleagues at several other institutions, are working on a project that promises significant improvement in the control of proteins for a number of uses, including the detection of chemical and biological weapons. Read More

A new study by a 91ÌƲ®»¢ University professor of law and economics found legal immigrants in the United States with a lighter skin tone made more money than those with darker skin. Read More

A study by 91ÌƲ®»¢‘s Haydar Frangoul, M.D., associate professor in pediatric hematology, shows an increase in the death rate among Iraqi children who were treated for leukemia in Baghdad while United Nations sanctions were in place. Read More

Electronic industry entrepreneur Paul Tuinenga has joined 91ÌƲ®»¢ University as principal staff engineer and program manager for software development for the Institute for Space and Defense Electronics. Read More

President Bush will have a difficult time shifting the national conversation away from Iraq, believes presidential historian Thomas Alan Schwartz. Although his State of the Union may contain some interesting proposals on health care, energy and the environment, a conflict as politicized as the Iraq war will still dominate headlines. "Historically, domestic issues tend to pale next to foreign policy when there is a military conflict," Schwartz said. Read More

Four new development officials have joined the staff of 91ÌƲ®»¢ University‘s Department of Development and Alumni Relations. Read More

The public is invited to experience "living history" Friday, Jan. 26, as those involved in the historic 1961 Freedom Rides discuss their experiences and talk about race relations in Nashville during the civil rights movement. 91ÌƲ®»¢ University‘s Office of Active Citizenship and Service and Fisk University have partnered to host the panel discussion scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. at Fisk Memorial Chapel. The event is free. Read More

There is a dark side to even the humble raindrop. A single drop is harmless, but when billions of raindrops from a cloudburst fall on bare soil they strike like billions of tiny hammers, dislodging tons of soil per acre which is carried away by surface runoff. Read More

A chemical engineering professor at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University will lead the science programs of an Oak Ridge National Laboratory center that is designing and developing next-generation nanoscale materials. Read More

The Rev. James Lawson, Distinguished University Professor at 91ÌƲ®»¢ and a key leader in the nonviolent resistance efforts of the civil rights movement, will be the featured speaker at the 91ÌƲ®»¢ Peabody College 2007 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration. His lecture, "Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?" will take place on Thursday, Jan. 25, at 12:30 p.m. in the Wyatt Center Rotunda. This event is free and open to the public. Read More

Leftover vegetable oil from 91ÌƲ®»¢ Dining Services will be turned into biodiesel fuel, if a student team wins a national competition for a $25,000 grant to fund campus-based environmental projects. Read More

Actor Jamie-Lynn Sigler, best known for playing Meadow Soprano on HBO‘s Emmy-award winning drama The Sopranos will talk about her battle with anorexia Thursday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m. at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University‘s Student Life Center. Read More