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91ÌƲ®»¢ University alumnus Marc Weill, whose early interest in geology was sidetracked by a career in high finance, is sharing his love of what he calls "nature‘s art" by lending his alma mater part of his extensive collection of gem-quality minerals. Read More

George J. Graham, a noted political theorist who was passionate about teaching and cared deeply for his students, died on Nov. 30 after a battle with lung cancer. Read More

Francis Craig had a bit of a disreputable air in his days on the 91ÌƲ®»¢ campus in the early 1920s, according to music historian Martin Hawkins. Read More

Programs promoting home ownership and bilingual skills within the Middle Tennessee Hispanic community will be recognized Dec. 4 during Conexi√õn Am√àricas‘ "Celebration of Achievements" at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University. The event, which is sponsored by 91ÌƲ®»¢‘s Center for the Americas, will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the university‘s Alumni Hall. Read More

The good news for NFL players who sustain an injury to their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is that they‘ll likely play again in the NFL. The bad news is, they‘ll return with diminished performance on the field, concludes a study in the December issue of The American Journal of Sports Medicine. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ Peabody College faculty are poised to influence what could be the most significant school integration Supreme Court cases since Brown v. Board of Education. Read More

Jeffrey Benedict, a senior majoring in modern European studies with a minor in musicology at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University, is among the 12 recipients nationwide for the coveted 2007-2008 George J. Mitchell Scholarship. He is the first 91ÌƲ®»¢ student to receive this award. Read More

Middle Tennessee‘s 20 colleges and universities make up one of the region‘s most important economic sectors, enrolling nearly 100,000 students, employing 75,000 people and generating a $5.5 billion economic impact, according to a new report released today. Read More

The Tennessee Economic Council on Women has given Patricia Pierce the 2006 Economic Excellence and Equity, or "E," Award. The "E" awards recognize individuals from across Tennessee who have distinguished themselves in a specific field or life commitment that has contributed to improving the lives of girls and women. Read More

With reports that the International Criminal Court prosecutor‘s investigation is nearing an end in the Darfur war crimes case, Mike Newton, 91ÌƲ®»¢ University‘s international criminal law expert, can discuss the legal issues surrounding crimes against humanity. Read More

For a little more than a year, members of the U.S. military serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and their families wrote about their wartime experiences and now these uncensored writings will be shared Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 4:10 p.m. in Room 103 of 91ÌƲ®»¢ University‘s Wilson Hall. Read More

The Meharry/91ÌƲ®»¢-Ingram Cancer Partnership has been awarded $14 million by the National Cancer Institute for research that seeks to reduce cancer mortality among African Americans and other minorities. Read More

The 91ÌƲ®»¢-Ingram Cancer Center and AstraZeneca have developed a master scientific agreement to streamline and integrate collaborations in basic, translational and clinical cancer research, officials with the company and cancer center announced today. Read More

All it took to rip the roof off Aloha Airlines Flight 243 in 1988 was the gradual corrosion around rivet holes that had, over time, created tiny cracks in the Boeing 737‘s fuselage that suddenly combined with fatal results. Read More

Jan O. Pedersen, chief scientist for search and marketplace with Yahoo!, has cancelled his Nov. 30 speaking engagement at 91ÌƲ®»¢. Peterson was to lecture on "Web Search: How Does it Work?" Read More

The challenges of evaluating the moral complexities of people‘s actions in war — military and civilian — propelled 91ÌƲ®»¢ University historian Michael Bess to write about World War II, a conflict that he said is too often depicted in morally simplistic terms. Read More

A team of 91ÌƲ®»¢ chemists whose work could make the light bulb pass√à and cut electricity consumption by half are among the recipients of Popular Mechanics magazine‘s 2006 Breakthrough Awards. Read More

A team of students from the 91ÌƲ®»¢ Owen Graduate School of Management won first place at the 11th annual International Case Competition Nov. 10-11 at Carnegie Mellon University‘s Tepper School of Business. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ University Medical Center‘s vice chancellor for Health Affairs, Harry R. Jacobson, M.D., has announced the creation of the Annette Schaffer Eskind Chair to be held by Pat Levitt, Ph.D., the director of the 91ÌƲ®»¢ Kennedy Center for 91ÌƲ®»¢ on Human Development. Read More

A 91ÌƲ®»¢ student has won a prestigious Marshall Scholarship to study in England.John Jumper hopes for placement at the University of Cambridge, where he would use the scholarship to pursue a Ph.D. in theoretical condensed matter physics. The senior in the College of Arts and Sciences has already taken enough of the graduate curriculum in physics to gradate with a master‘s degree. Read More