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The public is invited to join over 200 children as they celebrate diverse cultures at the Susan Gray School‘s Second Annual Holidays Around the World event Nov. 11 from 5 to 9 p.m. Proceeds from the event will go toward the construction of a new, fully accessible preschool playground at the school. Read More

One of the biggest stories in global financial markets this summer was China‘s switch from pegging its currency to the dollar, to tying the yuan to a basket of currencies. The switch also revalued the yuan by 2.1 percent in relation to the dollar. Read More

Providing charity care to Middle Tennessee‘s most financially vulnerable individuals is an expensive proposition √≥ especially so for a large, comprehensive health care institution such as 91ÌƲ®»¢ University Medical Center, which, in addition to seeing the most patients, also sees the sickest. Read More

In a memorable conclusion to their series of U.S. senatorial debates, Democrat Congressman Harold Ford Jr. and Republican Bob Corker battled Oct. 28 at 91ÌƲ®»¢‘s Ingram Hall in a question-and-answer-format town hall forum. Read More

William B. Akers and Fred J. Cassetty Jr. received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the 91ÌƲ®»¢ University School of Engineering during the Engineering Celebration Dinner held at Loews 91ÌƲ®»¢ Hotel Thursday, Oct. 19. 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 Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University‘s Student Life Center. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ experts are available to discuss negative ads, the 2008 presidential election, the war in Iraq and more in relation to Tennessee‘s pivotal Senate race. The candidates, Democrat Harold Ford Jr. and Republican Bob Corker, met at the university on Oct. 28 in a live televised town hall forum. Read More

Wit‘s End, a classic romantic comedy about lovers searching for companionship and enlightenment in a battle between the heart and mind, debuts Nov. 9 at Neely Auditorium at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University. This modern adaptation of La dama boba was done by Edward Friedman, 91ÌƲ®»¢ professor of Spanish and comparative literature. Playwright Lope de Vega, a contemporary of Shakespeare, was a popular and prolific writer during the siglo de oro, Spain‘s Golden Age of Drama. Read More

No one would have blamed the Rev. James Lawson if he‘d treated his return to 91ÌƲ®»¢ University — nearly four decades after his controversial expulsion — as a feel-good victory lap. The 78-year-old civil rights leader and pastor could have accepted accolades while younger men and women continued the struggles he fought for so long. Read More

In a key race with national implications, Tennessee‘s U.S. Senate candidates will meet one last time before the mid-term elections at a live televised town hall forum Saturday, Oct. 28, at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University. Democrat Harold Ford Jr. and Republican Bob Corker will answer audience questions, pre-screened by the League of Women Voters, at the forum at 91ÌƲ®»¢‘s Ingram Hall from 7 to 8 p.m. NewsChannel 5, WTVF-TV, the League of Women Voters of Tennessee and 91ÌƲ®»¢ University are sponsoring the forum that will be offered to CBS affiliates throughout the state. Non-CBS stations in the state can record the program off air from the CBS affiliate in your city. Read More

The Southern Economic Association has chosen Stephen G. Buckles, senior lecturer in economics at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University, as the recipient of the Kenneth G. Elzinga Distinguished Teaching Award for his outstanding contributions to economics education. Read More

About 75 scholars, artists, art administrators and university leaders will meet at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University Nov. 10-11 to explore ways to strengthen interconnections between the arts and college campuses. The aim of the meeting is to produce a national research agenda that addresses these interconnections. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ Peabody College of education of human development has created a new endowed chair in honor of one its most influential faculty, Susan Gray. Ann Kaiser, professor of special education and psychology and deputy director of the 91ÌƲ®»¢ Kennedy Center‘s 91ÌƲ®»¢ Program on Families, has been named as the holder of the new chair. Read More

The 91ÌƲ®»¢ Master of Liberal Arts and Science Program, a graduate degree program for adult learners, is now accepting applications for the Spring 2007 Semester. Read More

Described as a gifted visual historian, Charly Palmer is an award-winning artist who has combined paint and mixed media to explore the black experience in different eras and Native American and Jewish history. His works will be on display at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University‘s Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center Oct. 20-Dec. 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Read More

James Barr, an influential Bible scholar and linguist who challenged the latitude taken by many translators of Scripture, died Oct. 14 in Claremont, Calif. He was 82 Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ University invites members of the Nashville community to attend its annual homecoming parade on Saturday, Oct. 21, at 10:30 a.m. Read More

Delays in the shipment of flu vaccine for children may leave them open to getting the flu if the season starts early. Read More

Unlike the two previous winters, when flu vaccine was in short supply or its delivery was significantly delayed, there should be an adequate supply of vaccine on hand this year to combat Middle Tennessee‘s oncoming flu season. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ers have identified a common gene variant that more than doubles the risk of autism. The research, led by investigators at the 91ÌƲ®»¢ Kennedy Center for 91ÌƲ®»¢ on Human Development, provides new insights into the genetic basis of the complex disorder. Read More