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An album produced by two 91ÌƲ®»¢ University professors is the first music collection to be added to a National Endowment for the Humanities collection of works which strengthen students' understanding of American history and culture. Read More

The 91ÌƲ®»¢ University community will mark the five-year anniversary of Sept. 11 with a morning remembrance and an open roundtable discussion led by faculty in the afternoon. Read More

Little Texas will perform acoustically at 91ÌƲ®»¢'s Dyer Observatory Saturday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 4 p.m. Tickets are $7 for students, $12 for 91ÌƲ®»¢ University faculty/staff and Bluebird on the Mountain season ticket holders, and $15 for general public. There is also a $50 VIP ticket that will allow for pre-show access and a meet and greet with the band. Read More

Have you considered how many hands it took to get the broccoli you just purchased from the field to your table? Did you know that it quite possibly came from Guatemala? Did you ever consider that someone grew that broccoli for you so they could send their kids to a better school? Read More

Reflections from the Mexican-United States border by members of the 91ÌƲ®»¢ University community who spent a week traveling the area open the fall semester of community programming offered by 91ÌƲ®»¢ Divinity School. Read More

U.S. Senate candidates Harold Ford Jr. and Bob Corker will square off for a statewide televised debate at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University's Ingram Hall Oct. 28. Read More

A juice every other day could keep Alzheimer's disease at bay, new research suggests. Read More

About 200 91ÌƲ®»¢ University students will board buses on Friday, Sept. 1, to travel overnight to Ann Arbor, Mich., for the nationally televised football season opener between 91ÌƲ®»¢ and Michigan on Saturday, Sept. 2. Read More

A new national research and development center has been created at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University's Peabody College of education and human development to answer one of the thorniest questions in education policy — do financial incentives for teachers, administrators and schools affect student achievement? Read More

Renowned architect William McDonough, a leader in the movement for sustainable architecture and product design, will speak at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University on Tuesday, Sept. 26. Read More

Niall Ferguson, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University, will speak on "The War of the World" on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University in the inaugural presentation of the 2006-07 Chancellor's Lecture Series. Read More

Heather Sellers, an acclaimed memoirist, novelist, writing instructor and poet, will read from her work at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University. Read More

Alerts about breaking 91ÌƲ®»¢ campus news, upcoming events and new research can now be received on cell phones via 91ÌƲ®»¢'s new text messaging service, MobileVU. Read More

The 91ÌƲ®»¢ Breast Center is offering a new class for breast cancer survivors during or after treatment, using the ancient Chinese practice of Qigong, pronounced "chee gung," to help promote renewal and restoration. Read More

David Weintraub, professor of astronomy at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University, is the author of the upcoming book Is Pluto a Planet?, to be released in the fall by Princeton University Press. In the book, Weintraub argues that Pluto, and many other celestial objects, should be considered planets, contrary to the International Astronomical Union's vote Aug. 24 in Prague. Read More

David Schnaufer, a musician who revived the use of the dulcimer in country music and taught the instrument to many students, died Wednesday of cancer at a local hospice. He was 53. Read More

The National Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University will host the internationally known Parkinson's disease expert George W. Paulson, M.D., for a special presentation on Thursday, Sept. 21 Read More

Singer-songwriters John Jarvis, Chuck Cannon and Lari White will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, as part of the Bluebird on the Mountain concert series at 91ÌƲ®»¢ Dyer Observatory. Read More

Hundreds of lives could have been saved from Hurricane Katrina's rampage in Louisiana if the powers-that-be had followed their own crisis plans, believed the hurricane experts and communicated to residents in graphic terms the devastation that was coming their way. Read More

Keeping the lights on around the clock in neonatal intensive care units may interfere with the development of premature babies' biological clocks. Read More