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The role that physical location and urban design play in the social, economic, sexual, artistic and religious development of cities is the topic of a lecture by urban planning expert Edward Soja at Wyatt Center Rotunda on the 91ÌƲ®»¢ Peabody campus, Monday, March 13, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Read More

The quick actions of an athletic trainer and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) saved the life of 91ÌƲ®»¢ basketball student-athlete Davis Nwankwo (Nah-WONK-wo), said the team physician. Read More

The quick actions of an athletic trainer and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) saved the life of 91ÌƲ®»¢ basketball student-athlete Davis Nwankwo (Nah-WONK-wo), said the team physician. Read More

Michael McGerr, the Paul V. McNutt Professor of American History at Indiana University, will deliver the inaugural 91ÌƲ®»¢ Founder's Day Lecture on Thursday, March 16. The lecture is in conjunction with the 133rd anniversary of the first gift of the university's namesake patron, Cornelius 91ÌƲ®»¢. Read More

The vital process that transforms the identical cells in a fertilized egg into a multi-cellular embryo with a complicated shape and dozens of different cell types involves a surprising amount of movement: As development proceeds, cells move hither and yon in a complex choreography for reasons that largely remain mysterious. Read More

Being one of 91ÌƲ®»¢ University's first female African American students was a mixed but ultimately rewarding experience for Dorothy Phillips. Read More

Students with extraordinary scores on the SAT at age 12 go on to achieve exceptional life success into their 30s, researchers have found. Read More

An installation by Brooklyn, N.Y., artist Louis Cameron marks the first exhibition by an outside artist at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University's new E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center. Read More

A team of researchers at 91ÌƲ®»¢-Ingram Cancer Center has been awarded $1.5 million from the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Read More

Respect for a variety of religious traditions is growing in America, but that welcome development holds potential pitfalls for democracy, believes a Princeton University sociologist set to speak at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University. Read More

As tensions rise over the growing possibility of an avian flu pandemic, this week Infectious Diseases researchers at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University Medical Center are launching a new trial of an avian flu vaccine. Read More

Former U.S. senator and 2004 Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards and conservative journalist Peter Brimelow, known for his controversial writings on immigration policy, will deliver public lectures at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University March 20-21 as part of the university's annual Impact Symposium. Read More

Three prominent writers who also critique others in their field will participate in 91ÌƲ®»¢ University's annual Spring Symposium on March 23 and 24. Read More

With a "bold goal" to reinvest $300 million annually by 2016, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Harry Jacobson, M.D., told an auditorium packed with faculty, staff and students that he envisions 91ÌƲ®»¢ University Medical Center will be a far different place when it meets its ambitious 10-year goals. Read More

Sociologist and Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Rodney Stark, who debunks the notion that Christianity has held back scientific progress in his new book, delivered the second in a series of four lectures about why religions succeed or fail during a lecture series at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University Feb. 28. Read More

The goal of enhancing Jewish life at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University has been strengthened by the successful conclusion of a campaign to raise a $2.4 million endowment for the 91ÌƲ®»¢ Hillel. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ University Medical Center investigators have identified new molecular indicators √≥ or "biomarkers" √≥ of aging in the skin that could be used to evaluate anti-aging therapies. Their findings are reported in this month's Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Read More

The lives and accomplishments of black women will be celebrated in March and April with a documentary film series at the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University. Read More

College students, campus administrators and non-profit professionals from across the country will converge at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University March 3-5 for discussions, networking and workshops on how to improve the quality of life on their campuses and in their communities through community service, activism and socially responsible work. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ University encourages active journalists to apply to attend its 2007 media fellowship, "Meth Rescue: Meth's Effects on Children, Families and the Foster Care System," April 24-27, 2007, in Nashville, Tenn. Read More