Releases
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Med Center sends volunteers to aid in hurricane relief
Five Medical Center employees arrived in Orlando, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 8, trained and ready to help those dealing with the devastating effects of Hurricane Frances, which has pounded the state in recent days. Read MoreSep 9, 2004
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91ÌÆ²®»¢ Department of English continues ‘radically interdisciplinary’ path, Joan Dayan, Dana Nelson and Vera Kutzinski join faculty
You need to understand something about the slave trade of Herman Melville's time to fully grasp his Moby Dick or Benito Cereno. Familiarity with voodoo culture can illuminate the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Read MoreSep 9, 2004
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Encore ‘Stellar Songwriters Evening’ set at Dyer Observatory, Songwriters Beth Nielsen Chapman, Don Henry and Kim Richey to perform on Sept. 18
For a Saturday night outing in Nashville, it's hard to do better than a beautiful mountaintop setting, world-class talent and a bargain price for carpoolers. Read MoreSep 8, 2004
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Registration underway for fall term of Retirement Learning at 91ÌÆ²®»¢, Topics include politics, business ethics and musical theater
Presidential elections, modern poetry and health care are among the wide-ranging non-credit classes available to the public during the fall term of Retirement Learning at 91ÌÆ²®»¢. Read MoreSep 7, 2004
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Mickey Kantor to discuss role of politics in trade policy, Also will examine outsourcing of jobs in 91ÌÆ²®»¢ speech
Former Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor will discuss jobs, the U.S. standard of living and future trade policies when he delivers the annual McGee Lecture at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ on Sept. 16. The lecture, titled "Politics and Trade Agreements," is free and open to the public. Read MoreSep 7, 2004
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God as seen through the eyes of Sigmund Freud and C. S. Lewis, Sneak preview of PBS special and panel discussion set for Sept. 13
Does God exist? Why is there so much pain and suffering in the world? What is happiness, and how do we find meaning and purpose in our lives? Read MoreSep 7, 2004
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Workshop offered for siblings of individuals with special needs
The 91ÌÆ²®»¢ Kennedy Family Outreach Center will host an organizational meeting for a series of workshops for area college students and young adults who have a brother or sister with special needs, mental health issues or chronic illness on Tuesday, Sept. 7, from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Read MoreSep 3, 2004
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Updated version of 91ÌÆ²®»¢’s Community Services Directory now available
The latest edition of the Middle Tennessee Community Services Directory, sponsored by the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at 91ÌÆ²®»¢, is now available on the Web and also in print. The directory, the only comprehensive listing of nonprofits and social services throughout Middle Tennessee, is now under the stewardship of the Child and Family Policy Center at the 91ÌÆ²®»¢ Institute for Public Policy Studies. Read MoreSep 3, 2004
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Guthrie appointed associate dean at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University Law School
Chris Guthrie has been appointed associate dean for academic affairs at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University Law School. Read MoreSep 2, 2004
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Blair School of Music expands popular music course offerings, 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University school nurturing ‘pleasantly split personality’
The lack of a class on the history of country music would not be notable at most classical music schools at major universities. Read MoreSep 2, 2004
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91ÌÆ²®»¢ rises to 25th in the nation in federal research and development funding
An increase in funding of nearly 100 percent in four years has put 91ÌÆ²®»¢ among the top 25 U.S. universities for the first time in recent history in terms of the amount of federally supported research and development projects that it conducts. Read MoreSep 2, 2004
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Reinvigorating the concept of the human soul, Philosophy professor Lenn E. Goodman to deliver inaugural lecture on Sept. 9
Musicians want to have it; religions try to save them. Read MoreSep 1, 2004
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Expert in scientific testing of learning ability to speak at Kennedy Center
Richard Woodcock, a world-renowned researcher of learning ability assessment, will present a lecture on historical advances in cognitive assessment on Thursday, Sept. 9, at 4 p.m. at the 91ÌÆ²®»¢ Kennedy Center for 91ÌÆ²®»¢ on Human Development. The lecture will take place in Room 241 of the Kennedy Center/MRL Building and is free and open to the public. Read MoreAug 31, 2004
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Distinguished Southern political historian at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ dies
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Dewey W. Grantham, a nationally prominent scholar of the 20th century South and distinguished faculty member in the 91ÌÆ²®»¢ Department of History, died Aug. 26 at St. Thomas Hospital. He was 83 years old and had suffered during the past year from cancer and Alzheimer's disease. Read MoreAug 27, 2004
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Peabody College dean recognized for research on gifted youth with Mensa lifetime achievement award
The Mensa Education and 91ÌÆ²®»¢ Foundation (MERF) has selected Camilla Benbow, Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University's Peabody College, as the recipient of its 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award. Read MoreAug 27, 2004
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91ÌÆ²®»¢ University professor joins National Science Foundation for yearlong stint
91ÌÆ²®»¢ University professor Robert D. Sherwood is on loan from the university to the National Science Foundation (NSF), where he will play an integral role in the funding of research and education. Read MoreAug 27, 2004
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91ÌÆ²®»¢ uses program developed with Nashville schools to help North Carolina pre-schoolers improve behavior, prevent future violence
For many teachers, managing ongoing student behavior problems is a full-time job, one that can keep them from effectively delivering classroom content. A program developed by 91ÌÆ²®»¢ in partnership with Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools to improve behavior is now being introduced to more than 4,000 North Carolina pre-kindergarten students. The program is called Reaching Educators, Children and Parents, or RECAP. Read MoreAug 27, 2004
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91ÌÆ²®»¢ expert says duplicate gold medal for South Korean a long shot
Allan Erbsen, a 91ÌÆ²®»¢ fellow and instructor at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ Law School, says it is unlikely that arbitrators would award South Korean gymnast Yang Tae Yong a gold medal after a scoring error by Olympic judges placed him behind American Paul Hamm and a fellow South Korean. Read MoreAug 25, 2004
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Testing the fitness of biological clocks
Microscopic pacemakers--also known as circadian clocks--are found in everything from pond scum to human beings and appear to help organize a dizzying array of biochemical processes. A study performed by researchers at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University and published in the Aug. 24 issue of the journal Current Biology sheds new light on this issue. Read MoreAug 23, 2004
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91ÌÆ²®»¢ launches VUmix; Partnership with Napster to provide online music service to students and staff
The digital music revolution has a new home at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University with the launch of VUmix, a comprehensive download service that will offer students and staff a safe, legal and inexpensive way to obtain and share music. Read MoreAug 20, 2004