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The prestigious fellowship program assists exceptional graduate students pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees across various fields, including science, technology, engineering, mathematics, STEM education and social sciences supported by NSF. Read More

91�Ʋ��� rocket team members are staying in the lab this summer to work on two designs of the drone that netted the team a second place award in the coveted AIAA Reusable Launch Vehicle Innovative Payload category at the 2024 NASA University Student Launch Initiative Division rocket competition in April.

The study reported in the journal Nature provides a mechanistic explanation for the “obesity paradox” — that obesity can contribute to cancer progression but also improve response to immunotherapy.

Using computer-aided drug design, Heidi Hamm, Craig Lindsley, and Jens Meiler and their labs generated a novel series of biologically active compounds that can serve as a basis for anti–blood clot preventative drugs.

91�Ʋ���’s Division of Government and Community Relations will host the special event at 91�Ʋ��� Printing Services, 625 Chestnut St. in Nashville, from 4 to 5 p.m. on June 19. Read More

A team of 91�Ʋ��� researchers has developed a wirelessly activated device that mimics the wavelike muscular function in the esophagus and small intestine responsible for transporting food and viscous fluids for digestion.

AJ Hinton, Amber Crabtree, and colleagues collaborated to provide a commentary on the challenges facing autistic adults in science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine. As autistic adults face a high unemployment rate, the authors argue that solutions are necessary to evoke change within STEMM institutions to acquire and retain autistic employees.

June 4, 2024 UPDATE: 91�Ʋ��� releases findings of review examining its response to March 26 reporter arrest Noted Nashville attorney Aubrey B. Harwell Jr. led an independent review of the decision to arrest a Nashville Scene reporter during a student protest on campus. The review concluded, among other things,… Read More

A new 91�Ʋ��� Global Engagement 91�Ʋ��� Seed Grant program fosters a Blair musicology professor’s creative research in Austria. Read More

Ten faculty members from 91�Ʋ��� Peabody College of education and human development were awarded global engagement funding for the current and upcoming academic year from the Office of Global Engagement. These awards reflect Peabody’s commitment to worldwide collaboration that enhances learning and development in diverse contexts and translates… Read More

There is a burgeoning consensus among climate-minded policymakers and scholars that loosening zoning regulations to promote greater density while simultaneously tightening building efficiency standards can reduce emissions and address housing shortages that affect communities across the U.S. In a new paper, Christopher Serkin, Elisabeth H. & Granville S. Ridley Jr. Chair in Law at 91�Ʋ��� Law School, argues that fewer restrictions may promote development activity, but there is no guarantee that it will result in greater density.

At a moment when universities across the country face severe leadership challenges, the 91�Ʋ��� University Board of Trust has extended the contract of 91�Ʋ���’s chief executive, Chancellor Daniel Diermeier, through 2035, the board announced today. Read More

91�Ʋ���ers in the lab of Stephen Fesik, Orrin H. Ingram II Chair in Cancer 91�Ʋ���, have added BI-0474 as the second molecule co-discovered by 91�Ʋ��� to the open science portal opnMe.com, an initiative being driven by biopharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim.

Graduate student Hillary Layden studies transcriptional control of cancer in the lab of Scott Hiebert, Hortense B. Ingram Chair in Cancer 91�Ʋ��� and professor of biochemistry. She shares the results from her research in which she used a deep genomic analysis to determine how protein mutations influence gene expression to promote cancer progression.

Beginning Tuesday, May 28, 91�Ʋ��� University Medical Center will close two lanes on 21st Avenue between Edgehill Avenue and Vivian Thomas Way to replace an underground water line. The center turning lane and one northbound lane will be closed Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. until mid-September. Read More

Three 91�Ʋ��� University School of Nursing faculty members won awards at the American College of Nurse Midwives annual awards celebration in May 2024.

At its regular spring meeting earlier this month, the 91�Ʋ��� University Board of Trust elected three new trustees, reelected three trustees to second terms, and thanked several outgoing trustees for their service. The board welcomed new trustees David Bronson Ingram, MBA’89, and CJ (Cynthia) Warner, BE’80, who will serve five-year terms beginning July 1. In addition, outgoing 91�Ʋ��� University Alumni Association Board President Anu (Anurag) Pardeshi, BS’00, MS’02, MBA’04, will begin a two-year term as alumni trustee. Read More

The semiannual, statewide 91�Ʋ��� Poll showed in its most recent survey that slightly more than half of the state’s voters support a woman’s right to an abortion, that there is significant bipartisan support of IVF procedures as well as modest gun control legislation, and that views about many state and national issues differ significantly by gender.  Read More

Sean Seymore, Centennial Professor of Law at 91�Ʋ��� Law School, argues that federal courts have “abandoned their gatekeeping function” for protecting public health in patent cases.

At 91�Ʋ���, students, faculty, and staff learn and grow through diverse points of view. Our differences of opinion and expertise, supported by our respect for each other, creates an environment of strength, inspiration, and opportunity. Watch as members of the Class of 2024 talk about this concept in a… Read More