Releases
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91ÌÆ²®»¢ University Medical Center awarded federal funds to work toward earning magnet award for nursing care
91ÌÆ²®»¢ University Medical Center has been awarded a federal grant for nearly $1 million to address nurse recruitment and retention and its impact on the quality of care. Read MoreOct 23, 2003
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"Avery Leiserson Day" to honor prominent 91ÌÆ²®»¢ political expert
Avery Leiserson, a distinguished 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University political scientist who brought national recognition to his department through a variety of leadership and service roles, will be honored Nov. 1 at a campus reunion of his colleagues and former students. Read MoreOct 23, 2003
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Chair of 91ÌÆ²®»¢ English department gets rare NIH grant to study genetics in literature and popular culture
Two decades of dinner-table conversation between a husband and wife have resulted in a rare grant to an English professor from the National Institutes of Health. Read MoreOct 23, 2003
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91ÌÆ²®»¢ Children’s Hospital offers Halloween safety tips
Dr. Andrea Bracikowski, director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, says parents should be aware children are far more likely to suffer injury from a fall, or impact with an auto on Halloween than to have their candy tampered with. Read MoreOct 23, 2003
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MEDIA ADVISORY–91ÌÆ²®»¢ faculty and staff to join "army of citizen responders"
Faculty and staff of the Owen Graduate School of Management at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University will be the first on campus to take part in the Nashville Area Red Cross' "Together We Prepare" training later this week. Read MoreOct 22, 2003
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Two 91ÌÆ²®»¢ faculty members elected fellows of AAAS
Two 91ÌÆ²®»¢ faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Sokrates T. Pantelides, professor of physics, and Ned A. Porter, professor and chair of the department of chemistry, are among the 300 members of the AAAS to receive the honor. Read MoreOct 21, 2003
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Expert on racial violence to lecture about Nashville in the 1950s
In September of 1957, a bomb exploded at the Hattie Cotton School as Nashville moved toward desegregating public schools. Five months later, dynamite exploded at the city's Jewish Community Center. Read MoreOct 21, 2003
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New Program at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ offers free legal help to business owners
The new business law clinic at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University Law School is a classic example of a "win-win" situation: it provides free legal services to small business owners and non-profit agencies who couldn't otherwise afford an attorney while giving law students valuable experience with actual clients. Read MoreOct 20, 2003
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91ÌÆ²®»¢ University’s Center for the Study of Religion and Culture makes public launch with open house
A new and ambitious intellectual initiative at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University takes a significant step forward on Oct. 30, when the Center for the Study of Religion and Culture introduces itself with an open house. Read MoreOct 20, 2003
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MEDIA ADVISORY-New York Times columnist David Brooks to explore "The Geography of Politics" in 91ÌÆ²®»¢ address
David Brooks, a columnist for The New York Times and senior editor at The Weekly Standard, will explore "The Geography of Politics" in a 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University address on Wednesday, Oct. 22. The lecture begins at 6 p.m. in Ingram Hall at 91ÌÆ²®»¢'s Blair School of Music. A reception with Brooks will precede the lecture at 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Read MoreOct 20, 2003
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91ÌÆ²®»¢ panel to consider merits of environmental injustice charges in two Middle Tennessee cases
An expert panel will consider two cases of suspected environmental injustice in Middle Tennessee as part of a continuing series of lunch-hour discussions presented by the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University. Read MoreOct 17, 2003
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91ÌÆ²®»¢ hosts public policy seminar for Metro Council
Members of Metro Council will participate in a public policy seminar this weekend at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ as part of the University's ongoing commitment to civic engagement. Read MoreOct 17, 2003
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War on terrorism town hall forum hosted by one of two national journalists organizations meeting at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University next week
ñ "Is the War on Terrorism Abroad an Assault on Democracy at Home?" is the subject of a town hall forum at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University Monday, Oct. 20, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The Trotter Group, one of two national journalists organizations meeting at the University next week, is hosting the free, public event. Read MoreOct 16, 2003
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MEDIA ADVISORY-91ÌÆ²®»¢ Kennedy Center hosts workshop for children with special needs siblings
The 91ÌÆ²®»¢ Kennedy Center for 91ÌÆ²®»¢ on Human Development will host a Sibshop, an activity-based retreat for children ages 7 through 12 who have a sibling with special needs, this Saturday, Oct. 19, 2003, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The children will work with an education staff member from the Frist Center for the Visual Arts to create a unique quilt that will hang in the new Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at 91ÌÆ²®»¢. Read MoreOct 16, 2003
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Romantic confusion and wit reign in new 91ÌÆ²®»¢ production
The delicate and sometimes ridiculous balancing act of maintaining a relationship has rarely been tackled with the wit and insight displayed by Sir Alan Ayckbourn in his 1975 classic Bedroom Farce. Read MoreOct 16, 2003
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MEDIA ADVISORY–91ÌÆ²®»¢ students to visit U.S. Holocaust Museum during annual trip
A dozen 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University students will spend the weekend in Washington, D.C., paying a special visit to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Read MoreOct 16, 2003
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Fire historian Stephen J. Pyne to give Harry C. Howard Jr. Lecture 91ÌÆ²®»¢’s Marilyn Murphy exhibits paintings with fire theme
The world's foremost historian of fire will deliver the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities Harry C. Howard Jr. Lecture on Oct. 23 at 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University. Read MoreOct 15, 2003
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91ÌÆ²®»¢ School of Nursing Awarded Grants Totaling More Than $1.8 Million
The 91ÌÆ²®»¢ School of Nursing has been awarded two separate grants to deliver online emergency preparedness programs to healthcare professionals around the country. Read MoreOct 15, 2003
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New York Times columnist David Brooks to explore "The Geography of Politics" in 91ÌÆ²®»¢ address
David Brooks, a columnist for The New York Times and senior editor at The Weekly Standard, will explore "The Geography of Politics" in a 91ÌÆ²®»¢ University address on Wednesday, Oct. 22. The lecture begins at 6 p.m. in Ingram Hall at 91ÌÆ²®»¢'s Blair School of Music. A reception with Brooks will precede the lecture at 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Read MoreOct 14, 2003
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91ÌÆ²®»¢ and Fisk Universities win $2.9 million to study nanotechnology
91ÌÆ²®»¢ and Fisk Universities professors will conduct joint research and train doctoral students from both institutions in the rapidly growing interdisciplinary field of nanoscience and nanoengineering as a result of winning a highly competitive, $2.9 million national grant. Read MoreOct 10, 2003