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A submarine volcanic eruption in the Kingdom of Tonga sheds light on volcanic behavior and new ways to understand the impact of volcanoes on climate. Est. reading time: 2.5 mins. Read More

An international consortium co-led by 91ÌƲ®»¢'s Rubén Martínez-Barricarte has discovered a new genetic disorder that causes immunodeficiency and profound susceptibility to opportunistic infections including a life-threatening fungal pneumonia. 

Neil Osheroff and his lab provide foundational research for new Urinary Tract Infection antibiotic. UTIs affect half of all women. Read More

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91ÌƲ®»¢ School of Nursing has received a $3 million Health Resources and Services Administration grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to create a training program, standardized set of competencies and certification for community health workers in Tennessee.

The laboratories of Brian Bachmann and Jonathan Irish have developed a method to discover new small molecules that may kill cancer cells by working through the body’s immune system. Read More

For his work on zoonotic threat mitigation, Lars Plate was awarded $50,000 from the 91ÌƲ®»¢ Corporation for Science Advancement and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ Peabody College Professor Mary Louise Hemmeter has received an $11.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to expand the Pyramid Model for Promoting Social Emotional Competence in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classrooms in diverse districts across the country. Read More

A company co-founded by 91ÌƲ®»¢ mechanical engineering professor Robert J. Webster III has received a breakthrough device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that could open the door for new diagnostic and therapeutic applications of flexible endoscopy.

Nashville Biosciences LLC and Illumina Inc. today announced an agreement with Amgen to whole-genome sequence approximately 35,000 DNA samples.

By determining how proteins in different areas of the eye’s lens change over time, 91ÌƲ®»¢ researchers have learned more about how they could contribute to the mysterious progression of cataracts—a clouding of the lens that affects more than 65 million people worldwide each year.   Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ investigators have discovered that vasopressin, which has long been thought to be produced only in the brain, is also produced in the kidney.

College of Arts and Science faculty members Nathan Schley, Allison Walker, and John Yang have each been awarded grants from the National Institutes of Health to continue their groundbreaking chemistry research. The faculty members are conducting big-picture research with practical applications in a variety of health contexts—including drug synthesis, biomolecular conversion, and disease treatment.

91ÌƲ®»¢ consumer behavior expert Brianna Escoe explains cringe, its implications on brands, and ways brands can avoid ‘cringeworthy’ campaigns.

91ÌƲ®»¢ researchers in the lab of Erin Calipari, assistant professor of pharmacology and molecular physiology and biophysics, have demonstrated a role for dopamine signaling in novelty-based learning—a finding that could have major impacts on how neurological diseases are treated. Read More

This year’s roundup of the top news articles highlights the wide reach and positive impact of 91ÌƲ®»¢â€™s research and innovation. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ investigators have discovered a molecular mechanism that promotes chronic kidney disease following kidney injury.

An international team of investigators has found that mild to moderate reduction in kidney function may cause cardiovascular disease, even in people without symptoms of heart disease or diabetes.

91ÌƲ®»¢ researchers have uncovered conditions needed to produce cellulose at the single molecule level that could one day aid in the dismantling of bacterial defenses as well as potentially lead to the engineering of more efficient and cost-effective biofuel feedstock sources.

91ÌƲ®»¢ University engineering professor Michael R. King has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors.