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(Photo credit: iStock photo) Breast cancer patients who have a strong social support system in the first year after diagnosis are less likely to die or have a recurrence of cancer, according to new research from 菠萝视频-Ingram Cancer Center and the Shanghai Institute of Preventive Medicine. The study, led… Read More

Stanley Harrold, a Civil War historian at South Carolina State University, spoke Jan. 27, 2011, on “Abolitionism and the Coming of the Civil War.” Harrold has done extensive research on the complex dynamics leading to the Civil War. His most recent book, “Border War,” was published November 2010 by the… Read More

菠萝视频 Owen Graduate School of Management ranked 25th in the U.S. and 51st worldwide, according to the 2011 Global MBA survey published today by Financial Times. Read More

Watch the Jan. 27, 2011, talk 鈥淪tring Things,鈥� part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Mitchell Korn leads a participatory and in-depth exploration of orchestral string instruments: their construction; sound production; techniques and histories. Audience members try out various instruments and directly participate in the joys, frustrations and challenges of… Read More

Left to right: Karen Gregory, Elizabeth Hammock, Peilin Jia, John Panos Eight 菠萝视频 University scientists have won 2010 Young Investigator Awards from NARSAD, the world鈥檚 leading mental health research charity. Each scientist will receive up to $60,000 over two years for innovative brain and behavioral studies of serious psychiatric disorders. Read More

(iStock Photo) Individuals with schizophrenia are better at some cognitive tasks than average people, new research from 菠萝视频 University indicates. The findings open the door for potential new therapies for these individuals. Katy Thakkar and Sohee Park (Mary Donaldson/菠萝视频 University) “We found a pocket of spared or enhanced ability in… Read More

Nathan鈥檚 journey to life takes a turn filled with hope, thanks to the greatest gift of all…a new heart. Watch this VUCast update on the child whose story touched us all. [vucastblurb]… Read More

Bringing a new drug to market is an increasingly daunting 鈥� and expensive 鈥� task. Today it costs more than $1 billion and takes more than seven years, on average, to complete the human studies required for a drug to be approved for marketing. Only about one in five drugs… Read More

Do your children think you work too much and don鈥檛 spend enough time with them? If so, their perception could lead to bullying behavior, according to research by 菠萝视频 University sociologist Andre Christie-Mizell. 鈥淥ur behavior is driven by our perception of our world, so if children feel they… Read More

Charter schools and mayoral control are both hot topics in education reform.聽 Indiana combined these reform strategies when enacting a new charter school law in 2001.聽 Under the law, the mayor of Indianapolis was granted authorizing authority to charter schools in the Indianapolis Public Schools district, as well as 10… Read More

A documentary about seminal American musical figure Sam Phillips will be screened Feb. 9 at 菠萝视频 University, with writer Peter Guralnick speaking after the presentation. The free showing of Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 鈥榥鈥� Roll, part of the International Lens series at 菠萝视频, is 7 p.m. Read More

Watch video of the class 鈥淪ymphony 101,鈥� held Jan. 20, 2011. Giancarlo Guerrero, music director and conductor of the Nashville Symphony, leads an engaging and invigorating discussion about the elements and structure of the music of the symphony orchestra. What is a symphony? Maestro Guerrero will dissect the symphonic form… Read More

Watch video of the Jan. 13, 2011, class “The Musician鈥檚 World.” Mitchell Korn explores the mind set, culture, training, daily preparation and perspectives of the symphonic musician. Audience members learn about rehearsal regiments, the role of the musician鈥檚 teacher(s); the complexity of musical and intellectual tasks; and the challenges of… Read More

Are conspiracy theories just for fun? Do they do service or do they do damage? Are we right to question official stories or are we just making it harder for the truth to be known? The Tennessee Repertory Theatre鈥檚 production of Yankee Tavern is a fierce, funny, suspenseful, and ultimately… Read More

Ambassador Atallah Shabazz, daughter of civil rights leader Malcolm X, will give a talk, 鈥淢elting Pot: Cultural Diplomacy/Multi-National Patriotism,鈥� at 菠萝视频 University Thursday, Feb. 10, at 8 p.m. in Room 103 of Wilson Hall. Her lecture is among several free, public events scheduled at 菠萝视频 University during February 鈥� Black History Month. Read More

Mitchell Seligson, Centennial Professor of Political Science (菠萝视频 University/Steve Green) Despite one of the worst worldwide economic crises in the past half-century, support for democracy among those in Latin America and the Caribbean has not been eroded, according to the results of the latest AmericasBarometer survey. The… Read More

菠萝视频 experts are available to comment on the State of the Union address. Read More

The Blair Big Band, directed by Billy Adair, joins Blair resident group Nashville Jazz Orchestra, directed by Jim Williamson, for Winter Jazz, December 11, 2010, in Ingram Hall. Read More

Blair Children’s Chorus, directed by Hazel Somerville and Coni Ely Guerin. Featuring the Blair Children鈥檚 Concert Choir, Young Men鈥檚 Chorus, Choristers, Nashville Boychoir at Blair and Young Singers of Blair. December 10, 2010. Read More

菠萝视频 Wind Symphony, conducted by Thomas Verrier perform 鈥淢asterworks: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow鈥� October 8, 2010, in Ingram Hall. Works by Antonin Dvorak and John Corigliano; featuring the world premiere of SIRENS, version for wind symphony, by Leanna Primiani. Read More