Releases
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MEDIA ADVISORY: ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Poll on General Assembly to be released May 21
Josh Clinton and John Geer will present results from the latest ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Poll of public opinion in Tennessee on May 21 in the Student Life Center. Read MoreMay 17, 2013
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Copyright Act needs updating, ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ law professor testifies before Congress
Daniel Gervais of ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Law School told Congress that the copyright system of the United States requires “a comprehensive review and modernization" during testimony May 16. Read MoreMay 16, 2013
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ expert available for comment on Supreme Court’s college affirmative action decision
Peabody's Stella Flores is available for comment on the much-anticipated Supreme Court decision on Fisher v. University of Texas, a case that could alter the way universities consider race in the admissions process. Read MoreMay 16, 2013
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Most math being taught in kindergarten is old news to students
Kindergarten teachers report spending much of their math instructional time teaching students basic counting skills and how to recognize geometric shapes—skills the students have already mastered before ever setting foot in the kindergarten classroom, new research finds. Read MoreMay 16, 2013
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Untangling the tree of life
²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ phylogeneticists examined the reasons why large-scale tree-of-life studies are producing contradictory results and have proposed a suite of novel techniques to resolve the contradictions. Read MoreMay 15, 2013
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Commencement events May 9-10 at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will give the traditional address to ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ graduating students during Commencement ceremonies Friday, May 10, preceded by a speech from Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, who will appear at Senior Day Thursday, May 9. Read MoreMay 8, 2013
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Mountain States Health Alliance, ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ announce strategic affiliation
The leaders of Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA) and ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University Medical Center (VUMC) announced Friday that the two organizations have signed an affiliation agreement that will benefit MSHA, VUMC and the residents of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. “We are pleased to announce this… Read MoreMay 3, 2013
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University engineers in the Institute for Software Integrated Systems have been awarded a $9.3 million contract over two years to continue their work to mature META tools that are part of a flagship Defense Advanced ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Projects Agency Adaptive Vehicle Make (AVM) program.
May 1, 2013
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ’s role in new planet-finding space mission
A team of ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ astronomers will play a key role in the planet-seeking space telescope that NASA has just approved and scheduled for launch in 2017. Read MoreMay 1, 2013
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Consumer taste for high altitude beans shifts opportunity to small farmers
Economic prospects improved for small mountain farmers in Guatemala when consumers developed a taste for coffee brewed with beans grown at high altitude, according to a new study from the ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Institute for Coffee Studies. Read MoreApr 29, 2013
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Tracking gunfire with a smartphone
A team of computer engineers from ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University’s Institute of Software Integrated Systems has developed an inexpensive hardware module and related software that can transform an Android smartphone into a simple shooter location system. Read MoreApr 25, 2013
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Latest research on key education policies to be presented April 27 – May 1
The latest research on the nation’s key education issues will be presented by ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University Peabody College faculty April 27 - May 1 at the American Educational ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Association’s annual conference in San Francisco. Read MoreApr 24, 2013
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ professor receives AERA Outstanding Book Award
The American Educational ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Association (AERA) will present its 2013 Outstanding Book Award to ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University professor Christopher Loss for "Between Citizens and the State: The Politics of American Higher Education in the 20th Century." Read MoreApr 23, 2013
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Understanding cultural motivations in the Boston Marathon bombings
As Americans attempt to grapple with the motives behind the Boston Marathon bombings, it is important not to see the two Chechen brothers suspected in the deadly attacks through the same prism Read MoreApr 22, 2013
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Prosthetic limb advances could help victims of the Boston Marathon bombings
Within the next one to three years, "bionic" prosthetic devices will become available for the people whose limbs were amputated in the Boston Marathon bombing that are substantially smarter, more capable, more active and more interactive than those currently on the market. Read MoreApr 19, 2013
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Child development award goes to Peabody researcher
Velma McBride Murry is the recipient of the Society for ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ in Child Development’s 2013 Distinguished Contributions to Cultural and Contextual Factors in Child Development Award presented April 18 at SRCD’s biennial meeting in Seattle. Read MoreApr 19, 2013
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Patronage: A political necessity and practical burden
²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ researcher David Lewis says that anything that can be done to corral the use of patronage for political appointments would help the federal government to operate more efficiently. Read MoreApr 16, 2013
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TVA privatization might benefit consumers, expert says
If the Tennessee Valley Authority goes private, utility customers could benefit if risks and incentives are better aligned than under the current approach, according to a ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ law professor. The prospect of selling off the public utility has been raised by the Obama administration in a call for a strategic review. Read MoreApr 15, 2013
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“Natural Gas Fracturing, Federalism Debates and the Regulatory Divideâ€
Watch video of Hannah Wiseman, a leading energy law and land use expert, speaking March 28 about fracking at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Law School. The lecture was sponsored by the ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Law School Energy, Environment and Land Use Program. Natural gas fracturing has produced an energy boom in the United States and… Read MoreApr 12, 2013
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Engineering seniors have spent two semesters tackling design challenges from actual clients with real design needs. The results of their design projects will be featured at Design Day 2013, an annual School of Engineering event, Friday, April 19, 3-5 p.m. in Featheringill Hall.
Apr 12, 2013