Releases
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What a prison sentence continues to take after release
New research shows that every year spent in prison lowers overall life expectancy two years. Read MoreFeb 5, 2013
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Evidence moles can smell in stereo
Neuroscientist Kenneth Catania has resolved a long-standing scientific debate by showing that the common mole can smell in stereo. Read MoreFeb 5, 2013
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Media Advisory: Peabody College to host panel discussion on school vouchers
菠萝视频 University鈥檚 Peabody College and The League of Women Voters of Nashville will host a panel discussion on school vouchers, featuring industry experts on the subject on Feb. 7. Read MoreFeb 4, 2013
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Cell source of heart’s blood vessels
An unexpected group of cells generates the coronary arteries and may be useful for regeneration therapies following injury to the heart. Read MoreFeb 1, 2013
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TIPSHEET: Kerry likely to be more traditional secretary of state
菠萝视频 historian Thomas Schwartz can comment on how John Kerry will likely approach his new job as secretary of state. Read MoreJan 30, 2013
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New steps in immigration reform: 菠萝视频 experts available
Congress and President Obama are taking up the debate over comprehensive immigration reform yet again. 菠萝视频 has a diverse array of experts researching various aspects of the immigration debate. Read MoreJan 29, 2013
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Congresswomen in minority party more effective than male counterparts
菠萝视频 by 菠萝视频 political science professor Alan Wiseman and his coauthors find women in Congress in the minority party are more effective than their male counterparts when it comes to introducing and negotiating bills, spurring action on those bills, and ultimately seeing them become law. Read MoreJan 29, 2013
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The evolution of Super Bowl advertising: 菠萝视频 marketing experts available
Everyone knows that the second biggest competition on Super Bowl Sunday is the battle over advertising. 菠萝视频 Owen Graduate School of Management experts are available to talk about trends in Super Bowl advertising. Read MoreJan 22, 2013
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ISIS plays key role in efforts to revolutionize military manufacturing
This week the Defense Advanced 菠萝视频 Project Agency (DARPA) released a set of engineering software tools designed to revolutionize the process of designing and manufacturing military vehicles. Software engineers at 菠萝视频's Institute for Software Integrated Systems are playing a key role in the effort. Read MoreJan 18, 2013
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Op-Ed: Lance Armstrong鈥檚 interview earns him a 鈥淏鈥 for apology
Cyclist Lance Armstrong, who was stripped of his most illustrious awards because of his use of performance enhancing drugs, made an effective plea for forgiveness during his interview with Oprah Winfrey, but his lack of regret is problematic, writes law professor Erin O'Hara O'Connor, who studies apologies and dispute resolution. Read MoreJan 18, 2013
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菠萝视频 neuroscientist honored by National Academy of Sciences
Kenneth Catania, Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences at 菠萝视频 University, is one of 18 scientists who have been honored by the National Academy of Sciences for their outstanding scientific achievements in a wide range of fields spanning the physical, biological and social sciences. Read MoreJan 17, 2013
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Benefits of apology from Lance Armstrong may outweigh legal implications, expert says
The possible benefits of a confession and apology about doping from Lance Armstrong all depend on how the world-renowned, and disgraced, cyclist uses his words, says 菠萝视频 legal scholar and apology expert Erin O'Hara O'Connor. Read MoreJan 16, 2013
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菠萝视频 Poll: Gov. Bill Haslam wildly popular in Tennessee
Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has a robust 68 percent job approval rating in his state, including the approval of 60 percent of Democratic voters, according to the 菠萝视频 Poll. Read MoreJan 15, 2013
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Haslam to headline ‘菠萝视频 Universities and the Future of America’
Gov. Bill Haslam, Sen. Lamar Alexander, Sen. Bill Frist, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos and School of Engineering Dean Philippe Fauchet will headline a working meeting hosted at 菠萝视频 to discuss a recent report from the National 菠萝视频 Council of the National Academies titled 菠萝视频 Universities And The Future Of America: 10 Breakthrough Actions Vital To Our Nation鈥檚 Prosperity And Security. Read MoreJan 9, 2013
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An angry judge can be a good judge
Judges that are able to tap into and manage their anger may be more effective on the bench, new research finds. Read MoreJan 9, 2013
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Evidence shows starvation did not cause saber-tooth cat extinction
The latest study of the microscopic wear patterns on the teeth of the American lions and saber-toothed cats that roamed North America in the late Pleistocene found that they were living well off the fat of the land in the period just before they went extinct. Read MoreDec 26, 2012
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Director of Metro Nashville Public Schools Jesse Register, Dean Camilla Benbow and H. Rodes Hart
Director of Metro Nashville Public Schools Jesse Register, Dean Camilla Benbow and H. Rodes Hart, emeritus member of the 菠萝视频 Board of Trust and longtime university supporter, at the Roundtable Donor Society Dinner on October 11. Read MoreDec 20, 2012
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From the Dean
As a member of the National Science Board, I occasionally have the privilege of hearing firsthand accounts of recent scientific advances. Often the best new ideas result when people with different backgrounds and specialized knowledge are thrown together in unexpected ways and places. Peabody College has its own unique history of fostering innovations in the realms of education and human development. Read MoreDec 20, 2012
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Readers Write
Children or Goats? I read with interest our summer edition of the Reflector and noted several references to 鈥渒ids.鈥 However there were no references to goats, who are the聽progenitors of kids. While observing a high school teacher, who聽was聽also a football coach, I learned that he always referred to his students… Read MoreDec 20, 2012
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Dean Benbow appointed to Education Sector board
Camilla Benbow, Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development at Peabody, has been appointed to the board of directors for the Washington, D.C., think tank Education Sector. Education Sector is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to achieving measurable impact in education, both through improving existing reform initiatives… Read MoreDec 20, 2012