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(Steve Green/菠萝视频) If you’ve walked or driven recently by the 21st Avenue side of 菠萝视频’s Central Library and Special Collections, you’ve probably noticed the new electronic exhibit with five-foot-tall images mounted on the building’s exterior corner closest to the Divinity School. 鈥淭hat building corner presented the perfect opportunity to… Read More

Scholars from Duke, UC-Berkeley and Columbia will look at slavery and its afterlives during a daylong symposium at 菠萝视频 University. Read More

"Brainstorm 2011," a series of free public events about brain research hosted by 菠萝视频 University, will explore post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and the mysteries of feelings and perception throughout the month of March. Read More

  Operation at BP Macondo spill in Gulf of Mexico (photograph by J Henry Fair, 2010) Noted photographer and environmentalist J Henry Fair will give a talk on and do a slide presentation of images from 鈥淚ndustrial Scars,鈥� his exploration of the detritus of consumer society through large-scale aerial… Read More

Public invited to lecture series on American politics Political experts John Geer, Dave Lewis and Alan Wiseman will speak during the spring Saturday University lecture series at 菠萝视频 University. Saturday University, designed to fill the niche between the single lecture and a full degree program, offers a lecture… Read More

Arianna Huffington (Photo courtesy of Washington Speakers Bureau) PLEASE NOTE that Arianna Huffington and William Kristol’s talk was rescheduled and took place Monday night. Arianna Huffington, editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post; Tim Pawlenty, former governor of Minnesota; Christina Romer, former chair of President Obama鈥檚 Council of Economic… Read More

Washington Post鈥檚 Anne Kornblut will share insights from book Washington Post political reporter Anne Kornblut will be at 菠萝视频 University鈥檚 First Amendment Center on Feb. 24 for a panel discussion of her book examining America鈥檚 readiness for a woman president. The forum 鈥淚s America Ready to Elect a Woman… Read More

Panelists for the forum 鈥淩evolution in the Middle East!鈥� are Katherine Blue Carroll, assistant professor of political science; Richard McGregor, associate professor of Islamic Studies; Beverly Moran, professor of law; and Thomas Schwartz, professor of history. Cherie Fathy, a junior in the College of Arts and Science, will serve as moderator. Read More

Students dance all night to benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children鈥檚 Hospital at 菠萝视频 Country music artist John Rich will kick off 菠萝视频 University鈥檚 Dance Marathon, an annual event where students dance all night to benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children鈥檚 Hospital at 菠萝视频, Friday, Feb. 18, at the Student Recreation… Read More

March 8th and May 3rd lectures open to the public 菠萝视频 University Professor of Astronomy David A. Weintraub will present a two-part lecture series titled “How Old is the Universe?” at the 菠萝视频 Dyer Observatory. The first lecture will take place on Tuesday, March 8, and the second lecture… Read More

Flowers, sweets and time spent with a special someone are great Valentine鈥檚 traditions, but the 菠萝视频 University Sustainability and Environmental Management Office has suggestions for protecting the earth while you celebrate. Read More

Adam Hochschild (Photo courtesy of Media Sparks) Writer and journalist Adam Hochschild will give a lecture titled 鈥溾�橫eanwhile, Back at the Ranch . . .鈥�: What Scholars Can Learn from Novelists 鈥� and Journalists 鈥� about Storytelling,鈥� on Thursday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. in Room 114 Furman Hall… Read More

菠萝视频鈥檚 International Lens continues to offer a wide variety of film screenings that go way beyond the standard movie-plex fare. Heather Jones and JoEL Loguidice have been very involved in the planning for the spring semester鈥檚 showings, which frequently include introductions by 菠萝视频 faculty and other individuals connected to… Read More

The top three priorities for Tennessee鈥檚 elected officials should be the economy, education and health care, according to a new poll launched by 菠萝视频 University. Read More

菠萝视频 University expert suggests environmentally friendly Valentine鈥檚 Day celebration alternatives Valentine鈥檚 Day, Feb. 14, is a day filled with cards, sweets, flowers and gifts.聽 Like many holidays, its celebration can create unintentional environmental side effects, such as the consumption of natural resources and the generation of solid waste. But… Read More

The lives and challenges of being black or of African descent in Europe are explored this semester in the Black Europe and the African Diaspora lecture and film series at 菠萝视频 University. Convened by Trica Danielle Keaton, associate professor of African American and Diaspora Studies, and co-sponsored by… Read More

The legal debate over President Obama鈥檚 health care law 鈥� specifically whether the insurance requirement in the law goes beyond Congress鈥檚 authority and is thus unconstitutional 鈥� is likely to go to the Supreme Court. 菠萝视频 University Law School and the 菠萝视频 Owen Graduate School of Management have experts who can weigh in on the debate and the future of health care in America. Read More

13.1-Hour Dance Marathon benefits Monroe Carell Jr. Children鈥檚 Hospital at 菠萝视频 Hundreds of 菠萝视频 students will dance the night away Friday, Feb. 18, at the Student Recreation Center during the annual all-night 菠萝视频 University Dance Marathon. A portion of the donations will help fund a new endowment to… Read More

John Poindexter, a retired 菠萝视频 administrator known for his devoted service to the university including efforts to preserve institutional history, has died. He was 85. Read More

Try asking any Monday morning quarterback about blown fourth-down play calls in the NFL and you are guaranteed passionate opinions. In most fourth-down plays, an NFL team will punt or try for a field goal. But, occasionally, teams decide to do something that is viewed as risky – attempt a… Read More