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Cosmologist Paul Steinhardt (Photo courtesy of Paul Steinhardt) Today, the idea that the universe expanded dramatically for a period of time after its birth in the Big Bang is one of the cornerstones of modern cosmology. However, Paul Steinhardt, the Albert Einstein Professor of Science at Princeton University,… Read More

Student Kirsten Ayers was one of four students to win the MLK Reflections essay and video contest. ������Ƶ University has recognized four students –Kirsten Ayers, Chelsea Goodly, Marwah Shahid and Ravi Singh – with a monetary award for excellence in capturing the spirit of the life and legacy… Read More

Ten ������Ƶ University faculty members who have been named to new endowed chairs were recognized for their remarkable achievements and contributions on Feb. 28. Read More

Sten Vermund ������Ƶ Institute for Global Health Director Sten Vermund will present “Prevention of Global HIV/AIDS: Old Challenges and New Paradigms” on March 22 at ������Ƶ University as part of the 2010-2011 Chancellor’s Lecture Series. HIV/AIDS continues to be a global medical emergency of unprecedented proportions with multiple challenges in… Read More

Tim Pawlenty, former governor of Minnesota, and Christina Romer, former chair of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, are speaking as part of the university’s annual Impact Symposium. Read More

������Ƶers discover corporations gain clear financial benefits when individual employees make political donations. Read More

Courtesy of LynnMarie When Nashville recording artist LynnMarie learned that her son, James, would be born with Down syndrome, her world stopped. “I didn’t think I could go on, much less continue with my career,” she said. “As the years went, by I found myself sitting in my bathrobe,… Read More

The Commodores’ postponed women’s basketball game with Florida will now tip off at 5 p.m. Friday in Memorial Gymnasium. Read More

Thirteen incoming first-year students have been chosen as the newest members of the Ingram Scholarship program. Read More

(Steve Green/������Ƶ) If you’ve walked or driven recently by the 21st Avenue side of ������Ƶ’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. “That 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 ������Ƶ University. Read More

"Brainstorm 2011," a series of free public events about brain research hosted by ������Ƶ 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 “Industrial Scars,” 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 ������Ƶ 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’s Council of Economic… Read More

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

Panelists for the forum “Revolution in the Middle East!” 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’s Hospital at ������Ƶ Country music artist John Rich will kick off ������Ƶ University’s Dance Marathon, an annual event where students dance all night to benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at ������Ƶ, Friday, Feb. 18, at the Student Recreation… Read More

March 8th and May 3rd lectures open to the public ������Ƶ University Professor of Astronomy David A. Weintraub will present a two-part lecture series titled “How Old is the Universe?” at the ������Ƶ 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’s traditions, but the ������Ƶ University Sustainability and Environmental Management Office has suggestions for protecting the earth while you celebrate. Read More