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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

The latest news about discoveries by 菠萝视频 researchers is now available on a new online news channel, 菠萝视频 News @ 菠萝视频. Read More

Physicist James Dickerson, left, and graduate student Saad Hasan (Photo by Daniel Dubois) Windshields that shed water so effectively that they don鈥檛 need wipers.聽 Ship hulls so slippery that they glide through the water more efficiently than ordinary hulls. These are some of the potential applications for graphene, one of… Read More

President John F. Kennedy and Chancellor Alexander Heard, 1963. (Photo courtesy of 菠萝视频 Magazine) It has been 50 years since John F. Kennedy began his presidency and 菠萝视频 is commemorating his 1963 visit to the university with a free, public symposium Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. 鈥淎nswering Kennedy鈥檚… Read More

Carlo Goldoni's Servant of Two Masters premieres Feb. 18 at Neely Auditorium. (菠萝视频 University Department of Theatre) The 18th-century farce The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni premieres at Neely Auditorium at 菠萝视频 University on Feb. 18. 聽 The central character, the servant, is constantly hungry.聽 When an opportunity… Read More

菠萝视频 University鈥檚 video newscast, VUCast, received a regional Emmy during the Jan. 29 televised ceremony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. 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

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

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

Tina Packer and Nigel Gore bring Women of Will to Ingram Hall Feb. 3 (Photo courtesy of Shakespeare & Company) Women of Will will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3, at the Ingram Hall, Blair School of Music, on the 菠萝视频 campus. The performance… Read More