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U.S. Civil War scholars from across the nation will speak at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University this spring on a variety of themes, including the war’s impact on Nashville, during a series of public lectures. Read More

Leadership Excellence, a magazine founded by well-known leadership and management consultants Ken Blanchard, Stephen R. Covey, Charles Garfield and Ken Shelton, has named ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University to its 2010-2011list of the best leadership development programs. ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ holds the 12th spot in the magazine’s ranking of universities and schools of management and… Read More

Shaul Kelner, Assistant Prof. of Sociology and Jewish Studies. (²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University / Steve Green) The Association for Jewish Studies has recognized a book by ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ professor Shaul Kelner as outstanding scholarship in the field of Jewish Studies. Kelner, assistant professor of sociology and Jewish studies, was presented the 2010… Read More

Novelists Bobbie Ann Mason and Tom Perrotta and poets Mark Jarman, Ciaran Carson and Frank Bidart are among the writers who will read from their work during the spring semester at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University. Read More

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey-III collaboration, which includes ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University, has resulted in a picture of the sky so big that it would take 500,000 high-definition TVs to view it at full resolution. The color image contains more than a trillion pixels and covers about one-third of the entire sky. Read More

Seven ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an honor bestowed upon them by their AAAS peers. They are among 503 AAAS members from around the country who achieved this honor because of their distinguished efforts to advance science… Read More

Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University’s innovative center that links the study of medicine to other disciplines will be headed by Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl, an expert in American culture, psychiatry and medical humanities. Metzl, currently director of the Program in Culture, Health and Medicine at the University of… Read More

Civil rights leader and former NAACP Chairman Julian Bond will deliver the keynote address at a 4:30 p.m. event at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University commemorating the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 17. Watch it live. Read More

John Geer [²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ has a 24/7 video and audio studio with a dedicated fiber optic line and ISDN line. Use of the TV studio with ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ experts is free, except for reserving fiber time.] Blaming the Tea Party or heated political rhetoric in general for the Tucson mass shooting would… Read More

The International Lens series strives to transcend geographic, ethnic, religious, linguistic and political boundaries by promoting conversation and understand through cinema. All the screenings are free and open to the public. Read More

[Media Note: ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ has a 24/7 broadcast facility with a dedicated fiber optic line for live or taped TV interviews and a radio ISDN line. Use of the studio with ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ experts is free, except for reserving fiber time.] In this economic climate, a creative and motivated MBA intern may… Read More

Tom D. Dillehay, internationally recognized for ground-breaking and highly interdisciplinary scientific research, has been named the Rebecca Webb Wilson University Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Religion and Culture at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University. Read More

We all know how to spot a macho guy – right? He’s a man’s man with a certain swagger and a way with the ladies. Well, social scientists have a different opinion – one that perpetuates stereotypes about black, Hispanic and certain homosexual men. In social science circles, a… Read More

“Efforts to weaken unions and cut wages and benefits among state and local government workers in the U.S. will reduce worker bargaining power and widen the gap between the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ in the nation," says sociology professor Dan Cornfield. Read More

The first African American to sit on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Judge Roger Gregory, will speak at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Law School on Tues., Jan. 18 at 2:30 p.m. in Flynn Auditorium. Read More

Jean Keller Heard, widow of former ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Chancellor Alexander Heard and a social, musical and civic presence in Nashville for more than four decades, died Jan. 2. She was 86. Read More

Recycling at all ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ men’s and women’s basketball games  continues for the second year, thanks to a partnership between the Sustainability and Environmental Management Office and Athletics. Sporting events provide the opportunity to recycle much material that otherwise ends up in local landfills, according to Lindsay Walker, recycling coordinator,… Read More

A look back at 2010, in no particular order. Read More

A recent upgrade to the lighting in Buttrick Hall, a classroom building on ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University’s campus, saves both money and the environment. The Plant Operations crew replaced 150 50-watt MR-16 halogen light bulbs with 6-watt light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs. The new LED lights will save 57,000 kilowatt hours per year… Read More

(Photo credit: iStock photo) Brain scans of adolescents with dyslexia can be used to predict the future improvement of their reading skills with an accuracy rate of up to 90 percent, new research indicates. Advanced analyses of the brain activity images are significantly more accurate in driving predictions than standardized… Read More