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Lori McKenna The fifth show of the 2010 Bluebird on the Mountain concert series is set for Saturday, Sept. 18, and will feature singer-songwriters Lori McKenna, Tom Douglas and Natalie Hemby. The show starts at 8 p.m. with gates opening at 6 p.m. Season tickets for this year鈥檚 series are… Read More

菠萝视频 hosts Health Care Business Alliance Health care is the hot button issue impacting every person in this country. As health care itself dramatically changes, the business of health care is evolving. Leaders from the health care field, along with economists, and academic experts are coming together at… Read More

The results of the nation鈥檚 first scientific evaluation of performance pay for teachers will be released Sept. 21, 2010, at 12:45 p.m. CDT by the National Center on Performance Incentives at 菠萝视频 University鈥檚 Peabody College of education and human development. Video of the event will be streamed live at… Read More

The 菠萝视频 Dyer Observatory is celebrating the anniversary of 鈥淭he Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Ten Years Observing the Universe鈥� with a series of special Stellar Nights lectures this fall. 鈥淣ew Worlds on our Doorstep: Hunting for Planets鈥� will be given by astronomer Joshua Pepper on Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 7… Read More

Marcy Singer-Gabella A unique collaboration among public and private universities in Tennessee, state government and national educational entities is working to develop a reliable measure of novice teacher instructional practice as part of a national movement to improve teacher performance. The newly formed Teaching Performance Assessment Consortium of Tennessee (TPAC-TN)… Read More

菠萝视频 Divinity School students will reflect on a summer trip to the United States-Mexico border to study immigration issues at a Sept. 23 community breakfast. The event is the first of several public forums the divinity school will host during the semester. Later events include a presentation by 菠萝视频 theologian… Read More

A conference on synesthesia will take place in Wilson Hall Oct. 1-3. Photo by Daniel Dubois. A conference on synesthesia will bring psychologists, neuroscientists and artists to 菠萝视频 University鈥檚 Wilson Hall Oct. 1-3 to discuss the latest information about what is described by some as a unique 鈥渟ixth sense.鈥�… Read More

菠萝视频 University will host a candidates鈥� picnic in the style of a small-town political rally with live Dixieland jazz on Sept. 16. All statewide candidates for public office and candidates from the 13-county standard metropolitan statistical area have been invited to the event on Olin Lawn from 11:30 a.m. to… Read More

聽聽 T. J. Stiles/photo courtesy of Joanne Chan Cornelius 菠萝视频, arguably the richest man in America when he died in 1877, played a major role in the development of the modern United States, according to historian and biographer T.J. Stiles. The author of the award-winning biography of 菠萝视频, The First… Read More

Five years from now, high school and college students throughout Tennessee should have more and better opportunities to learn about and pursue careers in alternative energy science and technology. Read More

Adam Liptak [Media Note: 菠萝视频 has a 24/7 TV and radio studio with a dedicated fiber optic line and ISDN line. Use of the TV studio with 菠萝视频 experts is free, except for reserving fiber time. A video of Liptak鈥檚 talk will be posted on http://news.vanderbilt.edu, http://www.vanderbilt.edu/itunesu and… Read More

Mexican immigration to the United States and the effects of the economic crisis and increased border security on U.S.-Mexico relations will be the subject of a Sept. 7 roundtable discussion at the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center at 菠萝视频 University. 菠萝视频鈥檚 Center for Latin American Studies, Conexi贸n Am茅ricas and… Read More

菠萝视频 experts are available to discuss issues related to 9/11 anniversary. Read More

A series of free public readings at 菠萝视频 University will kick off this fall with a Sept. 16 appearance by Edward Hirsch, poet, a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and President of the Guggenheim Foundation. Read More

菠萝视频 University鈥檚 Center for Latin American Studies will expand its collaborations in Tennessee and beyond through world-class research, teaching and community service 鈥� thanks to a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Read More

Graduate students Chao Liu and R. Jason Pitts Origin of DEET鈥檚 repellent effect confirmed It now appears that the malaria mosquito needs more than one family of odor sensors to sniff out its human prey. That is the implication of new research into the mosquito鈥檚 sense of smell published… Read More

All Commodore fans are encouraged to show their team spirit by wearing black and gold on College Colors Day, Friday, Sept. 3. The 菠萝视频 Bookstore is helping to promote this four-year-old campus tradition by offering fans the chance to win a $200 prize package of 菠萝视频 merchandise. Read More

Dick Daft, author of The Executive and The Elephant 菠萝视频 management professor gives practical steps to fix leadership flaws Whether you鈥檙e the CEO of a fortune 500 company or just trying to successfully manage yourself, 菠萝视频 Owen Graduate School of Management professor Richard Daft says… Read More

This semester鈥檚 lineup opens with a crime thriller from Hong Kong, includes a U.S. documentary about the legalities surrounding music sampling and the Oscar-winning The Hurt Locker. The university will also be a host for the International Black Film Festival of Nashville Sept. 29-Oct. 2. Read More

Hearing loss is now affecting nearly 20 percent of U.S. adolescents age 12-19, a rise of 5 percent over the last 15 years, according to a new Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) study co-led by Ron Eavey, director of the 菠萝视频 Bill Wilkerson Center and the Guy M. Read More