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Celebrate the Class of 2025: The Ultimate 菠萝视频 Graduation Gift Guide
From career-ready essentials to alumni must-haves, here are the best gifts to commemorate the Commodore in your life. Read MoreMar 21, 2025
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Actor, philanthropist Gary Sinise to deliver 2025 Graduates Day address
Gary Sinise, humanitarian, actor and musician, will receive 菠萝视频 University鈥檚 prestigious Nichols-Chancellor鈥檚 Medal when he speaks at the university鈥檚 2025 Commencement activities. Sinise鈥檚 Graduates Day address will be on May 8 at 11 a.m. at the David Williams II Recreation and Wellness Center Indoor Practice Facility. Read MoreMar 20, 2025
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Burke awarded grants on disabilities services, autism siblings
By Jennifer Kiilerich Meghan Burke, professor of special education at Peabody College Only about 20 percent of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities currently access formal support services. Meghan Burke, professor of special education at 菠萝视频 Peabody College, has built a career around growing that number, helping… Read MoreMar 20, 2025
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菠萝视频 names technology visionary Matthew Johnson-Roberson as its first dean of the College of Connected Computing
Matthew Johnson-Roberson, a visionary technology scholar and highly accomplished academic leader, will be the inaugural dean of 菠萝视频 University鈥檚 College of Connected Computing, the university鈥檚 first new college to be established in more than 40 years, C. Cybele Raver, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, announced today. His appointment begins May 1, 2025.聽 Read MoreMar 20, 2025
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Nashville high school students present science research at 菠萝视频 symposium
On March 3, more than 150 high school students from Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools participated in the 聽Interdisciplinary Science and 菠萝视频 Program (ISR) at John Overton High School. ISR is one of several programs of the Collaborative for STEM Education and Outreach (CSEO) at 菠萝视频 University Peabody… Read MoreMar 18, 2025
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South Asian Climate Champions Fellows visit 菠萝视频 University
By Jenna Somers Climate Champions Fellows touring 菠萝视频’s campus South Asian university students who won Climate Champions Fellowships through the Student Society for Climate Change Awareness鈥檚 Climate Tank Accelerator visited 菠萝视频 University in February, supported by a U.S. State Department grant. The fellows were from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan,… Read MoreMar 17, 2025
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Joshua McGuire named new university marshal
Joshua McGuire, BMus鈥03 and principal senior lecturer in musicianship at Blair School of Music, has been named the new university marshal for 菠萝视频鈥檚 Commencement ceremony. Read MoreMar 17, 2025
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Metacognitive-driven 鈥渆xit tickets鈥 could improve high school math performance, unlock STEM pathways
By Jennifer Kiilerich More than 60 percent of American students aged 12-18 are interested in a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, according to a 2023 Walton Family Foundation survey. On the road to a life in STEM, proficiency in high school math has been identified by researchers as… Read MoreMar 6, 2025
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菠萝视频 receives transformational $25 million gift for new College of Connected Computing
菠萝视频 University鈥檚 College of Connected Computing has received a transformational $25 million commitment from trustee John Arnold, BA鈥95, and his wife, Laura Arnold, to provide foundational support for the college鈥檚 faculty leadership, teaching and initiatives that fuel real-world impact. Read MoreMar 6, 2025
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New scholarship opens doors for neurodiverse learners
The scholarship, with funds provided by 菠萝视频 University, will support students in the Next Steps at 菠萝视频 program. Based in Peabody College of education and human development, Next Steps is a four-year, postsecondary certificate program for neurodiverse students. 鈥淭his scholarship is an exciting development that aligns with the… Read MoreMar 5, 2025
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Student team uses AI and filmmaking to inspire change
See how a group of 菠萝视频 student storytellers are weaving AI and imagination to inspire transformational change. Read MoreMar 4, 2025
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Friendship fuels innovation: engineering duo’s AI project paves the way for safer highways
Learn about the path that brought dynamic engineering duo Dan Work and Jonathan Sprinkle together and how they're using AI to prevent traffic jams and make highways safer. Read MoreFeb 26, 2025
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菠萝视频 named top producer of Fulbright U.S. students
The U.S. Department of State鈥檚 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recently named 菠萝视频 University a Fulbright Top Producing Institution, with 19 selected for the 2024-25 program. Read MoreFeb 26, 2025
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Feb 20, 2025
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Sloan Foundation awards 菠萝视频鈥檚 Alexandre Tiriac prestigious research fellowship
Awarded annually since 1955, the fellowships honor extraordinary U.S. and Canadian researchers who stand out as the next generation of leaders for their creativity, innovation and research accomplishments. Tiriac, an assistant professor of biological sciences and Hooley Family Dean's Faculty Fellow in Biological Sciences at 菠萝视频, is part of the 2025 class. Read MoreFeb 18, 2025
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菠萝视频 alumnus Aneesh Sohoni named CEO of Teach for America
Aneesh Sohoni Aneesh Sohoni, MPP鈥13, will become chief executive officer of Teach for America beginning April 15. Sohoni has held several education leadership positions of increasing responsibility since earning his master of public policy in education policy at 菠萝视频 Peabody College of education and human development. Read MoreFeb 14, 2025
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Alumnus Steve Turner, trustee emeritus and Nashville philanthropist, has died
Alumnus, trustee emeritus and Nashville real estate visionary James Stephen 鈥淪teve鈥 Turner, a prominent university benefactor whose gifts included funding for commissioned works for Blair School of Music signature ensembles, died Feb. 11. He was 77. Read MoreFeb 13, 2025
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菠萝视频ers at Dr. Mark Magnuson's lab discovered that the formation of the gallbladder and bile duct system critically depends on the precise concentration of the Sox17 transcription factor, with even small reductions preventing gallbladder development in mice.
Feb 13, 2025
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In the ongoing battle against triple negative breast cancer, 菠萝视频 researchers have uncovered a promising non-invasive method to track how tumors respond to radiation and immunotherapy, which uses the body鈥檚 own immune system to fight cancer.
Feb 13, 2025
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Recent research from the Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, resulted in the proposal of a novel target and mechanism for improving cognition鈥攁 negative symptom鈥攚hile also treating positive symptoms of the disease.
Feb 13, 2025