Releases
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Werner Herzog film set in Antarctica to be screened free at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ
Academy Award-nominated documentary Encounters at the End of the World will be screened free-of-charge on April 6 at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University, followed by a discussion led by a producer of the film. Read MoreMar 31, 2009
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Jacobson to retire as leader of ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University Medical Center; Balser named as successor
Dr. Harry R. Jacobson will retire as vice chancellor for health affairs at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University June 1, and Dr. Jeffrey Balser, dean of the School of Medicine, will succeed him, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced today. Read MoreMar 30, 2009
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Glow-in-the-dark games, drumming and candle display to highlight ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University students’ participation in Earth Hour March 28
²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ students are getting into the spirit of Earth Hour on Saturday, March 28. They will join millions of people around the world and here in Nashville who are turning out lights to draw attention to climate change. Read MoreMar 27, 2009
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Doris Kearns Goodwin is Senior Day speaker at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ
Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin will receive ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University's prestigious Nichols-Chancellor's Medal on May 7, when she will address graduating seniors and their families during Senior Day. Read MoreMar 27, 2009
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ symposium highlights Graduate Education Week at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ
One hundred sixteen ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ graduate students will present original research at the Graduate Student ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Symposium on Monday, March 30, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Student Life Center ballrooms and meeting rooms. The symposium, one of several events scheduled for Graduate Education Week, is free and open to the public. Read MoreMar 24, 2009
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Network turns soldiers’ helmets into sniper location system
Imagine a platoon of soldiers fighting in a hazardous urban environment who carry personal digital assistants that can display the location of enemy shooters in three dimensions and accurately identify the caliber and type of weapons they are firing. Read MoreMar 24, 2009
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ advances to the Sweet 16 with win over Kansas State
Jennifer Risper scored a career-high 27 points and Christina Wirth added 24 as fourth-seeded ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ beat fifth-seeded Kansas State 74-61 in the NCAA's second round March 23. The Commodores (26-8) advanced to the semifinals of the Raleigh regional, where they'll play next weekend against the winner of Tuesday night's contest between Maryland and Utah. Read MoreMar 24, 2009
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Immigration reform in the United States
The topic of immigration reform in the United States will be discussed by the executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, Mark Krikorian and conservative political analyst Bay Buchanan. The discussion will be held at noon on March 23 in the Hyatt room at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University Law School. The event is free and open to the public. Read MoreMar 19, 2009
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Treat health insurance like auto insurance and hold people accountable
The keys to fixing the U.S. health care system are to hold people accountable for their actions; treat health insurance like auto insurance and tax individual's health care benefits said Larry Van Horn, a leading expert and researcher on health care management and economics. Read MoreMar 18, 2009
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Careers with impact: Industry leaders talk about socially & environmentally conscious jobs
The Net Impact group at the ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Owen Graduate School of Management is hosting a day-long symposium on profitable environmentally and socially conscious careers and the new sustainable economy. Read MoreMar 17, 2009
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President’s cabinet secretaries control the pork, ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ research finds
While many people associate the word "pork" with lawmakers' wasteful spending for pet projects, new ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ research demonstrates the importance of cabinet secretaries and their political ideology in the distribution of lucrative federal grants. Read MoreMar 17, 2009
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Dyer Observatory hosting special telescope viewing in celebration of Galileo’s anniversary
Galileo looked through a telescope for the first time 400 years ago. The global "100 Hours of Astronomy Cornerstone Project" hopes to have as many people as possible look through a telescope as Galileo did from April 2 to 5. ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Dyer Observatory will participate in the project by offering people a chance to view the stars on Saturday, April 4. Read MoreMar 16, 2009
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Brighton Beach Memoirs premieres April 3 at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ
Brighton Beach Memoirs, which debuts April 3 at Neely Auditorium at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University, is a semi-autobiographical, bittersweet comedy recalling the years of Tony-award winning playwright Neil Simon's family's struggle in New York during the Great Depression. Read MoreMar 16, 2009
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Crime at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University decreased in 2008
²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University experienced a decrease in crime in 2008 according to the latest figures compiled by the ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Police Department for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's annual Crime on Campus report to be released in March. Read MoreMar 16, 2009
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Chicago’s famed Second City comes to ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University March 20
Members of Chicago's famed comedy theatre, The Second City, will do two shows at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Friday, March 20, at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University's Sarratt Cinema in the Sarratt Student Center. Read MoreMar 13, 2009
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ’s chief information security officer Security Professional of the Year
The Information Systems Security Association has honored Mark Johnson, chief information security officer for ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University, with its Security Professional of the Year award for 2008. Read MoreMar 12, 2009
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former Israeli legislator Natan Sharansky available to media prior to Impact Symposium March 17-18
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Israeli legislator Natan Sharansky will deliver public lectures at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University March 17-18 as part of the university's annual Impact Symposium. Read MoreMar 12, 2009
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The law market: shopping for legal systems that benefit you the most
Working in a global economy means a lot more than where a business builds or sends its products. Today, a business owner may operate a shipping business in Florida, have the business incorporated in Delaware, maintain the company's assets in an offshore bank account in the Cayman Islands and specify that any legal disputes be litigated in the United Kingdom. And this is all perfectly legal. Read MoreMar 12, 2009
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Premiere of documentary about Black Europe to be held March 18 at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University
The racially motivated riots in France during the fall of 2005 proved that despite its homogenous image, racial tensions are alive and well in Europe. The newly emerging field of Black European Studies is beginning to examine these racial tensions by studying the history and the current experience of blacks in the culture of Europe. Read MoreMar 12, 2009
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Sen. Bill Frist to speak on leadership at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ event
Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist will speak about leadership at a March 26 breakfast sponsored by the Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership in the Professions at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Divinity School. Read MoreMar 11, 2009