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Beverly I. Moran, a distinguished tax scholar who has served on the faculty of ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Law School since 2001, has been named an American Council on Education Fellow for the 2008-09 academic year. Read More

Sharon M. Weiss, assistant professor of electrical engineering, has received a prestigious National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Award. Read More

An op-ed by Carol Swain, professor of law and of political science, on Planned Parenthood and its role in performing abortions. Read More

A parachuting Polish acrobat. A socialist with a gun hidden in a Turkish bath. An out-of-control daughter. Eight marriage proposals. Welcome to the world of John Tarleton, the eccentric middle-class millionaire and one of the main characters in George Bernard Shaw\'s play Misalliance. Read More

Todd D. Giorgio, professor of biomedical engineering, has been named chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University. Read More

African-Americans are far more likely to be diagnosed with and to die from colorectal cancer than whites or other minority groups. Despite this increased risk, a new study led by ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Medical Center researchers found that African-Americans are far less likely to undergo colonoscopy screening than whites, even when both groups have a family history of colorectal cancer. The study was published in the March 24 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. Read More

P.M. Forni, a Johns Hopkins professor who wrote the book on civility, will provide expert commentary on the topic during a series of appearances on the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ campus April 3-4. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Library users can locate and access more quickly an expanding variety of resources ñ print, digital and electronic ñ thanks to the new online service DiscoverLibrary. Read More

The United States health care system needs to brace for a severe shortage of nurses, according to findings by Peter Buerhaus, Ph.D., of ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University School of Nursing, Douglas Staiger, Ph.D., from Dartmouth University, and David Auerbach, Ph.D., of the Congressional Budget Office. Read More

Marlon C. Lynch, the chief of police at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University, is the 2008-2009 president-elect for the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, Inc. (IACLEA). Read More

Contrary to popular belief, the introduction of the euro in 2002 did not result in price increases, even for food items, a ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ researcher found by comparing prices of a Big Mac meal in 13 European countries using their own currency with 12 who adopted the euro currency. Read More

Although she\'s just 15, Katlyn Vacanti-Mitchell has already battled leukemia and started her own foundation to help families with sick children at Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ. Read More

Randall W. Smith, a ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ graduate and major fundraiser for the school\'s Shape the Future comprehensive fundraising campaign, has been named an executive associate vice chancellor for Development and Alumni Relations. Read More

What are the most important issues facing Africa today? What are the historical and current causes? Join Kanayo Odoe, native-born African from Nigeria, as he discusses the relationship between scarcity, inequality, and conflict in Africa today. Read More

What are the most important issues facing Africa today? What are the historical and current causes? Join Kanayo Odoe, native-born African from Nigeria, as he discusses the relationship between scarcity, inequality, and conflict in Africa today. Read More

A Cinemax documentary on assisted living centers will be screened at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University. The event is free and the public is invited. Read More

An op-ed by ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ law and political science scholar Carol Swan critiquing a recent op-ed criticizing a local immigration raid. Read More

K-12 experts from ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University\'s Peabody College of education and human development will present their latest research March 24-28 in New York City at the American Educational ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Association\'s annual conference. Read More

Higher education experts from ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University\'s Peabody College of education and human development will be presenting their latest research March 24-28 in New York City at the American Educational ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Association\'s annual conference. Read More

Many people believe in God even though that belief is unverifiable by the methods used to test scientific ideas or concepts. Why? Read More