Releases
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VCH Study Finds Parents in Denial About Their Children’s Weight Problems
Parents and children in one of the highest-risk groups for health problems related to obesity often fail to recognize the severity of their own weight problems. Read MoreFeb 28, 2008
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Author, law professor and alumna Elyn Saks to speak at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ; Her book The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness was one of Time magazine’s ‘Top 10 Nonfiction Books of 2007’
Elyn Saks returns to her alma mater, ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University, on Thursday, March 20, at Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music. Read MoreFeb 27, 2008
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ engineers part of $2.8 million grant to link war fighters to global information grid
A computer freeze-up in the office is a hassle. In a fighter jet peppered with enemy fire, it\'s a crisis. Getting the increasingly large and complex systems people have come to rely on to interface and interact without shutting down has been the focus of engineering professor Doug Schmidt\'s career. Read MoreFeb 27, 2008
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ’s Berry Lecture to focus on science, philosophy and the environment; Two speakers set for March 24
Two speakers will lead a discussion on science, philosophy and the environment at this year\'s Berry Lecture at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University. Read MoreFeb 27, 2008
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Retail investors losing big bucks by failing to exercise call options, ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ research shows
Hundreds of millions of retail investor dollars are being left "on the table" because of carelessness or misunderstanding about the mechanics of call options, according to new research from the ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Owen Graduate School of Management. Read MoreFeb 26, 2008
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Video: “The Role of Blacks in the Media: Yesterday and Today”
Representation, reportage and reality: this panel discussion by prominent members of the Nashville media addresses the historical and contemporary challenges faced by black journalists. Read MoreFeb 25, 2008
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Video: "The Role of Blacks in the Media: Yesterday and Today"
Representation, reportage and reality: this panel discussion by prominent members of the Nashville media addresses the historical and contemporary challenges faced by black journalists. Read MoreFeb 25, 2008
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Fourteen students chosen as newest class of Ingram Scholars
Fourteen incoming freshmen have been chosen as the newest members of the Ingram Scholarship program. The 14 are among more than 700 high school seniors who applied, the largest number of applicants in the scholarship program\'s 14-year history. Read MoreFeb 22, 2008
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ community breakfast topic is The Bible and Immigration; Alice Hunt to speak on morning of March 13
A ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Divinity School professor will discuss what the Hebrew Bible has to say about immigration issues at a community breakfast on Thursday, March 13. Read MoreFeb 21, 2008
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Performance pay for teachers topic of national conference at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University Feb. 28-29
Paying teachers based on their performance in the classroom is a trend gaining momentum across the United States. But does it work? The complex issues surrounding that question will be the topic of a national conference, "Performance Incentives: Their Growing Impact on American K-12 Education," hosted by the National Center on Performance Incentives at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University Feb. 28-29. Read MoreFeb 21, 2008
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Artist Roger Shimomura to present his American Diary March 12 StudioVU lecture at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ is open to public
Acclaimed painter and printmaker Roger Shimomura will give a multimedia presentation about his 40-year career as part of the StudioVU lecture series at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University. Read MoreFeb 20, 2008
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ business, economics, divinity, and education students combine forces to find ways to alleviate global poverty
²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ graduate students from four disciplines - business, divinity, economics, and education - have set an ambitious goal for their spring break trip to Bangladesh: Find ways to alleviate poverty in the poorest parts of the world. Read MoreFeb 20, 2008
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Strange Bedfellows show set for March 13 at the Basement; Openly gay singers to perform and discuss faith-oriented music
There are certain things that people may assume act like oil and water when they\'re tossed in together. Say, for example, homosexuality, religious faith and Christian-themed music in a Southern context. But on March 13 a one-of-a-kind event at the Basement listening room will poke some sizable holes in that assumption. Read MoreFeb 19, 2008
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ researchers find: Corruption in former Soviet bloc universities increases, threatens value of higher education
Graduates of universities in the former Soviet Republic may find their degrees losing value as corruption among higher education programs continues to rise, two ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ professors find in a new study published in the February issue of Comparative Education Review. Read MoreFeb 18, 2008
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WTO not the threat to environment, public health that critics claim
The World Trade Organization is not the villain many of its critics claim it to be, but it does suffer from ineffective compliance tools and a lack of transparency, ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University researcher Trish Kelly finds in her new book, The Impact of the WTO: The Environment, Public Health and Sovereignty. Read MoreFeb 18, 2008
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Civil rights legend, historic Highlander Center educates new generation of student activists
Some of the world\'s most well known civil rights leaders and fighters for social justice - such as Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and folk singer Pete Seeger - have visited and trained at The Highlander ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ and Education Center, a 75-year-old hub for grassroots organizing and movement building. This month, aspiring activists of a new generation - students from Nashville area universities - will add their names to this legendary list. Read MoreFeb 18, 2008
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Heart and Vascular Institute Opens Lebanon Clinic
The ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Heart and Vascular Institute will be taking heart care to the community when it opens a cardiology clinic in Lebanon on Feb. 26. Read MoreFeb 18, 2008
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Op-Ed: Why the superdelegates are super
An op-ed by political scientist John Geer on the role of the super delegates in the Democratic presidential nomination process. Read MoreFeb 17, 2008
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Math model identifies key to controlling epidemic of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospitals
When you check into a hospital, the odds are one in ten that you will become infected with a strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria as a result of your stay. That is because the problem of drug-resistance has become endemic in today\'s hospitals despite the best efforts of the medical profession. In the United States alone this currently causes about 100,000 deaths per year. Read MoreFeb 17, 2008
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University political scientist honored for book on negative political ads
John Geer, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University, has been awarded the Goldsmith Book Prize for In Defense of Negativity: Attack Ads in Presidential Campaigns. Read MoreFeb 15, 2008