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²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ physicist David Ernst played a key role in a new agreement designed to encourage minority students to pursue science careers by giving them easier access to top physics journals. Read More

Women writers from lower and working class backgrounds will gather for the 2008 ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Visiting Writers Series Spring Symposium to share their experiences and work with readers and each other. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University is rolling out a new and more robust emergency notification system beginning March 3 called AlertVU. It will replace the current emergency notification system MobileVU. Read More

A quirky new ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University course blends politics and biological science to explore the effect of genetic make-up on political choices. Distinguished Professor of Political Science John Geer and David Bader, a professor of medicine and cell and developmental biology, are co-teaching "Genetics and Politics" this spring. Read More

Nicholas S. Zeppos, a distinguished legal scholar, teacher and administrator who has been a vital presence on the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University campus for two decades, was chosen March 1 as the university\'s eighth chancellor, effective immediately. Read More

The eighth chancellor of ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University will be available to speak with media at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 1, in the second floor lobby of Kirkland Hall. Read More

A documentary about the justice system of the Vatican in a case of child abuse will be screened at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University, followed by a discussion with the director. Read More

Buddhist scholar David Loy will discuss how that religious tradition offers a fresh spiritual perspective on consumerism and ecology during a lecture at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University. Read More

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 More

Elyn Saks returns to her alma mater, ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University, on Thursday, March 20, at Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music. Read More

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 More

Two speakers will lead a discussion on science, philosophy and the environment at this year\'s Berry Lecture at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University. Read More

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¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Owen Graduate School of Management. Read More

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 More

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 More

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 More

A ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Divinity School professor will discuss what the Hebrew Bible has to say about immigration issues at a community breakfast on Thursday, March 13. Read More

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¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Feb. 28-29. Read More

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¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ 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 More