Releases
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Podcast: GreenVU Informational Panel Discussion
Listen to podcasts from a Jan. 24 panel discussion on "Greening ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ: Find Out What ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Is Doing." Read MoreJan 28, 2008
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Expect a softer tone in Bush’s final State of the Union, says ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ expert
President Bush\'s final State of the Union address is likely to be more bipartisan in tone than his previous speeches before Congress, says ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University political rhetoric expert Vanessa Beasley. Read MoreJan 28, 2008
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Iraqi trial panel visits ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ, local Kurdish community
The visit to ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ this week by the Iraqi judges who presided over the Anfal genocide proceedings is of particular interest to the Kurdish community here. Many survivors of Anfal live in the Nashville area. Read MoreJan 28, 2008
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Ambassador of Iraq Visits Amenah at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ
The Ambassador of Iraq to the United States, Samir Sumaidaie, took a break from business in Knoxville to come to Nashville Sunday to visit Amenah, the 2-year-old Iraqi girl who has come to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ for surgery to correct a life-threatening heart defect. Sumaidaie is from Haditha, Iraq, the hometown of Amenah and her family. Read MoreJan 28, 2008
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ engineering professor named SPIE fellow
J. Michael Fitzpatrick, professor of computer science, computer engineering and electrical engineering at the ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ School of Engineering, has been named a Fellow of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering. Read MoreJan 28, 2008
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ News Service awarded five Emmys for advanced media
The ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ News Service was awarded five Emmy Awards at the 22nd Annual Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards Jan. 26 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, Tenn. Read MoreJan 27, 2008
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Iraqi toddler arrives at Children’s Hospital with life-threatening heart defect
A team of pediatric heart specialists at the Monroe Carell Jr. ChildrenÏ€s Hospital at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ continues to assess the condition of a 2-year-old Iraqi girl named Amenah (pronounced Ahh -min ñUh). The girl was flown to Nashville from Iraq on Wednesday in hopes of receiving lifesaving surgery. Read MoreJan 26, 2008
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Presidential oratory trumps ideology for some voters, says VU political scientist; ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ shows most highly educated voters swayed by rhetoric
To influence voters, especially those without strong ideological beliefs, presidential candidates should pay as much attention to their oratorical skills as to their stances on issues, according to research by ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University political scientist Christian Grose. Read MoreJan 25, 2008
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Local student contest winners recognized for essays about Martin Luther King Jr.
²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University\'s Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center will announce the winners of its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical and Essay Contest Saturday, Jan. 26, at an 11:30 a.m. luncheon for all local students participating in the contest and their families. Read MoreJan 25, 2008
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State approves Children’s Hospital expansion
The Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency this week approved the Certificate of Need for expansion of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ. Read MoreJan 25, 2008
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Speakers to reveal secrets behind literary awards
Children\'s book authors and enthusiasts will have a chance to learn how and why books are chosen for the prestigious Newbery and Geisel Awards Jan. 31 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Peabody Library on the ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University campus. Read MoreJan 25, 2008
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Poet James Hoch to read at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ on Feb. 19
James Hoch, a New Jersey poet whose work has been compared to songwriters Bruce Springsteen and Elliott Smith, will read from his poetry at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University. Read MoreJan 24, 2008
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Freshman African American enrollment up more than 12 percent at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ; The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education ranks ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ fourth among top universities
The percentage of African Americans in the freshman class at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University increased 12.3 percent in the fall of 2007, placing ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ fourth among the highest-ranking universities in the United States. Read MoreJan 24, 2008
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ psychologist wins prestigious National Academy of Sciences award
²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ psychologist Isabel Gauthier has been named a 2008 Troland ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Award winner by the National Academy of Science. Read MoreJan 24, 2008
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Kids learn more when mom is listening
Kids may roll their eyes when their mother asks them about their school day, but answering her may actually help them learn. New research from ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University reveals that children learn the solution to a problem best when they explain it to their mom. Read MoreJan 23, 2008
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Thompson withdrawal leaves question mark for some GOP conservatives
Fred Thompson\'s decision to drop out of the presidential race fuels speculation about which of the remaining Republican presidential candidates will attract his supporters. The issue has the most significance for states expected to draw high numbers of conservative voters in the upcoming presidential primaries, such as Tennessee, according to ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University political scientist John Geer. Read MoreJan 22, 2008
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Step away from the keyboard – handwriting still important; ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ expert available to comment for National Handwriting Day, Jan. 23
Handwriting might be a lost art to many, but it plays a critical role in how we learn and express ourselves, ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ handwriting expert Steve Graham says. Jan. 23 is National Handwriting Day. Read MoreJan 22, 2008
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Kaffir Boy author to speak Jan. 31 at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University
Mark Mathabane spent his childhood living under apartheid in South Africa. But, unlike many, he was able to escape the devastating poverty and violence of a Johannesburg ghetto through the help of 1972 Wimbledon champion Stan Smith and a tennis scholarship to South Carolina\'s Limestone College. Read MoreJan 22, 2008
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Responsibility and Global Justice class opens lectures to public; Tuesday afternoon series to bring leading thinkers to campus
Leading thinkers on tricky topics of global justice will speak during a Tuesday afternoon series at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University, and the public is invited to participate. Read MoreJan 22, 2008
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Artists Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler to lecture at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ; Austin duo internationally know for video shorts
Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler, who\'ve received international attention for their collaborations,will lecture about photography and video art at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University. Read MoreJan 22, 2008