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A series of musical performances, panel discussions, the release of a double CD of religious music and a conference to sum it all up will mark a semester-long investigation of "God in Music City" at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University. Read More

President Bush has nominated Carol M. Swain, ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ professor of political science and law, to the National Council on the Humanities, the White House announced. The appointment, subject to confirmation by the U.S. Senate, is for a six-year term. Read More

Actor, singer and activist Harry Belafonte will kick off ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University\'s 2008 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series with a 6 p.m. lecture Monday, Jan. 14, at the Student Life Center. Read More

A new book co-authored by ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University education faculty seeks to reverse the downward trend in the quality of student writing. Powerful Writing Strategies for All Students presents a detailed program that teachers can use to help students master writing and improve their self-confidence. Read More

Obese people are less likely to use their seatbelts than the rest of the population, adding to the public health risks associated with this rapidly growing problem. Read More

The computing revolution comes with a not-often acknowledged environmental cost. Computers - and the servers which allow them to run - use energy and give off heat. Then they have to be cooled down, using more energy. Read More

Harry Belafonte, known as the "King of Calypso" for his artistic endeavors and as a social activist and an outspoken critic of the Bush administration, will speak on Monday, Jan. 14, at the Student Life Center on the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University campus. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Medical Center, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and The Society for Arts in Healthcare are hosting a one-day symposium addressing "The Importance and Value of Art in Health Care," on March 7, 2008, at MoMA in New York City. Read More

A select group of ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University students, faculty and staff will experience firsthand a pivotal part of the 2008 presidential campaign when they participate in a rolling seminar to the Iowa caucuses. Read More

A drug discovery team at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Medical Center led by Jeffrey Conn., Ph.D., has been awarded a $4.4 million "LEAPS" grant by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ to jump-start development of a new class of Parkinson's disease drugs. Read More

A drug discovery team at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Medical Center led by Jeffrey Conn has been awarded a $4.4 million "LEAPS" grant by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ to jump-start development of a new class of Parkinson's diseasedrugs. Read More

A team of ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ researchers has demonstrated for the first time that a new type of gene therapy, called RNA interference, can heal a genetic disorder in a live animal. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University's plan to improve the quality of education it offers is a bold initiative that may affect the way other colleges and universities do business, said reviewers from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools who have granted ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ reaccreditation. Read More

U.S. Courts have decreed that the federal government must come up with a system for managing nuclear wastes that will ensure the safety of the public and environment for one million years, a period that is 200 times the length of recorded history. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Medical Group Westhaven is pleased to announce the opening of a new Primary Care Practice. The new practice, opening Jan. 2, 2008, is located off Highway 96, at1025 Westhaven Blvd, Franklin, Tenn., in the Westhaven Community. Read More

One of the most successful recording industry executives on Music Row will join the faculty of the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Owen Graduate School of Management this spring. Tim DuBois, former senior partner at Universal South and president of Arista Records/Nashville, will teach in the MBA program. Read More

Experts from ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University‘s Peabody College of education and human development are available to discuss 2007‘s top education stories and what to expect in 2008. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Football Head Coach Bobby Johnson has withdrawn his name from consideration for the head coaching vacancy at Duke, ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ officials announced today. Read More

From its birth in the late 1800‘s, to closing down during World War II when many students enlisted in the military, to being the first private law school in the South to admit African American students, to its rise as one of the top law schools in the nation, ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Law School tells a unique and powerful story. Read More

Programs promoting home ownership, business development and bilingual skills within the Middle Tennessee Hispanic community will be recognized Dec. 10 during Conexion Americas‘ "Celebration of Achievements" at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University. The Center for the Americas at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ will sponsor and host the event. Read More