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²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University kicks off its International Education Week events Sunday, Nov. 11. The week √± officially celebrated this year Nov. 12-16 √± is an annual initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to recognize the global exchange environment between the United States and other countries. All events are free and open to the public. Read More

Thomas A. Cruse, the H. Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus, at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor bestowed upon him by his peers. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University today announced the launch of its new channel on the wildy popular video-sharing site, YouTube. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ sleep researchers are reporting a relationship between good sleep and how much melatonin the body produces √± the first in a series of research studies intended to help children with autism spectrum disorders sleep through the night. Read More

Vioxx, Fen-Phen, Agent Orange, silicone breast implants, asbestos. This is just a short list of the major personal-injury lawsuits that have dominated the multi-billion dollar world of mass tort litigation. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ‘s Writing Studio will host a public lecture by Sally Adee, a science writer who lives in Baltimore, Md., and specializes in reporting on geology, solid-state physics, nuclear energy and defense technology. Read More

Is the Bush administration‘s recent announcement of tough sanctions against Iran‘s Quds Force and Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as supporters of terrorism and proliferators of weapons of mass destruction an effort to avoid military action or a step toward it? Read More

In gentrifying neighborhoods there are typically clashes between racial and ethnic groups, the "haves" and "have-nots," homeowners and apartment dwellers and newcomers and longtime residents. However, a new book by Northwestern University professor Mary Pattillo explores the story with a twist. Read More

Contrary to popular belief, schools are not devoting more time and resources to students that fall just below federal standards in response to No Child Left Behind, a new study from ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University has found. Read More

W. Robert Clay, John W. Johnson and Edward Thackston recently received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University School of Engineering. Read More

Roger Gottlieb, a leading proponent of religious environmentalism, will speak on the subject at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Nov. 15. Read More

Twenty-five Chinese principals and educational administrators are in Nashville Oct. 30 - Nov. 9 as part of an ongoing exchange between ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University‘s Peabody College, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools and South China Normal University. Read More

Two ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ faculty members √± Peter T. Cummings and Ellen H. Fanning √± have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor bestowed upon them by their peers. Read More

In this day and age, being successful in business and being "green" can often go hand-in-hand. Young business professionals continue to set an example in breadth of understanding and zeal in addressing the world environmental and social entrepreneurship and justice issues. Read More

A new endowed scholarship program at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University‘s Peabody College aims to produce the next generation of leaders in the closely watched field of educational testing and student assessment. Read More

The unique challenges and opportunities parents and teachers of gifted children face is the focus of a new lecture series sponsored by the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Programs for Talented Youth. Read More

Now that Halloween night is upon us, experts at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children‘s Hospital at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ say it‘s time for one last safety review. Trick-or-treating is a fun family event and accidents are rare, but they do still happen. Accidents are more common in children who are just old enough to ask for less parental supervision. Read More

Cindy Funk has been named director of the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Career Center (VUCC). Funk was hired as associate director in July 2006 and became the acting director a year later. Read More

Seeking retribution for being overthrown and exiled to a magical island with his daughter Miranda, Prospero magically causes a storm √± a tempest √± to wreck the ship of those responsible for his situation and bring them to the island for vengeance. The Tempest premieres at Neely Auditorium at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ on Nov. 8. Read More

Two film screenings at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University will revisit school desegregation‘s history Monday, Nov. 5, and Monday,Nov. 12. √± including the little-known story of 12 students who integrated Clinton (Tenn.) High School, the first public high school to be integrated in the South. Read More