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Lasers are at the cutting edge of surgery. From cosmetic to brain surgery, intense beams of coherent light are gradually replacing the steel scalpel for many procedures. Read More

Gil Bailey, a commercial photographer for more than 30 years, has captured thousands of people through his lens. His photos depicting inner-city life √± the lives of ordinary and well-known African Americans √± will be on display Monday, Oct. 29, through Friday, Nov. 30, at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University‘s Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. Read More

Women who receive silicone gel-filled breast implants do not have a higher risk of breast cancer or other cancers and do not experience lower survival rates after breast cancer diagnosis, according to a new report published in the November issue of Annals of Plastic Surgery. This is the first exhaustive review in almost a decade of the health effects of cosmetic breast implants. Read More

Leadership Excellence, a magazine founded by well-known leadership and management consultants Ken Blanchard, Stephen R. Covey,Charles Garfield and Ken Shelton, has named ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University to its list of the best leadership development programs for the second year in a row. Read More

Valerie Plame Wilson, the former CIA operations officer whose secret identity was revealed by senior White House and State Department officials and her name subsequently published in a syndicated newspaper column, will speak at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m. Read More

Valerie Plame Wilson, the former CIA operations officer whose covert identity was revealed by senior White House and State Department officials and her name subsequently published in a syndicated newspaper column, will speak at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m. Read More

Representatives from over 25 universities are convening on the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ campus October 24-27 to discuss strategies to improve education professionals‘ training. Read More

Poet Kate Light will perform with the Blair String Quartet and give a solo reading during a visit to ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University on Nov. 12 and 13. Read More

Voters in the 2008 election who expect to elect a great president are likely to be disappointed, according to ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University presidential scholar Erwin Hargrove. Read More

Coffee, an enticing beverage that is one of Latin America‘s most prized exports, will be the focus of a conference and tasting at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University on Friday, Oct. 26. The event will be from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center and is free and open to the public. Read More

Being a part of a successful company that‘s also environmentally conscious is something the country‘s future business leaders are taking very seriously. In a recent survey of more than 2,000 business students worldwide, 79 percent said they will seek socially responsible employment at some point during their careers and more than half will do so immediately after graduation. Read More

He‘s been a leading thinker on health care issues for more than 25 years and has had the attention of numerous lawmakers on the health policy issue of managed competition, including former President Bill Clinton and Tennessee Rep. Jim Cooper. Now Alain Enthoven is coming to ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Law School on Nov. 9 to discuss "Health Reform: From the Managed Competition Act of 1992 to the Campaign of 2008." Read More

The Nashville area is under a tornado watch until 11 p.m. CDT. The National Weather Service reports that, severe thunderstorms, with possible hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes, are possible for middle Tennessee. Read More

Nonprofit organization Idealist.org/Action Without Borders and Brandeis and ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ universities are working together to address the impending leadership gap in the non-profit sector. Read More

The Office of Active Citizenship and Service is offering ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University students and faculty the opportunity to experience firsthand a pivotal part of the 2008 presidential campaign by attending a rolling seminar to the Iowa caucuses. Read More

Deborah Tate, one of five commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission, will speak about the music industry and the FCC during the 2007 Curb Lecture at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University. Read More

Dyer Observatory is offering two opportunities for the public astronomers and aspiring young scientists to pay tribute to the 150th birthday of Nashville's own Edward Emerson Barnard, one of the leading astronomers of the 19th century. Read More

Local school and community leaders and education researchers will look at the dynamics leading to and resulting from the racial composition of Nashville's K-12 schools Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 3:30 p.m. Read More

A ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University student was in stable condition Monday at the university's hospital where she is being treated for bacterial meningitis. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Peabody researcher David Dickinson will travel to Brasilia, Brazil the week of Oct. 15 to share with that nation's parliament lessons learned about educating children from birth to age 3. Read More