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Fast forward to a civilization about three trillion years in the future. Astronomers at that time equipped with instruments equal to those of today would likely come to a much different conclusion about the basic nature of the universe, one that harks back to static models that were popular at the turn of the century. Read More

The ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Owen Graduate School of Management has rewarded five talented and dedicated faculty members with endowed chairs. Read More

The ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Owen Graduate School of Management is putting more intellectual power into its already outstanding faculty, by welcoming six new researchers and teachers to the school. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Engineering alumni Doug Davis and Sam McCleskey received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University School of Engineering during the Engineering Celebration Dinner held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Buckhead on Tuesday, May 22. Read More

The Supreme Court followed the advice of a ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University professor and 25 other top antitrust economists and overturned the decision made by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on the telecom antitrust lawsuit Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly. Read More

David K. "Pat" Wilson, former chairman and life member of the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Board of Trust whose personal and family influence and generosity are evidenced in nearly all areas of the university, died Sunday at home. He was 87. Read More

Improving Salvadorians' attitudes toward civic participation, their fellow citizens and their democratic institutions is crucial to developing democratic stability in El Salvador, a country in which crime and a sense of insecurity prevail. Read More

Nearly 600 of Tennessee's top middle school students and their families will converge on the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ campus Saturday, May 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to be recognized for their academic aptitude and to learn about college life. Read More

An employee is fired for having a political bumper sticker on his car. Another is let go for complaining about co-workers on a MySpace page. A third person didn't receive a call-back on a prospective job because of the sermon he gave on his church's podcast. Are these violations of free speech? Are private companies breaking the law by firing or not hiring these people? Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ anthropologist Tom D. Dillehay has been named to a distinguished class of scientists, politicians, authors, artists and others, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) announced April 30. Read More

Fourteen retiring faculty members were recognized during ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ's May 11 commencement ceremony when the university honored their years of service and bestowed on them the title of emeritus or emerita faculty. Read More

Curbing corruption and violence and opening up government meetings and financial information to public scrutiny are keys to promoting democracy in Honduras, where support for a democratic government has increased. Read More

Can you imagine an archer trying to improve her accuracy by practicing blindfolded, never seeing how close she was to hitting her target, never getting any information to help correct her aim? Read More

Michael McSurdy, vice president of program services for the Oasis Center, which helps more than 3,000 young people and their families in the greater-Nashville area every year, is this year's recipient of a full tuition sponsorship to the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Owen Graduate School of Management Executive MBA program. The award is financed by Owen and a winner is chosen through a partnership with the Center for Nonprofit Management. Read More

A plan to use nanotechnology to produce a new type of cancer detector won the third-place award at the NanoNexus2007 conference held last month at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Read More

Melvyn Semmel, a researcher and educator who helped shape the nation's understanding of students with disabilities, has been named the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Peabody College of education and human development's 2007 Distinguished Alumnus. Peabody Dean Camilla Benbow will present Semmel with the award during Commencement, Friday, May 11. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ's first ever NCAA team champion has been invited to meet the President in a White House reception June 18. Read More

Art lovers and fans of the legendary jazz artist John Coltrane will have their last chance to see "God Breathes," a series of paintings depicting the works and life of Coltrane, this week before the exhibit leaves ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University and Nashville on Friday, May 11. Read More

In this op-ed, Michael Newton, special adviser to the Iraqi Tribunal and acting associate professor of law at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University, argues for Congressional action to provide funding for the U.S. troops stationed in Iraq. The op-ed orignially ran in the Washington Post on May 3, 2007. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University alumnus and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus will be available to media from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. Thursday, May 10, prior to his Senior Class Day address at 10 a.m. on ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University's Alumni Lawn. Read More