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After more than $2 million worth of renovations and two years of construction, ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University School of Nursing (VUSN) will unveil its newly refurbished Godchaux Hall to the community at a special ceremony at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 29. Read More

CMA Entertainer of the Year nominees Rascal Flatts donated $817,000 in proceeds from Friday night's sold-out Gaylord Entertainment Center concert in Nashville to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ. Read More

An article in the Wall Street Journal on Sept. 26 analyzed the changing nature of corporate governance at colleges and universities and featured ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University as a case study. The Journal's report on this important issue presented an incomplete portrait of ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ. Read More

Two higher education experts are available to offer commentary on Secretary of Education Margaret Spelling's announcement today about the federal government's new plans to track student progress, increase student aid and hold colleges more accountable for student achievement. Read More

The National Center on School Choice at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University's Peabody College of education and human development is hosting a national conference on charter school research Thursday, Sept. 28, and Friday, Sept. 29. Read More

If you've ever struggled to decipher the nutrition information on food labels, you're not alone. In fact, the confusion aisle at the supermarket is getting pretty crowded these days. According to a study by researchers at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Medical Center, difficulties with math and reading are significantly limiting people's ability to adequately understand the information presented on food labels. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Chancellor Gordon Gee; Mr. C, the university mascot; cheerleaders and other university representatives will deliver prizes to the winners of the 2006 "Show Your Gold" contest Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 2 to 3:15 p.m. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Hillel will honor Paul Rusesabagina, the hotel manager who saved more than 1,200 lives during the Rwandan genocide of 1994 and inspired the movie Hotel Rwanda Read More

Moving up two places from rankings announced last year, researchers from the Department of Pediatrics at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ are listed as sixth in the nation for federal funding of pediatric research with grants in 2005 totaling $20,238,000. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ by ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ mathematicians is getting increased recognition via one of the top industry standards — how often its published papers are cited in major mathematics journals. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University's "Meet the Candidates" community picnic on Oct. 6 is expected to be one of the area's largest and most festive political gatherings prior to the Nov. 7 election. The picnic provides an excellent opportunity for ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ's students, faculty and staff as well as the university's neighbors, to learn more about the campaigns. Read More

The First Amendment, current health issues and historical presidential elections are just a few of the varied topics offered for the fall term of ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University's Retirement Learning program Oct. 7 through Nov. 17. Read More

The stage is set for Shinzo Abe to become Japan's new Prime Minister Sept. 26 following his election as the leader of the country's ruling party. Read More

Local religious leaders and interested members of the public are invited to conversations with ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University researchers on Christianity and the environment on Saturday, Sept. 30. Read More

Kevin Klose, president and chief executive officer of National Public Radio (NPR), will speak Sept. 27 at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Law School. Read More

The Holocaust Lecture Series at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ, the longest continuous holocaust lecture series at an American university, turns its attention this year to damage intentionally wrought upon their victims' rich cultures by Nazi Germany and other genocidal regimes. Read More

On Saturday, Oct. 21, ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University School of Medicine and the Melanoma ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Foundation (MRF) will host an educational symposium for melanoma patients, family and health care providers. Read More

Historian and author Lamin Sanneh, a significant voice in inter-religious dialogue, will deliver the 2006 Cole Lectures at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University. Read More

Tennessee State and ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ universities' bands will join forces for three performances at the historic football match-up between the two schools on Saturday, Sept. 23. Read More

The Fall of Fujimori, the complex story of a former Peruvian president who is fighting extradition from Chile on charges of corruption, murder and human rights abuses, will be screened Sept. 27 at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University. Ellen Perry, director and producer of this award-winning documentary, will attend the screening, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Wilson Hall's Room 103. Read More