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Shakespearean actors to instruct ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ theatre students, Weeklong visit culminates with performance of Romeo and Juliet
Theatre students at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University will get a week of intense instruction in Shakespearean acting when the Actors From the London Stage company visits for a weeklong residency in February. Read MoreJan 21, 2004
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ wins grant to train vision researchers, becoming a national leader in vision research
The ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University Vision ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Center (VVRC) recently won a competitive renewal of a $2.8 million grant from the National Eye Institute to train graduate and post-doctoral students in vision research. The grant is the latest in a series of funds the University has won to support vision research. Read MoreJan 20, 2004
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Expert panel to debate Internet downloading at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ, Public Enemy’s Chuck D among the panelists
Veteran rap artist Chuck D will be among a panel of experts from both sides of the Internet downloading debate featured in an upcoming ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University event. Read MoreJan 20, 2004
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How to rebuild Iraq to be discussed at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Law School, Reinhart and Merrett to share firsthand experiences
Constitution building and reconstruction in Iraq will be the subject of a ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University Law School symposium beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 23. The two speakers, Judge Gilbert S. Merritt and Kevin Reinhart, each spent time working in Iraq in the summer of 2003. Read MoreJan 19, 2004
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ author to speak about muckraking journalists, Cecelia Tichi is author of Exposes and Excess: Muckraking in America 1900/2000
²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University professor Cecelia Tichi, author of ExposÈs and Excess: Muckraking in America 1900/2000, will speak about the comeback of muckraking journalism at two Nashville events. Read MoreJan 16, 2004
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ conference to examine efforts to cure homosexuality, event is same day as another event promoting gay cures
Claims that homosexuality can be cured through religious faith will be examined at a conference on Saturday, Feb. 7, at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University, the same day another conference is scheduled at a Nashville church to promote the concept. Read MoreJan 15, 2004
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It really does take a village: MLK speaker to explain how neighborhood support of children can help prevent future violence
How does investigating the roots of crime change a vacant lot into a community garden? Harvard public health researcher Felton Earls will discuss his findings that change can be as simple as "taking action, making an effort" as part of the ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture Series Thursday, Jan. 22, at 4 p.m. at the ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Kennedy Center for ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ on Human Development. Read MoreJan 15, 2004
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Progress in probing the mosquito’s sense of smell
Today, we know a little bit more about one of mankind's deadliest enemies, the mosquito. Scientists have taken an important step toward understanding the mosquito's sense of smell, an avenue of research that may lead to better ways to repel the deadly insect. Read MoreJan 14, 2004
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Lecture series on legacy of philosopher John Rawls continues at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ, Rawls friend and critic Michael Sandel to speak on Jan. 26
A lecture series at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University examining the legacy of John Rawls, considered by many to be the most important philosopher of the 20th century, next features his most prominent critic. Read MoreJan 13, 2004
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MEDIA ADVISORY – Drunk-driving victim encourages others to "Make the Right Choice" in ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ address
Brandon Silveria knows firsthand the perils of drinking and driving. At age 17, after drinking a couple of beers at a high school party and then getting behind the wheel of his car, Silveria was involved in a near-fatal crash that left him comatose for three months. What followed were a grueling three-year rehabilitation and permanent speech and walking disabilities. Read MoreJan 13, 2004
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New device can help defend against novel biological agents
The ability to analyze and defend against novel biological agents has been strengthened by the development of a new device that can monitor the metabolism of living cells in near real time. Read MoreJan 9, 2004
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ to host round of prestigious national venture capital contest
The Owen Graduate School of Management will host a round of the 2004 Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) on Jan. 16. Read MoreJan 9, 2004
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New report provides first look at quality of life, improving services for Nashville’s immigrant communities
Nashville has experienced a three-fold increase in foreign-born residents since 1990 - from 12,662 to 39,596. However, 80 percent of agencies providing social services to these populations are located outside of immigrant communities, and the majority of agencies experience language barriers with the people they serve, according to a new report. Read MoreJan 8, 2004
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National political correspondent, best-selling author to headline ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University’s 2004 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series Jan. 19-27
Juan Williams, best-selling author and senior correspondent for National Public Radio's "Morning Edition," will deliver the keynote address for ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University's 2004 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series Jan. 19-27. Read MoreJan 7, 2004
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Ethics is topic for community breakfast at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ
The basics of ethics will be the subject of the first community breakfast of 2004 sponsored by ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Divinity School. C.Melissa Snarr, assistant professor of ethics and society at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Divinity School, will speak from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 29, at the University Club of Nashville. Read MoreJan 7, 2004
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Racism to be examined during Relevant Religion series
The director of the Kelly Miller Smith Institute for Black Church Studies at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University will present a survey of the prophetic responses to racism during a four-part community education series that begins Jan. 19. Read MoreJan 6, 2004
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Drunk-driving victim encourages others to "Make the Right Choice" in ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ address
Brandon Silveria knows firsthand the perils of drinking and driving. At age 17, after drinking a couple of beers at a high school party and then getting behind the wheel of his car, Silveria was involved in a near-fatal crash that left him comatose for three months. What followed were a grueling three-year rehabilitation and permanent speech and walking disabilities. Read MoreDec 31, 2003
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ admissions official and son die in Georgia accident
Garrett C. Klein, senior associate director of undergraduate admissions at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University, died Sunday of injuries suffered in a traffic accident in Georgia. He was 32. Son Bennett Derby Klein, 4, also died in the accident. Read MoreDec 29, 2003
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Former Owen School Dean Sam Richmond dies, Set vision, drove school’s success
Samuel B. Richmond, who left a distinguished teaching and research career at Columbia University to move to ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University, where he transformed the Owen Graduate School of Management from a small regional graduate school of business into one of the nation's best, died Monday. He was 84 Read MoreDec 29, 2003
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ researchers receive fellowships to support early identification, genetic causes of autism
Two ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Kennedy Center investigators have been awarded mentor-based fellowships by the National Alliance for Autism ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ (NAAR) to advance the study of autism. Read MoreDec 19, 2003