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Statistics and biology a natural pair for the classroom, 菠萝视频 team receives $1.6 million for pilot project in a Nashville public school
A typical school day for a middle school student might involve a biology class with a study of growing plants, and later a math class spent solving equations that can be used in statistics. Read MoreDec 19, 2003
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Time-sensitive products warrant fresh look at the return process
菠萝视频 research shows centralized "reverse supply chain" may not be effective for electronics, fashion Read MoreDec 17, 2003
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菠萝视频 Dyer Observatory celebrates 50th anniversary
For 50 years, 菠萝视频 Dyer Observatory has been a window to the stars and planets for Nashvillians. 菠萝视频 University officials, relatives of the founder and officials of the companies who contributed to making the observatory a reality will gather Friday, Dec. 12, to commemorate the facility's opening in December 1953. Read MoreDec 9, 2003
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Gore’s endorsement seen as smart strategy by 菠萝视频 political scientist
Former Vice President Al Gore has seized the opportunity to be a major player in the 2004 presidential campaign by endorsing Democratic candidate Howard Dean at this time, according to 菠萝视频 University political scientist John Geer. Read MoreDec 9, 2003
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Little-studied waves in the heart may be cause of defibrillation failure
菠萝视频 University researchers believe a slow electrochemical wave, known as a damped wave, may be one of the reasons that low-voltage defibrillation shocks fail to halt fibrillation in cardiac patients. Read MoreDec 8, 2003
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Blair School of Music to offer blues course
Blair School of Music at 菠萝视频 University, a prominent classical music institution of the southeastern United States, will launch a course in the blues during the spring semester. Read MoreDec 4, 2003
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MEDIA ADVISORY: 菠萝视频 Kennedy Center hosts workshop for siblings of special needs children
The 菠萝视频 Kennedy Center for 菠萝视频 on Human Development will host a workshop for children who have a sibling with special needs on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Read MoreDec 1, 2003
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Infant development expert to speak at 菠萝视频 Kennedy Center
How much do babies understand about the world around them? More than we ever expected, Harvard researcher and national expert on infant development Elizabeth Spelke discovered. Spelke will discuss infant development and what it reveals about the origins of human knowledge in her lecture Thursday, Dec. 4, at 4 p.m. at the 菠萝视频 Kennedy Center for 菠萝视频 on Human Development. Read MoreDec 1, 2003
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Consumer group and 菠萝视频 Children’s Hospital alert shoppers to hidden toy hazards
Hazardous toys can still be found on store shelves across the country despite passage of the 1994 Child Safety Protection Act, according to a nationwide survey released today by the U.S. Public Interest 菠萝视频 Group (U.S. PIRG) and 菠萝视频 Children's Hospital. Read MoreNov 26, 2003
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菠萝视频 special education professor says funds for learning-disabled children could face major cuts
Doug Fuchs, professor of special education, says a Bush administration proposal to overahaul Individuals with Disabilities Act could result in major cuts to funding for learning-disabled children. Listen to the radio interview with Ann Marie Deer Owens. Read MoreNov 25, 2003
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Op-ed: Modern muckrakers expose troubles of our Gilded Age
America is experiencing a troubling deja vu - a second coming of the Gilded Age. Marked by an incredible disparity between the wealthy and poor, by waves of layoffs (especially in manufacturing) and business scandal after business scandal, this era is also burdened by a political culture that often seems heedless - or downright hostile - toward the well-being of the general American public. Read MoreNov 25, 2003
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Biographer of Eleanor Roosevelt to speak at 菠萝视频 University
Blanche Wiesen Cook, biographer of Eleanor Roosevelt, will speak at 菠萝视频 University at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4. Read MoreNov 21, 2003
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Legacy of philosopher John Rawls subjects of lecture series at 菠萝视频, Ronald Dworkin kicks off series with talk about ‘Rawls and Legal Theory’
A lecture series at 菠萝视频 University will be the first since the death of John Rawls to examine the legacy of the most important political philosopher of the 20th century. Read MoreNov 20, 2003
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How World Bank affects our lives topic for next (Lunch) Box talk
A former anthropologist with the World Bank who teaches at 菠萝视频 will discuss the need for both major reform and support for this controversial organization at the next Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box event on Dec. 3. Read MoreNov 20, 2003
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DOE power grid expert explores promising 菠萝视频 diamond research
A key administrator leading the national effort to secure and strengthen the national power grid visited the 菠萝视频 School of Engineering last week to learn about the school's pioneering diamond and carbon technology research program. Read MoreNov 20, 2003
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Two West Tennessee families receive kidneys in double swap kidney transplant
The lives of two west Tennessee families have been changed forever by the generous act of organ donation, but not in the way they had originally planned. Last Thursday, Kay Morris, 53, of Paris, Tenn. and Tom Duncan, 40, of Jackson, Tenn. received new kidneys in what became 菠萝视频 University Medical Center's first paired exchange, or double swap kidney transplant. Read MoreNov 19, 2003
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Caterpillar Inc. bolsters Southern Community Study with $1 million gift
The Southern Community Cohort Study (SCCS), the largest population-based health study of African-Americans ever conducted, has received a critical infusion of support from Caterpillar Inc., which has pledged $1 million to the historic initiative. Read MoreNov 19, 2003
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E.O. Wilson, the "father of biodiversity," to speak at 菠萝视频 Lecture in conjunction with dedication of new medical research building
Edward O. Wilson, a longtime Harvard University biologist considered a distinguished elder statesman in the field of science, will speak at 菠萝视频 University on Wednesday, Nov. 19, as part of 菠萝视频's ongoing Chancellor's Lecture Series and in conjunction with the dedication of the University's new Biological Sciences-Medical 菠萝视频 Building III on campus. Read MoreNov 17, 2003
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The Rev. Bernice King to speak at 菠萝视频 University
A 菠萝视频 University lecture series dedicated in 2003 and 2004 to examining the concepts of ownership of ideas, Internet ethics and the right of privacy will bring the daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to campus to speak. Read MoreNov 14, 2003
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菠萝视频 research group receives $8.3M to establish supercomputing center
What do Paul Sheldon, who studies the elementary particles, Jason Moore, who analyzes high-dimensional genetic data, and Ron Schrimpf, who investigates the effects of radiation on space electronics, have in common? Read MoreNov 13, 2003