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The ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Kennedy Center for ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ on Human Development is hosting a photo exhibit and forum to raise awareness of the education needs of those with vision impairments. The exhibit, "Focusing on the Future of Students with Vision Impairments: Teachers in Action," showcases photos taken by the Brentwood Camera Club of teachers and students with vision impairments interacting in different learning situations. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University and National Geographic Society today announced recovery of a 600-pound elaborately carved Maya altar, replete with images and writing that offer new information on the shrouded history of the Maya civilization. The altar was recovered through an unusual collaboration among Guatemalan undercover agents, local Maya villagers and American archaeologists that included a six-month pursuit of the relic and the arrest of a ring of antiquities looters. Read More

A historical chronicle of the journey of the 600-pound Mayan altar, detailing events such as its commission in 796 A.D., its theft by gangs in 2001 and its recovery this fall. Read More

Archaeologist Arthur Demarest first learned of the ancient altar's existence from Maya village elders near his project site in Guatemala. Their information, given at personal risk, also led to the altar's recovery and the arrest of the looters who had it. The villagers' concern for the looted altar and their fragile heritage had come about in part as a result of a sustainable tourism and indigenous development project that is directed by ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University, National Geographic and Counterpart International, with funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and many other organizations. Read More

Top executives of MCI and America West Airlines will discuss how to lead a company through the most trying times and how to weather corporate challenges-from falling stock prices to economic pressures to bankruptcy-at the one-day "Managing in Turbulent Times" conference at the Owen Graduate School of Management at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University on Nov. 14. Read More

The second lecture at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University commemorating the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that outlawed educational segregation is titled "Brown v. Board after a Half Century: The Gains of Integration, the Consequences of Resegregation." Read More

Within the last decade astronomers have discovered more than 100 planets orbiting stars other than our sun. The significance of these profound discoveries on Earth's place in the universe is the focus of the next "Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box" talk on Nov. 5. ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Professor of Philosophy David Wood will lead the conversation, titled "A Question of Planets," with David Weintraub, associate professor of astronomy. Read More

Students at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Divinity School will take a closer look at how art is intertwined with Christian worship with the help of Robin Margaret Jensen, the first holder of the Luce Chancellor's Chair of the History of Christian Worship and art. Read More

Fuel cell manufacturer PowerAvenue has signed a memorandum of understanding with the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University School of Engineering to collaborate on hydrogen fuel cell research. Read More

The Gender, Sexuality and Political Action Conference, organized by the 2002-03 fellows of the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ, will be held Friday, Oct. 31, and Saturday, Nov. 1, in Room 134 of Featheringill Hall at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Medical Center has been awarded a federal grant for nearly $1 million to address nurse recruitment and retention and its impact on the quality of care. Read More

Avery Leiserson, a distinguished ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University political scientist who brought national recognition to his department through a variety of leadership and service roles, will be honored Nov. 1 at a campus reunion of his colleagues and former students. Read More

Two decades of dinner-table conversation between a husband and wife have resulted in a rare grant to an English professor from the National Institutes of Health. Read More

Dr. Andrea Bracikowski, director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, says parents should be aware children are far more likely to suffer injury from a fall, or impact with an auto on Halloween than to have their candy tampered with. Read More

Faculty and staff of the Owen Graduate School of Management at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University will be the first on campus to take part in the Nashville Area Red Cross' "Together We Prepare" training later this week. Read More

Two ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Sokrates T. Pantelides, professor of physics, and Ned A. Porter, professor and chair of the department of chemistry, are among the 300 members of the AAAS to receive the honor. Read More

In September of 1957, a bomb exploded at the Hattie Cotton School as Nashville moved toward desegregating public schools. Five months later, dynamite exploded at the city's Jewish Community Center. Read More

The new business law clinic at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Law School is a classic example of a "win-win" situation: it provides free legal services to small business owners and non-profit agencies who couldn't otherwise afford an attorney while giving law students valuable experience with actual clients. Read More

A new and ambitious intellectual initiative at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University takes a significant step forward on Oct. 30, when the Center for the Study of Religion and Culture introduces itself with an open house. Read More

David Brooks, a columnist for The New York Times and senior editor at The Weekly Standard, will explore "The Geography of Politics" in a ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University address on Wednesday, Oct. 22. The lecture begins at 6 p.m. in Ingram Hall at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ's Blair School of Music. A reception with Brooks will precede the lecture at 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Read More