Releases
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ to participate in worldwide test of HIV vaccine
²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University Medical Center is participating in worldwide tests of a potential vaccine that can stimulate important immune responses against the virus that causes AIDS. Read MoreOct 7, 2003
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Philosophers gather at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ to examine implications of pluralism
Some of the nation's top philosophers will gather at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ for a two-day conference at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University to examine pluralism, a relatively new position in philosophy that has attracted attention for its application to a wide array of current issues. Read MoreOct 7, 2003
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University study first comprehensive look at behavioral health services provided for children in TennCare
TennCare provided behavioral health services to more of the state's children during state fiscal years 1994-2000; however, the volume of services children received for emotional and behavioral problems decreased, a new study shows. Read MoreOct 6, 2003
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ physicist wins China’s top international science prize
A collaboration that started in the early 1970's when a Chinese physicist wrote Joe Hamilton to request some reprints of his recent papers on physics culminated in a ceremony in Beijing on Sept. 22. At the official occasion, presided over by China's Minister of Science and Technology and broadcast on national television, Hamilton, who is the Landon C. Garland Distinguished Professor of Physics at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ, received the National Prize of International Scientific and Technological Collaborations of China ñ the highest award that the Chinese government bestows on foreign scientists. Read MoreOct 6, 2003
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ to host Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commemorative Series
²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University will host a series of public lectures throughout the 2003-04 academic year to mark the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's historic Brown v. Board of Education decision. Read MoreOct 3, 2003
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Two Peabody professors win ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ faculty awards
Peabody College professors have been named the 2003 recipients of two of ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ's most prestigious faculty awards. Read MoreOct 3, 2003
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New ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Student Life Center will offer social hall, expanded meeting space, enhanced Career Center
²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ will break ground Saturday, Oct. 4, on a new Student Life Center that will feature a 10,000-square-foot social hall, a comprehensive career center and consolidated space for international scholars and study abroad services. Read MoreOct 3, 2003
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ study shows audit firms will continue to put their own interests first, changes imposed by SEC may help clean up industry
Think the accounting scandals of the past two years have straightened out the audit industry? Not so. A ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University study reveals that, despite the attention called to the industry for its complicity in the corporate scandals, audit firms under pressure from major clients bending the rules are still prone to produce inaccurate audit opinionsóif they think they won't be caught. Read MoreOct 2, 2003
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Neurons that play truth or consequences
The "CEO" in your brain appears to be concerned more about the consequences of your actions than how hard they are to produce. Read MoreOct 2, 2003
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ students win National Black MBA Association case competition
A team of second-year students from the Owen Graduate School of Management at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University took first place honors in this year's National Black MBA Association National Student Case Competition, held in conjunction with the association's 25th annual conference in Philadelphia last week. Read MoreOct 2, 2003
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University Dyer Observatory welcomes the fall season with second "Music on the Mountain" community event
The community is invited to celebrate the fall season at the second in a series of outdoor "Music on the Mountain" events on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 5:30 p.m. at the ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Dyer Observatory. Read MoreOct 2, 2003
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Court ruling supports ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ decision to change name of building
A Davidson County Chancery Court granted ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University permission to remove the name "Confederate" from one of its residence halls and supported the University's argument that the continued use of the word contradicted ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ's goal of achieving "the kind of inclusive and welcoming environment that is essential for a world-class university." Read MoreSep 30, 2003
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New study shows metabolic disorder in infants more common then previously thought
A metabolic disorder that has been linked to abnormal blood sugar levels, heart disease and even sudden death in infants is far more common then previous research had shown, and can be treated with expanded newborn screening reports a study in the September issue of The Journal of Pediatrics. Read MoreSep 29, 2003
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ leads national study on Teens Achieving Mastery over Stress
²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University is leading a national study to learn about the kinds of stress youth face, and will provide an opportunity for teens to participate in a program to improve their coping skills and to avoid depression. Read MoreSep 29, 2003
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ to host conference on impact of nationalism in Western Hemisphere
International scholars will discuss the historic role of nationalism in the Americas and its implications for current hot button issues including globalization and immigration during a conference at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University Oct. 9, 10 and 11. Read MoreSep 25, 2003
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Current, former smokers needed for national lung screening trial
Current and former smokers are needed for a study to determine if screening people with either spiral computerized tomography (CT ) or chest X-ray before they have symptoms can reduce deaths from lung cancer. Read MoreSep 25, 2003
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MEDIA ADVISORY–²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ marching band goes Motown for Sept. 27 game
This Saturday, Sept. 27, ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University's Spirit of Gold Marching Band will perform a selection of Motown favorites--and feature two musicians linked to Motown's heyday--for a special halftime performance during the Commodores' game against Georgia Tech. Read MoreSep 25, 2003
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MEDIA ADVISORY–U.S. Supreme Court and individual privacy rights topic for next (Lunch) Box talk
The moral underpinnings of the U.S. Constitution, including the Supreme Court's role in protecting individual privacy rights, is the topic for the Oct. 8 installment of the "Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box series. ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Professor of Philosophy David Wood will lead the discussion, titled "The Supreme Court and the Promise of Liberty," with Rebecca Brown, a professor of law and the Allen Chair in Law at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ. Read MoreSep 25, 2003
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MEDIA ADVISORY–U.S. Assistant Surgeon General Susan Blumenthal to speak at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ
Susan Blumenthal, a leader in bringing women's health issues to the forefront of American public policy and developing the U.S. government's "From Missiles to Mammograms" program, which utilizes missile and target recognition technology to detect breast cancer, will be the first speaker in ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University's Chancellor's Lecture Series for 2003-04. Read MoreSep 25, 2003
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PR guru Robert Dilenschneider to speak at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ
Public relations industry veteran Robert Dilenschneider will speak at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University on Thursday, Oct. 2, as part of the University's ongoing Chancellor's Lecture Series. Read MoreSep 25, 2003