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²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University welcomes 74 new faculty across its nine schools and colleges for the 2022–23 academic year. Here, some of the university’s new faculty share their work exploring challenging topics. Read More

Globally, at least 60% of countries proposed remote learning options that rely only on online platforms, but approximately 47% of students cannot connect to the internet from their homes. This Insights report analyzes factors affecting perceptions of government-provided distance learning during the pandemic.

Tommy Oswalt, BA’20, did not come to ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ with a mapped-out plan for his major. That initially made him nervous, but the first-generation college student jumped in with an open mind and a passion for building community—paving the way for a successful career. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ reseach shows that resources for lung cancer screening programs increased the number of veterans screened.

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University welcomes 74 new faculty across its nine schools and colleges for the 2022–23 academic year. Here, some of the university’s new faculty share the work they are doing to tackle current real-world challenges. Read More

New ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ research explores the economic effects of pandemic-related migration patterns on municipal bonds.

The trans-institutional initiative is an ongoing collaboration of Fisk University, the Frist Art Museum, Millions of Conversations and ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University that explores creative approaches to living together in the global South.  Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ researchers are studying precancerous lesions and early cancers in the colon, with the goal of developing new ways to prevent colorectal cancer, the nation’s second leading cancer killer.

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University welcomes 74 new faculty across its nine schools and colleges for the 2022–23 academic year. Here, some of the university’s new faculty share their academic collaborations. Read More

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Emily Hodges and graduate student Tyler Hansen used a blended approach to create a new, multi-omic method to identify and characterize gene regulatory elements—non-coding DNA sequences that control gene expression—in the human genome.

A $5 million gift from Robert M. Levy, BA’72, and his wife, Diane vS. Levy, to ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University will provide internship stipends for deserving undergraduate students and seek additional giving through a challenge match. Read More

A grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow John T. Wilson to explore ways to use recently developed nanoparticles to stimulate immunity pathways in children, with the aim of making immunotherapy treatments for neuroblastoma more effective.

The Wallace Foundation recently awarded a four-year, $1.42 million grant to ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Peabody College of education and human development and Mathematica for a new study to expand knowledge about assistant principals and provide new insights on how the role can help diversify the principal profession and advance educational equity.  Read More

A new model suggests that a protein involved in the generation of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) works differently than previously thought.

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University welcomes 74 new faculty across its nine schools and colleges for the 2022–23 academic year. Here, some of the professors share what inspires them in their journey of learning, discovery, problem-solving and teaching. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ researcher Nilanjan Sarkar is partnering with Lorraine Mion of the Ohio State University and two Middle Tennessee long-term care facilities to investigate how augmented reality technologies can ease loneliness among residents.

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University has been chosen by the National Science Foundation to lead the new Mid-South Innovation Corps Hub, a group of nine universities that make up a regional coalition of diverse, tech-forward institutions to promote inclusive innovation, spur economic development and prosperity and transform Midsouth metro areas into growth and commercialization centers for STEM-related technologies. Read More

When high blood pressure was induced in young mice, they had bone loss and osteoporosis-related bone damage comparable to older mice, according to new research presented at the American Heart Association’s Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2022 conference.

New ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ research could inform therapeutic strategies for enhancing thymic function when desired — such as during aging, recovery from radiation therapy or chemotherapy, or other conditions that reduce T cell output.

New research from ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Business identifies ways that managers can set up autistic employees for success.