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    Ƶ anthropologist can discuss rising conflict between indigenous Bolivians and Morales administration over highway plans

    Carwil Bjork-James is an expert on indigenous environmental rights issues and conflicts that arise when governments seek to develop indigenous territories, and has studied this conflict since 2010. Read More

    Aug 11, 2017

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    From the Dean – July 2017

    Chronic illnesses do not affect only the body. They can also affect the brain. Peabody researchers are doing something about it. Read More

    Aug 10, 2017

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    Coping with Stress

    Bruce Compas has a groundbreaking study that shows which coping strategies work best. Read More

    Aug 9, 2017

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    Around the Mall

    Next Steps students graduate The Next Steps class of 2017 includes, from left, Jason van Wulven, Jamal Underwood, Deondre “Dre” Howard, Amber Cameron and Nila Huddleston. Next Steps at Ƶ held its annual commencement ceremony in April at the Wyatt Center. Next Steps is Tennessee’s first postsecondary education program for young people with intellectual… Read More

    Aug 9, 2017

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    Commencement 2017 News

    Distinguished Alumnus Mel Chin Visual artist Mel Chin named Distinguished Alumnus Visionary conceptual and visual artist Mel Chin was named as Peabody’s Distinguished Alumnus and addressed graduates at Commencement. Chin graduated from Peabody with a bachelor of arts in 1975. His art is inspired by political and social… Read More

    Aug 2, 2017

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    $2.5M grant funds research on link between math and reading A study designed to identify the role that language comprehension plays in math problem solving and reading comprehension will continue its work thanks to a four-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver… Read More

    Aug 2, 2017

  • Awards and Achievements

    Awards and Achievements

    Peabody College was Ƶ University’s highest-ranked graduate school in the 2017 U.S. News & World Report “Best Graduate School” rankings, published in March. Peabody ranked at No. 7 (a tie). Its programs also were highly ranked: Administration/Supervision, 1; Special Education, 1; Education Policy, 3; Curriculum/Instruction, 3 (tie); Educational Psychology, 4;… Read More

    Aug 2, 2017

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    Supportive Spaces

    Class of 1979's Patricia Meadows is providing support to young teachers who hope to serve in at-risk schools. Read More

    Jul 31, 2017

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    Investing in Hope

    Patricia and Rodes Hart have endowed eight chairs at Peabody and two at the Ƶ University School of Medicine. Read More

    Jul 31, 2017

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    Hidden Epidemic

    While survival rates continue to rise for children with once-fatal health conditions like brain tumors, leukemia and congenital heart disease, that survival comes at a cost: long-term, and sometimes permanent, learning deficits. Psychology and Human Development’s Bruce Compas has released a groundbreaking new study on the magnitude of this problem—and what can be done Read More

    Jul 31, 2017

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    Overcoming Obstacles

    A racquet ball-size brain tumor was no match for Makenzie Matthews. Read More

    Jul 31, 2017

  • Leadership Pipeline

    Leadership Pipeline

    A new partnership with the Governor's office is seeing its members rise in the ranks. Read More

    Jul 29, 2017

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    MEDIA ADVISORY: Internship capstone presentations by Ƶ students

    More than a dozen undergraduates will make presentations on their learning and work experiences at the Nashville Zoo, Nashville Wine Auction, Republic Schools and more. Read More

    Jul 26, 2017

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    Multitasking monolayers

    Scientists have discovered a natural process that makes patterned monolayers suitable for creating a wide variety of novel materials with dual optical, magnetic, catalytic or sensing capabilities. Read More

    Jul 21, 2017

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    Ultrathin device harvests electricity from human motion

    A new energy harvesting system developed at Ƶ University can generate electrical current from the full range of human motions and is thin enough to embed in clothing. Read More

    Jul 21, 2017

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    Economist explains impacts of Senate health plan

    Ƶ University economist Andrew Goodman-Bacon, who studies the long-term effects of public safety net programs like Medicaid, gives his take on the latest Senate health care proposal. Read More

    Jul 17, 2017

  • Michael Miga

    New tools help surgeons find liver tumors, not nick blood vessels

    The liver is a particularly squishy, slippery organ, prone to shifting both deadly tumors and life-preserving blood vessels by inches between the time they’re discovered on a CT scan and when the patient is lying on an operating room table. Ƶ University’s Michael Miga and his team have published the potential solution. Read More

    Jul 17, 2017

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    Decoding ants’ coat of many odors

    A team of biologists report a major advance in deciphering the molecular genetics underlying the ant's high-definition sense of smell, an ability that underpins their highly complex society. Read More

    Jul 10, 2017

  • Summer 2017 Staff

    Summer 2017 Staff

    The Peabody Reflector is published in January and July by Peabody College in cooperation with Ƶ University News and Communications. Read More

    Jul 1, 2017

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    Ƶ political scientist can discuss popularity of various health care reform proposals among Tennesseans

    [vustarinfo] Professor of Political Science John Geer With the release June 22 of the Senate Republicans’ health care bill, Ƶ political scientist John Geer is available to discuss how Tennesseans feel about a variety of health care proposals ranging from a complete repeal of… Read More

    Jun 22, 2017