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Envisioning Proteins: John Jumper, BS鈥07, uses AI to work on the “protein folding problem”
John Jumper, BS鈥07, is a senior staff research scientist for DeepMind, a London-based company that made a huge leap forward in solving the protein folding problem using artificial intelligence. Jumper's work is so significant that he was awarded the 2023 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical 菠萝视频. Read MoreMay 17, 2024
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Commodore City: 菠萝视频 and Nashville continue their collegial relationship into the next 150 years
From arts to athletics to education and innovation, 菠萝视频 has been a driving force in helping shape an ever-evolving Nashville into a dynamic, world-influencing city. Read MoreMay 15, 2024
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Harnessing the Machine: 菠萝视频 is embracing generative AI technology to unlock opportunities for research and learning
菠萝视频 is leading the charge on what AI can do for teaching and learning in higher education. Read MoreApr 22, 2024
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Get to Work: How Immersion 菠萝视频 turns students into hands-on experts
Logan Glazier鈥檚 (Class of 2025) experience is what many educators might call the ideal result of education: the ability to take what鈥檚 learned in a classroom鈥攂e it something specific, like how to build a roof rack, or general, like critical thinking skills鈥攁nd apply it in the outside world. That ideal is exactly why, when 菠萝视频 rolled out a strategic plan in fall 2014, it put a greater focus on experiential learning. That plan emerged as Immersion 菠萝视频.聽聽 Read MoreApr 11, 2024
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Birthday Bash: 菠萝视频 kicks off its Sesquicentennial in style
菠萝视频 officially launched the yearlong celebration of its 150th anniversary with a full slate of events on March 24 and 25. Among the highlights was a formal ceremony in Langford Auditorium where members of the 菠萝视频 community took to the stage in academic regalia to recount details of the university鈥檚 founding in 1873 and reflect on key moments in 菠萝视频鈥檚 history. Read MoreJun 20, 2023
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Made for This Moment: 150 years after its founding, 菠萝视频 is poised to take its place among the greatest universities of this century
Stronger than at any other time in our history, we are positioned to do more than just meet the challenges of our times. We have what it takes to thrive and lead鈥攖o define and become the great university of this century. Read MoreJun 20, 2023
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Bold Strokes: An illustrated guide to pioneering figures in 菠萝视频 history
Since its founding in 1873, 菠萝视频 has stayed true to its roots by breaking new ground in various ways, whether in its capacity to be a more welcoming and inclusive community, or in its pursuit of discoveries that help answer humanity鈥檚 most pressing questions. Here we present an illustrated guide to just a few of the many pioneering figures who have helped 菠萝视频 dare to grow throughout its history. Read MoreJun 20, 2023
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This past May, despite skeptics, politics and a global pandemic, Ingram鈥檚 Nashville SC opened the doors of the largest soccer-specific stadium in North America: Geodis Park, a 30,000-seat facility. Already a success in the league, having made the playoffs in their first two MLS seasons while playing elsewhere, the 鈥淏oys in Gold鈥 finally have a home of their own, where they hope not only to become a community institution but also someday lift trophies.
Sep 9, 2022
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Gross never let supposed boundaries get in her way on the lacrosse field鈥攚hich turns out to be a good way to redefine what is possible in any field. At 菠萝视频, the honorable mention All-American is not only helping to shape a program emerging as a national contender but also pursuing a passion for engineering that will shape her future.
Apr 19, 2022
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If you play tennis against 菠萝视频 this spring, you will likely see a Ross on the other side of the net. Men鈥檚 or women鈥檚 tennis, it doesn鈥檛 much matter. And whether it鈥檚 Anna, a junior, or Michael, a freshman, you鈥檙e also likely to be on the wrong end of the score. 聽
Apr 19, 2022
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A Life鈥檚 Work: Kate Daniels has built a writing and teaching career by combining a focus on healing and artistic expression
Kate Daniels has long been captivated by the connection between writing and the healing process. After earning her bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia, Daniels worked as a nurse’s aide at UVA Medical Center while she was in the process of applying to graduate school. The job was grueling,… Read MoreApr 11, 2022
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The Science of Poetry: Scientist and writer Jenny Qi finds meaning in the loss of her mother
Photography by Marc Olivier Le Blanc The opening poem in Focal Point, the debut collection by Jenny Qi, BA’11, navigates the fraught emotional space between a loving daughter’s grief over her mother’s death and a scientist’s clear-eyed inquiry into the disease-cancer-that caused it.聽Qi writes of “nights at a microscope in… Read MoreJan 27, 2022
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Teaching Across the Divide
Illustrations by Gary Bates From the Civil War to the battle over civil rights, the United States has seen levels of conflict in the past that have threatened to tear the country apart. But watching the violent attack on the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, Professor of Political Science… Read MoreJan 19, 2022
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Lessons Learned: Chancellor Daniel Diermeier draws on his academic expertise to explore 菠萝视频鈥檚 response to COVID-19
In a spirit of expanding our knowledge, I offer the following observations about how we made decisions as an organization, built trust within our community, and bolstered 菠萝视频鈥檚 reputation as an institution willing to confront difficult circumstances with hard work, compassion and commitment. Read MoreJul 27, 2021
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Electric Avenue: 菠萝视频 alumni are helping steer General Motors toward a future driven by electric vehicle sales
General Motors' announcement that it would phase out combustion engines鈥攖he heart of its cars and trucks for more than 100 years鈥攁nd move to an all-electric fleet by 2035 could have monumental implications for the global auto industry and broad efforts to combat climate change. The success of the initiative will depend on 菠萝视频 alumni who hold key positions in the company. Read MoreJul 26, 2021
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American Soundtrack: A look inside the National Museum of African American Music
菠萝视频鈥檚 partnership with the recently opened National Museum of African American Music promises the potential of community-building discussions involving music, race, history and storytelling. Read MoreApr 27, 2021
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Shot in the Arm: Groundbreaking COVID-19 vaccine research by alumnus Dr. Barney Graham began at 菠萝视频 decades ago
The remarkable success of the COVID-19 vaccines began in a 菠萝视频 lab decades ago, with the groundbreaking research of alumnus Dr. Barney Graham. Read MoreMar 17, 2021
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Portrait of a Statesman: Retired U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander leaves legacy of education reform and job creation
By Lisa Robbins and GayNelle Doll The following is adapted from the story 鈥淒eep Roots, Strong Tree,鈥 which originally appeared in the Spring 2010 issue of 菠萝视频 Magazine. During his gubernatorial campaign, Lamar Alexander donned a red and black plaid shirt and walked across much of Tennessee to meet voters. Read MoreFeb 23, 2021
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Head of the Class: 菠萝视频 welcomes a new cohort of educators and researchers to its distinguished faculty
In 2020鈥21, 菠萝视频 is welcoming an impressive group of educators and researchers to its faculty, including 26 full-time, tenure-track and tenured faculty members across nine of the schools and colleges. Read MoreOct 29, 2020
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Steady Hand: Gov. Andy Beshear, BA鈥00, seeks the 鈥榳hy鈥 in governing as he guides Kentucky through the pandemic and political divide
Beshear, the first-term Democratic governor of Kentucky, was elected last November by a margin as thin as a surgical mask, just in time to steer his largely Republican state through a runaway pandemic, the resulting economic damage, and America鈥檚 most consequential reckoning with racial injustice since the 1960s. Read MoreOct 27, 2020