Year: 2006
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TIPSHEET: Saddam Hussein Execution: Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Expert Back from Iraq
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ University Law Professor Mike Newton is an expert on the Saddam Hussein trial and has just returned from his fourth trip to Iraq. Read MoreDec 29, 2006
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Yahoo! executive to lecture on Internet search engines
A scientist with Yahoo! will lecture on the workings of Internet search engines at Âé¶¹´«Ã½ University in January.Jan O. Pedersen, chief scientist for search and marketplace with Yahoo!, will speak at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 11, in Room 4327 of the Stevenson Center on the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ campus. A reception will precede the lecture at 3:30 p.m. in Room 6333 of the Stevenson Center. Read MoreDec 21, 2006
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Baltimore TV news producer joins Âé¶¹´«Ã½ News Service
Amy Wolf has joined the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ News Service as a senior public affairs officer and will work primarily with Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Law School and the Owen Graduate School of Management. Read MoreDec 20, 2006
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Scientist discovers some mammals can smell objects under water
A Âé¶¹´«Ã½ researcher has discovered that some stealthy mammals have been doing something heretofore thought impossible — using the sense of smell under water. Read MoreDec 20, 2006
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Leading U.S. poetry critic Helen Vendler to speak at Âé¶¹´«Ã½
Recently recognized by The New York Times as the "leading poetry critic in America," Helen Vendler will speak Thursday, Jan. 18, at the Flynn Auditorium at the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ University Law School. Read MoreDec 20, 2006
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Video: Meet the First and Ten Steel Drum Band
The Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Commodore Steel Band program started at the Blair School of Music in 2004 with a handful of students. This 2006 fall semester there were enough students to form three bands: one group of advanced members and two first-year groups, including the First and Ten Steel Band. Read MoreDec 19, 2006
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Developing our brightest minds: a report from the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth after 35 years
Who will be the next Albert Einstein? The next Stephen Hawking? A new report from Âé¶¹´«Ã½ University reveals the complex mix of factors that create these intellectual leaders: cognitive abilities, educational opportunities, investigative interests and old-fashioned hard work. Read MoreDec 18, 2006
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A prescription for Jewish-Christian relations; “The Misunderstood Jew” is Amy Jill Levine‘s new book
Amy-Jill Levine recalls twice being approached by "nice, silver-haired Protestant women" who had never met a Jewish person. They wanted to know where she had had her horns removed. Read MoreDec 18, 2006
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Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Celebrates Mark Collie Chair in Diabetes Âé¶¹´«Ã½
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ University Medical Center has announced the establishment of the Mark Collie Chair in Diabetes Âé¶¹´«Ã½. The endowed chair, which will support diabetes research and care, is named in honor of country music recording artist, award-winning songwriter, actor, filmmaker and philanthropist Mark Collie. Read MoreDec 15, 2006
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley to speak at Âé¶¹´«Ã½; A writer discusses reading, writing and creativity
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley will speak Tuesday, Jan. 23, at Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music on the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ University campus. Read MoreDec 14, 2006
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‘Project HealthDesign‘ Awards Âé¶¹´«Ã½ University Medical Center $300,000 Grant to Design and Test Innovative, Consumer-Centered PHR Applications
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ University Medical Center has been selected as one of nine teams nationwide to participate in a landmark program from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to design and test bold ideas for how consumers can use information technology to better manage their health and navigate the health care system. Read MoreDec 14, 2006
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TIPSHEET: Âé¶¹´«Ã½ expert says airline mergers are inevitable
"Airline consolidation is inevitable," says Michael Lapr√à, associate professor of management at Âé¶¹´«Ã½ University‘s Owen School of Management and an expert on the airline industry. Media reports say UAL Corporation, the parent company of United Airlines, is in preliminary talks with Continental Airlines about a possible merger. Lapr√à says airline mergers are unavoidable and, "a sensible idea to pursue." Read MoreDec 13, 2006
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LifeFlight named EMS Regional Communication Center
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ LifeFlight‘s Office of Emergency Communications has been designated as the EMS Regional Communications Center (EMS RCC) for the Mid-Cumberland Region by Tennessee Department of Health EMS officials. Read MoreDec 13, 2006
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$1 millon grant establishes drug discovery center at Âé¶¹´«Ã½
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ University Medical Center has received a five-year, $1 million grant from the National Foundation for Cancer Âé¶¹´«Ã½ (NFCR) to apply the powerful science of proteomics to drug discovery. Read MoreDec 12, 2006
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Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Owen Graduate School of Management announces advisory committee for new master of accountancy degree program
The Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Owen Graduate School of Management has established a committee of accounting industry leaders to serve as advisers for its new master of accountancy (MAcc) degree program. Read MoreDec 11, 2006
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College student success: it‘s more than graduation rates
Ask most faculty, administrators, staff and students if they are interested in helping students succeed in college and the answer is likely to be a resounding yes. Ask them what exactly they mean by student success and the answer will probably be much more muddied. Read MoreDec 11, 2006
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Why we ‘never forget a face‘
Are you one of those people who never forgets a face? New research from Âé¶¹´«Ã½ University suggests that we can remember more faces than other objects and that faces "stick" the best in our short-term memory. The reason may be that our expertise in remembering faces allows us to package them better for memory. Read MoreDec 11, 2006
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Journalist Wendell Rawls Jr. to teach at Âé¶¹´«Ã½, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize to teach Investigative Reporting in America
Wendell "Sonny" Rawls, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, will visit Âé¶¹´«Ã½ University during the spring 2007 semester to teach Investigative Reporting in America. Read MoreDec 8, 2006
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Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Professors and Music Stars Testify Before FCC
Two Âé¶¹´«Ã½ University professors are taking on some country music celebrities in a debate over media ownership. Both sides will testify at a Federal Communications Commission public hearing Dec. 11 at Belmont University. Read MoreDec 8, 2006
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National nuclear waste to be tackled by Âé¶¹´«Ã½-led multi-university team
Nuclear power might be "green power," but only if nuclear waste can be managed properly. Read MoreDec 7, 2006