Year: 2007
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Nashville Is…
Thinking of living, working or going to school in Nashville? Watch this video to find out more about a city that is so much more than country music. Read MoreDec 20, 2007
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Â鶹´«Ã½ At-A-Glance
Want to take a quick look at what Â鶹´«Ã½ is all about? Watch this video and check out the facts and faces of Â鶹´«Ã½. Read MoreDec 20, 2007
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Making a Difference and Remembering
We go from meeting a Nobel Peace Prize winner to a day filled with laughter, tears and remembering. A day for famlies, lifelong friends and making new memories: Welcome to Commencement 2007. Read MoreDec 20, 2007
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A Stellar Conversation with scientist, engineer and astronaut Jan Davis
Jan Davis, scientist, engineer and astronaut talks with Rick Chappell, director of Dyer Observatory. Dr. Davis is a veteran of three space shuttle flights, and a proponent of future space exploration. Her upbringing in the space town of Huntsville, Alabama launched her on a career in science, one which she hopes students, especially young women, will choose to emulate. Read MoreDec 19, 2007
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Singer and activist Harry Belafonte to speak at Â鶹´«Ã½
Harry Belafonte, known as the "King of Calypso" for his artistic endeavors and as a social activist and an outspoken critic of the Bush administration, will speak on Monday, Jan. 14, at the Student Life Center on the Â鶹´«Ã½ University campus. Read MoreDec 19, 2007
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The Importance and Value of Art in Health Care: A Symposium to be Held at The Museum of Modern Art
Â鶹´«Ã½ University Medical Center, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and The Society for Arts in Healthcare are hosting a one-day symposium addressing "The Importance and Value of Art in Health Care," on March 7, 2008, at MoMA in New York City. Read MoreDec 18, 2007
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Â鶹´«Ã½ rolling seminar to Iowa caucuses offers unique learning opportunity
A select group of Â鶹´«Ã½ University students, faculty and staff will experience firsthand a pivotal part of the 2008 presidential campaign when they participate in a rolling seminar to the Iowa caucuses. Read MoreDec 18, 2007
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Â鶹´«Ã½ awarded $4.4 million by the Michael J. Fox Foundation
A drug discovery team at Â鶹´«Ã½ University Medical Center led by Jeffrey Conn., Ph.D., has been awarded a $4.4 million "LEAPS" grant by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Â鶹´«Ã½ to jump-start development of a new class of Parkinson's disease drugs. Read MoreDec 18, 2007
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Â鶹´«Ã½ awarded $4.4 million by the Michael J. Fox Foundation; Goal is to develop new class of Parkinson’s disease drugs
A drug discovery team at Â鶹´«Ã½ University Medical Center led by Jeffrey Conn has been awarded a $4.4 million "LEAPS" grant by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Â鶹´«Ã½ to jump-start development of a new class of Parkinson's diseasedrugs. Read MoreDec 18, 2007
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RNA therapy heals growth deficiency disorder in a live animal
A team of Â鶹´«Ã½ researchers has demonstrated for the first time that a new type of gene therapy, called RNA interference, can heal a genetic disorder in a live animal. Read MoreDec 18, 2007
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Â鶹´«Ã½ reaccredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; University’s Quality Enhancement Plan dubbed ‘bold’
Â鶹´«Ã½ University's plan to improve the quality of education it offers is a bold initiative that may affect the way other colleges and universities do business, said reviewers from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools who have granted Â鶹´«Ã½ reaccreditation. Read MoreDec 18, 2007
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Managing nuclear wastes for the millennia
U.S. Courts have decreed that the federal government must come up with a system for managing nuclear wastes that will ensure the safety of the public and environment for one million years, a period that is 200 times the length of recorded history. Read MoreDec 17, 2007
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Â鶹´«Ã½ Announces Opening of New Primary Practice in Westhaven
Â鶹´«Ã½ Medical Group Westhaven is pleased to announce the opening of a new Primary Care Practice. The new practice, opening Jan. 2, 2008, is located off Highway 96, at1025 Westhaven Blvd, Franklin, Tenn., in the Westhaven Community. Read MoreDec 14, 2007
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Music industry executive Tim DuBois to teach at Â鶹´«Ã½; Former record label chief to develop management programs for entertainment industry
One of the most successful recording industry executives on Music Row will join the faculty of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Owen Graduate School of Management this spring. Tim DuBois, former senior partner at Universal South and president of Arista Records/Nashville, will teach in the MBA program. Read MoreDec 13, 2007
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Performance pay, desegregation, No Child Left Behind made education headlines in 2007; Â鶹´«Ã½ University experts available to comment
Experts from Â鶹´«Ã½ University‘s Peabody College of education and human development are available to discuss 2007‘s top education stories and what to expect in 2008. Read MoreDec 12, 2007
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Johnson reaffirms commitment to Â鶹´«Ã½
Â鶹´«Ã½ Football Head Coach Bobby Johnson has withdrawn his name from consideration for the head coaching vacancy at Duke, Â鶹´«Ã½ officials announced today. Read MoreDec 11, 2007
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History of Â鶹´«Ã½ Law School revealed; First book to chronicle the school’s unique 132-year path
From its birth in the late 1800‘s, to closing down during World War II when many students enlisted in the military, to being the first private law school in the South to admit African American students, to its rise as one of the top law schools in the nation, Â鶹´«Ã½ Law School tells a unique and powerful story. Read MoreDec 10, 2007
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MEDIA ADVISORY – VU Center for the Americas hosts Celebration of Achievements
Programs promoting home ownership, business development and bilingual skills within the Middle Tennessee Hispanic community will be recognized Dec. 10 during Conexion Americas‘ "Celebration of Achievements" at Â鶹´«Ã½ University. The Center for the Americas at Â鶹´«Ã½ will sponsor and host the event. Read MoreDec 10, 2007
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Op-ed: Muhammad, the teacher and the teddy bear
Read this op-ed by Â鶹´«Ã½ Professor of Law and Political Science Carol Swain on the complexities involved in the case of a teacher being jailed in the Sudan because the name her students chose for a teddy bear offended many Sudanese Muslims. Read MoreDec 10, 2007
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A Stellar Conversation with Dr. Bill Sheehan
Rick Chappell, director of Dyer Observatory, talks with Bill Sheehan on the anniversary of what would have been E.E. Barnard‘s 150th birthday. Dr. Sheehan is the author of "The Immortal Fire Within," the definitive biography on Barnard who is one of the world‘s most famous astronomers. Dr. Sheehan examines Barnard‘s life--his humble beginnings, his historic discoveries, his time at Â鶹´«Ã½ and his famous photographs of the Milky Way. Read MoreDec 7, 2007