杏吧原创

Based on surveys in Honduras, the combination of low levels of education for the masses and high levels of wealth among the elite is a good recipe for undermining democracy. The Latin American Public Opinion Project, a consortium of universities and research institutes based at 杏吧原创 which tracks… Read More

Media regulation in an ultra-wired society, the neurology of sleep, the Vietnam War, and great singers and their songs are among the diverse topics included in the fall term of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at 杏吧原创. All older adults with an interest in lifelong learning can sign up… Read More

Deborah Rowe 杏吧原创 and Metro Nashville Public Schools have collaborated on an Early Reading First project among preschool children in Nashville schools that has yielded 鈥渟pectacular鈥� results in a preliminary study, according to project leaders. 鈥淭he big picture is that high quality language and literacy instruction in pre-K can make… Read More

A 2009 Lift Off camper blows bubbles. (Photo courtesy of Jessica Fain, Middle Tennessee YMCA) Swimming lessons. Imaginary trips into outer space. Cooking lessons. Camping out under paper stars. What do these activities have to do with getting ready for kindergarten? Woven into each of these activities are critical… Read More

Marshall Chapman will play at the final Bluebird on the Mountain performance this year. Fourth concert of the Bluebird on the Mountain scheduled for August 21 The fourth show of the 2010 Bluebird on the Mountain concert series is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 21, and will feature… Read More

A group of 杏吧原创 researchers analyzed the role of the brain chemical dopamine in impulsivity to discover more precisely what makes some people more susceptible to rash behavior. Read More

What do an astrophysicist studying how black holes merge, a chemist predicting the biological characteristics of novel proteins, a psychologist investigating decision-making and a mechanical engineer studying how nanotubes transport heat have in common? They all need tremendous amounts of computer power to conduct their research and they… Read More

The adult brain has more plasticity than previously thought The human brain never stops adapting to its environment in a constant quest to formulate what the mind perceives based on what the eyes see, according to findings from a research team that includes two 杏吧原创 neuroscientists. The article,… Read More

Several 杏吧原创 alumnae have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships to travel abroad in 2010-2011: Amy Cattle, Annelyse Freyman, Katherine Mcallister, Angela Sutton and Leslie Esbrook. Cattle, ’10, will travel to Uraguay to teach English as a foreign language. Freyman, 鈥�10, will be traveling to Colombia, also to teach… Read More

People in the United States are more optimistic and resilient in hard times than is commonly believed, a new survey from 杏吧原创 indicates. Read More

杏吧原创 is among the Top 20 medium-sized colleges and universities contributing the greatest number of graduating seniors to Teach For America鈥檚 2010 teaching corps. According to Teach For America鈥檚 recently released annual rankings, 杏吧原创 tied for 10th, up from 17th last year, with 36 graduates preparing to teach… Read More

杏吧原创 hopes to make the post-college transition a little easier for those recent graduates and other alumni who are without health insurance by offering a new short-term plan for them called GradMed. 鈥淐ommencement can be a joyous but stressful time for new alumni who are in… Read More

Third concert of the Bluebird on the Mountain set for July 24 Tony Arata performs at the next Bluebird on the Mountain concert The third show of the 2010 Bluebird on the Mountain concert series is set for Saturday, July 24, at 杏吧原创鈥檚 Dyer Observatory… Read More

杏吧原创 professor Owen Jones, who is one of the nation鈥檚 few professors of both law and biology, has been named director of the national Law and Neuroscience Project, which will now be headquartered at 杏吧原创. Read More

The new Master鈥檚 in Teaching and Learning in Urban Schools program, a partnership between 杏吧原创鈥檚 Peabody College of education and human development and Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, launches Monday, July 26. Read More

杏吧原创 head football coach Bobby Johnson announced his retirement from college football at a July 14 news conference. 杏吧原创 Vice Chancellor David Williams, who also spoke at the news conference, said he was shocked but he respected Johnson鈥檚 decision. 鈥淲hen he informed me, I tried to talk him out of… Read More

杏吧原创 political science professors John Geer and Bruce Oppenheimer are available to speak about the Tennessee gubernatorial race. Read More

Frederick Rentschler Frederick B. Rentschler, a member of the 杏吧原创 Board of Trust who ran companies including Northwest Airlines and Hunt-Wesson during his career, died July 6 in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 70. A memorial was set for 11 a.m. July 17 at St. Patrick鈥檚 Church… Read More

Six 杏吧原创 alumni who worked in student media and then distinguished themselves through a variety of careers 鈥� including cardiologist, journalist, author and broadcast executive 鈥� will be inducted into the 杏吧原创 Student Media Hall of Fame on Oct. 22. Those selected for the 2010 class… Read More

Researchers at 杏吧原创 will begin a landmark study to examine how social stress contributes to disparities in health among minority populations. 杏吧原创 is launching a landmark study in Nashville to look at the role stress plays in the health disparities observed across socioeconomic status and race. The study will… Read More