Releases
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Getting the best MBA intern for your business
The ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Owen Graduate School of Management will host a free workshop for Nashville-area companies to learn how to get the ideal intern for their business. The workshop will be held at the Owen School, Room 218, on Jan. 16 at 8 a.m. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. The event is free and open to the public. Read MoreJan 5, 2009
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Hahnfeldt seals a VU Music City Bowl win
ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ won a bowl game for the first time in exactly 53 years after Bryant Hahnfeldt kicked a 45-yard field goal with 3:26 left to beat Boston College 16-14 Wednesday in the Music City Bowl. Read MoreDec 31, 2008
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Risk takers, drug abusers driven by decreased ability to process dopamine
For risk-takers and impulsive people, New Year's resolutions often include being more careful, spending more frugally and cutting back on dangerous behavior, such as drug use. But new research from ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ finds that these individuals—labeled as novelty seekers by psychologists—face an uphill battle in keeping their New Year's resolutions due to the way their brains process dopamine. Read MoreDec 30, 2008
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Blair School of Music announces new endowed chair
Cornelia Heard, professor of music and chair of the strings department of the Blair School of Music at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´, has been named the holder of the newly created Valere Blair Potter Chair. The chair is endowed through a gift to the university by the grandchildren of Valere Blair Potter. Read MoreDec 30, 2008
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Lauren Brisky retiring as ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´’s vice chancellor for administration and chief financial officer
Lauren J. Brisky, who has overseen the financial and administrative operations of ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ for the past decade as the university has made spectacular gains in its research, health care and educational endeavors, announced Dec. 26 she will retire Feb. 1, 2009, after 20 years at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´. Read MoreDec 26, 2008
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Two art exhibits open Jan. 7 at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´
Space 204, the gallery of the Department of Art at E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´, will debut two new exhibitions with a reception on Thursday, Jan. 8. Read MoreDec 22, 2008
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ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´’s Miller, Petrain awarded NEH grants
Research by ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ professors on Chinese architecture and the Trojan War are among grants announced by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Read MoreDec 19, 2008
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ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ police chief makes list of most influential in security industry
Marlon Lynch, assistant vice chancellor and chief of police at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´, has made Security ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´'s Top 25 Most Influential People in the Security Industry list for 2008. Others on the list include government leaders, industry authors, chief security officers and research pioneers. Read MoreDec 19, 2008
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Four ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ faculty members are elected AAAS fellows
Four ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ faculty members – Daniel Liebler, Charles Sanders, Gary Sulikowski and Michael Waterman – have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor bestowed upon them by their peers. Read MoreDec 18, 2008
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ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´’s Susan Gray School honored with national accreditation
The Susan Gray School, part of ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´'s Peabody College of education and human development, has achieved national accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Susan Gray School is one of the first programs in the nation to achieve accreditation under NAEYC new, more extensive and more stringent standards, which were released in the fall of 2006. Read MoreDec 18, 2008
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Winner of Music City Bowl tickets announced in bookstore drawing
For the past several weeks, hundreds of people have entered their names in a drawing at Rand Bookstore for a chance to win Music City Bowl tickets. First-year student Caroline Hadley was the lucky winner on Tuesday, Dec. 16. Read MoreDec 17, 2008
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Mounting restrictions on hedge fund withdrawals can erode investor value by as much as 15 percent
The fast-growing number of withdrawal restrictions being imposed by hedge funds to curtail capital drain during the financial market crisis comes with a hefty price tag for fund investors, says a new study from the ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Owen Graduate School of Management. The research comes as investors seek desperately to exit hedge funds to avoid further declines and the possibility of fund failure, yet face a suspension of redemptions by fund managers. Read MoreDec 16, 2008
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Banker, ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Board of Trust member Andrew Benedict dies
Andrew B. Benedict Jr., a prominent Nashville banker and longtime member of the ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Board of Trust, died Monday morning at home. He was 94. Read MoreDec 15, 2008
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Researchers identify new region of the magnetosphere
A detailed analysis of the measurements of five different satellites have revealed the existence of the warm plasma cloak, a new region of the magnetosphere, which is the invisible shield of magnetic fields and electrically charged particles that surround and protect Earth from the onslaught of the solar wind. Read MoreDec 12, 2008
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New associate vice chancellor joins ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´’s development and alumni relations office
Christopher P. Toft, a leading fundraiser in higher education and health care in Chicago has been named associate vice chancellor for university development at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´. Read MoreDec 11, 2008
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ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ runner nominated for Wooden Cup
A member of the ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ men's cross country team is one of five finalists for the Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup for being a positive influence. ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ senior Rob Whiting will learn on Jan. 14 whether he bests the other candidates at a ceremony at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. Read MoreDec 11, 2008
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ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ and Belmont universities to co-host community meeting Dec. 17 about blasting and construction projects
On Wed., Dec. 17, Metro Councilman Keith Durbin, ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ and Belmont University invite the public to attend a free, educational program on blasting for construction projects on both campuses. Read MoreDec 11, 2008
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How the brain thinks about crime and punishment
In a pioneering, interdisciplinary study combining law and neuroscience, researchers at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ peered inside people's minds to watch how the brain thinks about crime and punishment. Read MoreDec 10, 2008
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Dever named dean of College of Arts and Science at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´
Carolyn Dever, interim dean of the College of Arts and Science at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´, has accepted an appointment as dean, effective immediately. Read MoreDec 9, 2008
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First 3D images obtained of core component of molecular machinery used for cell reproduction
For the first time, structural biologists have managed to obtain the detailed three-dimensional structure of one of the proteins that form the core of the complex molecular machine, called the replisome, that plant and animal cells assemble to copy their DNA as the first step in cell reproduction. Read MoreDec 9, 2008