Releases
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‘Off the Wall’ lecture series explores Hudson River School exhibit at the Frist
Starting Oct. 12 ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ professors from varied disciplines will challenge viewers of the Hudson River School exhibition at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts to think critically about the contemporary meaning of the 19th century landscape paintings. Read MoreOct 5, 2005
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MEDIA ADVISORY – Attorney and best-selling author Scott Turow to speak on death penalty Oct. 6 at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´
Attorney and best-selling author Scott Turow will give a talk, "Ultimate Punishment: A Lawyer's Reflections on Dealing with the Death Penalty," Thursday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´. Read MoreOct 5, 2005
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Widow of the South author to speak at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Oct. 20
Robert Hicks, author of the new novel, Widow of the South, will speak on Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. on the campus of ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´. The discussion will be held in the main Commodore Ballroom in the New Student Life Center. Read MoreOct 4, 2005
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Rep. Jim Cooper to teach in ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´’s Health Care MBA program
U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., will rejoin the faculty of the Owen Graduate School of Management at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ to teach a course in health care policy. Cooper, who was an adjunct faculty member at the Owen School from 1995 to 2002, will teach students in the school's new Health Care MBA program. Read MoreOct 4, 2005
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Rep. Jim Cooper to teach in ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´‘s Health Care MBA program
U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., will rejoin the faculty of the Owen Graduate School of Management at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ to teach a course in health care policy. Cooper, who was an adjunct faculty member at the Owen School from 1995 to 2002, will teach students in the school‘s new Health Care MBA program. Read MoreOct 4, 2005
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ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Medical Center reaches out to gay and lesbian community with print, television ads
ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Medical Center will soon launch a series of print and television ads in an effort to reach out to Middle Tennessee's gay and lesbian community. Read MoreOct 3, 2005
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No tests or textbooks with ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´‘s free Classes Without Quizzes: Advances in music recording, space exploration and college admissions among topics
ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ professors will lead a series of Classes Without Quizzes on Oct. 14, with discussions ranging from the university scientists‘ latest drug discovery advances to reasons why The Da Vinci Code is a good but historically inaccurate story. In addition, there will be informative sessions for families interested in applying to ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ or other selective colleges and those seeking strategies to move up the career ladder. Read MoreSep 30, 2005
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No tests or textbooks with ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´’s free Classes Without Quizzes: Advances in music recording, space exploration and college admissions among topics
ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ professors will lead a series of Classes Without Quizzes on Oct. 14, with discussions ranging from the university scientists' latest drug discovery advances to reasons why The Da Vinci Code is a good but historically inaccurate story. In addition, there will be informative sessions for families interested in applying to ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ or other selective colleges and those seeking strategies to move up the career ladder. Read MoreSep 30, 2005
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ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Kennedy Center named U.S. Center for Excellence on Developmental Disabilities; Receives $2.5 million five-year grant to support research and outreach
The ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development has won a $2.5 million, five-year grant and designation as a University Center for Excellence on Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service from the federal Administration on Developmental Disabilities. The center will use the funds to expand training and outreach and to improve disability services to poor and underserved populations across Tennessee. Read MoreSep 30, 2005
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Task force appointed to study security at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´
Sixteen members of the ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ community will study campus security — especially access to residence halls and other student areas — in response to a dormitory shooting on Sept. 25. Read MoreSep 29, 2005
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ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ to block three file-sharing programs
Three peer-to-peer file sharing programs used for the illegal downloading of music, films and other intellectual property will be blocked at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ beginning next week. Read MoreSep 29, 2005
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SUPREME COURT NOMINEE: VANDERBILT EXPERT
Impact of changes to the Supreme Court: Suzanna Sherry, Cal Turner Professor of Law and Leadership at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Law School, is available to discuss the recent changes to the Supreme Court, including the confirmation of a new chief justice and the nomination of a person to fill the vacancy left by Sandra Day O'Connor. She also can discuss what will happen in the coming months as O'Connor continues to hear cases she may not be around to decide and what happens procedurally if a ninth justice joins the court mid-term. Read MoreSep 29, 2005
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Sports Illustrated senior writer and best-selling author Rick Reilly speaks Oct. 3 at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´
Best-selling author Rick Reilly, who is in his 20th year as a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, will bring his humorous insights into the world of sports, to ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Monday, Oct. 3, at 7:30 p.m. Read MoreSep 29, 2005
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A new weapon in the battle against HIV may come from an unusual source ó a small tropical frog
Investigators at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Medical Center reported this month in the Journal of Virology that compounds secreted by frog skin are potent blockers of HIV infection. Read MoreSep 29, 2005
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Internationally known artist to kick off exhibit at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´‘s Black Cultural Center
Antonio Carreno, recognized as one of the major contemporary abstract painters of our time, will kick off an exhibit of his work at a reception at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´‘s Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center Oct. 10 at 4 p.m. Read MoreSep 29, 2005
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Internationally known artist to kick off exhibit at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´’s Black Cultural Center
Antonio Carreno, recognized as one of the major contemporary abstract painters of our time, will kick off an exhibit of his work at a reception at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´'s Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center Oct. 10 at 4 p.m. Read MoreSep 29, 2005
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ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Holocaust Lecture Series examines genocides through films, lectures and conversations
The ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Holocaust Lecture Series, the longest continuous Holocaust series at an American university, will examine genocides throughout the world through films, lectures and conversations starting Oct. 9. Read MoreSep 28, 2005
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Attorney and best-selling author Scott Turow to give talk on death penalty at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Oct. 6
Attorney and best-selling author Scott Turow will give a talk "Ultimate Punishment: A Lawyer's Reflections on Dealing with the Death Penalty" Thursday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´. Read MoreSep 28, 2005
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Relevant Religion course hopes to revive public civics discussion
Encouraging greater public participation in government at all levels — from a variety of political and religious viewpoints — is a goal of a three-part community course that begins Oct. 17. "Reviving Democracy: Religion, Politics and the Practice of Hope" will be taught by Ted Smith, director of the Program in Theology and Practice at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Divinity School. Read MoreSep 26, 2005
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Information on Sept. 25 shooting
Three ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ students were injured, one by a gunshot, following a party on campus at a residence hall in the early morning of Sept. 25. The shot was fired by an individual attending the party who is not a ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ student, police said. All three students were treated and released by the ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Emergency Department and are expected to fully recover. Read MoreSep 25, 2005