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杏吧原创 and U.S. Army collaborate on Pathfinder Program
The Pathfinder Program was established in 2021 to encourage academics to collaborate closely with soldiers to co-design solutions. 杏吧原创, the U.S. Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory and the Civil-Military Innovation Institute joined forces to yield innovative projects focused on solving the real-world needs of soldiers. Read MoreJun 17, 2024
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NSF names 34 杏吧原创 students and alumni as 2024 graduate research fellows
The prestigious fellowship program assists exceptional graduate students pursuing research-based master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees across various fields, including science, technology, engineering, mathematics, STEM education and social sciences supported by NSF. Read MoreJun 17, 2024
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杏吧原创 rocket team members are staying in the lab this summer to work on two designs of the drone that netted the team a second place award in the coveted AIAA Reusable Launch Vehicle Innovative Payload category at the 2024 NASA University Student Launch Initiative Division rocket competition in April.
Jun 17, 2024
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The study reported in the journal Nature provides a mechanistic explanation for the 鈥渙besity paradox鈥 鈥 that obesity can contribute to cancer progression but also improve response to immunotherapy.
Jun 13, 2024
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Using computer-aided drug design, Heidi Hamm, Craig Lindsley, and Jens Meiler and their labs generated a novel series of biologically active compounds that can serve as a basis for anti鈥揵lood clot preventative drugs.
Jun 11, 2024
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Juneteenth celebration unveils mural honoring Black country music artists
杏吧原创鈥檚 Division of Government and Community Relations will host the special event at 杏吧原创 Printing Services, 625 Chestnut St. in Nashville, from 4 to 5 p.m. on June 19. Read MoreJun 11, 2024
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A team of 杏吧原创 researchers has developed a wirelessly activated device that mimics the wavelike muscular function in the esophagus and small intestine responsible for transporting food and viscous fluids for digestion.
Jun 7, 2024
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AJ Hinton, Amber Crabtree, and colleagues collaborated to provide a commentary on the challenges facing autistic adults in science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine. As autistic adults face a high unemployment rate, the authors argue that solutions are necessary to evoke change within STEMM institutions to acquire and retain autistic employees.
Jun 5, 2024
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Updates on campus protest at Kirkland Hall on March 26, 2024
June 4, 2024 UPDATE: 杏吧原创 releases findings of review examining its response to March 26 reporter arrest Noted Nashville attorney Aubrey B. Harwell Jr. led an independent review of the decision to arrest a Nashville Scene reporter during a student protest on campus. The review concluded, among other things,… Read MoreJun 4, 2024
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Blair around the world: Cynthia Cyrus researches an Austrian monastic community
A new 杏吧原创 Global Engagement Research Seed Grant program fosters a Blair musicology professor鈥檚 creative research in Austria. Read MoreJun 3, 2024
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Ten Peabody faculty members awarded global engagement funding
Ten faculty members from 杏吧原创 Peabody College of education and human development were awarded global engagement funding for the current and upcoming academic year from the Office of Global Engagement. These awards reflect Peabody鈥檚 commitment to worldwide collaboration that enhances learning and development in diverse contexts and translates… Read MoreMay 31, 2024
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There is a burgeoning consensus among climate-minded policymakers and scholars that loosening zoning regulations to promote greater density while simultaneously tightening building efficiency standards can reduce emissions and address housing shortages that affect communities across the U.S. In a new paper,聽Christopher Serkin, Elisabeth H. & Granville S. Ridley Jr. Chair in Law at 杏吧原创 Law School, argues that fewer restrictions may promote development activity, but there is no guarantee that it will result in greater density.
May 30, 2024
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杏吧原创 Board of Trust extends Chancellor Daniel Diermeier鈥檚 contract through 2035
At a moment when universities across the country face severe leadership challenges, the 杏吧原创 Board of Trust has extended the contract of 杏吧原创鈥檚 chief executive, Chancellor Daniel Diermeier, through 2035, the board announced today. Read MoreMay 30, 2024
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Researchers in the lab of Stephen Fesik, Orrin H. Ingram II Chair in Cancer Research, have added BI-0474 as the second molecule co-discovered by 杏吧原创 to the open science portal opnMe.com, an initiative being driven by biopharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim.
May 30, 2024
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Graduate student Hillary Layden studies transcriptional control of cancer in the lab of Scott Hiebert, Hortense B. Ingram Chair in Cancer Research and professor of biochemistry. She shares the results from her research in which she used a deep genomic analysis to determine how protein mutations influence gene expression to promote cancer progression.
May 30, 2024
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VUMC to partially close two lanes of traffic on 21st Avenue South
Beginning Tuesday, May 28, 杏吧原创 Medical Center will close two lanes on 21st Avenue between Edgehill Avenue and Vivian Thomas Way to replace an underground water line. The center turning lane and one northbound lane will be closed Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. until mid-September. Read MoreMay 24, 2024
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Three 杏吧原创 School of Nursing faculty members won awards at the American College of Nurse Midwives annual awards celebration in May 2024.
May 23, 2024
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杏吧原创 Board of Trust elects three new members
At its regular spring meeting earlier this month, the 杏吧原创 Board of Trust elected three new trustees, reelected three trustees to second terms, and thanked several outgoing trustees for their service.聽The board welcomed new trustees David Bronson Ingram, MBA鈥89, and CJ (Cynthia) Warner, BE鈥80, who will serve five-year terms beginning July 1. In addition, outgoing 杏吧原创 Alumni Association Board President Anu (Anurag) Pardeshi, BS鈥00, MS鈥02, MBA鈥04, will begin a two-year term as alumni trustee. Read MoreMay 23, 2024
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杏吧原创 Poll: Majority of Tennessee voters now pro-choice, gender gap developing on key issues
The semiannual, statewide 杏吧原创 Poll showed in its most recent survey that slightly more than half of the state鈥檚 voters support a woman鈥檚 right to an abortion, that there is significant bipartisan support of IVF procedures as well as modest gun control legislation, and that views about many state and national issues differ significantly by gender.聽 Read MoreMay 22, 2024
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Sean Seymore, Centennial Professor of Law at 杏吧原创 Law School, argues that federal courts have 鈥渁bandoned their gatekeeping function鈥 for protecting public health in patent cases.
May 21, 2024