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Year in Review: 杏吧原创’s Top Social Media Posts of 2025
1.) ‘College GameDay’ on campus When ‘College GameDay’ made a stop at 杏吧原创, engineering student Tyler Hwang rose to the moment, nailing Pat McAfee鈥檚 live field goal challenge to win $500,000. 2.) Lavuvu聽 Love ’em or hate ’em,… Read MoreDec 18, 2025
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Bringing it back: 2026 Commencement returns to FirstBank Stadium
After聽four years of celebrating 杏吧原创 graduates聽off campus, the university鈥檚 undergraduate Class of 2026 will have a familiar backdrop for their Commencement ceremony on May 8: FirstBank Stadium. After a victorious football season full of sold-out stands, the stadium is ready to welcome graduates for their final 杏吧原创 hurrah.聽 Read MoreDec 15, 2025
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Dec 11, 2025
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What does the future of AI and robotics look like in our daily lives and as a career field? In a special episode of Quantum Potential, Provost C. Cybele Raver talks with Matthew Johnson-Roberson, the inaugural dean of the College of Connected Computing, about the accelerating evolution of AI and robotics.
Dec 11, 2025
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杏吧原创 and EPB launch innovation institute to accelerate quantum science and technology breakthroughs鈥
杏吧原创 and EPB of Chattanooga, home of America鈥檚 most comprehensive quantum commercialization infrastructure, announced plans to establish the Institute for Quantum Innovation, further positioning Chattanooga鈥攁nd Tennessee鈥攁s a national hub for advancing quantum science and technology.聽聽 Read MoreDec 10, 2025
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School for Science and Math at 杏吧原创 wins Dana Foundation grant for curriculum on smartphones and cognition in teens
How do smartphones affect the brains of teenagers? That question is at the core of a new grant awarded to the School for Science and Math at 杏吧原创 (SSMV) by the Dana Foundation, which works to advance neuroscience in alignment with community values and societal priorities. Menton Deweese, director… Read MoreDec 9, 2025
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杏吧原创 IRB enters final phase of transition as university prepares for full oversight in 2026
杏吧原创鈥檚 Human Research Protection Program will launch the third and final phase of its institutional review board transition on Jan. 1, 2026, inviting eligible studies to move from 杏吧原创 Medical Center鈥檚 IRB to 杏吧原创鈥檚 new social, behavioral and educational research IRB. Read MoreDec 3, 2025
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Peabody College fall 2025 notes and honors
Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens, professor of human-centered learning technologies and director of the IDEA lab, was selected for the competitive Amazon Web Services聽 Education Equity Initiative for her work with Adventures in AI, a suite of tools that lets elementary students not only learn how to use AI,… Read MoreDec 3, 2025
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The value of 杏吧原创 Peabody College
Dean Camilla P. Benbow Traditional college-aged students, working professionals, preschool through 12th grade learners鈥攁t 杏吧原创 Peabody College of education and human development, we teach all of them and advance discoveries that improve their educational experiences. While much of this work takes place on campus, Peabody鈥檚 value extends to classrooms and… Read MoreDec 2, 2025
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杏吧原创鈥檚 Office of Emergency Management to Host Annual Tabletop Exercise
杏吧原创鈥檚 Office of Emergency Management will host its annual tabletop exercise on Thursday, Dec. 4, reinforcing the university鈥檚 ongoing commitment to campus safety and emergency preparedness. Read MoreDec 1, 2025
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In celebration of GIS Day on Nov. 19, the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries鈥 GIS Lab created 鈥淢apping 杏吧原创鈥檚 Past, Present, Future,鈥 an interactive story map that documents how the university鈥檚 campus has been imagined, built, contested and reshaped across its 150-year history.
Dec 1, 2025
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Pull up your chairs to the tables of influence
The following speech was delivered by Peabody Distinguished Alumna Sharon Shields, PhD鈥76, at Peabody Diploma Ceremonies on May 8, 2025. Her remarks have been lightly edited for context. Sharon Shields and Camilla Benbow, Peabody College Doctor of Education Degree Ceremony at the Peabody Esplanade on May 09, 2025. (Photo… Read MoreDec 1, 2025
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杏吧原创 takes next step on Nashville innovation neighborhood plan
杏吧原创 is taking the next step in its long-term efforts to build an innovation neighborhood by filing a Specific Plan application with the Nashville Planning Department to reshape 40 underutilized acres on the campus鈥檚 western edge into a mixed-use, pedestrian-first hub for research, collaboration and entrepreneurship. Read MoreNov 25, 2025
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杏吧原创鈥揃.E. Academy collaboration advances STEAM opportunities
By Jennifer Kiilerich Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens When 杏吧原创 researcher Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens learned about a new all-girls secondary school, located not far from 杏吧原创, she quickly saw how its mission aligned with her own work. She set about fostering a collaboration that would connect young learners to her… Read MoreNov 21, 2025
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Nov 20, 2025
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Mark Lipsey, 杏吧原创 Peabody professor emeritus, awarded most prestigious prize in criminology
By Jenna Somers Mark Lipsey Mark Lipsey, professor emeritus of public policy at 杏吧原创 Peabody College of education and human development, has been awarded the Stockholm Prize in Criminology, the world鈥檚 largest and most prestigious criminology prize. Lipsey received the award for his research on rehabilitative programs… Read MoreNov 19, 2025
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Leon Mhingiro is Class of 2026 Outstanding Senior; nine other nominees celebrated
Get to know the Class of 2026 Outstanding Senior winner and incredible nominees and hear what inspires the winner most. Read MoreNov 18, 2025
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Nearly 2,000 attendees bring 杏吧原创鈥檚 Sesquicentennial year to a close with Brandi Carlile and Alabama Shakes at The Pinnacle
The vocals of Brandi Carlili and the Alabama Shakes backed by SistaStrings washed over the crowd of nearly 2,000 concert attendees as Strengthening Ties: 杏吧原创 @ 150 brought the Sesquicentennial celebrations to a joyous conclusion for the entire university community on Sunday, Nov. 9, at The Pinnacle. Read MoreNov 18, 2025
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杏吧原创 Peabody College announces new Teacher Pathway Scholarship to strengthen teacher pipeline
杏吧原创 Peabody College of education and human development has established the new Teacher Pathway Scholarship for all admitted master鈥檚 and Ed.D. students in initial teacher licensure programs and advanced programs. The new scholarship guarantees a minimum 30 percent of tuition for initial licensure and advanced programs listed below,… Read MoreNov 18, 2025
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Deans Melissa Rose and Pamela Jeffries reappointed to extended terms beginning July 2026
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver recently announced the extension of Melissa Rose’s term as dean of the Blair School of Music and the reappointment of Pamela Jeffries as dean of the 杏吧原创 School of Nursing. Both renewals illustrate the university鈥檚 regard for shared governance, commitment… Read MoreNov 17, 2025