Releases
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Audiences primed for positive storylines from Winter Olympics
This year's Winter Olympics is shaping up to be the feel-good story that U.S. audiences are eager for amid an era of fractious politics, according to a ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ marketing professor. Read MoreFeb 9, 2018
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Tennessee selected for federal disability office’s 2018 Employment First Leadership Program
The federal Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) has selected Tennessee as both a Core and Vision Quest state to receive technical assistance and training under the Employment First State Leadership Mentoring Program (EFSLMP) for FY 2018. The ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Kennedy University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities through its leadership of the TennesseeWorks partnership is a part of this program. Read MoreFeb 1, 2018
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Does watching Sesame Street make kids kinder?
A grant of more than $100,000 from Sesame Workshop will support a study by researchers at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´â€™s Peabody College of education and human development measuring the effects of watching Sesame Street on young children’s understanding of kindness and emotions. Read MoreJan 31, 2018
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ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ research tops NCTQ 2017 roundup
The National Council on Teacher Quality announced 2017’s most-shared research articles by Teacher Quality Bulletin subscribers, with two ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ papers making the list. Read MoreJan 29, 2018
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Media advisory: Global Game Jam challenges gamers to build new games on the fly
ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ game enthusiasts and members of the Nashville Game Developers community will descend on the Wond’ry Friday evening to participate in a global 48-hour marathon game development challenge. Read MoreJan 25, 2018
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VU Inside: Students dig into super-massive volcanic eruptions
A dozen ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ students went on a monthlong science adventure of a lifetime, studying super-eruptions, glaciers and earthquakes in New Zealand. Read MoreJan 25, 2018
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ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ experts available to discuss State of the Union
[vustarinfo] A number of ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ experts will be available to media in the days leading up to and after the State of the Union speech Jan. 30 to discuss a variety of topics that could be addressed during President Trump’s address next Tuesday. Will Trump “talk tough” about immigration?… Read MoreJan 24, 2018
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Griffith receives national recognition for health behavior research
Derek M. Griffith, director of the Center for Research on Men's Health, has been selected for the newest fellows class of the American Association of Health Behavior. Read MoreJan 23, 2018
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Mathis named chief compliance officer for UW Medicine in Seattle
James Mathis, JD, ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Medical Center’s (VUMC) Chief Compliance Officer, has accepted a new position as Chief Compliance Officer for UW Medicine, the academic health system of the University of Washington in Seattle. Mathis will depart VUMC on Jan. 22. Read MoreJan 18, 2018
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Tennessee Education Research Alliance has a new faculty director
Jason A. Grissom, associate professor of public policy and education, will lead the enterprise. Read MoreJan 17, 2018
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Humphreys receives APS Rising Star award
Kathyrn Humphreys, B.S.’05, has been named an APS Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science. Now completing postdoctoral studies at Stanford University, Humphreys will join ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´â€™s Peabody College Department of Psychology and Human Development this fall. Read MoreJan 17, 2018
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ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ faculty ranked among top influencers in education
Seven professors on the faculty at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´â€™s Peabody College of education and human development are once again included in an annual listing of the most influential public scholars in education. Read MoreJan 12, 2018
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Student loan aversion article tops AERA’s most popular articles
ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ scholars topped the American Educational Research Association’s list of most-read articles in 2017. Read MoreJan 11, 2018
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ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ faculty ranked among top influencers in education
Seven professors on the faculty at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´'s Peabody College of education and human development are once again included in the annual Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings. Read MoreJan 11, 2018
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AAIDD honors ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ scholars
The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities has named three ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ scholars in its annual awards for outstanding contributions to the field. Read MoreJan 5, 2018
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New research identifies best coping strategies for kids
From acting out to reaching out, children and teens cope with stress in a variety of ways with varying results. A new, comprehensive ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ study published in the high-impact journal Psychological Bulletin outlines which coping strategies work best. Read MoreDec 21, 2017
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Statewide ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Poll to be released Thursday, Dec. 14
The poll’s findings will provide valuable and occasionally surprising insights into the 2018 senate and gubernatorial races, President Trump, health care reform, tax reform, bipartisanship and more. Read MoreDec 8, 2017
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ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ expert on what to expect when you’re expecting a government shutdown
Congress has given itself until Dec. 22 to produce a new budget, but Bruce Oppenheimer, professor of political science, says that's not a guarantee that a deal will be made. Here's what he's going to be watching for. Read MoreDec 7, 2017
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Sorry, Grumpy Cat—Study finds dogs are brainier than cats
The first study to actually count the number of cortical neurons in the brains of a number of carnivores, including cats and dogs, has found that dogs possess significantly more of them than cats. Read MoreNov 29, 2017
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The Art of Teaching: Peabody College amassed an impressive fine arts collection before joining ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´
By Bonnie Arant Ertelt, BS’81 The Skyscraper Window (1934) by American painter Childe Hassam was loaned to Nashville’s Frist Center for the Visual Arts for a 2000 exhibit. It is one of more than 1,000 works of art in the Peabody College Collection. When George Peabody College for Teachers… Read MoreNov 21, 2017