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Anyone familiar with the devastating statistics knows that inexperience plus a driver’s license can be a dangerous combination. For teen drivers, lives can be forever changed in an instant. Corey Slovis, M.D., professor and chair of Emergency Medicine at Ģ����Ƶ, has been an emergency medicine… Read More

“From a historical perspective, which looks at the American presidency since the end of World War II, Obama’s decision reflects a turning point, the clear triumph of domestic political considerations over foreign policy priorities,” according to Thomas Schwartz, a professor of history and political science at Ģ����Ƶ. Read More

Positive interactions in a pre-kindergarten classroom may be equally or more important to the future academic development of 4-year-olds than learning letters and numbers, according to Dale Farran, senior associate director of the Peabody Research Institute at Ģ����Ƶ's Peabody College for education and human development. Read More

Ģ����Ƶ graduate student Charleson Bell, who is the president of the high tech startup BioNanovations, is participating in a 12-week accelerator program in Silicon Valley specifically designed to encourage underrepresented tech entrepeneurs. Read More

New U.S. Department of Justice guidelines regarding the enforcement of the federal government’s longstanding marijuana prohibition constitute a “major policy shift,” according to Robert Mikos of Ģ����Ƶ Law School. Mikos, an expert on the conflict between state and federal marijuana laws, is available to provide expert commentary on the DOJ announcement. Read More

While high-frequency trading has been linked to several high-profile episodes, a new study conducted by Ģ����Ƶ finance professors Nicolas P.B. Bollen and Robert E. Whaley finds there has been no discernable uptick in average global market volatility correlated with the rise of high-frequency computer trading. Read More

Ģ����Ƶ Athletic Trainer Michelle Johnson ices the ankle of a baseball player at Overton High School. Photo by Joe Howell. The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) has partnered with Ģ����Ƶ Sports Medicine and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Ģ����Ƶ to… Read More

A federal district court judge's ruling that found an Illinois school district discriminated against gifted Hispanic students is just the latest example that "separate is inherently equal," says Ģ����Ƶ’s Donna Ford who served as an expert witness for the plaintiff in the case. Read More

Prescribing “atypical” antipsychotic medications to children and young adults with behavioral problems or mood disorders may put them at unnecessary risk for type 2 diabetes, a Ģ����Ƶ Medical Center study shows. Read More

Ģ����Ƶ researchers are finding that Jamaicans are feeling more confidence in their local police as they report decreasing incidences of bribe solicitation. Read More

Astronomers have found a clever new way to slice and dice the flickering light from a distant star in a way that reveals the strength of gravity on its surface. Read More

(iStockphoto) As sports practices have resumed for the fall, physicians at the Ģ����Ƶ Sports Concussion Center (VSCC) are already treating young athletes with concussions. They urge coaches and parents to know the warning signs of a concussion and not let athletes return to play until… Read More

Research can help policymakers and educators make the best decisions on how to assist low-income children exceed in school from an early age. Read More

Christopher Slobogin, the author of a book that addresses privacy and government intrusion, is available for expert commentary for ongoing stories regarding whistleblower Edward Snowden’s revelations of massive phone surveillance by a federal spy agency. Read More

Protests may spread from Brazil to other Latin American nations with similar conditions, says a report from Ģ����Ƶ’s Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP). Read More

Area high school and college students will convene on the Ģ����Ƶ campus Aug. 2-4 for a Make-a-Thon sponsored by Motorola and hosted by the Ģ����Ƶ Institute for Software Integrated Systems. Read More

As schools nationwide prepare for the new academic year, education experts from Ģ����Ƶ’s Peabody College of education and human development are available for back-to-school interviews on a variety of topics. Read More

A new study provides the first direct evidence that microbes can contribute to the origin of new species by reducing the viability of hybrids produced between males and females of different species. Read More

A study by Ģ����Ƶ's Latin American Public Opinion Project shows that the use of social media for political purposes in the Americas can be an effective complement to conventional forms of political engagement. Read More

One of the nation’s top scholars on constitutional law, Ģ����Ƶ law school professor Suzanna Sherry, the Herman O. Loewenstein Professor of Law, explains why she thinks the Supreme Court successfully followed the law. Read More