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A 2009 Lift Off camper blows bubbles. (Photo courtesy of Jessica Fain, Middle Tennessee YMCA) Swimming lessons. Imaginary trips into outer space. Cooking lessons. Camping out under paper stars. What do these activities have to do with getting ready for kindergarten? Woven into each of these activities are critical… Read More

Marshall Chapman will play at the final Bluebird on the Mountain performance this year. Fourth concert of the Bluebird on the Mountain scheduled for August 21 The fourth show of the 2010 Bluebird on the Mountain concert series is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 21, and will feature… Read More

A group of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ researchers analyzed the role of the brain chemical dopamine in impulsivity to discover more precisely what makes some people more susceptible to rash behavior. Read More

What do an astrophysicist studying how black holes merge, a chemist predicting the biological characteristics of novel proteins, a psychologist investigating decision-making and a mechanical engineer studying how nanotubes transport heat have in common? They all need tremendous amounts of computer power to conduct their research and they… Read More

The adult brain has more plasticity than previously thought The human brain never stops adapting to its environment in a constant quest to formulate what the mind perceives based on what the eyes see, according to findings from a research team that includes two Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ neuroscientists. The article,… Read More

Several Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ alumnae have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships to travel abroad in 2010-2011: Amy Cattle, Annelyse Freyman, Katherine Mcallister, Angela Sutton and Leslie Esbrook. Cattle, ’10, will travel to Uraguay to teach English as a foreign language. Freyman, ’10, will be traveling to Colombia, also to teach… Read More

People in the United States are more optimistic and resilient in hard times than is commonly believed, a new survey from Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ indicates. Read More

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ is among the Top 20 medium-sized colleges and universities contributing the greatest number of graduating seniors to Teach For America’s 2010 teaching corps. According to Teach For America’s recently released annual rankings, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ tied for 10th, up from 17th last year, with 36 graduates preparing to teach… Read More

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ hopes to make the post-college transition a little easier for those recent graduates and other alumni who are without health insurance by offering a new short-term plan for them called GradMed. “Commencement can be a joyous but stressful time for new alumni who are in… Read More

Third concert of the Bluebird on the Mountain set for July 24 Tony Arata performs at the next Bluebird on the Mountain concert The third show of the 2010 Bluebird on the Mountain concert series is set for Saturday, July 24, at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s Dyer Observatory… Read More

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ professor Owen Jones, who is one of the nation’s few professors of both law and biology, has been named director of the national Law and Neuroscience Project, which will now be headquartered at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ. Read More

The new Master’s in Teaching and Learning in Urban Schools program, a partnership between Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s Peabody College of education and human development and Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, launches Monday, July 26. Read More

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ head football coach Bobby Johnson announced his retirement from college football at a July 14 news conference. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Vice Chancellor David Williams, who also spoke at the news conference, said he was shocked but he respected Johnson’s decision. “When he informed me, I tried to talk him out of… Read More

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ political science professors John Geer and Bruce Oppenheimer are available to speak about the Tennessee gubernatorial race. Read More

Frederick Rentschler Frederick B. Rentschler, a member of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Board of Trust who ran companies including Northwest Airlines and Hunt-Wesson during his career, died July 6 in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 70. A memorial was set for 11 a.m. July 17 at St. Patrick’s Church… Read More

Six Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ alumni who worked in student media and then distinguished themselves through a variety of careers – including cardiologist, journalist, author and broadcast executive – will be inducted into the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Student Media Hall of Fame on Oct. 22. Those selected for the 2010 class… Read More

Researchers at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ will begin a landmark study to examine how social stress contributes to disparities in health among minority populations. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ is launching a landmark study in Nashville to look at the role stress plays in the health disparities observed across socioeconomic status and race. The study will… Read More

Efren Perez Most Americans, despite their best intentions, harbor a negative bias against Latino immigrants, which deeply colors their outlook on policy proposals for immigration reform, according to research findings by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ political scientist Efren Perez. “I found that when the issue of immigration is broached,… Read More

Can the achievement gap in education be bridged? A look at factors contributing to this seemingly intractable problem. Read More

The rural achievement gap must deal with issues relating to distance as well as poverty. Read More