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As many people know, some of the biggest “pains” in health care have nothing to do with treatment and everything to do with the confusion surrounding paying for care. HIMSS Medical Banking Project is an organization that creates innovative ideas and partnerships to help make “medical banking” easier and more effective for health care organizations, financial institutions and patients. Read More

The worst environmental disaster to hit the U.S. occurred in part because of BP’s institutional arrogance, pushing a technology beyond its limits, and basic communication failures, according to Ģ����Ƶ Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Mark Abkowitz, an emergency preparedness and response expert. Read More

Fizzy's Lunch Lab--an interactive Web series with cartoon characters acting out funny stories to emphasize the importance of good nutrition, a balanced diet and physical activity--has been nominated for a Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award. And there's a Ģ����Ƶ connection. Read More

The Oasis Center is making a powerful difference in and around Nashville by helping young people overcome serious challenges that prevent them from transitioning into a healthy adulthood. Some of these obstacles include homelessness, violence, depression and failing schools. Read More

Terrorist threats such as the failed bombing attempt in Times Square inevitably lead to calls for increased surveillance. Yet, instead of preventing threats, heightened security measures can widen divisions among people and lead to hidden social sorting, according to a new book by a Peabody College professor. Read More

Anderson Williams, director of consulting for the Oasis Center, a Nashville-based nonprofit dedicated to helping young people in need, is this year’s recipient of a full tuition sponsorship to the Ģ����Ƶ Owen Graduate School of Management Executive MBA program. The award is financed by the Owen School and a winner is chosen through a partnership with the Center for Nonprofit Management. Read More

Luxury and the Lexus brand go hand in hand. But now the car company has created a new hybrid vehicle that is more fuel-efficient, lighter and leaner. Read More

When an artist pens a song or takes a one-of-a-kind photograph, protecting his or her creative property is essential, but not always easy. MyWerx, a new Nashville-based firm, wants to simplify the intellectual property process with the help of a new software product. Now they’re turning to students from the Ģ����Ƶ Accelerator Summer Business Institute to create a viral marketing strategy to help artists learn about their new product. Read More

The thing that makes Israeli officials nervous about the program to keep their country connected with young American Jews may be the reason it’s working so well. Read More

When loaded with an anticancer drug, a delivery system based on a novel material called nanosponge is three to five times more effective at reducing tumor growth than direct injection. Read More

Ģ����Ƶ is announcing plans to build an expansion to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Ģ����Ƶ. This first-phase expansion will add additional acute, neonatal intensive care and medical-surgical beds, and also allow for increased space to house a growing number of physician scientists who care for Middle Tennessee’s youngest patients. Read More

Slowly but steadily the U.S. health care community is moving into the digital age: shifting their medical records from paper to electronic information systems. This movement raises serious concerns about security and privacy of patients’ medical information. Read More

The papers of Julian Goodman, an NBC broadcast pioneer who helped bring to life the network news programs that we watch today, have been placed at Ģ����Ƶ Libraries’ Special Collections. Read More

Stella M. Flores, assistant professor of public policy and higher education at Ģ����Ƶ’s Peabody College for education and human development, has been named a National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow. Read More

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Deborah Wells Rowe, associate professor of early childhood education at Ģ����Ƶ’s Peabody College, was presented the Dina Feitelson Research Award from the International Reading Association (IRA). Read More

Vigilante justice is growing in many countries in Latin America, including Mexico, and a new study by the Latin American Public Opinion Project helps explain why. Read More

The Bluebird on the Mountain concert series returns to Ģ����Ƶ’s historic Dyer Observatory for its sixth season beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 22. Gates will open at 5:30. This year’s series opens with a show featuring performances by Rodney Crowell, Beth Neilsen Chapman and Marcus Hummon. Read More

Ģ����Ƶ launched a new homepage on the evening of May 17, focusing on making key resources easier to find while continuing to showcase the institution’s dynamic academic, research, patient care and campus life offerings. Read More

The 2525 West End office building has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR® for the eighth consecutive year, indicating that the building performs in the top 25 percent of similar facilities nationwide for energy efficiency. Read More