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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Professor of Law and Political Science Carol Swain and Assistant Professor of Law Brian Fitzpatrick have both been appointed to the Tennessee Advisory Committee of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. This is Swain's second consecutive term on the committee. Read More

Jude Johnstone, Danny Flowers and James House will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 18, in the third concert of the 2009 Bluebird on the Mountain series. Read More

In this tough economy, the allure of buying lottery tickets seems like a pretty enticing way to erase financial problems. But new research from Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Law School found that people who won between $50,000 and $150,000 did not solve their debt problems and only postponed bankruptcy. Read More

Marshall Eakin, a history professor noted for excellence in teaching and strong commitment to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's service learning initiatives, has been named director of the Ingram Scholars Program. Read More

Brett Sweet, dean of administration and finance of Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, has been named vice chancellor and chief financial officer at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced today. Read More

Beth Torres, vice president of events and funding development for Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee, is this year's recipient of a full tuition sponsorship to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Owen Graduate School of Management Executive MBA program. The award is financed by Owen and a winner is chosen through a partnership with the Center for Nonprofit Management. Read More

Stella Flores, assistant professor of public policy and higher education, will explore barriers to college completion as a co-investigator on a new $1.9 million Harvard Graduate School of Education study. The research is part of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Postsecondary Success initiative to double the number of low-income students who earn postsecondary degrees by age 26 - an increase of approximately 250,000 graduates each year. Read More

A Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ chemist and a biomedical engineer have teamed up to develop a respiratory virus detector that is sensitive enough to detect an infection at an early stage, takes only a few minutes to return a result and is simple enough to be performed in a pediatrician's office. Read More

The slavery apology resolution recently passed by the Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate was meaningless and "will do absolutely zilch to promote racial healing and reconciliation," says Carol Swain, a professor of political science and law at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ. Read More

Will Judge Sonia Sotomayor become the next U.S. Supreme Court justice? Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ faculty Tracey George, Terry Mahoney and Brian Fitzpatrick provide expert insight and commentary. Read More

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Owen Graduate School of Management today announced that Dean James W. Bradford has been named to the board of directors of the Graduate Management Admission Council, the association of leading graduate business schools worldwide. The appointment is effective July 1. Read More

New research from Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ indicates the way our brain handles how we move through space—including being able to imagine literally stepping into someone else's shoes—may be related to how and why we experience empathy toward others. Read More

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's police department will ask for feedback from the community members they serve at a public forum 6 p.m. Monday, July 13. Read More

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos joins John Seigenthaler on Nashville Public Television's "One On One" series to talk about what's going on at the university and his vision for its future. Read More

August Washington, whose 30-year law enforcement career has included service at six universities, was named the police chief and an assistant vice chancellor of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ on Monday. He begins work on July 27. Read More

Nationally hailed composer, performer, violinist, bandleader and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ alumnus Daniel Bernard Roumain (known professionally as DBR) has been appointed visiting associate professor of composition for the 2009-2010 academic year at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's Blair School of Music. Read More

Neural "noise" may cause you to miss important changes in your environment when you are concentrating on something else, new research indicates. Read More

Health and social service professionals who care for adults with depression should not only tackle their clients' physical and mental health, but also detect and prevent possible spillover effects on their children, says a new report from the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. Read More

Forget the old folk tales about snakes hypnotizing their prey. The tentacled snake from South East Asia has developed a more effective technique. The small water snake has found a way to startle its prey so that the fish turn toward the snake's head to flee instead of turning away. In addition, the fish's reaction is so predictable that the snake actually aims its strike at the position where the fish's head will be instead of tracking its movement. Read More

Eligible veterans can attend Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ at a significantly reduced cost thanks to the school's participation in the Yellow Ribbon GI Educational Enhancement Program. Read More