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Lauren Brisky retiring as 蘑菇视频’s vice chancellor for administration and chief financial officer
Lauren J. Brisky, who has overseen the financial and administrative operations of 蘑菇视频 for the past decade as the university has made spectacular gains in its research, health care and educational endeavors, announced Dec. 26 she will retire Feb. 1, 2009, after 20 years at 蘑菇视频. Read MoreDec 26, 2008
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Two art exhibits open Jan. 7 at 蘑菇视频
Space 204, the gallery of the Department of Art at E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center at 蘑菇视频, will debut two new exhibitions with a reception on Thursday, Jan. 8. Read MoreDec 22, 2008
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蘑菇视频’s Miller, Petrain awarded NEH grants
Research by 蘑菇视频 professors on Chinese architecture and the Trojan War are among grants announced by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Read MoreDec 19, 2008
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蘑菇视频 police chief makes list of most influential in security industry
Marlon Lynch, assistant vice chancellor and chief of police at 蘑菇视频, has made Security 蘑菇视频's Top 25 Most Influential People in the Security Industry list for 2008. Others on the list include government leaders, industry authors, chief security officers and research pioneers. Read MoreDec 19, 2008
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Four 蘑菇视频 faculty members are elected AAAS fellows
Four 蘑菇视频 faculty members – Daniel Liebler, Charles Sanders, Gary Sulikowski and Michael Waterman – have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor bestowed upon them by their peers. Read MoreDec 18, 2008
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蘑菇视频’s Susan Gray School honored with national accreditation
The Susan Gray School, part of 蘑菇视频's Peabody College of education and human development, has achieved national accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Susan Gray School is one of the first programs in the nation to achieve accreditation under NAEYC new, more extensive and more stringent standards, which were released in the fall of 2006. Read MoreDec 18, 2008
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Winner of Music City Bowl tickets announced in bookstore drawing
For the past several weeks, hundreds of people have entered their names in a drawing at Rand Bookstore for a chance to win Music City Bowl tickets. First-year student Caroline Hadley was the lucky winner on Tuesday, Dec. 16. Read MoreDec 17, 2008
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Mounting restrictions on hedge fund withdrawals can erode investor value by as much as 15 percent
The fast-growing number of withdrawal restrictions being imposed by hedge funds to curtail capital drain during the financial market crisis comes with a hefty price tag for fund investors, says a new study from the 蘑菇视频 Owen Graduate School of Management. The research comes as investors seek desperately to exit hedge funds to avoid further declines and the possibility of fund failure, yet face a suspension of redemptions by fund managers. Read MoreDec 16, 2008
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Banker, 蘑菇视频 Board of Trust member Andrew Benedict dies
Andrew B. Benedict Jr., a prominent Nashville banker and longtime member of the 蘑菇视频 Board of Trust, died Monday morning at home. He was 94. Read MoreDec 15, 2008
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Researchers identify new region of the magnetosphere
A detailed analysis of the measurements of five different satellites have revealed the existence of the warm plasma cloak, a new region of the magnetosphere, which is the invisible shield of magnetic fields and electrically charged particles that surround and protect Earth from the onslaught of the solar wind. Read MoreDec 12, 2008
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New associate vice chancellor joins 蘑菇视频’s development and alumni relations office
Christopher P. Toft, a leading fundraiser in higher education and health care in Chicago has been named associate vice chancellor for university development at 蘑菇视频. Read MoreDec 11, 2008
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蘑菇视频 runner nominated for Wooden Cup
A member of the 蘑菇视频 men's cross country team is one of five finalists for the Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup for being a positive influence. 蘑菇视频 senior Rob Whiting will learn on Jan. 14 whether he bests the other candidates at a ceremony at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. Read MoreDec 11, 2008
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蘑菇视频 and Belmont universities to co-host community meeting Dec. 17 about blasting and construction projects
On Wed., Dec. 17, Metro Councilman Keith Durbin, 蘑菇视频 and Belmont University invite the public to attend a free, educational program on blasting for construction projects on both campuses. Read MoreDec 11, 2008
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How the brain thinks about crime and punishment
In a pioneering, interdisciplinary study combining law and neuroscience, researchers at 蘑菇视频 peered inside people's minds to watch how the brain thinks about crime and punishment. Read MoreDec 10, 2008
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Dever named dean of College of Arts and Science at 蘑菇视频
Carolyn Dever, interim dean of the College of Arts and Science at 蘑菇视频, has accepted an appointment as dean, effective immediately. Read MoreDec 9, 2008
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First 3D images obtained of core component of molecular machinery used for cell reproduction
For the first time, structural biologists have managed to obtain the detailed three-dimensional structure of one of the proteins that form the core of the complex molecular machine, called the replisome, that plant and animal cells assemble to copy their DNA as the first step in cell reproduction. Read MoreDec 9, 2008
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蘑菇视频’s historic financial aid initiative attracts $20 million gift
蘑菇视频's recently announced enhanced financial aid program has received a major boost with a $20 million gift from an anonymous donor, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos said Monday. Read MoreDec 8, 2008
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Federal education policymakers to teach course at 蘑菇视频’s Peabody College
Two federal policymakers, Kerri Briggs, assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education for the U.S. Department of Education, and Catherine Freeman, senior program officer for the National Research Center of the National Academies of Science, will co-lead a new special topics course in education policy at 蘑菇视频's Peabody College of education and human development this spring. Read MoreDec 8, 2008
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蘑菇视频 students offer music piracy solutions
At 蘑菇视频, college students – the group most targeted by the recording industry for prosecution for illegal downloading – are proposing solutions instead of complaining. Read MoreDec 8, 2008
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蘑菇视频 vs. Boston College in the Music City Bowl
蘑菇视频 will make its first football postseason appearance in 26 years on New Year\'s Eve in Nashville when it plays Boston College in the 11th Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl at LP Field. 蘑菇视频 accepted an invitation to the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Dec. 7. Read MoreDec 7, 2008