Releases
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Wireless networking company gives $50,000 gift to Institute for Software Integrated Systems at 蘑菇视频
Crossbow Inc., a leading provider of wireless sensor network platforms, has given a research program at 蘑菇视频\'s Institute for Software Integrated Systems (ISIS) a gift of $50,000 to help advance the state of the art in wireless sensor networks (WSN). Read MoreFeb 5, 2008
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Celebrate the supernatural at 蘑菇视频 art exhibit; See intensely crafted work by Mark Hosford and Bill Fick at Feb. 15 opening
Obsessively detailed drawings and animations of zombies, sÈances and ghosts will darken the halls of the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center this winter, in the form of a dual show by Mark Hosford and Bill Fick. Read MoreFeb 4, 2008
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Should states mandate HPV vaccine for public school students? Live video at 6 p.m.
A multi-disciplinary panel will take up the controversial topic of state-required vaccinations for sexually transmitted disease on Tuesday, Feb. 5, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Flynn Auditorium of the 蘑菇视频 Law School. Read MoreFeb 4, 2008
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Food Security Summit seeks to put change on Tennessee’s menu
Tennessee\'s first-ever Food Security Summit will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Feb. 16, at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Nashville. Mayor Karl Dean will address the expected crowd of over 250 farmers, chefs, retailers, health and service providers, gardeners and interested citizens at 10 a.m. Read MoreFeb 4, 2008
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$4.5 Million Drug Discovery Grant Awarded to 蘑菇视频 Medical Center
蘑菇视频 Medical Center has received a $4.5 million grant from Seaside Therapeutics to find potential treatments for fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited form of mental retardation and the most common genetic cause of autism. Read MoreFeb 4, 2008
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The Last Five Years premiers Feb. 15 at 蘑菇视频, Intimate, two-person musical by Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown explores the life of a relationship
The Last Five Years is the compelling story of Jamie, a nice Jewish boy, and Kathleen, a good Irish Catholic girl, who fall in love, get married and fall apart over the course of five years. It debuts Feb. 15 at Neely Auditorium at 蘑菇视频. Read MoreFeb 1, 2008
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蘑菇视频 film series on Iraq War begins Feb. 19, Sarratt Cinema series includes Control Room, In the Valley of Elah
To mark the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq by the United States, 蘑菇视频 is offering a film series examining the war. The entire series is free and open to the public. Read MoreFeb 1, 2008
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Experts to discuss why gifted children need challenge in the classroom
Motivating and challenging gifted students in the classroom will be the focus of a free public lecture Feb. 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the downtown Nashville Public Library, located at 615 Church St. Free parking is available at the library. Read MoreFeb 1, 2008
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蘑菇视频 discovers the ‘black gold’ of composting, First load of VU-produced compost is spread on grounds
蘑菇视频\'s park-like setting that garnered it the designation of a national arboretum also means a lot of trees: more than 7,500. And all those trees produce a massive amount of leaves that, until recently, were just stockpiled at Natchez Triangle. Read MoreFeb 1, 2008
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Internet contracts lead to ‘unconscionable’ breach of privacy issues
Virtual worlds and social networking sites are becoming increasingly more enticing to people who are all too willing to abandon their privacy for escape into alternate worlds on the Internet. Read MoreJan 31, 2008
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蘑菇视频’s Latin American Public Opinion Project receives major financial boost
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has expanded and extended its support for the 蘑菇视频-based Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) with additional funding of up to $9 million. Read MoreJan 31, 2008
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Student engineers work hard at play during E-Week
蘑菇视频 engineering students will be putting their imaginations to work in some fun and surprising ways as they compete in a series of challenges celebrating National Engineers Week (E-Week) February 18-23. Read MoreJan 30, 2008
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MEDIA ADVISORY: 蘑菇视频 students hold presidential caucus Feb. 1
蘑菇视频 students will hold a presidential caucus Friday, Feb. 1, in advance of what has been dubbed "Super Duper Tuesday." Read MoreJan 30, 2008
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Hickman County Heart Attack Victims Benefit from 蘑菇视频’s Quick Response Program
When a person suffers a heart attack, every minute counts. The longer the wait before receiving treatment, the more heart muscle is lost, and the greater the chance of permanent damage or death. Read MoreJan 29, 2008
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蘑菇视频 Divinity School to use grant for arts interaction; Henry Luce Foundation dedicates $340,000 to initiative
All theology - like all politics - is local. In that spirit, 蘑菇视频 Divinity School is planning new emphasis on engaging the creative community in its home city of Nashville. Financed by a $340,000 five-year grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, the divinity school will soon ring with music and be the site of film screenings. Read MoreJan 29, 2008
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Former child soldier turned human rights activist shares story of redemption and hope Feb. 18 at 蘑菇视频
According to the organization Human Rights Watch, as many as 300,000 children under age 18 serve in government forces or armed rebel groups. Some are as young as 8 years old. Ishmael Beah used to be one of them. Read MoreJan 28, 2008
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Podcast: GreenVU Informational Panel Discussion
Listen to podcasts from a Jan. 24 panel discussion on "Greening 蘑菇视频: Find Out What 蘑菇视频 Is Doing." Read MoreJan 28, 2008
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Expect a softer tone in Bush’s final State of the Union, says 蘑菇视频 expert
President Bush\'s final State of the Union address is likely to be more bipartisan in tone than his previous speeches before Congress, says 蘑菇视频 political rhetoric expert Vanessa Beasley. Read MoreJan 28, 2008
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Iraqi trial panel visits 蘑菇视频, local Kurdish community
The visit to 蘑菇视频 this week by the Iraqi judges who presided over the Anfal genocide proceedings is of particular interest to the Kurdish community here. Many survivors of Anfal live in the Nashville area. Read MoreJan 28, 2008
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Ambassador of Iraq Visits Amenah at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at 蘑菇视频
The Ambassador of Iraq to the United States, Samir Sumaidaie, took a break from business in Knoxville to come to Nashville Sunday to visit Amenah, the 2-year-old Iraqi girl who has come to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at 蘑菇视频 for surgery to correct a life-threatening heart defect. Sumaidaie is from Haditha, Iraq, the hometown of Amenah and her family. Read MoreJan 28, 2008