Releases
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New university homepage features video, RSS feeds
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ opened its new online front door Aug. 1 with a redesigned homepage designed to get viewers to their destination quickly while showcasing university events using video, audio, photography and news. Read MoreAug 1, 2007
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ hires new director of International Student and Scholar Services
Sherif Barsoum, assistant director in the Office of International Education at The Ohio State University, has joined Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ as director of International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS). Read MoreJul 31, 2007
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Master’s program for community expands at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ; MLAS curriculum offers unique opportunity for adult learners
The Master of Liberal Arts and Science program, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's prime educational outreach program to the Nashville community, is attracting record numbers of students and expanding course offerings. Read MoreJul 31, 2007
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Chancellor Search Advisory Committee members named
Chancellor Search Committee Chair Dennis Bottorff announced July 31 the members of the Advisory Committee of faculty, students and staff that will assist the Board of Trust as it seeks to identify the next chancellor of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ. The Advisory Committee will be chaired by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Divinity School Dean James Hudnut-Beumler. Read MoreJul 31, 2007
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Multiple sclerosis gene uncovered after 30-year search
For the first time in more than three decades, a multi-center team of researchers has uncovered a gene linked to multiple sclerosis (MS) that could pave the way for future research and treatment options. Read MoreJul 30, 2007
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Death penalty foe Harmon Wray dead at 60
Harmon L. Wray, an instructor at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Divinity School and a longtime anti-death penalty activist and proponent of restorative justice, died Tuesday at Saint Thomas Hospital, a day after suffering a brain hemorrhage. Read MoreJul 25, 2007
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Op-ed: Disorder in the court
Another Supreme Court term has come to a close, and, while many things changed in the law, one thing stayed the same: The justices spent much of their time reversing the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Read MoreJul 24, 2007
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Schlitz, Schuyler and Knobloch to anchor Bluebird on the Mountain concert, Session musician Jelly Roll Johnson will also be featured
The fourth Bluebird on the Mountain concert is scheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, and promises to be on of the highlights of this year's series. Singer-songwriters Don Schlitz, Thom Schuyler and Fred Knobloch, whose work dominated the country charts in the 1980s and '90s, will perform at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Dyer Observatory. Harmonica player Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson will also perform at the concert. Read MoreJul 24, 2007
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Op-ed: Fighting “free riders” costing manufacturers
Nearly 50 years ago, Karsten Solheim, working from his garage, developed the first PING 1-A Putter. PING's innovative products and services, among them custom fitting and perimeter weighting, have since changed the industry. Read MoreJul 24, 2007
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Op-ed: Pro sports face some struggles here
As it seems, Nashville's shining star in big-time sports may have been tarnished by recent events. Our proud Predators have been left in limbo, abandoned by lame-duck ownership. The Sounds ballpark deal imploded from internal squabbling between owner and developer. Fortunately, everything is not as it seems. Music City is still a big-time player in the pro sports game. Read MoreJul 24, 2007
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ class maps strategies for 2008 presidential campaign; Former Congressman Harold Ford Jr. and John Geer to co-teach
One of the nation's most respected political scientists and a prominent young political leader will team up at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ to teach a unique course in which students create strategies on how best to win the 2008 Democratic and Republican presidential nominations. Distinguished Professor of Political Science John Geer and former U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. will co-teach "Capturing the 2008 Presidential Nominations." Read MoreJul 20, 2007
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Bottorff to chair Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Chancellor Search Committee
Nashville executive and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Board of Trust Vice Chairman Dennis C. Bottorff will chair the search committee charged with identifying the next Chancellor of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, Board of Trust Chairman Martha R. Ingram announced on Thursday. Read MoreJul 19, 2007
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Children’s Hospital names Kevin Churchwell, M.D., as new CEO
At 11 a.m. this morning the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ will formally announce the appointment of Kevin Churchwell, M.D., as the hospital's new CEO.Churchwell, a Nashville native, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-educated physician and nationally recognized pediatrician, has been selected as chief executive officer and executive director of Children's Hospital, effective immediately. Read MoreJul 19, 2007
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Highly respected professor takes on new role at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Owen Graduate School of Management; William Christie appointed to associate dean for faculty development
William G. (Bill) Christie, the Frances Hampton Currey Professor of Finance and professor of law at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is now the new associate dean for faculty development at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Owen Graduate School of Management. Read MoreJul 18, 2007
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ expert: Polls in multi-candidate races should be viewed cautiously
Public opinion polls in the Nashville mayoral contest (and other multi-candidate races) should be analyzed with care because of the high potential for error, according to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Distinguished Professor of Political Science John Geer. Read MoreJul 17, 2007
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Tiempo Libre, Kronos Quartet to perform at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ; 33rd season of Great Performances at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ announced
The United States premiere of Australia's BalletLab and a performance by the Kronos Quartet highlight the 33rd season of Great Performances at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, Nashville's longest running and only international performing series. The season will also bring a residency at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ by the Jos√à Lim√õn Dance Company. Read MoreJul 13, 2007
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Zeppos named interim chancellor
Gordon Gee will leave after seven years as Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's chancellor to return to Ohio State University as its president, a position he previously held from 1990 to 1997. His resignation is effective Aug. 1. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Nicholas S. Zeppos has been named interim chancellor effective Aug. 1, Board of Trust Chairman Martha R. Ingram announced on July 12. Read MoreJul 12, 2007
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Institute at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ strives to keep promising black students on track; Two-week program runs until July 20
Four young men stand on the edge of a stage, eyes closed and backs facing the room. More young men stand below, some poised for action and others distracted with horseplay. Read MoreJul 12, 2007
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Gee to step down as Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ chancellor
Gordon Gee will leave after seven years as Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's chancellor to return to The Ohio State University as president, a position he held from 1990 to 1997. His resignation is effective Aug. 1. Read MoreJul 11, 2007
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TIPSHEET: Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ law professor fights to keep police from releasing arrest records
In a court of law, a person is innocent until proven guilty. But when a person's photograph and arrest information are posted on television newscasts, newspapers, radio reports and Web sites, he or she is essentially being painted as a criminal before being tried by a judge or jury. That's the opinion of University Professor of Constitutional Law & Health Law & Policy James Blumstein. Blumstein is going to U.S. District Court on July 11 to convince a judge to enforce a 33-year-old court order that bans Nashville Metro Police from giving out raw arrest information. Read MoreJul 6, 2007