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Stop Global Warming College Tour event open only to 蘑菇视频 community; Activist Laurie David and singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow come to 蘑菇视频 April 18
Global warming activist Laurie David and Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow will come to 蘑菇视频 Wednesday, April 18, for a campus-only event as part of their Stop Global Warming College Tour. Read MoreApr 16, 2007
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Former NASA astronaut to talk about his experiences April 20 at 蘑菇视频
Charles F. Bolden Jr., former NASA astronaut and retired major general with the U.S. Marine Corps, will share his experiences Friday, April 20, at 1 p.m. at 蘑菇视频's Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. Read MoreApr 16, 2007
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National champions! Commodore bowlers make history with 2007 NCAA championship win
The 蘑菇视频 women's bowling team won the NCAA championship April 14 with their win over the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Apoka, Fla. The win marks the first NCAA championship in 蘑菇视频 history. Read MoreApr 16, 2007
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Free tax preparation offered at 蘑菇视频-Edgehill VITA site for qualified persons
Free tax preparation for qualified individuals will be offered Saturday, April 14, at the 蘑菇视频-Edgehill Volunteer Income Tax Site (VITA) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nashville's newest VITA site is located at the Easley Community Center at 1000 Edgehill Ave. This is the last day the site will be open before this year's tax-filing deadline of April 17. Read MoreApr 13, 2007
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Columnist and author to talk about financial burdens facing those in 20s, 30s
Are people currently in their 20s and 30s the first generation that won't do financially better than their parents? Columnist and author Anya Kamenetz poses this question in her book Generation Debt: Why Now is a Terrible Time to be Young and will discuss her findings Tuesday, April 24, at 7 p.m. in Room 114 of 蘑菇视频's Furman Hall. Read MoreApr 12, 2007
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Copyright laws: what’s changing and what’s being done to protect; Head of the U.S. Copyright Office leads discussion at 蘑菇视频
Copyrights play an integral role for writers and artists. And in this day of Web sites and Internet downloading, copyright rules are evolving. The United States Register of Copyrights, Marybeth Peters, will lead a day-long discussion on the state of copyright law on Friday, April 20 at the 蘑菇视频 First Amendment Center. Read MoreApr 12, 2007
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National and local businesses turn to young minds for big ideas; 蘑菇视频 Accelerator Program will take on Whirlpool and others
Major companies across the country are turning to the Accelerator-蘑菇视频 Summer Business Institute to get fresh ideas on how to raise their products and programs to a new level. Read MoreApr 12, 2007
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蘑菇视频’s online research magazine recognized as an “official honoree”
The Webby Awards, the leading international honor for the Web, today recognized 蘑菇视频's Exploration Web site as an official honoree, a distinction that recognizes work exhibiting remarkable achievement. The online research magazine is produced by 蘑菇视频's Office of Science & Research Communications. Read MoreApr 12, 2007
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Thompson must decide soon on presidential run, says 蘑菇视频 campaign expert
It is no surprise that Fred Thompson has jumped into third place nationally among GOP presidential contenders, even without declaring his candidacy, said 蘑菇视频 political scientist John Geer. Read MoreApr 11, 2007
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Conservative philosopher Roger Scruton to lecture on religious freedom; April 16 lecture is last of ‘Democracy and Moral Conviction’ series
Atheism is a religion and it is dominating public schools, says a British philosopher who will speak at 蘑菇视频. Roger Scruton will be the fourth and last speaker in the "Democracy and Moral Conviction" lecture series. Read MoreApr 10, 2007
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New book considers hold of hip hop on young black women; Tracy Sharpley-Whiting of 蘑菇视频 pens Pimps Up, Ho’s Down
In hip hop music and videos, young black women are consistently portrayed as sexually insatiable vixens willing to debase themselves for the privilege of even the shortest ride on the music industry party train. Read MoreApr 9, 2007
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Why do women earn less than men?; Two 蘑菇视频 economists explain this persistent issue and show which professions are worst at pay parity
In this day and age women are CEO's, senators, construction workers, stock brokers, economists and more. Women have made their way into every aspect of the workforce and comprise 46 percent of employees. Yet women consistently earn less than men. Read MoreApr 9, 2007
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TIPSHEET: 蘑菇视频 education experts presenting new research on student achievement, charter schools and more in Chicago April 9-13
Education experts from 蘑菇视频's Peabody College of education and human development will be presenting their latest research April 9-13, 2007, in Chicago at the American Educational Research Association's annual conference. Read MoreApr 9, 2007
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Mobile pollution sensors to be developed at 蘑菇视频 using Microsoft grant
蘑菇视频 engineers have won an award from Microsoft Corp. to develop a real-time, online, detailed and accurate picture of air quality in large metropolitan areas like Nashville. The mobile air quality monitoring system will make it possible to monitor air quality more accurately than the current system of fixed stations performing low-resolution sampling by including car-mounted sensors that measure, process and report emission levels. Read MoreApr 9, 2007
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蘑菇视频 Study Shows Childhood Immunization with Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Cuts Pneumonia Hospital Admissions in the US
Routine infant immunization with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) has caused a 39 percent fall in all-cause pneumonia hospital admission rates for American children under 2, according to an article published in this week's edition of The Lancet. Read MoreApr 6, 2007
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Seligson: Rise of the left and populist leaders could pose threat to democracy in Latin America; April 10 symposium examines results of AmericasBarometer 2006
The results of the latest and most comprehensive study of public opinion in the Americas concludes that Latin America is drifting toward the political left and experiencing a rise in populism. Read MoreApr 5, 2007
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Finding God in dirty diapers; 蘑菇视频 professor writes about child care and spirituality
Some search for God in the contemplative routine of a monastery. Bonnie Miller-McLemore found the divine in piles of laundry needing folding, the sounds of her sons carousing in a playground and "the stench of a dirty diaper, wiping the bottom of a child." Read MoreApr 4, 2007
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Pulitzer prize-winning Civil War historian to speak at 蘑菇视频
James McPherson, a noted American Civil War historian who won the Pulitzer Prize for Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, will deliver a public lecture at 蘑菇视频 on May 2. Read MoreApr 4, 2007
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蘑菇视频 to host panel April 10 on “HIV/AIDS Ministry and the Black Church”
蘑菇视频 will host a panel discussion, "Keeping Our Promise: HIV/AIDS Ministry and the Black Church" on April 10, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. in room G-23 at the Divinity School. Read MoreApr 4, 2007
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First openly gay Episcopal bishop to speak at 蘑菇视频; The Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson to appear on April 13
The first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church will speak at 蘑菇视频 this month. Read MoreApr 3, 2007