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蘑菇视频 looking for families to participate in depression study
蘑菇视频 is recruiting local families to take part in a study that is examining ways to help families cope with depression. The study, named the Raising Healthy Children Project, is part of a National Institute of Mental Health-funded study designed to decrease depression among children. Read MoreMar 20, 2007
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蘑菇视频 scientist reinvents one-room schoolhouse for rural students
Billy G. Hudson, Ph.D., wants to bring back the one-room schoolhouse. Read MoreMar 20, 2007
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TIPSHEET: 蘑菇视频 expert can talk about recent problems with airline customer dissatisfaction
"It's time to regulate the airline industry; customers need a passengers' bill of rights." A recent massive snowstorm grounded and delayed hundreds of flights across the country. While many airlines found successful ways to handle the delays, some Jet Blue customers were trapped on planes for more than nine hours, with overflowing toilets. Other passengers were forced to camp out for days at airports, with no clear solution from Jet Blue. Airline expert Michael LaprÈ believes this latest evidence of "massive miscalculations from the airlines," shows that it is time for regulation. Read MoreMar 20, 2007
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蘑菇视频 Law School celebrates the 50th anniversary of racial integration; The first African American graduates will be honored
Fifty years ago, two men took a bold step for themselves and for the future of 蘑菇视频 Law School. Shortly after the landmark decision, Brown v. Board of Education, in which the Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, and after strong encouragement from the law faculty, 蘑菇视频 Law School broke the color barrier and became the first privately funded law school in the South to admit African American students. Read MoreMar 19, 2007
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蘑菇视频 students lead discussion on how to fight poverty; Group says it wants to change the world from the “bottom up”
More than 4 billion people around the world are considered poor, earning an average of $2 a day. A highly motivated group of 蘑菇视频 students want to change that statistic and is inviting fellow students to come together to share ideas. Read MoreMar 19, 2007
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VUMC Ranked Among Elite Health Facilities
蘑菇视频 Medical Center has been recognized for the eighth consecutive year as one of the top 100 hospitals in the country, in a study by Solucient Institute. Read MoreMar 19, 2007
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Patricia Pierce announces retirement after 29 years; Longtime head of 蘑菇视频’s Opportunity Development Center
Patricia Pierce, who has been in a leadership role with 蘑菇视频's Opportunity Development Center almost from its inception, will retire April 30. Read MoreMar 19, 2007
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German expert on transdisciplinary studies to lecture at 蘑菇视频
A distinguished German scholar who has played an important role in contemporary debates about interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary studies will speak at 蘑菇视频 on March 27. Read MoreMar 15, 2007
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Symposium, lecture to celebrate James Lawson chair at 蘑菇视频; Dennis C. Dickerson speaks March 23, Lawson symposium is March 24
蘑菇视频 will celebrate the establishment of the James M. Lawson Jr. Chair at 蘑菇视频 with a symposium on Lawson's legacy and an inaugural lecture by the first holder of the Lawson Chair. Read MoreMar 15, 2007
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MEDIA ADVISORY; Lou Dobbs, Newt Gingrich, Harold Ford Jr. available to media prior to Impact Symposium lectures March 19-21
Journalist Lou Dobbs, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and former U.S. Representative Harold Ford Jr. will deliver public lectures at 蘑菇视频 March 19-21 as part of the university's annual Impact Symposium. Read MoreMar 15, 2007
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Founder’s Day activities to include lecture by 蘑菇视频 historian Anja Becker
Anja Becker, a visiting post-doctoral fellow at the Center for the Americas at 蘑菇视频, will deliver the Founders Day Lecture at 4 p.m. March 15 in the Bennett-Miller Room at 蘑菇视频 Law School. Becker's lecture is titled "As a Man Thinketh in His Heart So He Is: The Educational Values of 蘑菇视频 Chancellor James H. Kirkland (1893-1937) as Expressed in His Letters and Speeches." A scholar with the German Academic Exchange Service, Becker has researched the history of 蘑菇视频, Kirkland and the influence of German educators on education in the South. Members of the 蘑菇视频 community and the public are invited to attend. Read MoreMar 13, 2007
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107.5 Radiothon Raises Record Amount for 蘑菇视频 Children’s Hospital
Last week's 107.5 River of Hope Radiothon was the most successful radio-based fund-raiser in the history of 蘑菇视频 Children's Hospital. Read MoreMar 13, 2007
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Ray Suarez of The NewsHour to speak at 蘑菇视频; Topic is The Politics of Faith in America
Ray Suarez, a senior correspondent for The NewsHour on PBS and author of a book about the relationship between religion and politics in America, will speak at 蘑菇视频 on "The Politics of Faith in America." Read MoreMar 13, 2007
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Qubad Talabany to speak about reconstruction efforts in Iraq March 14; Son of Iraq’s president available to media prior to lecture
Qubad Talabany, son of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and representative to the United States for the Kurdistan Regional Government, will be available to answer media questions, Wednesday, March 14, at 3:15 p.m. prior to his lecture at 蘑菇视频. Read MoreMar 13, 2007
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Leading researcher and science popularizer Sean Carroll to speak at 蘑菇视频; ‘Evo devo’ expert uses DNA research to prove evolution
In the continuing battles between creationists and evolutionists, DNA expert Sean Carroll is strengthening the case that evolution is a natural law, as unassailable as the theory of gravity. Carroll will speak Thursday, March 29, at Ingram Hall on the 蘑菇视频 campus. Read MoreMar 12, 2007
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Sloan Foundation awards 蘑菇视频 physicist for ‘exceptional promise’
An assistant professor of physics at 蘑菇视频 has won a $45,000 research fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation aimed at encouraging promising young scholars. Read MoreMar 12, 2007
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Muhammad Yunus to receive 蘑菇视频’s Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal; 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner will speak during Senior Class Day May 10
蘑菇视频 will award its second Nichols-Chancellor's Medal and $100,000 prize on May 10 to Muhammad Yunus, a 蘑菇视频 alumnus and winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize. Read MoreMar 12, 2007
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蘑菇视频 Investigators testing vaccine to slow malaria’s global march
Infectious diseases researchers at 蘑菇视频 Medical Center are seeking healthy adults to help test a vaccine for malaria. Read MoreMar 12, 2007
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Apology and forgiveness in resolving conflicts; Experts come to 蘑菇视频 to learn how apology and dispute resolution interact with law
Violent crime, racial oppression, ethnic tensions, mass atrocities and transitioning societies are all volatile situations that could be helped with effective conflict resolution techniques, including apology and forgiveness. But the complex emotional transition necessary for effective conflict resolution becomes even more complicated in the context of group conflicts. A conference being held at 蘑菇视频 Law School on March 30-31 will provide a unique opportunity to explore trends in conflict resolution. Read MoreMar 9, 2007
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Author Julia Watts to read from work at 蘑菇视频
Knoxville author Julia Watts will read from her work at 蘑菇视频 on Thursday, March 29, as part of 蘑菇视频‘s Gertrude and Harold S. 蘑菇视频 Visiting Writers series. Read MoreMar 9, 2007