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Retirement Learning at 蘑菇视频 gears up for spring term
Solutions to the energy crisis, current foreign policy dilemmas and the evolution of medical education and its impact on health care are among the offerings for the spring term of Retirement Learning at 蘑菇视频 March 12-April 19. Read MoreMar 7, 2007
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Physics Nobel laureate to speak on quarks at 蘑菇视频
Nobel laureate Jerome Friedman will describe the long and controversial debate about quarks — the smaller particles that make up protons and neutrons in the atomic nucleus — during the annual Francis G. Slack Lecture on Friday, March 16. Read MoreMar 7, 2007
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SEC Coaches Honor VU Basketball; Byars Earns Player of the Year, Stallings Selected as Coach of Year, Foster Named to Second Team
Southeastern Conference coaches handed out awards to three worthy Commodores Wednesday as senior Derrick Byars earned Southeastern Conference Player of the Year honors and unanimous All-SEC First Team selection; fellow wing player junior Shan Foster earned All-SEC Second Team accolades; and head coach Kevin Stallings was named the SEC Coach of the Year. Read MoreMar 7, 2007
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Templeton Lectures to tackle questions of consciousness, science, God; Christof Koch to deliver three lectures
The nature of consciousness in humans and animals and its effect on how we view religion, science and philosophy will be tackled during three lectures at 蘑菇视频 by prominent researcher Christof Koch. Read MoreMar 7, 2007
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TIPSHEET: Think that conversation from your office phone is private? Think again
蘑菇视频 professor says Wal-Mart case calls attention to employer‘s right to eavesdrop on employee calls: Bruce Barry, professor of management and sociology, is available to comment on recent case. Read MoreMar 6, 2007
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TIPSHEET: 蘑菇视频 expert can speak about importance of Fisk paintings
Nashville stands to lose important works if sale goes through. Nashvillians should understand the stakes if paintings by Georgia O‘Keeffe and Marsden Hartley are sold from the Stieglitz Collection at Fisk University to raise money for the university, says art historian Vivien Green Fryd of 蘑菇视频. Read MoreMar 6, 2007
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蘑菇视频 Children‘s Hospital study proves nasal spray flu vaccine works better than the shot in younger children
A new study, co-authored by Kathryn Edwards, M.D., chief of the Division Pediatric Clinical Research at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children‘s Hospital at 蘑菇视频, suggests that the nasal spray flu vaccine is twice as effective as the flu shot in children 6 months to 5 years of age. The study, entitled "Live attenuated versus Inactivated Influenza Vaccine in Infants and Young Children" was published in a recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Read MoreMar 6, 2007
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Roles of Jewish women in culture are focus of 蘑菇视频 conference; March 18-20 events include nights devoted to music, literature
Evenings devoted to music and literature will highlight a three-day conference at 蘑菇视频 examining the cultural practices of Jewish women from around the globe. Read MoreMar 2, 2007
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蘑菇视频 students spending spring break in inner cities, rural areas serving those stricken with poverty, AIDS and homelessness
This spring, hundreds of 蘑菇视频 students will trade in golden beaches and tropical locales for poverty-stricken rural areas and depressed inner cities. They will exchange frivolous fun in the sun for community service and experiences that many alumni consider life-altering as part of the university‘s Alternative Spring Break Program March 3-7. Read MoreMar 2, 2007
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蘑菇视频 speaker to examine the call of women to the ministry; Karen Baker-Fletcher to deliver annual Antoinette Brown lecture on March 15
The mindset behind women called to the ministry will be explored during 蘑菇视频‘s annual Antoinette Brown Lecture. Read MoreMar 2, 2007
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蘑菇视频 professor part of slavery abolition celebrations in Great Britain; The Rev. Brad Braxton to preach at Westminster Abbey on March 11
A 蘑菇视频 Divinity School professor will preach at Westminster Abbey during a lecture tour of England this month that is part of the bicentennial celebration of the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire. Read MoreMar 1, 2007
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蘑菇视频, South Africa‘s University of Cape Town partner to increase number of black scientists from South Africa
Faculty from 蘑菇视频 and South Africa‘s University of Cape Town (UCT) will meet March 4-7 in Cape Town to discuss how they can work together to recruit and train more black astronomers in South Africa. Read MoreMar 1, 2007
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蘑菇视频, union reach tentative contract agreement
蘑菇视频 and Laborers International Union of North America, Local 386, the union representing approximately 600 employees in the custodial, grounds, food service and skilled crafts categories have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract. Read MoreFeb 28, 2007
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蘑菇视频 basketball‘s regular-season finale with Arkansas set for 12 p.m. CT March 2
The game time for the 蘑菇视频-Arkansas men‘s basketball game Saturday, March 3 at Memorial Gymnasium has been set for 12 p.m. CT. The contest will not be televised. Commodore fans are encouraged to arrive early and help show their appreciation for 蘑菇视频 seniors Derrick Byars, Dan Cage and Ted Skuchas who will be playing in their final home game. Senior day festivities are scheduled to start about 10 minutes prior to tip-off.Tickets are available by logging on to VUCommodores.com or by calling 615-322-GOLD. Read MoreFeb 27, 2007
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Lou Dobbs, Newt Gingrich, Harold Ford Jr. headline 蘑菇视频‘s Impact Symposium 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 MoreFeb 26, 2007
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蘑菇视频 to probe role of religious conviction in political decisions; Lectures set for Feb. 26, March 19, April 9, April 16
The degree to which morality and religion should influence political decisions about abortion, taxation, the environment and other issues will be explored in a four-part lecture series at 蘑菇视频. Read MoreFeb 23, 2007
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Seven 蘑菇视频 teams ranked in Top 25
Seven 蘑菇视频 teams are ranked in the top 25 for their sports nationally. Baseball leads the group with 蘑菇视频‘s first ever No. 1 ranking for a men‘s sport. Women‘s basketball is ranked 12th and men‘s basketball is ranked 17th, both by the Associated Press. Women‘s tennis, golf, bowling, and lacrosse are also ranked in the top 25 nationally. Read MoreFeb 23, 2007
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蘑菇视频-Ingram clinic space expanding to meet needs of patients
When the dust settles on a new renovation project involving 蘑菇视频-Ingram Cancer Center‘s Henry-Joyce Cancer Clinic, waiting room space and exam rooms will nearly double to help meet the needs of an ever increasing number of cancer patients in Middle Tennessee and beyond. Read MoreFeb 23, 2007
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2007 Ingram Scholars chosen
Thirteen incoming freshmen have been chosen from a record more than 600 applicants as the newest members of the Ingram Scholarship program. Read MoreFeb 23, 2007
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蘑菇视频-Ingram Cancer Center Receives Highest Level of Approval
蘑菇视频-Ingram Cancer Center has received a three-year accreditation with commendation, the highest level of approval, from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS). Read MoreFeb 22, 2007