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蘑菇视频 creative writing symposium focuses on cultural interplay; Kwame Dawes, Francisco Goldman and Lorna Goodison among visiting writers
Acclaimed writers Kwame Dawes, Teresa de la Caridad Doval, Lorna Goodison, Francisco Goldman and critic J. Edward Chamberlin will all visit 蘑菇视频 in March to take part in a creative writing symposium. Read MoreFeb 22, 2007
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Fact Sheet: Employment Issues at 蘑菇视频
This fact sheet provides information about 蘑菇视频 employment policies and ongoing labor negotiations between the university and the Laborers International Union of America, which represents approximately 600 蘑菇视频 employees in the custodial, grounds, food service and skilled crafts categories. Read MoreFeb 20, 2007
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蘑菇视频 Center for Human Genetics Research investigators join international team of experts to find genetic links to autism; Results published in Nature Genetics
A team of 蘑菇视频 Center for Human Genetics Research investigators and colleagues from around the world are releasing findings from the largest study to date seeking to identify genes that might increase the risk of autism. Read MoreFeb 19, 2007
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蘑菇视频 students to dance the night away for a good cause; 14-hour event to benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children‘s Hospital
More than 500 蘑菇视频 students will dance the night away to benefit the health and well-being of area children during Dance Marathon, a 14-hour student-run event to raise money for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children‘s Hospital at 蘑菇视频 and Children‘s Miracle Network. Read MoreFeb 19, 2007
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蘑菇视频 Center for Human Genetics Research investigators join international team of experts to find genetic links to autism
A team of 蘑菇视频 Center for Human Genetics Research investigators and colleagues from around the world are releasing findings from the largest study to date seeking to identify genes that might increase risk of autism. Read MoreFeb 19, 2007
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Student engineers work hard at play during E-Week
In a series of challenging but fun competitions, the engineering students at 蘑菇视频 will display their ingenuity and inventiveness to celebrate National Engineers Week February 19-24. Read MoreFeb 19, 2007
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New group launching to create food security for Middle Tennesseans; Event at Country Music Hall of Fame to feature mayor, state ag. commissioner
A new organization with a goal of making healthy food reliably available to all Middle Tennesseans will publicly launch Friday, Feb. 23 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Country Music Hall of Fame in downtown Nashville. The event is free and open to the public. Read MoreFeb 16, 2007
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蘑菇视频 economist James Foster to be honored in Mexico
Anti-poverty expert to get honorary degree on February 23 Read MoreFeb 15, 2007
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蘑菇视频 joins United Way Million Dollar Circle
蘑菇视频 was welcomed Thursday into the Million Dollar Circle of the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville, in recognition of generosity during the 2006 United Way campaign. Read MoreFeb 15, 2007
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蘑菇视频 engineer wins NSF award for innovative Internet system
Professor Yi Cui has gotten recognition - and funding - for his novel idea that could give YouTube a run for its money. Read MoreFeb 15, 2007
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蘑菇视频‘s David Williams II named fellow of Tennessee Bar Foundation
David Williams II of 蘑菇视频 has been elected a fellow by the Tennessee Bar Foundation. Read MoreFeb 15, 2007
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“Breaking the Color Barrier” 蘑菇视频 videoconference features Vice Mayor Gentry; Students to learn about life in one-time segregated Nashville
Nashville Vice Mayor Howard Gentry Jr. will share stories with middle and high school students across the nation about growing up in a segregated Nashville when he is a presenter for the 蘑菇视频 Virtual School on Feb. 15. "Breaking the Color Barrier" will be a step back in time to a very different life for African-Americans in the 1950s and even ‘60s, according to Patsy Partin, director of the Virtual School. Read MoreFeb 14, 2007
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New CD features Ugandan music used to combat HIV/AIDS; Singing for Life compiled by 蘑菇视频 medical ethnomusicologist Greg Barz
A new album of uplifting music from Uganda compiled by a 蘑菇视频 ethnomusicologist is being released by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings as part of the effort to combat HIV/AIDS. Read MoreFeb 14, 2007
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TIPSHEET: EDUCATION EXPERTS AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS REAUTHORIZATION OF NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
蘑菇视频 Peabody College of education and human development experts are available to discuss various aspects of No Child Left Behind as Congress considers its reauthorization in 2007. Read MoreFeb 13, 2007
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蘑菇视频 alumni form health care association
A group of graduates from the 蘑菇视频 Owen Graduate School of Management, who now work in the health care industry, has created an association to advance Owen‘s successful health care MBA program. Read MoreFeb 13, 2007
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State Trauma Hospitals Announce Education Campaign
Operating without direct funding, Tennessee‘s trauma center network is at a critical crossroads, said health professionals today, who launched a statewide education campaign aimed at raising the profile and sounding the alarm bells regarding the system. Read MoreFeb 12, 2007
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Tennessee schools, programs win grants to help close achievement gap
Four Tennessee schools and one community outreach program have each won a $10,000 grant from the 蘑菇视频 Center for Child and Family Policy to help close the achievement gap between white and black and Latino students. Read MoreFeb 9, 2007
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Community college presidents convene at 蘑菇视频 to discuss service learning
Community college presidents from across Tennessee will convene at 蘑菇视频 Feb. 13 to discuss service learning. The event will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. at the First Amendment Center, 1207 18th Ave. South. It is closed to the public. Media are welcome to attend. Read MoreFeb 9, 2007
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“Sopranos” star‘s Feb. 15 lecture at 蘑菇视频 CANCELLED; Actor Jamie-Lynn Sigler was to talk about battle with eating disorder
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, best known for playing Meadow Soprano on HBO‘s Emmy-award winning drama The Sopranos, has cancelled her speaking engagement at 蘑菇视频 on Thursday, Feb. 15. Read MoreFeb 9, 2007
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蘑菇视频 Pediatric Chair Leaving For Leadership Role at Cincinnati Children‘s Hospital
Arnold W. Strauss, M.D., chair of the Department of Pediatrics and medical director of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children‘s Hospital at 蘑菇视频, is leaving to become chief medical officer and director of the Children‘s Research Foundation at Cincinnati Children‘s Hospital Medical Center in Ohio. Read MoreFeb 8, 2007