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Raindrop research improves understanding of water erosion
There is a dark side to even the humble raindrop. A single drop is harmless, but when billions of raindrops from a cloudburst fall on bare soil they strike like billions of tiny hammers, dislodging tons of soil per acre which is carried away by surface runoff. Read MoreJan 19, 2007
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Cummings appointed principal scientist of Oak Ridge National Laboratory division
A chemical engineering professor at 蘑菇视频 will lead the science programs of an Oak Ridge National Laboratory center that is designing and developing next-generation nanoscale materials. Read MoreJan 19, 2007
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Civil rights activist to speak at 蘑菇视频 Peabody 2007 MLK Jr. Commemoration; Changing Lives award will be presented to Elaine Brown, Tennessee School for the Blind educator
The Rev. James Lawson, Distinguished University Professor at 蘑菇视频 and a key leader in the nonviolent resistance efforts of the civil rights movement, will be the featured speaker at the 蘑菇视频 Peabody College 2007 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration. His lecture, "Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?" will take place on Thursday, Jan. 25, at 12:30 p.m. in the Wyatt Center Rotunda. This event is free and open to the public. Read MoreJan 18, 2007
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蘑菇视频 student team selected as finalist in MTV-U Ecomagination Challenge; Vote online
Leftover vegetable oil from 蘑菇视频 Dining Services will be turned into biodiesel fuel, if a student team wins a national competition for a $25,000 grant to fund campus-based environmental projects. Read MoreJan 18, 2007
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Sopranos star‘s talk about battle with eating disorder rescheduled for Feb. 15
Actor Jamie-Lynn Sigler, best known for playing Meadow Soprano on HBO‘s Emmy-award winning drama The Sopranos will talk about her battle with anorexia Thursday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m. at 蘑菇视频‘s Student Life Center. Read MoreJan 17, 2007
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蘑菇视频 to host conference on contemporary challenges facing black churches Jan. 31- Feb. 2
蘑菇视频 will host a conference to encourage black church leaders, scholars and divinity students to create a dialogue about contemporary challenges facing the ministry of black churches. The Kelly Miller Smith Institute on Black Church Studies at the 蘑菇视频 Divinity School will present "Preparing Prophets and Priests for the Black Church Tradition" Jan. 31 to Feb. 2. All sessions are free and open to the public. Read MoreJan 17, 2007
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Harold Ford Jr. to be visiting professor of public policy at 蘑菇视频; Congressional veteran to teach class on political leadership
Former U.S. Rep. and Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr. has been appointed visiting professor of public policy at 蘑菇视频 and will teach a class on American political leadership. Read MoreJan 15, 2007
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Discovery of SIDS heart gene could save lives
Nearly 10 percent of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) victims have mutations or variations in genes associated with potentially lethal heart rhythms (arrhythmias), according to two newly published studies involving 蘑菇视频 researchers. Read MoreJan 15, 2007
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蘑菇视频 participates in national theatre festival; 10 short productions to be performed the week of Jan. 22
There will be a lot of drama on the 蘑菇视频 campus each day at high noon during the week of Jan. 22. Read MoreJan 12, 2007
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Collegium of Black Women Philosophers launched at 蘑菇视频; Conference set for September
A new organization to assist black women pursue careers in philosophy has been launched at 蘑菇视频 through a five-year pilot program. Read MoreJan 12, 2007
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Two new directors join 蘑菇视频‘s Owen Graduate School of Management; Will lead admissions and career placement
Two business professionals are taking charge of essential parts of the Owen Graduate School of Management. John Roeder has been promoted to Owen‘s director of admissions and Joyce Rothenberg is now director of Owen‘s Career Management Center. Read MoreJan 11, 2007
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UNESCO internship offered to 蘑菇视频 student; Monica Gibson to spend spring semester in Paris
Monica Gibson, a 蘑菇视频 graduate student working on her master‘s in public policy at Peabody College, has been offered an internship at the U.S. mission to UNESCO in Paris. She will be one of two American interns serving this spring. Read MoreJan 11, 2007
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Author Richard Katrovas to read at 蘑菇视频; New memoir is The Years of Smashing Bricks
Poet and novelist Richard Katrovas will read from his upcoming memoir The Years of Smashing Bricks at 蘑菇视频 on Tuesday, Feb. 6. Read MoreJan 11, 2007
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Constance Rice‘s Jan. 15 lecture at 蘑菇视频 cancelled; Bishop Joseph W. Walker III to give MLK Jr. Commemorative Series keynote lecture
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Constance Rice, co-founder and co-director of The Advancement Project, a public policy and legal action group, has cancelled her speaking engagement at 蘑菇视频 on Monday, Jan. 15. Read MoreJan 11, 2007
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蘑菇视频-Ingram Cancer Center Director To Return To Home State For Post At MD Anderson
Raymond DuBois Jr., M.D., Ph.D., will leave his position as director of the 蘑菇视频-Ingram Cancer Center later this year to return to his native Texas as provost and executive vice president of academic affairs at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Read MoreJan 10, 2007
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蘑菇视频 names Christine Bradley assistant vice chancellor; Will head neighborhood, community, government relations effort
Christine Bradley will join 蘑菇视频‘s public affairs team Feb. 12 as assistant vice chancellor for community, neighborhood and government relations. Read MoreJan 10, 2007
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VUSN‘s Susan Cooper Named Tennessee‘s Commissioner of Health
Susan Cooper, M.S.N., assistant dean for Practice at the 蘑菇视频 School of Nursing, has been named the new Commissioner of Health for the state of Tennessee by Gov. Phil Bredesen. Read MoreJan 10, 2007
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Bush‘s Iraq dilemma unprecedented, says 蘑菇视频 presidential historian, Vietnam parallels misleading, according to professor
Although many commentators have suggested parallels between the Vietnam War and President George W. Bush‘s anticipated decision to increase the military presence in Iraq, in truth Bush‘s situation is without a clear precedent from that earlier conflict, according to Thomas Alan Schwartz, professor of history at 蘑菇视频. Read MoreJan 9, 2007
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蘑菇视频 No. 7 in ranking of productive research universities; No. 1 in Pharmacology, Spanish and Portuguese, Education categories
蘑菇视频 placed No. 7 in rankings released for the scholarly production of professors at research universities in the United States. Read MoreJan 9, 2007
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Abu Ghraib Prison photos and Latino/a immigration two of the timely topics featured in VU Divinity community breakfasts and programming
The 蘑菇视频 Divinity School will host community breakfasts and programming this spring focused on timely and relevant topics such as the impact of the Abu Ghraib Prison photos, creation narratives, different voices interpreting the Bible and Latino/a immigration. Read MoreJan 9, 2007