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蘑菇视频 School of Nursing professor to ride with Lance Armstrong in Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope
Joan King, Ph.D., M.S.N., R.N.C., a cancer survivor and director of the 蘑菇视频 School of Nursing‘s Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program, has been chosen to ride across the country alongside seven-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong in a campaign called the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope. Read MoreJul 27, 2005
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Bluebird on the Mountain to feature Fred Knobloch, Don Schlitz, Thom Schuyler, Show is Aug. 13 at 蘑菇视频 Dyer Observatory
Songwriters Fred Knobloch, Don Schlitz and Thom Schuyler will perform at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13, at 蘑菇视频 Dyer Observatory as part of the Bluebird on the Mountain concert series. Read MoreJul 27, 2005
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蘑菇视频 historian named Guggenheim Fellow
Ruth Rogaski also honored with Berkshire Conference First Book Prize. Read MoreJul 26, 2005
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New method proves it possible to grow bone for grafts within a patient‘s body
An international team of biomedical engineers has demonstrated for the first time that it is possible to grow healthy new bone reliably in one part of the body and use it to repair damaged bone at a different location. Read MoreJul 26, 2005
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Rift within the AFL-CIO: 蘑菇视频 labor expert available
Rift within the AFL-CIO about class, not power: Dan Cornfield, 蘑菇视频 labor expert and professor of sociology, says the labor unions‘ split is not a power grab, but a response to the AFL-CIO‘s not giving priority to recruiting low-wage workers. He says the dissident unions tend to organize low-wage service and construction workers — who are also disproportionately women, ethnic-racial minorities and immigrants Read MoreJul 26, 2005
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蘑菇视频 sees increased number of heat-related illnesses
蘑菇视频‘s emergency physicians are seeing an increase in the number of heat-related emergencies and are urging the public to take precautions in the extreme heat. Read MoreJul 26, 2005
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蘑菇视频 MBA launches curriculum to produce future health care leaders
Responding to marketplace demand for health care leaders with advanced and specialized education, the 蘑菇视频 Owen Graduate School of Management has announced a health care MBA program that will have its students working in close collaboration with professionals at the top-ranked 蘑菇视频 Medical Center and with some of the country‘s most innovative health care companies. Read MoreJul 21, 2005
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Nancy Reisman to teach creative writing at 蘑菇视频, First novel won award from National Foundation for Jewish Culture
Award-winning novelist and short story writer Nancy Reisman will teach at 蘑菇视频 beginning this fall, as a master‘s program in creative writing begins to take shape at the university. Read MoreJul 20, 2005
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蘑菇视频 Kennedy Center director to receive autism research award
蘑菇视频 Kennedy Center director Pat Levitt has been awarded the 2005 Research Champion Award by the Autism Society of America (ASA). Read MoreJul 12, 2005
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蘑菇视频‘s Catron named Tennessee‘s Children‘s Care Director by Governor
Thomas F. Catron, associate professor of Psychiatry at 蘑菇视频 Medical Center, has been named by Governor Phil Bredesen as the director of the Governor‘s Office of Children‘s Care Coordination. Read MoreJul 11, 2005
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Bethany Jackson hired as assistant director of Center for the Americas, 蘑菇视频 center researches the Americas
Attorney Bethany Jackson has been hired as assistant director of the Center for the Americas at 蘑菇视频, an interdisciplinary research center devoted to improving life in the Americas. Read MoreJul 7, 2005
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蘑菇视频 London program participants unharmed by explosions
Ninety students, faculty and interns studying or working in London this summer were accounted for and unharmed on Thursday after attacks on the city‘s public transportation system. Read MoreJul 7, 2005
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O‘Connor Retirement: 蘑菇视频 Experts
蘑菇视频 professors Suzanna Sherry and Stefanie Lindquist are available to discuss the effects of Sandra Day O‘Connor‘s announced retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court. Read MoreJul 1, 2005
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蘑菇视频 group to tackle extreme conditions in space
Unlike the spectacular movie version, real-life sun storms can‘t turn ordinary astronauts into the Fantastic Four. But they can and occasionally do incapacitate expensive and vitally important space systems, like satellites and spacecraft. Read MoreJun 30, 2005
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Wallace Foundation selects 蘑菇视频 to develop tool to assess K-12 leaders
The 蘑菇视频 Learning Sciences Institute has been awarded a prestigious $1.5 million, three-year grant from The Wallace Foundation to develop a tool to assess the performance of education leaders in the nation‘s K-12 public schools. Read MoreJun 30, 2005
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Dyer Observatory to webcast live images of first-ever manmade impact with comet July 4
NASA will be setting off fireworks of a different kind this July 4, when it plans to slam an 820-pound projectile into a 10-mile wide rocky, icy comet. 蘑菇视频‘s Dyer Observatory will provide live streaming images of the impact from the Astronomical League‘s International Space Station Amateur Telescope near Tuscon, Ariz., and will provide live online commentary by 蘑菇视频 physicist Robert O‘Dell, former chief scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope. Read MoreJun 30, 2005
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Hit songwriters perform July 16 at 蘑菇视频 Dyer Observatory, Bluebird on the Mountain to feature Rivers Rutherford, Roxie Dean and Tom Douglas
Three songwriters who‘ve penned hits for Tim McGraw, Jamie O‘Neal, Martina McBride and others will perform on Saturday, July 16, at the scenic grounds of 蘑菇视频 Dyer Observatory overlooking Nashville. Read MoreJun 28, 2005
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Tennessee pre-kindergarten teachers converge at 蘑菇视频, Conference to support Gov. Phil Bredesen‘s pre-kindergarten initiative
Pre-kindergarten teachers from across Tennessee will spend June 26-July 1 on the campus of Peabody College at 蘑菇视频 learning the latest techniques to help children benefit as much as possible from pre-kindergarten. Read MoreJun 22, 2005
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Bug Season calls for Precautions
The great outdoors will keep children busy and active this season, but experts at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children‘s Hospital at 蘑菇视频 say parents would be wise to use a little precaution before play time to avoid insect-borne illnesses, typically caused by insect bites or stings. Read MoreJun 20, 2005
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LifeFlight to land at Country Music Hall of Fame; Event celebrates 20-year anniversary
This afternoon at approximately 4 p.m. LifeFlight will touch down outside the Country Music Hall of Fame for part of an evening gala to be held at the museum celebrating LifeFlight‘s 20 years of service to Middle Tennessee. Read MoreJun 20, 2005