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MEDIA ADVISORY–SEC Commissioner Atkins to speak at 蘑菇视频
SEC Commissioner Paul S. Atkins will speak at the Securities Law Update 2004 conference at 蘑菇视频 Law School on Thursday, May 20. Read MoreMay 18, 2004
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蘑菇视频 and Metro Nashville Public Schools commit to college scholarships for last class of Imagine College
Imagine College staff are pledging scholarships to members of Pearl-Cohn Comprehensive Business Magnet High School's class of 2007-the last class to receive college financial aid through the program. Read MoreMay 17, 2004
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蘑菇视频 announces appointments in student athletics
A series of appointments to be effective June 1 will complete the restructuring of intercollegiate athletics that began last year at 蘑菇视频, University officials announced today. The new appointments are the result of a thorough review that commenced in September 2003, when 蘑菇视频 announced a plan to ensure the integration of athletics into student and University life. Read MoreMay 14, 2004
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Top graduates awarded Founder’s Medals
The top students in each of 蘑菇视频's nine undergraduate and professional schools were recognized with Founder's Medals during commencement exercises May 14. Read MoreMay 14, 2004
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Condoleezza Rice lecture, dance party among 蘑菇视频 graduation activities, Chancellor Gordon Gee to deliver commencement address
National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice spoke to graduating seniors, rock band the B-52's performed, parents attended lectures and Chancellor Gordon Gee will deliver the commencement address on Friday as part of 蘑菇视频's expanded celebration of graduation activities May 12-14. Read MoreMay 13, 2004
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蘑菇视频 Kennedy Center director appointed to Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities
Gov. Phil Bredesen has appointed Pat Levitt, director of the 蘑菇视频 Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development and professor of pharmacology, to the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities. Read MoreMay 11, 2004
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CoolCap studied at VCH may prevent brain damage after difficult birth
A cap designed to cool the brains of babies born with oxygen deprivation during birth may prevent brain damage. 蘑菇视频 Children's Hospital researchers participated in the study of the device, "CoolCap," to cool the brains of full-term babies who were oxygen-deprived and had signs of brain damage within hours of birth. Read MoreMay 11, 2004
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蘑菇视频 archeologist featured in "Dawn of the Maya" National Geographic special
The recent discoveries of 蘑菇视频 archeologist Francisco Estrada-Belli and his colleagues who are unlocking the long-held secrets of the origins of the Maya will receive a national television audience this week with the broadcast of a National Geographic special. Read MoreMay 10, 2004
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MEDIA ADVISORY–Condoleezza Rice to speak at 蘑菇视频’s Senior Day: Credential Information
National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice will speak at 蘑菇视频's inaugural Senior Class Day on Thursday, May 13, at 10 a.m. on Alumni Lawn. Senior Class Day is an addition to 蘑菇视频's graduation celebrations and is held the day before the University's Commencement exercises. Rice's speech will be webcast live. A link to the webcast will be on the 蘑菇视频 home page at www.vanderbilt.edu. In case of severe weather, the event will be held in Memorial Gym on 25th Avenue South. Read MoreMay 10, 2004
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蘑菇视频 bestows 12 emeritus titles
A dozen faculty members who are retiring from 蘑菇视频 this year will be honored during the May 14 Commencement ceremony when the University honors their years of service and bestows on them the title of emeritus faculty. Read MoreMay 10, 2004
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National Geographic special to feature finds of 蘑菇视频 archaeologist on May 12
Discoveries by 蘑菇视频 archaeologist Francisco Estrada-Belli will be the focus of a new National Geographic special, Dawn of the Maya, scheduled to air Wednesday, May 12, at 8 p.m. ET on PBS. Read MoreMay 7, 2004
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It’s a gamble: dopamine levels tied to uncertainty of rewards
Researchers, using a new combination of techniques, have discovered that dopamine levels in our brains vary the most in situations where we are unsure if we are going to be rewarded, such as when we are gambling or playing the lottery. Read MoreMay 7, 2004
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New anthrax vaccine in clinical trial at 蘑菇视频
A new vaccine to protect against anthrax infections will undergo clinical trial testing at 蘑菇视频 Medical Center and up to 11 other national sites in an effort to determine correct dosing formulas. Read MoreMay 7, 2004
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蘑菇视频 students study "Baseball in American Life" during Maymester; Course taught by prominent political scientist Bruce Oppenheimer
Political science books fill one wall of Bruce Oppenheimer's office in Calhoun Hall at 蘑菇视频. Across the room, a comparatively tiny bookcase is stuffed with works like Roger Kahn's The Boys of Summer and three videotape installments of HBO's When It was a Game. Read MoreMay 6, 2004
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TTU and 蘑菇视频 share grant to encourage entrepreneurial thinking
In the spirit of cooperation between Tennessee public and private universities, Tennessee Tech University and 蘑菇视频 are helping students prepare to face today's world of corporate buyouts, layoffs, greed and unethical practices with entrepreneurial skills and attitude. Read MoreMay 3, 2004
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蘑菇视频 business school unveils new brand identity, Students consult on developing logo, marketing campaign and Owen "Promise"
If it were a reality TV show, it might have been called "Making the Brand." For the Owen Graduate School of Management at 蘑菇视频, it was a singular opportunity to engage students in a real-time, brand management case that would position the school for a new century and, in the process, give new meaning to the decades-old concept of "brand promise." Read MoreMay 3, 2004
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蘑菇视频 engineer receives National Science Foundation "CAREER" Award for "smart" systems research
According to business gurus, the smart money is on "smart" systems-those computer enhancements that pop up in everything from musical greeting cards to "smart dust" defense intelligence systems. However, much is lost in the translation when computers move out of the box into the physical world to form "smart" embedded systems. Read MoreApr 29, 2004
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蘑菇视频 student finishes his master’s degree 55 years after starting it
Engineers are known for making sure that all loose ends are tied up. For William Morrison, the one loose end was an unfinished master's degree in engineering at 蘑菇视频. Morrison will receive his degree May 14 not as a beginning to his career, but as a capstone. That's because at age 80, Morrison is finishing a degree he began when he was just 25. Read MoreApr 28, 2004
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Yale Professor Vera M. Kutzinski to run 蘑菇视频 Center for the Americas, Research at center will cross geographical and disciplinary boundaries
Vera M. Kutzinski has been appointed to lead an innovative center at 蘑菇视频 which studies North, Central, and South America across political and disciplinary boundaries. Read MoreApr 28, 2004
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MEDIA ADVISORY–"Art Through the Eyes of Autism" exhibit opens at Kennedy Center
The 蘑菇视频 Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development and the Autism Society of Middle Tennessee will host an opening reception for the "Art Through the Eyes of Autism II" art exhibit April 29 at 5 p.m. in the lobby of the Kennedy Center/MRL Building on 蘑菇视频's Peabody campus. Read MoreApr 28, 2004