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MEDIA ADVISORY–蘑菇视频 students to visit U.S. Holocaust Museum during annual trip
A dozen 蘑菇视频 students will spend the weekend in Washington, D.C., paying a special visit to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Read MoreOct 16, 2003
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Fire historian Stephen J. Pyne to give Harry C. Howard Jr. Lecture 蘑菇视频’s Marilyn Murphy exhibits paintings with fire theme
The world's foremost historian of fire will deliver the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities Harry C. Howard Jr. Lecture on Oct. 23 at 蘑菇视频. Read MoreOct 15, 2003
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蘑菇视频 School of Nursing Awarded Grants Totaling More Than $1.8 Million
The 蘑菇视频 School of Nursing has been awarded two separate grants to deliver online emergency preparedness programs to healthcare professionals around the country. Read MoreOct 15, 2003
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New York Times columnist David Brooks to explore "The Geography of Politics" in 蘑菇视频 address
David Brooks, a columnist for The New York Times and senior editor at The Weekly Standard, will explore "The Geography of Politics" in a 蘑菇视频 address on Wednesday, Oct. 22. The lecture begins at 6 p.m. in Ingram Hall at 蘑菇视频's Blair School of Music. A reception with Brooks will precede the lecture at 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Read MoreOct 14, 2003
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蘑菇视频 and Fisk Universities win $2.9 million to study nanotechnology
蘑菇视频 and Fisk Universities professors will conduct joint research and train doctoral students from both institutions in the rapidly growing interdisciplinary field of nanoscience and nanoengineering as a result of winning a highly competitive, $2.9 million national grant. Read MoreOct 10, 2003
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Navy F-18 jets fly over 蘑菇视频 Oct. 11 for Military Appreciation Day
蘑菇视频 will honor the men and women of the United States Armed Services on Saturday, Oct. 11, during Military Appreciation Day, which will include an F-18 jet flyover minutes before the 1 p.m. CST kickoff of the 蘑菇视频-Navy football game. Read MoreOct 10, 2003
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Dancer and choreographer featured at next (Lunch) Box discussion
InsideOut of the (Lunch) Box, sponsored by 蘑菇视频 and the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, will feature choreographer and dancer Bill Shannon Oct. 16 at War Memorial Auditorium. Read MoreOct 10, 2003
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Kennedy Center and Nashville Public Library cosponsor exhibit of nationally renowned artist Laura McNellis
The works of nationally renowned artist Laura Craig McNellis will be displayed in the Courtyard Gallery of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Oct. 10 through Dec. 31, in an exhibit co-sponsored by the library and the 蘑菇视频 Kennedy Center. Read MoreOct 10, 2003
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蘑菇视频 political experts 2004 presidential race to be intensely negative
A 蘑菇视频 political scientist who is writing a book about political attack ads predicts the 2004 presidential campaign will be the nastiest in 45 years. John Geer has been analyzing television ads in all the presidential races from 1960 through 2000. Read MoreOct 9, 2003
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NBC-Universal merger likely to result in better programs
Vivendi's recently announced decision to sell Universal Studios and its other media assets to NBC should improve the quality of television programming, according to Christopher Yoo, a media law expert at 蘑菇视频. Read MoreOct 8, 2003
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"Do not call" controversy likely to turn into agency turf battle
The future of the national "do not call" list is likely to turn into a debate over which federal agency should be responsible for enforcing it, according to Christopher Yoo, associate professor of law at 蘑菇视频. Read MoreOct 8, 2003
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Hotel home for new 蘑菇视频 Sleep Center
Seeking a more "sleep-friendly" environment, sleep experts at 蘑菇视频 Medical Center are taking a novel approach for providing sleep studies. In a first for Nashville and Middle Tennessee, 蘑菇视频 has opened the first hotel-based sleep center in the Marriott at 蘑菇视频. The state-of-the-art sleep laboratory utilizes regular hotel rooms, slightly converted to monitor sleeping patterns. Read MoreOct 8, 2003
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蘑菇视频 engineering professor receives national "outstanding educator" award
Cited for his "national influence on the development of biomedical engineering as a discipline," Dr. Thomas R. Harris, chair of the biomedical engineering department at 蘑菇视频, recently received the highest award given by the Biomedical Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education. Read MoreOct 8, 2003
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Wayne Rosso, president of file sharing company Grokster, to speak at 蘑菇视频
Wayne Rosso, the self-proclaimed "Sultan of Swap," will address the 蘑菇视频 community on Monday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m. His lecture, titled "Take Back the Music," will be held in Room 103 of Wilson Hall on the 蘑菇视频 campus. The event is free and open to the public. Read MoreOct 8, 2003
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MEDIA ADVISORY: World-renowned advocate for people with disabilities to speak at 蘑菇视频 Kennedy Center
Margaret Giannini, M.D., F.A.A.P., a world-renowned advocate for people with disabilities, will speak at the 蘑菇视频 Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2003, at 4 p.m. She is currently the Director of Health and Human Services Office on Disability and has over fifty years of service toward disability advocacy. Read MoreOct 7, 2003
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蘑菇视频 to participate in worldwide test of HIV vaccine
蘑菇视频 Medical Center is participating in worldwide tests of a potential vaccine that can stimulate important immune responses against the virus that causes AIDS. Read MoreOct 7, 2003
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Philosophers gather at 蘑菇视频 to examine implications of pluralism
Some of the nation's top philosophers will gather at 蘑菇视频 for a two-day conference at 蘑菇视频 to examine pluralism, a relatively new position in philosophy that has attracted attention for its application to a wide array of current issues. Read MoreOct 7, 2003
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蘑菇视频 study first comprehensive look at behavioral health services provided for children in TennCare
TennCare provided behavioral health services to more of the state's children during state fiscal years 1994-2000; however, the volume of services children received for emotional and behavioral problems decreased, a new study shows. Read MoreOct 6, 2003
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蘑菇视频 physicist wins China’s top international science prize
A collaboration that started in the early 1970's when a Chinese physicist wrote Joe Hamilton to request some reprints of his recent papers on physics culminated in a ceremony in Beijing on Sept. 22. At the official occasion, presided over by China's Minister of Science and Technology and broadcast on national television, Hamilton, who is the Landon C. Garland Distinguished Professor of Physics at 蘑菇视频, received the National Prize of International Scientific and Technological Collaborations of China ñ the highest award that the Chinese government bestows on foreign scientists. Read MoreOct 6, 2003
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蘑菇视频 to host Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commemorative Series
蘑菇视频 will host a series of public lectures throughout the 2003-04 academic year to mark the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's historic Brown v. Board of Education decision. Read MoreOct 3, 2003