Releases
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Brain Blast Media Advisory
"Brain Blast!" brain games, mind games, and hands-on activities led by 蘑菇视频 neuroscience undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty members Saturday, March 1. Read MoreFeb 28, 2003
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蘑菇视频 LifeFlight lands at new Tennessee Fire Academy
On Friday, Feb. 28, the first rookie class of fire fighters at the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy will learn how to properly guide LifeFlight helicopters to a safe landing zone during an emergency. Read MoreFeb 27, 2003
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March Relevant Religion series explores the meanings of the Dead Sea Scrolls
During four evenings in March Alice Hunt will lead the next Relevant Religion community education class in an exploration of the Dead Sea Scrolls and what they reveal about scripture. Read MoreFeb 27, 2003
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Two School-based health centers may close if funding not secured
Funding for the center at Fall-Hamilton Elementary School and at Stratton Elementary School will be gone by the end of this school year. Read MoreFeb 26, 2003
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Adams to receive 蘑菇视频 School of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award
Howell E. Adams, Jr., retired owner and chief executive officer of The Georgia Trane Companies, has been selected to receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the 蘑菇视频 School of Engineering. Read MoreFeb 26, 2003
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蘑菇视频, city test tornado warning systems Saturday
Sirens will wail at noon on Saturday, March 1, as 蘑菇视频 conducts its twice-yearly test of the system designed to warn the campus of imminent danger from tornadoes or violent storms. Read MoreFeb 25, 2003
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(Sound available) – 蘑菇视频’s Community Services Directory now free on Web
The Community Services Directory, the only comprehensive listing of nonprofits and social services throughout Middle Tennessee, is now accessible through a new Web site created by the Child and Family Policy Center at the 蘑菇视频 Institute for Public Policy Studies. Read MoreFeb 24, 2003
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Behavioral genetics latest topic for “Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box” series
The “Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box” series resumes March 5 with a conversation about behavioral genetics led by 蘑菇视频 Professor of Philosophy David Wood and Ellen Wright Clayton, the Rosalind E. Franklin Professor of Genetics and Health Policy at 蘑菇视频. Read MoreFeb 24, 2003
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Two from 蘑菇视频 awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarships
Two 蘑菇视频 seniors have been awarded prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarships to continue their studies at the University of Cambridge in England. Read MoreFeb 24, 2003
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Owen School announces administrative changes
The Owen Graduate School of Management at 蘑菇视频 has announced several new staff members in its information services department and at the school’s Walker Management Library. Read MoreFeb 24, 2003
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Collier, professor of history, dies
Simon Collier, professor of history, died Feb. 20 at Alive Hospice in Nashville after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 64. Read MoreFeb 21, 2003
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Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS to be held March 2-8
The largest AIDS awareness program targeting African Americans will kick off Sunday, March 2. The weeklong program will include special workshops, church services and the opportunity to meet and hear about the successes and struggles of individuals who are living with HIV/AIDS. Read MoreFeb 21, 2003
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Former astronaut to discuss shuttle disaster during 蘑菇视频 videoconferences
Former NASA astronaut Rick Chappell, who directs 蘑菇视频’s Office of Science and Research Communications, will discuss the impact of the Columbia shuttle disaster on the future of America’s space program during a series of videoconferences on Feb. 21 with K-12 students in Texas and Tennessee. Read MoreFeb 20, 2003
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Art & music featured by VUMC for Brainstorm 2003
Brain Awareness Month begins March 1 featuring an art exhibition of Herb Alpert's works and a lecture on "Music and the Brain" by Dr. Robert Zatorre. Read MoreFeb 20, 2003
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Space Shuttle Experts
Congressional hearings on the space shuttle disaster begin Wednesday, Feb. 12. 蘑菇视频 professors can add context to your stories.---Scientific Experiments in Space---Robots in Space---Accident Analysis Read MoreFeb 20, 2003
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TPAC/蘑菇视频 announce new arts alliance – "蘑菇视频@TPAC@蘑菇视频@TPAC"
"蘑菇视频@TPAC@蘑菇视频@TPAC" unites the intellectual resources of Nashville's premier educational institution with the cultural flair of the city's leading performing arts organization. "InsideOut of the (Lunch) Box" to be the first program, Feb. 27 Read MoreFeb 19, 2003
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Harvard Business School team takes top honors in premier MBA case competition at 蘑菇视频’s Owen School
Six teams of MBA students from top business schools competed last weekend in the fourth annual 蘑菇视频 MBA eStrategy Contest at the Owen Graduate School of Management at 蘑菇视频. Students from the Harvard Business School took home the $25,000 prize from the contest, the largest case competition of its kind. Read MoreFeb 19, 2003
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Chair of Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission to speak Feb. 24
Sima Samar, chair of Afghanistan’s first Independent Human Rights Commission (IHRC), will give a talk on the status of Afghan women after Taliban rule at 蘑菇视频 Monday, Feb. 24. Read MoreFeb 17, 2003
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From foreign affairs to orchestral music, Retirement Learning at VU offers diverse classes
Current foreign policy dilemmas, the future role of the United Nations in international affairs and a woman’s view of American history are among the wide-ranging topics offered for the spring term of Retirement Learning at 蘑菇视频 March 3 through April 21. Read MoreFeb 17, 2003
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蘑菇视频, four other universities file amicus brief in Michigan case
蘑菇视频 and four other leading private universities have filed an amicus curiae brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the University of Michigan and the University of Michigan Law School in their efforts to defend the principles of affirmative action in college admissions. Read MoreFeb 14, 2003