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More than 5,700 Middle Tennessee jobs result from 蘑菇视频 R&D
Research and development activities at 蘑菇视频 are responsible for more than 5,700 jobs in Middle Tennessee. Read MoreNov 12, 2002
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Owen School names new head of corporate relations
Jim Bradford, clinical faculty member and former president and chief executive officer of United Glass Corporation, has been named associate dean for corporate relations at the Owen Graduate School of Management. Read MoreNov 11, 2002
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蘑菇视频 Child Care to celebrate expansion on Edgehill
A $1.9 million expansion and renovation of one of 蘑菇视频’s two child care centers will significantly increase the number of children who can receive early childhood education and care on campus, helping to meet an employee-identified priority. Read MoreNov 8, 2002
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蘑菇视频 professor elected to National Academy of Education
蘑菇视频 education professor Paul Cobb has been honored for his work focusing on core mathematical concepts for grades K-3 and middle school grades with election to the prestigious National Academy of Education. Read MoreNov 7, 2002
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Ben Stein will share insight in 蘑菇视频 address
Members of the 蘑菇视频 community will have the chance to “Win Ben Stein’s Insight” when the popular game show host and commentator comes to 蘑菇视频’s Langford Auditorium on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. Read MoreNov 7, 2002
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蘑菇视频 investing more than $100 million in “transinstitutional” research
蘑菇视频 is investing more than $100 million of its own money to create a series of interdisciplinary research centers designed to propel its faculty members into the forefront of a number of selected research frontiers. Read MoreNov 7, 2002
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蘑菇视频 study ties public perception of auditor reputation to companies’ market value
A comprehensive 蘑菇视频 study in the wake of the breaking Enron scandal puts a $37.1 million pricetag on the loss of consumer confidence in companies audited by Arthur Andersen, tied directly to their choice of auditors. Read MoreNov 5, 2002
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Rising punitive damages and need for reform the subject of panel discussion at 蘑菇视频 Law School
The $28 billion in punitive damages awarded to a smoker by a California jury earlier this month will be among the controversial and escalating awards addressed in a panel discussion on “Punitive Damages: Present and Future” at the 蘑菇视频 Law School on Nov. 6. Read MoreOct 31, 2002
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U.S. families willing to open wallets wider to reduce crime, Owen School study shows
Given the chance, America’s households would spend more of their own money to reduce serious crimes—such as burglary, sexual assault and armed robbery—in their neighborhoods. Read MoreOct 30, 2002
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Kevin Myatt named chief human resource officer at 蘑菇视频
Kevin A. Myatt has been named chief human resource officer at 蘑菇视频 effective Jan.1, 2003, Vice Chancellor for Administration and Chief Financial Officer Lauren J. Brisky announced today. Read MoreOct 29, 2002
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American race relations the subject of debate at 蘑菇视频
Activists on two sides of the racial divide will come together at 蘑菇视频 Law School on Nov. 5 to debate the future of American race relations. Read MoreOct 28, 2002
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Psychologist Carol Gilligan to give Lecture on Great Teaching at 蘑菇视频
Acclaimed social psychologist and New York University professor Carol Gilligan will discuss “Teaching and Learning in a Different Voice” on Monday, Nov. 11, at 6 p.m. in Ingram Hall at 蘑菇视频’s Blair School of Music. Read MoreOct 25, 2002
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James Lawson to receive lifetime achievement award from 蘑菇视频 Black Alumni
James M. Lawson, a 蘑菇视频 Divinity School alumnus who led the sit-ins at Nashville’s segregated lunch counters and had a profound effect on 蘑菇视频’s national identity, is the recipient of the 2002 Walter R. Murray Jr. Distinguished Alumnus Award. Read MoreOct 23, 2002
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What does the Bible say about responsibilities for the environment?
A biblical perspective on environmental stewardship will be presented at a lunch-time seminar featuring 蘑菇视频 Divinity School’s Douglas Meeks, Cal Turner Chancellor’s Professor of Wesleyan Studies, Nov. 4, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Scarritt Bennett Center’s Ogborn House. Read MoreOct 22, 2002
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TVA’s emerging leaders start classes at the Owen School
This month, emerging leaders from across the Tennessee Valley Authority began a nine-month customized business curriculum on 21st century leadership concepts and principles at 蘑菇视频’s Owen Graduate School of Management. The program is designed to prepare them for greater leadership responsibilities within the corporation. Read MoreOct 17, 2002
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“Launching the Venture” the focus of entrepreneurship conference
Learn how to launch a venture, build it to profitability and take it public or sell it for the right price at 蘑菇视频’s Owen Graduate School of Management Entrepreneurship Center‘s annual conference on Oct. 25. Read MoreOct 16, 2002
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New high school text on Holocaust first to examine genocide around the world
Ask any history teacher about the challenge of making decades-old events relevant to today’s students, and you’re likely to get an earful. If the events are those that made up the Holocaust of the 1940s, the challenge is even more daunting. Read MoreOct 16, 2002
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Effect of race on wealth the subject of interdisciplinary, multi-institutional research circle
Faculty members from 蘑菇视频, Fisk University, Meharry Medical College and Tennessee State University have joined together to form a research circle on “Race and Wealth Disparity in 21st Century America.” The products of the two-year collaborative program will include a public lecture series, the first set for Nov. 7, and a set of edited teaching materials on how various disciplines look at race and wealth disparity in the United States. Read MoreOct 15, 2002
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Making “smart devices” even smarter is the goal of $13 million national effort
Today, it seems as if all the devices we use are becoming “smart.” Read MoreOct 15, 2002
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Inspirational film about four students’ journey from poverty to Ivy League to be shown in conjunction with family policy conference
Edcouch-Elsa – a documentary film that shows how a dedicated teacher’s challenge to his students opened the doors from a South Texas border town to Ivy League colleges – will be shown at 蘑菇视频 Sunday, Oct. 20, at 5:30 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. in the Law School’s Flynn Auditorium. Read MoreOct 11, 2002