Releases
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Media advisory: Global Game Jam challenges gamers to build new games on the fly
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ game enthusiasts and members of the Nashville Game Developers community will descend on the Wond’ry Friday evening to participate in a global 48-hour marathon game development challenge. Read MoreJan 25, 2018
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VU Inside: Students dig into super-massive volcanic eruptions
A dozen Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ students went on a monthlong science adventure of a lifetime, studying super-eruptions, glaciers and earthquakes in New Zealand. Read MoreJan 25, 2018
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ experts available to discuss State of the Union
[vustarinfo] A number of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ experts will be available to media in the days leading up to and after the State of the Union speech Jan. 30 to discuss a variety of topics that could be addressed during President Trump’s address next Tuesday. Will Trump “talk tough” about immigration?… Read MoreJan 24, 2018
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Griffith receives national recognition for health behavior research
Derek M. Griffith, director of the Center for Research on Men's Health, has been selected for the newest fellows class of the American Association of Health Behavior. Read MoreJan 23, 2018
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Mathis named chief compliance officer for UW Medicine in Seattle
James Mathis, JD, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Medical Center’s (VUMC) Chief Compliance Officer, has accepted a new position as Chief Compliance Officer for UW Medicine, the academic health system of the University of Washington in Seattle. Mathis will depart VUMC on Jan. 22. Read MoreJan 18, 2018
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Tennessee Education Research Alliance has a new faculty director
Jason A. Grissom, associate professor of public policy and education, will lead the enterprise. Read MoreJan 17, 2018
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Humphreys receives APS Rising Star award
Kathyrn Humphreys, B.S.’05, has been named an APS Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science. Now completing postdoctoral studies at Stanford University, Humphreys will join Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s Peabody College Department of Psychology and Human Development this fall. Read MoreJan 17, 2018
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty ranked among top influencers in education
Seven professors on the faculty at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s Peabody College of education and human development are once again included in an annual listing of the most influential public scholars in education. Read MoreJan 12, 2018
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Student loan aversion article tops AERA’s most popular articles
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ scholars topped the American Educational Research Association’s list of most-read articles in 2017. Read MoreJan 11, 2018
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty ranked among top influencers in education
Seven professors on the faculty at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's Peabody College of education and human development are once again included in the annual Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings. Read MoreJan 11, 2018
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AAIDD honors Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ scholars
The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities has named three Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ scholars in its annual awards for outstanding contributions to the field. Read MoreJan 5, 2018
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New research identifies best coping strategies for kids
From acting out to reaching out, children and teens cope with stress in a variety of ways with varying results. A new, comprehensive Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ study published in the high-impact journal Psychological Bulletin outlines which coping strategies work best. Read MoreDec 21, 2017
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Statewide Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Poll to be released Thursday, Dec. 14
The poll’s findings will provide valuable and occasionally surprising insights into the 2018 senate and gubernatorial races, President Trump, health care reform, tax reform, bipartisanship and more. Read MoreDec 8, 2017
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ expert on what to expect when you’re expecting a government shutdown
Congress has given itself until Dec. 22 to produce a new budget, but Bruce Oppenheimer, professor of political science, says that's not a guarantee that a deal will be made. Here's what he's going to be watching for. Read MoreDec 7, 2017
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Sorry, Grumpy Cat—Study finds dogs are brainier than cats
The first study to actually count the number of cortical neurons in the brains of a number of carnivores, including cats and dogs, has found that dogs possess significantly more of them than cats. Read MoreNov 29, 2017
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The Art of Teaching: Peabody College amassed an impressive fine arts collection before joining Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ
By Bonnie Arant Ertelt, BS’81 The Skyscraper Window (1934) by American painter Childe Hassam was loaned to Nashville’s Frist Center for the Visual Arts for a 2000 exhibit. It is one of more than 1,000 works of art in the Peabody College Collection. When George Peabody College for Teachers… Read MoreNov 21, 2017
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Battery-switching device promises more road time for Tesla, Leaf drivers
A device out Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's engineering school reconfigures modules in electric car battery packs to be online or offline – depending on whether they’re going to pull down the other modules. Read MoreNov 20, 2017
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Forensic science comes to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ scientists have teamed up with the Italian Scientific Police to apply nanoscience techniques to improve the accuracy of forensic investigations. Read MoreNov 13, 2017
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Chancellor Zeppos weighs in on The Tax Cut and Jobs Act
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos has issued the following statement regarding The Tax Cut and Jobs Act, the House tax reform package. Read MoreNov 9, 2017
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More experienced work teams learn quickly, but struggle with change
Teams having more experience with a prior practice learn new tasks quickly, though their performance lags behind less-seasoned counterparts immediately after a new practice is implemented. Read MoreNov 7, 2017