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Researchers have found that quality early-grade teachers are key to maintaining pre-K gains. Read More

Elizabeth Self adapted a technique used in medical schools to train aspiring teachers to be culturally responsive in the classroom. Read More

Having grown up in a bilingual family, new professor Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez brings unique insight to teaching English language learners. Read More

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's Jonathan Metzl, a mental health and mass shootings expert, and Liz Zechmeister, who studies perceptions of political leaders after terrorism, shed light on the Orlando mass shooting. Read More

Peabody researchers can speak on a wide array of topics, including talent retention, school turnaround and administrative leadership. Read More

Three sources available from Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ for stories about the 2016 Olympics are put forward to journalists Read More

Ethnocentrism, a term explained in a 2009 book by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's Cindy Kam, is showing up in a major way as a driver in the campaign of Donald Trump. Read More

A new study from Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's LAPOP researchers shows that a high percentage of men in the Americas approve of or 'understand' a man striking his wife if she neglects household chores Read More

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ professor Derek Griffith spoke at a recent Washington forum on the health of men and boys sponsored by two congressmen and the American Psychological Association. Read More

New first-of-its-kind research from two Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Law School economists contradicts conventional wisdom and finds a female applicant strongly raises her chances of getting hired if she gives personal information clarifying her resume gaps. Read More

Politics and politicians have never been spared the cartoonist’s pen From Charlie Hebdo to the lampooning of U.S. presidential candidates, political cartoons continue to be a staple of editorial pages. While the rise of digital media—and the decline of newspapers—may have reduced their reach, political cartoons remain one of the… Read More

Reporters are invited to a May 19 news conference unveiling the results of the latest Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Poll-Tennessee Read More

Elementary students from one of the poorest large cities in the nation are dreaming big about college, thanks to twin brothers from their hometown and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos. Read More

A Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ law professor says Wall Street should be required to make a simple change to protect itself from runs on the market like that in 2008: eliminate the use of short-term debt to fund investments. Read More

A roundtable discussion at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ on Monday, May 2, will explore the U.S. Supreme Court’s current vacancy and the controversy surrounding the nomination of a new justice. Read More

Rep. Harry Brooks, R-Knoxville Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s Peabody College of education and human development will host a forum on Thursday, May 5, at 4:30 p.m. to initiate conversation around best practices for educators when working with policymakers. The panel is slated to include: Rep. Harry Brooks, R-Knoxville Rep. Read More

What if kids taught their parents to eat fruits and vegetables instead of the other way around? A program that flips traditional family dynamics to incorporate healthy eating habits into homes culminates in an April 28 event where teen participants cook for their families and caregivers. Read More

A number of exciting projects are among the 74 design projects featured at the School of Engineering’s annual Design Day, including zero-energy home designs and a solar-powered desalination system. Read More

Many of Donald Trump’s supporters share a view of the world as a chaotic, threatening place that is changing too rapidly, says a political scientist at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, and this authoritarian outlook may be what’s drawing them to the strong rhetoric of Trump. Read More

A future generation of atomically thin optoelectronics devices, including transistors, photodetectors and solar cells, is a step closer because of an advance in the art of epitaxy made by scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) with an assist from a pair of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ physicists. Read More