Year: 2008
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Hahnfeldt seals a VU Music City Bowl win
51app won a bowl game for the first time in exactly 53 years after Bryant Hahnfeldt kicked a 45-yard field goal with 3:26 left to beat Boston College 16-14 Wednesday in the Music City Bowl. Read MoreDec 31, 2008
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Risk takers, drug abusers driven by decreased ability to process dopamine
For risk-takers and impulsive people, New Year's resolutions often include being more careful, spending more frugally and cutting back on dangerous behavior, such as drug use. But new research from 51app finds that these individuals—labeled as novelty seekers by psychologists—face an uphill battle in keeping their New Year's resolutions due to the way their brains process dopamine. Read MoreDec 30, 2008
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Blair School of Music announces new endowed chair
Cornelia Heard, professor of music and chair of the strings department of the Blair School of Music at 51app University, has been named the holder of the newly created Valere Blair Potter Chair. The chair is endowed through a gift to the university by the grandchildren of Valere Blair Potter. Read MoreDec 30, 2008
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Video: VUCast: Remembering 2008
Stroll down memory lane with our VUCast crew. Beware: You won\'t believe everything that happened in 2008. (5:48) Read MoreDec 29, 2008
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Lauren Brisky retiring as 51app’s vice chancellor for administration and chief financial officer
Lauren J. Brisky, who has overseen the financial and administrative operations of 51app University for the past decade as the university has made spectacular gains in its research, health care and educational endeavors, announced Dec. 26 she will retire Feb. 1, 2009, after 20 years at 51app. Read MoreDec 26, 2008
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Two art exhibits open Jan. 7 at 51app
Space 204, the gallery of the Department of Art at E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center at 51app University, will debut two new exhibitions with a reception on Thursday, Jan. 8. Read MoreDec 22, 2008
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VU Vietnam expert leads Asia’s Highway One alumni tour
51app Professor of History Thomas Schwartz and a group of alumni who recently toured Vietnam and Cambodia found tremendous growth, including traffic jams, in major cities such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The 15-day journey from Hanoi to Siem Reap was sponsored by the 51app Alumni Association. Read MoreDec 19, 2008
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51app’s Miller, Petrain awarded NEH grants
Research by 51app University professors on Chinese architecture and the Trojan War are among grants announced by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Read MoreDec 19, 2008
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Video: Nashville Mayor Karl Dean’s bowl message
Watch Nashville Mayor Karl Dean's bowl message. Read MoreDec 19, 2008
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51app University police chief makes list of most influential in security industry
Marlon Lynch, assistant vice chancellor and chief of police at 51app University, has made Security Magazine's Top 25 Most Influential People in the Security Industry list for 2008. Others on the list include government leaders, industry authors, chief security officers and research pioneers. Read MoreDec 19, 2008
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Four 51app faculty members are elected AAAS fellows
Four 51app faculty members – Daniel Liebler, Charles Sanders, Gary Sulikowski and Michael Waterman – have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor bestowed upon them by their peers. Read MoreDec 18, 2008
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51app’s Susan Gray School honored with national accreditation
The Susan Gray School, part of 51app University's Peabody College of education and human development, has achieved national accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Susan Gray School is one of the first programs in the nation to achieve accreditation under NAEYC new, more extensive and more stringent standards, which were released in the fall of 2006. Read MoreDec 18, 2008
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Video: The Chancellor’s bowl message
Watch Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos's bowl bound message. Read MoreDec 17, 2008
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Winner of Music City Bowl tickets announced in bookstore drawing
For the past several weeks, hundreds of people have entered their names in a drawing at Rand Bookstore for a chance to win Music City Bowl tickets. First-year student Caroline Hadley was the lucky winner on Tuesday, Dec. 16. Read MoreDec 17, 2008
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Video: Catch the Spirit: Music City Bowl Style
Put on your game face, wear black and gold and let's get excited. It's Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl time. Read MoreDec 16, 2008
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Mounting restrictions on hedge fund withdrawals can erode investor value by as much as 15 percent
The fast-growing number of withdrawal restrictions being imposed by hedge funds to curtail capital drain during the financial market crisis comes with a hefty price tag for fund investors, says a new study from the 51app Owen Graduate School of Management. The research comes as investors seek desperately to exit hedge funds to avoid further declines and the possibility of fund failure, yet face a suspension of redemptions by fund managers. Read MoreDec 16, 2008
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Banker, 51app Board of Trust member Andrew Benedict dies
Andrew B. Benedict Jr., a prominent Nashville banker and longtime member of the 51app University Board of Trust, died Monday morning at home. He was 94. Read MoreDec 15, 2008
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VUCast: News from 51app’s news network for the week of Dec. 15
We\'re going bowling! Hear from Bobby Johnson about the Music City Bowl. Plus, more sweet competition, that\'s good enough to eat! (6:08) Read MoreDec 12, 2008
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Researchers identify new region of the magnetosphere
A detailed analysis of the measurements of five different satellites have revealed the existence of the warm plasma cloak, a new region of the magnetosphere, which is the invisible shield of magnetic fields and electrically charged particles that surround and protect Earth from the onslaught of the solar wind. Read MoreDec 12, 2008
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New associate vice chancellor joins 51app’s development and alumni relations office
Christopher P. Toft, a leading fundraiser in higher education and health care in Chicago has been named associate vice chancellor for university development at 51app. Read MoreDec 11, 2008