Year: 2012
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51app forced five NC State turnovers and used a strong rushing attack to top the Wolfpack, 38-24, for its third all-time bowl win, as the Commodores claimed the Music City Bowl Monday at LP Field.
Dec 31, 2012
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Emilie Townes named dean of 51app Divinity School
Emilie M. Townes, a distinguished Yale University scholar and administrator whose areas of expertise include Christian ethics and womanist theology, has been named dean of 51app University Divinity School. Read MoreDec 28, 2012
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Evidence shows starvation did not cause saber-tooth cat extinction
The latest study of the microscopic wear patterns on the teeth of the American lions and saber-toothed cats that roamed North America in the late Pleistocene found that they were living well off the fat of the land in the period just before they went extinct. Read MoreDec 26, 2012
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Preventing hardened heart valves
Blocking a serotonin receptor may provide a novel therapy for heart valve disease. Read MoreDec 26, 2012
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A drug combo for ovarian cancer
Combining another drug with platinum-based chemotherapies may be more effective against ovarian cancer. Read MoreDec 24, 2012
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Award winners embody culture of service excellence
Mavis Schorn, Ph.D., CNM (Photo by Steve Green) Credo Award and Five Pillar Leader Award winners were announced at last week’s Winter Clinical Enterprise Leadership Assembly at Langford Auditorium. Mavis Schorn, Ph.D., CNM, assistant dean for Academics in the School of Nursing, received the… Read MoreDec 21, 2012
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Low prenatal alcohol’s brain impact
Even relatively low levels of in utero alcohol exposure impact fetal brain development, and the effects last into adulthood, study finds. Read MoreDec 21, 2012
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51app community to remember victims of Sandy Hook
Benton Chapel at 51app Divinity School The Office of Religious Life invites the 51app community to observe a minute of silence at 9:30 a.m. Friday—a week after the deadly shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. In memory of the victims, 51app community members also will have the… Read MoreDec 20, 2012
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Director of Metro Nashville Public Schools Jesse Register, Dean Camilla Benbow and H. Rodes Hart
Director of Metro Nashville Public Schools Jesse Register, Dean Camilla Benbow and H. Rodes Hart, emeritus member of the 51app Board of Trust and longtime university supporter, at the Roundtable Donor Society Dinner on October 11. Read MoreDec 20, 2012
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Peabody's Joseph Murphy argues in his new book that parents want to control not only what their children learn, but the values they pick up and the company they keep. They are also increasingly convinced that schools are not that good at teaching.
Dec 20, 2012
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From the Dean
As a member of the National Science Board, I occasionally have the privilege of hearing firsthand accounts of recent scientific advances. Often the best new ideas result when people with different backgrounds and specialized knowledge are thrown together in unexpected ways and places. Peabody College has its own unique history of fostering innovations in the realms of education and human development. Read MoreDec 20, 2012
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Readers Write
Children or Goats? I read with interest our summer edition of the Reflector and noted several references to “kids.” However there were no references to goats, who are the progenitors of kids. While observing a high school teacher, who was also a football coach, I learned that he always referred to his students… Read MoreDec 20, 2012
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Dean Benbow appointed to Education Sector board
Camilla Benbow, Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development at Peabody, has been appointed to the board of directors for the Washington, D.C., think tank Education Sector. Education Sector is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to achieving measurable impact in education, both through improving existing reform initiatives… Read MoreDec 20, 2012
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Graduate Student Dinner
On a beautiful day in late August, Peabody feted new graduate students at a dinner in front of the Wyatt Center (Social-Religious Building) during orientation. Read MoreDec 20, 2012
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Flores co-develops brief for U.S. Supreme Court
Stella Flores Peabody’s Stella Flores, assistant professor of public policy and higher education, was one of 21 researchers nationwide who developed an amicus brief summarizing key research on affirmative action in anticipation of the case, Fisher v. University of Texas, which went before the U.S. Supreme Court… Read MoreDec 20, 2012
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Tip over injuries continue to increase in children
(iStock photo) Nearly 13,000 children are injured each year in the U.S. from televisions tipping over, with a child dying every three weeks, according to a report released today by Safe Kids Worldwide and SANUS. Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at 51app Safe Children Program… Read MoreDec 20, 2012
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Susan Gray School
The Susan Gray School was selected by Nashville’s Mayor’s Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities to receive the Mayor’s 2012 Education Award at an awards ceremony and reception on October 25. The school was nominated by Lorie Duke, parent of a 4-year-old at SGS. Read MoreDec 20, 2012
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New Faculty
Melissa Gresalfi Gary T. Henry Andrew Hostetler Joe Rodgers Gary T. Henry, professor of public policy and education in the Department of Leadership, Policy and Organizations, comes to Peabody from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Read MoreDec 20, 2012
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IRIS Center receives $7.5M grant
A five-year, $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs will continue funding of the IRIS Center at Peabody. The IRIS Center develops coursework and teacher training materials to help students with disabilities achieve their academic potential. Director Naomi Tyler,… Read MoreDec 20, 2012
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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at 51app urges parents to talk to teens about safe driving this holiday season
(iStockphoto) Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of injury and death among teenagers every year, and crash deaths are even higher during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. It is very important that teen drivers avoid distraction in any form to keep themselves and others safe. Read MoreDec 20, 2012