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Released: 22-Jul-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Are Schools in Prison Worth It?
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The reintroduction of the Second Chance Pell Grant has prompted research on the effectiveness of prison school courses. This research delves into the value of higher education offerings within the prison system and whether it can reduce recidivism.

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Released: 9-Jul-2024 4:05 PM EDT
MTSU professor lands grant to study virtual technology impact on police de-escalation training
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A Middle Tennessee State University Criminal Justice Administration professor is banking on virtual reality being an operative training tool for police officers and he plans to study the results.

Released: 9-Jul-2024 12:45 PM EDT
Study shows catalytic converter thefts surge amid rising metal prices
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Metal prices are skyrocketing and so are thefts of catalytic converters. Dr. Ben Stickle emphasizes the need for proactive measures to combat this growing trend, including public awareness campaigns and legislative action.

Released: 9-Jul-2024 12:45 PM EDT
Study sheds light on rising epidemic of pet theft
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Pet theft is a type of property crime, but pet-owner relationships include emotional dimensions and life experiences that can compound their loss far beyond property value. Their bondedness with humans includes companionship as well as healthy lifestyle and mental wellness benefits, which are abruptly halted at junctures of pet loss.

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Released: 9-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
MTSU Geosciences Professors Use $260K Grant to Stoke Undergrads’ Climate Literacy, Interest
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Middle Tennessee State University geosciences faculty recently landed a National Science Foundation grant to make the critical, yet sometimes overwhelming issue of climate change more concrete and relatable to their undergraduate students.

Newswise: MTSU Quantum takes new leap with two NSF grants totaling $1M-plus
Released: 20-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
MTSU Quantum takes new leap with two NSF grants totaling $1M-plus
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Middle Tennessee State University’s Quantum Science Initiative is taking more giant leaps with two new grants — totaling more than $1 million — from the National Science Foundation to expand research, education and inclusivity in quantum education.

   
Released: 19-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Presidential Succession Should Assure Party Continuity
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Congress should change the current law to specify that the line of succession go from the vice president to the leader of the president’s party in the House whether this is the speaker of the House or the House minority leader. Similarly, if a senator is to be kept in the line of succession, the senator should be the leading member of the Senate (the Senate majority or minority leader) of the president’s party.

Newswise: MTSU’s Gore Center awarded grant to fund Brown v. Board of Education Oral History Project
Released: 13-Oct-2023 5:05 PM EDT
MTSU’s Gore Center awarded grant to fund Brown v. Board of Education Oral History Project
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Middle Tennessee State University’s Albert Gore Research Center has been awarded a $213,000 federal grant to fund the Brown v. Board of Education Oral History Project.

Released: 19-Apr-2023 1:50 PM EDT
MTSU management professor, associate provost codesign online course on COVID-19, diversity, civility
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MTSU management professor Jackie Gilbert has spent years researching the topics of civility and bullying in the workplace and is building on that expertise with the development of a new online course addressing the unique challenges brought about by the pandemic.

 
Released: 19-Apr-2023 1:30 PM EDT
Quantum education emerges with unlimited potential at MTSU
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The new field of quantum information science has been growing across the U.S. and around the globe, and now it has been developed for students and scholars to study at Middle Tennessee State University.

   
Released: 22-Aug-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Why has Polio returned to the U.S.? Author of “Constructing the Outbreak: Epidemics in Media and Collective Memory” Katherine Foss explains.
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“For too long, we've falsely assumed that polio has been eradicated in the U.S.,” says Katherine Foss, a professor and associate director of the School of Journalism & Strategic Media at Middle Tennessee State University. However, no cases doesn’t mean the virus has been eradicated, especially with polio still existing in the world.

Released: 26-Jan-2022 5:05 PM EST
Free Speech Center at MTSU celebrates Rascals’ Felix Cavaliere Feb. 23 with award, free concert
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The Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University will present Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals with its Free Speech in Music Award Wednesday, Feb. 23, in Tucker Theatre on campus in a free public evening of music and celebration.



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