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Business school will host free technology workshop for faculty

The University of Memphis will host a free hands-on workshop to faculty and staff led by the UM3D Instructional Impact and Center for Teaching and Learning. The workshop will be held in The Zone, located in the FedEx Institute of Technology, April 28 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kate Williams, 21, economics ...

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Leadership Academy offered at U of M

The University of Memphis will host the Freight Transportation Leadership Academy sponsored by the Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute this summer. The academy begins April 28, ends July 30 and will take place in the Herff College of Engineering’s Executive Training Center. It will meet for ...

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U of M to host 10th annual Canstruction

The Herff College of Engineering at the University of Memphis will host the 10th annual Canstruction competition for middle and high school students on Friday. The competition will take place from 9 a.m. to noon in the in the courtyard between the three engineering buildings or in the Rose Theater ...

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Student voter turnout traditionally low

The right to vote for elected government officials is one of the most fundamental American rights. But historically, adults ages 18 to 24 do not have good turnout at the polls. University of Memphis political science professor and Boston native Michael Sances thinks voting is an essential act to any ...

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A brief history of St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day is traditionally known for leprechauns, beer and green everything. Many students think the Irish holiday was started in Ireland, and is all about drinking green beer and having a good time, the holiday actually has religious orgins. Dylan Waters, 22, foreign language senior from ...

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Memphis City Council awards Greensward to Zoo

The feud between the Memphis Zoo and the Overton Park Conservatory over who gets custody of the Greensward might have been settled on Tuesday night. The Memphis City Council members awarded the majority of the Greensward to the zoo in an 11-1 vote. However, the fight is far from over if the Citizens ...

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GOP presidential candidate to visit U of M

Republican presidential candidate John Kasich will visit the University of Memphis on Friday at 6 p.m. Kasich, the governor of Ohio, will host a one-hour town hall style meeting at the University of Memphis Holiday Inn on Central Avenue. The meeting will take place in the central ballroom on the third ...

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U of M to face students in town hall

Students at the University of Memphis will be able to voice their opinions and ask questions to a panel of administrators about any campus issues Thursday. U of M officials from parking, police, finance and technical support will be at this meeting. The town hall meeting, held by the Student Government ...

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Railroad fences will cost over $1 million

The new fences that will be built along the railroad tracks on Southern Avenue will cost more than $1 million. Funding for the project will come from the Tennessee Department of Transportation. Tony Poteet, assistant vice president of campus planning and design, said most of the funding will not come ...

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Procrastination leads to lower grades, study says

Many college students claim they do their best work closer to deadline, but according to a new study that is not necessarily true. Each hour a student procrastinated turning in an assignment their grade dropped, the study conducted at Warwick Business School in England in Oct. 2015 concluded. Students ...

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