News from the Institute for Arts & Health
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The University of Memphis announced the establishment of the Institute for Arts & Health in early 2021, ushering in an exciting new effort to bridge the arts, humanities, social sciences, digital technologies and STEM areas; with the aim of contributing to a more just and equitable society.
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Something to Dance AboutA new Dance Science concentration positions the Department of Theatre & Dance among a small collection of U.S. colleges and universities. |
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UofM Prof earns NEA GrantDr. Josef Hanson, assistant professor of music education (instrumental) with the Rudi
E. Scheidt School of Music is poised to support a set of qualitative case studies
on the motivations and experiences of artist-entrepreneurs of color in Memphis and
the Mississippi Delta. |
Arts & Health in ActionA recent UofM study hopes to address and ease this dreaded and often very sudden manifestation of performer stress using natural and long-lasting mindfulness techniques. |
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MHM Network to host 2022 Spring Barbershop Talk EventThe Center for the Advancement of Youth Development/Men Healing Men and Communities
Network will host an upcoming 2022 Spring Barbershop Talk event geared toward reaching
out to boys, men, students and health providers/professionals. |
UofM partners with Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute for Lullaby Project contributionThe Lullaby Project, a project of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, pairs pregnant
women and new mothers and fathers with professional artists to write and sing personal
lullabies for their babies, supporting maternal health, aiding childhood development,
and strengthening the bond between parent and child. |
