Releases
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Op-ed: How do you promote racial diversity without using race?
An Op-ed by Claire Smrekar, associate professor of education and public policy, on the recent U. S. Supreme Court ruling regarding race-based assignment plans for the school districts of Louisville, Ky. and Seattle, Wash. Read MoreJul 2, 2007
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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Named State’s Only Stand-alone Pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center
On July 2, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt will begin operating the state's first pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center at a children's hospital. Read MoreJun 29, 2007
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Earliest-known evidence of peanut, cotton and squash farming found
Anthropologists working on the slopes of the Andes in northern Peru have discovered the earliest-known evidence of peanut, cotton and squash farming dating back 5,000 to 9,000 years. Their findings provide long-sought-after evidence that some of the early development of agriculture in the New World took place at farming settlements in the Andes. Read MoreJun 28, 2007
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Op-ed: Predators Deal Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over
After the Nashville Predators ended their best regular NHL season on the ice with 110 points, absentee owner Craig Liepold (Racine, Wis.) soon sold the proud Preds to Canadian Jim Balsillie (BlackBerry techno-preneur from Hamilton, Ontario) for a cool $220 million. Read MoreJun 28, 2007
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Matthew Wright named chief investment officer at Vanderbilt University
The director of investments at Emory University was named chief investment officer at Vanderbilt University, responsible for managing its $3.4 billion endowment. Read MoreJun 26, 2007
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TIPSHEET: Vanderbilt professors are ready to talk about upcoming Supreme Court decisions
The United States Supreme Court is set to make decisions on a number of hotly debated cases and a diverse group of Vanderbilt University experts is ready to talk about those cases. Read MoreJun 26, 2007
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TIPSHEET: Immigration overhaul debate: Vanderbilt University experts available for comment
America's past immigrant experience should be studied by those wanting to overhaul current immigration laws, says historian Gary Gerstle. Read MoreJun 21, 2007
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Vanderbilt faculty and IT gurus team up with American Symphony Orchestra League for mass blogging event
The most unusual sound coming out of the American Symphony Orchestra League's conference in Nashville this week won't be from woodwinds, brass or strings, but rather from the tapping of fingers on computer keyboards. Read MoreJun 19, 2007
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Legal scholar Ted Smedley dies; Vanderbilt professor created ‘professional responsibility’ focus at Law School
Emeritus Vanderbilt Law Professor Theodore (Ted) Smedley, who helped define law education at Vanderbilt and who thrust the law school onto the national scene, died of a heart attack June 15. He was 94. Read MoreJun 19, 2007
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NCAA champion bowlers honored by President Bush at White House
President Bush honored Vanderbilt University's NCAA Champion Women's Bowling team Monday afternoon during a special ceremony on the White House's South Lawn. Read MoreJun 19, 2007
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Vanderbilt professor: Slavery legacy is basis of torture legal rationale; The Story of Cruel & Unusual by Colin Dayan examines Eighth Amendment.
Memos in 2002 and 2003 written by White House lawyers to President Bush effectively promoting the use of torture are shocking, but not because of faulty legal arguments, says a Vanderbilt University professor. Read MoreJun 19, 2007
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory expert can remark on summer solstice
Summer solstice, the official start of summer and longest day of the year, falls at 6:08 p.m. on Thursday, June 21. The best place in Nashville to report on astronomy events is the Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory, located at one of the highest points in Nashville. Read MoreJun 19, 2007
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William Carrington Finch dead at 97; Dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School in early 1960s
William Carrington Finch, the dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School in the early 1960s and president of two other universities during his career, died June 13 in Nashville. He was 97. Read MoreJun 18, 2007
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Colombians Support Their Democratic Government; Latin American Public Opinion Project report released
The Colombian government enjoys high levels of citizen support and Colombians trust the democratic system, according to a new survey. Read MoreJun 13, 2007
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Major airline taps Vanderbilt ‘business boot camp’ for creative ideas; American Airlines has students focus online
One of the country's most successful airlines is challenging students in the Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute to focus their creativity on an area most young people in the "Y-Generation" know better than the back of their hand, the Internet. Read MoreJun 12, 2007
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Survey: Chilean Government Among Best in the Region; Latin American Public Opinion Project Report Released
A survey shows that Chile is one of the most efficient governments in Latin America. While Chileans perceive their government as very effective at protecting human rights and promoting democracy, they find it less so when it comes to dealing with corruption and unemployment. Read MoreJun 12, 2007
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VANDY BASEBALL MAGIC: 2007 SEC CHAMPS
Fans' shouts of "black" and "gold" helped fuel a magical journey for the men's baseball team to the SEC championship and beyond. Read MoreJun 8, 2007
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Reid, Johnson and Britton to share stage at Bluebird on the Mountain; W. T. Davidson also to perform during June 23 show
Award-winning singer-songwriters Mike Reid and Michael Johnson will headline the second Bluebird on the Mountain show of the 2007 season at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 23, at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory. Read MoreJun 7, 2007
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Research brightens prospects for using the world’s smallest candles in medical applications
In a way, nanotubes are nature's smallest candles. These tiny tubes are constructed from carbon atoms and they are so small that it takes about 100,000 laid side-by-side to span the width of a single human hair. Read MoreJun 7, 2007
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Education professionals head to summer school at Peabody
A host of higher education and K-12 professionals will descend on the Vanderbilt Peabody campus in June and July for their own form of summer school, the Peabody Professional Institutes. Read MoreJun 7, 2007