Releases
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Goldberg named CEO of Vanderbilt University Hospital
Nashville (Tenn.) - Larry M. Goldberg, vice president for hospitaloperations at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, has been namedexecutive director and CEO of Vanderbilt University Hospital. Read MoreApr 1, 2005
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Vanderbilt graduate and professional programs make strong showing in latest U.S. News & World Report rankings
Vanderbilt Law School maintained its No. 17 ranking in the nation for the fifth consecutive year, while Peabody College saw seven of its programs ranked in the top 10 by U.S. News & World Report in its annual ranking of the leading graduate and professional schools. Peabody‘s Special Education program was ranked first in the nation for the third straight year. Read MoreApr 1, 2005
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Blackburn named senior associate dean of Vanderbilt business school
Joe Blackburn, a leading researcher in operations management and longtime member of the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management faculty, has been named senior associate dean. Read MoreMar 31, 2005
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Vanderbilt conference on the Virgin Mary set for April 13-14, Events planned at university and two churches
Christian women are looking to the Virgin Mary for inspiration as they move to expand their leadership within the church, says a Vanderbilt University theologian who has organized a Mary conference on April 13 and 14. Read MoreMar 31, 2005
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Vanderbilt lecture to explore ‘the greening of faith‘, Catherine Keller speaks April 7 on ecofeminist theology
The role of religion in ecology will be explored by a leading proponent of ecofeminism during a lecture on Thursday, April 7, at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreMar 30, 2005
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Aishah Shahidah Simmons to visit Vanderbilt April 5-7, Documentary about rape to be screened
NO!, a documentary about rape in the African-American community, will be screened Tuesday, April 5, at Vanderbilt University, followed by a discussion led by filmmaker Aishah Shahidah Simmons. Read MoreMar 29, 2005
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Dr. Irwin Eskind, philanthropist and Board of Trust member, dies
Dr. Irwin B. Eskind, a retired Nashville physician and philanthropist and a strong supporter of Vanderbilt University and the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine for more than a half century, died March 28 at his home in Nashville. He was 80. Read MoreMar 28, 2005
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Unique interfaith program featuring film “God and Allah Need to Talk” at Vanderbilt University April 5
Interfaith activist and filmmaker Ruth Broyde-Sharone will bring her most recent documentary, God and Allah Need to Talk — a Film for Healing and Reconciliation, to Vanderbilt University Tuesday, April 5. Read MoreMar 28, 2005
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Lawrence Small, head of the Smithsonian, to speak at Vanderbilt
Lawrence Small will discuss his vision for the Smithsonian Institution during a lecture titled "A 21st Century Smithsonian" April 5 at Vanderbilt. Read MoreMar 28, 2005
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“Handing Down the Names” premiers April 8 at Vanderbilt
Fourteen student actors will portray 50 characters in the Vanderbilt University Theatre production of Steven Dietz‘s "Handing Down the Names," which debuts Friday, April 8. Read MoreMar 25, 2005
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Family genetics expert to speak at Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that profoundly affects the lives of thousands of children and adults and their families. Susan Folstein, a distinguished psychiatrist and geneticist known for her research on autism, will speak at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development on Thursday, March 31, at 4 p.m. Read MoreMar 25, 2005
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Best-selling author Tom Wolfe to speak at Vanderbilt
Tom Wolfe, author of the critically acclaimed works "The Bonfire of the Vanities" and "The Right Stuff," will speak at Vanderbilt University on Monday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Langford Auditorium. Read MoreMar 23, 2005
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Robert Penn Warren poems inspire art exhibit at Vanderbilt, Artist DeLoss McGraw to lecture on April 5
Art created by DeLoss McGraw and inspired by poems by Robert Penn Warren will be exhibited at the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities at Vanderbilt University in April. McGraw will discuss his work on Tuesday, April 5. Read MoreMar 23, 2005
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New Student Life Center celebrates grand opening March 30-April 2
Vanderbilt will celebrate the grand opening of its new Student Life Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house Wednesday, March 30, followed by a series of events through April 2. Read MoreMar 21, 2005
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Vanderbilt hosting NIT Monday, March 21
Vanderbilt‘s second round contest at Memorial Gymnasium Monday, March 21 will start at 8 p.m. CT and will be televised by ESPN. The Commodores will face the winner of the Western Kentucky-Wichita State match-up to take place on Saturday. Read MoreMar 18, 2005
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Union accepts contract with Vanderbilt
A union representing about 570 Vanderbilt University employees has voted overwhelmingly to accept a new two-year contract with the university. Read MoreMar 17, 2005
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Al Sharpton, Ann Coulter and Howard Dean to speak at Vanderbilt‘s Impact Symposium
Al Sharpton, Ann Coulter and Howard Dean will participate in question-and-answer sessions with the press before their sold-out lectures March 21-22. Read MoreMar 16, 2005
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Top contemporary Islam scholar to speak at Vanderbilt University March 28
Akbar Ahmed, described by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as the world‘s leading authority on contemporary Islam, will speak at Vanderbilt University on Monday, March 28. Read MoreMar 15, 2005
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Major grant to help fund Vanderbilt research on science and religion, Center for the Study of Religion and Culture gets Templeton Research Lecture Grant
Vanderbilt University will become the center of an ongoing conversation about the friction and connections between science and religion with the help of a grant from the Metanexus Institute on Religion and Science in Philadelphia. Read MoreMar 15, 2005
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Surprisingly complex behaviors appear to be ‘hard-wired‘ in the primate brain
When you grab a piece of food and put it in your mouth, when you smile in response to the smile of a passerby or squint and grimace in anger, the complex pattern of movements that you make may be hard-wired into your brain, according to Vanderbilt researchers writing this week in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Online Early Edition." Read MoreMar 15, 2005