Law
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MacArthur Research Network on Law and Neuroscience recommendations cited in presidential report
The need for training programs for judges and others working in the criminal justice system and the development of clear guidelines for applying insights from neuroscience to criminal cases are among 16 influential recommendations provided by the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience to President Obama’s Bioethics Commission. Read MoreMay 29, 2015
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Supreme Court experts ready to discuss upcoming decisions
Vanderbilt legal experts are available to talk about the latest Supreme Court decisions. Read MoreMay 28, 2015
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‘Legal residency’ program launched for selected Vanderbilt law grads
Select Vanderbilt Law School graduates will do a 'legal residency' with the UnitedLex global consulting and legal services firm under a new deal. Read MoreMay 28, 2015
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Op-ed: Americans with payday loans spent or saved their tax rebates, rather than using it to pay off debt
In the London School of Economics blog, Paige Marta Skiba writes that most people with outstanding payday loan debt spent or saved a tax rebate instead of using it to pay off debt. Read MoreApr 15, 2015
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Expert: Stop complaining about the moral decline of Western society
Morality is not declining in the modern world, says Edward Rubin, University Professor of Law and Political Science, in a new book. Instead, a new morality is replacing the previous one. Read MoreApr 3, 2015
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Vanderbilt Theatre to perform plays by Tennessee Williams
Vanderbilt University Theatre presents five short plays by esteemed American playwright Tennessee Williams April 2-5 at Neely Auditorium. Read MoreMar 31, 2015
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Vanderbilt University School of Nursing jumps to No. 11 in ‘U.S. News’ rankings
Vanderbilt's School of Nursing and Peabody College of education and human development fared well in this year's "U.S. News & World Report" rankings. Read MoreMar 10, 2015
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Supreme Court ruling makes licensing boards vulnerable to antitrust suits
Vanderbilt law professor Rebecca Haw Allensworth says a recent Supreme Court decision leaves states three options to stave off antitrust lawsuits. Read MoreFeb 27, 2015
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Innovation program begins at Vanderbilt Law School
The Program on Law and Innovation at Vanderbilt Law School has been started to prepare students for 21st-century legal practice. Read MoreFeb 4, 2015
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Op-ed: An online ‘erasure service’ for California minors – but can it work?
Human nature itself can undermine privacy laws that seek to balance the government’s interests in surveillance and protecting the country against terrorism with a citizen’s right to be left alone, argues Lydia Jones, adjunct professor of law. Read MoreDec 16, 2014
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Vanderbilt faculty name their favorite reading this year
MyVU asked a handful of Vanderbilt faculty members to name the book that left a lasting impression on them this year. Their diverse recommendations span fiction, nonfiction, history, thriller, biography, memoir and more. Read MoreDec 15, 2014
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Vanderbilt partners with Operation Stand Down for veterans event
Vanderbilt Law School, Owen Graduate School of Management and School of Nursing students along with Vanderbilt Human Resources employees donated eight bins of clothing in support of Operation Stand Down Tennessee’s annual event. Read MoreDec 5, 2014
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Regardless of an elite graduate school degree, undergraduate prestige greatly impacts salary
People who earn their undergraduate degree from a less prestigious university and a graduate degree from an elite university earn much less than those who attend both an elite undergraduate and graduate school. And it is unlikely their salary will ever catch up. Read MoreNov 13, 2014
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Vanderbilt Theatre production to focus on career women and success
Vanderbilt Theatre opens "Top Girls," a play written in the 1980s about the impact of career choices on ambitious women, at Neely Auditorium Oct. 31. Read MoreOct 29, 2014
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Members named to Academic Strategic Plan committees
Two committees tasked with fleshing out key initiatives in Vanderbilt’s Academic Strategic Plan are now staffed and ready to begin work. Read MoreOct 27, 2014
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Gervais speaks at International Council of Creators of Music gathering
American songwriters face a much different legal landscape than their peers elsewhere when it comes protecting their rights under copyright laws, Vanderbilt law professor Daniel Gervais told a gathering of songwriters and composers at Loew’s Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel. Read MoreOct 22, 2014
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Overweight women lose in the labor market: Vanderbilt study
Overweight women are more likely to work in lower-paying and more physically demanding jobs; less likely to get higher-wage, public-facing positions; and make less money compared to men and average-size women. Read MoreOct 21, 2014
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Global panel to discuss copyright law at Vanderbilt
There will be a forum on copyright law Oct. 24 in Flynn Auditorium at Vanderbilt Law School. Read MoreOct 21, 2014
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Vanderbilt Libraries plan Open Access Week celebration
Vanderbilt Libraries' celebration of Open Access Week includes an Oct. 23 talk by Duke University Law School Associate Dean Richard Danner. Read MoreOct 17, 2014
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Top class-action law firms are worth hiring, study shows
Top-five plaintiffs’ law firms achieve the best results for shareholders in mergers and acquisitions’ litigation because they aggressively litigate their cases, instead of adopting more passive strategies favored by less well-known firms. Read MoreOct 15, 2014