Year: 2004
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Sweet 16 basketball viewing party for students scheduled at Vanderbilt
It's the Commodores first trip to the NCAA's Sweet 16 since 1993, and Vanderbilt students will gather Thursday to see if the men's basketball team can keep the winning streak going against No. 2 seed University of Connecticut. Read MoreMar 24, 2004
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Vanderbilt University faculty contribute to one of year’s top education resources
The American Library Association has included the second edition of The Encyclopedia of Education, edited by Vanderbilt University professor James Guthrie, on its 2004 list of Outstanding Reference Sources. Read MoreMar 23, 2004
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MEDIA ADVISORY–Basketball viewing party for students scheduled at Vanderbilt tonight
Vanderbilt students will gather tonight to see if the women's basketball team can continue some of the magic made by the men's team as the Commodores face UT Chattanooga. Read MoreMar 22, 2004
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Vanderbilt’s Television News Archive to be digitized, National Endowment for the Humanities announces major grant
More than 30,000 videotaped hours of television news programming will be preserved digitally through a grant awarded to the Vanderbilt Television News Archive by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Read MoreMar 22, 2004
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Pioneering Susan Gray School at Vanderbilt University celebrates 35th anniversary
The Susan Gray School for Children will host a series of events April 1-2 in celebration of the school's 35th anniversary. A part of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and Peabody College, the school has been a focal point for research innovations and a training ground for some of the nation's most-renowned early childhood educators. Read MoreMar 19, 2004
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MEDIA ADVISORY: "Brainstorm" event on reading, creativity and the brain
Reading, creativity and the brain will be the topic of a "Brainstorm" Vanderbilt Brain Awareness event on March 30 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Nashville Public Library. Read MoreMar 19, 2004
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Media scholar looks at copyright issues during upcoming Vanderbilt address
A cultural historian and media scholar will address the Vanderbilt community on the subject of copyright and scholarship on Monday, April 5. Read MoreMar 19, 2004
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Vanderbilt professor to discuss role of religion in presidential campaign, Community breakfast lecture set for April 2
A Vanderbilt professor says that Republicans and Democrats fail to understand the religious community in the United States, therefore bobbling a potentially powerful factor in the 2004 presidential election. Read MoreMar 19, 2004
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Judge Damon J. Keith reflects on race in society during upcoming Vanderbilt lecture
Damon J. Keith will draw on his experience as a long-serving judge on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to discuss the state of race relations in American society during an upcoming Vanderbilt University address. Read MoreMar 18, 2004
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Vanderbilt names Matt Hall assistant vice chancellor for information technology
Vanderbilt University has named Matt Hall assistant vice chancellor for Information Technology Services (ITS) and associate chief information architect for enterprise infrastructure. Hall was hired following a national search process. He will start work April 1. Read MoreMar 18, 2004
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Lecturer to suggest common ground for drug companies and their critics, "Ethics and the Pharmaceutical Industry" lecture is March 31
The argument between the pharmaceutical industry and consumer advocates seems like a dead end. Read MoreMar 17, 2004
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Sarah Weddington, advocate for women’s issues, to speak at Vanderbilt, Successfully argued landmark Roe v. Wade case before U.S. Supreme Court in 1973
Sarah Weddington, a nationally known attorney and advocate for women, will speak at Vanderbilt University on Tuesday, April 6. Read MoreMar 17, 2004
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Families invited to take part in Vanderbilt autism studies
Families of children with and without autism are invited to take part in two new research projects at Vanderbilt University-a study of sleep in children and a study of social interest in children with autism and their brothers and sisters. Read MoreMar 17, 2004
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African and African-American art to be showcased at Vanderbilt, March 26 exhibit features collecting workshop
Art by Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Palmer Hayden, David Driskell, Greg Ridley, Charles White and others will be displayed during a one-day exhibition at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreMar 16, 2004
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Vanderbilt students raise cultural awareness at Human Rights Festival March 26
Vanderbilt's student chapter of Amnesty International will host the Human Rights Festival Friday, March 26, from 5 to 8 p.m. on Alumni Lawn of the University's campus. Read MoreMar 15, 2004
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McGill University team takes top honors in premier MBA case competition at Vanderbilt’s Owen School
Six teams of MBA students from top business schools competed on Feb. 28 in the fifth annual Vanderbilt MBA eStrategy Contest at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. Students from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, took home the $15,000 prize from the contest, one of the largest case competitions of its kind. Read MoreMar 11, 2004
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Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College to commemorate, take new look at historic Brown v. Board decision at public conference
A multidisciplinary group of policy makers, researchers and practitioners will meet Friday, April 2, at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of education to discuss the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision. Read MoreMar 11, 2004
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Jewish community in Spain topic of Vanderbilt Lecture, Silvia Planas Marce visits on March 25
A Jewish community that thrived in Spain in the Middle Ages and served as a center for the Cabala movement will be explored during a lecture this month at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreMar 11, 2004
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LeVan named J. Lawrence Wilson Professor of Engineering
M. Douglas LeVan has been named the J. Lawrence Wilson Professor of Engineering for the Vanderbilt School of Engineering. Read MoreMar 11, 2004
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Vanderbilt University vice Chancellor cites NCAA’s, colleges’ lack of direction in recruiting for athletics problems
A lack of focus on the part of the NCAA and colleges and universities is to blame for college recruiting problems, Vanderbilt University Vice Chancellor David Williams told a U.S. House subcommittee March 11. Read MoreMar 11, 2004