Year: 2004
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Vanderbilt women’s history professor consultant for HBO’s Iron Jawed Angels
Marjorie Spruill, a Vanderbilt expert on the woman suffrage movement, served as a historical consultant for the HBO film Iron Jawed Angels and will be available for interviews at tonight's 6 p.m. screening at the Opry Mills Regal Cinema. Read MoreFeb 12, 2004
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Federal education policy as an anti-poverty strategy subject of Feb. 19 lecture at Vanderbilt University
Narrowing the achievement gap among America's schoolchildren-a key domestic issue for this year's presidential candidates-will be the subject of a lecture Thursday, Feb. 19, at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreFeb 12, 2004
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MEDIA ADVISORY
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development will host a workshop for children who have a sibling with special needs on Saturday, Feb. 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Read MoreFeb 12, 2004
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Vanderbilt’s Bill Ivey moderates panel on music industry challenges
Bill Ivey of Vanderbilt University is moderating a roundtable of industry leaders who will meet periodically to discuss issues shaping the future of the music business. Read MoreFeb 12, 2004
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Oscar-nominated film Spellbound at Vanderbilt’s Sarratt Cinema Feb. 18-21, Film’s producer to speak following Feb. 18, 19 showings
Los Angeles-based film producer Sean Welch rolls into Nashville Feb. 18 and 19 for showings of his Academy Award-nominated documentary Spellbound at Vanderbilt University's Sarratt Cinema. Read MoreFeb 11, 2004
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Former Congressman J.C. Watts to discuss media’s influence on 2004 election, CNN political analysts Tucker Carlson and Paul Begala also to appear at Vanderbilt’s Impact
With Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry poised to win the Democratic presidential nomination-and polls showing his "electability" the chief factor in winning him a majority of votes-how should the Bush administration begin to mount its defense of the White House in November? Read MoreFeb 11, 2004
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Preaching with authority topic of community breakfast, John McClure of Vanderbilt to speak
To be effective, contemporary preachers need to reach a generation raised to question authority at every turn. Read MoreFeb 10, 2004
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Vanderbilt students gear up for Dance Marathon, 14-hour philanthropy to benefit Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
Around 300 Vanderbilt University students plan to pull an all-nighter on Friday, Feb. 20. Read MoreFeb 9, 2004
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Rutgers professor to speak at Vanderbilt on race and disease
Cancer was considered a disease that primarily struck women and Anglo-Americans at the beginning of the 20th century. By 1999, it appeared to have crossed the color and sex lines to become ever more deadly to men and minorities. Read MoreFeb 9, 2004
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MEDIA ADVISORY–Metro and Vanderbilt students team up to watch Tennessee primary, register new voters
A U.S. government class from Nashville's Stratford High School will join Vanderbilt students in watching returns for the Tennessee primary on Tuesday evening, Feb. 10. The viewing party, sponsored by the Vanderbilt student group VanderVotes, will also seek to register new voters for Tennessee from both the high school class and the University. Read MoreFeb 9, 2004
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Vanderbilt names Mona Hicks assistant vice chancellor for student activities
Mona Hicks has been named assistant vice chancellor for student activities at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreFeb 6, 2004
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Vanderbilt Law professor wins national prize for the second time
Chris Guthrie, professor of law at Vanderbilt University, was awarded the Professional Articles Prize by the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution for his article "Panacea or Pandora's Box?: The Costs of Options in Negotiation" at the institute's 21st Annual Awards Program in New York in January. The article was published in the Iowa Law Review last year. Read MoreFeb 6, 2004
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Finalists named in premier MBA case competition at Vanderbilt
Six teams of MBA students from top business schools have been named as finalists in the Vanderbilt MBA eStrategy Case Competition to be held at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University later this month. The contest is among the largest case competitions of its kind, awarding the winning team a check for $15,000. Read MoreFeb 6, 2004
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Influence of media on 2004 election topic of Vanderbilt’s Impact Symposium, J.C. Watts, Tucker Carlson and Paul Begala among scheduled speakers for lecture series’ 40th year
In an age of instant polling, Internet chatter and the 24-hour news cycle, what influence will the media have on the 2004 presidential election? Read MoreFeb 6, 2004
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Recognizing signs of, living with eating disorders subject of one-woman play at Vanderbilt University Feb. 16
"Eaten Alive," a one-woman play that presents the lives of five women in different stages of life who suffer from eating disorders, will be presented at Vanderbilt University Monday, Feb. 16. Read MoreFeb 4, 2004
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Public lecture provides insider view of current Mars rover missions
Scott Hubbard, a Vanderbilt alumnus and director of NASA's Ames Research Center in California, is scheduled to give a free public lecture at Vanderbilt on the latest information about Mars, including the latest images coming from the two robot rovers currently operating on the surface of the red planet. Scientists and engineers at Ames provided scientific guidance and developed some of the scientific instruments carried by the two rovers. Read MoreFeb 4, 2004
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Anita Hill lecture at Vanderbilt University canceled
A Feb. 12 lecture by Anita Hill at Vanderbilt University was canceled on Tuesday by Hill because of an illness in her family. Read MoreFeb 3, 2004
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Obesity and atherosclerosis medications could cause increased risk
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers have provided the first evidence that activation of a particular cellular receptor dramatically increases the development of precancerous polyps in the intestine. Read MoreFeb 2, 2004
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New chair at Vanderbilt Law School recognizes teaching excellence
A new chair at Vanderbilt University Law School recognizes the importance of the classroom talents of the school's faculty. The Tarkington Chair in Teaching Excellence was awarded to its first recipient, Professor Tom McCoy, in a ceremony last week. Read MoreFeb 2, 2004
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Vanderbilt Theatre Department to stage Bertolt Brecht play, The Caucasian Chalk Circle debuts Feb. 13
Profound questions about life and society will be posed when the Theatre Department of Vanderbilt University presents Bertolt Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle this month. Read MoreFeb 2, 2004