Month: May 2005
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Vanderbilt researchers receive national special education research award
Vanderbilt University special education researchers Steve Graham and Karen Harris were recently awarded the 2005 Council for Exceptional Children Special Education Research Award at that organization‘s national convention April 6-9 in Baltimore, Md. Read MoreMay 6, 2005
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MEDIA ADVISORY – FTC chairman to speak at Owen School commencement
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras will deliver the keynote address to the graduating class of the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management at commencement exercises on May 13. The separate Owen ceremony immediately follows the university‘s commencement program. Read MoreMay 6, 2005
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Vanderbilt junior to cross globe this summer in pursuit of public service
Though university classes have wrapped for the summer, Vanderbilt junior Star Wallin won‘t be taking a hard-earned break. She will spend her vacation at separate events honoring the nation‘s Truman and Udall scholars, as well as working at the Jane Goodall Institute in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Read MoreMay 6, 2005
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NIH‘s Human Genome Project funds Vanderbilt history professor‘s research, Michael Bess studies the impact of technology on what it means to be human
As the science that could lead to designer babies advances, and as machines take on more human-like capabilities, what once was considered science fiction is becoming reality for contemporary scientists and technologists, with more in common than generally assumed. Read MoreMay 5, 2005
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Appeals court rules on Memorial Hall dispute
The Tennessee Court of Appeals handed down a ruling in the United Daughters of the Confederacy‘s lawsuit regarding the inscription on Confederate Memorial Hall, overturning a Davidson County chancellor‘s 2003 ruling in Vanderbilt‘s favor. Read MoreMay 4, 2005
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Articles by Margaret Blair, Randall Thomas and Bob Thompson among ‘Top 10 Corporate and Securities Articles of 2004‘
Articles by three Vanderbilt University Law School professors have been selected among the "Top 10 Corporate and Securities Articles of 2004" by Corporate Practice Commentator, a quarterly journal that reprints the year‘s top scholarly articles in the field of corporate and securities law. Read MoreMay 4, 2005
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MEDIA ADVISORY – Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner to speak at Vanderbilt‘s Senior Class Day
The first Muslim woman and the first Iranian to win the Nobel Peace Prize, Shirin Ebadi, will speak at Vanderbilt. Read MoreMay 4, 2005
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Commencement activities set for Vanderbilt University
Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi and rock ‘n‘ roll legend Little Richard will help send off the 130th class at Vanderbilt University this month, with commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 13, capping three days of celebration. Read MoreMay 3, 2005
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Two Vanderbilt University alumni elected to Board of Trust
William M. Wilson, a Nashville businessman and Vanderbilt alumnus, and Carrie Colvin, a member of the Class of 2005 from Birmingham, Ala., are the newest members of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust. Colvin and Wilson were elected at the board‘s spring meeting on April 29. Read MoreMay 3, 2005
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Antibody may protect children from dangerous syndrome
Vanderbilt University Medical Center will embark on a phase one clinical trial of a new product that could be used in children to protect them from hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Vanderbilt will be the only site in the country testing this new product. Read MoreMay 2, 2005