Year: 2005

Vanderbilt professors Suzanna Sherry and Stefanie Lindquist are available to discuss the effects of Sandra Day O‘Connor‘s announced retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court. Read More

Unlike the spectacular movie version, real-life sun storms can‘t turn ordinary astronauts into the Fantastic Four. But they can and occasionally do incapacitate expensive and vitally important space systems, like satellites and spacecraft. Read More

The Vanderbilt Learning Sciences Institute has been awarded a prestigious $1.5 million, three-year grant from The Wallace Foundation to develop a tool to assess the performance of education leaders in the nation‘s K-12 public schools. Read More

NASA will be setting off fireworks of a different kind this July 4, when it plans to slam an 820-pound projectile into a 10-mile wide rocky, icy comet. Vanderbilt University‘s Dyer Observatory will provide live streaming images of the impact from the Astronomical League‘s International Space Station Amateur Telescope near Tuscon, Ariz., and will provide live online commentary by Vanderbilt physicist Robert O‘Dell, former chief scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope. Read More

Three songwriters who‘ve penned hits for Tim McGraw, Jamie O‘Neal, Martina McBride and others will perform on Saturday, July 16, at the scenic grounds of Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory overlooking Nashville. Read More

Pre-kindergarten teachers from across Tennessee will spend June 26-July 1 on the campus of Peabody College at Vanderbilt University learning the latest techniques to help children benefit as much as possible from pre-kindergarten. Read More

The great outdoors will keep children busy and active this season, but experts at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children‘s Hospital at Vanderbilt say parents would be wise to use a little precaution before play time to avoid insect-borne illnesses, typically caused by insect bites or stings. Read More

This afternoon at approximately 4 p.m. LifeFlight will touch down outside the Country Music Hall of Fame for part of an evening gala to be held at the museum celebrating LifeFlight‘s 20 years of service to Middle Tennessee. Read More

Proposed new rules designed to bring the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in line with President Bush‘s No Child Left Behind education initiative will be discussed Friday, June 17, during public meetings at Peabody College at Vanderbilt University. Read More

The Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center will launch a new research institute, jump-started with a $10 million gift from West Tennessee businessman Jim Ayers, to develop techniques to detect cancers at their earliest, most curable stages, Vanderbilt officials announced today. Read More

A statewide training conference on improving service delivery for people with both developmental disabilities and mental illness will be held Wednesday, June 22, at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children‘s Hospital at Vanderbilt. The conference is designed for residential service providers, psychiatrists, physicians, behavior analysts, family members and advocates who work with or plan to work with individuals with a dual diagnosis of developmental disabilities and mental illness. Read More

A Vanderbilt political science and law professor says research does not support the Christian Right\'s portrayal of federal judges as liberal activists. Listen to an interview with Stefanie Lindquist. Read More

Vanderbilt professor Bruce Oppenheimer says there is potential for a bitter brawl in the Senate over the President\'s judicial nominations. Listen to an interview with this expert on Congress. Read More

A Vanderbilt corporate law scholar believes the President\'s social security reform plan comes at a dangerous time for low and middle-class employees. Listen to an interview with Professor of Law Margaret Blair. Read More

A Vanderbilt corporate law scholar believes the President‘s social security reform plan comes at a dangerous time for low and middle-class employees. Listen to an interview with Professor of Law Margaret Blair. Read More

Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child in the 1950\'s, now spends her days speaking to the public in an attempt to educate them about autism. Read More

Nine area schools recently took place in the Dell Student Technology Leadership Competition and Showcase. The students used Vanderbilt\'s Virtual School to reach classrooms across the globe in their competition. Vanderbilt Virtual School director Jan Zanetis comments. Read More

Vanderbilt Professor of Catholic Studies Patout Burns discusses the legacy of the late Pope John Paul II and how he will be remembered in the Catholic and worldwide community. Read More

Vanderbilt Professor of Catholic Studies Patout Burns discusses the legacy of the late Pope John Paul II and how he will be remembered in the Catholic and worldwide community. Read More

Nashville attorney Walter Searcy could not walk three years ago due to paralysis caused by a tumor on his spinal cord. Now, thanks to rehabilation treatment provided by Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Walter is closer than ever to being able to walk again on his own. Read More