Month: October 2006

Atop one of the highest points in the Nashville area, a spiral sculpture of stone is taking shape that will combine art and science in an innovative approach to making science compelling, especially to students. Read More

Vanderbilt University invites members of the Nashville community to attend its annual homecoming parade on Saturday, Oct. 21, at 10:30 a.m. Read More

Delays in the shipment of flu vaccine for children may leave them open to getting the flu if the season starts early. Read More

Unlike the two previous winters, when flu vaccine was in short supply or its delivery was significantly delayed, there should be an adequate supply of vaccine on hand this year to combat Middle Tennessee‘s oncoming flu season. Read More

Researchers have identified a common gene variant that more than doubles the risk of autism. The research, led by investigators at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development, provides new insights into the genetic basis of the complex disorder. Read More

A number of activities are planned at Vanderbilt University for Homecoming 2006 leading up to the Vanderbilt Commodores football match-up against the South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday, Oct. 21, at 2 p.m. central time. Read More

Over 120 Middle Tennessee youth actively engaged in improving their communities convened at Vanderbilt Law School Oct. 15 to share their experiences and discuss strategies for empowering their peers. Read More

Muhammad Yunus, who earned a Ph.D. in economics at Vanderbilt University in 1971, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his work combating poverty through a bank that gives small loans to poor people. Read More

Youth leaders from across Nashville will converge at the Vanderbilt Law School Sunday, Oct. 15, for the forum, "Youth Engagement as a Strategy for Youth Development and Community Change." Read More

The recent presidential election in Brazil is the focus of a Vanderbilt University lead-off lecture in a series that examines Latin American politics. Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty members Ellen Wright Clayton, M.D., J.D., and Randolph (Randy) Miller, M.D., and professor emeritus of Medicine Alastair J.J. Wood, M.B., Ch.B., have been elected to the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies, the organization announced this week. Read More

Vanderbilt University leaped 61 places in the most comprehensive and respected worldwide rankings of universities, moving to No. 53 on the 2006 World University Rankings by The Times of London. Read More

Twenty-nine high school bands from as far as New York state will converge on Vanderbilt University's Dudley Field Saturday, Oct. 7, for the 18th annual Vanderbilt Marching Invitational. Read More

Lawrence Krauss is a theoretical physicist. But Google his name and you don't get a list of scientific publications. Read More

Giving a closer listen to a sound most of us try to avoid — fingernails scraping on a chalkboard — has won Vanderbilt psychologist Randolph Blake an unusual and coveted award, the Ig Nobel Prize. Read More

Internationally renowned psychologist Hans H. Strupp, who helped psychotherapy gain legitimacy as a scientific discipline, died Thursday, Oct. 5, at Alive Hospice. Read More

Hundreds of artists, art historians, critics and art educators will converge in Nashville Oct. 25-28 to network, exhibit their creative work, present their scholarship and talk about the future of art. The joint meeting of the Southeastern College Art Conference and the Mid-America College Art Association will be held at Vanderbilt University, with more than 100 events planned. Read More

A multidisciplinary exploration of the impact of time and timing on how we learn is the focus of a new National Science Foundation-funded center partially based at Vanderbilt University. The Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center was created with a five-year, $15.5 million Science of Learning Center grant from NSF. Read More

On a recent Monday morning, the halls of the Student Life Center at Vanderbilt University rang out with the sound of the Jewish community marking the end of Yom Kippur. Read More

A panel of eminent Brazilian scholars analyzing Brazil's most recent elections will be among the highlights of an international conference hosted by Vanderbilt University Oct. 13-16. Read More