Year: 2006

Singer-songwriters Neil Thrasher, Wendell Mobley and Jason Sellers headline the second Bluebird on the Mountain show of the 2006 season at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory. Read More

A team of researchers has achieved a long-sought scientific goal: using laser light to break specific molecular bonds. The process uses laser light, instead of heat, to strip hydrogen atoms from silicon surfaces. This is a key step in the manufacture of computer chips and solar cells, so the achievement could reduce the cost and improve the quality of a wide variety of semiconductor devices. Read More

Your toddler can sing along with The Wiggles and knows Big Bird's face as well as she knows her own, but are those hours spent watching children's videos really helping her learn? New research indicates that parents should choose videos with high interactive content if they want their children to be educated as well as entertained by their time in front of the tube. Read More

President Bush's call for National Guard troops on the border is "a political move that flies in the face of reality," according to Robert Barsky, editor of AmeriQuests and an expert on refugee, border and migration issues. Delivering a nationally televised speech on immigration shows President Bush wants to act, not react, on the debate about cracking down on illegal immigrants, according to presidential expert John Geer. Read More

Camilla P. Benbow, Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development at Vanderbilt's Peabody College, has been appointed vice chairwoman of a national panel that will advise President Bush and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings on the teaching and learning of mathematics, Spellings announced May 15. Read More

Vanderbilt's Peabody College of education and human development will present its Distinguished Alumnus Award to Chris Barbic, founder and head of YES College Preparatory Schools, of Houston, Texas, during Commencement, Friday, May 12. Read More

Nine graduates of Vanderbilt University were honored during Commencement Friday with Founder's Medals recognizing them as the leading scholar in one of the university's undergraduate and professional schools.The awarding of Founder's Medals is a more than century-old tradition at Vanderbilt, started by a special endowment in 1877 by university founder Cornelius Vanderbilt. Read More

The May 12 commencement ceremony at Vanderbilt University includes recognition for 15 faculty members who are retiring and will take on the title of emeritus or emerita faculty. Read More

Read the text of Chancellor Gordon Gee\'s farewell address to the class of 2006. Read More

Graduating students will receive diplomas at Vanderbilt University's Commencement on Friday, May 12, starting at 9 a.m. on Alumni Lawn, near West End Avenue and 23rd Avenue North. Chancellor Gordon Gee will give the Commencement address to 2,496 graduates. Following Gee's address, graduates from the graduate and professional schools will recess at about 10:15 a.m. for separate hooding and diploma-awarding ceremonies. Undergraduates will stay on Alumni Lawn to receive their degrees. Read More

Read the text of First Lady Laura Bush\'s Senior Class Day address Read More

Dedication to serving others is the key to happiness and 2006 Vanderbilt University graduates should consider beginning by volunteering on the Gulf Coast before starting their careers, First Lady Laura Bush told seniors gathered as part of Senior Day at Vanderbilt University, one day prior to Commencement. Read More

In order to validate, or perhaps disprove, the belief that consuming grapefruit is a sensible weight loss strategy, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have launched a two-year, three-arm randomized controlled study to see just how consumption of grapefruit and grapefruit juice affects appetite, dietary intake, weight loss and body composition. Read More

The Senior Class Day program will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Alumni Lawn with special guest First Lady Laura Bush. Please note the security procedures below. Read More

Frustrated with cell phone dead zones, busy signals, e-mail spam, endless voice mail loops and other exasperating aspects of technology? Now, imagine the plight of a soldier needing quick information in a life-or-death scenario who has to deal with the same issues. Read More

While the sexy singles on Desperate Housewives' Wisteria Lane played by actors Teri Hatcher and Nicollette Sheridan seem to have no problem finding sexual partners, real life singles over age 40 may not be having as much luck, according to a new study. Read More

Vanderbilt family, friends and alumni will have the chance to get a firsthand look at Commencement events this year, no matter where on the planet they happen to be May 10-12. For the first time, the university will be offering an online video web log, or vlog, of The Party, Senior Class Day and Commencement as seen through the eyes of two current students. Read More

The Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation of Bethesda, Md., and Vanderbilt University of Nashville, Tenn., announced that the two organizations had executed an exclusive license for a tuberculosis vaccine. Read More

A Vanderbilt-led team of researchers has developed a new vaccine technology that may prevent the spread of tuberculosis, which kills more than two million people worldwide each year. Read More

Douglas L. Christiansen, Purdue University's top admissions and enrollment management executive, has been named Vanderbilt University's senior enrollment strategist in a newly established position designed to enhance the university's admissions and financial aid efforts. Read More