Year: 2006

Researchers from Vanderbilt University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) will hold a media demonstration of a dirty bomb detection and location system that illustrates the potential of advanced networking technology for homeland security applications. Read More

Initial Results of the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene or STAR, released today revealed the osteoporosis drug raloxifene has been proved to be as effective as tamoxifen in preventing invasive breast cancer. Read More

Vanderbilt junior Jenny Magill has been named recipient of two of the nation's most prestigious honors scholarships. Magill, a secondary education and history major from Atlanta, has been named both a 2006 Harry S. Truman Scholar and a 2006 Morris K. Udall Scholar. Read More

The Rev. William Sloane Coffin, a peace activist and former visiting professor at Vanderbilt Divinity School, died April 12 at his Vermont home. He was 81. Read More

Two recently released books on autism offer insights and information for both parents and practitioners working with children with this complex disorder. Read More

Islam is a religion of peace, logic and tolerance, said panelists assembled Thursday evening as part of Islamic Awareness Week at Vanderbilt. Read More

Watch video of an April 2006 talk, "The Paradox of Design: Success through Failure," by Henry Petroski, Aleksander S. Vesic Professor of Civil Engineering and Professor of History, Duke University. Read More

A Vanderbilt professor has been appointed to a prestigious temporary post at the American Academy in Rome, one of the leading American overseas centers for independent study and advanced research in the fine arts and humanities. Read More

Listen to sociologist Jill Quadagno\'s lecture about the political, economic and historical reasons behind America\'s lack of a national health insurance program. Read More

Listen to sociologist Jill Quadagno's lecture about the political, economic and historical reasons behind America's lack of a national health insurance program. Read More

Sandra Steingraber, an internationally recognized expert on the environmental links to cancer and reproductive health, will speak Thursday, April 20, at 6 p.m. at The Belcourt Theater in Hillsboro Village. Read More

Listen to Susan Neiman, director of the Einstein Forum in Potsdam, Germany, discuss whether nature can be evil and what philosophers have had to say about the issue over the centuries. Read More

Mohamed Yahya, a refugee from the Darfur region of Sudan, spoke about his experiences and his work to speak out against the genocide in that country April 4 at the Student Life Center as part of the Darfur Lecture Series. Read More

Mohamed Yahya, a refugee from the Darfur region of Sudan, spoke about his experiences and his work to speak out against the genocide in that country April 4 at the Student Life Center as part of the Darfur Lecture Series. Read More

Juan Melendez spent 17 years, eight months and one day on Florida\'s death row for a crime he did not commit. He shared his story April 6 at Vanderbilt University\'s Sarratt Cinema. Read More

The 2006 Spring Faculty Assembly convened April 6 at the Student Life Center, where Chancellor Gordon Gee bestowed faculty prizes before addressing the group. Read More

Lloyd Dunn, a national pioneer in the development of tests that allowed educators and parents to better understand, teach and assist individuals with developmental disabilities, died April 6 at his home in Las Vegas, Nev. He was 89. Read More

School choice is at the top of many K-12 policymakers' agendas, but the impact of the nation's burgeoning Latino population on this debate has gone largely unexamined. Vanderbilt experts will explore this topic and many more at the American Educational Research Association's annual meeting in San Francisco, Calif., April 7-11. Read More

Vanderbilt University's debate team had a record season this year competing in 15 tournaments and more than 300 debate rounds, and winning more than 60 awards. Read More

When school's out for summer, the fun really begins. At least it does for those hundreds of Middle Tennessee students who each summer attend one of the dozens of camps on the campus of Vanderbilt University. Read More