Month: May 2007
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Video: “Mu Lan & Poetry”
Watch streaming video of performance of "Mu Lan & Poetry" from Ingram Hall on the Vanderbilt Campus May 5. Read MoreMay 7, 2007
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‘Consciousness, Free Will, and God’ lecture at Vanderbilt on May 4 (live Video at 3 p.m.); Third and final Templeton Lecture by Christof Koch
The last of a series of Vanderbilt University lectures dealing with the nature of consciousness and how it affects our views of religion, science, and philosophy has been moved to accommodate the overflow crowds that attended the first two. Read MoreMay 4, 2007
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to speak at Vanderbilt’s Senior Day – Event to be Webcast Live
Vanderbilt University alumnus and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus will speak at Vanderbilt's Senior Class Day on Thursday, May 10, at 10 a.m. on Alumni Lawn. Senior Class Day, which starts with a ceremonial walk through the gates of the university at 9:30 a.m., is held the day before the university's commencement exercises. Read MoreMay 3, 2007
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Vanderbilt’s Graduate Program in Economic Development: Producing movers and shakers for half a century
The program at Vanderbilt University that helped give Muhammad Yunus to the world is a small but mighty wonder. The Graduate Program in Economic Development (GPED) has been producing ambassadors, finance ministers and heads of central banks around the world for 50 years. Read MoreMay 2, 2007
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Four elected to Vanderbilt Board of Trust
The Vanderbilt Board of Trust elected four new members during its spring meeting April 26-28. They are Claiborne P. Deming, Edith Carell Johnson, Douglas W. Shorenstein and graduating senior Andrew Wilson. Read MoreMay 1, 2007
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Weekend Academy at Vanderbilt gives top young students taste of college
You’ve heard of junior colleges. Vanderbilt University is offering a new twist – junior junior college – for talented seventh through tenth graders. The new program, Weekend Academy at Vanderbilt University or WAVU, opens the university’s campus and classrooms for an intense, activity-filled weekend of academics and fun… Read MoreMay 1, 2007
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‘Centering Pregnancy’ is innovative approach to pre-natal care
They face nine months of watching their body change. Pregnancy can be an exciting time, but also a scary time. Read MoreMay 1, 2007
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Indy Pro Series is next stop for May Vanderbilt grad Brad Jaeger
Like many Vanderbilt University seniors, Brad Jaeger will be on the career fast track once he graduates on May 11. Few will be able to keep pace with the mechanical engineering major. Read MoreMay 1, 2007