Year: 2007

Vanderbilt University alumnus and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus will be available to media from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. Thursday, May 10, prior to his Senior Class Day address at 10 a.m. on Vanderbilt University's Alumni Lawn. Read More

Watch streaming video of performance of "Mu Lan & Poetry" from Ingram Hall on the Vanderbilt Campus May 5. Read More

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 More

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 More

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 More

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 More

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 More

They face nine months of watching their body change. Pregnancy can be an exciting time, but also a scary time. Read More

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 More

Dyer Observatory is offering two opportunities this summer for teachers of fifth to twelfth grade to attend professional development workshops about astronomy. Workshops will be held June 18-22 and July 9-13 at the observatory. Read More

New research by a Vanderbilt professor of law and political science found that illegal immigration is hurting African Americans and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is not doing enough about it. Read More

"The Erosion of Free Expression in the American Workplace," a new book by Bruce Barry, professor of management and sociology, examines the growing decline of freedom of speech for many employees, and the lack of due-process rights and just-cause protections for these workers. Read More

The popular Bluebird on the Mountain concert series begins its third season at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory with a show featuring Kim Carnes, Dana Cooper, and Greg Barnhill. The 2007 series — which includes six concerts — runs from May 12 to Oct. 13 and will showcase nearly two dozen of Nashville's premier singer-songwriters. Read More

Vanderbilt's class of 2007 will celebrate their last days together during Commencement activities May 9-11, centered on Chancellor Gordon Gee's annual Commencement address on May 11. Read More

If you've ever wondered about the ultimate fate of the universe, Lawrence Krauss and Robert Scherrer have some good news...sort of. Read More

Democracy has solid majority support in Peru yet still lags behind most other Latin American countries, according to a survey by the Latin American Public Opinion Project released in Lima, Peru. Read More

Vanderbilt engineering seniors soon to graduate will demonstrate their readiness to tackle real-world engineering problems by showcasing their innovations on Tuesday, April 24, during the annual School of Engineering "Senior Design Day." Read More

College is clearly an investment in a person's future. But how do you pick the right school for you and which school will give students and parents the best return on their investment? Read More

A new Web site has been created to providde background information on student safety and security at Vanderbilt. Visit the site to learn about campus safety and security procedures, services and resources. Read More

Vanderbilt University has added an emergency alert text messaging service to help get information to students, faculty and staff during crisis situations. Read More