Year: 2007
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Video: Students, faculty and staff join Freedom Riders to revisit historic 1961 trip
Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff retraced the 1961 Freedom Rides with some of the original Freedom Riders as they traveled to Montgomery and Birmingham, Ala. Among the participants was Congressman John Lewis, Diane Nash, Bernard Lafayette, the Rev. C.T. Vivian, Jim Zwerg, John Seigenthaler and the Rev. James Lawson. More than four decades after being expelled from the university for helping fight segregation in Nashville, Lawson returned to Vanderbilt as a Distinguished University Professor. Read MoreJan 25, 2007
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Turn that off! Can college students live without media or technology?; Vanderbilt students prepare to undergo a 24-hour “blackout”
It seems these days young people can‘t live without their cell phones, iPods, laptops, gaming systems and especially television. A Vanderbilt professor is putting that theory to the test. Read MoreJan 25, 2007
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Vandy study shows U.N. sanctions against Iraq impacted pediatric leukemia survival rates
A study by Vanderbilt‘s Haydar Frangoul, M.D., associate professor in pediatric hematology, shows an increase in the death rate among Iraqi children who were treated for leukemia in Baghdad while United Nations sanctions were in place. Read MoreJan 24, 2007
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Lecture: Chancellor’s Lecture Series presents Jane Smiley on reading, writing and creativity
Watch video of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley speaking Jan. 23, 2007, at Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music on the Vanderbilt University campus. The event was part of the 2006-2007 Chancellor's Lecture Series. Read MoreJan 24, 2007
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Lecture: Chancellor‘s Lecture Series presents Jane Smiley on reading, writing and creativity
Watch video of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley speaking Jan. 23, 2007, at Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music on the Vanderbilt University campus. The event was part of the 2006-2007 Chancellor‘s Lecture Series. Read MoreJan 24, 2007
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Software innovator Tuinenga joins Vanderbilt Space and Defense Institute
Electronic industry entrepreneur Paul Tuinenga has joined Vanderbilt University as principal staff engineer and program manager for software development for the Institute for Space and Defense Electronics. Read MoreJan 23, 2007
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TIPSHEET: Vanderbilt University political experts available for State of the Union analysis
President Bush will have a difficult time shifting the national conversation away from Iraq, believes presidential historian Thomas Alan Schwartz. Although his State of the Union may contain some interesting proposals on health care, energy and the environment, a conflict as politicized as the Iraq war will still dominate headlines. "Historically, domestic issues tend to pale next to foreign policy when there is a military conflict," Schwartz said. Read MoreJan 22, 2007
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Vanderbilt names four new development officials
Four new development officials have joined the staff of Vanderbilt University‘s Department of Development and Alumni Relations. Read MoreJan 22, 2007
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City‘s role in historic Freedom Rides movement explored at Jan. 26 public event
The public is invited to experience "living history" Friday, Jan. 26, as those involved in the historic 1961 Freedom Rides discuss their experiences and talk about race relations in Nashville during the civil rights movement. Vanderbilt University‘s Office of Active Citizenship and Service and Fisk University have partnered to host the panel discussion scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. at Fisk Memorial Chapel. The event is free. Read MoreJan 19, 2007
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Raindrop research improves understanding of water erosion
There is a dark side to even the humble raindrop. A single drop is harmless, but when billions of raindrops from a cloudburst fall on bare soil they strike like billions of tiny hammers, dislodging tons of soil per acre which is carried away by surface runoff. Read MoreJan 19, 2007
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Cummings appointed principal scientist of Oak Ridge National Laboratory division
A chemical engineering professor at Vanderbilt University will lead the science programs of an Oak Ridge National Laboratory center that is designing and developing next-generation nanoscale materials. Read MoreJan 19, 2007
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Civil rights activist to speak at Vanderbilt Peabody 2007 MLK Jr. Commemoration; Changing Lives award will be presented to Elaine Brown, Tennessee School for the Blind educator
The Rev. James Lawson, Distinguished University Professor at Vanderbilt and a key leader in the nonviolent resistance efforts of the civil rights movement, will be the featured speaker at the Vanderbilt Peabody College 2007 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration. His lecture, "Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?" will take place on Thursday, Jan. 25, at 12:30 p.m. in the Wyatt Center Rotunda. This event is free and open to the public. Read MoreJan 18, 2007
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Neural bottleneck found that thwarts multi-tasking
Many people think they can safely drive while talking on their cell phones. Vanderbilt neuroscientists Paul E. Dux and Ren√à Marois have found that when it comes to handling two things at once, your brain, while fast, isn‘t that fast. Read MoreJan 18, 2007
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Vanderbilt student team selected as finalist in MTV-U Ecomagination Challenge; Vote online
Leftover vegetable oil from Vanderbilt Dining Services will be turned into biodiesel fuel, if a student team wins a national competition for a $25,000 grant to fund campus-based environmental projects. Read MoreJan 18, 2007
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TIPSHEET: Vanderbilt expert can comment on why handwriting still counts; National Handwriting Day to be recognized Jan. 23
Many of today‘s students reach for a keyboard rather than a pencil to communicate their thoughts. But they just might be typing their way to the back of the class, according to Vanderbilt writing expert Steve Graham. Read MoreJan 18, 2007
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Sopranos star‘s talk about battle with eating disorder rescheduled for Feb. 15
Actor Jamie-Lynn Sigler, best known for playing Meadow Soprano on HBO‘s Emmy-award winning drama The Sopranos will talk about her battle with anorexia Thursday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m. at Vanderbilt University‘s Student Life Center. Read MoreJan 17, 2007
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Vanderbilt to host conference on contemporary challenges facing black churches Jan. 31- Feb. 2
Vanderbilt University will host a conference to encourage black church leaders, scholars and divinity students to create a dialogue about contemporary challenges facing the ministry of black churches. The Kelly Miller Smith Institute on Black Church Studies at the Vanderbilt Divinity School will present "Preparing Prophets and Priests for the Black Church Tradition" Jan. 31 to Feb. 2. All sessions are free and open to the public. Read MoreJan 17, 2007
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Harold Ford Jr. to be visiting professor of public policy at Vanderbilt; Congressional veteran to teach class on political leadership
Former U.S. Rep. and Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr. has been appointed visiting professor of public policy at Vanderbilt University and will teach a class on American political leadership. Read MoreJan 15, 2007
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Discovery of SIDS heart gene could save lives
Nearly 10 percent of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) victims have mutations or variations in genes associated with potentially lethal heart rhythms (arrhythmias), according to two newly published studies involving Vanderbilt researchers. Read MoreJan 15, 2007
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Vanderbilt participates in national theatre festival; 10 short productions to be performed the week of Jan. 22
There will be a lot of drama on the Vanderbilt University campus each day at high noon during the week of Jan. 22. Read MoreJan 12, 2007