Year: 2008

The analysis of the youngest pair of identical twin stars yet discovered has revealed surprising differences in brightness, surface temperature and possibly even the size of the two. The study, which is published in the June 19 issue of the journal Nature, suggests that one of the stars formed significantly earlier than its twin. Read More

Vanderbilt University will elevate creative practice on and off campus to prepare students to work with globalized markets, engage emerging technologies and navigate increasingly complex intellectual property rules through an expansive new program funded by recording industry executive Mike Curb. Read More

After recent efforts to develop a vaccine to protect against AIDS proved ineffective, the National Institutes of Health announced a change in research direction; and it\'s one that will involve the lab of James Crowe, M.D., professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology and Immunology at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read More

There\'s more to great health care than medicine. While physicians, nurses and hospital administrators are experts at patient care, they often lack the business skills needed to be effective managers. The new Vanderbilt Master of Management in Health Care is a one-year degree program designed to arm clinical professionals with the business fundamentals and decision-making skills needed to successfully manage people, programs and processes. Read More

The impact of the nation's current economic downturn on low- and moderate-income students was the topic of an all-day national roundtable discussion June 13 at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of education and human development. Read More

With temperatures already hitting the mid-90s, it\'s important to keep a close eye on children, especially those who are active outside. "This is the time that we tend to see more heat-induced illnesses because kids are out of school and more active outdoors,"said Rebecca Swan, M.D., assistant professor of Pediatrics at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read More

Vanderbilt University is the first university in the state to receive Gold level certification for its environmentally friendly construction from the U.S. Green Building Council\'s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System. Read More

President George W. Bush has appointed Jennifer A. Pietenpol, director of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, to the National Cancer Advisory Board. Pietenpol, the B.F. Byrd Jr. Professor of Oncology at Vanderbilt-Ingram, will serve a six-year term through March 9, 2014. Read More

It is brain surgery, and moving in with the Wcislos. Get a sneak peek at their not so 'common' new home on campus in our latest VUCast. Read More

Vanderbilt University Professor of History William Caferro has received the 2008 Otto Grundler Prize for his book John Hawkwood: An English Mercenary in 14th Century Italy. Western Michigan University offers this prestigious award annually for the best book or monograph on medieval studies. Read More

Events from scholarly presentations to a concert will mark three major events at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Tuesday, June 17: the dedication the new $110 million Medical Research Building IV; the renovation of L.C. Langford Auditorium; and the unveiling of a sculpture by world-renowned artist Frank Stella. Read More

Students will be next-door neighbors with faculty at The Commons, Vanderbilt's new community for first-year students opening in August. VUCast's Princine Lewis has more on move in day for the dean of The Commons. Read More

Anthropologist Tom D. Dillehay\'s book Monuments, Empires and Resistance has received the Society of American Archaeology\'s highest book award for 2008. Read More

The new full-time office to support the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community at Vanderbilt University will be led by Nora Spencer, who leaves a similar job at the University of Florida. Read More

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Watch video of the April 12 performance of The Pa's Fiddle Project Concert, part of a series of special events in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Vanderbilt University's Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities. The Pa's Fiddle Project features songs from the "Little House" books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Read More

Watch video of Sankofa, the Blair School of Music's African Performing Ensemble, performing April 13 in Ingram Hall. Read More

Vanderbilt astronomers have constructed a special-purpose telescope that will allow them to participate in one of the hottest areas in astronomy-- the hunt for earthlike planets circling other stars. Read More

Michael R. Snellgrove has been named Vanderbilt University\'s assistant chief of police. Snellgrove, who joined the university June 2, most recently served as a division commander at Duke University Police Department. Read More

Watch video of the Vanderbilt University Orchestra, with Robin Fountain, conductor, and featuring the 2007-08 winners of the Student Concerto Competition. Read More