Year: 2008

Rigoberta Menchu, a Mayan Indian from Guatemala internationally recognized for her work for social justice and cultural reconciliation for indigenous people, will speak at Vanderbilt University on Thursday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. at Benton Chapel on Vanderbilt University\'s campus. Read More

The most senior female executive at Tiffany & Co. will be on campus Jan. 26 as the featured speaker at the first networking conference of the student-run Women\'s Business Association at Vanderbilt\'s Owen Graduate School of Management. Read More

The judges who presided over the Anfal genocide proceedings, including the president of the Iraqi High Tribunal and the presiding judge of Trial Chamber II, are coming to Vanderbilt Law School Jan. 31 to participate in a panel discussion. Read More

Bias against Mitt Romney\'s religion is one of the reasons that the tag "flip-flopper"sticks with the former Massachusetts governor but not his Republican opponents, according to Vanderbilt political scientist John Geer. Read More

Three years ago, Vanderbilt University ethnomusicologist Greg Barz realized that American popular culture was sweeping Africa and could very well threaten centuries-old musical traditions. Read More

Students seeking admission to Vanderbilt University\'s fall 2008 freshman class rose 30 percent in one year, far exceeding past undergraduate application records. Read More

Want another reason to start losing weight? And, how many millions of people watched Vanderbilt experts last year? Get those answers and more in our VUCast for the week of Jan. 20. Read More

Jennifer Pietenpol, Ph.D., Ingram Professor of Cancer Research and professor of Biochemistry, has been named director of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. Read More

Films from 14 countries will be screened for free during a foreign film series at Vanderbilt University running each Wednesday evening until April 16 except for spring break. Two bonus screenings will occur on Mondays. Read More

Gifted students in kindergarten through eighth grade will have an opportunity to expand their academic horizons on Saturday mornings with a new program created by Vanderbilt University. Saturday Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young, or SAVY, kicks off Jan. 19. Read More

Dr. Matthew Sleeth, who rejected a lucrative medical career and materialistic lifestyle for environmental activism, will speak about that transition at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Donna L. Pavlick has been named director of academic programs and registrar of the Vanderbilt Law School. Read More

New research from Vanderbilt University shows for the first time that the brain processes aggression as a reward ñ much like sex, food and drugs ñ offering insights into our propensity to fight and our fascination with violent sports like boxing and football. Read More

Singer and actor Harry Belafonte, known as the "King of Calypso" for his artistic endeavors and as a social activist and an outspoken critic of the Bush administration, will speak Monday, Jan. 14, at 6 p.m. at Vanderbilt University\'s Student Life Center. Live video of the talk will be available on VUCast, www.vanderbilt.edu.news. Read More

What do french fries, fried chicken and mini-van exhaust fumes have in common? And, ABC News, who you gonna call? Get all that, and an 'Action Hero' in the VUCast for the week of Jan. 13. Read More

John P. Wikswo, Gordon A. Cain University Professor and professor of biomedical engineering, has been named a Fellow of the IEEE (originally the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). Read More

The Golden Rule - "Love thy neighbor as thyself" - is at first appearance self-explanatory. In his new book, Vanderbilt University philosopher Lenn E. Goodman probes the roots of the Golden Rule and comes up with some surprising conclusions. Read More

Voters should welcome an increase in political attack ads on the airwaves as the presidential nominating process moves into overdrive, says Vanderbilt University political scientist John Geer. Read More

If the latest simulation of what happens when black holes merge is correct, there could be hundreds of rogue black holes, each weighing several thousand times the mass of the sun, roaming around the Milky Way galaxy. Read More

An initiative uniting divinity school and business students at Vanderbilt University to help address poverty will be discussed at a community breakfast this month. Read More