Year: 2009

Watch video of an Oct. 21 talk by Dr. Rhea Seddon, Former NASA Astronaut and Tennessee's First Lady of Space, part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt. Read More

Watch video of an Oct. 7 talk by Dr. Joey Barnett, professor of pharmacology, medicine, and microbiology and immunology, and director of graduate studies in pharmacology. Part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt. Read More

Vanderbilt University announced Oct. 21 that it has received a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will support an innovative global health research project conducted by Associate Professor of Chemistry David Wright and Professor of Biomedical Engineering Rick Haselton, titled "Coffee Ring Stain Diagnostics for Malaria." Read More

Figuring out how biological clocks evolved and extracting clues to environmental factors that cause cancer from electronic medical records: These are the goals of two projects that have been funded by a National Institutes of Health (NIH) program. Read More

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, long known for its "hands-off" regulatory policy, appears to be changing course toward greater intervention in markets. New research by professors at the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management finds that when it comes to index investors, more intervention is a mistake. Read More

Watch video of an Oct. 18 talk by photographers Norman Gershman and Stuart Huck, part of the 2009 Holocaust Lecture Series. Read More

Watch video of an Oct. 16 presentation on developing applications for Google Android and iPhone. Read More

Rosanna Warren, a renowned poet and critic and daughter of writers Robert Penn Warren and Eleanor Clark, will visit Vanderbilt University this month as the guest of the Warren Center, named for her father. Read More

Kim McMillan, former majority leader in the Tennessee House of Representatives, is the second in a series of Tennessee gubernatorial candidates to address students in Vanderbilt University's "Introduction to American Government and Politics" class. Read More

Listen to an Oct. 15 talk by John Seigenthaler, sponsored by The Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership at Vanderbilt. Read More

VUCast: Tour the new Fine Arts Gallery and why are these people juggling? (4:20) Read More

How do you know what is normal gifted behavior versus a clinical syndrome? Psychologists, counselors, social workers, educators, administrators and parents are invited to register for a one-day workshop Friday, Oct. 30, at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College to get answers to this difficult question. Read More

School choice experts from across the nation will convene at Vanderbilt University Oct. 25-27 to discuss the latest research surrounding high-profile education issues such as charter schools, magnet schools, vouchers, student achievement, teacher qualifications, funding and more. Read More

Watch video of an Oct. 15 talk by the Rev. James Lawson, part of the annual Cole Lectures. Read More

Watch video of an Oct. 16 talk by the Rev. James Lawson, part of the annual Cole Lectures. Read More

Watch video of an Oct. 14 talk, "Working at the Frontier: The Process and Adventure of Exploration," by Rick Chappell, research professor of physics. Read More

Vanderbilt engineering alumni Carl E. Adams Jr., George E. Cook and Charles E. Fields Jr. each received a Distinguished Alumnus Award from Vanderbilt's School of Engineering during the Engineering Celebration Dinner held Oct. 15 at the university's Student Life Center. Read More

Five Vanderbilt University alumni who have distinguished themselves through a variety of careers – including public servant, journalist and humorist – and have made significant contributions as staff members of the university's student media – will be inducted into the Vanderbilt Student Media Hall of Fame on Oct. 16, 2009. Read More

Since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was signed into law in February, it has given a significant boost to scientific and medical research at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read More

Performance pay for teachers continues to gain momentum nationally despite the absence of a clear understanding of its impact on students, teachers and schools. A new book from the National Center on Performance Incentives at Vanderbilt University brings together the latest research on the topic to offer guidance for researchers, policymakers and practitioners seeking deeper understanding of the complexities surrounding this issue. Read More