Year: 2009

The inspiration of Aspirnaut, and there's always a Vanderbilt connection. It's VUCast time. (4:26) Read More

Watch video of the Harry C. Howard Lecture with renowned poet and critic Rosanna Warren. Read More

Watch video of an Oct. 28 talk, "Worlds Above the Sky: Exploring the Universe with the Hubble Space Telescope," by Dr. Bob O'Dell, Distinguished Research Professor of Physics and Astronomy. Read More

Vanderbilt professors Jonathan Gilligan and Michael Vandenbergh are among researchers who have identified 17 activities that individual households can do to significantly reduce overall carbon emissions. The steps are explained in the recently published article "Household actions can provide a behavioral wedge to rapidly reduce U.S. carbon emissions." Read More

Unnoticed by the nearby residents of St. Johnsbury, Vermont, tiny leaf beetles that flit among the maple and willow trees in the area have just provided some of the clearest evidence yet that environmental factors play a major role in the formation of new species. Read More

Watch video of an Oct. 27 talk, “Avoiding the Evils of Eugenics in a Genomic Age,” by Ellen Wright Clayton, Rosalind E. Franklin Professor of Genetics and Health Policy. Read More

Vanderbilt business school students can access the same rigorous leadership training as corporate executives thanks to a new partnership between the Owen Graduate School of Management and Korn/Ferry International. Read More

Watch video of an Oct. 28 talk by Woodie Flowers: “On Shifting away from Training toward Education,” part of the Chancellor's Lecture Series. Read More

Watch video of an Oct. 27 Federal Forum hosted by the Office of Federal Relations. Read More

Research on community issues such as housing and urban development, education and health care will be discussed Friday, Oct. 30, at the Vanderbilt Center for Community Studies Fall Conference. Read More

A developer of the Rock Band video game will speak at Vanderbilt University as part of the Curb Creative Leadership Series, followed by a Rock Band competition for Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff. Read More

A new marketing textbook by Vanderbilt professor Dawn Iacobucci launched this semester is among the first graduate level texts to utilize digital tools to enhance learning, according to the publisher, 4LTR Press. Read More

The Chef James Bistro, a 2,000-square-foot student dining facility located within Rand Hall at Vanderbilt University, has received certification by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Commercial Interiors (CI) program of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Read More

While longer-term options are being developed, individual households can reduce overall carbon emissions by implementing a series of small changes, such as lowering the temperature on water heaters and regularly performing maintenance on cars and air-conditioners, according to an article published today. Read More

Four years after its creation and only a year and a half after granting degrees to its first class, the MFA Creative Writing program at Vanderbilt University was named a Top 20 program in the country by Poets & Writers magazine. Read More

Boo! Searching out one of Vandy's “deepest” secrets, and why some movie stunts are insultingly stupid. (7:21) Read More

Boo! Searching out one of Vandy's "deepest" secrets, and why some movie stunts are insultingly stupid. (7:21) Read More

Five alumni who have distinguished themselves through a variety of careers and have made significant contributions as staff members of the university's student media were inducted into the Vanderbilt Student Media Hall of Fame on Oct. 16, 2009. The event was held in conjunction with Homecoming/Reunion Weekend. Read More

The Beauty Queen of Leenane, which debuts Nov. 6 at Neely Auditorium at Vanderbilt University, explores the destructive relationship between a cantankerous, domineering mother and her lonely, troubled daughter as they endlessly repeat a bitter daily battle of wits and wills. When a local bachelor offers the daughter a chance for romantic happiness, a series of shocking and irrevocable events ensues. Read More

Watch video of David Charles Mills speaking about his book Unholy: The Slaves Bible. Read More