Year: 2011

The "Tower of Hanoi" task (Courtesy Dan Levin) “Learning by teaching,” a method in which teaching facilitates the tutor’s own understanding, may be improved when the audience is not human, new research from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College finds. The study, based on research that suggests a person learns… Read More

Each year millions of Americans return to the hospital within 30 days of their previous discharge. Although many readmissions could be preventable, most statistical models for predicting them "perform poorly," according to researchers at Vanderbilt and the Oregon Health and Science University and their affiliated VA medical centers. Read More

"She Would Have Thought Twice, Possibly Three Times" by Mara Sprafkin A public reception will be held Thursday, Oct. 20, from 4 to 6 p.m. for two new exhibitions at Vanderbilt’s Space 204 at the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Art Center gallery. Mara Sprafkin’s installation… Read More

Dorothy Johnson (photo courtesy of University of Iowa) UPDATE: The Oct. 20 Goldberg Lecture has been canceled. Speaker Dorothy Johnson is unable to travel due to inclement weather in the Midwest. The Department of History of Art hopes to reschedule at a later date. Dorothy Johnson, the Roy. J… Read More

Michael Willrich (photo courtesy Brandeis University) Michael Willrich, associate professor of history at Brandeis University, will discuss his book Pox: An American History at noon Friday, Oct. 21, in Light Hall, Room 208. Willrich’s book tells the story of the great wave of smallpox epidemics that struck America and… Read More

Gen. (Ret.) Richard Myers, USAF Vanderbilt’s Naval ROTC will welcome former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard Myers as keynote speaker for Vanderbilt University’s 2011 National Security Symposium. The event is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, in Langford Auditorium and is open to… Read More

New research by Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management professor Bruce Cooil and his coauthors finds that for all the attention companies pay to achieving high satisfaction levels among their customers, what matters most is how well a company ranks in comparison to rivals. No matter how much a customer likes a company or product, if they don’t like it more than the competition, they don’t always put their money where their mouth is. Read More

iStockphoto Did you recently get married? Have a baby? These and some other types of events are considered family status changes and, when they occur, may give you eligibility to make changes to your benefits or to your covered dependents. Now there’s online access to make these… Read More

On Monday, Oct. 17, the Vanderbilt Staff Community Survey was emailed directly to staff from HR Solutions, an outside vendor. The email came from carleym@hrsolutionsinc.com and the subject line read “Important: Vanderbilt Staff Community Survey Oct. 17-31.” Each staff member’s email will include a survey code that is… Read More

Clean-energy and human rights activist Van Jones will deliver the 2011 Harry C. Howard Jr. Lecture at 4:10 p.m. Oct. 19 in Sarratt Cinema. His talk, “Rebuild the American Dream: Green Jobs and Beyond,” will be drawn largely from his book The Green Collar Economy. Read More

(istock photo) Artist Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, in collaboration with the Vanderbilt senior art majors, will participate in a campus art project Monday Oct. 17 in which 5,000 blue hyacinths will be planted in a shape mapping out the cuban hometown of the artist. All are welcome to… Read More

Science writer Michael Sims will give a free lecture titled “Nature Looks in the Mirror,” at 7 p.m. Monday, October 17, at the Dyer Observatory. Read More

The fourth annual DigitalVU month is in its third week with a great lineup of speakers and events. Register today. Read More

365@VU: 247 - First Year students run across Dudley field before kickoff of the game against Elon University Vanderbilt’s Homecoming/Reunion festivities take place Oct. 20-22. Read More

John Seigenthaler will discuss the importance of historical accuracy online during a 3 p.m. lecture Oct. 21 at Vanderbilt’s Central Library. The founder of the First Amendment Center was a victim of misinformation on Wikipedia, a popular and free online encyclopedia. Read More

When the Nashville Predators hit the ice at home Oct. 27, you can score an assist when it comes to fighting childhood cancer. A portion of the proceeds from the Predators game against the Tampa Bay Lightning will benefit the… Read More

John E. Mayer Jr. John E. Mayer Jr., professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School and senior associate in cardiac surgery at Children’s Hospital in Boston, will address “The Medicare Physician Payment Crisis: A Surgical Solution” from 7 to 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 28 in Light Hall, Room 208. Read More

Carlo Gozzi’s theatrical fantasy The Green Bird will be presented Saturday, Oct. 28, at 8 p.m. at Vanderbilt University’s Neely Auditorium. Read More

(Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt University’s 2011 Holocaust Lecture Series will focus on remnants of past atrocities and other acts of genocide perpetuated around the world today and likely to occur in the future. “Holocaust Remains” is the theme for this year’s event, which runs through Nov. 13. Vanderbilt’s… Read More

Tiffiny Tung (Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt University) The Department of Anthropology’s Tiffiny Tung was surprised with the 2011-12 Chancellor’s Cup on Oct. 13 when Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos interrupted what Tung thought was to be a departmental meeting. “I was so pleased when you came to Vanderbilt,… Read More