Month: August 2012

MicroRNA “regulatory networks” generated at Vanderbilt aid search for biomarkers and new drugs to treat glioblastoma, the most common and lethal primary brain tumor. Read More

An updated version of OAK, Vanderbilt’s course management system, will launch Aug. 12. (Vanderbilt University) OAK (Online Access to Knowledge), Vanderbilt’s course management system, is expanding its current functionality to provide additional services and customizations and to make course delivery and management more efficient. The updated version… Read More

Education experts from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development are available to speak about merit pay, No Child Left Behind, school choice, immigration, pre-K, reading, gifted education, financial aid, ESL, bullying and more. Read More

(image courtesy of Blair School of Music) Blair School of Music kicks off its pre-college and adult series of classes, private lessons and ensembles on Wednesday, Aug. 15. Private lessons are offered in all orchestral and many folk instruments. Kindermusik classes for ages 18 months to 6 years… Read More

Public education is fundamental to the aims of promoting democracy, social efficiency, and social mobility, writes Claire Smrekar, associate professor of leadership, policy and organizations at Peabody. Read More

Food brings people together, creates a sense of place and a feeling of kinship. It sustains not only our bodies, but also our communities and environment. Nowhere are these sentiments more evident than Vanderbilt Campus Dining. Formerly Vanderbilt Dining Services, Vanderbilt Campus Dining is rolling out a… Read More

Vanderbilt’s 2012-13 parking map will be the first campus publication to carry the Forest Stewardship Council TM (FSC) certified mark and will be printed on paper containing 50 percent recycled content and 30 percent post-consumer waste. Read More

Star gazers – both those who have a telescope and those who don’t – should be happy to learn that the largest-ever three-dimensional map of the universe has been released to the public. Read More

All Vanderbilt faculty and staff can learn about their health risks and take action to reduce those risks by completing Go for the Gold. Faculty and staff on the Vanderbilt Health Plan also are eligible for a wellness credit of up to $240. The deadline is Oct. 31 to receive… Read More

Participants brainstorm and collaborate at the first Curb Creative Practice Boot Camp in September 2011. (Vanderbilt University) The second annual Curb Creative Practice Boot Camp, a one-of-a-kind hands-on workshop that was a hit among Vanderbilt community members when it was introduced last fall, is now accepting registration for all… Read More

Saturday Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young. (Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt) The fall session of Saturday Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young will be held consecutive Saturdays from Sept. 22 through Oct. 27. SAVY provides a dynamic, fast-paced curriculum experience to qualifying gifted children in kindergarten and grades 1–6. Read More

(image courtesy of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee) Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee will present a lunch-and-learn session from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, in Sarratt Student Center, Room 189. A free lunch will be provided for the first 20 people… Read More

Positive ads from President Obama won't get the job done of defeating challenger Mitt Romney in the presidential race, data from the Vanderbilt/YouGov Ad Rating Project continues to suggest. Read More

A fire at a private residence on 18th Avenue South blocked a street adjacent to The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons at Vanderbilt on Tuesday morning, Aug. 7. The fire is contained to the residence at 1502 18th Ave. S. The Metro Fire Department has closed 18th Avenue South from… Read More

Smoking is more detrimental to lung function in individuals with high proportions of African ancestry. Read More

In order to protect the investment of the corporations sponsoring the Olympic Games, the IOC has created Rule 40 which prohibits athletes from promoting non-sponsor brands while the Olympic Village is open. Read More

They’re put up on a pedestal, literally. Though Olympic athletes seem like they would be the ideal celebrity spokespersons, new Vanderbilt research shows that true marketing success lies in keeping impressions high and real information about Olympians at a minimum. “For Olympic athletes or any celebrity, ignorance is bliss,” said… Read More

Mary McClure Taylor, beloved Vanderbilt University receptionist who left a lasting impression of warmth, grace and compassion on generations of students and others who visited Kirkland Hall, died Aug. 5 after a short illness. Read More

Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has selected Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair David Kosson as a member of a group of independent technical experts to assess certain aspects of the design of a new, state-of-the art waste treatment plant that the Department of Energy is planning to construct on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in southeastern Washington state. Read More

(Vanderbilt University) The Vanderbilt University Employee Benefit Health Plan (Vanderbilt Health Plan) and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt have entered into an agreement with Cumberland Pediatric Independent Practice Association (Cumberland Pediatric IPA) to provide comprehensive medical management to pediatric enrollees under its care. Pediatricians will oversee… Read More