Month: September 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Pierce-Baker to read from memoir this week

    Pierce-Baker (Vanderbilt) Charlotte Pierce-Baker, a professor of women’s and gender studies and of English at Vanderbilt, will appear at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10, at Parnassus Books. The bookstore is located at 3900 Hillsboro Pike,
 Suite 14, in Green Hills. She will read for students, faculty… Read More

    Sep 10, 2012

  • Harrelson

    Renowned Vanderbilt Old Testament scholar dies

    Distinguished New Testament scholar and former Vanderbilt Divinity School dean has died. Read More

    Sep 7, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Our favorite tweets of the week, Sept. 1-7

    We love hearing from our fans, friends and followers, and we have some very vocal ones on Twitter. Below are just a few of our favorite tweets from the past week. Be a part of the conversation – follow @VanderbiltU today. [View the story "Our favorite tweets… Read More

    Sep 7, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Use your discount on Vandy gear at home football games

    Your faculty/staff discount is now good at retail spots at Vanderbilt home football games.(John Russell/Vanderbilt) Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt University now honors the Vanderbilt faculty/staff 10 percent discount at all Vanderbilt home football games. In addition to its retail location on West End Ave., the bookstore has… Read More

    Sep 7, 2012

  • Detail of current project by ISIS researcher Akos Ledeczi. The device when complete will use a microphone in conjunction with a smartphone to pinpoint a sniper's location. (John Russell/Vanderbilt)

    Google Research Award goes to engineering team

    A novel approach to improve location information to centimeter scale accuracy using the global positioning system has earned a Google Research Award for an engineering professor and his team. Read More

    Sep 7, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Don’t miss the Love Your Heart Expo Wednesday

    (iStock) September is National Cholesterol Education Month and Health Plus is encouraging faculty and staff to get cholesterol checks if recommended, and to take steps to lower cholesterol if it is high. It is also a good time to learn about lifestyle choices that can make a… Read More

    Sep 7, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Holocaust Lecture Series examines enduring saga of genocide

    The Holocaust Lecture Series will examine the enduring saga of genocide through insightful and provocative lectures and films. Read More

    Sep 7, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Parkinson’s therapy may impact language

    Deep brain stimulation used to treat Parkinson’s disease may impair some aspects of language processing, a recent study suggests. Read More

    Sep 7, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Dayani offering group fitness class package for nonmembers

    The Vanderbilt Dayani Center is now offering a group fitness class punch card for nonmembers to purchase. The punch card gives access to all of Dayani’s group fitness classes, including Zumba, cycling, sculpt, pilates, yoga and more. The punch card is $70 for eight classes. Read More

    Sep 6, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Tech talk on Mathematica 8 is Sept. 13

    A representative from Wolfram Research, the maker of Mathematica, will give a free tech talk about Mathematica 8 on Thursday, Sept. 13. Mathematica is a computational software program used in scientific, engineering and mathematical fields and other areas of technical computing. Troy Schaudt will speak from 4 to 5… Read More

    Sep 6, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Gather for a Sept. 11 ceremony of remembrance

    The Vanderbilt community created a remembrance tree on Alumni Lawn in the days following the tragedy of 9/11. (Vanderbilt) Gather on Sept. 11 to share in the remembrance of the tragedy eleven years ago. Meet at noon at the flagpole on Alumni Lawn. There will be an interfaith prayer,… Read More

    Sep 6, 2012

  • Blair School of Music

    Check out Blair School’s September line-up of free musical events

    The Blair School of Music has a full schedule of free music events this month. (Vanderbilt) Welcome back to another amazing semester of concerts at the Blair School of Music! We kicked off our Fall 2012 concert season with a capacity crowd for our 150th birthday tribute… Read More

    Sep 6, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    MEDIA ADVISORY: Tennessee sustainability report to be released Sept. 11

    The effects of climate change will have widespread impact on the state, but there are opportunities to offset it by incorporating “climate-friendly” and “climate-resilient” actions into routine management decisions, say scientists from Vanderbilt and other major Tennessee research institutions in a new report. Read More

    Sep 6, 2012

  • Sri Lanka satellite view

    NSF funding boosts Vanderbilt climate change studies in Sri Lanka

    In 2010 the Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and Environment began a unique interdisciplinary study of agricultural adaptation to water scarcity in Sri Lanka's Mahaweli River Watershed. Now a five-year, $3.7M grant from the National Science Foundation, through their Water Sustainability and Climate program, will further the study and its global best practices. Read More

    Sep 6, 2012

  • Gautam Biswas

    New data mining benefits learning science, earns award

    A new exploratory data mining technique for identifying important student learning behaviors and strategies is grabbing entrepreneurial interest and kudos from the international community. Read More

    Sep 6, 2012

  • ROUNDS: A message from the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs

    ROUNDS: A message from the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs

    The goal of this column is to dialogue with you in a meaningful way, about both the present and what we see in our future. Read More

    Sep 6, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Study tracks hormone’s role in reducing preterm birth risk

    Pregnant women who have had prior preterm births may avoid a subsequent early birth if given progestogens, which are natural or synthetic forms of progesterone, a female hormone that naturally increases during pregnancy, a Vanderbilt analysis shows. Read More

    Sep 6, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Rush sees bright future ahead for Pediatrics

    Meg Rush, M.D., called upon the Department of Pediatrics’ faculty, trainees and staff to ‘be the change’ they wish to see in the future of pediatric health care at Vanderbilt and in our region. Read More

    Sep 6, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Personalized medicine focus of Chancellor’s Lecture

    The first Chancellor’s Lecture of the academic year, entitled “Genomes, Hype and a Realistic Pathway to Personalized Medicine,” will be given Wednesday, Sept. 12, by Dan Roden, M.D., assistant vice chancellor for Personalized Medicine at Vanderbilt University. Read More

    Sep 6, 2012

  • Vanderbilt University

    Arbogast remembered as outstanding teacher, mentor

    Patrick Arbogast, Ph.D., a former Vanderbilt faculty member in the Departments of Biostatistics and Preventive Medicine, died in August. Read More

    Sep 6, 2012