Year: 2012

For a guy from Middle Tennessee, Brent Turner, MBA’99, sure uses a lot of nautical terms. That may be the impact of having lived near the Puget Sound in Seattle for the past 12 years, but his choice of words is fitting nonetheless. Turner is helping steer the future of… Read More

Grins Vegetarian Kosher Cafe may be closed over the summer, but executive chef Rusty Johnston is taking catering orders throughout the summer months. Contact: Rusty Johnston rustyjohnston123@gmail.com… Read More

NSF Deputy Director Cora Marrett, left, chatting with Vanderbilt grad student Jenna Gorlewicz. (Christina West / Vanderbilt) Each May for the past 18 years, the Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) has held an exhibition and advocacy day on Capitol Hill designed to illustrate how society… Read More

Watch video of “Crossing the Line: A Quixotic Adventure” (selected scenes), refurbished by Edward Friedman and performed as readers’ theater and presented under the auspices of the Master of Liberal Arts and Science (MLAS) Program and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. This presentation was part of the Early Modern… Read More

There are ways to circumvent toxic group dynamics, creativity-resistant managers and even self-sabotage so that quality ideas can flourish, says Owen Graduate School of Management professor David Owens. Read More

More than 100 years ago, the discovery of X-ray revolutionized medical care by opening a window into the human body. Today biomedical photonics—the application of light in medicine and biology—promises to be equally groundbreaking. At the forefront of the revolution is Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, the School of Engineering’s Orrin H. Ingram Professor of Engineering. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers have developed a biomarker for beta cells that could make it easier to detect diabetes earlier. Read More

The Friday before Memorial Day has been designated "Don't Fry Day." (iStockphoto) To help reduce the rising rates of skin cancer from overexposure to UV sun rays, the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention has designated the Friday before Memorial Day as “Don’t Fry Day” to encourage sun safety… Read More

The dragon at Fannie Mae Dees Park. Vanderbilt is among the sponsors of the Fifth Annual Dragon Music Sundays concert series. Every Sunday through June 24, hear free music at Fannie Mae Dees Park, also known as “Dragon Park.” The music starts at 4 p.m. Performers include: May 27… Read More

Two computer science professors and a doctoral student in computer science in the School of Engineering are members of a technical team that has received a 2011 Associate Administrator Award from the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Gautam Biswas, professor of computer science and… Read More

Jim Clarke, professor of the practice of civil and environmental engineering, has been approved for membership in American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES) and for Certification by Eminence as a Board Certified Environmental Scientist (BCES) in the April 2012 inaugural class. Read More

Vanderbilt Public Affairs Officer Ann Marie Deer Owens with TCPRA President Julia Wood at the 2012 TCPRA conference at MTSU. Image courtesy of MTSU News. Vanderbilt News and Communications received five communication awards from the Tennessee College Public Relations Association at its spring meeting May 17-18. Read More

Patients and their families will have a more active role and voice in research designed to improve the quality and safety of patient care, thanks to a federal grant received by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers. Read More

New research from Peabody finds that preschool teachers’ use of sophisticated vocabulary and analytic talk about books, combined with early support for literacy in the home, can predict fourth-grade reading comprehension and word recognition. Read More

Many all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trails officially open over Memorial Day weekend. Doctors with the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are urging both adults and children to stay safe this riding season. Already this week in Middle Tennessee there have been multiple ATV accidents resulting in injuries and death. Read More

HOOVER, Ala. – Coach Tim Corbin and the Vanderbilt baseball team are making a splash in the Southeastern Conference Tournament this week. The fourth-seeded Commodores picked up their second win last night as they defeated No. 2-seed South Carolina 3-2 in a game that came down to the wire. Read More

The latest Vanderbilt poll shows Republican Mitt Romney firmly in position to win the state of Tennessee in the presidential election in November. Read More

Vanderbilt University has been named the host institution for the Association of American Universities Data Exchange. The five-year appointment will take effect July 1, 2012. AAUDE is a public service organization whose purpose is to improve the quality and usability of information about higher education. More than… Read More

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered a rare, but important risk posed by the antibiotic azithromycin, commonly called a “Z-pack.” The study found a 2.5-fold higher risk of death from cardiac arrhythmia in the first five days of taking azithromycin when compared with another common antibiotic or no antibiotics at all. Read More

In her nearly 30 years of teaching children's literature at Vanderbilt, Ann Neely has developed a keen sense of what makes a successful children's book. So in 2010, she started "Neely's News," a blog for children's literature enthusiasts devoted to reviewing titles both old and new. Read More