Amy Wolf
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Mental Illness is the wrong scapegoat after mass shootings
An extensive new study by two Vanderbilt University researchers challenges common assumptions about gun violence and mental illness that often emerge in the aftermath of mass shootings. Read MoreDec 11, 2014
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Immigration debate heats up – Vanderbilt experts available
In light of President Obama’s plan to overhaul the immigration enforcement system and the continued debate over comprehensive immigration reform, Vanderbilt has an array of experts available who are researching various aspects of the immigration debate. Read MoreNov 13, 2014
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Regardless of an elite graduate school degree, undergraduate prestige greatly impacts salary
People who earn their undergraduate degree from a less prestigious university and a graduate degree from an elite university earn much less than those who attend both an elite undergraduate and graduate school. And it is unlikely their salary will ever catch up. Read MoreNov 13, 2014
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Overweight women lose in the labor market: Vanderbilt study
Overweight women are more likely to work in lower-paying and more physically demanding jobs; less likely to get higher-wage, public-facing positions; and make less money compared to men and average-size women. Read MoreOct 21, 2014
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Leadership, diversity, academic talent define newest Vanderbilt class
Vanderbilt University’s newest class is the most academically prepared and the most ethnically, economically and geographically diverse in Vanderbilt’s history Read MoreSep 30, 2014
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Vanderbilt expert: Mental illness is often not to blame in mass shootings
When a mass shooting occurs there are often two camps of thought: those who feel the country needs stronger gun laws and those who blame the horrific act on mental illness. Read MoreApr 8, 2014
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Nashville team’s ‘Harmony House’ scores a spot in international Solar Decathlon
Team Music City, an interdisciplinary group from Vanderbilt, MTSU and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville, has been selected to compete in the Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon 2015, challenging students to design and build a functioning, energy-efficient, solar-powered house. Read MoreFeb 14, 2014
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Pennies vs. Pounds: How “supersizing” could actually lead to healthier choices
New research finds consumers may be just as willing to supersize healthy food as they are fast food if they feel they’re getting a deal. Read MoreJan 2, 2014
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Supreme Court wrap up: Constitutional expert explains why the Court ‘got the law right’
One of the nation’s top scholars on constitutional law, Vanderbilt law school professor Suzanna Sherry, the Herman O. Loewenstein Professor of Law, explains why she thinks the Supreme Court successfully followed the law. Read MoreJul 1, 2013
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Constitutional law expert comments on controversial Supreme Court Voting Rights Act decision
Suzanna Sherry's op-ed about the deeply divided Supreme Court decision to strike down what was considered the government’s strongest legal tool to stop voting discrimination appeared on the Washington Post website on June 25. Read MoreJun 28, 2013
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Constitutional law expert’s opinion on Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decisions
Windsor v. United States makes history – in more ways than one – but it doesn’t make new law, says Vanderbilt constitutional law scholar Suzanna Sherry in an op-ed for the Washington Post. Read MoreJun 26, 2013
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Nissan and Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute partner to rev up the social media experience
Nissan is teaming up with the Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute improve the online customer experience by creating innovative ways Nissan can optimize social media. Read MoreJun 14, 2013
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Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute teams up with Warner Music Nashville
Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute has teamed up with Warner Music Nashville for a project in its intense month-long business boot camp run by the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management. In the program, college students and recent graduates from across the country are immersed in a competitive… Read MoreJun 13, 2013
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Immigration debate heats up: Vanderbilt experts available
Congress is taking up the debate over comprehensive immigration reform yet again. Vanderbilt has a diverse array of experts researching various aspects of the immigration debate. Read MoreJun 12, 2013
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College students help make future Nashville charter schools ‘next generation’
Nashville’s mayor wants to launch a number of college prep charter schools over the next few years, and the city is turning to students in the Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute for creative ideas on how to innovate within these schools to maximize preparation for college and the world beyond. Read MoreMay 23, 2013
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Vanderbilt Executive MBA programs to host panel on global business
The Vanderbilt Executive MBA and Americas MBA for Executives programs at Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management are hosting an expert panel discussion and preview day titled “Going Global: Ensuring Operational Excellence in the Americas.” Read MoreApr 16, 2013
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Women with elite education opting out of full-time careers
...first-of-its-kind research by Vanderbilt professor of law and economics Joni Hersch shows that female graduates of elite undergraduate universities are working much fewer hours than their counterparts from less selective institutions. Read MoreApr 8, 2013
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Environmental wunderkind and Vanderbilt student Param Jaggi to be featured on CNN’s ‘The Next List’
Param Jaggi, the Vanderbilt sophomore honored multiple times over for creating cost-effective inventions to clean the air and rescue the environment, will be profiled in a one-hour special on CNN this weekend. Read MoreApr 4, 2013
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25th anniversary of Kurdish genocide holds lessons to prevent atrocities in Syria today
This week marks the 25th anniversary of the gas attacks on the Kurdish village of Halabja, Iraq, at the hand of Saddam Hussein that killed at least 5,000 civilians. Vanderbilt University international criminal and humanitarian law expert Michael Newton says lessons learned from the Halabja attack could help the persecuted Kurds being attacked in Syria today. Read MoreMar 13, 2013
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Vanderbilt Americas MBA for Executives to co-host learning events in Atlanta, Houston
The Vanderbilt Americas MBA for Executives program at Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management is co-hosting learning events March 6 in Atlanta and March 7 in Houston. Both events will introduce local executives to Vanderbilt’s Executive MBA programs and feature a panel discussion and reception. Read MoreMar 4, 2013