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Vanderbilt chemist David Cliffel has received a grant from the Alternatives Research & Development Foundation to assess the potential of an advanced cell monitoring system for reducing the use of animals in toxicity testing. Read More

Alex N. Dragnich, an expert on Yugoslavia and Serbia and prolific author who taught for more than a quarter-century at Vanderbilt University, died Monday in Bowie, Md. He was 97 and died of pneumonia. Read More

New research indicates that decreased cravings for pleasure may be at the root of a core symptom of major depressive disorder. The research is in contrast to the long-held notion that those suffering from depression lack the ability to enjoy rewards, rather than the desire to seek them. Read More

How do you increase the number of minority doctorates in the sciences? Astronomy professor Keivan Stassun has one answer. Read More

Victoria Shaw, Rivers Rutherford and Dave Berg will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, in the fourth concert of the 2009 Bluebird on the Mountain series. Read More

As anyone who has moved knows, you often still have a pile of stuff even after you've unpacked: moving boxes, newspaper, Styrofoam, paper instructions and plastic wrap. Read More

The history of country music, little-known stories behind the design of prominent Washington, D.C., buildings and Southern poetry are among a wide variety of courses offered by The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt this fall. Read More

All Vanderbilt fans are encouraged to show their team spirit by wearing black and gold on College Colors Day, Friday, Sept. 4. Read More

Strong evidence was found in the 2004 and 2008 AmericasBarometer surveys carried out by the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) that Honduras was unusually vulnerable to political instability, says Vanderbilt political scientist Mitchell Seligson. He is the co-author of "Predicting Coups? Democratic Vulnerabilities, The AmericasBarometer and The 2009 Honduran Crisis," part of the Insights Series published by LAPOP. Read More

VUCast for July 31, 2009: From big bucks to bankruptcy...new lottery pitfalls. (3:47) Read More

The controversy over President Obama's birth certificate will not go away as long as he refuses to release sealed records, including the original birth certificate, according to Carol Swain, professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Great Performances at Vanderbilt celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2009-2010 with four free shows by Australia's Strange Fruit company at Centennial Park and Vanderbilt. Other events include a radio documentary performance by L.A. Theatre Works and music by Grupo Cultural AfroReggae. Read More

Watch video of Chancellor Alexander Heard\'s July 29 memorial service at Benton Chapel. Read More

Special arrangements have been made for those attending the 3 p.m. memorial service July 29 at Benton Chapel for Chancellor Emeritus Alexander Heard, who died July 24. Read More

James Fraser, associate professor of human and organizational development, will testify before the Congressional Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity July 29 at 9 a.m. CT on the topic of public housing. U.S. Subcommittee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) invited Fraser to testify. Read More

Alexander Heard, an adviser to three U.S. presidents who, as Vanderbilt's fifth chancellor, guided the university smoothly through the stormy period of the 1960s and 1970s without the unrest and violence that afflicted many college campuses, died July 24 at his home after a long illness. He was 92. Read More

Attention Vandy fans! Show your support at Vanderbilt\'s official Facebook page. Read More

Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy Keivan G. Stassun has been awarded a $50,000 fellowship from the Fletcher Foundation to support his efforts to increase the number of underrepresented minorities pursuing scientific careers. Read More

Even though it's against federal law to grow, sell or possess marijuana, 13 states have recently legalized medical use of the drug. Now California is contemplating taking the next step – legalizing marijuana outright – in the hope that taxing marijuana sales could help ease the state's latest budget crisis. Vanderbilt University Law School professor Robert Mikos, an expert on federalism issues, examined the conflict between state and federal drug laws in a new paper. Read More

Faculty from Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of education and human development have been honored with an appointment to a new national education forum and have received awards this summer. Read More