Communications And Marketing

Musician Kix Brooks is turning to students from the Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute to create a physical space plan and operating plan for his Arrington Vineyards and Winery that would produce new earnings streams without jeopardizing the integrity and mission of the original business. Read More

New research reveals that a cognitive behavioral program for teens at-risk of depression may help prevent future depressive episodes. However, the program did not show benefits for teens with a currently depressed parent. Read More

The financial services industry has reached unprecedented crossroads, where innovation and creativity are more vital than ever in reshaping the future of banking. That is why the Vanderbilt Banking Institute is offering a challenging and forward-thinking series of executive programs specifically designed to amplify critical and creative skills. Read More

Vanderbilt sociologists Jennifer Lena and Richard Peterson analyzed 60 samples of American music and found that each one --over time -- took on forms that were roughly comparable during their developmental sequences. The professors call these four distinct genre types Avant-garde, Scene-based, Industry-based and Traditionalist. "Classification as Culture: Types and Trajectories of Music Genres" has been published in the American Sociological Review. Read More

Commodores for Israel, an Israel advocacy organization under the auspices of Vanderbilt University Hillel, was named an Activist of the Year by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee during AIPAC's annual policy conference in May in Washington, D.C. Read More

Black Power\'s complex relationship with liberalism during the civil rights era and the surprisiing consequences of that interaction are explored in Devin Fergus\' book Liberalism, Black Power, and the Making of American Politics, 1965-1980. Read More

Chris Guthrie, a seven-year veteran of Vanderbilt University Law School and former associate dean for academic affairs, was named dean of the law school effective July 1, 2009. Read More

Watch video of why Vanderbilt political scientist and law professor Tracey George thinks more women will and should be on the Supreme Court. Read More

Black Power's complex relationship with liberalism during the civil rights era and the surprising consequences of that interaction are explored in Devin Fergus' book Liberalism, Black Power, and the Making of American Politics, 1965-1980. Read More

Watch a talk by Sandra Rosenthal, professor of chemistry. Read More

Watch a talk by Jim Lovensheimer, Assistant Professor of Music History and Literature, Blair School of Music. Read More

Watch video of a talk by engineering professor George M. Hornberge. Read More

Watch “Historic Uncertainties and new Opportunities in Funding American Higher Education,” a talk by Michael K. McLendon, Associate Dean and Chief of Staff and Associate Professor of Public Policy and Higher Education at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University. Read More

Empirical research from Vanderbilt professor of law and political science Tracey George shows how the United States court system, especially the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals, could dramatically change under the Obama Administration. Read More

Watch video of Vanderbilt professor of law and political science Tracey George explaining how Sonia Sotomayor's characteristics, such as race and gender, could impact the nomination process and why she's a “safe” candidate. Read More

Watch video of Vanderbilt professor of law and political science Tracey George explaining why President Obama could have a bigger influence through the lower federal courts and why Obama isn't having much luck nominating Federal judges right now. Read More

Watch video of Vanderbilt professor of law and political science Tracey George giving her opinion on why there's so much controversy surrounding justices being “political.” Read More

Watch Vanderbilt professor of law and political science Tracey George explaining the best way to choose a Supreme Court nominee and who she thinks would be the best candidate. Read More

Vanderbilt University's Commons campus recently received the 2009 Governor's Environmental Stewardship Award for the "Building Green" category. Vanderbilt University was one of 14 winners announced by Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner Jim Fyke. Read More

When most people think about Nashville, they think about music. That's an identity the city is proud to have, but it sometimes makes it challenging for other types of businesses trying to launch and grow. Along with being a music capital, Nashville is also consistently ranked as one of the most entrepreneurial cities in the nation by Entrepreneur magazine and others. Read More