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Boeing donates electrophoresis patent to Vanderbilt
The Boeing Company has donated a patent to Vanderbilt University covering a particle-separation technology originally developed for use in outer space that now could play an important role in the approaching nanotechnology revolution. Read MoreFeb 3, 2003
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Story of young love to open on Valentines Day
"Two Gentlemen of Verona a musical adaptation opens in Neely Auditorium on Feb. 14, with additional performances on Feb. 15, 20, 21, 22 at 8 p.m. and one matinee Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. This happy coming-of-age story celebrates spring and its promise of love with a satirical Shakespearean undercurrent of governments sometimes less than pure motives for war. Read MoreJan 30, 2003
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Vice chairman of Federal Reserve to speak at Vanderbilt
Roger W. Ferguson Jr., vice chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, will speak on September 11, the Federal Reserve and the Financial System as part of the Owen Distinguished Speaker Series on Feb. 5. Read MoreJan 29, 2003
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Corporate responsibility the subject of panel at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt faculty representing the Law School, the Owen Graduate School of Management and the Divinity School will address the subject of corporate responsibility in a panel discussion on Feb. 3. Read MoreJan 28, 2003
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Vanderbilt’s impact on mid-state economy increases to $3.4 billion
Vanderbilts impact on the local economy totaled at least $3.4 billion last year, according to a recently completed analysis. The University's economic impact on the Middle Tennessee region in fiscal year 2002 is up from $3 billion in FY 2001 a 13 percent increase. Read MoreJan 28, 2003
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State of the Union critical moment for Bush presidency, says Vanderbilt professor
President Bushs Jan. 28 State of the Union address is his most important opportunity to date to make the case for going to war with Iraq, according to Thomas Schwartz, a Vanderbilt University expert on U.S. foreign policy and alliance politics. Read MoreJan 27, 2003
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Overcoming of racial, medical barriers chronicled in film
Partners of the Heart, a documentary chronicling the 34-year relationship between a white physician and a black lab technician that resulted in a major breakthrough in pediatric cardiac surgery, will be shown Monday, Feb. 3, at 4 p.m. at Vanderbilts Sarratt Cinema. The special screening is free and open to the public. Read MoreJan 24, 2003
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All-star lineup to discuss baseball economics
Its a business where the cry of strike is as devastating to the game itself as to the player swinging the bat. The economic concerns of major league baseballfrom labor-management relations and legal issues to competitive balance and contractionwill be the focus of a one-day conference at Vanderbilt University on Feb. 21. Read MoreJan 24, 2003
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American children of war-coping with tearful goodbyes
More and more tearful goodbyes are happening across the country between American children and parents who are being deployed because of impending war. Read MoreJan 23, 2003
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Aurbach elected to lead national College Art Association
Michael Aurbach, professor of art at Vanderbilt, has been elected president of the College Art Association (CAA), a national organization of more than 14,000 individual artists, art historians and other visual arts and museum professionals. Read MoreJan 23, 2003
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If war, then what? Experts predict economic impact, offer historical view
Vanderbilt faculty are available to offer commentary and insight into what effect the prospect of warand outbreak, should it happenwill have on the U.S. economy. Read MoreJan 23, 2003
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Vanderbilt University renews support for affordable housing
Vanderbilt University, which remains committed to increasing the supply of affordable housing in Nashville, has renewed its five-year $100,000 investment in the Nashville Housing Fund. Through public and private resources, the nonprofit corporation assists low- and moderate-income families and individuals who want to become successful homeowners, and also works with developers to expand affordable housing options in Nashville. Read MoreJan 23, 2003
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Jewish-Christian relations during the Spanish Inquisition and forgotten victims of the Holocaust launch new Jewish Studies series
Renee Levine Melammed, assistant dean of the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies in Israel will present "Defying the Spanish Inquisition: The Crypto-Jewish Women of Castile" on Sunday, Feb. 2, and "The Forgotten Holocaust Victims: Sephardic Jewry," on Monday, Feb. 3. Read MoreJan 23, 2003
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Vanderbilt University scholars commemorate 30th anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Vanderbilt law professor Rebecca Brown and Linda Manning, director of the Margaret Cuninggim Womens Center at Vanderbilt, will give a talk on the historic Roe v. Wade decision at a noon lecture on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Read MoreJan 20, 2003
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Relevant Religion series examines Christianity’s Quest for Power
Patout Burns, the Edward A. Malloy Professor of Catholic Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School will lead The Rise and Fall of the Imperial Church: Explorations of Christianity's Quest for Power, the fifth in a series of studies exploring religion in the global context of culture, art, politics and economics. Read MoreJan 17, 2003
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Pioneering genetic researcher and Vanderbilt professor Gisela Mosig dies
Gisela Mosig, 72, a pioneering genetic researcher and distinguished faculty member at Vanderbilt University, died Jan. 12 at Alive Hospice. She had been undergoing cancer treatment for two years. Read MoreJan 17, 2003
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Former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher to speak at Vanderbilt Jan. 22
David Satcher, 16th Surgeon General of the United States, will give a series of lectures at Vanderbilt University on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Read MoreJan 16, 2003
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Vanderbilt University Law Schools Syverud named president of law deans association
Kent D. Syverud, dean and Garner Anthony Professor of Law at the Vanderbilt University Law School, was installed as president of the American Law Deans Association (ALDA) at the organizations annual meeting earlier this month. Read MoreJan 15, 2003
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Recent gifts boost Dyer Observatorys public outreach ability
Since opening its doors 50 years ago, Vanderbilts Arthur J. Dyer Observatory has introduced thousands of Nashvillians to the world of astronomy through school tours, public observation nights and other community programs. Read MoreJan 15, 2003
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Class action reform the subject of debate at Vanderbilt
Two of the leading thinkers in class action litigation will meet at Vanderbilt University Law School on Jan. 22 to debate controversial pending legislation that would reform the way class action lawsuits are tried. Read MoreJan 15, 2003