Jim Patterson
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Sporting latest tech toy can make you seem more like a leader
If you want to be perceived as a leader, new research from Vanderbilt University suggests investing in the latest technological gadgets is the way to go. Read MoreApr 17, 2014
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Vanderbilt professor proposes a different way to finance college
A Vanderbilt business professor is proposing a new kind of college loan: In exchange for a full college scholarship, students would pay back a percentage of their income for a set number of years. Read MoreApr 14, 2014
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Rein in state licensing boards, VU prof tells House subcommittee
Vanderbilt University law professor Rebecca Haw told a U.S. House subcommittee that the power of state licensing boards should be trimmed to the point where competition can again take hold. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Partisan conflict can muddle administrative reforms
Researchers analyzed data from the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) used by the George W. Bush administration to grade the effectiveness of federal programs. Read MoreMar 17, 2014
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Federal judges to recharge at Vanderbilt Law School
Federal judges will reflect and learn at a Vanderbilt seminar designed to help them meet the extraordinary demands, both personal and professional, of their work. Read MoreMar 14, 2014
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Doctors need to be political advocates for patients, expert says
Doctors and other health care workers need to be advocates for improving not just biological conditions, but also social ones, said the director of Vanderbilt University’s Center for Medicine, Health and Society. Read MoreMar 11, 2014
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Panel will discuss how state appellate courts are selected
The method of selecting state appellate court judges will be discussed March 21 at a forum at Vanderbilt Law School which is free and open to the public. Read MoreMar 7, 2014
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Victims of crime, corruption more likely to emigrate from Central America
Vanderbilt's LAPOP researchers say people who have been asked to pay a bribe or been the victim of a crime are more likely to leave their Central America homeland seeking a new life. Read MoreFeb 27, 2014
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‘Spear phishers’ proving hard to neutralize
It may take repeated and varied exposure to anti-spear phishing messages before employees get the message, according to research. Read MoreJan 28, 2014
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Waning political tolerance in some Latin American nations points to weakened democratic culture
Support for political tolerance remains strong in many Latin American and Caribbean nations, but in others a move in the opposite direction “represents alarming news,” concludes a study by Vanderbilt University’s Latin American Public Opinion Project. Read MoreJan 22, 2014
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Obama appointments studied for patronage
Vanderbilt researchers studied 1,307 appointments made by the Obama administration in its first six months, seeking data about the appointees’ education, work history and political involvement. Read MoreJan 17, 2014
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Insider trading laws are becoming anachronistic, law professor says
Insider trading may be too engrained in the financial system in transactions such as credit default swaps to make banning it feasible, says a Vanderbilt law professor. Read MoreJan 8, 2014
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Use water at ‘comfortable’ temperature to wash hands and fight global warming
Vanderbilt University researchers say to take down the water temperature a degree or two when washing your hands to help battle global warming. Read MoreDec 10, 2013
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How to avoid another financial meltdown like 2008-2009
Tighter regulation of financial institutions - especially "shadow" banking institutions - is needed to avoid another economic disaster like that of 2008-2009, says economist Margaret Blair of Vanderbilt Law School. Read MoreDec 3, 2013
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TIPSHEET: Black Friday deals give consumers justification for spending
Owen professor Kelly Haws can talk about Black Friday and the holiday shopping season. Read MoreNov 25, 2013
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Patents should not have to be ‘useful’ to be approved: Vanderbilt professor
New inventions should not have to be useful to merit a patent, says Vanderbilt professor Sean B. Seymore. Read MoreNov 19, 2013
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Vanderbilt study: Hiring practices preventing change in law school faculties
Law school faculties are not changing with the times, and a Vanderbilt Law School professor says it may be time to look at hiring practices. Read MoreNov 12, 2013
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Expert: Same-sex marriage issue could define Justice Kennedy’s place in history
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who has written all of the court’s decisions striking down discrimination against homosexuals, is poised for a prominent place in history if a same-sex marriage case makes it to the high court, says a Vanderbilt law professor. Read more. Read MoreNov 5, 2013
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In light of SAC pleas, how to spot too good to be true funds
Nick Bollen of Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management can talk about SAC Capital and other hedge fund insider trading cases. Read MoreNov 5, 2013
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Same-sex marriage issue could define Justice Kennedy’s place in history
If circumstances land the right same-sex marriage case in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court, than Justice Anthony Kennedy may find himself in the history books as the judge who makes gay marriage legal for good, says a Vanderbilt University law professor. Read MoreNov 5, 2013