Jim Patterson

If terror strikes increase in the United States, some consumers will keep buying as they always have, but others will withdraw from certain markets to minimize their risk. “The key issue we’ve identified is, ‘Do you feel like you can control the odds of becoming a victim, should a terrorist attack occur?’” said Steven S. Posavac. Read More

Vanderbilt was ranked No. 15 on "U.S. News & World Report's" list of top national universities, its best-ever showing. Read More

Vanderbilt Provost Susan Wente speaks Sept. 2 at the downtown Nashville Public Library about the workings of a research institution. Read More

Diversity and inclusion will be the most important issues for Vanderbilt in the coming years, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos said during Fall Faculty Assembly. Read More

The Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement and Thomas Jefferson Award for distinguished service were among those awarded Aug 27 at Fall Faculty Assembly in the Student Life Center. Read More

An open house for Vanderbilt's master’s degree program for working adults is set for Aug. 11 on campus. Read More

Peter Cooper of Vanderbilt's Blair School of Music and the Country Music Hall of Fame can comment on the death of producer Billy Sherrill Read More

Paying elected representatives more in salary and benefits may make them more responsive to voters, according to a new study co-authored by Vanderbilt's Cecilia Mo. Read More

Jonathan Metzl of Vanderbilt University can comment on the sentencing of Colorado theater shooter James Holmes. Read More

Architect’s rendering of the new cardio room of the baseball complex at Memorial Gym The Vanderbilt University Board of Trust has approved a $10 million baseball facilities project that will enhance space in Memorial Gym for instruction, team building and coaching, and provide settings that will foster interactions with… Read More

A simple quest for new sheets a few years ago led to the creation of an international luxury brand—Boll & Branch—a company as well-known for its ethical practices and philanthropy as it is for the quality of its products. Boll & Branch is the brainchild of Missy and Scott… Read More

Mohamed Abdel-Kader (PHOTO BY AARON CLAMAGE, PHOTOGRAPHER IN WASHINGTON, D.C.) Helping young Americans succeed in a global environment is both a vocation and a passion for Mohamed Abdel-Kader. “Students and business people need a global understanding and mindset to exist in the world today,” says Abdel-Kader, deputy assistant… Read More

The Vanderbilt University Alumni Association Board of Directors announces eight new members, who began their three-year terms July 1. “I am excited to have each of these leaders join the board,” says Patti White, BA’76, president of the Alumni Association. “They represent the diverse Vanderbilt alumni community and… Read More

Rosenheim knows her birds. She focuses on fliers from the famous red-tailed hawks occupying a posh perch on Fifth Avenue to the marine fowl of Long Island estates and estuaries. Read More

CoRPs volunteers are the face of Vanderbilt in their communities. During the past year they staffed 190 college fairs and interviewed 6,082 applicants, extending the reach of the undergraduate admissions office with a personal touch. Read More

Members of the classes of 2005 to 2014 have shown their commitment to Vanderbilt and its students by rising to the GOLD Challenge3 and securing a $100,000 gift to Opportunity Vanderbilt. Read More

An extensive new survey of federal executives led by Vanderbilt's David E. Lewis has resulted in suggestions on how the civil service system can be improved. Read More

Spring Miller has been named to the newly created position of assistant dean for public interest at Vanderbilt Law School, Dean Chris Guthrie announced. Read More

More people than surveyors expected think protection of the environment should be a priority in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read More

Vanderbilt professor Carol Swain can comment on the public use of the Confederate flag in light of the Charleston, South Carolina, shootings. Read More