Jim Patterson
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TIPSHEET: Cornfield available to comment on new UAW effort to form union in South
Sociology Professor Dan Cornfield can comment on efforts to unionize a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga. Read MoreJul 10, 2014
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Touted benefits of new EPA emissions limits may be misleading
A Vanderbilt researcher says the EPA is being too expansive in how it measures carbon dioxide emissions. Read MoreJul 9, 2014
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TIPSHEET: Boko Haram is result of limited Western education
Vanderbilt history professor Moses Ochonu can comment about the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram. Read MoreJul 8, 2014
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Commodores everywhere savor a national championship
Vanderbilt fans, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos and Gov. Bill Haslam were among those who gathered June 26 to celebrate the championship 2014 Vanderbilt Commodore baseball team and Coach Tim Corbin. Read MoreJun 26, 2014
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Vanderbilt school named member of Forté Foundation
The Forté Foundation, which helps women launch business careers, has accepted Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt as an institutional member. Read MoreJun 25, 2014
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Should the government be legally liable for failing to act?
Christopher Serkin of Vanderbilt Law School has the "startling" opinion that government entities should be held legally responsible if they fail to make laws protecting the rights of property owners. Read MoreJun 23, 2014
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‘Who Stole the American Dream?’ author to discuss inequality in America
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hedrick Smith and civil rights advocate John Seigenthaler will host a forum on the inequality of income in America. Read MoreJun 19, 2014
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Consumers like a ‘partner in crime’ whether they indulge or resist temptation
People are natural accomplices who like to conspire together to enjoy a small indulgence, and conversely to resist temptation together when the stakes are higher, finds Associate Professor of Marketing Kelly L. Haws in a new study. Read MoreJun 17, 2014
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Vanderbilt’s Executive MBA Program expands reach of not-for-profit scholarship
Abby Shue of the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts is this year's recipient of a full-tuition scholarship at Vanderbilt University’s Executive MBA Program at the Owen Graduate School of Management designated for executives at not-for-profit organizations. Read MoreJun 12, 2014
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Designing a beautiful experience at The Cosmetic Market
Students are being asked to bring a winning personal touch to sales at The Cosmetic Market as one challenge at the Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute Read MoreJun 11, 2014
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Trends indicate Asian Americans should be turning Republican – but they’re not
It's a puzzler that political scientists want to understand and strategists want to exploit: Asian Americans lean decidedly to the Democratic Party, despite many factors that indicate they should be a natural fit for the Republicans. Read MoreJun 11, 2014
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TIPSHEET: GM has ‘tall order’ to increase safety while keeping costs down
Ranga Ramanujam of Owen Graduate School of Management says General Motors faces “a tall order" moving forward in the wake of an internal report that found a “pattern of incompetence and neglect.” Read MoreJun 6, 2014
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A different D-Day would have meant a different world today
The world would now be a very different place if D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, had gone badly, says Thomas Schwartz, professor of history. Read MoreJun 6, 2014
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Students to help speedway company build audience
The International Speedway Corporation will hear from students at the Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute with suggestions on getting millennials out of their living rooms and into NASCAR speedways. Read MoreJun 4, 2014
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Vanderbilt’s David Owens joins Clinton, Tutu for YaLa Mideast peace conference
Business professor David A. Owens is part of a star-studded on-line conference that seeks to continue efforts where peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians have fallen short. Read MoreMay 22, 2014
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Voters overwhelmingly support Tennessee Promise Program
In the new Vanderbilt Poll, 86 percent of Tennessee voters said they approved of Gov. Bill Haslam’s Tennessee Promise Program, which makes community and technical colleges free to high school graduates. Read MoreMay 21, 2014
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Hans Stoll honored at New Frontiers in Finance Conference
Two Nobel laureates were among the presenters at the Financial Markets Research Center’s annual conference at Vanderbilt University, which was held this year in honor of Hans Stoll of Vanderbilt. Read MoreMay 14, 2014
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Finance professor H. Martin Weingartner has died
A memorial service is set for July 5 at Vanderbilt University for finance professor Martin Weingartner, who died May 6. Read MoreMay 13, 2014
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Zeppos to graduates: Consider ‘the value of opening doors of opportunity’
Vanderbilt graduating seniors got some parting advice from Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos on a rainy Friday as they prepared to get their degrees. Read MoreMay 9, 2014
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Robust job market welcomes MBA grads
The job market is strong for top tier MBA graduates, especially if they’re interested in the technology industry. Read MoreMay 8, 2014