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Vote in House Organ’s Pets of Vanderbilt contest

As always, hundred and hundreds of pictures were submitted by Vanderbilt staff and faculty for House Organ’s annual Pets of Vanderbilt feature,… Read More

Vanderbilt expert available to comment on ‘No Child Left Behind’ waivers

Vanderbilt University researcher Ron Zimmer says many states are seeking No Child Left Behind waivers because states are required to raise the bar on the number of students reaching proficiency standards. Read More

Women who eat fish have lower colon polyp risk

Women who eat at least three servings of fish per week have a reduced risk of developing some types of colon polyps according to a new study by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators. Read More

Practice of defensive orthopaedic medicine costs U.S. $2 billion annually

A Vanderbilt study suggests unnecessary costs associated with the practice of defensive medicine play a substantial role in the nation’s rising cost of health care. Read More

Black migration focus of Vanderbilt-Fisk symposium

(Image courtesy of the Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco) A range of issues relative to the challenges, possibilities and tensions that have… Read More

Memorial Gym to host ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’

(Vanderbilt University) ESPN’s College GameDay will be on campus this Saturday, Feb. 11, prior to the Vanderbilt men’s home basketball game against Kentucky at… Read More

Listen: Jane Austen dances attract large crowd to Alumni Hall

Novelist Jane Austen loved to dance and so does the Vanderbilt community, judging by the large turnout for “An Evening of Jane Austen Dances,” taught by Susan Kevra, senior lecturer in French and American Studies Feb 2 in the Alumni Hall Ballroom. Read More

Sculpture from fine arts collection to be featured at Guggenheim

"Maz" by John Chamberlain, 1960. (Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery) A sculpture from the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery collection will be included in… Read More

Matchmaker for clinical studies

ResearchMatch.org is a web-based registry that is connecting participants and researchers for clinical studies. Read More

Tool finds connections in genome data

A new analytical tool points to genes that act together to increase disease risk. Read More

Terrill to appear in ‘Jeopardy!’ semifinals

Zack Terrill (image courtesy of Jeopardy!) College of Arts and Science senior Zack Terrill will return Friday to the semifinals of the… Read More

Adding to the periodic table

Nuclear physicist Joseph Hamilton (Daniel Dubois / Vanderbilt) The year has gotten off to a good start for modern-day alchemists like Vanderbilt… Read More

Vanderbilt Theatre to present Lillian Hellman’s ‘The Children’s Hour’

Although written in the 1930s, Lillian Hellman’s play, The Children’s Hour, still resonates today. She skillfully illustrates the personal tragedy that follows when a schoolgirl tells lies about her teachers. Although the young girl is definitely to blame for the mayhem that occurs, Hellman also clearly attacks the self-righteous few who so easily accept unfounded libel. Read More