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The Tennessee Department of Transportation announced Aug. 20 the closure of the eastbound lanes of I-440 in Nashville from the I-40 junction on the west side of Nashville to I-65 from 8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 21 until 5 a.m., Monday, Aug. 24. Read More

Vanderbilt University's newest Commodores will arrive on campus en masse on Saturday, Aug. 22. Read More

Moving to kindergarten from pre-k is a big step for many kids, particularly given the learning loss many experience over the summer. Project Lift Off, a new program developed by Carin Neitzel at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of education and human development, aims to ensure that students retain the skills they learned in pre-k and are ready to transition to kindergarten. Read More

Performance pay programs designed by teachers, for teachers have been found to offer small incentives to a large number of teachers, new research indicates. Read More

Vanderbilt University had its best-ever overall ranking in the history of the U.S. News & World Report survey in rankings released Thursday by the magazine. Read More

Five Vanderbilt University alumni who have distinguished themselves through a variety of careers – including public servant, journalist and humorist – and have made significant contributions as staff members of the university's student media, will be inducted into the Vanderbilt Student Media Hall of Fame on Oct. 16, 2009. Read More

In this day and age, searching for the right job entails a lot more than just sending out resumes. And in this tight economy, it's not always possible for companies to repeatedly send out recruiters. The Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management is taking a new approach to promoting its students and enticing recruiters through a new website: www.recruitatowen.com. Read More

Rare look at a Vanderbilt giant & doing the robot at the Med Center! (5:11) Read More

Rare look at a Vanderbilt giant & doing the robot at the Med Center! (5:11) Read More

Vanderbilt chemist David Cliffel has received a grant from the Alternatives Research & Development Foundation to assess the potential of an advanced cell monitoring system for reducing the use of animals in toxicity testing. Read More

Alex N. Dragnich, an expert on Yugoslavia and Serbia and prolific author who taught for more than a quarter-century at Vanderbilt University, died Monday in Bowie, Md. He was 97 and died of pneumonia. Read More

New research indicates that decreased cravings for pleasure may be at the root of a core symptom of major depressive disorder. The research is in contrast to the long-held notion that those suffering from depression lack the ability to enjoy rewards, rather than the desire to seek them. Read More

How do you increase the number of minority doctorates in the sciences? Astronomy professor Keivan Stassun has one answer. Read More

Victoria Shaw, Rivers Rutherford and Dave Berg will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, in the fourth concert of the 2009 Bluebird on the Mountain series. Read More

As anyone who has moved knows, you often still have a pile of stuff even after you've unpacked: moving boxes, newspaper, Styrofoam, paper instructions and plastic wrap. Read More

The history of country music, little-known stories behind the design of prominent Washington, D.C., buildings and Southern poetry are among a wide variety of courses offered by The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt this fall. Read More

All Vanderbilt fans are encouraged to show their team spirit by wearing black and gold on College Colors Day, Friday, Sept. 4. Read More

This speech was presented April 19, 2007, to members of the Vanderbilt Aid Society by Lyle Lankford, senior officer for university history and protocol at Vanderbilt University. From its very founding, Vanderbilt University has been obliged to women who came to the rescue to make dreams reality. It’s… Read More

Nurse Patti McCarver weighs Clayton Aaron Jenkins during an open house for Metro Nashville Public Schools’ new Employee and Family Health Centers, which are run by nurse practitioners from Vanderbilt School of Nursing. Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) has opened five new Employee and Family Health Centers to… Read More

The Big Chill Imagine a time when the entire universe froze. That is essentially what happened about 11.5 billion years ago, when the universe was a quarter of the size it is today, according to a model published online May 6 in the journal Physical Review D. The model was… Read More