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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

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

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

The controversy over President Obama's birth certificate will not go away as long as he refuses to release sealed records, including the original birth certificate, according to Carol Swain, professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Great Performances at Vanderbilt celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2009-2010 with four free shows by Australia's Strange Fruit company at Centennial Park and Vanderbilt. Other events include a radio documentary performance by L.A. Theatre Works and music by Grupo Cultural AfroReggae. Read More

Special arrangements have been made for those attending the 3 p.m. memorial service July 29 at Benton Chapel for Chancellor Emeritus Alexander Heard, who died July 24. Read More

James Fraser, associate professor of human and organizational development, will testify before the Congressional Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity July 29 at 9 a.m. CT on the topic of public housing. U.S. Subcommittee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) invited Fraser to testify. Read More

Alexander Heard, an adviser to three U.S. presidents who, as Vanderbilt's fifth chancellor, guided the university smoothly through the stormy period of the 1960s and 1970s without the unrest and violence that afflicted many college campuses, died July 24 at his home after a long illness. He was 92. Read More

Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy Keivan G. Stassun has been awarded a $50,000 fellowship from the Fletcher Foundation to support his efforts to increase the number of underrepresented minorities pursuing scientific careers. Read More

Even though it's against federal law to grow, sell or possess marijuana, 13 states have recently legalized medical use of the drug. Now California is contemplating taking the next step – legalizing marijuana outright – in the hope that taxing marijuana sales could help ease the state's latest budget crisis. Vanderbilt University Law School professor Robert Mikos, an expert on federalism issues, examined the conflict between state and federal drug laws in a new paper. Read More