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Faculty from Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of education and human development have been honored with an appointment to a new national education forum and have received awards this summer. Read More

A common variation of the gene involved in regulating serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain may be linked to problem behaviors in adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, new research indicates. Read More

Bill Ivey, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts and head of a prominent center at Vanderbilt University, was presented with a lifetime award from the NAMM, an international association representing the global music products industry. Read More

A summer course in codes and code-breaking at Vanderbilt University will culminate on Aug. 3 with students fanning out across the campus to solve a series of mysteries. The course, Cryptography, is part of the Vanderbilt's Master of Liberal Arts and Sciences program, a part-time graduate degree program designed for working professionals. Read More

Training increases brain processing speed and improves our ability to multitask, new research from Vanderbilt University published in the June 15 issue of Neuron indicates. Read More

A Vanderbilt University engineer was named a winner of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on young professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. Read More

Vanderbilt University Professor of Law and Political Science Carol Swain and Assistant Professor of Law Brian Fitzpatrick have both been appointed to the Tennessee Advisory Committee of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. This is Swain's second consecutive term on the committee. Read More

Jude Johnstone, Danny Flowers and James House will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 18, in the third concert of the 2009 Bluebird on the Mountain series. Read More

In this tough economy, the allure of buying lottery tickets seems like a pretty enticing way to erase financial problems. But new research from Vanderbilt Law School found that people who won between $50,000 and $150,000 did not solve their debt problems and only postponed bankruptcy. Read More

Marshall Eakin, a history professor noted for excellence in teaching and strong commitment to Vanderbilt's service learning initiatives, has been named director of the Ingram Scholars Program. Read More

Brett Sweet, dean of administration and finance of Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, has been named vice chancellor and chief financial officer at Vanderbilt University, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced today. Read More

Beth Torres, vice president of events and funding development for Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee, is this year's recipient of a full tuition sponsorship to the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management Executive MBA program. The award is financed by Owen and a winner is chosen through a partnership with the Center for Nonprofit Management. Read More

Stella Flores, assistant professor of public policy and higher education, will explore barriers to college completion as a co-investigator on a new $1.9 million Harvard Graduate School of Education study. The research is part of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Postsecondary Success initiative to double the number of low-income students who earn postsecondary degrees by age 26 - an increase of approximately 250,000 graduates each year. Read More

A Vanderbilt chemist and a biomedical engineer have teamed up to develop a respiratory virus detector that is sensitive enough to detect an infection at an early stage, takes only a few minutes to return a result and is simple enough to be performed in a pediatrician's office. Read More

The slavery apology resolution recently passed by the Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate was meaningless and "will do absolutely zilch to promote racial healing and reconciliation," says Carol Swain, a professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Will Judge Sonia Sotomayor become the next U.S. Supreme Court justice? Vanderbilt faculty Tracey George, Terry Mahoney and Brian Fitzpatrick provide expert insight and commentary. Read More

The Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management today announced that Dean James W. Bradford has been named to the board of directors of the Graduate Management Admission Council, the association of leading graduate business schools worldwide. The appointment is effective July 1. Read More

New research from Vanderbilt University indicates the way our brain handles how we move through space—including being able to imagine literally stepping into someone else's shoes—may be related to how and why we experience empathy toward others. Read More

Vanderbilt University's police department will ask for feedback from the community members they serve at a public forum 6 p.m. Monday, July 13. Read More

Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos joins John Seigenthaler on Nashville Public Television's "One On One" series to talk about what's going on at the university and his vision for its future. Read More