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Vanderbilt University announced Oct. 21 that it has received a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will support an innovative global health research project conducted by Associate Professor of Chemistry David Wright and Professor of Biomedical Engineering Rick Haselton, titled "Coffee Ring Stain Diagnostics for Malaria." Read More

Figuring out how biological clocks evolved and extracting clues to environmental factors that cause cancer from electronic medical records: These are the goals of two projects that have been funded by a National Institutes of Health (NIH) program. Read More

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, long known for its "hands-off" regulatory policy, appears to be changing course toward greater intervention in markets. New research by professors at the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management finds that when it comes to index investors, more intervention is a mistake. Read More

Rosanna Warren, a renowned poet and critic and daughter of writers Robert Penn Warren and Eleanor Clark, will visit Vanderbilt University this month as the guest of the Warren Center, named for her father. Read More

Kim McMillan, former majority leader in the Tennessee House of Representatives, is the second in a series of Tennessee gubernatorial candidates to address students in Vanderbilt University's "Introduction to American Government and Politics" class. Read More

How do you know what is normal gifted behavior versus a clinical syndrome? Psychologists, counselors, social workers, educators, administrators and parents are invited to register for a one-day workshop Friday, Oct. 30, at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College to get answers to this difficult question. Read More

School choice experts from across the nation will convene at Vanderbilt University Oct. 25-27 to discuss the latest research surrounding high-profile education issues such as charter schools, magnet schools, vouchers, student achievement, teacher qualifications, funding and more. Read More

Vanderbilt engineering alumni Carl E. Adams Jr., George E. Cook and Charles E. Fields Jr. each received a Distinguished Alumnus Award from Vanderbilt's School of Engineering during the Engineering Celebration Dinner held Oct. 15 at the university's Student Life Center. 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

Since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was signed into law in February, it has given a significant boost to scientific and medical research at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read More

Performance pay for teachers continues to gain momentum nationally despite the absence of a clear understanding of its impact on students, teachers and schools. A new book from the National Center on Performance Incentives at Vanderbilt University brings together the latest research on the topic to offer guidance for researchers, policymakers and practitioners seeking deeper understanding of the complexities surrounding this issue. Read More

Will Shortz, crossword puzzle editor for the New York Times and puzzle master on NPR's "Weekend Edition Sunday," will give a public talk at Vanderbilt University Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. Read More

Stephen Hadley, who served as the principal White House foreign policy adviser under former President George W. Bush, will speak at Vanderbilt University Law School on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at noon. Read More

The Association of Vanderbilt Black Alumni (AVBA) will not only reflect on its achievements the past 25 years but also consider issues pertinent to current and future African Americans on campus during a series of events Oct. 15-17. Read More

David Charles Mills, author of Unholy: The Slaves Bible, will give two public lectures at Vanderbilt University, Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. Read More

Antonis Rokas is a member of a small cadre of scientists who are applying the growing power of genomics to untangle and correctly arrange the branches of the tree of life. Read More

On July 3, 2009, James A. Young became the first African American mayor of Philadelphia, Miss., a small city forever linked with the murders of three Civil Rights workers in 1964. Young brings his story to Vanderbilt University Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m. at Sarratt Cinema. Read More

"Bad movie physics from the perspective of art and science" is the subject of a free public lecture that is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15, in Stevenson Center Room 4327 on the Vanderbilt campus. Read More

Colorful sculptures in the form of movable stair stoops and a panel discussion with three Vanderbilt University faculty members are among the ongoing activities for Art Makes Place, a year-long project to bring more contemporary art to Nashville's public spaces. Read More

Vanderbilt University has several events planned for students, faculty, staff, alumni and the general public during its homecoming scheduled Tuesday, Oct. 13, through Saturday, Oct. 17, when the Vanderbilt Commodores take on the Georgia Bulldogs at 11:20 a.m. central time. Read More