Releases

Results from the latest AmericasBarometer Survey showing what the impact of worldwide economic decline might mean for democratic consolidation in Latin America will be presented on May 8 at the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington, D.C. The presentation by Vanderbilt University political scientists Mitchell Seligson and Elizabeth Zechmeister is titled "Economic Shocks and Democratic Vulnerabilities: Evidence from the AmericasBarometer Survey." Read More

Vanderbilt Medical Center and Student Health Services are working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and the Tennessee Department of Health to continue to monitor the ongoing H1N1 virus (swine flu) situation. Read More

Vanderbilt University Peabody College's Stephen N. Elliott will receive the Senior Scientist Award from Division 16 of the American Psychological Association at the organization's convention Aug. 6-9 in Toronto. Read More

A team of Vanderbilt engineers will play a key role in a new federal effort to significantly improve our understanding of how gases and liquids interact with solid surfaces – basic studies that have potential applications ranging from better batteries to more efficient methods for converting solar and electrical energy into fuel, improved fuel cells and enhancing the corrosion resistance of materials. Read More

Peabody College doctoral students Paul Morphy and Peter Beddow were named the first winners of the Bonsal Education Research Entrepreneurship Award (BEREA) April 22. Read More

Vanderbilt University senior Michael Poku has been named to the honorable mention team in USA Today's 20th annual All-USA College Academic Team competition. Read More

Victoria Risko, professor of education at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College, was recently elected vice president of the International Reading Association. She will serve as vice president 2009-2010, president elect 2010-2011 and president 2011-2012. Read More

An Environmental Commitment Statement has been adopted by Vanderbilt, and the university has completed its first greenhouse gas inventory. Read More

Vanderbilt University's new Peabody Research Institute and the Tennessee Department of Education today announced a partnership to conduct the first statewide evaluation of the effectiveness of Tennessee's Voluntary Pre-K Program. Read More

Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development is the best graduate school of its kind in the nation, according to rankings released by U.S. News & World Report. Read More

A new national survey of high school writing instruction finds it lacking, with 50 percent of teachers reporting they are not prepared to teach students how to write well and rarely assign complex writing tasks. Read More

Vanderbilt University seniors Kathryn Moreadith and Rob Whiting will spend a year traveling the world after graduation this May as the recipients of the university's Michael B. Keegan Traveling Fellowship. Read More

Current issues surrounding the national HIV/AIDS epidemic and its impact on the Nashville community will be explored at an April 25 conference at the Edgehill United Methodist Church. Read More

The Vanderbilt University SustainVU office, in conjunction with Plant Operations and Housekeeping staff, will construct a one-day exhibit – Mt. Trashmore – for Earth Day Wednesday, April 22, on Alumni Lawn near the flagpole. Read More

Urban school districts across the country have shifted back to managing segregated schools following the recent lifting of court-ordered desegregation plans, a new book finds. Read More

Traffic patterns in and around Vanderbilt University will be modified on April 25 because of several events taking place, including the Country Music Marathon, a concert by the Dave Matthews Band, a tennis tournament and a baseball game. Read More

Cecelia Tichi, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of English, is this year's Hubbell Medal winner, given by the American Literature Section. Read More

A team of synthetic chemists at Vanderbilt University report in the March 18 issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society that they have created an efficient way to make a naturally occurring alkaloid that could have anti-cancer properties and may combat memory loss from scratch. Read More

A time could soon come when genetic tests and neurological brain scans are introduced as evidence in criminal trials as readily as DNA evidence is today. Read More

Three courses will be offered this summer by the Master of Liberal Arts and Science program at Vanderbilt University. The program offers working adults the chance to earn a graduate degree on a convenient one-evening-per-week class schedule. Read More