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If you have a nagging feeling that life is getting increasingly hazardous, you may be interested in the new book, "Operational Risk Management," by Mark D. Abkowitz, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Vanderbilt University. Read More

When Noah Walcutt arrived at Vanderbilt to study engineering, he had little or no interest in art. But a chance decision to take an elective course in sculpture led him to create an award-winning design melding his engineering skills, musical interests and new-found artistic creativity into a project that has changed the course of his life after graduation. Read More

Ten middle school students who live in public housing will show Nashville what the world looks like through their eyes at an exhibition of their documentary photography and social change work May 8 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Nashville Civic Design Center. Read More

Vanderbilt University has partnered with the University of Memphis and East Tennessee State University to host a statewide, free electronics recycling event May 14 to 17. The LP Field parking lots will be the collection point for Middle Tennessee. Read More

Grant recipients were announced this week for the 2008 Vanderbilt Health at One Hundred Oaks Community Grant Program. Read More

A posthumous book by social critic Seymour Melman has been published by the Vanderbilt University online journal AmeriQuests. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will deliver his first Commencement address May 9 at Vanderbilt University\'s Alumni Lawn. It\'s the highlight of three days of activities honoring graduates and their families including a performance by The Commodores and a speech by musician-activist Bob Geldof. Read More

Vanderbilt University Assistant Professor of History Catherine Molineux is the co-winner of the 2007-08 James L. Clifford Prize for the best article on any aspect of 18th-century culture. Read More

An op-ed by Professor of Law and Political Science Carol Swain on the repercussions of presidential candidate Barack Obama\'s relationship with the controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright for Obama\'s campaign. Read More

Shape matters, even in hearing. Read More

A team representing Vanderbilt University took the top prize of $5,000 at this year\'s Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence Finance Case Competition at Tulane University\'s Freeman School earlier this month. Read More

Vanderbilt engineering seniors will display their innovations Tuesday, April 22, during the School of Engineering\'s Senior Design Day, which is open to the public. Read More

Climate change is widely regarded as one of the most difficult problems facing modern society. Though manufacturers are responsible for much of the emissions in the United States, individuals play a big part in the problem. Read More

Confronted with evidence that one in six children are battling some type of developmental disorder, the nation\'s leading autism researchers seek to discover the impact of environmental agents on autism risk. Read More

Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for Research for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named interim dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Read More

Vanderbilt University is partnering with Google to offer its undergraduate students Gmail, Google\'s e-mail offering. The service will be launched in early summer. Read More

Gifted education expert Joyce VanTassel-Baska will deliver a free public lecture, "Do Gifted Children Need Gifted Education?" Thursday, April 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the downtown Nashville Public Library. The library is located at 615 Church St. Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is one of three clinical sites testing new products to replace burned skin as part of a massive federal grant program announced Thursday. The collaborative effort is expected to boost treatment options for soldiers injured in war zones. Read More

On the first day of what would have been her senior year at Vanderbilt, Mary Cady Ford had a baby. Ford\'s Chi Omega sorority sisters crowded into her hospital room, shrieked with delight and brought an avalanche of cute Baby Gap outfits. Baby Caroline\'s godfather, a fellow student, came by with a copy of the student newspaper. Then everyone went back to class and Ford was left to face a new reality: She was a new mother just one year shy of graduation. Read More

Vanderbilt University senior engineering students are challenged to solve real-world design issues for corporate sponsors during a two-semester design course. Students will share results with their clients and the Vanderbilt community at Senior Design Day, April 22, from 3-5 p.m. in Featheringill Hall. Read More