Releases

Vanderbilt engineering grad Brad Jaeger will be behind the wheel of Doran Racing\'s Kodak Ford Doran/Dallara at this weekend\'s Mexico City 250, part of the Rolex Sports Car Series season. Jaeger is co-driver with Memo Gidley, who won this race in 2005. Read More

An op-ed by Vanderbilt legal scholar Brian Fitzpatrick on the appellate judge selection process in Tennessee. Read More

There will be some drama going on April 22 at Vanderbilt University as the second annual Vanderbilt Student Film Festival ñ "Vandy Gets Reel" ñ showcases films by Vanderbilt students and faculty and features Oscar-nominated filmmakers Steve James and Peter Gilbert. Read More

A new study examining the connection between corporate lobbying at the federal level and financial performance finds that lobbying pays off. Read More

A new method that uses nanotechnology to rapidly measure minute amounts of insulin is a major step toward developing the ability to assess the health of the body\'s insulin-producing cells in real time. Read More

An op-ed by Vanderbilt legal scholar and sociologist Beverly Moran arguing that the American tax system contains racial biases. Read More

Disparities continue to exist in the U.S. tax system that unfairly benefits whites over blacks, according to Beverly Moran, professor of law and professor of sociology at Vanderbilt University. Read More

How much will people, communities and cities have to change to help save the planet? Will policymakers have to push people, for the first time, to limit what and how much they consume? These are some of the big issues leading experts in environmental law, the humanities and natural, social and behavioral sciences will discuss at the Climate Change and Consumption Conference being held at Vanderbilt University Law School April 18-19. Read More

This op-ed by Vanderbilt University legal scholar Nita Farahany explores the real-world advent of "pre-crime" as explored in the film "Minority Report." Read More

A Vanderbilt University political scientist says the largely white, affluent suburbs around Philadelphia could boost Barack Obama\'s chances of a surprise win in the April 22 Pennsylvania Democratic primary. Read More

The American Nuclear Society (ANS) has student sections on many campuses. But Vanderbilt is the first university where a student section has been authorized that does not grant a degree in nuclear engineering. Read More

Feminist activist and researcher Srilatha Batliwala will speak at Vanderbilt University as part of a workshop on social, environmental and gender justice. Read More

Faculty of Vanderbilt University will discuss whether war is necessary at an open forum. The public is invited to the free event. Read More

Steve Squyres, lead scientist of the Mars Exploration Rover Mission, will give a free, public talk at Vanderbilt April 18 about his passion for the red planet and the amazing journey to build and launch the Mars Rovers. Read More

Students studying Japanese will have a chance to test their chops April 12 at Tennessee\'s first-ever Japanese Speech Contest. The event will take place April 12 from 12:15 to 6:30 p.m. at Wilson Hall on the Vanderbilt University campus. It is free and open to the public. Read More

A new study shows that children with obesity-related diabetes are reporting serious difficulties in making basic lifestyle changes that could save them from a lifetime of complications. Read More

All four students recommended by the faculty and staff of Vanderbilt University have been selected as 2008 Goldwater Scholars. Each will receive a two-year scholarship worth $7,500 a year for educational expenses. Read More

Mathias Risse, associate professor of public policy at Harvard University, will speak on human rights issues at the Vanderbilt Law School April 8 at noon. Read More

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has unveiled its new Doctor in Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) degree in time for fall 2008 enrollment. Read More

Suggestions that small sacrifices by average citizens alone are enough to cure global warming and other environmental crises underestimate the problem, says the keynote speaker at a Vanderbilt conference on "climate Change and Consumption." Read More