Releases
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We very much hope you will attend the upcoming civility lectures at Vanderbilt, with gratitude for your time and attention
P.M. Forni, a Johns Hopkins professor who wrote the book on civility, will provide expert commentary on the topic during a series of appearances on the Vanderbilt campus April 3-4. Read MoreMar 25, 2008
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Vanderbilt University Library unveils next-generation research tool
Vanderbilt University Library users can locate and access more quickly an expanding variety of resources ñ print, digital and electronic ñ thanks to the new online service DiscoverLibrary. Read MoreMar 25, 2008
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New Research Projects Growing Nursing Shortage
The United States health care system needs to brace for a severe shortage of nurses, according to findings by Peter Buerhaus, Ph.D., of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Douglas Staiger, Ph.D., from Dartmouth University, and David Auerbach, Ph.D., of the Congressional Budget Office. Read MoreMar 25, 2008
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Vanderbilt University police chief to become president-elect of IACLEA
Marlon C. Lynch, the chief of police at Vanderbilt University, is the 2008-2009 president-elect for the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, Inc. (IACLEA). Read MoreMar 25, 2008
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Consistent cost of Big Mac meal across countries proves euro didn’t cause expected price jump, Vanderbilt research finds
Contrary to popular belief, the introduction of the euro in 2002 did not result in price increases, even for food items, a Vanderbilt researcher found by comparing prices of a Big Mac meal in 13 European countries using their own currency with 12 who adopted the euro currency. Read MoreMar 24, 2008
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Teen cancer survivor a finalist for exclusive Medal of Honor Society award
Although she\'s just 15, Katlyn Vacanti-Mitchell has already battled leukemia and started her own foundation to help families with sick children at Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read MoreMar 24, 2008
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Vanderbilt alumnus named to senior fundraising post
Randall W. Smith, a Vanderbilt graduate and major fundraiser for the school\'s Shape the Future comprehensive fundraising campaign, has been named an executive associate vice chancellor for Development and Alumni Relations. Read MoreMar 21, 2008
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Video: “Issues Facing Africa Today”
What are the most important issues facing Africa today? What are the historical and current causes? Join Kanayo Odoe, native-born African from Nigeria, as he discusses the relationship between scarcity, inequality, and conflict in Africa today. Read MoreMar 21, 2008
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Video: "Issues Facing Africa Today"
What are the most important issues facing Africa today? What are the historical and current causes? Join Kanayo Odoe, native-born African from Nigeria, as he discusses the relationship between scarcity, inequality, and conflict in Africa today. Read MoreMar 21, 2008
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Cinemax documentary on assisted living centers to be screened at Vanderbilt; Public invited to April 7 showing of Andrew Jenks: Room 335
A Cinemax documentary on assisted living centers will be screened at Vanderbilt University. The event is free and the public is invited. Read MoreMar 21, 2008
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Op-Ed: Those with standing in the community have duty to speak responsibly
An op-ed by Vanderbilt law and political science scholar Carol Swan critiquing a recent op-ed criticizing a local immigration raid. Read MoreMar 20, 2008
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TIPSHEET: Vanderbilt K-12 experts presenting new research about charter schools, drop-out rate and more in New York March 24-28
K-12 experts from Vanderbilt University\'s Peabody College of education and human development will present their latest research March 24-28 in New York City at the American Educational Research Association\'s annual conference. Read MoreMar 20, 2008
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TIPSHEET: Vanderbilt higher education experts presenting new research on community colleges, student retention and more in New York March 24-28
Higher education experts from Vanderbilt University\'s Peabody College of education and human development will be presenting their latest research March 24-28 in New York City at the American Educational Research Association\'s annual conference. Read MoreMar 20, 2008
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Lecture series to explore why people are religious; Anthropologist Dan Sperber speaks at Vanderbilt April 7, 8 and 10
Many people believe in God even though that belief is unverifiable by the methods used to test scientific ideas or concepts. Why? Read MoreMar 20, 2008
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MEDIA ADVISORY: ‘Debating Immigration’ symposium at Vanderbilt Law School
A distinguished group of scholars, journalists and activists will grapple with some of the thorniest issues of immigration during a symposium organized by Carol Swain, a Vanderbilt University professor of political science and law. Read MoreMar 20, 2008
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Vanderbilt University to commemorate 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s death with rare gathering
Angela Davis, the Rev. James Lawson, Houston Baker, Richard King, Bob Moses and Ruth Turner Perot are among the scholars and civil rights activists participating in Vanderbilt University\'s "We Speak for Ourselves: A Poet, a Prophet and Voices for the 21st Century" conference on April 4, presented by Vanderbilt\'s Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities. Read MoreMar 20, 2008
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Vanderbilt Heart Lebanon Hosts Open House
Vanderbilt Heart Lebanon will host an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, March 26, at 4 p.m. The clinic, which opened in February, is located at 1420 W. Baddour Pkwy., across the street from University Medical Center. Read MoreMar 19, 2008
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Researcher: Genetic screening morally acceptable in faith-based communities
In a lecture that will kick off a conference on Religion and Genomics at Vanderbilt University, a leading historian of genetics will explain how faith-based communities have come to terms, ethically, with genetic screening - even when the screening is mandated and even when the communities are opposed to abortion. Read MoreMar 18, 2008
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Nobel laureate to speak on future of science education
Carl E. Wieman from the University of British Columbia who shared the 2001 Nobel Prize in physics for the creation of a new state of matter will give a free public lecture on the future of science education. Read MoreMar 18, 2008
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Op-Ed: In politics, negativity can be positive
An op-ed co-authored by Vanderbilt political scientist John Geer arguing that "talking about the bad as well as the good in campaigns helps voters make choices." Read MoreMar 17, 2008