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Novelist and literary critic David Treuer will read from his work, including a new and not-yet published novel, at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Great Performances at Vanderbilt and its director will help the National Dance Project set the agenda for dance in America when it becomes one of 10 "hub sites" that guides the organization that promotes the art form. Read More

The co-writer of the autobiography of Ray Charles, along with the director of the Nashville Jazz Orchestra and Charles‘ longtime saxophonist, will discuss the late music great during "SoBro Sessions: Remembering Brother Ray" at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Friday, November 30. Read More

Carol Swain, professor of political science and law, comments on the recent endorsement of Republican presidential candidate Rudy Guiliani by televangelist Pat Robertson. Read More

Mark Johnson, chief information security officer at Vanderbilt University, was recently named the recipient of the Information Security Executive (ISE) National Awards in the academic category for outstanding leadership,contributions and innovative approaches to information security. Read More

Venerable film director Delbert Mann, a Vanderbilt graduate and Emeritus Trustee at Vanderbilt, is dead at 87. Read More

Vioxx, Fen-Phen, Agent Orange, silicone breast implants, asbestos. This is just a short list of the major personal-injury lawsuits that have dominated the multi-billion dollar world of mass tort litigation. Read More

Playwright Edward Albee, a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and three-time Tony Award recipient, will address "The State of Theater and the Arts in America" on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music on the Vanderbilt University campus. Read More

John Kline‘s life has been one of extremes. He went from a life of celebrity - traveling the world as a member of the famed Harlem Globetrotters basketball team - to struggling with drug and alcohol addiction to earning a doctorate from Wayne State University. Read More

Vanderbilt University kicks off its International Education Week events Sunday, Nov. 11. The week ñ officially celebrated this year Nov. 12-16 ñ is an annual initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to recognize the global exchange environment between the United States and other countries. All events are free and open to the public. Read More

Thomas A. Cruse, the H. Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus, at Vanderbilt University has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor bestowed upon him by his peers. Read More

Vanderbilt University today announced the launch of its new channel on the wildy popular video-sharing site, YouTube. Read More

Vanderbilt sleep researchers are reporting a relationship between good sleep and how much melatonin the body produces ñ the first in a series of research studies intended to help children with autism spectrum disorders sleep through the night. Read More

Vioxx, Fen-Phen, Agent Orange, silicone breast implants, asbestos. This is just a short list of the major personal-injury lawsuits that have dominated the multi-billion dollar world of mass tort litigation. Read More

Vanderbilt‘s Writing Studio will host a public lecture by Sally Adee, a science writer who lives in Baltimore, Md., and specializes in reporting on geology, solid-state physics, nuclear energy and defense technology. Read More

Is the Bush administration‘s recent announcement of tough sanctions against Iran‘s Quds Force and Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as supporters of terrorism and proliferators of weapons of mass destruction an effort to avoid military action or a step toward it? Read More

In gentrifying neighborhoods there are typically clashes between racial and ethnic groups, the "haves" and "have-nots," homeowners and apartment dwellers and newcomers and longtime residents. However, a new book by Northwestern University professor Mary Pattillo explores the story with a twist. Read More

Contrary to popular belief, schools are not devoting more time and resources to students that fall just below federal standards in response to No Child Left Behind, a new study from Vanderbilt University has found. Read More

W. Robert Clay, John W. Johnson and Edward Thackston recently received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering. Read More

Roger Gottlieb, a leading proponent of religious environmentalism, will speak on the subject at Vanderbilt University Nov. 15. Read More