Releases

Seeking retribution for being overthrown and exiled to a magical island with his daughter Miranda, Prospero magically causes a storm ñ a tempest ñ to wreck the ship of those responsible for his situation and bring them to the island for vengeance. The Tempest premieres at Neely Auditorium at Vanderbilt on Nov. 8. Read More

Two film screenings at Vanderbilt University will revisit school desegregation‘s history Monday, Nov. 5, and Monday,Nov. 12. √± including the little-known story of 12 students who integrated Clinton (Tenn.) High School, the first public high school to be integrated in the South. Read More

Lasers are at the cutting edge of surgery. From cosmetic to brain surgery, intense beams of coherent light are gradually replacing the steel scalpel for many procedures. Read More

Gil Bailey, a commercial photographer for more than 30 years, has captured thousands of people through his lens. His photos depicting inner-city life √± the lives of ordinary and well-known African Americans √± will be on display Monday, Oct. 29, through Friday, Nov. 30, at Vanderbilt University‘s Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. Read More

Women who receive silicone gel-filled breast implants do not have a higher risk of breast cancer or other cancers and do not experience lower survival rates after breast cancer diagnosis, according to a new report published in the November issue of Annals of Plastic Surgery. This is the first exhaustive review in almost a decade of the health effects of cosmetic breast implants. Read More

Leadership Excellence, a magazine founded by well-known leadership and management consultants Ken Blanchard, Stephen R. Covey,Charles Garfield and Ken Shelton, has named Vanderbilt University to its list of the best leadership development programs for the second year in a row. Read More

Valerie Plame Wilson, the former CIA operations officer whose secret identity was revealed by senior White House and State Department officials and her name subsequently published in a syndicated newspaper column, will speak at Vanderbilt University Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m. Read More

Valerie Plame Wilson, the former CIA operations officer whose covert identity was revealed by senior White House and State Department officials and her name subsequently published in a syndicated newspaper column, will speak at Vanderbilt University Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m. Read More

Representatives from over 25 universities are convening on the Vanderbilt campus October 24-27 to discuss strategies to improve education professionals‘ training. Read More

Poet Kate Light will perform with the Blair String Quartet and give a solo reading during a visit to Vanderbilt University on Nov. 12 and 13. Read More

Voters in the 2008 election who expect to elect a great president are likely to be disappointed, according to Vanderbilt University presidential scholar Erwin Hargrove. Read More

Coffee, an enticing beverage that is one of Latin America‘s most prized exports, will be the focus of a conference and tasting at Vanderbilt University on Friday, Oct. 26. The event will be from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center and is free and open to the public. Read More

Being a part of a successful company that‘s also environmentally conscious is something the country‘s future business leaders are taking very seriously. In a recent survey of more than 2,000 business students worldwide, 79 percent said they will seek socially responsible employment at some point during their careers and more than half will do so immediately after graduation. Read More

He‘s been a leading thinker on health care issues for more than 25 years and has had the attention of numerous lawmakers on the health policy issue of managed competition, including former President Bill Clinton and Tennessee Rep. Jim Cooper. Now Alain Enthoven is coming to Vanderbilt Law School on Nov. 9 to discuss "Health Reform: From the Managed Competition Act of 1992 to the Campaign of 2008." Read More

The Nashville area is under a tornado watch until 11 p.m. CDT. The National Weather Service reports that, severe thunderstorms, with possible hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes, are possible for middle Tennessee. Read More

Nonprofit organization Idealist.org/Action Without Borders and Brandeis and Vanderbilt universities are working together to address the impending leadership gap in the non-profit sector. Read More

The Office of Active Citizenship and Service is offering Vanderbilt University students and faculty the opportunity to experience firsthand a pivotal part of the 2008 presidential campaign by attending a rolling seminar to the Iowa caucuses. Read More

Deborah Tate, one of five commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission, will speak about the music industry and the FCC during the 2007 Curb Lecture at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Dyer Observatory is offering two opportunities for the public astronomers and aspiring young scientists to pay tribute to the 150th birthday of Nashville's own Edward Emerson Barnard, one of the leading astronomers of the 19th century. Read More

Local school and community leaders and education researchers will look at the dynamics leading to and resulting from the racial composition of Nashville's K-12 schools Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 3:30 p.m. Read More