Releases

Country music group Little Texas will give an acoustic performance Friday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. on the grounds of Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory to raise awareness of the observatory and to help fund Dyer's outreach programs. Read More

Singer-songwriters Pat Alger, Marc Beeson and James Dean Hicks will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, as part of the Bluebird on the Mountain concert series at Dyer Observatory. Read More

Artist Mel Ziegler, the new chair of the Vanderbilt University studio arts department, will meet and greet members of the Vanderbilt and Nashville community at a reception on Sept. 5. Read More

Vanderbilt University has established the Eugene Greener Jr. Chair in Jewish Studies, and the first holder will be David J. Wasserstein, director of the university's Jewish Studies program. Read More

The Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt has been named as one of the premiere children's hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Read More

Babies exposed to chemicals used in non-stick cookware and other consumer products while in their mother's womb were born at a significantly lower body weight, according a new study published in Environmental Health Perspectives, a publication of the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences. Read More

Vanderbilt University kicks off its academic year when freshmen move in 7 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 25. However, there will not have to be immediate tearful goodbyes as parents can stay and participate with their students in Founders Walk, a welcome celebration for new undergraduates during which they symbolically march through the front gates of campus at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Events scheduled during the first week of school include: Read More

Approximately 1,600 Vanderbilt University freshmen will spend one of their first days in Nashville helping out the local community. Read More

Mayoral candidates Bob Clement and Karl Dean will make their cases for becoming Nashville's chief executive during at an hour-long, live televised debate Saturday, Aug. 25, at 7 p.m. at Vanderbilt University. Read More

A new study led by Nancy King, Lee S. and Charles A. Speir Professor of Law at Vanderbilt University, finds that fewer state convictions and sentences are being ruled unconstitutional by federal courts. Read More

Vanderbilt University higher education experts are available for back-to-school interviews on admissions, tuition, financial aid, rankings, higher education policy and reform, immigration and higher education, and more. Read More

When in doubt about what we see, our brains fill in the gaps for us by first drawing the borders and then 'coloring' in the surface area, new research has found. The research is the first to pinpoint the areas in the brain, and the timing of their activity, responsible for how we see borders and surfaces. Read More

Vanderbilt University is the first university in the state to be recognized for environmentally friendly construction by the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System. Read More

Vanderbilt University made the top 20 list for the fifth consecutive year in rankings released Friday of the best national universities as selected by U.S. News & World Report. Read More

Eight candidates vying for four Metro Nashville council at-large seats will speak and answer questions during a forum at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Mayoral candidates Bob Clement and Karl Dean will make their cases for becoming Nashville's chief executive during an hour-long debate sponsored by the city's young leaders Saturday, Aug. 25, at 7 p.m. at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Sidney F. Boutwell, the architect of much of what constitutes modern student life at Vanderbilt, died Aug. 9 in Springfield, Mo. He was 74. Read More

Education and child development experts from the Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development are available for back-to-school interviews. Peabody College was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 3 education school in the nation in 2007. Read More

Incoming students from the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management are starting the year off by giving back to the Nashville community. The entire incoming class, along with a group of second year students, faculty, staff, Owen dean Jim Bradford and Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity CEO Chris McCarthy will be a part of a special building project. Read More

One of the more difficult challenges for families of school-aged children heading back to school is how to deal with the potential of bullying. While schools often have tough policies to reduce acts of bullying, many children still end up feeling "picked on" or teased and it can affect their school experience and even their grades in the long run. Read More