Releases

Some of the world\'s leading scholars in the field of individual differences in intelligence and the assessment of mental abilities will gather Dec. 4 at Vanderbilt. Read More

It will be Commodores on parade Friday, Dec. 6, as Mr. Commodore, Vanderbilt University Cheerleaders and a marching trio of musicians make the first trek across the new 21st Avenue pedestrian bridge. Read More

Vanderbilt is leading an effort to help residents of northwest Nashville transform its neighborhoods into a safe, self-sustaining, healthy and cohesive community. Read More

Hanan Ashrawi, a spokesperson for the Arab League, will discuss the likelihood and legitimacy of a Palestinian state when she addresses the Vanderbilt community on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Langford Auditorium. The event is open to the public. Read More

Randy Smith, who has headed Vanderbilt’s regional fund-raising efforts for the past three years, will become the University’s associate vice chancellor for alumni relations Dec. 2. Read More

“We Own America,” a unique combination of history and hip-hop poetry aimed at promoting the involvement of an informed, passionate citizenry to help shape the fate of America, will be presented at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at Vanderbilt. Read More

Donald Saff, director of Saff Tech Arts and senior curator of prints and drawings at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, will explore the collaborative process through which art is created on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at Vanderbilt. Read More

Research and development activities at Vanderbilt University are responsible for more than 5,700 jobs in Middle Tennessee. Read More

Jim Bradford, clinical faculty member and former president and chief executive officer of United Glass Corporation, has been named associate dean for corporate relations at the Owen Graduate School of Management. Read More

A $1.9 million expansion and renovation of one of Vanderbilt’s two child care centers will significantly increase the number of children who can receive early childhood education and care on campus, helping to meet an employee-identified priority. Read More

Vanderbilt University education professor Paul Cobb has been honored for his work focusing on core mathematical concepts for grades K-3 and middle school grades with election to the prestigious National Academy of Education. Read More

Members of the Vanderbilt community will have the chance to “Win Ben Stein’s Insight” when the popular game show host and commentator comes to Vanderbilt University’s Langford Auditorium on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. Read More

Vanderbilt University is investing more than $100 million of its own money to create a series of interdisciplinary research centers designed to propel its faculty members into the forefront of a number of selected research frontiers. Read More

A comprehensive Vanderbilt University study in the wake of the breaking Enron scandal puts a $37.1 million pricetag on the loss of consumer confidence in companies audited by Arthur Andersen, tied directly to their choice of auditors. Read More

The $28 billion in punitive damages awarded to a smoker by a California jury earlier this month will be among the controversial and escalating awards addressed in a panel discussion on “Punitive Damages: Present and Future” at the Vanderbilt University Law School on Nov. 6. Read More

Given the chance, America’s households would spend more of their own money to reduce serious crimes—such as burglary, sexual assault and armed robbery—in their neighborhoods. Read More

Kevin A. Myatt has been named chief human resource officer at Vanderbilt University effective Jan.1, 2003, Vice Chancellor for Administration and Chief Financial Officer Lauren J. Brisky announced today. Read More

Activists on two sides of the racial divide will come together at Vanderbilt University Law School on Nov. 5 to debate the future of American race relations. Read More

Acclaimed social psychologist and New York University professor Carol Gilligan will discuss “Teaching and Learning in a Different Voice” on Monday, Nov. 11, at 6 p.m. in Ingram Hall at Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music. Read More

James M. Lawson, a Vanderbilt University Divinity School alumnus who led the sit-ins at Nashville’s segregated lunch counters and had a profound effect on Vanderbilt’s national identity, is the recipient of the 2002 Walter R. Murray Jr. Distinguished Alumnus Award. Read More