Releases
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Vanderbilt receives grant from Nasdaq Stock Market; Owen Graduate School of Management will study financial markets
The Nasdaq Stock Market Educational Foundation Inc. has awarded the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management a $45,000 grant to support Owen‘s Financial Markets Research Center (FMRC). Read MoreNov 21, 2007
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Vanderbilt University’s changing relationship with Nashville discussed Dec. 4
Vanderbilt University leaders will discuss the school‘s storied, and sometimes complicated, relationship with the Nashville community at a public event, Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 4 p.m. Read MoreNov 20, 2007
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Robert Rowe, former School of Engineering dean, dies
Robert S. Rowe, who guided the Vanderbilt School of Engineering in the 1960s from a mostly technical training unit to one that offered graduate degrees and whose faculty engaged in advance research, died Nov. 3, in Sebring, Fla. He was 87. Read MoreNov 19, 2007
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Vanderbilt University receives 11 MidSouth Regional Emmy Nominations
Vanderbilt University received 11 MidSouth Regional Emmy nominations in the Advanced Media categories, marking the first time the university has been recognized in the competition for the highest honor in television. Read MoreNov 19, 2007
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Op-Ed: Was Gov. Bredesen’s trade trip to China a good idea? Yes!
Governor Bredesen has received both praise and criticism for his recent trade mission to China. China is certainly not without its problems, including its human rights record, questionable trade practices and one-party government. But as governor, Bredesen must do what is best for Tennessee. Read MoreNov 16, 2007
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MEDIA ADVISORY: 18th District neighbors to celebrate on the 18th
Residents in Metropolitan Nashville‘s 18th District will celebrate on Nov. 18 longtime successful efforts to preserve and revitalize the area‘s urban neighborhoods. Read MoreNov 16, 2007
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Vanderbilt University partners with Nashville Film Festival to create new award for best college student short narrative film
The Nashville Film Festival (NaFF) has partnered with Vanderbilt University to award the Golden Opportunity Award for the best college-student short-form film. Read MoreNov 16, 2007
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18th District neighbors to celebrate citizen activism on Nov. 18
Residents in Metropolitan Nashville‘s 18th District will celebrate on Nov. 18th longtime successful efforts to preserve and revitalize the area‘s urban neighborhoods. Read MoreNov 16, 2007
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Future of solar cell technology subject of public lecture
Lawrence L. Kazmerski, the director of the National Center for Photovoltaics at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo., will give a free public lecture on the prospects of current and coming solar cell technologies on Monday, Dec. 3, on the Vanderbilt campus. Read MoreNov 16, 2007
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Novelist, critic David Treuer to read from work at Vanderbilt
Novelist and literary critic David Treuer will read from his work, including a new and not-yet published novel, at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreNov 16, 2007
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Great Performances at Vanderbilt picked as NDP hub site; National Dance Project designation indicates Vanderbilt is leader in field
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 MoreNov 14, 2007
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Ray Charles forum set for Nov. 30 at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum; Saxophonist David ‘Fathead’ Newman and biographer David Ritz to appear
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 MoreNov 13, 2007
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Op-Ed: Pat Robertson’s Calculated Choice
Carol Swain, professor of political science and law, comments on the recent endorsement of Republican presidential candidate Rudy Guiliani by televangelist Pat Robertson. Read MoreNov 13, 2007
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Vanderbilt University’s Mark Johnson wins national information security award
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 MoreNov 13, 2007
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Emeritus Trustee Delbert Mann dies in California
Venerable film director Delbert Mann, a Vanderbilt graduate and Emeritus Trustee at Vanderbilt, is dead at 87. Read MoreNov 12, 2007
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Vanderbilt professor talks about Vioxx settlement; Nagareda offers a creative solution to manage high-stakes mass tort lawsuit claims
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 MoreNov 9, 2007
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Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning playwright Edward Albee to speak at Vanderbilt
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 MoreNov 7, 2007
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Former Harlem Globetrotter shares story of journey from addict to earning Ph.D. Nov. 15 at Vanderbilt University
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 MoreNov 7, 2007
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International Education Week events Nov. 11-15 at Vanderbilt University
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 MoreNov 7, 2007
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Vanderbilt mechanical engineer elected AAAS fellow
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 MoreNov 7, 2007