Releases
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Six members of Vanderbilt English faculty to participate in Oct. 12 reading
Six members of Vanderbilt University's Department of English faculty will give a joint public reading on Friday, Oct. 12. Read MoreSep 18, 2007
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Vanderbilt University awarded $40 million for clinical and translational research
Vanderbilt has received a $40 million Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) - its largest ever government research grant - to expedite the translation of laboratory discoveries to patients in the community. Read MoreSep 18, 2007
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Vanderbilt and its community partners offer luncheon learning opportunities
Conversational lectures from thought-provoking professors and entertaining performance-related presentations - all accompanied with delicious boxed lunches - continue for the 2007-08 school year, thanks to Vanderbilt University's thriving community partnerships. Read MoreSep 18, 2007
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Mark Noll of Notre Dame to deliver Cole Lectures at Vanderbilt; Two talks about the Bible in Public Life set for Oct. 11-12
Author Mark Noll, named one of America's 25 most influential evangelicals by Time magazine, will deliver two lectures on "The Bible in American Public Life"as this year's Cole lecturer at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Read MoreSep 13, 2007
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Opportunity to tango part of Vanderbilt workshop for Metro teachers
Metro K-12 teachers attending a Sept. 14 workshop sponsored by Vanderbilt's Center for Latin American and Iberian Studies can try dancing the tango with instructors from Tango Nashville. Read MoreSep 12, 2007
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Op-Ed: Moving beyond race-conscious educational decision-making
The Supreme Court's recent decision in Parents v. Seattle nudges the nation further along the path of race-neutral decision-making in the educational arena. Unlike the 2003 Michigan cases that dealt with racial preferences in higher education, the latest case strikes down the use of race in pupil assignment to K-12 schools in Louisville, Ky. and Seattle, Wash. By doing so the Court agreed with the parents that the diversity plans being challenged violated the equal protection rights of the white students to attend the schools of their choice. Read MoreSep 11, 2007
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Student study bolsters case for adding a rare sunflower to the endangered species list
For several months last spring, the Vanderbilt greenhouse held more members of a rare species of native sunflower than are known to exist in the wild. Read MoreSep 11, 2007
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Poet Robin Becker to read at Vanderbilt on Oct. 1
Acclaimed poet Robin Becker, poetry editor and contributing editor for The Women's Review of Books, will give a public reading from her work at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreSep 11, 2007
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Future career path of gifted youth can be predicted by age 13
The future career path and creative direction of gifted youth can be predicted well by their performance on the SAT at age 13, a new study from Vanderbilt University finds. The study offers insights into how best to identify the nation's most talented youth, which is a focus of the new $43 billion America Competes Act recently passed by Congress to enhance the United States' ability to compete globally. Read MoreSep 7, 2007
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Vanderbilt theatre season opens with play about abortion; Keely and Du opens Sept. 28 at Neely Auditorium
A pregnant woman is kidnapped outside an abortion clinic and held prisoner - chained to a bed - in an attempt to force her to deliver a baby. Read MoreSep 7, 2007
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Fall classes gear up for adult learners at Vanderbilt; Osher Lifelong Learning Institute offers non-credit courses
The changing brain, architectural "winners and losers" and the rise of Irish literature are among the topics offered this fall at Vanderbilt University's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Read MoreSep 6, 2007
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Lecture will address homosexuality and the Christian church; Ellen Armour to speak at Vanderbilt on Sept. 27
The role of lesbians and gays in the Christian church will be addressed at Vanderbilt University in the inaugural lecture of Ellen T. Armour as the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Associate Professor of Feminist Theology. Read MoreSep 6, 2007
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Explore the future of Protestant worship at Vanderbilt workshops; Relevant Religion series begins Sept. 25 at Second Presbyterian Church
Protestant leaders are on an endless quest to make their worship rituals relevant while keeping sight of traditions. During a three-part Relevant Religion workshop beginning Sept. 25, two Vanderbilt Divinity School professors will consider the effectiveness of various new worship styles. Read MoreSep 5, 2007
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Salman Rushdie speaks at Vanderbilt on Sept. 28; Tickets for general public available starting on Sept. 24
Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses, Shalimar the Clown and winner of numerous literary prizes, will speak at Vanderbilt University to open the Chancellor's Lecture Series for the fall 2007 semester. Read MoreSep 4, 2007
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Live video: Vanderbilt University lecture, building dedication honors first African American Board of Trust member, founder of Black Alumni Association
Watch live streaming video of Vanderbilt alumnus Perry Wallace delivering the first Walter R. Murray Jr. Memorial Lecture at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Read MoreSep 4, 2007
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2006 voters in districts with heavy war losses blamed GOP; Vanderbilt study finds Iraq war hurt Republican, not Democratic, House members
In 2008, Democratic campaign strategists might want to target traditionally Republican congressional districts with heavy casualties in Iraq, according to research by two Vanderbilt University political scientists. Read MoreSep 4, 2007
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Vanderbilt maintains position among top 25 universities in the national competition for federal research dollars
Vanderbilt University maintained its rank of 23rd in the nation in the total value of federal science and engineering research grants awarded to campus researchers, according to an annual report compiled by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Read MoreSep 4, 2007
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Citing academic gains, researchers encourage testing educator performance pay
New research from Vanderbilt University and the University of Missouri-Columbia suggests that performance pay for teachers and administrators often has a positive impact on student achievement and should be explored by states and school districts. Their findings are the result of a review of six large current or planned performance-pay programs and the U.S. Department of Education's $500 million Teacher Incentive Fund implemented under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Read MoreSep 4, 2007
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Vanderbilt professor championing the rights of the disabled; Alex Hurder chosen to lead American Bar Association commission
Vanderbilt clinical professor of law Alex Hurder has spent much of his career championing the rights of people with mental and physical disabilities. Now Hurder is taking on an even more powerful role as an advocate for individuals with disabilities. Read MoreSep 4, 2007
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Novelist, essayist Gore Vidal to speak at Vanderbilt University Sept. 11
Vanderbilt University will host "A Conversation with Gore Vidal" Tuesday, Sept. 11, at Sept. 11, at 8 p.m. in Benton Chapel as part of its Project Dialogue series. The event is free and open to the public. Read MoreAug 31, 2007