Releases
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Vanderbilt expert: Polls in multi-candidate races should be viewed cautiously
Public opinion polls in the Nashville mayoral contest (and other multi-candidate races) should be analyzed with care because of the high potential for error, according to Vanderbilt Distinguished Professor of Political Science John Geer. Read MoreJul 17, 2007
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Tiempo Libre, Kronos Quartet to perform at Vanderbilt; 33rd season of Great Performances at Vanderbilt announced
The United States premiere of Australia's BalletLab and a performance by the Kronos Quartet highlight the 33rd season of Great Performances at Vanderbilt, Nashville's longest running and only international performing series. The season will also bring a residency at Vanderbilt by the JosÈ LimÛn Dance Company. Read MoreJul 13, 2007
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Zeppos named interim chancellor
Gordon Gee will leave after seven years as Vanderbilt's chancellor to return to Ohio State University as its president, a position he previously held from 1990 to 1997. His resignation is effective Aug. 1. Vanderbilt Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Nicholas S. Zeppos has been named interim chancellor effective Aug. 1, Board of Trust Chairman Martha R. Ingram announced on July 12. Read MoreJul 12, 2007
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Institute at Vanderbilt University strives to keep promising black students on track; Two-week program runs until July 20
Four young men stand on the edge of a stage, eyes closed and backs facing the room. More young men stand below, some poised for action and others distracted with horseplay. Read MoreJul 12, 2007
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Gee to step down as Vanderbilt chancellor
Gordon Gee will leave after seven years as Vanderbilt University's chancellor to return to The Ohio State University as president, a position he held from 1990 to 1997. His resignation is effective Aug. 1. Read MoreJul 11, 2007
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TIPSHEET: Vanderbilt law professor fights to keep police from releasing arrest records
In a court of law, a person is innocent until proven guilty. But when a person's photograph and arrest information are posted on television newscasts, newspapers, radio reports and Web sites, he or she is essentially being painted as a criminal before being tried by a judge or jury. That's the opinion of University Professor of Constitutional Law & Health Law & Policy James Blumstein. Blumstein is going to U.S. District Court on July 11 to convince a judge to enforce a 33-year-old court order that bans Nashville Metro Police from giving out raw arrest information. Read MoreJul 6, 2007
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Op-ed: Integration ruling shows where clout is on Supreme Court
The recent school desegregation decisions handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court drive home three important lessons. Read MoreJul 3, 2007
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Vanderbilt “Meet the Candidates” picnic offers old-fashioned politicking
Vanderbilt University's "Meet the Candidates" picnic on July 19 is expected to be one of the largest and most colorful political gatherings prior to the Metropolitan Nashville General Election. Live streaming video of the picnic will be available on VUCast, http://www.vanderbilt.edu/news, beginning at 11:30 a.m. that day. Archived video will be available after the event Read MoreJul 2, 2007
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Op-ed: How do you promote racial diversity without using race?
An Op-ed by Claire Smrekar, associate professor of education and public policy, on the recent U. S. Supreme Court ruling regarding race-based assignment plans for the school districts of Louisville, Ky. and Seattle, Wash. Read MoreJul 2, 2007
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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Named State’s Only Stand-alone Pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center
On July 2, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt will begin operating the state's first pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center at a children's hospital. Read MoreJun 29, 2007
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Earliest-known evidence of peanut, cotton and squash farming found
Anthropologists working on the slopes of the Andes in northern Peru have discovered the earliest-known evidence of peanut, cotton and squash farming dating back 5,000 to 9,000 years. Their findings provide long-sought-after evidence that some of the early development of agriculture in the New World took place at farming settlements in the Andes. Read MoreJun 28, 2007
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Op-ed: Predators Deal Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over
After the Nashville Predators ended their best regular NHL season on the ice with 110 points, absentee owner Craig Liepold (Racine, Wis.) soon sold the proud Preds to Canadian Jim Balsillie (BlackBerry techno-preneur from Hamilton, Ontario) for a cool $220 million. Read MoreJun 28, 2007
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Matthew Wright named chief investment officer at Vanderbilt University
The director of investments at Emory University was named chief investment officer at Vanderbilt University, responsible for managing its $3.4 billion endowment. Read MoreJun 26, 2007
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TIPSHEET: Vanderbilt professors are ready to talk about upcoming Supreme Court decisions
The United States Supreme Court is set to make decisions on a number of hotly debated cases and a diverse group of Vanderbilt University experts is ready to talk about those cases. Read MoreJun 26, 2007
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TIPSHEET: Immigration overhaul debate: Vanderbilt University experts available for comment
America's past immigrant experience should be studied by those wanting to overhaul current immigration laws, says historian Gary Gerstle. Read MoreJun 21, 2007
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Vanderbilt faculty and IT gurus team up with American Symphony Orchestra League for mass blogging event
The most unusual sound coming out of the American Symphony Orchestra League's conference in Nashville this week won't be from woodwinds, brass or strings, but rather from the tapping of fingers on computer keyboards. Read MoreJun 19, 2007
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Legal scholar Ted Smedley dies; Vanderbilt professor created ‘professional responsibility’ focus at Law School
Emeritus Vanderbilt Law Professor Theodore (Ted) Smedley, who helped define law education at Vanderbilt and who thrust the law school onto the national scene, died of a heart attack June 15. He was 94. Read MoreJun 19, 2007
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NCAA champion bowlers honored by President Bush at White House
President Bush honored Vanderbilt University's NCAA Champion Women's Bowling team Monday afternoon during a special ceremony on the White House's South Lawn. Read MoreJun 19, 2007
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Vanderbilt professor: Slavery legacy is basis of torture legal rationale; The Story of Cruel & Unusual by Colin Dayan examines Eighth Amendment.
Memos in 2002 and 2003 written by White House lawyers to President Bush effectively promoting the use of torture are shocking, but not because of faulty legal arguments, says a Vanderbilt University professor. Read MoreJun 19, 2007
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory expert can remark on summer solstice
Summer solstice, the official start of summer and longest day of the year, falls at 6:08 p.m. on Thursday, June 21. The best place in Nashville to report on astronomy events is the Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory, located at one of the highest points in Nashville. Read MoreJun 19, 2007