Releases
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Baltimore TV news producer joins Vanderbilt News Service
Amy Wolf has joined the Vanderbilt News Service as a senior public affairs officer and will work primarily with Vanderbilt Law School and the Owen Graduate School of Management. Read MoreDec 20, 2006
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Scientist discovers some mammals can smell objects under water
A Vanderbilt researcher has discovered that some stealthy mammals have been doing something heretofore thought impossible — using the sense of smell under water. Read MoreDec 20, 2006
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Leading U.S. poetry critic Helen Vendler to speak at Vanderbilt
Recently recognized by The New York Times as the "leading poetry critic in America," Helen Vendler will speak Thursday, Jan. 18, at the Flynn Auditorium at the Vanderbilt University Law School. Read MoreDec 20, 2006
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Developing our brightest minds: a report from the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth after 35 years
Who will be the next Albert Einstein? The next Stephen Hawking? A new report from Vanderbilt University reveals the complex mix of factors that create these intellectual leaders: cognitive abilities, educational opportunities, investigative interests and old-fashioned hard work. Read MoreDec 18, 2006
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A prescription for Jewish-Christian relations; “The Misunderstood Jew” is Amy Jill Levine‘s new book
Amy-Jill Levine recalls twice being approached by "nice, silver-haired Protestant women" who had never met a Jewish person. They wanted to know where she had had her horns removed. Read MoreDec 18, 2006
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Vanderbilt Celebrates Mark Collie Chair in Diabetes Research
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has announced the establishment of the Mark Collie Chair in Diabetes Research. The endowed chair, which will support diabetes research and care, is named in honor of country music recording artist, award-winning songwriter, actor, filmmaker and philanthropist Mark Collie. Read MoreDec 15, 2006
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley to speak at Vanderbilt; A writer discusses reading, writing and creativity
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley will speak Tuesday, Jan. 23, at Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music on the Vanderbilt University campus. Read MoreDec 14, 2006
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‘Project HealthDesign‘ Awards Vanderbilt University Medical Center $300,000 Grant to Design and Test Innovative, Consumer-Centered PHR Applications
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been selected as one of nine teams nationwide to participate in a landmark program from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to design and test bold ideas for how consumers can use information technology to better manage their health and navigate the health care system. Read MoreDec 14, 2006
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TIPSHEET: Vanderbilt expert says airline mergers are inevitable
"Airline consolidation is inevitable," says Michael Lapr√à, associate professor of management at Vanderbilt University‘s Owen School of Management and an expert on the airline industry. Media reports say UAL Corporation, the parent company of United Airlines, is in preliminary talks with Continental Airlines about a possible merger. Lapr√à says airline mergers are unavoidable and, "a sensible idea to pursue." Read MoreDec 13, 2006
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LifeFlight named EMS Regional Communication Center
Vanderbilt LifeFlight‘s Office of Emergency Communications has been designated as the EMS Regional Communications Center (EMS RCC) for the Mid-Cumberland Region by Tennessee Department of Health EMS officials. Read MoreDec 13, 2006
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$1 millon grant establishes drug discovery center at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received a five-year, $1 million grant from the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) to apply the powerful science of proteomics to drug discovery. Read MoreDec 12, 2006
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Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management announces advisory committee for new master of accountancy degree program
The Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management has established a committee of accounting industry leaders to serve as advisers for its new master of accountancy (MAcc) degree program. Read MoreDec 11, 2006
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College student success: it‘s more than graduation rates
Ask most faculty, administrators, staff and students if they are interested in helping students succeed in college and the answer is likely to be a resounding yes. Ask them what exactly they mean by student success and the answer will probably be much more muddied. Read MoreDec 11, 2006
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Why we ‘never forget a face‘
Are you one of those people who never forgets a face? New research from Vanderbilt University suggests that we can remember more faces than other objects and that faces "stick" the best in our short-term memory. The reason may be that our expertise in remembering faces allows us to package them better for memory. Read MoreDec 11, 2006
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Journalist Wendell Rawls Jr. to teach at Vanderbilt, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize to teach Investigative Reporting in America
Wendell "Sonny" Rawls, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, will visit Vanderbilt University during the spring 2007 semester to teach Investigative Reporting in America. Read MoreDec 8, 2006
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Vanderbilt Professors and Music Stars Testify Before FCC
Two Vanderbilt University professors are taking on some country music celebrities in a debate over media ownership. Both sides will testify at a Federal Communications Commission public hearing Dec. 11 at Belmont University. Read MoreDec 8, 2006
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National nuclear waste to be tackled by Vanderbilt-led multi-university team
Nuclear power might be "green power," but only if nuclear waste can be managed properly. Read MoreDec 7, 2006
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Marlon C. Lynch named chief of police at Vanderbilt University
Marlon C. Lynch has been named Vanderbilt University‘s chief of police effective Jan. 1. Read MoreDec 7, 2006
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TIPSHEET: Vanderbilt expert says Mel Gibson film offers tired stereotypes about Maya civilization
Apocalypto continues tradition of inaccurately disparaging native cultures. The rich culture and complex intellectual achievements of Maya culture are ignored in Mel Gibson‘s new film Apocalypto in favor of stereotypical portrayals of Native Americans as "noble savages" or "evil Indians," says Annabeth Headrick, a Vanderbilt University professor and expert on the Maya. Read MoreDec 7, 2006
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Vanderbilt displays dazzling collection of ‘nature‘s art‘, Alumnus‘s loan of mineral specimens designed to inspire interest in earth sciences
Vanderbilt University alumnus Marc Weill, whose early interest in geology was sidetracked by a career in high finance, is sharing his love of what he calls "nature‘s art" by lending his alma mater part of his extensive collection of gem-quality minerals. Read MoreDec 1, 2006