Releases
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Vanderbilt LifeFlight helicopter visits Arnold AFB for training exercise
A Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) LifeFlight helicopter touched down at Arnold Engineering Development Center‘s (AEDC) airfield recently as part of a training effort to conduct airborne emergency evacuation familiarization training. Read MoreNov 17, 2006
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VUMC is First in Middle Tennessee to Earn Designation as Magnet Hospital
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has achieved designation as a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Read MoreNov 16, 2006
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Movies reveal that the process of insulating nerves is surprisingly dynamic
Much like the electrical wiring in your house, the nerves in your body need to be completely covered by a layer of insulation to work properly. Instead of red, white or black plastic, however, the wiring in the nervous system is protected by layers of an insulating protein called myelin. Read MoreNov 16, 2006
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Vanderbilt Children‘s Hospital Medical Director Receives Prestigious Heart Award
Arnold W. Strauss, M.D., has been named the 2006 recipient of the American Heart Association‘s Basic Science Research Award. Read MoreNov 15, 2006
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Two from Vanderbilt win Fulbright Scholar grants; Two other Fulbright scholars to do research at Vanderbilt
An international student adviser and a professor from Vanderbilt University were awarded Fulbright Scholar grants for the 2006-07 academic year, according to the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Read MoreNov 14, 2006
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New Vanderbilt International Office to help university “act globally”
Vanderbilt University community members who want to "think locally and act globally" have a new resource on campus — the Vanderbilt International Office (VIO). The office opens officially on Nov. 15 — during International Education Week (Nov. 13-17). Read MoreNov 13, 2006
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Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management announces Board of Visitors
The Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management has established a Board of Visitors, an advisory group of leading corporate executives, to further strengthen its connection and ensure relevance to the national and international business communities, Dean Jim Bradford announced. Read MoreNov 9, 2006
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“Sopranos” star‘s Nov. 15 lecture at Vanderbilt University CANCELLED; Actor Jamie-Lynn Sigler was to talk about battle with eating disorder
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, best known for playing Meadow Soprano on HBO‘s Emmy-award winning drama The Sopranos, has cancelled her speaking engagement at Vanderbilt University on Wednesday, Nov. 15. Read MoreNov 9, 2006
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Best-Selling author John M. Barry to speak at Vanderbilt; writer‘s thoughts on hurricanes, viruses, politics, and the nature of inquiry
Best-selling author John M. Barry will speak Thursday, Nov. 30, at Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music on the Vanderbilt University campus. Read MoreNov 9, 2006
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TIPSHEET – 2006 midterm election analysis: Vanderbilt experts
Election outcome helps put to rest one of the oft cited pieces of conventional wisdom about negative campaigning -- that attack advertising depresses turnout, says John Geer, professor of political science. Read MoreNov 8, 2006
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Vanderbilt University students gear up for February Dance Marathon fundraiser
Vanderbilt University students are hosting a "mini marathon" event Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 3 p.m. to generate excitement about and participation in Dance Marathon, a 14-hour student-run fundraising event held each February. Money raised through Dance Marathon benefits the Children‘s Miracle Network, which directly benefits local network member the Monroe Carell Jr. Children‘s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read MoreNov 8, 2006
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Vanderbilt fourth in recruitment of African American first-year students
Vanderbilt ranks fourth among the nation‘s top universities in the percentage of African Americans who make up the current freshman class, according to a survey by The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. Read MoreNov 8, 2006
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Poet Mary Leader to give reading at Vanderbilt
Acclaimed poet Mary Leader will read from her work this month at Vanderbilt University.Leader, author of the award-winning collections Red Signature and The Penultimate Suitor, will read at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 28, in Room 101 of Buttrick Hall on the Vanderbilt campus. The reading is free and open to the public. Read MoreNov 8, 2006
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Vanderbilt psychologist wins national neuroscience award
Jon H. Kaas, Vanderbilt University Centennial Professor of Psychology, has received the 2006 Karl Spencer Lashley Award from the American Philosophical Society in recognition of his pioneering work in the field of neurobiology. Read MoreNov 7, 2006
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New Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Autism Clinic
Parents of young children with autism need cutting-edge information and high-quality support. Vanderbilt Kennedy TRIAD (Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders) has established a new program for parents of young children who have, or are suspected of having, an autism spectrum disorder. Read MoreNov 6, 2006
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Information session set Nov. 9 for nonprofit executives tuition sponsorship:
Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management and the Center for Nonprofit Management will hold an information session Thursday, Nov. 9, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. regarding how to apply for an annual tuition sponsorship of an area nonprofit executive to attend the Vanderbilt Executive MBA (EMBA) program. Read MoreNov 2, 2006
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StudentVU: The Commons
Watch video by Vanderbilt\'s student video bloggers Brittany Adkins and Kris Bahlke about The Commons, a new residential living experience which will bring together all first-year students in a community of 10 residence halls to be known as "houses" on Vanderbilt\'s Peabody College campus. Read MoreNov 2, 2006
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Vanderbilt News Service wins 2006 Award of Merit from Society for New Communications Research
The Vanderbilt News Service has won the Society for New Communications Research 2006 Award of Merit in the academic / research category for its news Web site, VUCast (www.vanderbilt.edu/news). Read MoreNov 2, 2006
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Vanderbilt University to offer Master of Accountancy degree
Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management will expand its degree offerings to include a master‘s degree in accountancy beginning in fall 2007.The 10-month program is intended for non-accounting undergraduates who aspire to launch their careers with one of the top five global accounting firms — Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, Grant Thornton, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Read MoreNov 1, 2006
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Holidays Around the World event celebrates cultures, supports Susan Gray School
The public is invited to join over 200 children as they celebrate diverse cultures at the Susan Gray School‘s Second Annual Holidays Around the World event Nov. 11 from 5 to 9 p.m. Proceeds from the event will go toward the construction of a new, fully accessible preschool playground at the school. Read MoreNov 1, 2006