Releases
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Bluebird on the Mountain concert features Jarvis, Cannon and White
Singer-songwriters John Jarvis, Chuck Cannon and Lari White will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, as part of the Bluebird on the Mountain concert series at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory. Read MoreAug 22, 2006
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Hurricane Katrina one year later: Have we learned any lessons?
Hundreds of lives could have been saved from Hurricane Katrina's rampage in Louisiana if the powers-that-be had followed their own crisis plans, believed the hurricane experts and communicated to residents in graphic terms the devastation that was coming their way. Read MoreAug 22, 2006
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Constant lighting may disrupt development of preemie’s biological clocks
Keeping the lights on around the clock in neonatal intensive care units may interfere with the development of premature babies' biological clocks. Read MoreAug 21, 2006
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Vanderbilt announces Spitz’ retirement as chief investment officer
William T. Spitz, who has served as Vanderbilt University's chief investment officer since 1985, will be retiring from his position upon the appointment of his successor, university officials announced today. Read MoreAug 18, 2006
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Vanderbilt University freshmen spend part of orientation helping local community
Approximately 1,600 Vanderbilt University freshmen will spend one of their first days at their new home away from home helping out the local community. Read MoreAug 18, 2006
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Vanderbilt ranked 18th in U.S. News’ best colleges rankings
For the fourth year in a row, Vanderbilt University ranked among the top 20 national universities in the U.S. News & World Report annual Best Colleges rankings. Read MoreAug 18, 2006
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Vanderbilt welcomes new and returning students to campus life
Approximately 1,600 Vanderbilt University freshmen will descend upon campus Saturday, Aug. 19, when residence halls open for all new students. Read MoreAug 17, 2006
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New Vanderbilt Center for Ethics to ask the hard questions
Things will start getting a little less comfortable around Vanderbilt University this fall — and that's a good thing. Read MoreAug 17, 2006
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Novelist and short story writer Walter Sullivan dead at 82
Walter Sullivan, a Southern literature expert who published criticism, novels, short stories and taught at Vanderbilt University for more than half a century, died of cancer Tuesday at his home. He was 82. Read MoreAug 16, 2006
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Updike’s writings lead off fall series for Vanderbilt’s (Lunch) Box lectures
After a summer hiatus, the popular "Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box" series resumes Sept. 6 with a lecture by Vanderbilt Professor Volney Gay on novelist John Updike's use of sexual wisdom in the portrayal of some of his characters. Read MoreAug 15, 2006
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New type of data network designed to move mountains of data efficiently and rapidly
When a natural disaster hits Texas, P.R. Blackwell has a problem. As director of the TexasView consortium, he needs to quickly get satellite photos of the affected areas to a number of places in support of recovery efforts. But the images are very large and take about 30 minutes each to send over the highest speed network available.Because dozens or more images are needed, just transmitting them can take a day or more. Read MoreAug 15, 2006
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Wright Middle School students to speak live with International Space Station astronaut
Students at Wright Middle School in Nashville will join members of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee in a live conversation with an astronaut on the International Space Station on Thursday, Aug. 17. Read MoreAug 15, 2006
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MEDIA ADVISORY — Vanderbilt Chancellor, faculty, students hit the road again to strengthen regional ties
The fifth annual Vanderbilt Roads Scholars Tour rolls out on Wednesday, Aug. 16, taking Chancellor Gordon Gee and about 50 faculty, senior administrators, staff and student leaders to Middle and East Tennessee. Initiated in 2002, also with a trip to East Tennessee, the annual tour is designed to welcome new faculty and to familiarize them and others in Vanderbilt community with the university's ties and partnerships in the region. Read MoreAug 14, 2006
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Vanderbilt visits Middle and East Tennessee for fifth annual Roads Scholars Tour
Vanderbilt University's chancellor and nearly 50 faculty and staff will load up on a bus August 16 and hit the road for destinations eastward with the university's fifth annual Roads Scholars Tour. Read MoreAug 14, 2006
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Vanderbilt University selected as “New Ivy” by national college guide
Kaplan/Newsweek, publisher of the "How to Get into College" guide, has selected Vanderbilt University as one of the "New Ivies" for the 2007 edition of the guide. Read MoreAug 13, 2006
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Vanderbilt and Fisk universities to explore race and wealth disparities at daylong conference Aug. 25
Despite gaps in income based on race, ethnicity and sex beginning to close slowly but surely during the last quarter of the 20th century, academic experts say disparities in wealth between racial groups now may actually be increasing. Read MoreAug 9, 2006
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Family’s loss punctuates risk to toddlers around pools
Venus Labaron's advice to other parents of toddlers is simple: "Watch them, just watch them." Labaron spoke with media today at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt flanked by family, friends and supporters. Read MoreAug 8, 2006
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A humble aquarium fish may hold the key to new therapies for the birth defects
A humble aquarium fish may hold the key to finding therapies capable of preventing the structural birth defects that account for one out of three infant deaths in the United States today. Read MoreAug 8, 2006
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VUMC & The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America are Hosting One of The Nation’s Largest Free Education Events for Individuals Who Suffer From Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center and the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) are co-hosting one of the nation's largest educational events for individuals who suffer from inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Read MoreAug 8, 2006
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TIPSHEET: Impact of Castro on the Cuban Political Landscape
Fidel Castro's serious illness could signal bumpy times ahead for the Cuban government: "When you have dictatorships that revolve around the persona of one individual, they tend to be very brittle," according to political scientist Mitchell Seligson. Read MoreAug 3, 2006