Releases
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Noted poet, activist Maya Angelou to speak at Vanderbilt University Feb. 27
Hailed as one of the great voices in contemporary literature, Maya Angelou has worn many hats — poet, bestselling author, actress, historian, playwright, civil rights activist, producer and director — and she will share her experiences Monday, Feb. 27, at a public lecture at Vanderbilt University's Memorial Gym. Read MoreJan 20, 2006
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Major lecture series to offer insights on the rise and fall of religions; Rodney Stark to deliver four Templeton/Vanderbilt lectures
Sociologist and Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Rodney Stark, who debunks the notion that Christianity has held back scientific progress in his new book, will preview a new project about why religions succeed or fail during a lecture series at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreJan 17, 2006
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Candlelight vigil at Vanderbilt University honors life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Members of the Vanderbilt University and Nashville communities will gather for a candlelight vigil honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m. in the university's Benton Chapel. Read MoreJan 13, 2006
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Noted children’s book illustrator to speak at Vanderbilt Peabody 2006 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration; Metro Nashville Head Start director to receive Changing Lives award at event
James Ransome, illustrator of more than 50 children's books, will deliver the Vanderbilt Peabody College 2006 Martin Luther King Lecture Thursday, Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. His lecture, "A Painterly Palette of My Life," will take place in the Wyatt Center Rotunda and is free and open to the public. Read MoreJan 13, 2006
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Vanderbilt to add women’s swimming as varsity sport
Vanderbilt will add women's swimming as a varsity sport by the fall of 2007, possibly sooner, as the result of an internal periodic review of its athletic program. This addition helps insure that the institution is providing opportunity for its student body to compete at the highest levels of intercollegiate athletics. Read MoreJan 13, 2006
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Legendary criminal profiler to speak at Vanderbilt University Jan. 26 as part of Project Dialogue series
John Douglas, former special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has hunted some of the most notorious criminals of our time and he will share an inside look during a free public lecture at Vanderbilt University, Thursday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. Read MoreJan 13, 2006
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Ed Colker to lecture on “Modern Arts of the Book”
Ed Colker, a noted print-maker and book publisher, will address "Modern Arts of the Book," at 4:10 pm. on Jan. 16 in 114 Furman Hall. A reception will follow his illustrated lecture, which will cover many of the major art movements of the 20th century. Read MoreJan 13, 2006
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Classroom assistance for children with emotional and behavior disorders topic of Jan. 11 lecture
Classroom-based interventions for children with emotional and behavioral disorders was the topic of a Jan. 11 Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Devleopment lecture. Read MoreJan 12, 2006
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Novelist Charles Baxter to give reading at Vanderbilt University
Charles Baxter, whose fiction has been described as "a valentine to the Midwest" by The Atlantic, will read from his work on Jan. 30 at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreJan 12, 2006
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Vanderbilt Medical experts propose FDA drug approval changes
Efforts to reform drug regulation in the wake of the Vioxx withdrawal do not go far enough, according to experts at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read MoreJan 11, 2006
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Little Texas member produces new PSA for Vanderbilt
A new public service announcement for Vanderbilt University features an urgent drum cadence by the "Spirit of Gold" Marching Band Drumline accompanied by images showing student and academic life. Read MoreJan 10, 2006
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Study shows increasing nursing staff improves safety and quality in hospitals
A study in the January/February 2006 issue of the journal Health Affairs concludes that increasing the number of registered nurses and hours of nursing care per patient would save 6,700 lives. Read MoreJan 10, 2006
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Vanderbilt-Michigan announce 2006 football opener
Vanderbilt and Michigan will meet in the 2006 season opener on national television, officials at both universities and ESPN announced Jan. 10. Read MoreJan 10, 2006
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Researchers at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center uncover clue to explain invasive brain tumors
Researchers at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center have uncovered a clue to explain the invasive nature of an aggressive kind of brain tumor called glioblastoma multiforme, or gliomas, and their findings are published in this week's online edition of the journal Oncogene. Read MoreJan 10, 2006
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African American comedy to be spotlighted by Vanderbilt; Tribute to Richard Pryor set for Jan. 23, panel discussion on Jan. 30
The legacy of entertainer Richard Pryor and history of African American comedy will be explored by Vanderbilt University at two January events sponsored by Vanderbilt's Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. Read MoreJan 10, 2006
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Vanderbilt experts available to comment on Supreme Court nomination, process
Vanderbilt legal and political experts Suzanna Sherry and Stefanie Lindquist are available to discuss the qualities that make a good justice, how the Senate should seek to evaluate those qualities in Samuel Alito's confirmation hearing, and the politics surrounding Supreme Court appointments. Read MoreJan 10, 2006
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Mapping Orion’s winds
For the past few months, Bob O'Dell has been mapping the winds blowing in the Orion Nebula, the closest stellar nursery similar to the one in which the sun was born. Read MoreJan 10, 2006
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Painter Dudley Charles has exhibit at Vanderbilt University, Free at Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center through Feb. 28
Paintings by acclaimed South American artist Dudley Charles will be on display at the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreJan 6, 2006
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Expert on psychiatry of teens with disabilities to speak at Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Thomas Weisner, an expert on the mental health challenges and needs of teens with disabilities, will deliver the 2006 Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Martin Luther King Jr. lecture Monday, Jan. 16, at 4:10 p.m. in Room 241 of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. The lecture is free and open to the public. Read MoreJan 6, 2006
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center director appointed to National Advisory Mental Health Council
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt has appointed Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Director Pat Levitt to the National Advisory Mental Health Council. Read MoreJan 6, 2006