Releases
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Cancuen Maya archaeology exhibit tours Europe
The monuments, sculptures, jades, and other treasures recovered by the Vanderbilt University and National Geographic Cancuen Archaeological Project are now on exhibit in a museum tour in Europe. Read MoreNov 17, 2005
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Royal massacre site discovered in ruins of ancient Maya city; Skeletons of slain men, women and children found with precious adornments
Thirty-one assassinated and dismembered Maya nobles have been found by a team of Guatemalan and American archaeologists in a sacred cistern at the entrance to the sprawling royal palace in the ruins of the ancient city of CancuÈn, capital of one of the richest kingdoms of the Classic Maya civilization (circa A.D. 300-900), located in the PetÈn rain forest of Guatemala. The National Geographic Society, Vanderbilt University and the Ministry of Culture of Guatemala announced the gruesome discovery, which is believed to record a critical moment at the beginning of the mysterious collapse of this great ancient civilization. Read MoreNov 17, 2005
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How you view your first time can have long-lasting effects; Vanderbilt University professor explores virginity loss in new book
Losing one's virginity is among life's most significant experiences, and a new study explores its complexities, from how men and women view the act ñ much less differently than people might think ñ to how the circumstances surrounding virginity loss affect people long term and what it means for young gays and lesbians. Read MoreNov 15, 2005
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Youngest Triple-Organ Recipient in Vanderbilt’s History Now Recovering
A 15-year-old Coffee County girl is recovering after becoming the first child to receive a simultaneous heart and double-lung transplant at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt on Nov. 8. Read MoreNov 14, 2005
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Vanderbilt Legends Club hires new management company, Redstone Golf Management awarded five-year contract
Redstone Golf Management has been awarded a five-year contract to manage the operation of Vanderbilt Legends Club, a Vanderbilt University official announced. Read MoreNov 10, 2005
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MEDIA ADVISORY – Versatile artist Laurie Anderson to appear at Vanderbilt
Performance artist Laurie Anderson will discuss her entire repertoire and current project, "The Waters Reglitterized," on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at Vanderbilt University as part of the Chancellor's Lecture Series. Anderson's work has covered the spectrum of media, from performance, film, music and writing to photography and sculpture. Read MoreNov 9, 2005
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Hussein’s lawyers’ threat to not recognize the Iraqi court is “legal maneuvering” says Vanderbilt International law expert
A Vanderbilt international law expert says the threat by attorneys for Saddam Hussein to end all contact with the Iraqi court that will try the former Iraqi president is nothing but "legal maneuvering." Read MoreNov 9, 2005
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Vanguard founder Bogle to speak at Vanderbilt
John C. Bogle, founder of The Vanguard Group and president of the Bogle Financial Markets Research Center, will speak at Vanderbilt University at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 15, as part of the Owen Graduate School of Management's Distinguished Speaker Series. The event, which will be held in Benton Chapel on the Vanderbilt campus, is free and open to the public. Read MoreNov 8, 2005
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Vanderbilt anthropologist’s work to symbolize Chile’s bicentennial
Vanderbilt anthropologist Tom Dillehay has spent the past 30 years uncovering the ancient history of Chile and other South American countries, in the process changing our understanding of how and when humans first came to the Americas. His contributions to Chilean culture were recognized this fall by Chile's President Ricardo Lagos with an announcement that his work will be used to symbolize Chile's Sello Bicentenario, or bicentennial, which the nation will celebrate in 2010. Read MoreNov 8, 2005
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Sasser, Carlson to discuss American diplomacy at Vanderbilt
Two former U.S. ambassadors and alumni of Vanderbilt University will discuss diplomacy during a forum that will be part of International Education Week at Vanderbilt. Read MoreNov 8, 2005
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Nina Totenberg lecture cancelled; National Public Radio’s award-winning legal correspondent was to talk about Supreme Court Nov. 10 at Vanderbilt University
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Nina Totenberg, National Public Radio's award-winning legal affairs correspondent, has cancelled her speaking engagement at Vanderbilt University on Thursday, Nov. 10. Read MoreNov 8, 2005
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MEDIA ADVISORY – Biomedical pioneer to speak on tissue engineering and drug-delivery innovations
Credited with launching the fields of sustained drug delivery and tissue engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Institute Professor Robert S. Langer will give the John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture at Vanderbilt at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11. Read MoreNov 7, 2005
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MEDIA ADVISORY – Vanderbilt Holocaust lecture series features friendship of an Auschwitz survivor and Nazi Youth Movement member
An Auschwitz concentration camp survivor and a member of the Nazi Youth Movement will discuss their "uncommon friendship" as part of Vanderbilt's Holocaust Lecture Series Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Law School. Read MoreNov 7, 2005
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Vanderbilt one of the best places to work in the country, according to life scientists
Vanderbilt University ranks fifth among the "Best Places to Work in Academia," according to a survey of researchers in the life sciences that will be released Nov. 7 in The Scientist magazine. Read MoreNov 7, 2005
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Political shift to left has intensified anti-Americanism: VU Latin American expert
Polls have shown that Argentina is one of the Latin American nations with a high level of anti-American sentiment, so one cannot be entirely surprised by the protests surrounding the international summit in Mar Del Plata, says Vanderbilt University political scientist Mitchell Seligson. There has been a recent political shift to the left among several Latin American countries, with tension between the United States and Venezuela of particular note. A number of Latin Americans feel that the benefits of free trade have not yet "trickled down" to them, and that may be helping to fuel the protests. Read MoreNov 4, 2005
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FDA Approves First New Therapy In a Decade For Most Lethal Cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first new therapy in almost a decade for pancreas cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Read MoreNov 2, 2005
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E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center dedicated
The arts at Vanderbilt entered a new era with the dedication of the $13 million E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center in the center of campus. "It's not just a place to put an easel, but a lot more. It's a place I can call my own ñ my private sanctuary to work out my ideas," said Vanderbilt senior Kayla Jones at the Nov. 2 dedication ceremony. Read MoreNov 2, 2005
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TSU and Vanderbilt to celebrate ‘first light’ of new remote-controlled telescope Nov. 7
The stars are now much closer for Vanderbilt and Tennessee State University studentsóso close, in fact, that they don't even have to leave their dorm rooms to study them. A new robotic telescope, made possible with funds from NASA and a partnership between TSU and Vanderbilt's Dyer Observatory, will celebrate its "first light" at its Dyer Observatory home at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 7. Read MoreNov 2, 2005
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Vanderbilt Medical Center Seeking Volunteers for New HIV Vaccine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is recruiting healthy volunteers for the second phase of testing of a novel HIV vaccine regimen that also is being studied in AIDS-battered countries around the world. Read MoreNov 2, 2005
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Media Advisory: Vanderbilt University dedicates $13 million E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center Wednesday, Nov. 2
Vanderbilt University officials and invited guests will dedicate the new $13 million E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center at a 5 p.m. ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Vanderbilt Chancellor Gordon Gee; Nicholas Zeppos, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs; Richard McCarty, dean of the College of Arts and Science; and E. Bronson Ingram's daughter and a major contributor to the project, Robin Ingram Patton, will be on hand to celebrate the official opening of the 48,000-square-foot facility. Read MoreNov 1, 2005